VOA标准英语2012--Egypt's Morsi Urges Arab Action on Syria

Egypt's Morsi Urges Arab Action on Syria Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi urged Arab leaders to make ending the conflict in Syria the region's top priority. Any talk of developing the Arab world's work, and building our shared future, cannot gain the

VOA标准英语2012--Chinese Invest in Italian Soccer Club

Chinese Invest in Italian Soccer Club Internazionale Milan, one of Italy's most famous teams, has played in the country's top league, Serie A, since its founding in 1908. Massimo Moratti, the team president and main shareholder, recently announced an

VOA标准英语2012--Nokia, Microsoft Promote New Phones

Nokia, Microsoft Promote New Phones Competition is heating up in the world of mobile computing with Nokia and Microsoft introducing two new smart phones, the Lumia 820 and 920, at a joint announcement in New York. The devices boast wireless charging

VOA标准英语2012--Democrats Defend Obama's Foreign Policy

Democrats Defend Obama's Foreign Policy The Republicans claim Democrats are ignoring the slaughter in Syria and not doing enough. Democrats countercharge that Republicans don't want to end the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq and are apt to start wa

VOA标准英语2012--At DNC, Undocumented Aliens Push for More Immigration Reform

At DNC, Undocumented Aliens Push for More Immigration Reform For most of her life in the United States, undocumented immigrant Ireri Unzueta-Carrasco has lived in the shadows. There are a lot of obstacles when you are undocumented and you are trying

VOA标准英语2012--Film Recounts Cantor Fitzgerald's 9/11 Tragic Losses, Recovery

Film Recounts Cantor Fitzgerald's 9/11 Tragic Losses, Recovery Television cameras captured the imploding towers. But the images do not show the almost 1,000 children of Cantor Fitzgerald employees who lost parents. Nor the 38 pregnant wives who becam

VOA标准英语2012--Hundreds of Thousands of Cluster Munitions Destroyed

Hundreds of Thousands of Cluster Munitions Destroyed A new report says governments that joined the treaty banning cluster munitions have destroyed nearly 750-thousand of the weapons since 2008. However, it also says there are credible allegations of

VOA标准英语2012--Tensions Rising Again Over Iran’s Nuclear Program

Tensions Rising Again Over Irans Nuclear Program The United States is moving significant military firepower to the Persian Gulf and is increasing the number of fighter planes that could strike deep into Iran if the country moves to build a nuclear bo

VOA标准英语2012--Optimism Over Euro Crisis Eases Market Pressure

Optimism Over Euro Crisis Eases Market Pressure Eurozone finance ministers had a spring in their step Friday as they gathered in Cyprus for talks on the debt crisis as market pressure eases on the single currency. Spain - whose debt threatens the who

VOA标准英语2012--Man Who Found California Gold Died Broke

Man Who Found California Gold Died Broke Imagine that youre John Sutter, and youre in luck. But not necessarily good luck. First, some background: You may have heard of the San Francisco 49ers, a professional American football team. Its name is taken

VOA标准英语2012--Scientists Seek HIV Vaccine Using Monkey Model

Scientists Seek HIV Vaccine Using Monkey Model Traditional vaccine methods have been unsuccessful in preventing infection by HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. New techniques are being studied to boost antibodies or other parts of the immune system. Bu

VOA标准英语2012--Italian Entrepreneurs Turn to Chinese for Help

Italian Entrepreneurs Turn to Chinese for Help When Renato Bianchi founded the company in the late 1960s the Italian economy was booming. Over the next four decades his company grew from a handful to about 160 employees. But when the global economic

VOA标准英语2012--Pakistani Woman Makes It Big as New York Chef

Pakistani Woman Makes It Big as New York Chef Fatima Ali is the sous - or assistant - chef at the famous Caf Centro in Midtown Manhattan. She is also one of the very few Pakistani women to graduate from Americas top culinary institute, the Culinary I

VOA标准英语2012--US Muslim Leaders Condemn Violent Protests in Libya, Egypt

US Muslim Leaders Condemn Violent Protests in Libya, Egypt The violence in Benghazi and Cairo has shocked Americans -- including American Muslims. A group of U.S. Muslim leaders joined other clergy at the National Press Club here in Washington on Wed

VOA标准英语2012--Mideast Protests Spark Debate Over Free Speech, Religion

Mideast Protests Spark Debate Over Free Speech, Religion The attacks on U.S. missions in Libya, Egypt and Yemen highlight how easily passions against the nominal ally of those countries can be ignited. An obscure, crudely-made American video mocking

VOA标准英语2012--Turkey Shifts Syrian Refugees from Borders

Turkey Shifts Syrian Refugees from Borders The Kilis camp next to Turkeys border with Syria is home to almost 12,000 refugees. The visit by U.N. refugee special envoy and Hollywood star Angelina Jolie put the refugees plight back in the headlines - b

VOA标准英语2012--Pope Visits Lebanon Amidst Turbulent Time for Arab Christians

Pope Visits Lebanon Amidst Turbulent Time for Arab Christians Preparations are underway for a visit by the Pope to the small, religiously diverse nation of Lebanon, home to 18 official sects. Christians have lived in these lands for some 2,000 years,

VOA标准英语2012--Suicide Bombers Target New Somali President

Suicide Bombers Target New Somali President Three suicide bombers attacked a hotel Wednesday in downtown Mogadishu where newly-elected Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was meeting with a delegation from the Kenyan foreign ministry. At least sev

VOA标准英语2012--Romney Adviser Discusses Foreign Policy Plans

Romney Adviser Discusses Foreign Policy Plans Middle East Romney has said his first foreign trip as president would be to Israel. During his visit there in July, he lashed out against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The dictator in Damascus, no fri

VOA标准英语2012--Somalis in US Optimistic About Changes Back Home

Somalis in US Optimistic About Changes Back Home After taking office this week, Mohamud said he is ready to lead. The former professor and longtime civil society activist defeated incumbent Sharif Sheikh Ahmed by a legislative vote of 190 to 79 votes