VOA标准英语2010年-400-Year-Old Bonsai Survived Hiroshima

Bonsai tree in U.S. National Arboretum Sixty five years ago, during World War II, a B-29 bomber known as the Enola Gay dropped the first atomic bomb over the city of Hiroshima, Japan, killing hundreds of thousands of people. Among the survivors was a

VOA标准英语2010年-Regional Court to Decide on Detention

President Mamadou Tandja is surrounded by bodyguards as he leaves after casting his vote in a constitutional referendum that would keep him in power, in Niamey, 04 Aug 2009 A West African regional court in Nigeria says it will make a decision next mo

VOA标准英语2010年-Exposing Women to New Career Options

Hairstylist Jackeline Aguilera operates a power screwdriver as she learns how to hang a door in a classroom at CASA de Maryland, a non-profit organization that operates vocational training and employment placement programs in the Washington, D.C., ar

VOA标准英语2010年-Israeli, Lebanese Forces Clash on Bord

Israeli soldiers look through the sights of their weapons from a position in northern Israel overlooking the Israeli-Lebanese border, 03 Aug 2010 Israeli and Lebanese troops exchanged fire in an incident that broke years of relative calm on the borde

VOA标准英语2010年-UN Security Council Urges Iraqis to Fo

U.S. troops will begin their drawdown in Iraq at the end of this month, but there still is no government in place and violence is on the rise. On Wednesday, the U.N. Security Council urged Iraq's recently-elected legislature to form a government quic

VOA标准英语2010年-Kenya Referendum Also Proves Divisive

While Kenyans prepare to vote in a referendum Wednesday on a new constitution, the issue has also proved divisive in the United States. The U.S. government has played a major role to support the process, but U.S. evangelical groups have pushed for a

VOA标准英语2010年-Amnesty International Report says Wome

A recent report by Amnesty International says women and girls living in Nairobi's more than 200 slums are at constant risk of being raped, especially after dark. Risk of 'going to the toilet' Going to the toilet at night for some girls and women livi

VOA标准英语2010年-Guinea Run-Off Set For September

Presidential candidate and former prime minister Cellou Dalein Diallo casts his vote in presidential elections in Conakry, Guinea, 27 Jun 2010 Guinean authorities announced Monday that the second round of its landmark presidential poll will take plac

VOA标准英语2010年-Conflict Fuels High Death Rate, Health

Interviewers conducting surveys in the Central African Republic received thorough training before heading out into the field. During the actual survey, interviewers spent an hour or more with each respondent. The Central African Republic has been pla

VOA标准英语2010年-Questions Remain as Kagame Returns to

A supporter of Rwandan president Paul Kagame shows his support for the ruling RPF party during a victory celebration held at the Amhoro stadium in Kigali before the official results are announced, 10 Aug 2010 Rwandan President Paul Kagame has been re

VOA标准英语2010年-Food Security in Zimbabwe Improves, Ma

A woman looks happy after receiving bags of food A new United Nations report finds food security in Zimbabwe has improved significantly, following government efforts to curb the food problem and international funding to subsidize farmers. But, the re

VOA标准英语2010年-Researchers Say Several Factors Contri

Scientists don't know what causes autism, but besides a genetic predisposition, they are now focusing on environmental exposure, or a combination of the two. A conference on autism is taking place in (the eastern state of) Pennsylvania. The aim is to

VOA标准英语2010年-Baseball Can Get Complicated

And it can be downright incomprehensible if you don't understand English Ted Landphair | Washington, DC 09 August 2010 Never shy about expressing his opinion, Ozzie Guilln got the whole world of sports talking when he complained about a double standa

VOA标准英语2010年-Bringing Back the Puffins

In 1973, as a young birding instructor in Maine, Kress began transplanting hundreds of downy puffin chicks from Newfoundland to Eastern Egg Rock, and later on to several other Maine islands. Stephen Kress made his name by bringing Atlantic puffins ba

VOA标准英语2010年-California Entrepreneur Offers African

KickStart sells its pumps to poor rural farmers, with the promise that they can make money with them. For a small farmer, replacing a bucket with a pump can lead to cultivating a wider variety of crops and creating work for family and neighbors. A Ca

VOA标准英语2010年-Museum Brings a Bit of South Africa to

An African landscaped garden is growing (and thriving) in front of The British Museum. The plants were brought from South Africa's Cape region by ship and include a quiver tree and poker plants. Jennifer Glasse | London 09 August 2010 South Africa la

VOA标准英语2010年-Hague Testimonies Contradict Campbell'

Actress Mia Farrow at the U.N.-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone in Leidschendam, Netherlands, 09 Aug 2010 American Actress Mia Farrow has testified at the war crimes trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor. She told the court at The Ha

VOA标准英语2010年-Mia Farrow's War Crimes Testimony Cont

Actress Mia Farrow, left, is seen holding the bible being sworn on a screen in the pressroom of the U.N.-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone in Leidschendam, Netherlands, 09 Aug 2010 American Actress Mia Farrow testified Monday at the war crimes tr

VOA标准英语2010年-New Tunisian Writers' Syndicate Calls

We have writers who aren't working, writers who are suffering from poverty, writers without social security, Ben Hassine Lassaad A newly-formed writers' syndicate in Tunisia is calling for the government there to provide more benefits for its members

VOA标准英语2010年-All-American Artist Inspires Lucas, Sp

Norman Rockwell is one of the best-known American artists of the 20th century. His illustrations appeared in advertisements, on calendars and most notably on magazine covers. Collection of George Lucas Licensed by Norman Rockwell Licensing, Niles IL.