VOA标准英语2011--Model Home Shows off Renewable Energy Te

Model Home Shows off Renewable Energy Technology in Senegal In Senegal, a model green house is showcasing renewable energy technologies as part of efforts between the Israeli and Senegalese government to improve food production and reduce dependence

VOA标准英语2011--Obama Tells Syria's Assad to Lead Transi

Obama Tells Syria's Assad to Lead Transition or Leave In his Middle East policy speech, President Barack Obama said Syrian President Bashar al-Assad faces the choice of either leading a democratic transition in his country or getting out of the way.

VOA标准英语2011--Obama: US Supports Political, Economic R

Obama: US Supports Political, Economic Reform in Mideast, N. Africa In a major address on historic changes in the Middle East and North Africa, President Barack Obama says the United States stands firmly on the side of people protesting for democrati

VOA标准英语2011--Heavy Coffee Drinkers Less Likely to Get

Obama: US Supports Political, Economic Reform in Mideast, N. Africa In a major address on historic changes in the Middle East and North Africa, President Barack Obama says the United States stands firmly on the side of people protesting for democrati

VOA标准英语2011--With Elections on the Way, Tunisia Still

With Elections on the Way, Tunisia Still Unsettled Two months before scheduled elections, Tunisia remains a country in flux. Protests continue, discontented Tunisians are still migrating to Europe and the country is grappling with unrest spilling ove

VOA标准英语2011--Mayan End of World Prediction Explored i

Mayan End of World Prediction Explored in Film In recent years, the idea that the world will end on December 21, 2012 has gained attention and spawned thousands of web sites, blogs, books and even a Hollywood movie. Although scientists generally dism

VOA标准英语2011--Bhutan Celebrates Surprise 'Historic' Ro

Bhutan Celebrates Surprise 'Historic' Royal Wedding Announcement The world's youngest monarch, in one of the world's most remote and enchanting kingdoms, has surprised his country by announcing wedding plans. All of Bhutan is abuzz with talk of the c

VOA标准英语2011--Kurdish Issue Heats Up Before Turkey's P

Kurdish Issue Heats Up Before Turkey's Parliamentary Vote With just weeks to go before Turkey's June 12 parliamentary vote, tensions are rising over Turkey's Kurdish minority's demands for the greater rights. The election campaign has already been ma

VOA标准英语2011--Obama, Netanyahu: Hamas Not a Partner fo

Obama, Netanyahu: Hamas Not a Partner for Peace At the White House, U.S. President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have held talks on the troubled Israeli-Palestinian peace process. The two leaders issued statements masking

VOA标准英语2011--Breathing Emergencies Decline After Iris

Breathing Emergencies Decline After Irish Smoking Ban A national smoking ban in Ireland has led to reduced hospital emergency admissions for respiratory ailments. It's the latest evidence of the health benefits of tobacco control. Seven years ago, Ir

VOA标准英语2011--Colleges Dangle Perks to Attract Student

Colleges Dangle Perks to Attract Students Many American high-school students worry about getting into college. And their parents worry about paying the tuition bills. And - except for crme de la crme schools that can pick and choose whom to admit - m

VOA标准英语2011--Graffiti Coming of Age in Senegal

Graffiti Coming of Age in Senegal Graffiti art in Senegal's capital city is fast becoming a popular and socially accepted way for a young generation eager to speak out. Graffiti in Dakar can be considered a tool for development, rather than a pointle

VOA标准英语2011--Thousand Defy Protest Ban to Rally Ahead

Thousand Defy Protest Ban to Rally Ahead of Spanish Elections Tens of thousands of Spaniards defied a protest ban Saturday and crowded town squares across the nation to demonstrate against high unemployment ahead of local elections on Sunday. Thousan

VOA标准英语2011--Emergency Birth Training Curbs Infant Mo

Emergency Birth Training Curbs Infant Mortality Responding immediately when newborns fail to breathe in the critical moments after birth could dramatically cut the number of infant deaths worldwide. That's the focus of a new training program for mate

VOA标准英语2011--American Youth Prep for Summer Camp

American Youth Prep for Summer Camp Summertime is almost upon us in America, and even though millions of children will be home from school, they won't necessarily be under their parents' feet the whole time. A lot of them will be off to summer camp f

VOA标准英语2011--More Democracy Means More Economic Aid f

More Democracy Means More Economic Aid for Guinea The road to democracy has been bumpy for Guinea, but the European Union is supporting new development projects. The reinstated funding comes after the country's first free and fair elections, and a ne

VOA标准英语2011--UN Security Council Urges Somalis to Res

UN Security Council Urges Somalis to Resolve Political Crisis The U.N. Security Council expressed its grave concern Wednesday at the continued instability in Somalia, which it says has led to a multitude of problems, including terrorism, piracy and a

VOA标准英语2011--Senegalese Villages Turn to Solar Power

Senegalese Villages Turn to Solar Power In Senegal, growing electricity shortages are forcing more and more people to turn to one of the country's greatest renewable resources, solar energy. There are no power lines running through the village of Lan

VOA标准英语2011--Indian Court Rejects Harsher Sentences f

Indian Court Rejects Harsher Sentences for Bhopal Disaster India's top court has turned down a plea to reopen a case aimed at getting a stronger punishment for those found guilty for the 1984 gas leak in Bhopal, which killed thousands of people. The

VOA标准英语2011--Egyptian Islamist Calls for Tolerance of

Egyptian Islamist Calls for Tolerance of Coptic Christians Violence between Egypt's Coptic Christians and conservative Muslims has led to calls for tolerance from some unlikely sources. The allegiance of the men gathered outside a mosque in central A