VOA标准英语2010年-Japan to Release Chinese Trawler Capta

Japanese prosecutors say they will release a Chinese trawler captain who has been detained since his boat collided with Japanese patrol vessels in disputed waters. The incident enraged China, which retaliated by canceling meetings with Japanese offic

VOA标准英语2010年-Flu Shots Linked to Lower Heart Attack

Getting a flu shot can help prevent influenza. But now, a large study in Britain indicates that older adults who get an annual flu vaccination are less likely to suffer a heart attack. The study involved more than 78,000 people, age 40 and older. Our

VOA标准英语2010年-Australia, China Conduct Live-Fire Nav

The Australian frigate, HMAS Warramunga, participated in the first live-firing exercise of its kind with the Chinese navy off the Shandong Peninsular in the Yellow Sea in north-eastern China. The vessel took part in the drill alongside the Chinese wa

VOA标准英语2010年-China, Russia Agree to Strengthen Stra

President Hu Jintao and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev inspected an honor guard at a welcoming ceremony Monday at Beijing's Great Hall of the People. Following a closed-door meeting, the two leaders signed a statement calling for comprehensively d

VOA标准英语2010年-Israelis, Palestinian West Bank Reside

The presence of Jewish settlements in the Israeli-occupied West Bank is at the heart of the impasse facing negotiators. This is one of the key flashpoints in the conflict between Israeli settlers who are determined to stay and the Palestinian residen

VOA标准英语2010年-Rwanda Tackles Top Killer of Children

Joe DeCapua 02 September 2010 For more than a year now, Rwanda has been immunizing its children against pneumonia. Its goal is to save the lives of 6,000 kids every year. This week, health officials and others are checking on the programs progress. P

VOA标准英语2010年-New Appreciation for America's Forgott

America's 30th president has been largely ignored by historians. Calvin Coolidge was sworn into office in August 1923, after the death of President Warren Harding. Elected in his own right the following year, Coolidge left office in 1929. Now, his le

VOA标准英语2010年-American Muslims Gather to Break Fast

Muslims often break their fast by drinking water and eating dates as the Prophet Muhammad did. The holy month of Ramadan is marked by fasting from dawn to dusk. Muslim Americans end each day of fasting with a festive meal known as Iftar. After a long

VOA标准英语2010年-Gates: More Casualties in Afghanistan

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday that nearly all of the American surge forces have arrived in Afghanistan to press the new strategy President Barack Obama announced in December. At a news conference in Kabul with Afghan President Ham

VOA标准英语2010年-US Withdrawal from Iraq Looms Over Afg

As U.S. combat troops are pulled out of Iraq, attention is turning to Afghanistan. President Barack Obama has pledged to begin pulling out troops there as well, starting next year. The Iraq withdrawal might have an effect on political and military ca

VOA标准英语2010年-US Launches Direct Mideast Peace Talks

Those who oppose the cause of peace will try in every way possible to sabotage this process as we have already seen this week. - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has launched the first direct peace talks b

VOA标准英语2010年-Ethiopia Devalues Its Currency by 17 P

Ethiopia has sharply devalued its currency - the birr - in a bid to boost economic growth. The move was welcomed by economists, though it may have the side effect of fueling inflation. Ethiopia's Central Bank announced Wednesday that the birr has bee

VOA标准英语2010年-Obama, Mideast Leaders Begin Peace Tal

At the start of new Middle East peace talks, U.S. President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned Tuesday's deadly shooting near the West Bank town of Hebron. Both leaders said Wednesday that they are determined that th

VOA标准英语2010年-Obama Urges Israel, Palestinians to Se

Now is the time for leaders of courage and vision to deliver the peace that their people deserve. - US President Barack Obama President Barack Obama says Israelis and Palestinians must seize the opportunity for achieving a lasting peace presented by

VOA标准英语2010年-Gates Visits Birthplace of Iraqi Turna

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates visited Western Iraq Wednesday, the place where U.S. troops and local tribal leaders began an effort four years ago that helped turn the tide of the Iraq war. Gates stopped in al-Anbar Province on his way to Baghda

VOA标准英语2010年-Gaza Lessons Harden Israeli Views on S

As Israelis and Palestinians head into U.S.-brokered negotiations, both sides are drawing lessons from Israel's unilateral pullout from the Gaza Strip, five years ago. By removing thousands of Jewish settlers and Israeli troops, Israel hoped to ease

VOA标准英语2010年-US Formally Ends Combat Mission in Ira

At a colorful ceremony in one of Saddam Hussein's old palaces outside Baghdad, the U.S. military formally ended its combat role in Iraq and passed command of the remaining 50,000 American troops to a new four-star general. A U.S. military band played

VOA标准英语2010年-Fish 'Cell Phones' Track Marine Life

A unique array of underwater listening devices stretches 3,000 kilometers along the west coast of North America to track marine life along the continental shelf. It's like giving fish a cell phone, says Pacific Ocean Shelf Tracking (POST) executive d

VOA标准英语2010年-AIDS Advocacy Group says UN Has Failed

An international HIV/AIDS advocacy group says the United Nations has failed the women of the Democratic Republic of Congo. AIDS-Free World says it's time for the U.N. to stop passing resolutions on the Congo and take action. The estimated number of r

VOA标准英语2010年-UN Gives 6 Million to Mothers In Niger

The United Nations is giving $6 million in cash from its Children's Fund to mothers in Niger so they can buy food amidst widespread hunger in that West African country brought on by last year's lack of needed rain for crops. Vanessa Curney, a communi