VOA标准英语2010年-US Officials Outline Security, Other C

U.S. officials say they are encouraged that Yemen can be a full partner in the fight against al-Qaida, despite uneven counter-terrorism cooperation in the past. The top State Department official for Near Eastern affairs, Jeffrey Feltman, said Yemen's

VOA标准英语2010年-US Haiti Relief Effort in Transition t

US Army special forces Lt. General Kenneth Keen (L) chats with a refugee family in a makeshift shelter camp near the Presidential palace in Port-au-Prince (File) The commander of U.S. military relief efforts in Haiti said Wednesday that the operation

VOA标准英语2010年-Sarkozy Promises $400 Million More in

France's President Nicolas Sarkozy greets an unidentified Red Cross nurse with Haitian earthquake survivors during a visit of the makeshift tents on The Champ de Mars in Port au Prince, 17 Feb 2010 The aid promised by French President Nicolas Sarkozy

VOA标准英语2010年-World Leaders Ponder Talking to Taliba

NATO's new strategy in Afghanistan is part military offensive, part training the Afghan security forces, part fostering civil society and part talking with at least some members of the Taliban, to entice them to join the government side. But, talking

VOA标准英语2010年-Anwar Sodomy Trial Hurts Malaysia's Re

Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim leaves the High court in Kuala Lumpur on February 8, 2010 In Malaysia the sodomy trial of opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim is to resume after the Court of Appeals rejected a motion to strike down the charges.

VOA标准英语2010年-Kenya PM Confident Power Dispute Will

A Pakistani man reads an Urdu-language evening newspaper reporting the capture of a top Taliban commander at a news stand in Karachi, 16 Feb 2010 As the U.S.-led coalition targets a major Taliban stronghold in Afghanistan, U.S. officials say they hav

VOA标准英语2010年-Israel says No Proof it was Involved i

Palestinian Fayeq al-Mabhouh sits in front of posters of his brother and Hamas commander Mahmoud al-Mabhouh (L and R), who was assassinated in Dubai, and Hamas member Mohammed Hussein Mabhouh in the family house in Jebaliya, Gaza Strip, 16 Feb 2010 I

VOA标准英语2010年-Russia Delays Arms Delivery to Iran

In this photo taken 05 Aug 2005, an S-300 surface-to-air missile blasts off at the Ashuluk firing range, in Astrakhan region, 1280 km south of Moscow, Russia. The S-300 , similar to the US Patriot missile, is capable of shooting down aircraft, cruise

VOA标准英语2010年-Britain's Answer to Mardi Gras is a Pa

British Charities Launch Campaign Advocating Tax on Banks to Aid Poor, Environment Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, the day many Christians around the world begin a traditional fast before Easter, this year for 46 days. Custom also has it that

VOA标准英语2010年-New Drug-Free Treatment Good for Heart

Dr. David Wilber performs a procedure called catheter ablation to treat patients with atrial fibrillation at Loyola University Medical Center in Illinois A relatively new procedure is proving to be more effective in treating patients with irregular h

VOA标准英语2010年-African American History Museums Offer

The $23 million International Civil Rights Museum in Greensboro, North Carolina is located at the site of a famous 1960 civil rights lunch counter protest. ...the more these important stories are told, the better we are at understanding who we are as

VOA标准英语2010年-Small Changes Help US Families Jumpsta

Small lifestyle changes make big difference for planet Rosanne Skirble | Washington, DC 16 February 2010 The Stokes from Falls Church, Virginia, say what they are doing is right for the planet and the pocketbook. Watch: Skirble Report MP4 Related Lin

VOA标准英语2010年-High Speed Trains in US to be Slower T

The fastest train in the US, known as Acela, reaches speeds of 241 kilometers per hour and only operates between Washington, New York and Boston Europe and Asia have enjoyed high speed passenger trains for years, but the United States has lagged behi

VOA标准英语2010年-Congress Considers Banning Medical Exp

It will be a great tragedy for humanity if research with chimpanzees were stopped. Chimpanzees are our closest animal relative. So close, in fact, that 98 percent of a chimpanzee's DNA is identical to that of humans. The highly intelligent primates s

VOA标准英语2010年-Analysts Say Iran's Revolutionary Guar

Iran is reacting sharply to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's remarks that the Persian state is becoming a military dictatorship. Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, accuses Clinton of spreading lies and the United States of turnin

VOA标准英语2010年-NY Terror Suspect Najibullah Zazi Plea

An Afghan immigrant accused of conspiring to attack New York City with bombs has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction. He also pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit murder in a foreign country and providing material suppor

VOA标准英语2010年-Groups Condemn Detention of Somali Jou

Global media rights groups are condemning the arrest and detention of a Somali radio reporter by the al-Shabab rebels. Somalia is considered one of the most dangerous places in the world to work as a journalist. The National Union of Somali Journalis

VOA标准英语2010年-Sudan Targets Six Million Children in

Sudan targets the vaccination of six million children in its latest campaign against polio after the disease reappeared in the African country in 2008. Sudan's new vaccination campaign against polio, which is aimed at reaching six million children, i

VOA标准英语2010年-Resettling Darfur's Displaced Raises Q

The blue helmets of UN peacekeepers distinguish them from the many armed groups in Darfur. As Sudan's government and Darfur rebels move closer to a final peace, efforts are under way to build housing for some of the estimated 2.7 million people uproo

VOA标准英语2010年-Kenya's Two Leaders Fail to Meet to En

Power struggle between Odinga, Kibaki threatens political deal negotiated two years ago to end weeks of election violence. Alan Boswell | Nairobi 22 February 2010 Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki (L) and Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga (R) Kenya's two