VOA标准英语2010年-Kenya's Poor Make Art to Escape Slum L

Joseph Muchina was a teenager living in a Kenyan slum in the early 1970s when a radical concept took shape: teach the poor skills to make them self-reliant rather than keep them eternally reliant on charity. Muchina was among the first wave of partic

VOA标准英语2010年-Ben Affleck's 'The Town' Centers on Cr

The Charlestown section of Boston is steeped in Early American history. Its landmarks include the monument to the Revolutionary War Battle of Bunker Hill. Paul Revere began his famous midnight ride on its the cobblestone streets. But the recent histo

VOA标准英语2010年-Republican Hispanics Divided by Immigr

Earlier this year, the Republican Party-dominated legislature of Arizona passed a law calling for police to question the immigration status of anyone they encounter in carrying out their duties who presents what is called reasonable suspicion. The la

VOA标准英语2010年-Dr. John's 'Tribal' CD Provides Old Ta

While Doctor John's so-called gris-gris music may be a thing of the past, his famed mix of New Orleans funk, blues and soul that earned him the nickname The Night Tripper, is alive and well on a new track called Jinky Jinx. Even the artwork on the co

VOA标准英语2010年-British Forces Leave Afghanistan's Dea

It has been more than four years since British troops were deployed to Sangin and in that time 106 Britons have lost their lives. British forces handed control on Monday of the deadly Sangin district to U.S. troops, and about 1,000 Royal Marines are

VOA标准英语2010年-Betty Kwan Chinn Serves Up Meals for 5

Chinn will never forget what it feels like to be hungry and homeless. Although she was born to a wealthy family, her world fell apart was she was seven years old. The 1960s was a time of political and social upheaval in China. Her family became a tar

VOA标准英语2010年-US Army Continues to Probe Burial Mix-

Arlington National Cemetery - just outside Washington - one of the nation's most hallowed sites. It's where the remains of more than 300,000 service members are buried, including many who died in military conflicts dating back to the American Civil W

VOA标准英语2010年-Scientists Advocate Technology's Role

Scientists from more than a dozen West African countries discuss how technology can help meet Millennium Development Goals. World Leaders are gathering in New York this week to discuss the United Nations Millennium Development Goals - a set of object

VOA标准英语2010年-Michigan Means Cars to Most Americans

Recently, we tried one of those word-association games on our colleagues here at VOA. We used the word Indiana and asked for the first thing that came to mind. Farms, one person said. Notre Dame University football, said someone else. Another blurted

VOA标准英语2010年-Egyptian Opposition Announces Boycott

Egypt's al-Ghad or Tomorrow Party has announced a boycott of the upcoming parliamentary election. Al-Ghad's leader, former presidential candidate Ayman Nour, is calling the November elections rigged, echoing earlier calls for boycott by opposition fi

VOA标准英语2010年-New York Conference Tackles Investment

Although financial experts say that Africa is among the world's most risky places to invest, some like former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin sees limitless possibilities. Recently, business leaders from Africa met with potential investors on Wall St

VOA标准英语2010年-Long-Term Study of Gulf Oil Spill Heal

This week, the British oil company BP issued a controversial report on the cause of the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico four months ago. Regardless of who was at fault, the release of an estimated four million barrels of oil had a major envir

VOA标准英语2010年-Old Hands See a New Era for Green Inve

Speakers at the conference on alternative investments said Monday that an increasing number of shareholders want assurances that their investments are environmentally friendly. And they want them return a healthy yield. One of the speakers is Mary Bu

VOA标准英语2010年-Palestinians Weigh Future of Peace Tal

A bulldozer digs at the Revava Jewish settlement Monday in the northern West Bank. It is a scene that stokes anger among Palestinians and raises questions about whether the talks that started less than a month ago will continue. Palestinian President

VOA标准英语2010年-Party Winds Down for Baseball Organist

Going to a baseball game is an American summer tradition, and a big part of that ballpark experience is the stirring, up-tempo organ music that's played throughout the game. When teams score runs or players make hits, organ music leads the fans in ch

VOA标准英语2010年-US Activist Defends Immigrant Women Ag

Layli Miller-Muro wasn't even out of law school before she helped litigate a case that revolutionized asylum law in the United States. The case involved Fauziya Kassindja, a 17-year-old girl who fled the West African country of Togo to avoid a tribal

VOA标准英语2010年-Cyndi Lauper Sings the Blues

Cyndi Lauper's recent transformation from pop diva to blues maven was inspired by her lifelong admiration for the early blues pioneers, including one the earliest of them all, Ma Rainey. Lauper dedicated the album to Rainey, whose influence on younge

VOA标准英语2010年-Woody Allen Returns With Darker Look a

Helena, played by Gemma Jones, seeks out a psychic fortuneteller to help her understand why Anthony Hopkins as Alfie, her husband of more than 40 years, has left her to take up with a much younger, woman named Charmaine. Sally is married to Roy, who

VOA标准英语2010年-Mountain of Trash Blights Historic Leb

The Lebanese city of Saida is known for its historic ruins dating to the 5th century BC. It also is known for its giant garbage dump, which residents call trash mountain. The mountain has grown steadily for more than 30 years, and city residents, tou

VOA标准英语2010年-Throat Cancer Largely Due to Smoking A

Actor Michael Douglas has become the international face of throat cancer since he announced he had the disease. The actor says his doctors give him an 80 percent chance of beating the cancer. Michael Douglas didn't speak to reporters at the premiere