VOA标准英语2010年-Obama Visits Oil Imperiled U.S. Gulf C

President Barack Obama is briefed by National Incident Commander U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Thad Allen in Venice, La., as he visits the Gulf Coast region affected by the BP (British Petroleum) oil well spill, Sunday, May 2, 2010. President Bara

VOA标准英语2010年-Afghan Cricket Team Overcomes Challeng

I love cricket, and I wanted to do something for my country because I come here Twelve teams from around the world are competing in this year's international tournament for one-day cricket matches, the Twenty20 World Cup. While the presence of perenn

VOA标准英语2010年-New Nigerian President Considering Cho

President Goodluck Jonathan is from southern Nigeria and is expected to nominate a northern politician to maintain the country's regional balance of power. Scott Stearns | Abuja 08 May 2010 Nigeria's acting President Goodluck Jonathan (R) takes the o

VOA标准英语2010年-US Labor and Civil Rights Organization

Angry demonstrations over Arizona's new immigration law have been sweeping across the United States A coalition of U.S. Civil Rights and Labor organizations say they intent to boycott major events in the Southwestern state of Arizona. This developmen

VOA标准英语2010年-Goldman Sachs to Review Firm's Core Pr

Ayesha Tanzeem | New York City 08 May 2010 There were tough questions and protesters outside Goldman Sachs' annual shareholder meeting, this week. But as the chief executive of the giant Wall Street firm promised it would review its own business prac

VOA标准英语2010年-Group Provides Small Loans to Low Inco

Micro lending for small businesses is common in some countries, especially in the developing world. But with the economic recession, micro lending is growing in the United States because it's difficult to get a bank loan to start a small business, es

VOA标准英语2010年-Afghan President to Visit Washington A

Afghan President Hamid Karzai listens during a meeting with elders in Kunduz, Afghanistan, 11 Apr 2010 Afghan President Hamid Karzai comes to Washington for talks with President Obama next week, amid the Afghan leader's efforts to reconcile with the

VOA标准英语2010年-Bangkok Businesses, Workers Struggle a

Thousands of Bangkok workers and hundreds of businesses have seen their incomes drop as protests have clogged a central part of the city for weeks. And although the anti-government protesters have agreed to a government reconciliation plan, it is not

VOA标准英语2010年-Rescue Dog Searches for 'Scent of the

New book chronicles love and partnership with Texas search-and-rescue dog Adam Phillips | New York 03 May 2010 Puzzle with her special search and rescue team coat. Related Links Scent of the Missing website Mark-9 Search and Rescue In almost any Amer

VOA标准英语2010年-Some Sierra Leoneans Decide to Stay in

After years of living as refugees in neighboring Liberia, some Sierra Leoneans are choosing to integrate into Liberian society and apply for full citizenship instead of going home. Jebbeh Konneh fled to Liberia as a young woman nearly 18 years ago. S

VOA标准英语2010年-NPT Conference to Discuss Iran, Mideas

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad addresses the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) conference at United Nations headquarters, Monday, May 3, 2010 Delegates from around the world are at the United Nations in New York, taking part in the Nuclear

VOA标准英语2010年-US Mideast Envoy in Region for Start o

Palestinian girls walk near a billboard with a picture of US President Barack Obama, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, 3 May 2010. The US Mideast envoy George Mitchell returned to the region on Monday to wrap up preparations for the resumption of in

VOA标准英语2010年-Louisiana Fishermen Return to Check fo

The U.S. Coast Guard has confirmed the first deposits of oil from the massive spill in the Gulf of Mexico have hit the shores of the southern state of Louisiana. The oil spill has local fishermen worried about possible contamination of their fishing

VOA标准英语2010年-30-year-old Pakistani American Charged

U.S. authorities have charged a Pakistani-born U.S. citizen with terrorism related charges in connection to the failed Times Square bombing. Thirty-year-old Faisal Shahzad was charged Tuesday in a five-count complaint, one day after he was arrested w

VOA标准英语2010年-Experts on Terrorism Say Time Square S

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder says Faisal Shahzad, the Pakistani-American man accused of attempting to bomb Times Square, is providing useful information to investigators, and authorities are pursuing new leads in the case. Holder said Thursday i

VOA标准英语2010年-US Economy Has Biggest Job Growth In F

The U.S. economy created 290,000 jobs in April, the most in any month in the past four years. U.S. President Barack Obama says the Labor Department's latest employment numbers are an encouraging sign. President Obama says the U.S. economy has come a

VOA标准英语2010年-Scientists Convert Feathers Into Biode

If you're a home gardener you may soon find that the pots you buy flowers and plants in are made from chicken feathers. Yes, tons of feathers that go to waste every year can now be transformed into plastics. Two Washington-area scientists are using f

VOA标准英语2010年-Analysts: Times Square Plot May Signif

In this image taken from video, a police officer approaches the vehicle containing a car bomb, which stands with the door open and the police officer reaches down to lift one of the red canisters on the roadway at New York's Times Square, New York, 0

VOA标准英语2010年-Pakistani Gunman Found Guilty for Role

India's Special Public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam, center, speaks to reporters as he holds a report following the verdict outside the special court set up for the trial of Pakistani Mohammed Ajmal Kasab, accused of being the sole surviving gunman in the

VOA标准英语2010年-Solemn Event Turns Into a Free-For-All

A family gathers for the funeral of their father; but sibling rivalries and long-hidden secrets turn it from a solemn remembrance into a madcap free-for-all in Death at a Funeral, the American remake of a 2007 British farce. Brian, who is this? You k