VOA标准英语2010-US Admiral: Commercial Ships Need Armed G

U.S. Admiral Mark Fitzgerald says commercial ships in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean should carry armed guards to help defend against Somali pirates. The area is enormous and we just do not have enough assets to cover every place in the Indian Oce

VOA标准英语2010-Activists Hold Little Hope for 2010 Elect

Burma is now preparing for elections at the state, regional and national level. But the country's much-criticized election laws prompted the main opposition party to opt out, leaving many activists disheartened and disgruntled. This is how Burmese, p

VOA标准英语2010-NATO Probes Remote Afghan Valley

Tribal elders meet with U.S. troops in Afghanistan's Chowkay Valley One of the biggest challenges we have has to do with the cultural differences. The Pashtun population is challenging by nature in the way they look at life. Nearly nine years into th

VOA标准英语2010-Nations Debate Changes to International B

Thursday is the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, and environmentalists are using this year's observation to call for tougher measures to protect whales. The 88-nation International Whaling Commission (IWC), is set to rule soon on proposals to partially

VOA标准英语2010-Choreographer Uses Egyptian Dance to Brid

Diana Calenti brings a taste of the Middle East to American audiences Mohamed Elshinnawi | Washington, DC 16 April 2010 Diana Calenti says she connects cultures by showing how different people share human expression and feelings. Diana Calenti's love

VOA标准英语2010-Zimbabwe Court Issues Ruling on Diamond S

Women miners search for diamonds in eastern Zimbabwe's lucrative Marange diamond fields. [Please note that this story has been superseded by later information from Zimbabwe and a portion of it is no longer completely accurate. The Harare Supreme Cour

VOA标准英语2010-Deep South Music Influences Jason Eady's,

Jason Eady Singer-songwriter Jason Eady may call Texas home these days, but he was born in the deep south of the U.S., in the state of Mississippi. Growing up there, he was exposed to a variety of styles of music, including blues, country and gospel.

VOA标准英语2010-US Supreme Court Considers Genetically Mo

Case questions whether environmental law has gone too far Steve Baragona | Washington, DC 27 April 2010 The US Supreme Court will hear arguments involving a genetically modified variety of alfalfa designed to grow even when farmers spray it with a ch

VOA标准英语2010-US Air Force Targets 'Golden Hour' for Wo

David Axe | Bagram, Afghanistan 27 April 2010 US Air Force crews prepare their helicopters at Bagram Air Base Wounded NATO and U.S. troops in Afghanistan often depend on helicopter medical evacuation teams to stay alive. The medevac teams are trained

VOA标准英语2010-Clinton Announces Initiatives to Benefit

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton after speaking at the Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship in Washington, 27 Apr 2010 Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has outlined several new initiatives to empower women around the world, through tech

VOA标准英语2010-Markets Tumble, European Financial Offici

Robert Raffaele 28 April 2010 From left: European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet, the International Monetary Fund head Dominique Strauss-Kahn and German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, following a meeting with German lawmakers in Ber

VOA标准英语2010-Study Shows Many Americans Lack Confidenc

The health care debate in the United States is far from over despite the passage of health care legislation. Studies show about half of Americans lack confidence in their health care system. Others are pushing for a repeal of the health care legislat

VOA标准英语2010-New York Immigrants Protest New Arizona I

A Customs and Border Patrol agent patrols along the international border in Nogales, Arizona, 22 Apr 2010 Immigration-rights activists in New York demonstrated Tuesday against a new law passed in the southwestern state of Arizona. They said it will e

VOA标准英语2010-Food Aid Hurts Haiti's Farmers

Helping in a crisis can pose dilemma for local farmers and merchants Steve Baragona | Artibonite Valley, Haiti 29 April 2010 Rice farmers can be adversely affected by food aid. About three hours north of Port-au-Prince, the Artibonite Valley is the c

VOA标准英语2010-Thai 'Yellow Shirts' Stage Counter-Protes

Pro-government supporters carry Thai national flags and sing nationalistic songs in Bangkok, Thailand, 29 Apr 2010 Thai anti-government protestors have appealed to the European Union calling for observers to come to the rally site in central Bangkok

VOA标准英语2010-Tough State Immigration Law Could Face Fe

Carolyn Presutti | Washington 28 April 2010 Protestors demonstrate against immigration legislation in US state of Arizona U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder says the federal government is considering a court challenge to the new law in the southwester

VOA标准英语2010-US Subsidizes Brazilian Cotton Farmers in

$147 million fund for Brazil's cotton farmers aims to end long-running WTO dispute Steve Baragona | Washington, DC 28 April 2010 The U.S. has agreed to establish a $147 million dollar fund to help cotton farmers in Brazil and other countries improve

VOA标准英语2010-Top US Officials Express Concern About Ne

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says she has deep concerns about a new immigration law in the western state of Arizona that will require police to question people if there is reason to believe they could be illegal immigrants. Napolitano

VOA标准英语2010-Obama Eulogizes Civil Rights Leader Dorot

President Obama walks past casket of Dorothy Height during funeral services in Washington, 29 Apr 2010 President Barack Obama eulogized U.S. civil rights leader Dorothy Height on Thursday as a history-making figure in a righteous cause. The president

VOA标准英语2010-Deal On Greece Aid Appears Imminent

Tensions caused by the Greek debt crisis appear to be easing following assurances Thursday by European officials that an agreement on aid for Greece will be reached in a matter of days. Global markets have been in turmoil as the debt crisis threatene