VOA标准英语2010年-Obama, Medvedev Say They Have Reset US

U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev say they have succeeded in resetting their countries' relationship, which had drifted in recent years. The two leaders discussed trade and security at the White House Thursday, after g

VOA标准英语2010年-New US Commander for Afghanistan No St

President Barack Obama has named General David Petraeus, the head of the U.S. Central Command, to replace his top commander in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal, following a magazine interview in which McChrystal and his aides were dismissive o

VOA标准英语2010年-Building Afghan Air Corps Expensive Ta

Building Afghanistan's Air Corps will take some time. It takes years to train a pilot, and Afghans have to learn not only how to fly the plane, but also how to speak English, the language of international aviation. In Afghanistan, planes and helicopt

VOA标准英语2010年-Pakistani Court Finds 5 Americans Guil

Detained American Muslims look to media as they arrive to appear in an anti terrorist court in Sargodha, Pakistan [file photo] A Pakistani court has sentenced five Americans to 10 years each in prison after finding them guilty of terror offenses. Pak

VOA标准英语2010年-US Consults Allies About Gaza Blockade

President Barack Obama meets with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, 09 Jun 2010 UN Security Council Calls for Impartial, Credible Investigation of Israeli Boat Raid The United States is consult

VOA标准英语2010年-Harmless Fungus Protects African Crops

Possible solution to Kenya's fatal aflatoxin outbreaks Steve Baragona | Washington, DC 10 June 2010 People sharing and distributing aflasafe on a farm in Nigeria. Related Links International Institute of Tropical Agriculture As Kenya suffers with ano

VOA标准英语2010年-Rock Star Tells Putin Russia Ruled by

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, left, responds to questions from rock musician Yuri Shevchuk, right Russia's Security Service Could Gain Powers Formerly Associated With Soviet KGB The Russian Internet community is widely discussing a recent en

VOA标准英语2010年-India Reviews Tougher Laws For Industr

An elderly victim holds a poster and waits for the verdict in the premises of Bhopal court in Bhopal, India, 07 Jun 2010 The Indian government is looking at the need for tougher laws to deal with industrial disasters, amid outrage in India about puni

VOA标准英语2010年-Israeli Students Stage Protest for and

This video image released by the Turkish Aid group IHH purports to show Israeli soldiers aiming a gun on the deck of a Turkish ship, part of an aid convoy heading to the Gaza Strip, 31 May 2010 Last week, protests occurred worldwide, both in support

VOA标准英语2010年-Cloning Experiment Has Dangerous Outco

Infant Dren and SARAH POLLEY as Elsa Kast in Warner Bros. Pictures and Dark Castle Entertainments science fiction thriller SPLICE, a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Genetic research can yield new treatments for deadly diseases and foods that are more

VOA标准英语2010年-Tia Fuller Takes 'Decisive Steps' Towa

Touring the world with RB superstar Beyonce might be the pinnacle of success for most musicians. But, for jazz saxophonist Tia Fuller, being a member of Beyonce's backup band has worked wonders for her rising solo career. Tia Fuller was steadily work

VOA标准英语2010年-Volunteer Coordinator Helps Build Comm

Sandra Jackson, 68, of Pasadena, Maryland says she believes that everyone has something to contribute to his or her community as she helps almost every day by giving rides to those who do not or cannot drive. She is making a difference by fostering a

VOA标准英语2010年-BP, Obama Public Approval Ratings Fall

BP stock continues to suffer, having plunged to a 13-year low, even as the company tries to rescue its damaged reputation amid the ongoing oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico with a $50 million public relations campaign. But most crisis management expert

VOA标准英语2010年-US on Front Lines of Demographic Trans

The U.S. population has passed the 300-million mark in the past decade, with non-white groups accounting for most of that growth. A new study of census data for 100 major metropolitan areas in the U.S. shows that many black, Asian, Hispanic, foreign-

VOA标准英语2010年-Green Crafters Combine Beauty, Functio

Jamie Galloway is an eco-friendly fiber artist. A recent graduate of the Savannah College of Art and Design, she was among 700 exhibiters at the American Craft Council Show in Baltimore, Maryland displaying their handmade jewelry, clothing, and home

VOA标准英语2010年-Cherokee Art Flourishes in Hard Times

In hard economic times, like the Great Depression of the 1930s, cash-poor Americans did what they could to make a living. Craftspeople found that durable, practical and beautiful handmade items were always in demand. Something similar appears to be h

VOA标准英语2010年-Famous South African Street Rocks Ahea

Vilakazi Street will be the scene of much celebration as the 2010 football World Cup in South Africa unfolds Schoolboys, their disheveled uniforms streaked with dust and faces dripping with sweat, boot a football across the road. Young children saunt

VOA标准英语2010年-Artists in Final Rehearsals for World

Performers line up during a dress rehearsal of the opening ceremony for the soccer World Cup in Johannesburg, South Africa, 9 June 2010 The city of Johannesburg is a-buzz with celebrating football fans as South Africa prepares to kick off the 2010 Wo

VOA标准英语2010年-HIV/AIDS Awareness Campaigns Target So

About 5.7 million people in South Africa are living with HIV, including approximately 280,000 children under the age of 15. In addition, between 1.5 and three million so-called AIDS orphans have lost one or both parents to this disease. South Africa

VOA标准英语2010年-Indonesian Prison Program Teaches Nonv

Inmates at Tangerang prison in Jakarta leave their cells to participate in conflict resolution training After learning that a new terrorist group had sprung up in the Indonesian prison system earlier this year, officials put in place a new program ai