VOA标准英语2012--Dierks Bentley Takes Listeners 'Home'

Dierks Bentley Takes Listeners 'Home' The title track to Home recently became the ninth Number One Country single of Bentley's career. The 36-year-old Arizona native was performing in Australia when he got the news. Its been so cool to see fans react

VOA标准英语2012--Cherry Blossom Symbolizes Japan's Rebirth After Tsunami

Cherry Blossom Symbolizes Japan's Rebirth After Tsunami The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom opens with a powerful image - a single long shot from the top of a hill as a town is swept away in a rolling wave of blackened water. Below, people react to th

VOA标准英语2012--US, Afghanistan Sign Draft of Strategic Partnership Agreement

US, Afghanistan Sign Draft of Strategic Partnership Agreement U.S. troops and Afghan security forces have fought on the front lines together. They have worked together to build up the Afghan Army and police force. And billions of dollars have poured

VOA标准英语2012--US Returns Smuggled Art to Italy

US Returns Smuggled Art to Italy It's a beauty--Zeus, seen as a swan, seducing a woman. A rare oil-on-copper painting from the 16th century artist Lelio Orsi. Auctioned off in Manhattan for $1.6 million. But Leda and the Swan was smuggled into the U.

VOA标准英语2012--Friday Protests Continue Before Egypt's Contested Election

Friday Protests Continue Before Egypt's Contested Election Hundreds of mostly young men turned out for Friday's protest, chanting slogans against the country's ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF). The turnout fell far short of what had

VOA标准英语2012--Zimbabwean Diaspora Fears Mugabe May Steal Another Election

Zimbabwean Diaspora Fears Mugabe May Steal Another Election Zimbawean protesters have been holding monthly protests around the world this year, such as one recently here in Washington, outside the South African Embassy. South African President Jacob

VOA标准英语2012--Festival Promotes Science as Fun Frontier

Festival Promotes Science as Fun Frontier To these children, it's all fun and games. But the marbles in this so-called Chaos Machine teach them about physics, gravity and more, says exhibitor Tony Montuori. It also teaches kids all kinds of useful sk

VOA标准英语2012--Murals Brighten Baltimore Neighborhood

Murals Brighten Baltimore Neighborhood Sam came from South Africa to participate in the program known as Open Walls. Hes painted murals across the world. I get to learn about the world through painting art. If I came here as a tourist, I would never

VOA标准英语2012-- Year Later, Bin Laden Killing Still Colors Pakistan-US Ties

Year Later, Bin Laden Killing Still Colors Pakistan-US Ties Osama bin Ladens last abode in the heart of the garrison town of Abbottabad now lies in ruins. These next-door neighbors recall the fateful night when U.S. Special Forces killed the fugitive

VOA标准英语2012--Spain Struggles as Europe Questions Austerity Drive

Spain Struggles as Europe Questions Austerity Drive Protest marches have become a common sight in Spain - but this was one of the most colorful. Wearing masks and exotic costumes, prostitutes demonstrated in Barcelona Friday against the city's plans

VOA标准英语2012--Italy's New 'Bullet Train' Aims to Shake Up Euro Travel

Italy's New 'Bullet Train' Aims to Shake Up Euro Travel The new bullet-shaped Italo trains can travel at a top speed of 360 kilometers per hour. They are run by NTV, a company headed by Ferrari boss Luca di Montezemolo, which invested $1.3 billion. H

VOA标准英语2012--Somalis, Yemenis Face US Prosecution for Khat

Somalis, Yemenis Face US Prosecution for Khat Khat is chewed in social settings around the Arabian Peninsula and Horn of Africa. It is legal in Somalia and Yemen, and in Britain and the Netherlands, but not in the United States. Khat's green leaves a