VOA标准英语2010年-Big Sunday Projects Put 50,000 Volunte

Each year in late April or early May, more than 50,000 volunteers in Southern California help out at hundreds of non-profit organizations, from schools to community centers, at an annual event called Big Sunday. They paint, clean and garden to help l

VOA标准英语2010年-Calderon to Make State Visit to Washin

Mexico's President Felipe Calderon speaks at Los Pinos presidential residence in Mexico City, Monday, April 19, 2010 Mexican President Felipe Calderon will be in Washington Wednesday and Thursday for a state visit that will include an address to a jo

VOA标准英语2010年-US Stocks Edge Higher After Senate Pas

U.S. stock prices edged higher Friday after the U.S. Senate passed the biggest overhaul of the nation's financial system since the 1930s. The Senate measure must be reconciled with a version passed earlier in the House of Representatives, but it stil

VOA标准英语2010年-Thai Finance Minister Says Elections P

Thailand's Finance Minister Korn Chatikavanij speaks during a press conference in Tokyo, Japan, 21 May 2010 Thailand could hold elections this year, Finance Minister Korn Chatikavanij has told foreign correspondents in Tokyo. The minister is in Japan

VOA标准英语2010年-Thai PM Calls for Reconciliation

Thai Government Hardens Stance, Refuses Negotiations Until Protesters Disperse Thai Govt Rejects Negotiations with Protesters, UN Mediation Role Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has called for national reconciliation as the country begins counti

VOA标准英语2010年-More Questions Than Answers in Middle

A handout picture released by the US Embassy in Israel shows US Middle East envoy George Mitchell (L) listening to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a meeting in Jerusalem, 20 May 2010 A second round of indirect talks has ended in Midd

VOA标准英语2010年-How I Got Detained and Permanently Ban

In southern Yemens port city of Aden, many locals complain that the northern government ignores the south, supplying jobs and government services only to the northern provinces About a year ago, in the weeks after I moved to Yemen, my new local frien

VOA标准英语2010年-International Crisis Group says Electo

The International Crisis Group warns Ivory Coast's long-delayed presidential poll could lead to violent chaos if more is not done to ensure the security of the electoral process and resolve issues of nationality and voter eligibility. In a report rel

VOA标准英语2010年-Military Leader of ETA Under Arrest

French police officers are seen near the house where anti-terrorist agents arrested four suspected members of the Basque separatist group ETA in Bayonne, southwestern France, 20 May 2010 French and Spanish authorities have arrested six alleged member

VOA标准英语2010年-Kenyan Carver Elkana Ong'esa to Unveil

Kenyan soapstone carver Elkana Ong'esa has earned an international reputation for his carvings. His sculptures adorn the entrances of the United Nations building in New York and UNESCO's headquarters in Paris. Now a new work will be unveiled soon at

VOA标准英语2010年-World Financial Markets Sharply Lower

A trader watches a screen at Madrid's Stock Exchange. European stocks have steadied despite a plunge in Asian markets. Investors worry that Greece's debt crisis could spread, 6 May 2010. A triple-dose of economic worries sent global financial markets

VOA标准英语2010年-Mexico's President Addresses US Congre

Vice President Joe Biden and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. applaud as Mexican president Felipe Calderon waves after addressing a joint meeting of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington Thursday, May 20, 2010 Mexico's president is appealing dir

VOA标准英语2010年-Environmentalists Seize on Gulf Oil Sp

Environmentalists protest the Gulf of Mexico oil spill in front of the White House The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is turning into a major ecological disaster. But the political fallout from the spill and impact on the future of offshore drilling

VOA标准英语2010年-Clinton Condemns N. Korean Sinking of

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (l), talks with Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama during a meeting at Hatoyama's official residence in Tokyo, May 21, 2010 U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the evidence that a North Kore

VOA标准英语2010年-Iran's President Calls Nuclear Deal Fi

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says a nuclear fuel swap deal Tehran recently reached with Brazil and Turkey is the last opportunity to resolve a long-standing nuclear dispute between Iran and the West. President Ahmadinejad presented his argum

VOA标准英语2010年-North Korea Cuts Some Links with South

Officers from the United Nations Command inspect a broken section of what Seoul claims to be a North Korean torpedo displayed at South Korea's Defense Ministry building after it was salvaged near the disputed sea border, 25 May 2010. North Korea has

VOA标准英语2010年-'Lost' Finds the End of the Road

The multicultural cast of Lost inspired other television shows to use more diverse actors as well. This past weekend, one of American TV's most successful prime-time dramatic series came to an end More than 20 million people watched the finale of ABC

VOA标准英语2010年-Study: Traumatic Brain Injury Patients

When doctors treat brain injuries they generally focus on physical trauma and mental issues, but depression can develop as well and be just as disabling. A new study shows high rates of depression in the first year following a brain injury. Traumatic

VOA标准英语2010年-Telemedicine Transforming Rural India

Eye doctors in India are now able to treat patients in remote villages thanks to a new wi-fi video conferencing network. In this eye clinic in Andipatti village in Tamil Nadu state, patients are seeing things a little differently. Patient Rajamanicka

VOA标准英语2010年-Is Russia Radicalizing its Muslims?

The Russian Supreme Court on Tuesday hears an appeal of 12 Muslims from the republic of Tatarstan imprisoned on charges of attempting to overthrow the local government. Russian human rights activists say the case represents an assault on freedom of r