VOA标准英语2010-British Art Exhibit Features Live Birds

Jennifer Glasse | London 09 April 2010 Spring is in the air at London's Barbican Center and the birds are making music, literally. A band of zebra finches is playing electric guitars and cymbals in a walk through area of the arts center. These zebra

VOA标准英语2010-Mexican Officials May Have Discovered Mot

Police officers escort Ricardo Valles de la Rosa, right, to a court hearing in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, 30 Mar 2010 In Juarez, Mexico, authorities say a suspect they detained last week in connection with the March 13 murder of two US citizens has told

VOA标准英语2010-Leaked Video Shows US Attack in Iraq that

Gabe Joselow | Washington 06 April 2010 Apache helicopter's gun video showing the Reuters news photographer and his driver, among other men A classified military video showing a U.S. attack in Baghdad three years ago has been posted on the Web. The g

VOA标准英语2010-French Movie Recounts Role in Holocaust

Lisa Bryant | Paris 10 April 2010 French director Roselyne Bosch takes part in a special tv show on The Rafle du Vel'd'Hiv (the great round-up or great raid of the Vel'd'Hiv) on the occasion of the release of her movie La Rafle, 15 Feb 2010, in La Pl

VOA标准英语2010-Jon Secada Reveals A Different Side on 'E

Doug Levine | Washington 02 April 2010 Cuban-born singer and composer Jon Secada is known for his rhythmic fusion of pop, soul, ballads and Latin music. But, he reveals another side to his ever-growing repertoire with his latest release, Expressions.

VOA标准英语2010-Nazi Germany's Last Surviving Rabbi Marks

Leo Trepp sees modern message of freedom in ritual Lonny Shavelson | San Rafael, California 02 April 2010 This is the 74th year Trepp is conducting a Passover seder. Watch This week, Jews began the holiday of Passover with seders, ritual dinners with

VOA标准英语2010-Economic Downturn Impacts Mark Twain's Bo

Author Mark Twain's boyhood home is now preserved as a museum in Hannibal, Missouri. Related Links Mark Twain Museum The American writer Ernest Hemingway once said, All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called, Huckleberry

VOA标准英语2010-Landmark Indian Education Law Comes Into

Indian students take lessons from their teacher inside a classroom at a school in Calcutta, India, 1Apr 2010 Indian Government Fails to Build Political Consensus on Women's Reservation Bill In India, a landmark law which makes education a fundamental

VOA标准英语2010-Death Rates Higher in Non-White American

A new study finds racial and ethnic disparities in children's health are pervasive in the United States. Related Links: Full text Policy Statement on Health Equity and Children's Rights Asian, African-American, Hispanic, and Native American children

VOA标准英语2010-Kyrgyzstan Opposition Forms Interim Gover

Former foreign minister Roza Otunbayeva says Prime Minister Daniyar Usenov has resigned, parliament has been dissolved, and she will lead the new government. Jessica Golloher | Moscow 08 April 2010 Opposition leader Roza Otunbayeva gesture during a n

VOA标准英语2010-Chicago's Polish Community Mourns Victims

A woman prays during a memorial service for Polish President Lech Kaczynski and his wife at Holy Trinity Polish Church in Chicago on Sunday, 11 Apr 11 2010. Chicago is home to the largest Polish community outside of Warsaw. Poles in that Midwestern c

VOA标准英语2010-Obama, Medvedev Sign Treaty Cutting Nucle

President Barack Obama holds the signed New START treaty with Russian president Dmitri Medvedev at the Prague Castle, 08 Apr 2010 U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitri Medvedev have signed a treaty to reduce their countries' nuclea

VOA标准英语2010-Shuttle Discovery Launches Mission to Spa

Brian Wagner | Miami 05 April 2010 Space Shuttle Discovery lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Florida, 5 Apr 2010. Discovery's seven-member crew are on a mission to deliver science racks, the last of the crew quarters and supp

VOA标准英语2010-Thai PM Calls for Investigations Over Pro

Meanwhile, anti-government protesters in Bangkok have rejected talk of negotiations as they continue their occupation of key areas in the Thai capital -- the main shopping area and the city's historic district. Ron Corben | Bangkok 11 April 2010 An a

VOA标准英语2010-Hollywood Rediscovers Ancient Greek Mytho

Sam Worthington as Perseus in Clash of the Titans Hollywood has rediscovered ancient Greek mythology with its gods and monsters, muscular men with shields and swords and the hero's quest to save humanity in the 2010 version of Clash of the Titans: Wi

VOA标准英语2010-Poland Mourns President

Besides the presidential couple, all other people on board the plane reportedly died, including the country's army chief, its deputy foreign minister, the Central Bank governor and scores of other officials, legislators and crew members. Stefan Bos |

VOA标准英语2010-Brain Scans Find Consciousness in Some Ve

For more than two decades a Belgian man named Rom Houben was misdiagnosed as being in a vegetative state, following a car accident. Then doctors discovered through a brain scan that he was conscious and possessed normal brain function. At first it se

VOA标准英语2010-Climate Hastened Collapse of Angkor, Capi

Scientist uses tree rings to reconstruct 13th century climate Art Chimes | Washington, DC 05 April 2010 Photo: Photos.com Related Links: Angkor paper (full text) Buckley lab We started seeing these big, giant periods of drought that took place around

VOA标准英语2010-Thailand's Tourism Industry Falls Victim

Anti-government protesters take camp in a main commercial shopping district causing shops and businesses to close down where they have occupied for more than a week in Bangkok, Thailand, 11 Apr 2010 An industry association warns Thailand's tourism bu

VOA标准英语2010-Countries Want National Treasures Returne

Egypt, Nigeria and Peru are among a group of countries that have put together a wish list of disputed cultural artifacts they want brought back to their homelands. At a two-day conference in Cairo, participants argued museums are often the main obsta