Development Experts Ring Up Kenya's Mobile Money Success Sto

The success of the M-Pesa mobile money system in Kenya is attracting the attention of development experts, aid organizations and companies seeking to replicate its effectiveness. An award-winning advertisement for M-Pesa shows money flying from a smi

VOA标准英语2011--Growing Global Appetite for Meat, Milk P

The race to meet the world's growing appetite for animal products may increase the risk of both human and animal diseases, according to experts, who urge policymakers to consider health implications along with the need to boost production. As the hum

VOA标准英语2011--Obama Urges Peaceful Response to Protest

President Barack Obama has again criticized Iran's government for its crackdown on opposition protesters. The president used a news conference to address ramifications for the Middle East following what happened in Egypt and Tunisia, and also respond

VOA标准英语2011--Thai, Cambodian Soldiers Clash in Fresh

Thai and Cambodian authorities say fresh fighting broke out between their soldiers, with each side once again blaming the other. The new skirmish came shortly after the United Nations Security Council urged the two countries to impose a ceasefire aro

VOA标准英语2011--Mugabe's Absence Reportedly Hinders Zimb

President Robert Mugabe left Zimbabwe last Friday for medical treatment in Asia. Mugabe's recent absences from Harare means that the executive branch has met for just two hours in the last two months. Mugabe told colleagues he was traveling to Singap

VOA标准英语2011--High Food Prices Helped Spark Egypt Prot

Many developing countries are closely watching the role escalating food prices is playing in the turmoil in North Africa. Government repression, corruption, unemployment and poverty united protesters to oust Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak last week

Public Holiday Gives Egypt’s Rulers More Time to Implement

Egyptians have another day off work Monday, amid word of a new timeline for implementing political reforms in the wake of President Hosni Mubarak's resignation. Egypt's military leaders called a public holiday Monday, amid strikes by bank tellers, st

VOA标准英语2011--Tunisian Women Seeking Place in Future P

Women have been active participants in anti-government protests that toppled the leaders of Tunisia and Egypt. Now, as Tunisia turns the page on authoritarian rule, women are seeking their place in the future political makeup of this North African co

VOA标准英语2011--Tom Principato's Family, Friends Inspire

Guitarist Tom Principato has been a mainstay on the Washington, D.C. blues scene for more than 40 years. Tom's new CD was inspired by family, friends and collaborators who helped shape his life on and off the stage. Like many kids growing up in the 1

VOA标准英语2011--Student Funeral Prompts New Tehran Clash

The funeral was for Sanea Jaleh, a 26-year-old student who was killed on Monday. Both the government and the opposition in Iran say Jaleh is a martyr and that he supported their cause. Both have blamed the other for his death. The rally on Monday was

VOA标准英语2011--Protests Break Out in Libya

Hundreds of pro-government demonstrators marched and chanted in the streets of the Libyan capital Tripoli and the coastal port city of Benghaz. The demonstrations follow reports in the Libyan press of disturbances by anti-government protesters Tuesda

VOA标准英语2011--Radio Network in Southern Senegal Tries

A community radio project in Senegal's troubled Casamance region is trying to help the peace process there by encouraging dialogue in an atmosphere of ongoing tension and violence. Pasted to the wall inside Fogny FM, a radio station located just sout

Garden Gnomes Portray Star Crossed Lovers in 'Gnomeo and Jul

In the four centuries since Romeo and Juliet was first performed, Shakespeare's tragic tale of star cross'd lovers has been recast into formats from high school comedy to musical theater. Now, at long last, we have the whimsical Disney version in a n

Humanitarian Groups Call for Investment, Infrastructure to P

As drought continues in Kenya's arid north, a coalition of humanitarian groups is urging the east African nation to combat future shortages through infrastructure development and economic reform. It has been months since parts of northern Kenya have

VOA标准英语2011--EU Renews Sanctions Against Zimbabwe

European Union sanctions against President Robert Mugabe and most of his colleagues in the ZANU-PF party have been renewed despite requests from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) that they be abandoned. The EU has lifted restrictions

VOA标准英语2011--Displaced in Ivory Coast Need More Shelt

The United Nations refugee agency says it has begun work on a new camp for internally displaced people in western Ivory Coast. The UNHCR says it expects the current shortage of shelter for thousands of uprooted people to get worse as their numbers co

VOA标准英语2011--Analysts Say Egypt Must Remain Free of N

In this report from Washington, Senior Correspondent Andr de Nesnera looks at Egypt's nuclear program and its stance on chemical weapons. With Egypt's political future still in limbo, analysts question whether Cairo's policy of not seeking nuclear we

VOA标准英语2011--Scientists Create Glue Inspired by Musse

Have you ever wondered how those hard-shelled mollusks known as mussels anchor themselves to rocks on lake and river bottoms? How they stick to sea walls, or resist pounding waves? Scientists at the University of Chicago have done more than come up w

VOA标准英语2011--Madagascar Crisis Sparks Worry, Hope Amo

Madagascar's ousted President Marc Ravalomanana is due to return home Saturday from exile in South Africa despite a warrant for his immediate arrest. It has been almost two years since a coup d'etat and ensuing political standoff sparked an economic

VOA标准英语2011--Security Forces Fire on Bahrain Mourners

Security forces have fired shots in Manama on Friday, where demonstrators were gathering for an anti-government rally, in defiance of a government ban on protests. Hospital officials say there are casualties. Mourners began chanting opposition slogan