VOA标准英语2010-Lawmakers Blast Failure of Planned 'Virtu

Lawmakers in Washington say U.S. and Mexican authorities need much more help to battle violent drug traffickers. At a hearing this week, several members of a Senate committee blasted plans for a so-called virtual fence as a waste of taxpayer dollars.

VOA标准英语2010-Central Bankers: Economic Depression Aver

Bold action by central banks and national governments staved off a global economic depression during the financial crisis of 2008 and 2009, but at a tremendous cost nations will struggle to overcome. That is the conclusion of a panel of trans-Atlanti

VOA标准英语2010-Sierra Leone Discloses Mining Revenues fo

Yusufu Koma, a mining diver, is seen before he dives down in a river on the outskirts of the town of Bo, Sierra Leone, 8 Apr 2006 Two years after Sierra Leone signed up to the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, the government has submitte

VOA标准英语2010-Recent Flight European Cancellations Crea

An aircraft is seen after takeoff at the airport in Frankfurt, Germany when German air traffic control opened the airspace after it was closed for days due to the volcanic ash cloud that came from Iceland, 21 Apr 2010 The closure of airspace over Bri

VOA标准英语2010-Palestinian Security Forces Reflect Promi

For the last few years, the United States and other Western nations have been training thousands of Palestinian police as part of efforts to build institutions for a new Palestinian state. For the most part, the forces have succeeded in creating bett

VOA标准英语2010-Environmental Writer Turns Words into Act

Activist launches worldwide campaign to fight climate change Rosanne Skirble | Washington, DC 19 April 2010 Bill McKibben at a rally in New York's Times Square - one of over 5,200 events in 181 countries organized by 350.org for the 'International Da

VOA标准英语2010-Want a Short Course in Cuban Culture?

It's all around you along a single street in Miami Ted Landphair | Washington, DC 19 April 2010 The food is fresh, Cuban-influenced and not as spicy as one might expect along Calle Ocho. The city of Miami, Florida, is an oasis of swaying palm trees,

VOA标准英语2010-Oklahoma City Remembers Bombing Victims 1

Thousands of search and rescue crews attend a memorial service in front of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. Building was bombed by Timothy McVeigh who said his act was a protest against the overreach of the federal government (

VOA标准英语2010-Homeless Take Refuge Among the Bookshelve

Library social worker reaches out to patrons without a job or a place to live Rhonda Miller | San Francisco, California 19 April 2010 Leah Esguerra (right) is a full-time social worker assigned to work with the homeless who frequent the San Francisco

VOA标准英语2010-Nationwide Census Expected to Report Big

America's founding fathers decided that a count of all the country's inhabitants should take place every 10 years. The 2010 census is now underway, and people all over the country are being asked to provide information about themselves. This year's c

VOA标准英语2010-US Gun Owners Rally in Support of Gun Rig

Some came to the Washington D.C. area Monday to take out their guns in a show of support for gun rights. Others came for a rally in the shadow of the Washington monument to support the right to keep and bear arms and to protect the Second Amendment.

VOA标准英语2010-Pope Promises Church Will Bring Abusers t

Pope Benedict XVI is cheered by faithful as he arrive to celebrate a Mass in Floriana, Malta, 18 Apr 2010 The pope met privately with eight Maltese victims of sexual abuse in the Vatican's embassy in Valletta. A statement issued by the Vatican after

VOA标准英语2010-100,000 Attend State Funeral for Poland P

People stand along a street as a hearse carrying the coffin of the late Polish President Lech Kaczynski arrives in Krakw, southern Poland, Sunday, April 18, 2010 About 100,000 Poles turned out for Sunday's state funeral for President Lech Kaczynski a

VOA标准英语2010-Week-Long Earth Day Celebration Begins in

Globes showing environmental challenges are lining the National Mall for Earth Day activities. Week-long activities to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Earth Day in the United States have kicked off with an eco-village on the National Mall and gre

VOA标准英语2010-100,000 in Warsaw Mourn Dead Polish Presi

Tens of thousands of people attend a national memorial service in Pilsudski Square in Warsaw, 17 Apr 2010 Sirens wailed and church bells rang as an estimated 100,000 people gathered in the Polish capital to say goodbye to their former president. Many

VOA标准英语2010-Kyrgyzstan's Interim Government Plans to

Kyrgyzstan's deposed President Kurmanbek Bakiyev at a news conference in the courtyard of his family home, in Teyit, southern Kyrgyzstan, 13 Apr 2010 Kyrgyzstan's interim government is planning to put on trial the deposed president, some members of h

VOA标准英语2010-Iraqis Continue Hunger Strike at Australi

Iraqi asylum seekers on the remote Australian territory of Christmas Island are continuing a hunger strike Saturday following a similar protest at an immigration detention facility in Sydney earlier this week. Detainees are angry about delays in the

VOA标准英语2010-Disrupted Air Travel in Northern Europe f

Iceland's volcano erupted Wednesday and has since been spewing ash several miles into the air. The ash clouds include particles of rock, glass and sand that can get into an aircraft's engine and cause it to stall. Selah Hennessy | London 17 April 201

VOA标准英语2010-Netanyahu: Israel Must Rely Only on Itsel

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a speech during a memorial ceremony for fallen soldiers at the Ammunition Hill, a site of a bloody Jerusalem battle in the 1967 war, 18 Apr 2010 On the eve of Israel's 62nd Independence Day, Prime Mi

VOA标准英语2010-Pressure Mounts in US to Restrict Salt Le

Salt is believed to be the single most harmful thing in our food, contributing to high blood pressure For years doctors have been telling patients with high blood pressure to cut down on the amount of salt in their diet. Now a prestigious panel of ex