VOA标准英语2010年-Gay US Service Members Press for Repea

A recent study estimates 66,000 homosexuals currently serve -- about two percent of the total in uniform. In 2002, David Hall was an Air Force sergeant studying to be an officer, pursuing his dream of becoming a military pilot. But once his sexual st

VOA标准英语2010年-Volunteers Prepare for South Africa Wo

As South Africa prepares to host the football (soccer) World Cup, organizers have recruited thousands of volunteers to help the hundreds of thousands of fans who will be attending. Some 2,000 World Cup volunteers gathered at a convention hall in Joha

VOA标准英语2010年-Firewood Fuels Malians Health Care Cos

Anna Boiko-Weyrauch | Sikoro, Mali 26 March 2010 In the West African nation of Mali, villagers are cutting firewood to pay their medical bills. But in an ironic twist that is making their environment more unhealthy. In the village of Kabe, about 50 k

VOA标准英语2010年-Explosion Sinks S. Korean Navy Ship in

South Korean officials are not yet pointing any fingers but say they are not ruling out the possibility that the vessel was the target of a North Korean torpedo attack. South Korean President Lee Myung-bak (C) talks with Defense Minister Kim Tae-youn

VOA标准英语2010年-Pakistani Troops Kill 84 Taliban Fight

Pakistani troops have killed at least 84 Taliban fighters and lost five of soldiers in two days of clashes in a northwestern tribal region believed to be a militant stronghold. Top military officials in Pakistan say that clashes in the Orakzai tribal

VOA标准英语2010年-Could More Realistic Flight Training P

Authorities think so, and they've designed simulators that shake, rattle, and roll Ted Landphair | Washington DC 25 March 2010 U.S. space agency simulators help prepare airplane pilots for crisis situations. But critics say they don't adequately repl

VOA标准英语2010年-Eating More 'Good' Fats Lowers Risk of

Reducing saturated fat in diet alone isn't enough, study says Art Chimes | Washington, DC 25 March 2010 People who eat more polyunsaturated fats have been found to have a lower risk of heart disease. Related Links-PLoS Medicine article If you're taki

VOA标准英语2010年-Study Questions Results of Clinical Tr

From time to time, researchers stop clinical trials because the results seem almost too good to be true. A new international study shows that is probably because those results are not true. When researchers end a clinical trial early because the resu

VOA标准英语2010年-US Rates Drop, But Cancer Remains Nati

Related Links Journal of the American Medical Society Progress in the War Against Cancer American Cancer Society Colon cancer study Despite advances in prevention, diagnosis and treatment, cancer remains the second-leading cause of death in the Unite

VOA标准英语2010年-Obama Promotes Health Care Reform in I

President Barack Obama traveled across the country Thursday to promote the landmark health care reform plan he signed into law this week. His first stop was in Iowa City where he was met with support and opposition. In May 2007, then-presidential can

VOA标准英语2010年-Obama, Medvedev Set April Signing for

President Barack Obama makes a statement to reporters at the White House, after he phoned Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to discuss the new START treaty, 26 Mar 2010 Watch: Robinson video report Windows Media President Barack Obama says the new nu

VOA标准英语2010年-NATO Focuses on Training Police Force

The head of the NATO training mission is in Europe this week with his Afghan counterparts to attend the Afghan National Police Development conference in Brunssum, Holland, discussing the progress of the mission and soliciting support for more assista

VOA标准英语2010年-Battle Continues Over US Rules on Gays

Last week, the Pentagon announced changes in enforcement of a 1993 U.S. law that compels gay service members to hide their sexual orientation. If discovered, homosexuals still face discharge from the military, but the regulations stipulate new rules

VOA标准英语2010年-In the Southwest, There's a Nation Wit

The Navajo tribal park called Monument Valley is a stunningly beautiful, yet also stark and forbidding, place. The largest tribe of American Indians lives on a 6-million-hectare patch of desert and scrub brush that covers much of northern Arizona and

VOA标准英语2010年-Haiti’s Food Needs Still Urgent 10 W

Steve Baragona | Port-au-Prince 22 March 2010 Haitian officials say less food aid and more jobs are needed to get the economy running again. Some major organizations are scaling back donation efforts beginning April 1st. But many Haitians are still i

VOA标准英语2010年-Bulls Butt Heads in Annual Korean Spri

A fight at the Cheongdo bullfighting festival There is not much that can stop an 800-kilogram bull in a bad mood except, perhaps, another bull with a similar disposition. In South Korea, an annual Spring ritual has lots of people cheering for a battl

VOA标准英语2010年-Thousands Rally in US Capital, Demandi

Thousands of immigrant rights advocates pack the National Mall during an immigration reform rally in Washington, DC, 21 March 2010 Thousands of supporters of immigration reform rallied in the nation's capital on Sunday, voicing their frustration with

VOA标准英语2010年-South Africa Marks 50th Anniversary of

Wounded people lie in the street in Sharpeville, near Vereeniging, where at least 180 black Africans, most of them women and children, were injured and 69 killed, when South African police opened fire on black protesters, 21 Mar 1960 South Africans a

VOA标准英语2010年-Islamic Group Raises $850 Million for

Turkish Foreign Minister, Ahmet Davutoglu, is right seen as he co chairs the opening of the International donor conference for the development and the construction of Darfur in Cairo, Egypt, 21 Mar 2010 An Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC)

VOA标准英语2010年-Symbolic Coffins Mark Anti-War Protest

Several days of anti-war activities in Washington have culminated with the procession of symbolic coffins across the streets of the capital. Many demonstrators said they had supported President Barack Obama in his election in 2008, but were now disap