VOA标准英语2010年-Cartoonist Defender Asks Muslims to Ac

A media rights activist who defends political cartoonists who come under attack for their work says Muslims should try to better understand the western idea of free speech, even if they find the message offensive to their religion. Police in Ireland

VOA标准英语2010年-Pope Apoligizes for 'Generations' of S

Pope Benedict XVI waves to faithful during his weekly general audience at St. Peter's square at The Vatican, 17 Mar 2010 Pope Benedict has written to Catholics in Ireland to apologize for the sexual abuses carried out by the clergy in that country ov

VOA标准英语2010年-Political Convoy in Thailand Adds Pres

Anti-government demonstrators in Bangkok took to the streets in a massive convoy to press their case for the government of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to resign and call fresh elections. Many local residents supported the protest adding pressure

VOA标准英语2010年-Clinton Says Middle East Status Quo 'U

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton addresses the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Policy Conference in Washington, 22 Mar 2010 Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to Israel's security, while ur

VOA标准英语2010年-Tensions Escalate Over West Bank Holy

The West Bank city of Hebron has long been a flashpoint in the Israeli Palestinian conflict. It is holy to both Muslims and Jews as the site where both traditions say the Biblical Abraham is buried. Plans by Israel to include it in a list of Israeli

VOA标准英语2010年-Website of the Week — C-SPAN Video L

More than two decades of Washington events, unedited and uncut Art Chimes | Washington, DC 26 March 2010 Related Links C-SPAN Video Archive Time again for our Website of the Week, when we showcase interesting and innovative online destinations. This

VOA标准英语2010年-Haitian Government Working to Move Cam

The rainy season in Haiti begins shortly and the government is rushing to complete a new camp for those left homeless by the earthquake Sylva Louis has lived in the sprawling refugee camp of Champs de Mars in downtown Port au Prince, Haiti's capital,

VOA标准英语2010年-Vitamin D May Protect Against Heart At

Vitamin D is an essential nutrient that we get through exposure to sunlight and through diet. Without enough Vitamin D, we are at risk for rickets, osteoporosis and bone fractures. Now, researchers have found that Vitamin D deficiency is also associa

VOA标准英语2010年-Electric Vehicles Charge Ahead in US

What's billed as the biggest rollout of electric vehicle infrastructure in the world is about to begin in the United States. Urban planners are deciding where to locate more than 11,000 charging stations in 11 major cities. They want those stations u

VOA标准英语2010年-Villagers Fight the Rural Exodus in Se

A small group of villages in Senegal is slowly reversing the migration of workers to urban areas by creating community-driven employment opportunities at home. In 1988, Yanhobah Sy did the opposite of what hundreds of thousands of other Senegalese we

VOA标准英语2010年-US Will Support Ban On International T

The US announced on Wednesday that it will support a ban on the international trade of Atlantic bluefin tuna. The announcement comes prior to this month's meeting in Qatar of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wildlife Fau

VOA标准英语2010年-Construction for Commonwealth Games Ta

As New Delhi prepares to host the 11-day Commonwealth Games in October, the city is undergoing an unprecedented $6 billion building boom and beautification campaign. Much of the work is being done by more than 400,000 contract daily wage workers who

VOA标准英语2010年-Experts Say Pakistani Terror Group Pos

Jamat ud Dawa, formerly Lashkar-e Taiba parading in a Pakistani city (file photo) Pakistan-based Lashkar-e Taiba or LET was for a long time considered a militant group fighting Indian rule of Kashmir. But after Chicago-based American David Headley pl

VOA标准英语2010年-More Afghan Taliban Members Arrested b

Pakistani officials say they have captured at least seven senior members of the Afghan Taliban hiding in Pakistan. The militants are known to have been hiding in the Pakistani city of Quetta near the Afghan border and are known as members of the Quet

VOA标准英语2010年-Website of the Week — Psychology Hel

Information to help you cope with stress, depression, and other mental health issues Art Chimes | Washington, DC 12 March 2010 The APA's Help Center offers a collection of tools and articles to help you learn about and, perhaps, cope with mental heal

VOA标准英语2010年-UNICEF Bringing $7 Million in Drugs to

Before Sierra Leone's April 27 launch of free health care for pregnant women and children under five, the United Nations Children's Fund is stockpiling $7 million worth of medicine. In one month's time, the country will launch an ambitious plan to pr

VOA标准英语2010年-Back From the Dead - 'Extinct' Frog Fo

A species of frog has been found alive on a farm in Australia more than 30 years after it was thought to have become extinct. Environment officials have said a thriving population of yellow-spotted bell frogs has been found in a remote creek in New S

VOA标准英语2010年-Changing the World, One Design at a Ti

Emily Pilloton was set on her path in life early on, by her entrepreneur father and a business-oriented mother who stressed the importance of helping others. I somehow ended up as a sort of perfect cross-section of the two of them, she says, wanting

VOA标准英语2010年-US, Russia Hammer Out New Nuclear Agre

The United States and Russia say a new strategic arms agreement will be formally announced when the presidents of both countries have spoken with one another about it. White House and Russian Foreign Ministry spokesmen say the conversation is expecte

VOA标准英语2010年-Poland Celebrates 200th Birthday of a

This spring marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Frederic Chopin, who was born and raised in a village just outside Warsaw. His musical legacy forms an integral part of modern Poland's cultural identity. For any visitor to Warsaw, it does not