VOA标准英语2010年-Trauma Surgeon Makes Difficult Calls i

U.S. Navy trauma surgeon, Commander Zsolt Stockinger, assesses patients as they arrive at a combination triage facility-helicopter landing zone the U.S. military established on the shore of Port-au-Prince. On this day, at Terminal Varreux, he decides

VOA标准英语2010年-Brain Study Sheds Light on Language Us

Researchers say a study on the brain is shedding light on how humans process language. The research, conducted in San Diego, Boston and New York, is helping scientists understand an important part of the brain known as Broca's area. Denise Harris, 39

VOA标准英语2010年-No Decision Yet in Extradition Request

An undated picture of Hambali Riduan Isamuddin taken from a Malaysian Police website wanted list A U.S. diplomat says no decision has been made on Indonesia's request on the trial of a leading Indonesian terrorism suspect. Recent news reports say the

VOA标准英语2010年-Reba McEntire's 'Keep On Loving You' D

After spending 25 years with MCA Records, Country legend Reba McEntire switched to Nashville's independent label, Valory Music. Reba's first album for Valory is Keep On Loving You. The title track of Reba McEntire's latest album was co-written by Ron

VOA标准英语2010年-For Buddhists, San Francisco Offers Ma

Situated on the West Coast of the United States, the city of San Francisco has long been home to many generations of Asians who immigrated to the United States. In a lot of cases, they are Buddhists, but since they are from a variety of cultures and

VOA标准英语2010年-US Economy Growing Faster Than Expecte

The U.S. economy is growing faster than expected, further evidence that the worst recession since the 1930s may be over. Yet financial analysts warn the nation still faces economic problems. Wall Street cheered Friday following an upbeat fourth quart

VOA标准英语2010年-Obama’s First Year Disappoints Many

U.S. President Barack Obamas sagging approval ratings arent only a domestic phenomenon. The international community is expressing similar emotions about a president who initially offered high hopes, but failed to meet their expectations. While one ye

VOA标准英语2010年-Iraqi Refugees Face Difficulties Adjus

In fiscal year 2009, US took in nearly 19,000 Iraqi refugees, but for many refugees from Iraq, starting life anew in America is not easy Steve Mort | Tampa, Florida 29 January 2010 Iraqi immigrants Hayder Abdul-Wahab (left) and his wife Iman study En

VOA标准英语2010年-School in Queens, New York Hit Hard by

About 250,000 Haitians and Haitian-Americans live in the New York area, many of them first-generation immigrants or their children. When the earthquake hit Haiti on January 12, it also struck at those New Yorkers, uprooting or killing family members

VOA标准英语2010年-Relief Organizations Race To Find Unac

UNICEF is working with aid groups in Haiti to try to locate the scores of children who lost their parents in the earthquake. An informal grassroots networks in the tent cities of Port-au-Prince are a major part of the effort to find vulnerable childr

VOA标准英语2010年-US Military Committed to Haiti Aid Eff

The Haiti earthquake created a huge and urgent need for water, food, medicine and other services - a need that required an international governmental and private response. But the only organization with the kind of capability to deliver the magnitude

VOA标准英语2010年-Haiti Hospital Workers Say Patients Ne

Workers at a Haitian hospital say health care needs have moved beyond emergency medical aid for earthquake victims to long-term help for the injured, including amputees, and psychological counseling. At this Catholic pediatric hospital, injured patie

VOA标准英语2010年-Turkey Becomes Refuge for Fleeing Iran

Iranians fleeing the Tehran government's crackdown on its opponents are increasingly seeking refuge in Turkey. Months of continuing political instability in Iran and the lack of visa requirements in Turkey are turning the country into a sanctuary for

VOA标准英语2010年-Families of Slain Iraq Soldiers Protes

As former British Prime Minister Tony Blair appears before an inquiry into the war in Iraq, dozens of demonstrators gathered outside in a public display of anger over Britain's role in the war. Chants of war criminal echoed through London's streets,

VOA标准英语2010年-Tony Blair at Iraq Inquiry Says War wa

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair testified before a public inquiry in London about the Iraq War. Mr. Blair remains adamant the decision to go to war against Saddam Hussein was right and necessary and he'd do it again. In long awaited testimon

VOA标准英语2010年-Hamas Claims Israel Assassinated Senio

The Palestinian militant group Hamas claim Israeli intelligence agents have targeted a top Palestinian militant in the United Arab Emirates. Hamas has accused Israel of assassinating one of its senior commanders. Speaking in Damascus, Hamas official

VOA标准英语2010年-UN: Crucial to House Homeless in Haiti

International aid agencies say it is absolutely crucial to provide shelter for hundreds of thousands of people in Haiti made homeless by the earthquake before the rainy and hurricane season begins in April. The International Organization for Migratio

VOA标准英语2010年-Australian, New Zealand Scientists Con

The researchers will sail for Antarctica early next month, in an expedition funded by the Australian and New Zealand governments. The scientists hope their journey to the Southern Ocean will help to disprove Japan's claims that whales have to be kill

VOA标准英语2010年-Foreign Minister Says Indonesia Will B

We should be seen as being part of the solution to many of the world's ill. - Marty Natalegawa. At his annual briefing to journalists Friday, Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa says his country is enjoying enhanced diplomatic status followi

VOA标准英语2010年-Yemen: Three Al-Qaida Militants Captur

Yemeni TV also gave the names of six other al-Qaida fighters killed Friday in an airstrike by government warplanes on two vehicles in which they were riding. Edward Yeranian | Cairo 16 January 2010 Yemen's defense ministry says that three al-Qaida mi