VOA标准英语2010年-San Franciscans Wonder What Set Off th

The California city's history of quakes keeps worry just below the surface Ted Landphair | Washington, DC 25 January 2010 You had better believe that the people of San Francisco are taking careful note of the cataclysmic Haitian earthquake and its af

VOA标准英语2010年-Foreign Olympic Hopefuls Head to USA T

Next month, Vancouver and Whistler, Canada will host athletes from more than 80 nations at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Some of the countries sending athletes might surprise you. Not only will the Jamaican bobsledders be back, but so will skiers from co

VOA标准英语2010年-Physician Uses Cell Phones to Bring He

Epidemiologist Joel Selanikio has used the explosion in mobile phone technology and the World Wide Web to deliver more effective public health services throughout the developing world. Dr. Selanikio and his organization DataDyne.org are making a diff

VOA标准英语2010年-Sri Lanka to Choose New President Tues

Sri Lanka Chooses Tuesday between Incumbent President and His Former Top General In Sri Lanka, The two proclaimed heroes of Sri Lanka's recently-ended civil war are facing off in the country's presidential election Tuesday. Both openly accuse the oth

VOA标准英语2010年-New Earthquake Jolts Haiti

The U.S. Geological Survey says the new quake, which shook Haiti just after sunrise Wednesday, was centered about 35 miles northwest of the capital Port au Prince. It was the largest of more than 40 significant aftershocks following the January 12th

VOA标准英语2010年-Sectarian Fighting Erupts in Central S

Nearly a dozen people have been killed in fighting in central Somalia between a Sufi Muslim group and al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab militants Alisha Ryu | Nairobi 02 January 2010 Radical Islamists in Somalia Ahlu-Sunna spokesman Sheik Abdullahi Sheik Abu

VOA标准英语2010年-Ousted from Church, Harare Anglicans W

Thousands heeded call by Anglican Church to attend outdoor service in Harare to protest not being allowed to worship by former bishop, followers David Clement 01 February 2010 Thousands of people heeded a call by the Anglican Church to attend an outd

VOA标准英语2010年-Scores Killed in South Sudan Raid

A group of Nuer tribesmen in South Sudan's Warrap state reportedly slaughtered 139 Dinka and stole thousands of heads of cattle. An unknown number of Nuer raiders were also killed in the attack. The deadly attack took place earlier this week, but rep

VOA标准英语2010年-Haitians Grieve for the Loss of Loved

Several hundred people attended a Mass at St. Camillus Catholic Church in Silver Spring, Maryland to support grieving Haitians and provide words of support and comfort. Donald Wuerl is the Archbishop of Washington. We simply wanted to be here, so tha

VOA标准英语2010年-Drafting of New Constitution to Begin

The charter is a major step toward new elections and ending the political crisis that followed controversial balloting in 2008. Scott Bobb | Harare 05 January 2010 Scene at stakeholders' conference in July 2009 to prepare for Zimbabwe's constitutiona

VOA标准英语2010年-Top LRA Commander Killed

The Ugandan military says its forces in the Central African Republic have killed the acting guerilla commander of the rebel Lord's Resistance Army. The death adds to the lengthening list of recent captures and killings of senior LRA combatants as the

VOA标准英语2010年-Bosnia and Herzegovina Still Strugglin

In The Hague, former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic has resumed his own defense in his war crimes trial for what he called Serbias just and holy cause against Muslim aggression during the war in Bosnia in the 1990s. But nearly 20 years after it

VOA标准英语2010年-Haitians in US Send Money to Families

Many families in Haiti are still homeless, living on the streets and not getting enough food. Haitians in the United States are trying to send money so they can buy food and water. One business in Washington, D.C. gets money quickly to people in Hait

VOA标准英语2008年-South Africa Prepares for 2010 World Cup

By Scott Bobb Durban 10 June 2008 Qualifying matches have begun around the world for the football World Cup, which begins in two years. In 2010 the World Cup is to be held for the first time in Africa and attention is focusing on host nation South A

VOA标准英语2010年-Blame it on El Nino!

US blizzards, Asia's typhoons, other extreme weather all linked to Pacific Ocean anomaly Steve Baragona | Washington, DC 10 February 2010 Experts say the oceanic disturbance known as El Ni?o is to blame for severe weather in Washington, D.C. and arou

VOA标准英语2010年-Togo Prepares to Vote in Presidential

Togo is preparing to go to the polls in Thursday's presidential election, widely seen as a test of its democratic process. In the last election in 2005, a highly-contested vote resulted in violence that left hundreds dead and displaced tens of thousa

VOA标准英语2010年-New Ukrainian President Meets EU Leade

Ukraine's new president, Viktor Yanukovich, says he is committed to establishing closer ties with the European Union. Yanukovich, who is considered far more pro-Russian than his predecessor, chose to make his first foreign trip to Brussels, rather th

VOA标准英语2010年-US Reaches out to Quake-Hit Haiti

The U.S. government as well as American officials and aid workers are trying to help Haiti following the devastating earthquake that hit near the capital Port-au-Prince late Tuesday. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton outlined U.S. help to Haiti from

VOA标准英语2010年-Chinese Increasingly Hit the Road in T

As China's economy grows, salaries rise, and more city residents feel the need to hit the road in what has become a symbol of individuality and freedom a car. China has a growing love affair with the car. This is clear at the Beijing Asian Games Vill

VOA标准英语2010年-Kronos Quartet Premieres Iranian Compo

The Kronos Quartet began its Fall 2010 touring season in its hometown San Francisco, by premiering work by a young Iranian composer, along with a selection of new and recent compositions written in reaction to social and political turmoil. Also on th