VOA标准英语2010-Obama Concerned About Tough New Arizona I

Standing in front of members of law enforcement Gov. Jan Brewer, the Republican Arizona governor, talks about signing immigration bill SB1070 into law Friday, April 23, 2010, in Phoenix A tough new immigration law has been enacted in the Southwestern

VOA标准英语2010-NATO to Transfer Security Tasks to Afghan

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (C) during a group photo at a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Tallinn, Estonia, 22 Apr 2010 NATO officials say Afghanistan will likely face security threats for years to come, but say alliance forces are m

VOA标准英语2010-British Party Leaders Lock Horns in Secon

Labour's Prime Minister Gordon Brown (right) and Liberal Democrat Party leader Nick Clegg (center) listen to Conservative leader David Cameron (left) during Britain's second televised election debate being braodcast from Bristol, 22 Apr 2010 Britain'

VOA标准英语2010-Pakistan's National Airline Deals with Pa

Sean Maroney | Islamabad 23 April 2010 Officials with Pakistan's national airline, PIA, say they are working to overcome a backlog of thousands of passengers delayed since a cloud of volcanic ash closed much of the airspace across Europe. Manzoor Hus

VOA标准英语2010-Campaign Aims to Eradicate Malaria by 201

Three babies with severe malaria receive a blood transfusion in the Siaya hospital in Western Kenya, 30 Oct 2009 Humanitarian groups have joined with African football players and major corporations to launch a new initiative aimed at combating malari

VOA标准英语2010-Roots of Peace Turns Mines to Vines in Af

Founder, CEO Heidi Kuhn inspires with her passion of hope and change Eric Bersh | San Rafael, CA 23 April 2010 Heidi Kuhn, founder, CEO of Roots of Peace Grapevines are now flourishing where landmines once poisoned the soil of war-torn countries. Tha

VOA标准英语2010-Easton Corbin Stays True to Traditional C

It's not every day when a new singer earns comparisons to the King of Country George Strait. But, that is what's happening to newcomer, Easton Corbin. Corbin's debut single, A Little More Country Than That, reached Number One on the Country chart. Al

VOA标准英语2010-Rape In DRC Reaches Alarming Levels

The United Nations refugee agency says it is alarmed at the large numbers of women who continue to be victims of rape and sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The UNHCR says more than one third of recorded cases of rape, in the

VOA标准英语2010-Schools Officially Reopen in Earthquake-R

Haitian schoolchildren, 05 Apr 2010 Children in Haiti are finally heading back to school, following the earthquake that struck the Caribbean nation on January 12. The Ministry of Education announced just last week that all schools had to reopen on Mo

VOA标准英语2010-African Farmers Growing Organic Foods for

A melon field is pictured at a farm in the village of Djilakh, 80km south of Dakar, Senegal on 22 Apr 2008 (file photo) African farmers are making more money producing organically grown crops for European markets, where demand for healthier food is g

VOA标准英语2010-Latino Leaders, Census Officials Work to

Hispanics are the fastest-growing ethnic group in the United States. In the last official U.S. census 10 years ago, Hispanics, or Latinos, made up more than 12 percent of the population. Their numbers are expected to be much higher when the governmen

VOA标准英语2010-Visiting Washington This Summer?

You won't need a hand fan or cool towelettes if you check out President Washington's home Ted Landphair | Washington, D.C. 12 April 2010 George Washington's plantation home lies about 20 kilometers south of Washington, on the Potomac River. But touri

VOA标准英语2010-Naval Patrols Reduce Somali Pirate Attack

Joe DeCapua 06 April 2010 International naval patrols against Somali pirates have made shipping lanes much safer. But theyve not been able to eliminate the threat altogether. Naval experts look at whats been done and what could be done to keep the pi

VOA标准英语2010-India's Automotive Ambassador Refuses to

Much of the recent attention paid to India's automotive sector has been on ultra-affordable cars, such as the $2,500 Tata Nano, or the latest expansion of joint ventures with foreign manufacturers. But there is one indigenous car, on India's roads si

VOA标准英语2010-ANC Youth Leader Agrees to Stop Singing C

African national Youth League leader Julius Malema points during a news conference in Johanensburg, 8 Apr 2010 Current Racial Tensions in South Africa Symptomatic of Deeper Issues, says Analyst The youth leader of South Africa's ruling African Nation

VOA标准英语2010-Icelandic Ash Cloud Spreads, Snarls Europ

Icelands Eyjafjallaj?kull Volcano sent a plume of ash and steam across the North Atlantic, 15 Apr 2010 A slowly spreading cloud of volcanic ash from Iceland is covering parts of Europe, shutting down air travel and stranding tens of thousands of pass

VOA标准英语2010-Cyprus Elections Leave Turkey's EU Bid in

Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias, right, and Greece Prime Minister George Papandreou speak to the media during a press conference after their meeting at the Presidential palace in the divided capital Nicosia, Cyprus, 12 Apr 2010 This weekend Tu

VOA标准英语2010-Former IOC President Juan Antonio Samaran

This 02 Oct 2009 file photo shows Juan Antonio Samaranch, the former IOC president, speaking during the Madrid 2016 bid presentation during the 121st International Olympic Committee session at the Bella Center in Copenhagen Former International Olymp

VOA标准英语2010-International Fellowships Program Helps D

Unlike others, this program deliberately chooses among qualified applicants who are members of marginalized or disenfranchised groups in their societies. Emily Lause | Washington, DC 13 April 2010 Related Links: International Fellowships Program The

VOA标准英语2010-US Ethnic Makeup is Changing

Elizabeth Lee 20 April 2010 Demographers say the ethnic makeup of the United States is evolving. They expect to see more Hispanics in the 2010 census. And they say the idea of a majority group in the U.S. will disappear within the next few decades. I