VOA标准英语2013--Interactive Video Helps US Soldiers With Combat Stress

Interactive Video Helps US Soldiers With Combat Stress Army veteran Robert Menendez knows this scenario all too well. This video simulation brings back memories of combat in Iraq and Afghanistan. I was always having dreams, you know, certain things t

VOA标准英语2013--Diaspora Kenyans Unable to Participate in This Year's Election Feel a Bit Left

Diaspora Kenyans Unable to Participate in This Year's Election Feel a Bit Left Student Chief Kinaro expresses his unhappiness in not being able to take part, saying it was disappointing that the diaspora was not given a chance to vote except for thos

VOA标准英语2013--Despite Troubled Papacy, Benedict’s Resignation May Seal His Legacy

Despite Troubled Papacy, Benedicts Resignation May Seal His Legacy As a place to kick around a soccer ball or just to slow life down a little, the church of Santa Maria di Collemaggio is the place to be on a Sunday morning in the Italian city of LAqu

VOA标准英语2013--Kerry's First Trip Abroad Tackles Familiar Issues

Kerry's First Trip Abroad Tackles Familiar Issues Kerrys first stop was familiar territory for a U.S. secretary of state, number 10 Downing Street, the residence of the British prime minister. Xenia Dormandy of London's Chatam House said it was a sof

VOA标准英语2013--Sequestration Budget Cuts Hitting Defense Contractors

Sequestration Budget Cuts Hitting Defense Contractors Davis Interiors is a small company in Norfolk, Virginia that makes specialized furniture and fixtures for U.S. navy ships. Administrator Whitney Metzger says the firm is already feeling the impact

VOA标准英语2013--Burma Seeks World Heritage Status for Ancient Royal Capital

Burma Seeks World Heritage Status for Ancient Royal Capital As Burma opens up, thousands of tourists are flocking to Bagan, the largest concentration of Buddhist monuments in the world. Bagan's millennium-old brick structures are Burma's equivalent o

VOA标准英语2013--Venezuela-US Relations Unlikely to Change After Chavez

Venezuela-US Relations Unlikely to Change After Chavez The death of President Chavez is being mourned by his supporters, while many inside and outside Venezuela wonder what the future holds. A commanding and charismatic figure in life, Chavez played

VOA标准英语2013--Cassock for Next Pope Is Already Made

Cassock for Next Pope Is Already Made The Vatican may be the capital of the Roman Catholic faith, but Via Dei Cestari in downtown Rome is the church's sartorial center. And business is brisk these days. This clothier sells all sorts of vestments for

VOA标准英语2013--'War Witch' is Modern Tale of Horror in Film

'War Witch' is Modern Tale of Horror in Film After rebels snatch her from her people, Komona is forced to become a child soldier. She is told: We are rebels. Respect your guns. They are your new mother and father. Komona is given magic milk from the

VOA标准英语2013--Kenyans Wait Anxiously for Vote Count

Kenyans Wait Anxiously for Vote Count Kenyan officials, in a painstaking and slow process, are reading out the tally, piecemeal, from the countrys presidential election held on Monday. A problem with a mobile phone-based communications system has for

VOA标准英语2013--Amnesty Warns of Misuse of Traded Weapons

Amnesty Warns of Misuse of Traded Weapons Amnesty International says women and girls are often targeted in armed conflict. But it says very often, even after the conflict ends, they continue to be victims of violence. On International Womens Day (3/8

VOA标准英语2013--New Generation of Laptops Unveiled

New Generation of Laptops Unveiled For over three decades Intel has been providing Semi-conductor chips for computer hardware makers around the world. Intels chips have been running many computers for years - both Macs and PCs. But, but since tablet

VOA标准英语2013--Expert Says Cooperation Can Resolve Global Water Scarcities

Expert Says Cooperation Can Resolve Global Water Scarcities A barbed-wired fence divides farmlands in India and Pakistan, nuclear-armed neighbors with a history of violent conflict. But the waters that feed them know no boundaries. The Indus River ba

VOA标准英语2013--Cyprus Poses Fresh Crisis as EU Questions Russian Investment

Cyprus Poses Fresh Crisis as EU Questions Russian Investment In Cyprus the banks may still be closed, but lines at cash machines are still growing. Alongside the Cypriots withdrawing their savings are many foreign nationals. With a corporate tax rate

VOA标准英语2013--Buddy Holly's Widow Helps Mentor New Artists

Buddy Holly's Widow Helps Mentor New Artists Many parties and concerts at SXSW feature new music. One of them honored Holly, though, the great singer-songwriter who died in 1959. He was only 22 when he died in a plane crash while on tour. Foundation'

VOA标准英语2013--Afghan, US Tensions Threaten Orderly Withdrawal

Afghan, US Tensions Threaten Orderly Withdrawal Shouting death to America, hundreds of protestors recently traveled from Wardak province to the Afghan capital Kabul demanding the withdrawal of U.S. troops. Afghan President Hamid Karzai ordered U.S. S

VOA标准英语2013--Tribal Languages, Economic Woes Inspire Nigerian Music

Tribal Languages, Economic Woes Inspire Nigerian Music Success in the arts may be a long shot, but in a country where most people live in poverty, Nigerian musicians say it could be their best and only shot. Ifeyinwa Samuel Ndukwu, known to her fans

VOA标准英语2013--College Students Rescue Leftover Food, Feed the Poor

College Students Rescue Leftover Food, Feed the Poor University of Maryland student Ben Simon and his friends couldn't stand to see good food thrown out on their campus. We basically noticed that some of the extra food from the dining hall was going

VOA标准英语2013--BRICS Bank Provides Opportunities for Africa

BRICS Bank Provides Opportunities for Africa Chinese investment in Africa is soaring, reaching nearly $20 billion last year alone. In China, hundreds of thousands of Africans have come to work. With the expanding trade and investment ties, says polit

VOA标准英语2013--Researchers: Immunization Efforts Falling Short

Researchers: Immunization Efforts Falling Short Researchers said that despite progress immunizing African children against disease, vaccination efforts are falling far short of whats needed. They warn that vaccine supply and cost need urgent attentio