VOA标准英语2010年-India's Prime Minister Appeals for Cal

India's leader has used part of his Independence Day address to call for an end to violence in Kashmir. The appeal for an end to the ongoing street protests in Kashmir by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh came one day after two more protestors were kille

VOA标准英语2010年-Reports Indicate Growing Iranian Fuel

A top Iranian oil official is saying Monday that Tehran is not having problems purchasing gasoline supplies, despite tough new U.N., U.S. and EU economic sanctions. Reports from both inside and outside Iran, however, indicate the Iranian government i

VOA标准英语2010年-Senegalese Soldiers Speak of Fighting

After decades of asking for an increase in their pensions, African soldiers who fought for France were recently told that their payments would soon increase. On the heels of this announcement, some of these soldiers share their stories about fighting

VOA标准英语2010年-SADC Summit to Discuss Zimbabwe's Poli

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, left, walks past Prime Minster Morgan Tsvangirai, during Defense Force Day Commemorations in Harare, 10 Aug 2010 The Southern African Development Community is expected to discuss the political progress in Zimbabwe

VOA标准英语2010年-Muscovites Flee Capital to Escape Fume

A Russian Emergencies Ministry soldier floods a peat bog to prevent an outbreak of fire near the town of Shatura, some 120 km (75 miles) southeast of Moscow, 13 Aug 2010 Some 500 fires continue to blaze across Russia. The flames have created toxic fu

VOA标准英语2010年-Immigration a Key Concern as Australia

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard speaks at the Australian Labor Party campaign launch at the Brisbane Convention Centre in Brisbane, Australia, 16 Aug 2010 Australians will choose a new government on August 21, and both major parties promise t

VOA标准英语2010年-US States Target Black Market Cigarett

Smuggling costs billions of dollars in lost tax revenues Faiza Elmasry | Washington, DC 11 August 2010 A truckload of black market cigarettes could be worth $2 million in profits for smugglers. Lawmakers across the U.S. have raised taxes on cigarette

VOA标准英语2010年-Regrowing Worn Joints Using Patient St

Various stages of cartilage growth on scaffold. The final image on the right shows naturally forming cartilage for comparison. These replacement joints can be made of combinations of metal alloys, plastic and ceramic, but new research shows that it m

VOA标准英语2010年-NBA Players Inspire African Youths to

NBA legend Dikembe Mutombo of Congo coaches a young Special Olympics athlete during a Basketball Without Borders community event in Dakar, Senegal, 5 Aug 2010 The National Basketball Association's Basketball Without Borders Africa program this year b

VOA标准英语2010年-Electric-Powered Aircraft Closer To Re

The drive to develop a battery to power automobiles, without using petroleum, is also behind the effort to develop an electric powered airplane. New designs for electric aircraft were recently unveiled at the Experimental Aircraft Association's (EAA)

VOA标准英语2010年-Scholar Hopes to Cool City By Covering

As Hong Kong struggles to build an environmentally friendly city, one professor is studying ways to help cut carbon emissions and lower electricity usage by covering the city's rooftops with plants. Jim Chi Yung, a geography professor at the Universi

VOA标准英语2010年-Iranian Woman Condemned to Stoning Dea

Iranian lawyer Mohammad Mostafaei, who defended Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, speaks in Oslo, where he applied for political asylum, 8 Aug 2010 Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, an Iranian woman condemned to death by stoning, has allegedly confessed to adult

VOA标准英语2010年-Ethiopia Gives Freedom of Movement to

The U.N. refugee agency says it welcomes a decision by the Ethiopian government to relax restrictions on Eritrean refugees. Agency officials say a new policy introduced by the government allows Eritrean refugees who can support themselves to live out

VOA标准英语2010年-Mistrust Frustrates US Effort to Get I

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, right, speaks with US Mideast envoy George Mitchell during their meeting at Abbas' office in the West Bank city of Ramallah, 10 Aug 2010 U.S. special Middle East envoy George Mitchell left Israel this week without

VOA标准英语2010年-Russia's Heat Turns Political

Police detain a woman - one of the protesters who gathered for an unsanctioned rally, known as the Day of Anger - in front of the Moscow mayor office, 12 Aug 2010 Russia's two-month heat wave took a political turn as protesters tried to gather in fro

VOA标准英语2010年-Venezuelan Muralists, Cartoonist, Pain

Government-sponsored political imagery abounds in the Venezuelan capital, where President Hugo Chavez constantly seeks to link his socialist program to ideals espoused by liberators, revolutionaries, and leftist icons from South America and beyond. T

VOA标准英语2010年-Random Acts of Deadly Violence Haunt t

A police officer near the Hartford Distributors in Connecticut on Aug. 3, 2010, where eight people were killed by a fellow worker who'd just been fired from his job. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill) There have been a number of deadly workplace shootings aroun

VOA标准英语2010年-US Farmers Depend on Illegal Immigrant

US farmer-soldiers assist Afghan farmers with crops like this small purple flower, which is being raised for saffron, the valuable spice the bloom produces. While U.S. forces battle daily with Taliban insurgents and try to uproot Al Qaeda terrorists,

VOA标准英语2010年-Documentary: Increasing Awareness for

57-year-old Geoffrey Erickson has been determined to overcome limitations ever since a motorcycle accident put him in a wheelchair 33 years ago. He is one of the main characters in the film. Americans this year are marking the 20th anniversary of the

VOA标准英语2010年-Bret Michaels' New CD is 'Custom Built

Poison lead singer Bret Michaels poses for a portrait as he promotes his new solo album Custom Built During the past four months, Bret Michaels, lead singer of rock band Poison, underwent an emergency appendectomy and suffered a near-fatal brain hemo