VOA标准英语2010年-Somali Defense Minister Survives Assas

A Somali government soldier looks at car exploded by a suicide bomber in Mogadishu, 15 Feb 2010 Somali rebel group al-Shabab has claimed responsibility for a failed suicide bombing attempt against the defense minister for the Western-backed Mogadishu

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-Israel Weighs Options in Face of Irani

Zeev Raz is proud of how he led an Israeli air force squadron of F-16 bombers to destroy a nuclear facility near Baghdad. The retired Israeli air force pilot remembers it was a surprisingly easy job with little resistance from the Iraqis. When we app

VOA标准英语2010年-Military says Afghan Offensive Making

US Marines take cover in a poppy field as Taliban fighters fire on them in the town of Marjaha in Afghanistan's Helmand province, 15 Feb 2010 Top military commanders in Afghanistan say a major anti-Taliban offensive in the southern Helmand Province i

VOA标准英语2010年-Bollywood-Inspired Love Story Aims to

Members of the National Students Union of India protest against recent attacks on Indian students in Australia, in Ahmadabad, India, Tuesday, June 2, 2009. Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says he assured Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in a

VOA标准英语2010年-Fighting Flares in Darfur as Peace Tal

Sustained armed clashes between rebel groups and Sudanese forces have re-emerged in Sudan's western region of Darfur as another round of peace talks appear to be going nowhere. The international peacekeeping mission there says more than 14,000 civili

VOA标准英语2010年-Amnesty International Report says Wome

A recent report by Amnesty International says women and girls living in Nairobi's more than 200 slums are at constant risk of being raped, especially after dark. Risk of 'going to the toilet' Going to the toilet at night for some girls and women livi

VOA标准英语2010年-Guinea Run-Off Set For September

Presidential candidate and former prime minister Cellou Dalein Diallo casts his vote in presidential elections in Conakry, Guinea, 27 Jun 2010 Guinean authorities announced Monday that the second round of its landmark presidential poll will take plac

VOA标准英语2010年-Conflict Fuels High Death Rate, Health

Interviewers conducting surveys in the Central African Republic received thorough training before heading out into the field. During the actual survey, interviewers spent an hour or more with each respondent. The Central African Republic has been pla

VOA标准英语2010年-Questions Remain as Kagame Returns to

A supporter of Rwandan president Paul Kagame shows his support for the ruling RPF party during a victory celebration held at the Amhoro stadium in Kigali before the official results are announced, 10 Aug 2010 Rwandan President Paul Kagame has been re

VOA标准英语2010年-Food Security in Zimbabwe Improves, Ma

A woman looks happy after receiving bags of food A new United Nations report finds food security in Zimbabwe has improved significantly, following government efforts to curb the food problem and international funding to subsidize farmers. But, the re

VOA标准英语2010年-Researchers Say Several Factors Contri

Scientists don't know what causes autism, but besides a genetic predisposition, they are now focusing on environmental exposure, or a combination of the two. A conference on autism is taking place in (the eastern state of) Pennsylvania. The aim is to

VOA标准英语2010年-Baseball Can Get Complicated

And it can be downright incomprehensible if you don't understand English Ted Landphair | Washington, DC 09 August 2010 Never shy about expressing his opinion, Ozzie Guilln got the whole world of sports talking when he complained about a double standa

VOA标准英语2010年-Bringing Back the Puffins

In 1973, as a young birding instructor in Maine, Kress began transplanting hundreds of downy puffin chicks from Newfoundland to Eastern Egg Rock, and later on to several other Maine islands. Stephen Kress made his name by bringing Atlantic puffins ba

VOA标准英语2010年-California Entrepreneur Offers African

KickStart sells its pumps to poor rural farmers, with the promise that they can make money with them. For a small farmer, replacing a bucket with a pump can lead to cultivating a wider variety of crops and creating work for family and neighbors. A Ca

VOA标准英语2010年-Museum Brings a Bit of South Africa to

An African landscaped garden is growing (and thriving) in front of The British Museum. The plants were brought from South Africa's Cape region by ship and include a quiver tree and poker plants. Jennifer Glasse | London 09 August 2010 South Africa la

VOA标准英语2010年-Hague Testimonies Contradict Campbell'

Actress Mia Farrow at the U.N.-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone in Leidschendam, Netherlands, 09 Aug 2010 American Actress Mia Farrow has testified at the war crimes trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor. She told the court at The Ha

VOA标准英语2010年-Mia Farrow's War Crimes Testimony Cont

Actress Mia Farrow, left, is seen holding the bible being sworn on a screen in the pressroom of the U.N.-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone in Leidschendam, Netherlands, 09 Aug 2010 American Actress Mia Farrow testified Monday at the war crimes tr

VOA标准英语2010年-New Tunisian Writers' Syndicate Calls

We have writers who aren't working, writers who are suffering from poverty, writers without social security, Ben Hassine Lassaad A newly-formed writers' syndicate in Tunisia is calling for the government there to provide more benefits for its members

VOA标准英语2010年-All-American Artist Inspires Lucas, Sp

Norman Rockwell is one of the best-known American artists of the 20th century. His illustrations appeared in advertisements, on calendars and most notably on magazine covers. Collection of George Lucas Licensed by Norman Rockwell Licensing, Niles IL.