VOA标准英语2010年-Thai Opposition Leader Suggests Nation

Wearing army uniform, former Thailand's Prime Minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh talks with reporters as he arrives for a self reporting at the gate of the government's Centre for the Resolution of the Emergency Situation (CRES) 30 April 2010 in Bangkok,

VOA标准英语2010年-Researchers Finding Babies Smarter Tha

What babies know fascinates doctors, researchers and parents. With technology that can measure brain waves and other indicators, what researchers are finding is that babies know more than we suspect. What do they know and when do they know it? Such q

VOA标准英语2010年-Nepal's Maoist Leader Warns That Prote

Maoist chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal, aka Prachanda, looking down at cheering supporters as he rides around Kathmandu's Ring Road, 4 Apr 2010 The leader of Nepal's Maoists, who have enforced a mostly peaceful shutdown of the Himalayan country since Sat

VOA标准英语2010年-Murder and Death Threats Target Nigeri

Nigerian police are searching for the suspects in the killings of three journalists in two separate incidents on 24 April. Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Africa program coordinator Tom Rhodes says police so far have not been able to assign mo

VOA标准英语2010年-Britain Enters Final Day of Campaignin

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown greets students at the University of Bradford in Bradford, England, 5 May 2010. Britain's political parties launched a last ditch push to woo wavering voters, and to court each other, as opinion polls showed the

VOA标准英语2010年-Gulf Oil Spill Shuts Down 50 Percent o

Fishing is going to go on whether it be on the west side of the river or the east side of the river As British Petroleum continues to try to cap its leaking oil well in the Gulf of Mexico, U.S. officials have banned fishing from the Mississippi River

VOA标准英语2010年-Art Imitates Life for Jennifer Lopez i

Jennifer Lopez as Zoe in The Back-Up Plan Singer and actress Jennifer Lopez did not made any movies for the past couple of years while she took time out for the birth of her twins. Now she's back on screen with a romantic comedy about a mother-to-be

VOA标准英语2010年-Rice Could Help Prevent Heart Attacks

Partially 'polished' rice provides nutritional and preventive benefits Naomi Seck | Washington, DC 04 May 2010 Researchers say they've discovered a component in rice that can actually prevent heart attacks. People worried about heart attacks get a lo

VOA标准英语2010年-Britain's Third Party Mulls Pact With

Britain's Liberal Democrats party leader Nick Clegg as he arrives at the Local Government Offices in London, 08 May 2010 Members of Britain's third party - the center-left Liberal Democrats - met privately Saturday as they considered a power-sharing

VOA标准英语2010年-Nepal Political Talks Fail to End Cris

Thousands of Maoist supporters rally in what is normally one of Kathmandu's busiest streets near the government center, 05 May 2020 An indefinite strike is to continue in Nepal with no agreement to end the Himalayan nation's political crisis. Lawmake

VOA标准英语2010年-Blocking Pain at its Source

Research for new painkiller finds inspiration in chili peppers Naomi Seck | Washington, DC 04 May 2010 Inspired by chili peppers, researchers are working toward a painkiller that could stop the brain from registering the presence of pain. Related Lin

VOA标准英语2010年-Director Sam Bayer Re-Boots 'A Nightma

Jackie Earle Haley as Freddy Krueger in 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' Freddy Krueger, one of the creepiest and most memorable villains from modern American horror films, is back on screen in a new and more grisly version of his tragic story in the 're-

VOA标准英语2010年-Attacks in Iraq Kill More Than 100

An Iraqi man walks through rubble at the site of a bombing that targeted police in Fallujah, west of Baghdad, Iraq, 10 May 2010 A wave of attacks across Iraq killed more than people Monday, and wounded about 300 others. The violence began before dawn

VOA标准英语2010年-Looking for ET

Scientists target tiny fossils in Martian soil in NASA's search for extraterrestrial life Rosanne Skirble | Washington, DC 30 April 2010 A proposed robotic lab would carry instruments for identifying and measuring the chemical building blocks for lif

VOA标准英语2010年-Thailand's Political Crisis Edges Towa

Anti-government demonstrators cheer during a speech at a rally in Bangkok, Thailand, 04 May 2010 Thailand's political crisis has moved toward resolution, after Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva presented a national reconciliation plan welcomed by anti

VOA标准英语2010年-Both Old and New Cutting-Edge Technolo

Since the April 20 explosion and fire that sank the BP Deepwater Horizon off-shore oil rig, about 800,000 liters of crude oil a day have been spewing from the broken well into the Gulf of Mexico. The massive spill is threatening marine life, commerci

VOA标准英语2010年-Airport Screening Technology Could Unl

Preserved bodies help doctors understand diseases that have plagued humans for thousands of years Naomi Seck | Washington, DC 05 May 2010 Scientists say looking back can help them look forward, by revealing how the disease evolved over time. Related

VOA标准英语2010年-Unusual Fate of Two American Fathers i

Francis Gary Powers Jr. (left) meets Karl Alperovich, who was a co-designer of the missile that shot down the US U2 spy plane Power's father flew over the Soviet Union in 1960 The unusual fate of two American fathers and their sons recently intersect

VOA标准英语2010年-Disabled Drivers Look for Flashier Tra

Steve Kitchin demonstrates his prototype invention. With the touch of a button he simply backs the chair in, and the elevator-like lift raises up and slides into the cab. Last spring, Steve Kitchin had had enough. For 10 years since an auto accident

VOA标准英语2010年-Engineer Develops 'Cleaner' Products f

Bryan Wilson works to cut pollution from cookstoves, two-stroke engines, diesel Shelley Schlender | Fort Collins, Colorado 10 May 2010 Engineer Bryan Willson is developing cleaner-running, more energy-efficient products for people in the developing w