VOA标准英语2011--US Activists Cautiously Optimistic About Anti-LRA Mission

US Activists Cautiously Optimistic About Anti-LRA Mission U.S. activists who have worked for years advocating against Central Africa's roaming Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) are cautiously optimistic new U.S. military assistance to dismantle the deadly

VOA标准英语2011--Syrian Government Forces Continue Crackd

Syrian Government Forces Continue Crackdown Witnesses say that Syrian security forces moved into the Damascus suburb of Kaswah Saturday, a day after they surrounded the area and swooped down on protesters. A Syrian rights group says at least 20 peopl

VOA标准英语2011--Israel Begins Dismantling Section of Wes

Israel Begins Dismantling Section of West Bank Barrier After a long Palestinian struggle, Israel on Sunday began changing the route of its security fence near a West Bank village. Israel started dismantling a section of its controversial West Bank se

VOA标准英语2011--Cicadas Swarm Wide Portions of US

Cicadas Swarm Wide Portions of US The cicadas are back. Over the past few weeks, across a wide swath of the eastern United States, the notoriously noisy bugs have emerged by the billions from their long, underground adolescence. On a muggy afternoon

VOA标准英语2011--Cattle Plague Declared Eradicated

Cattle Plague Declared Eradicated Scientists are declaring victory over a deadly animal disease that cattle herders around the world have dreaded for millennia. Rinderpest becomes the second disease in all of human history to be successfully eradicat

VOA标准英语2011--US Aid Groups Organize HIV/AIDS Camps in

US Aid Groups Organize HIV/AIDS Camps in Africa In parts of the world where it is summer time and schools are out, many kids go to camps for different activities and fun. In Africa, there is a growing trend among U.S.-based aid groups to organize HIV

VOA标准英语2011--Non-Native Weed Threatens Northwest Clam

Non-Native Weed Threatens Northwest Clams The usual story of invasive species goes something like this: an exotic plant or critter hitches a ride on some incoming cargo, alarm bells go off and an eradication campaign starts. But now, Japanese eelgras

VOA标准英语2011--Rough Road Ahead for Greece Despite Aust

Rough Road Ahead for Greece Despite Austerity Measures Greek politicians have voted in favor of $40 billion worth of austerity measures that were a precondition for Greece to receive international loans and stave off financial disaster. But as strike

VOA标准英语2011--European Court Bars Deportation of Two S

European Court Bars Deportation of Two Somalis from Britain The European Court of Human Rights has ordered Britain not to deport two Somalis who have been convicted of serious crimes, saying they could face torture or other inhuman treatment if they

VOA标准英语2011--New Zealand’s Second City Rises Again

New Zealands Second City Rises Again After Earthquake Disaster Officials in New Zealands second largest city say it will cost more than $15 billion to rebuild parts of Christchurch that were devastated earlier this year by an earthquake. In February,

VOA标准英语2011--Preservationist Group Pinpoints 11 Endan

Preservationist Group Pinpoints 11 Endangered Sites We hear a lot about endangered species. But each year for 24 years, the National Trust for Historic Preservation has been spotlighting 11 endangered places in the United States - from battlefields t

VOA标准英语2011--Maryland Mosque Invites Jewish Neighbors

Maryland Mosque Invites Jewish Neighbors for Iftar As Muslims around the world observed Ramadan over the past month, one mosque in the suburbs of Washington found the holy month of fasting from sunrise to sundown could provide an opportunity for some

VOA标准英语2011--Modern-Day Knights Rescue Communities in

Mo dern-Day Knights Rescue Communities in Distress In days of old, knights fought for damsels in distress, but in the 21st century, they sometimes battle to help small communities raise revenue. Jousting, in which armored knights compete in games of

VOA标准英语2011--Korean Artist Explores Infinity at Gugge

Korean Artist Explores Infinity at Guggenheim One of America's most prestigious museums of modern and contemporary art is showcasing the work of Korean artist Lee Ufan. Born in Korea, the 75-year-old has lived and taught in Japan, where he enjoys the

VOA标准英语2011--Kenyans Reflect on Legacy of Wangari Maa

Kenyans Reflect on Legacy of Wangari Maathai Kenyans are in mourning following the recent death of Nobel Prize-winning environmentalist Wangari Maathai. Some shared their thoughts at a park in Nairobi that Maathai famously fought to defend. Uhuru Par

VOA标准英语2011--Illinois' Solution to Asian Carp Invasio

Illinois' Solution to Asian Carp Invasion: Eat Them The Asian carp, a species of fish brought from China to the U.S. several decades ago, is a growing concern in the midwest state of Illinois. The number of Asian carp in the states waterways has soar

VOA标准英语2011--Work Underway to Repair Quake-Damaged Wa

Work Underway to Repair Quake-Damaged Washington Monument Work is under way on the Washington Monument - one of the U.S. capital's best-known tourist attractions - to repair damage from the earthquake that struck the East Coast of the United States i

VOA标准英语2011--Israel Observes Rosh Hashanah in Uncerta

Israel Observes Rosh Hashanah in Uncertain Times The Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, comes at a turbulent time for Israel. Israelis are observing Rosh Hashanah, the beginning of the High Holy Days and a time of reflection and prayer. There are 10 day

VOA标准英语2011--Forced Marriage Continues in Many Countries

Forced Marriage Continues in Many Countries Young girls forced into marriage is still a reality in many parts of the world, and it doesn't just happen in developing nations. Activists, African first ladies and victims gathered at a conference in Los

VOA标准英语2011--'Anonymous' Suggests Shakespeare Didn't Write a Word

'Anonymous' Suggests Shakespeare Didn't Write a Word What if William Shakespeare never wrote a word? What if, instead, the plays and sonnets attributed to him were the work of a worldly English aristocrat during the reign of Queen Elizabeth the First