VOA标准英语2010年-International Relief Operations Under

International aid agencies report emergency operations for earthquake victims in Haiti are slowly gathering steam. But, they say they are working under severe constraints and it will take time before essential, critical needs are met. The United Nati

VOA标准英语2010年-Mixed Reviews in Europe, Middle East f

Barack Obama's election victory in November 2008 was greeted with enormous enthusiasm around much of the world. Most Europeans looked to the new president to restore the transatlantic partnership, work for peace and spearhead the fight against global

VOA标准英语2010年-Severe Winter Weather Grips Europe

A wave of cold and snowy weather continues to grip Europe, grounding airplanes, trains and cars and causing dozens of deaths. Britons shivering through one of the coldest winters to hit the United Kingdom in decades got no reprieve from Mother Nature

VOA标准英语2010年-Nigeria Regrets Inclusion on US Screen

Nigeria wants the US to reconsider its inclusion on a list of countries whose air travelers will be subjected to enhanced security screening techniques. The new security measures come into effect in response to the Christmas Day bombing attempt on a

VOA标准英语2010年-US Luge Racers Martin and Grimmette Cl

Grimmette is taller and heavier that Martin, but Brian drives the sled - with Grimmette lying on top of him. The arrangement calls for a closeness of thought that would challenge even the best co-workers. It's a good thing they are friends as well. G

VOA标准英语2010年-US Defense Secretary in India for Regi

The U.S. defense secretary has arrived in India for the first high-level talks between the two countries since Prime Minister's Manmohan Singh's visit to the White House, last November. Regional security - namely the fight against insurgents in Afgha

VOA标准英语2010年-China, Southeast Asia Set to Begin Fre

Photo: AP Trucks transport cargo at a container terminal in the port of Dalian, China, 11 Sep 2009 Economists see the start of a free-trade agreement between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations as a crucial spur to Asia's economic gr

VOA标准英语2010年-Activists Arrested in Angola After Tog

Amnesty International has accused the Angolan government of cracking down on human rights activists following an attack earlier this month against Togo's football team. On Sunday, Francisco Luemba, a leading human rights activist and former member of

VOA标准英语2010年-Haitian Earthquake Victims Seek Aid Be

Haitians are anxiously awaiting the distribution of emergency food and medical supplies before conditions worsen - two days after a massive earthquake struck the Caribbean island nation. Haitians have flooded the capital's streets in search of food a

VOA标准英语2010年-Suicide Bomber Strikes in Kashmir as D

A suicide bomber has struck a military facility in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, killing at least four soldiers and wounding 11 others. This is the second incident in the region within a month, fueling fears Taliban militants are expanding their sub

VOA标准英语2010年-Mekong Dams Could Threaten Aquatic Lif

Plans to build a series of hydropower dams on the Mekong River could threaten already endangered species in the waterway. The Mekong River is the lifeblood of Southeast Asia, with the largest inland fisheries in the world. About 40 million people dep

VOA标准英语2010年-WHO Warns Climate Change Bad For Healt

Photo: AP Margaret Chan, Director General of World Health Organization speaks at a press conference at WHO headquarters in Geneva, 29 Dec 2009 World Health Organization Director-General Margaret Chan says she is disappointed a deal on climate change

VOA标准英语2010年-Villagers on Israel-Lebanon Border Liv

Israel and the United Nations are set to continue talks in the coming weeks on the fate of Ghajar, a village on the Lebanon-Israel border. The 2,000 residents of Ghajar are Alawites and identify culturally with Syria which the village was a part of u

VOA标准英语2010年-Devastation Hampers Earthquake Relief

The United Nations and international aid agencies are ramping up their assistance to earthquake victims in Haiti. But, they report the extent of devastation caused by the powerful quake is hampering their relief efforts. Haiti is prone to disasters,

VOA标准英语2010年-Europe Debates Airport Security

European aviation officials are meeting in Brussels to discuss airport security measures and British authorities are doing the same as governments try to decide the best way to protect planes and air passengers in the wake of a failed bombing attempt

VOA标准英语2010年-Our World — 9 January 2010

MUSIC: Our World theme This week on Our World: A new role for coral reefs as cradles of evolution ... a White House initiative on science education ... and solving a lead-poisoning mystery among immigrant children. HESTING: We were hunting around for

VOA标准英语2010年-Tracing Family History Gets Easier for

Artist James E. Taylor produced this sketch of the Freedmen's Bureau office in Richmond, Virginia, issuing food rations to old and sick former slaves in 1866 Some Americans can trace their heritage back to what we sometimes call the old country from

VOA标准英语2010年-Pope Denounces Failure of Copenhagen C

Pope Benedict XVI greets ambassadors to The Holy See during the traditional new year's address to diplomatic corps, at the Vatican, 11 Jan 2010 Pope Benedict XVI focused his annual address to ambassadors accredited to the Vatican on the environment a

VOA标准英语2010年-US Economy Stabilized Under Obama but

Despite inheriting what he called a mess President Barack Obama pledged to do everything in his power to fix the broken U.S. economy. Based on key indicators, the president appears to have succeeded in stabilizing the worst financial crisis since the

VOA标准英语2010年-'Up In The Air' Tackles Human Isolatio

Ryan Bingham flies around the county firing people for a living. Most people would loathe such a career. But Ryan, played by the effortlessly graceful George Clooney, thrives on it. Up In The Air is the latest Jason Reitman film. It's about relations