VOA标准英语2010年-Kenyan Price Control Bill Awaits Presi

Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki is considering whether to sign a price control bill into law that would allow the government to set prices on basic items such as maize, wheat, cooking oil and petrol. Kenya's parliament approved the measure in June. Supp

VOA标准英语2010年-Shu Tao Becomes An IGO Ambassador Whil

I have time to join the IGO and be an ambassador to help new incoming international students get use to the environment here at Georgetown University and Washington, DC. Shu Tao is a second-year PhD student in the Department of Biology specializing i

VOA标准英语2010年-Boy Scouts Celebrate 100th Anniversary

Nearly 45,000 Boy Scouts from across the United States and from around the world are camping outdoors for 10 days of fun and adventure as the youth organization celebrates 100 years of scouting. Every four years the Boy Scouts of America holds its na

VOA标准英语2010年-US House Approves Oil Spill Reform Bil

Demonstrator John Moore holds a sign during a protest in Berkeley, California on 30 Jul 2010 to mark the 100th day anniversary of BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico The U.S. House of Representatives has passed legislation that would impose new safety

VOA标准英语2010年-For U.S. Troops, New Armored Vehicle i

Explosive Devices have accounted for around 800 of the roughly 1,100 U.S. combat deaths in Afghanistan. To counter these increasingly-lethal bombs, the U.S. military is spending billions of dollars on blast-resistant vehicles specially tailored for A

VOA标准英语2010年-Zimbabwe's Mugabe Speaks Out on Diamon

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe addresses mourners at the burial of his sister Sabina Mugabe at Heroes Acre in Harare, 1 Aug. 2010 Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe says windfall revenues from recently approved diamond sales must benefit the whol

VOA标准英语2010年-Pakistan Flood Survivors Crowd Into Sh

People carry their belongings as heavy flood destroy their homes in Nowshera, Pakistan, 02 Aug 2010 Rescue workers in Pakistan are struggling to reach thousands of villagers stranded in the northwest by flooding that government officials say has kill

VOA标准英语2010年-Tensions Test Indonesia's Moderate Mus

Ahmadiyah woman followers walk outside An-Nur Mosque after prayers at Manislor village in Kuningan, West Java, Indonesia, 30 Jul 2010. The minority Islamic sect told followers Friday to prepare for war after rock-throwing mobs attacked one of their m

VOA标准英语2010年-Study Shows Air Pollution Poses Greate

Airborne particles produced by automobile exhaust, industry and coal or oil fired power plants can cause blood pressure to rise to dangerous levels Medical researchers are finding out more about the health risks of air pollution. They say the world's

VOA标准英语2010年-Angola Criticized for Jailing Activist

Human rights groups are calling for the release of Angolan human rights activists who were sentenced to prison Tuesday for alleged involvement in the deadly attack on Togo's national football team. Amnesty International made the appeal after a court

VOA标准英语2010年-UN Seeks to Calm Tensions on Israel-Le

Relatives and friends of Lieutenant-Colonel Dov Harari react during his funeral at the military cemetery in the coastal city of Netanya, Israel, 4 Aug 2010. A clash between Lebanese troops and Israeli soldiers Tuesday left Harari dead and was the mos

VOA标准英语2010年-Venezuela's Oil Wealth Powers Social P

Venezuela sits on huge oil reserves, and oil wealth is powering President Hugo Chavez' drive to eradicate poverty and transform the country into a socialist haven. But critics accuse the government of mismanaging the state-owned petroleum industry. V

VOA标准英语2010年-Sudanese in US Concerned About Souther

If the January referendum does take place, it will have little impact on the conflict in Darfur, in western Sudan, which has been in a lull. In Africa, a new state could be created in 2011. The tentative date for a referendum in Sudan on whether Sout

VOA标准英语2010年-Supermodel Appears at Charles Taylor W

Naomi Campbell at the U.N.-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone in Leidschendam, Netherlands, 05 Aug 2010 Supermodel Naomi Campbell has testified in the war crimes trial of former Liberian president Charles Taylor. She told the court she received di

VOA标准英语2010年-Lebanon's Qadisha Valley Threatened by

The Qadisha Valley in northern Lebanon is an area of early Christian monastic settlement where Maronite Christians have been coming to live and pray since the late 7th century. The deep gorge carved by the Qadisha River was deemed a World Heritage Si

VOA标准英语2010年-African Youth Leaders Leave US with Ne

Invited African youth leaders shared ideas for change at the final event of their high-profile stay in Washington, 5 Aug 2010 More than 100 youth leaders from across Africa have wrapped up three days of high-profile, high-level meetings in Washington

VOA标准英语2010年-Indian Authorities Struggle to Control

Kashmiris buy vegetables from a mobile vendor in a boat at Dal Lake during a curfew in Srinagar, India, 5 Aug 2010 In Indian Kashmir, authorities are struggling to control spiraling street protests, which have led to the death of more than 45 people

VOA标准英语2010年-There Was Gold in Them Thar Hills

This mining school, complete with sled dogs, was set up in Seattle as a training site for potential Klondike prospectors. Lots of Americans have heard of the Klondike because of a popular ice-cream bar named after the place. It's in Canada, so we cou

VOA标准英语2010年-Oil-Tainted Waste Raises Health, Envir

The arrival of oil-tainted waste to federally approved landfills across the Gulf coast is raising concerns are raised about the potential impact on the environment and public health An estimated 700 million liters of oil have spilled into the Gulf of

VOA标准英语2010年-Iron-Regulating Protein Could Help Bat

Almost all cells need iron to grow. Now, researchers have identified a link between the body's system for regulating iron and breast cancer. The discovery could help doctors predict the course of breast cancer disease and even help them decide the mo