VOA标准英语2011--Israeli Troops Clash with Protesters Alo

Israeli Troops Clash with Protesters Along Borders Israeli troops shot at Palestinian protesters along the border of Syria, Lebanon and Gaza Sunday killing at least 15 people as demonstrators marked the anniversary of Israel's creation. Witnesses and

VOA标准英语2011--N. African Migrants Risk Lives to Reach

N. African Migrants Risk Lives to Reach Italian Island More than 30,000 migrants have arrived from north Africa on the tiny southern Italian island of Lampedusa, so far, this year. Most of the migrants leave the coasts of Tunisia and Libya onboard ri

VOA标准英语2011--Violence Spreads Along Israel's Borders

Violence Spreads Along Israel's Borders As Palestinians Coordinate Protest Israeli troops have fired at protesters along Israel's borders with Lebanon and Syria. At least 10 people have been killed as thousands of Palestinians mobilized to mark the a

VOA标准英语2011--Vicksburg Businesses Band Together to Fi

Vicksburg Businesses Band Together to Fight Floodwater As flooding continues along the Mississippi River, happy outcomes are hard to come by. There is one neighborhood in the South Vicksburg area of Mississippi, though, where five small businesses ha

VOA标准英语2011--Obama, Jordan's King Discuss Mideast Dev

Obama, Jordan's King Discuss Mideast Developments At the White House on Tuesday, U.S. President Barack Obama and Jordan's King Abdullah discussed the popular uprisings in the Middle East and efforts to move Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts forward.

VOA标准英语2011--US Companies Help Families Adjust to Lif

US Companies Help Families Adjust to Life Overseas Richard and Kim Choi knew life in China would require some adjustment. Richard works for an American automaker which transferred the couple and their three children from Miami to Shanghai almost thre

VOA标准英语2011--Gretchen Parlato's 'The Lost And Found'

Gretchen Parlato's 'The Lost And Found' Features Wide Range of Jazz Influences We all know what winning an American Idol competition can do for a singer's career. Even a Top 10 showing can keep a performer working for years. Winning one of the world'

VOA标准英语2011--US Hiring Slows, Unemployment Rate Hits

US Hiring Slows, Unemployment Rate Hits 9.1 The U.S. economy is showing signs of slowing down, adding only 54,000 jobs in May - the smallest increase in eight months. The nation's unemployment rate inched higher last month to 9.1 percent, raising fea

VOA标准英语2011--Harvard's First Woman President Settles

Harvard's First Woman President Settles into Role Harvard University is arguably one of the most prestigious universities in the world. Founded in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1636, it is among the oldest in the United States. In 2007, Harvard named h

VOA标准英语2011--Helper Serum Boosts Effectiveness of Flu

Helper Serum Boosts Effectiveness of Flu Vaccine Vaccines against swine and avian flu can be made more effective by the addition of a helper serum known as an adjuvant. The finding from a new study could let vaccine makers stretch supplies and possib

VOA标准英语2011--Indonesian Documentary Highlights Tribes

Indonesian Documentary Highlights Tribes Fighting Developers and Conservationists A new documentary about a school in a remote rainforest in Indonesia highlights how education is helping indigenous people to stand up for their rights. In addition to

VOA标准英语2011--New Agency Trains Women Leaders in South

New Agency Trains Women Leaders in Southern Sudan Among the issues facing women in southern Sudan are high rates of poverty, illiteracy and maternal mortality. Bringing those numbers down by 2015 is the aim of the U.N. Millennium Development Goals, o

VOA标准英语2011--Sustained Irregular Heartbeat Raises Mor

Sustained Irregular Heartbeat Raises Mortality Risk for Middle Aged Women Many doctors see atrial fibrillation (AF), an abnormal heart rhythm, in their elderly patients. But a new study indicates that a surprising number of middle aged women, who are

VOA标准英语2011--Writer Takes Trans-Pacific Journey in Ne

Writer Takes Trans-Pacific Journey in New Novel The writer Lisa See takes readers on a trans-Pacific journey in her latest novel, Dreams of Joy. The book is a sequel to See's 2009 novel Shanghai Girls, which tells the story of two sisters, Pearl and

VOA标准英语2011--E coli: Good Bacteria Gone Bad

E coli: Good Bacteria Gone Bad As a major outbreak of a highly toxic strain of E. coli bacteria continues to sicken residents of Europe, medical experts are racing to find the source. E. coli doesn't usually cause any trouble, says University of Minn

VOA标准英语2011--Pacific Northwest Looks to Jump-Start Gr

Pacific Northwest Looks to Jump-Start Green Jet Fuel Industry The U.S. Navy's F-18 fighter planes ran test flights last year using jet fuel partially made from plant oils. In May the U.S. Air Force's famed Thunderbirds unit of F-16 fighter/bombers be

VOA标准英语2011--Supersizing the American Dream Home

Supersizing the American Dream Home This is a story about something called McMansions, the backlash to McMansions, and the backlash to the backlash about McMansions. McMansions are homes - new and very big homes. The name is borrowed from the super-s

VOA标准英语2011--America's Drive-In Movie Theater Turns 7

America's Drive-In Movie Theater Turns 78 This coming Monday marks a nostalgic anniversary in American culture. On June 6, 1933, the world's first drive-in movie theater opened in Camden, New Jersey. By 1950, there were 4,000 of these movies under th

VOA标准英语2011--Split Tribal Allegiances Deepen Yemen's

Split Tribal Allegiances Deepen Yemen's Crisis As battles in Yemen raged Thursday, the deadly fighting in the streets of the capital between forces loyal to President Ali Abdullah Saleh and members his own tribe highlights some deeply personal faultl

VOA标准英语2011--Syrian Opposition Groups Demand Presiden

Syrian Opposition Groups Demand President Step Down Syrian opposition groups ended a two-day meeting in Turkey on Thursday with the demand that President Bashar al-Assad step down. Opposition activists are also calling for protests nationwide Friday,