VOA标准英语2010年-Names Added to Vietnam Veterans Memori

Beth Collum finds the name of a family friend, John Barovetto, who was killed in Vietnam, 31 May 2010 The U.S. National Park Service and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund say six names have been added to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, bringing the t

VOA标准英语2010年-Ailing Father Finds 'New Dads' for His

Sunday (June 20) is Fathers Day in the United States, an observance first marked here a century ago as an occasion to honor dads, paternal bonds, and the role of fathers in society. Like the Mothers Day observance it complements, Fathers Day is celeb

VOA标准英语2010年-Sudanese Children First Victims of War

More than 300,000 children in Sudan die every year from preventable causes, about 26,000 mothers die each year giving birth, says UNICEF Lisa Schlein | Geneva 14 June 2010 UN mission dubs Southern Sudan as the hungriest place on earth with a recent s

VOA标准英语2010年-Technology Keeps Astounding and Amazin

But what's new and hot today will be antiquated before you know it Ted Landphair | Washington, DC 23 June 2010 Millions of American adults might recall phonograph records, cameras with flashbulbs and telephones with rotary dials, but their children w

VOA标准英语2010年-Who Says America Doesn't Have Castles?

This one's history is as colorful as its surroundings Ted Landphair | Washington, DC 07 June 2010 Cleveholm is the 42-room Tudor castle of Cleve Osgood's dreams. Cleve came from his name; holm from the Swedish word for home. Beside a rushing Rocky Mo

VOA标准英语2010年-Poland Gears Up for Early Presidential

Presidential candidates Jaroslaw Kaczynski from the Law and Justice party and Bronislaw Komorowski, Parliament Speaker and acting president, stand together after a joint debate in the Polish TV, in Warsaw, Poland, 13 Jun 2010 Poland is preparing to e

VOA标准英语2010年-Emirates Looks to Lead Aviation Recove

Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Emirates Airline Chairman and CEO (l), German Chancellor Angela Merkel (center), and Airbus President and Chief Executive Tom Enders (r) pose with an A-380 model during the opening of the International Air Show ILA

VOA标准英语2010年-Obama Says He Will Not Rest Until Oil

President Barack Obama, standing with Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, center, and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, left, delivers remarks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington following his closed meeting with his Cabinet a

VOA标准英语2010年-Zimbabwe Reconciliation Meeting Result

Johannesburg 24 May 2010 In Zimbabwe, a meeting aimed at launching a process of national reconciliation has been aborted after chaos erupted over delegate accreditation. Organizers of the opening meeting of Zimbabwe's Organ for National Healing, Reco

VOA标准英语2010年-Remembering AIDS 2000 – Hope and Con

While much attention is being paid to South Africa as the host of Africas first World Cup, the nation also made history 10 years ago when it hosted the 13th International AIDS Conference. It was the first time the worlds largest AIDS gathering was he

VOA标准英语2010年-Jailed Americans' Mothers Ask Iranian

Mothers of imprisoned US hikers meeting with their children in a Tehran hotel Last week, Cindy Hickey, Laura Fattal and Nora Shourd visited their three adult children, jailed in Iran for nearly 10 months after being arrested while hiking near the Ira

VOA标准英语2010年-3 US Mothers to Visit Children Held in

Laura Fattal, left, mother of Josh Fattal, Cindy Hickey, center, mother of Shane Bauer and Nora Shourd, mother of Sarah Shourd in New York. Josh, Shane and Sarah were arrested for illegal entry near the Iraq border and have been in a Tehran prison si

VOA标准英语2010年-Want Some Regression Therapy That's Go

Hop on the nearest whirling carousel Ted Landphair | Washington, DC 10 May 2010 Wooden horses this genuine Hershell carousel are lovingly maintained. One such merry-go-round was found, abandoned and choked with weeds in a Colorado field, and beautifu

VOA标准英语2010年-Chevrolet Volt on Sale Later this Year

After emerging from bankruptcy last year, Detroit automaker General Motors promised to be a more efficient company, selling more vehicles customers want to buy. One vehicle the company is pegging its future success on is the gas and electric powered

VOA标准英语2010年-Some US National Parks Threatened by G

The director of US National Parks says more than 40 parks and wildlife refuges on the Gulf of Mexico could be affected by the BP oil spill. He said there is no clear end to the spill at this point but he downplayed the potential impact when the slick

VOA标准英语2010年-Venezuelans Have Little Consensus on '

For years, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has described his program of boosting state control over the economy as 21st Century Socialism. The president does not spell out how this version of socialism differs from 20th century socialist experiments

VOA标准英语2010年-Venezuelan Oil Production Declines as

Over the last decade, oil production has slipped in Venezuela, even as estimates of the country's petroleum reserves have grown. Venezuela's reserves are now thought to be the world's largest, giving the country an enormous revenue potential for deca

VOA标准英语2010年-Challenges Ahead for Nigeria's New Act

Goodluck Jonathan says his primary focus is driving down double-digit inflation, boosting electricity supplies, and getting the 2010 budget through parliament. Scott Stearns | Abuja 15 February 2010 Nigeria's new acting president and commander in chi

VOA标准英语2010年-Ohno Becomes Most Decorated US Winter

Canada's Charles Hamelin, left, and USA's Apolo Anton Ohno, right, compete during the first race of the men's 1000m quarterfinals short track skating competition at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, 20 Feb 2010 Having won hi

VOA标准英语2010年-Key Iraqi Sunni Political Bloc Pulls O

Saleh al-Mutlaq, a Sunni politician who has been barred from running in the election because of alleged ties to the Baath party, Iraq (file photo) A key Sunni political bloc declared Saturday that it would not take part in Iraq's March 7 parliamentar