VOA标准英语2010年-Environmental Report Predicts Global W

The U.S. space agency NASA says this year has been the warmest for the earth in 131 years. And a new study of hot weather in the U.S. released by the National Wildlife Federation predicts that extreme heat will be the norm by 2050. The private enviro

VOA标准英语2010年-Middle East Heat, Economy Make Ramadan

The Islamic holy month of Ramadan is due to begin Wednesday across much of the Middle East and families are feverishly preparing for the event. However, economic troubles and an unusually hot summer are expected to make the annual event something of

VOA标准英语2010年-Beating Children Remains Common Worldw

Research reveals cultural differences about what seems to be acceptable when it comes to physically disciplining children. But three decades on, how are children doing? Pediatricians from the University of North Carolina have taken a look at one meas

VOA标准英语2010年-UAE Answers US Blackberry Criticism

A man talks on his smart phone at the Dubai Financial Market in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 30 Nov 2009 The United Arab Emirates says it is disappointed with the United States for criticizing its decision to ban key Blackberry communication services

VOA标准英语2010年-US Stocks Fall on Weakening Recovery

U.S. stocks fell for a third day as disappointing earnings and economic news showed signs of a weakening recovery. The Dow Jones Industrial average fell more than 60 points before the opening bell on Thursday after technology giant Cisco posted weake

VOA标准英语2010年-New Urban Film - 'A Gangland Love Stor

While big Hollywood movies tend to dominate the entertainment scene, there are hundreds of smaller films done each year that are targeted to specific audiences, in specific categories. One of those is the so-called Urban Film category, popular with A

VOA标准英语2010年-Favre Returning for 20th NFL Season

Minnnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre throws a pass during NFL football training camp, 18 Aug 2010 in Eden Prairie, Minnesota National Football League legend Brett Favre, 40, has decided to play for a 20th season following off-season ankle surge

VOA标准英语2010年-Odierno: Iran Funding Extremists in Ir

U.S. commander for Iraq, Gen. Ray Odierno, speaks at a press conference at the U.S. embassy in the Green Zone of Baghdad, Iraq (File Photo) The commander of U.S. forces in Iraq says Iran is fueling instability in neighboring Iraq by funding and train

VOA标准英语2010年-Century-Old Novel on US-Arab Harmony S

The first English-language novel published by an Arab-American author marks its 100th anniversary Mohamed Elshinnawi | Washington, DC 20 August 2010 Photo: Courtesy Project Khalid Khalil Gibran, author of 'The Prophet,' and another significant Arab-A

VOA标准英语2010年-Filled With Comedy ‘Lottery Ticket’

BOW WOW as Kevin Carson and LORETTA DEVINE as Grandma in Alcon Entertainments comedy LOTTERY TICKET, a Warner Bros. In a new urban comedy film, young rap star Bow Wow plays an inner city teenager who wins a huge lotto jackpot and then has to deal wit

VOA标准英语2010年-Australia Deadlocked After Indecisive

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard of the Federal Labor Party waves to well-wishers at the end of voting in Melbourne, 21 Aug 2010 Australia is in political deadlock after national elections seem almost certain to deliver the country's first hun

VOA标准英语2010年-Pakistani Analysts Respond to Indian F

Pakistanis crowd around a Pakistan Army helicopter during a drop of much needed food supplies to the flood encircled village of Tul in , Sindh Province, southern Pakistan, 20 Aug 2010 As hundreds of millions of dollars in foreign aid come pouring int

VOA标准英语2010年-Venezuelan Shoppers Confront Rationing

Shoppers stand in line to pay for groceries at a privately-owned supermarket in Venezuela Combating malnutrition and making food more affordable are pillars of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez' socialist program. Food prices have soared, however, ami

VOA标准英语2010年-Rwandans Vote in Controversial Preside

Rwandan president Paul Kagame holds a press conference in Kigali, Rwanda, as citizens vote for president Monday for the second time since the country's 1994 genocide, 9 Aug 2010 Voting is underway in Rwanda's second presidential election since the 19

VOA标准英语2010年-Thousands Join Italian Self-Punishment

Christian penitents known locally as Battenti beas themselves during a procession in honor of the Virgin Mary in Guardia Sanframondi, near Benevento south of Italy, on August 22, 2010. Hundreds of thousands turned out for the final procession of a tr

VOA标准英语2010年-US Military Works to Prepare Afghan Ai

Afghan Air Force Sergeant Hayatullah Bahar Jawazjani, far right, comunicates with his compatriots, Aug 2010. He has been working with US military personnel for the past six months and has taken on a leadership role. The United States military is help

VOA标准英语2010年-Iran Inaugurates New Gas Pipeline to P

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, left, waves to the media during his departure ceremony as he leaves Tehran's Mehrabad airport, while accompanied by Vice-President Mohammad Reza Rahimi (file photo) Iran inaugurated part of what it said is a new

VOA标准英语2010年-Zimbabwe's Mugabe Says No to More Poli

Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe delivers a speech during the closing ceremony of the 30th Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit in Windhoek, Namibia, 17 Aug 2010 Days after hopes were raised at the Southern Africa Development Commun

VOA标准英语2010年-'Theater of War' Seeks to Heal Soldier

Maj. Joseph Geraci speaks at a town hall-style discussion following a 'Theater of War,' performance. Wars may differ in their circumstances, but the toll on those who fight them has been strikingly similar over the centuries. The violence, clamor and

VOA标准英语2010年-India Witnesses Growing Conflict Over

Indian villagers attack a policeman during a protest by farmers demanding better compensation for their land acquired by the state government for an upcoming expressway project near Agra, 17 Aug 2010 In India, protests by farmers about land acquisiti