VOA标准英语2010年-Aid Groups Worry US Aid to Gaza Won't

Palestinians sit next to bags of food aid, distributed by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), in the West Bank village of Sanour near Jenin, 17 Jun 2010 U.S. President Barack Obama has pledged to move forward with $400 million in aid

VOA标准英语2010年-US Vice President Embarks on State Vis

United States Vice President Joe Biden and family arrives in Kenya's capital, Nairobi to begin a three-day official state visit. A leading Kenyan legislator told VOA U.S Vice President Joseph Biden is scheduled to meet President Mwai Kibaki, Prime Mi

VOA标准英语2010年-Who Says America Doesn't Have Castles?

This one's history is as colorful as its surroundings Ted Landphair | Washington, DC 07 June 2010 Cleveholm is the 42-room Tudor castle of Cleve Osgood's dreams. Cleve came from his name; holm from the Swedish word for home. Beside a rushing Rocky Mo

VOA标准英语2010年-Beleaguered BP Boss Relinquishes Gulf

BP Chief Executive Officer Tony Hayward, left, and BP Managing Director Bob Dudley, right, arrive with other BP executives at the White House in Washington, 16 Jun 2010 (file photo) Beleaguered BP boss Tony Hayward has handed over his Gulf of Mexico

VOA标准英语2010年-Jerusalem Plan to Demolish Palestinian

Palestinian boys sit on a wall in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan, in Jerusalem, 22 Jun 2010 Israeli authorities say they are moving ahead with plans to demolish more than 20 homes in Silwan, an Arab neighborhood in East Jerusalem. Israeli

VOA标准英语2010年-South African Football Fans say World

South Africa knocked out of tournament despite victory over France, but local fans vow to continue being excellent hosts Darren Taylor | Johannesburg, South Africa 23 June 2010 We are doing a fantastic job ...Why should we be bothered by some meaning

VOA标准英语2010年-Maternal Mortality Remains Serious Thr

Worldwide, giving birth is far less dangerous than it was even two decades ago. A new report shows that maternal mortality, however, remains a serious threat - even in wealthy, industrialized nations. A report released by New York City's health depar

VOA标准英语2010年-Technology Keeps Astounding and Amazin

But what's new and hot today will be antiquated before you know it Ted Landphair | Washington, DC 23 June 2010 Millions of American adults might recall phonograph records, cameras with flashbulbs and telephones with rotary dials, but their children w

VOA标准英语2010年-From Corporate Executive to Halal Goat

Mukit Hossain left a corporate job and moved his family to the country to raise goats. Sales for his organic, halal meat are brisk. A former telecommunications executive has created a new life for himself in rural America outside of Washington, D.C..

VOA标准英语2010年-Former US Nuclear Weapons Plant Underg

The Fernald wilderness preserve today, 21 years after the nuclear weapons plant closed for good. The Fernald Preserve in Ohio is home to deer, turkeys, muskrat and many other creatures, including 200 species of birds. However, not too long ago, the s

VOA标准英语2010年-UN: Eight Percent of Afghan Population

A United Nations study released Wednesday says drug use is increasing in the developing world, and a report released earlier this week showed particular problems in Afghanistan, the world's largest opium producer. The U.N. says nearly 8 percent of Af

VOA标准英语2010年-Researchers Seek to Show Kenyan Farmer

Victor Otazu, a aeroponic specialist with the International Potato Center, tends to some aeroponic potato plants in Nairobi, Kenya Kenyans love to eat maize. It's the country's favorite food. But researchers at the Kenya Agricultural Research Institu

VOA标准英语2010年-Brown's 'Sending My Love' Delivers Sen

Grammy-winning guitarist Norman Brown is a big believer in broadening his horizons. Brown delivers a mix of old and new, including a special dedication to the troops serving in Iraq, on his latest album, Sending My Love. Norman Brown hasn't lost his

VOA标准英语2010年-Latest John Prine CD Features Live Per

It's been five years since singer-songwriter John Prine has released an album of new original material, and three years since his last collection of cover songs. While the award-winning artist has stayed out of the studio, he has not been off the sta

VOA标准英语2010年-Good Bye to a Nostalgic Musical Artifa

This girl did not have to anything but watch the piano roll turn on her player piano at her home in New Jersey in 1940. Not long ago, the daily newspaper in Buffalo, New York, ran a story under the headline, The Day the Music Died. Not all music, but

VOA标准英语2010年-Philippines Government Urged to Addres

Thousands of Filipinos have been stuck in scores of camps in Sabah as decades of fighting continued in nearby Mindanao With a new administration taking office in the Philippines this month, there are hopes for a renewed effort to bring peace to the c

VOA标准英语2010年-New Study Shows Improved Treatment For

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, known as COPD, is a life-threatening illness commonly brought on by years of smoking. The World Health Organization estimates that more than 200 million people have been diagnosed with the illness, and that most

VOA标准英语2010年-US Very Popular in Most Populous Musli

Indonesian filmmaker Damien Dematra talks during a press conference about his upcoming movie about the childhood of U.S. President Barack Obama that portrays how the diversity of Jakarta influenced the future president [file photo] A recent Pew surve

VOA标准英语2010年-Servants Enhanced Work of Renowned Ame

How maids impacted the life and language of Emily Dickinson Faiza Elmasry | Washington, DC 22 June 2010 When American poet Emily Dickinson wrote the lines, I'm Nobody! Who are you? Are you Nobody too? Then there's a pair of us!, she might have been w

VOA标准英语2010年-Young Artist Does Her Part to Help Gul

A brown pelican is mired in heavy oil on the beach at East Grand Terre Island along the Louisiana coast, 03 Jun 2010 She was so distressed when she saw images of oil soaked birds in the Gulf of Mexico that 11-year-old Olivia Bouler wanted to do somet