VOA标准英语2013--South Africa Pledges to Get Tough on Rape

South Africa Pledges to Get Tough on Rape In recent months, the outrage has grown. These protesters are marching to protest the brutal killing of teenager Anene Booysen. Anene was one of an estimated 64,000 girls and women who are raped every year in

VOA标准英语2013--Syria Issue Likely to Come Up During Obama's Mideast Trip

Syria Issue Likely to Come Up During Obama's Mideast Trip With President Assad's forces still controlling Syrian air space, rebels want the United States to give them the weapons they say they need to finish the fight. When we are denied weapons, we

VOA标准英语2013--Sequestration Puts Malaria Vaccine Trial in Jeopardy

Sequestration Puts Malaria Vaccine Trial in Jeopardy No buzz is heard. But you can almost feel the vibration of 10,000 mosquitoes. Instinctively, you scratch, even though no insect is freely flying. The females are attracted to body heat to feed on b

VOA标准英语2013--iPhone Becomes Low Cost Microscope

iPhone Becomes Low Cost Microscope The Apple iPhone can be used for lot of things making calls, playing games and sending pictures, video and text. Scientists say it also can be converted into a low-cost microscope to detect worm-related infections i

VOA标准英语2013--Global Politics Shaken By Social Media

Global Politics Shaken By Social Media By his own admission, Beppe Grillo tries hard not to look like a politician. But his '5-star Movement' took 25 percent of the vote at the Italian elections last month - the highest share for a single party. Addr

VOA标准英语2013--Latin America's Left Sees Void After Chavez

Latin America's Left Sees Void After Chavez In death, as in life, Hugo Chavez won acclaim from the leaders of Latin America's new left, united in their opposition to what they see as U.S. domination of the region. For them, the late Venezuelan leader

VOA标准英语2013--Iran, Armenia Find Solidarity in Isolation

Iran, Armenia Find Solidarity in Isolation In all of Christian Armenia, there is only one mosque: The Iranian Mosque, restored 15 years ago by Iran. The mosque offers classes in Persian and is an essential landmark for visiting Iranian VIPS, like Ira

VOA标准英语2013--Nigeria Recruits Midwives to Save Lives

Nigeria Recruits Midwives to Save Lives Patience Afor Abdullahi, a midwife and the head of nursing at Abuja National Hospital in the Nigerian capital, has lost track of how many babies she has delivered and she would not trade her job for anything. I

VOA标准英语2013--Microfinance Gives Voice to Rural Indian Women

Microfinance Gives Voice to Rural Indian Women It all started eight years ago with a $1,000 loan to buy buffaloes. Shahnaz Begum, who had never earned a penny in her life, suddenly had a source of income, a way to educate her children and a newfound

VOA标准英语2013--US, China Facing Increasingly Belligerent North Korea

US, China Facing Increasingly Belligerent North Korea With North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un threatening a pre-emptive nuclear strike to stop what Pyongyang says are plans for a U.S. and South Korean attack, Washington is again calling on Beijing to he

VOA标准英语2013--NASA: Ancient Martian Conditions Suitable for Life

NASA: Ancient Martian Conditions Suitable for Life NASA says there is new evidence that ancient Mars could have supported microbial life. NASA's Curiosity rover has drilled into a rock near an ancient stream bed on the Red Planet, and the rover has a

VOA标准英语2013--Some Abuse Victims Skeptical about a New Pope

Some Abuse Victims Skeptical about a New Pope This is a picture of me, right before my abuse. I was around eignt or nine when the abuse started, says Becky Ianni, who remembers herself as a normal, happy child. Continuing to refer to the photo she sa

VOA标准英语2013--Final Vote Nears on Conserving Sharks

Final Vote Nears on Conserving Sharks Shark fin soup is a delicacy in Asia. But its popularity is helping to decimate shark populations. However, governments voted Monday (today) to protect five species of the predators. Preliminary approval came at

VOA标准英语2013--The Four Freshmen Celebrate Their 65th Anniversary

The Four Freshmen Celebrate Their 65th Anniversary The Four Freshmens current lineup features Brian Eichenberger, Curtis Calderon, Vince Johnson and Bob Ferreira and they have a new album, Love Songs. Founded in 1948 by two brothers, Ross and Don Bar

VOA标准英语2013--Kenyan Reaction to Kenyatta Victory Decidedly Mixed

Kenyan Reaction to Kenyatta Victory Decidedly Mixed Kenya's Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission says Uhuru Kenyatta secured a slim majority - 50.07 percent of the vote. That eliminated the need for a runoff against his main rival, Raila O

VOA标准英语2013--US Budget Impasse Could Affect Air Travel

US Budget Impasse Could Affect Air Travel Flying in and out of U.S. airports could become a challenge, with delays on the ground and in the air. The disruptions could begin when automatic government spending cuts hit the nation's aviation sector in A

VOA标准英语2013--Industry Chiefs See Growing Diversity of US Fuels

Industry Chiefs See Growing Diversity of US Fuels Thanks to a big expansion of natural-gas production here in Texas and several other states, the U.S. energy forecast looks good. But the biggest energy user transportation still relies primarily on pe

VOA标准英语2013--Kerry Sets Own Diplomatic Style at State Department

Kerry Sets Own Diplomatic Style at State Department From the start, John Kerry said he knew he had big heels to fill replacing Hillary Clinton. She said his service on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee made him the right choice. He has a view of

VOA标准英语2013--Kenyatta Follows Father to Win Kenya's Top Job

Kenyatta Follows Father to Win Kenya's Top Job After days of vote counting, Kenyas electoral commission announced Uhuru Kenyatta has been elected the countrys fourth president. Kenyatta came out on top with a razor thin margin of victory. He beat out

VOA标准英语2013--Hats Rule at Rodeo Time in Houston

Hats Rule at Rodeo Time in Houston There's a saying here in Texas about someone being all hat and no cattle. At the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, plenty of people have both hats and cattle. But more than 80 percent of Texans now live in urban are