VOA标准英语2010年-Survey: Indonesia Remains Only Muslim

A recent Pew survey shows that a majority of people in most Muslim countries hold overwhelmingly negative views of the United States. The one exception is Indonesia, where President Barack Obama lived as a boy. Despite the fact that President Obama h

VOA标准英语2010年-McChrystal Comments Mirror 'Varying At

NATO commander in Afghanistan US General Stanley McChrystal leaves by helicopter after a meeting between President Hamid Karzai and tribal leaders in Kandahar city, Afghanistan (File Photo - 13 Jun 2010) An Obama administration official says the top

VOA标准英语2010年-Australia Mourns Mining Executives Kil

Talbot Group Holdings shows Queensland mining magnate Ken Talbot (top C) with management board members of Sundance Resources, killed in West Africa Plane Crash, 21 June 2010 Australia is mourning the deaths of several mining executives, including bil

VOA标准英语2010年-Calls to Halt Kyrgyz Referendum Grow

Ethnic Uzbek shows identity documents he says were damaged by policeman during special operation by Kyrgyz troops in village of Nariman near Osh, 21 June 2010 Political parties in Kyrgyzstan are calling for the government to drop plans to hold a refe

VOA标准英语2010年-You've Heard of 'The Birth of the Blue

Scott Joplin played the piano at clubs and bars throughout Sedalia. He wrote 44 original rags that put an emphasis on the off-beats within scores. He also wrote a complete ragtime opera. Here's one of those word-association games. If we said waltz, y

VOA标准英语2010年-Explorer Retains Deep Dive Record Afte

Still exploring after 50 years, Donald Walsh is shown here at the North Pole. Donald Walsh grew up near San Francisco in the 1930s. Among his earliest memories is the mega-construction project he saw from his home in the Berkeley hills. Namely, the G

VOA标准英语2010年-Musical Exchange Brings Harmony to One

The largest cultural exchange ever between the United States and Vietnam wrapped up last month in California. Classically trained musicians from Vietnam and the United States performed together in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City in March, and again in Los

VOA标准英语2010年-Lorber Revisits Fusion Moniker on 'Now

The name says it all - Jeff Lorber Fusion. Keyboardist and composer Jeff Lorber brings back his old Fusion moniker for an album reminiscent of his very first band. For the past 20 years, he's been known simply as Jeff Lorber, so it was just a matter

VOA标准英语2010年-Josh Charles' Debut Album Aims to Help

Singer, songwriter and pianist Josh Charles calls his style of music Notown, a blend of Motown soul with New Orleans blues. Josh is lifting spirits with his debut album and a song dedicated to rebuilding the Crescent City. No one could be happier tha

VOA标准英语2010年-President to Decide McChrystal's Futur

President Barack Obama is deciding whether to fire his commander in Afghanistan after the officer, General Stanley McChrystal, and his staff made derogatory statements about the president and other senior administration officials. The comments were m

VOA标准英语2010年-Report Calls for Hundreds of Thousands

An international group of midwives is calling for a dramatic increase in midwifery services especially in remote poor areas, so the lives of many more women and their babies can be saved. The World Health Organization says more than two million women

VOA标准英语2010年-US General David Petraeus Collapses Du

U.S. Central Command chief Gen. David Petraeus is surrounded by staff after appearing to pass out while testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington, 15 Jun 2010 The head of the U.S. Central Command, General David Petraeus, bri

VOA标准英语2010年-Scale of Ethnic Violence in Kyrgyzstan

Uzbek refugees who fled from Kyrgyzstan live in a refugee camp on the border at the Uzbek village of Erkishlok, 15 Jun 2010 There are no exact figures on the scale of ethnic unrest that has hit southern Kyrgyzstan. They are lost in the chaos of what

VOA标准英语2010年-Visit to Soweto Shows Changes 16 Years

Soccer fans in South Africa for the World Cup will also have the opportunity learn about some of the country's turbulent history. June 16 is the national holiday called Youth Day. On this date in 1976, Hector Peterson, a 12-year-old schoolboy was kil

VOA标准英语2010年-Second-hand Tobacco Smoke Can Cause Ps

Study finds mental health issues such as depression and anxiety increase along with exposure Art Chimes | St. Louis, Missouri 15 June 2010 A new study finds that nonsmokers who are exposed to tobacco smoke are more likely to experience psychiatric di

VOA标准英语2010年-Counseling Improves Survival Rate When

Women in study experienced improved sleep, fewer side effects from chemotherapy Art Chimes | St. Louis, Missouri 15 June 2010 A study in the journal, Clinical Cancer Research, indicates that women who seek counseling have a lower risk of death if the

VOA标准英语2010年-Video Rehabilitation Might Help Stroke

Telemedicine has been used for years to deliver medical care to remote locations by audio or video links. Now, Canadian researchers are exploring the possibility of using that same technology to provide rehabilitation services to stroke patients in r

VOA标准英语2010年-Iconic Cyclo Disappearing From Phnom P

Oum Sok began working as a cyclo driver when he was 18. He says the city has become very expensive over the years, making it much harder to earn a living. New York has its yellow cab. London has its red bus. But Phnom Penh has its cyclo - a three-whe

VOA标准英语2010年-Memories of Pioneering Pilot Bill Brid

Bill Bridgeman was a pioneering test pilot, once known as the fastest man alive. He told his story in a best-selling book called The Lonely Sky, in 1955. The book has been reissued, and recalls a time when flight records were broken almost monthly, a

VOA标准英语2010年-Country Music Star Jimmy Dean Dead at

Jimmy Dean smiles while he gets ready for a taping of his show The Jimmy Dean Show in a New York studio, 2 April 1964 Country singer, actor and sausage entrepreneur Jimmy Dean died Sunday, June 13 at his home in Virginia. He was 81. Dean was one of C