VOA标准英语2013--G8 Ministers to Meet With Syrian Opposition

G8 Ministers to Meet With Syrian Opposition U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has confirmed that he also will meet with members of Syria's opposition in London. He spoke to reporters Tuesday at the end of his three-day visit to Israel and the West B

VOA标准英语2013--Venezuelan Election is Again Choice Between Socialism, Capitalism

Venezuelan Election is Again Choice Between Socialism, Capitalism Business has not been good for Rotzen Villabon, who owns a gift shop called Viqiu. He needs dollars to import products made in China but he can't find any at the official exchange rate

VOA标准英语2013--US Drone Strikes Under Scrutiny

US Drone Strikes Under Scrutiny Unmanned drones are being used with increasing frequency in fighting terrorist groups like al-Qaida. A recent analysis by the New America Foundation estimated drone strikes in Pakistan and Yemen since 2004 have killed

VOA标准英语2013--N. Korean Threats Cause Worry on S. Korean Island

N. Korean Threats Cause Worry on S. Korean Island Fisherman Lee Hwan-sun has lived all his life on Baengnyeong Island. These days he does not take his boat out very far. I used to take my boat out into the waters about five minutes out of this port.

VOA标准英语2013--Iraqis Debate Impact of War

Iraqis Debate Impact of War For many, the day Iraqis -- aided by U.S. troops -- toppled the statue marked the the end of a brutal dictatorship and the beginning of a new hope. Today the square is bedecked with campaign posters for this month's local

VOA标准英语2013--Venezuelan Students Stage Hunger Strike for Election Reform

Venezuelan Students Stage Hunger Strike for Election Reform About 25 university students have set up camp in downtown Caracas and have have vowed not to eat for the ten days leading up to Sunday's presidential election. Tugomir Yepez says they are th

VOA标准英语2013--Hopes and Fears in China Bird Flu Battle

Hopes and Fears in China Bird Flu Battle Authorities culled poultry in Shanghai markets after detecting H7N9 in local pigeons. Taiwan will make anti-viral drugs available for public purchase, at a subsidized price, through April. While China reported

VOA标准英语2013--Maceo Parker's '98% Funky Stuff' Shares Life Stories

Maceo Parker's '98% Funky Stuff' Shares Life Stories Maceo Parker was the heart and soul of James Browns horn section, performing funky sax riffs on hits like I Got You (I Feel Good). While his illustrious career as a sideman and soloist is well-docu

VOA标准英语2013--Kerry: China Key to Resolving North Korea Crisis

Kerry: China Key to Resolving North Korea Crisis With troops training in what North Korea says is a state of war, Kerry says Pyongyang can still end international isolation over its nuclear program. And once again, China is the key. They can come bac

VOA标准英语2013--Kerry Travels to Turkey for Syrian Opposition Meeting

Kerry Travels to Turkey for Syrian Opposition Meeting The issue of refugees will be high on the meeting's agenda as Syrian government attacks continue to drive people across the border into Jordan. You can imagine the destabilizing impact and the pro

VOA标准英语2013--Americans Safer Since 9-11, Experts Say

Americans Safer Since 9-11, Experts Say Following the September 11, the countrys security professionals made enormous strides in protecting civilians. Dozens of plots have been prevented, usually before there is danger to the public. If the question

VOA标准英语2013--World-Famous Hospitals Helped Boston Cope With Bombing

World-Famous Hospitals Helped Boston Cope With Bombing When bomb victims were wheeled into the Tufts Medical Center Emergency Department, the medical personnel was in place, ready for them. We already had our emergency management team up and running

VOA标准英语2013--Tense Standoff Continues for 60th Year in Korean DMZ

Tense Standoff Continues for 60th Year in Korean DMZ The division of North and South Korea has spanned seven decades. Neither side recognizes the other diplomatically and both claim the entire peninsula. The peninsula is divided along the 38th parall

VOA标准英语2013--Leader of Egyptian Jews Honored at Funeral

Leader of Egyptian Jews Honored at Funeral Egypt's fading Jewish community has receded even further. Carmen Weinstein, the leader of about 20 elderly women who make up the last of Cairo's once vibrant Jewish presence, was laid to rest Thursday. She w

VOA标准英语2013--Kenyans Line Up for Middle East Jobs Despite Record of Abuse

Kenyans Line Up for Middle East Jobs Despite Record of Abuse Twenty-year-old Benard Akech has too much time on his hands. Since graduating from high school two years ago, he has yet to find a job in Nairobi. So, he has decided to look for work abroad

VOA标准英语2013--Thousands of Migrants Stranded in Yemen

Thousands of Migrants Stranded in Yemen Humanitarian agencies say thousands of migrants from the Horn of Africa are living in harrowing conditions along the Yemen-Saudi Arabia border. Many have been robbed and tortured by traffickers. Migrant workers

VOA标准英语2013--US Poised for Prolonged Syrian Conflict

US Poised for Prolonged Syrian Conflict U.S. military experts have been in Jordan already, training Jordanian troops working to prevent a spillover of violence from Syria. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told Congress he is boosting that force by deplo

VOA标准英语2013--April 19 Brings US Painful Memories

April 19 Brings US Painful Memories They are tragic images seared into Americas collective memory, and both took place on April 19. The 1993 siege at the Branch Davidian compound in Texas and resulting fire killed more than 70 members of a radical re

VOA标准英语2013--Uncle Speaks Out About Boston Bombing Suspects

Uncle Speaks Out About Boston Bombing Suspects Who are Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev? Both lived near Boston and are of Chechen origin. Friends described them as smart and athletic. The youngest, Dzokhar was a wrestler. The oldest, Tamerlan, a boxer

VOA标准英语2013--IMF Chief: Global Financial Threat Easing

IMF Chief: Global Financial Threat Easing The world's economy is growing at a slightly slower pace than the IMF's initial forecasts in January. But top financial officials gathered in Washington for the annual Spring meetings - face a less threatenin