NYC Leonardo da Vinci Exhibit Follows Artist's Entire Career

Broadcast: Jan 22 2003 The most comprehensive collection of drawings by Leonardo da Vinci ever assembled in the United States, is on exhibit at the 1) Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The exhib

voa标准英语2008-India Denies Escalating Tensions With Pakistan

India has denied escalating tensions with its neighbor as Pakistan called on New Delhi to resume a dialogue and pull back its troops along the border. Tensions have been deepening between the South Asian neighbors since last month's terror attacks i

voa标准英语2008-Guinea Coup Leaders Choose New Prime Minister

Guinea's new military leaders named international banker Kabine Komara as the country's new prime minister. Komara is a senior director at the African Export-Import Bank in Cairo and was one of four men who labor leaders nominated for the post follo

VOA常速英语2007年-Pakistan's Political Turmoil

By Ravi Khanna Washington 31 December 2007 Hundreds of thousands of mourners paid their last respects to Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto as she was buried on Friday beside her father at the family mausoleum, a day after allegedly a suicide

voa标准英语2008-2008, a Year of Closed Doors for Africa's Migran

The International Organization for Migration said 2008 has been a disastrous year for Africans seeking to migrate to other countries in search of a better life. IOM said many Africans lost their lives, others ended up being exploited and abused. Som

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Praises Former President Gerald Ford

By Scott Stearns White House 30 December 2006 The body of former U.S. President Gerald Ford is to lie in state in the U.S. Capitol until Tuesday, when a memorial service will be held. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, President Bu

VOA常速英语2007年-Disabled Girls Find New Destiny in Cheerleading

By June Soh Washington 31 December 2007 Young people with special needs are often looked at differently. People see what they cannot do. They often have few opportunities to play in sports or participate in social activities, and sometimes it is hard

VOA常速英语2007年-Ivory Coast Makes Progress on Citizen Identific

By Nico Colombant Dakar 31 December 2007 Another difficult year is coming to a close in Ivory Coast. The world's leading cocoa producer remains tense and divided between a government-run south and rebel-held north. Slowly, though, the main question

VOA常速英语2007年-Pakistan Election Decision Tuesday, Stocks Fall

By Nancy-Amelia Collins Islamabad 31 December 2007 Political violence in Pakistan is declining a day after the party of the slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto announced it would contest upcoming elections. The pressure is now on President Pervez

Learning to be a 1)Lobbyist

Broadcast: Jan 27, 2003 When Congress returned to session earlier this month, one of the first orders of business was to revise an ethics standard known as the

Jefferson's West: The Lewis and Clark 1)Bicentennial Begins

Broadcast: Jan 26 2003 The Lewis and Clark Fife and Drum Corps helped launch the expedition bicentennial, evoking the music and pageantry of a young American nation. The musicians come from Saint Char

VOA常速英语2007年-Israeli PM Olmert Curbs West Bank Settlement Co

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 31 December 2007 Israel is taking steps to curb settlement activity in the West Bank. But as Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, the Palestinians say it is not enough. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has sent an

voa标准英语2008-Ghana Election Results Postponed

Ghana's Electoral Commission has delayed the release of final results from Sunday's presidential run-off because of problems with voting materials in one of the country's 230 districts. Voters in that district will re-cast their ballots Friday. Ghan

voa标准英语2008-Bangladesh's Sheikh Hasina Wins Landslide Electi

The Awami League, led by former prime minister Sheik Hasina, has gained a clear majority of the parliamentary seats in Bangladesh's election. International observers are preliminarily deeming the election fair, which came after a two-year period of

2006年VOA标准英语-Top Casamance Official Assassinated, Say Senega

By Jordan Davis Dakar 31 December 2006 Senegalese officials say they are investigating the killing of a top politician El-Hadj Oumar Lamine Badji (File photo) in the country's southern Casamance region. Separatist groups in Casamance have waged a tw

2006年VOA标准英语-Palestinians Condemn, Israel Welcomes, Saddam E

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 31 December 2006 Palestinians participate a rally to protest Saddam Hussein's execution in Jenin, 31 Dec 2006 The Palestinians have condemned the execution of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. But as Robert Berger repo

2006年VOA标准英语-India's Hindi Movie Industry, Bollywood, Booms

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 31 December 2006 Bollywood actors Esha Deol, left, John Abraham, center, and Remi Sen, right, interact with fans at the promotion of the hindi film Dhoom in Bombay (File photo) India's prolific Hindi movie industry, popu

2006年VOA标准英语-Saddam Hussein Buried; New Video Shows Last Mom

By Margaret Besheer Irbil, Iraq 31 December 2006 Iraqis grieve beside the burial site of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein in Ouja, Iraq, 130 kilometers (80 miles) north of Baghdad Sunday 31 Dec. 2006 Former dictator Saddam Hussein, who was exec

2006年VOA标准英语-DRC President Names First Post-War Prime Minist

By Joe Bavier Kinshasa 31 December 2006 The Democratic Republic of Congo's President Joseph Kabila has named life-long opposition leader Antoine Gizenga as the country's new prime minister in a presidential decree read on state-owned television late

2006年VOA标准英语-Senegalese Sheep Sellers Compete for Muslim Hol

By Kari Barber Dakar 30 December 2006 Senegal is preparing to observe the Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha (the feast of the sacrifice) starting Sunday. The holiday, known as Tabaski in parts of West Africa, requires Muslims to sacrifice a sheep for the n