VOA标准英语2010年-Thailand's Anti-Government Protesters

Farm workers in a field near the city of Udon Thani, a rural stronghold for anti-government protesters Thai authorities have for now subdued anti-government protesters from the countryside who occupied parts of the capital for two months. A military

VOA标准英语2010年-Fans Cheer Return of The Steve Miller

Remember The Steve Miller Band, whose unbroken string of infectious pop-rock hits included Abracadabra and The Joker? Since 1984, the band's recording output dwindled to a mere three albums. But, fans are cheering their long-awaited return to the stu

VOA标准英语2010年-Social Networking Sites Aid Iranians T

Sam Sedaei says that identity is like an invisible man, and for him as an Iranian American, a coherent identity can be even more difficult to see. A blogger for the Huffington Post, Sedaei claims that writing served as a sort of white powder for him,

VOA标准英语2010年-Former Detainees Return to World War I

The buildings used to house internees are still standing today, and serve as classrooms and dorms for United Tribes Technical College. North Dakota is a land of broad, open prairie known for its Native American heritage, the travels of explorers Lewi

VOA标准英语2010年-Pressure Grows on Israel After Fatal R

This video image released by the Turkish Aid group IHH Monday, 31 May 2010, purports to show Israeli soldiers aboard a military vessel in international waters off the Gaza coast surrounding a Turkish ship Pressure is growing on Israel after its comma

VOA标准英语2010年-Spanish Economic Crisis Threatens to S

Spain is among the latest European countries to introduce tough austerity measures that may not be popular at home, but are deemed necessary to keep the country afloat. Spain, alongside Greece, is among those European countries with massive public de

VOA标准英语2010年-Connecting Investors Directly to the D

Investment professional aims to finance a healthy food distribution system, community-by-community Jan Sluizer | San Francisco, California 01 June 2010 Woody Tasch hopes to help finance a healthy food distribution system, community-by-community, thro

VOA标准英语2010年-Florida Man Installs Wind Turbine on H

Amid the recent economic downturn, demand in the U.S. is rising for small wind turbines to power people's homes. The American Wind Energy Association says sales of such turbines rose 15 percent in 2009. One man in Florida is generating his own power

VOA标准英语2010年-New Citizens Look Forward to July 4th

Several thousand people who lived in the United States for five years or more, gathered at the Los Angeles Convention Center, to become US citizens The Fourth of July is America's birthday, celebrated with parades, fireworks and family get-togethers.

VOA标准英语2010年-Homey Feel of Merlefest Carries On

Merlefest 23 is now in the record books. The festival held in celebration of the music of the late Merle Watson and his father, folk music legend Doc Watson, was held in April in Wilkesboro, North Carolina. VOA's Katherine Cole and 76,000 other guest

VOA标准英语2010年-Palestinians in Beirut Hope for More R

A Palestinian man shouts slogans during a protest to demand civil rights for Palestinians refugees, in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, June 27, 2010. Like the tangled electricity wires at Bourj al Barajne camp outside Beirut, the situation of Palestinians i

VOA标准英语2010年-Britain Makes Huge Cuts to Avert Debt

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne holds his Budget Box as he poses for the media outside his official residence at 11 Downing Street in central London, 22 Jun 2010 Britain's new coalition government has passed an emergency budget a

VOA标准英语2010年-US Supreme Court Strikes Down Chicago

Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley speaks during a news conference, in Chicago. Daley said he's disappointed by Monday's widely expected Supreme Court decision that Americans have a right to own a gun for self-defense anywhere but promised to soon push f

VOA标准英语2010年-Dignitaries, Friends Say Farewell to N

Manute Bol's casket lies at the Washington National Cathedral during funeral services for the late NBA star, 29 Jun 2010 A funeral was held on Tuesday for former National Basketball Association star Manute Bol at Washington's National Cathedral. The

VOA标准英语2010年-Iran, Israel, Oil, Expected to Top Oba

President Barack Obama and King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, right, wave during a group photo at the G20 summit in Toronto, Sunday, June 27, 2010. Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah visits President Obama at the White House Tuesday with current tensions over

VOA标准英语2010年-Silence Breeds Violence Against Girls

Anne Look | Dakar 29 June 2010 Fearing social stigma, families in Senegal's southern region are remaining silent in the face of widespread sexual violence against girls, says a study released this month. A study released this month revealed alarming

VOA标准英语2010年-Australian Summit to Boost Global Defe

Researchers from around the world have gathered for Australia's first international conference focused entirely on adapting to the impact of climate change. Organizers of the meeting say the effects of a warming planet are already being felt and that

VOA标准英语2010年-New Album a Tribute to the Late Arif M

Arif Mardin (far right) and his classmates, at VOA in the early 1960s. Grammy-award winning producer Arif Mardin died in 2006 after being diagnosed with cancer a year earlier. Now, four years after his death -- and through a loving tribute by his son

VOA标准英语2010年-New Film Opens Window to Daily Lives o

Mark Hopkins's award winning documentary Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors Without Borders, was recently released in movie theaters. The film offers an intimate look into the daunting missions of doctors who volunteer for the international huma

VOA标准英语2010年-Diabetes Risk Higher Among Overweight

The World Health Organization says by the year 2015, more than two billion adults will be overweight and 700 million will be classified as obese. In recent years, doctors have focused on the growing rate of diabetes among children and young people. B