VOA标准英语2011-Russian President Visits West Bank

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has made a rare visit to the West Bank, where he reaffirmed Moscow's recognition of a Palestinian state. With drums beating, schoolboys parading, and scores of people lining streets decked with Russian and Palestinia

VOA标准英语2011-Study Finds Stroke Spikes Among HIV-Posit

A new study of stroke in the United States has found that the rate of brain-damaging blood clots has increased dramatically among people infected with HIV. The increase in strokes coincides with the use of newer, more effective AIDS medicines. Bruce

VOA标准英语2011-Dementia Screening May be Possible with B

New research suggests a relatively simple blood test might make it possible to predict who is at a higher risk for developing dementia. The most common form of dementia is Alzheimer's Disease, and currently, it can only be definitively diagnosed in a

VOA标准英语2011-Newly Launched Senegal Airlines to Begin

A new regional air carrier called Senegal Airlines will begin flights this month to neighboring countries in West Africa. A boisterous crowd gathered at the international airport in Senegal's capital, Dakar, for an official ceremony to inaugurate the

VOA标准英语2011-Tunisia Offers Lessons to Repressive Arab

The Arab world, in particular North Africa, has been riveted by the events in Tunisia, and many in the region see parallels to the stifling conditions they endure. But conditions vary greatly among the countries and could play a major role in how dis

VOA标准英语2011-Vietnam’s Communist Party Picks New Lea

Vietnam's ruling Communist Party has picked new leaders at a meeting in the capital Hanoi. Analysts say despite concerns about economic instability there were no surprises and the current Prime Minister, Nguyen Tan Dung, looks set to retain his job.

VOA标准英语2011-Could A Tunisian-Style Revolt Happen Else

Years of anger and dissatisfaction in Tunisia over corruption, joblessness and other economic woes have erupted recently. What was unimaginable two months ago has taken placeTunisia's government shattered. Now, analysts are looking at other regimes i

VOA标准英语2011-Kenya Benefits from $100 million Health P

Health Services in eastern and central Kenya are getting a big boost through a new $100 million dollar program. The U.S. development agency, USAID, has awarded the funds to an international non-profit organization affiliated with Johns Hopkins Univer

VOA标准英语2011-Is Russia Leading a Regional Authoritaria

Police have arrested leading opposition politicians in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. Some analysts would say there's a chilly political wind blowing this winter across the Slavic core of the old Soviet Union. In Ukraine, one former minister is in jail

VOA标准英语2011-Somali Man Tried for Muhammad Cartoon Att

A Somali man accused of trying to kill a Danish cartoonist who caricatured the Prophet Muhammad has gone on trial Wednesday in Denmark. Danish intelligence police say they believe he is close to the Islamist movement al-Shabaab. The prosecutor in the

VOA标准英语2011-Germany Opens First Rwanda Genocide Trial

Germany's first trial related to the Rwandan genocide is underway with a former Rwandan mayor accused of ordering three Tutsi massacres. There are dozens of Rwandans accused of taking part in the genocide living in Europe. Onesphore Rwabukombe is sta

VOA标准英语2011-Observers Declare Sudan Voting a Success

The major organizations monitoring the referendum on independence in Southern Sudan are releasing their findings on the voting process. Despite a few concerns, they say the voting has been a success. The Carter Center, European Union and African Unio

VOA标准英语2011-Peacekeeping Officials: ECOWAS Invasion o

Officials at former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan's Peacekeeping Training Center say the threat of a West-Africa-led invasion of Ivory Coast is unlikely to materialize and would mostly aggravate the power crisis that has seized the country since

VOA标准英语2011-India's ‘Model Madrassas’ Substitute

Traditional Islamic schools, known as madrassas, have gotten some negative attention in recent years. In Pakistan and Afghanistan, some madrassas are accused of stoking Islamic fundamentalism and militancy. In India, a new kind of madrassa is emergin

VOA标准英语2011-South Sudan Officials Prepare for Referen

As vote tabulation proceeds in southern Sudan's independence referendum, its leaders are preparing for the day when the final results are in. Officials say whether the region chooses to separate or remain part of Sudan they face vast challenges. The

VOA标准英语2011-Police, Demonstrators Clash in Tunisian C

New clashes between police and demonstrators erupted Wednesday in the Tunisian capital of Tunis, after sporadic disturbances overnight. The new wave of unrest took place just hours after Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi announced that the country's

VOA标准英语2011-Life Batteries are Tomorrow's Innovations

Three-dimensional cell phones and batteries that last much longer are just two of the techonogies that could become commonplace in the next few years. For the fifth year, IBM has looked at the horizons of research, picked five technologies and announ

VOA标准英语2011-Country Strong Tells Story of Nashville

Country music frames a new romantic drama starring Gwyneth Paltrow as a Nashville diva trying to come back after personal tragedy sidetracks her career. Here's a look at Country Strong. Nashville's Kelly Canter left rehab early this morning. You reme

VOA标准英语2011-Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords

Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, 40, has been shot at a public event on Saturday in her home state. Several others were killed, including a federal judge and a 9-year-old girl. The director of trauma surgery at the University of Arizona hosp

VOA标准英语2011-Obama Pays Tribute to Arizona Shooting Vi

In an emotional visit to Tucson, Arizona late Wednesday, President Barack Obama has visited the wounded from last Saturday's mass shooting and with families of the six people killed. The president and first lady Michelle Obama attended a memorial hon