VOA标准英语2011--Pooch Parks Are All the Rage

Pooch Parks Are All the Rage A popular trend in American landscape architecture is the dog park or, as the Chicago Tribune newspaper calls it, the bark park. There are now thousands of these fenced areas for dogs to play off-leash, some of which have

VOA标准英语2011--Contemporary Events Inspire Arab Hip-Hop Artist

Contemporary Events Inspire Arab Hip-Hop Artist A Moroccan woman who only discovered her talent as a hip-hop performer when she came to study in London is now at the forefront of this musical genre. Master Mimz delivered her own commentary on the Ara

VOA标准英语2011--European Finance Chiefs Meet on Debt Crisis

European Finance Chiefs Meet on Debt Crisis European leaders converge on Brussels Sunday for a crucial summit aimed at forging a plan to save the euro currency. As Greece struggles to avoid a default on its debts, EU leaders must try to stop the cris

VOA标准英语2011--Romney Faces Political Challenge Over Religion

Romney Faces Political Challenge Over Religion In U.S. presidential politics, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney has a narrow lead over Georgia businessman Herman Cain in the latest CNN-ORC poll. Most political analysts consider Romney the fro

VOA标准英语2011--'Revenge of Electric Car' Takes a Wild Ride

'Revenge of Electric Car' Takes a Wild Ride In his 2006 documentary, Who Killed the Electric Car , filmmaker Chris Paine examined the birth and premature death of battery electric cars in the mid-1990s. Now Paine is back with the commercial release o

VOA标准英语2011--Libya Faces Economic Challenges in Post-Gadhafi Era

Libya Faces Economic Challenges in Post-Gadhafi Era Moammar Gadhafi is dead, but Libyans still face many difficulties now that their long time leader is gone, including how to repair a battered economy. Before the uprisings, Libya produced roughly 1.

VOA标准英语2011--Human Rights Campaign Complements US Effort to Fight LRA

Human Rights Campaign Complements US Effort to Fight LRA U.S. President Barack Obama's decision to send military advisers to central Africa to help in the fight against Lord's Resistance Army rebels follows a long, determined effort by rights groups

VOA标准英语2011--In the slums of Kenya's capital, residents and aid groups are using new technology to send and receive money.

In the slums of Kenya's capital, residents and aid groups are using new technology to send and receive money. Irene Okoth and her five children have been living on 50 cents a day in Nairobi's Korogocho settlement. That is what she earns recycling gar

VOA标准英语2011--Rights Group Says 300 Arrested at Papua Rally

Rights Group Says 300 Arrested at Papua Rally In Indonesia's Papua province, Human Rights Watch says police arrested more than 300 protesters at a political rally where separatists declared independence from Indonesian rule on Wednesday. Demonstrator

VOA标准英语2011--Poor Economy Sparks Protests in Italy

Poor Economy Sparks Protests in Italy Discontent runs high in Italy among the population due to the country's economic difficulties. This led to massive protests over the weekend attended by tens of thousands of demonstrators. It was meant to be a pe

VOA标准英语2011--Thousands Create Massive Art Scroll in Los Angeles

Thousands Create Massive Art Scroll in Los Angeles Nearly 3,000 people showed off their skills as artists in Los Angeles on Sunday, creating a panoramic scroll one kilometer long. The event was called The Big Draw. It was one of 60 art events taking

VOA标准英语2011--NATO Learns Key Lessons in Libya Campaign

NATO Learns Key Lessons in Libya Campaign NATO officials say they are close to ending their nearly seven-month-long bombing campaign in Libya, designed to prevent forces loyal to former leader Moammar Gadhafi from attacking civilians. The operation m

VOA标准英语2011--Child Soldiers – The Life After

Child Soldiers The Life After With U.S. forces now helping in the hunt for LRA rebels in Central Africa, closure may be at hand for thousands of former child soldiers. One estimate says the LRA abducted more than 20,000 children in Northern Uganda ov

VOA标准英语2011--UN World Food Security Committee Meets i

UN World Food Security Committee Meets in Rome The U.N. Committee on World Food Security opened its new session in Rome Monday. The meeting follows Sundays observance of World Food Day with the theme: Food Prices from Crisis to Stability. Actor Jerem

VOA标准英语2011--Obama Helps Dedicate King Memorial

Obama Helps Dedicate King Memorial Delayed by Hurricane Irene in August, the day finally came. U.S. President Barack Obama, the countrys first black president, dedicated a $120 million statue and memorial park Sunday to the slain civil rights leader

VOA标准英语2011--Protest Cleanup Also Aims for Wall Stree

Protest Cleanup Also Aims for Wall Street Cleanup Anti-Wall Street demonstrators in New York City have pre-empted the official cleanup and potential dispersal of their protest by cleaning up the park where the action is taking place themselves. And t

VOA标准英语2011--Communication-Based Revolution Mobilizes

Communication-Based Revolution Mobilizes Senegalese Youth Senegal's president is facing the most serious political unrest of his career just months before seeking re-election to a third term. Aligned against him is a group of young Senegalese musicia

VOA标准英语2011--Republicans, Democrats Put Own Spin on '

Republicans, Democrats Put Own Spin on 'Occupy' Protests The Occupy protests around the United States have provided another opportunity for the Democratic and Republican parties to voice their differences. To the dismay of the protesters, both partie

VOA标准英语2011--Yemeni Troops Fire into Crowds, Dozens o

Yemeni Troops Fire into Crowds, Dozens of Casualties Security forces loyal to embattled Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh fired at protesters and armed dissidents in the capital Sana'a Saturday, killing at least 12 people and wounding dozens. Earli

VOA标准英语2011--LMFAO Tops Charts on Sophomore Album

LMFAO Tops Charts on Sophomore Album The duo LMFAO formed in 2006 in Los Angeles, California. Its party-oriented dance hit Party Rock Anthem reached number one on the U.S. pop singles list, while also pulling a record-setting 200 million views on You