VOA标准英语2011--Violence Spreads Along Israel's Borders

Violence Spreads Along Israel's Borders As Palestinians Coordinate Protest Israeli troops have fired at protesters along Israel's borders with Lebanon and Syria. At least 10 people have been killed as thousands of Palestinians mobilized to mark the a

VOA标准英语2011--Vicksburg Businesses Band Together to Fi

Vicksburg Businesses Band Together to Fight Floodwater As flooding continues along the Mississippi River, happy outcomes are hard to come by. There is one neighborhood in the South Vicksburg area of Mississippi, though, where five small businesses ha

VOA标准英语2011--Obama, Jordan's King Discuss Mideast Dev

Obama, Jordan's King Discuss Mideast Developments At the White House on Tuesday, U.S. President Barack Obama and Jordan's King Abdullah discussed the popular uprisings in the Middle East and efforts to move Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts forward.

VOA标准英语2011--US Celebrates Osama Bin Laden's Death

US Celebrates Osama Bin Laden's Death U.S. President Barack Obama was preparing to announce Osama bin Laden was dead when word got out and crowds started gathering late Sunday outside the White House in Washington and at Ground Zero in New York City.

VOA标准英语2011--Creating a Safe Haven for Chadians Fleei

Creating a Safe Haven for Chadians Fleeing Libya Humanitarian agencies are setting up a way station in a small, remote mountain town in Chad. It's the entry point for thousands of Chadian migrants fleeing the conflict in Libya. All the new arrivals n

VOA标准英语2011--NASA Announces Next Generation Spacecraf

NASA Announces Next Generation Spacecraft NASA has unveiled plans for its next-generation, post-Shuttle spacecraft to carry humans into earth orbit and beyond. The state-of-the-art, four-astronaut capsule, called the Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle or MPC

VOA标准英语2011--Social Media, Emerging Street Opposition

Social Media, Emerging Street Opposition Are Forces Behind Syrian Uprising For seven weeks a popular uprising against the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has been raging. Emboldened by successful movements to topple dictators in Tunisi

VOA标准英语2011--Number of Bicyclers Soars Along with US

Number of Bicyclers Soars Along with US Gas Prices With gasoline prices prices in the United States hovering around $1 per liter, the number of bicyclers is increasing, especially in cities, according to the AAA Fuel Gauge Report. Sales of road bikes

VOA标准英语2011--Amnesty International Says War Crimes Co

Amnesty International Says War Crimes Conducted in Libya Libyan forces loyal to leader Moammar Gadhafi may be guilty of war crimes, Amnesty International said Friday. In a new report, the international watchdog described ongoing attacks against the c

VOA标准英语2011--Universities Prepare Students for Social

Universities Prepare Students for Socially-Conscious Careers The American economy has traditionally been divided into three sectors: government, for-profit businesses and non-profit charities. In more recent years, students of American business have

VOA标准英语2011--Women Are Fastest Growing Segment of US

Women Are Fastest Growing Segment of US Adventure Travel Industry When you hear the words adventure travel, perhaps you think of Venetian merchant Marco Polo, the distinguished African explorer David Livingstone, or North Pole adventurer Robert Peary

VOA标准英语2011--Fish, Hunt, Win in Missouri

Fish, Hunt, Win in Missouri Many American states tout themselves as fishing and hunting paradises, and with good reason. There's a lot of great outdoors across our vast nation. And although you may not think of fields and woods and streams as tourism

VOA标准英语2011--Clinton Pledges Early Action On Free Tra

Clinton Pledges Early Action On Free Trade Agreements Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the Obama administration will soon send the U.S. Congress implementing legislation for free-trade agreements with Panama, Colombia and South Korea. Action o

VOA标准英语2011--Triple Crown Jewel Lifts Tarnished Maryl

Triple Crown Jewel Lifts Tarnished Maryland Horse Racing Industry The 136th running of the Preakness Stakes has been hailed as a huge success for horse racing in the eastern U.S. state of Maryland. The Preakness is the second leg of the three horse r

VOA标准英语2011--NATO Airstrikes on Libya Intensify

NATO Airstrikes on Libya Intensify NATO planes stepped up their bombing of Tripoli early Tuesday. A series of powerful explosions shook the Libyan capital Tripoli overnight after NATO warplanes carried out close to 20 bombing raids. Witnesses say man

VOA标准英语2011--Volunteers Keep Hands-On Science Alive i

Volunteers Keep Hands-On Science Alive in US Classrooms When it comes to making science fun, Lisa Purcell is a pro. Mimicking an owl or a foraging squirrel is all in a day's work for the director of the Four Winds Nature Institute. On this particular

VOA标准英语2011--Adele's '21' Earns High Praise, Success

Adele's '21' Earns High Praise, Success It's been three years since British singer Adele became an international superstar with her debut album 19. She is achieving even more success with her sophomore release, 21. Rolling In The Deep was the debut s

VOA标准英语2011--American Cowboys Bring Beef Cows to Russ

American Cowboys Bring Beef Cows to Russia After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russians ate most of their beef cows as the system of reproduction broke down. Now American ranchers are working to rebuild Russia's herd. Darrell Stevenson, an Americ

VOA标准英语2011--Daughters, Sons and Dogs Get a Day at th

Daughters, Sons and Dogs Get a Day at the Office This past Thursday, we saw a lot of fresh new faces at our Voice of America Headquarters Building. It was Take Your Daughters and Sons to Work Day, not just here but at job sites nationwide. This annua

VOA标准英语2011--'Freedom Riders' Remembered 50 Years Lat

'Freedom Riders' Remembered 50 Years Later The American South was a segregated society 50 years ago. In 1960, the U.S. Supreme Court outlawed racial segregation in restaurants and bus terminals serving interstate travel, but African-Americans who tri