VOA标准英语2013--Puntland Maneuvers for Bigger Role

Puntland Maneuvers for Bigger Role The semi-autonomous Somali region of Puntland is perhaps best known for its pirates. Theyve hijacked many ships and crewmembers demanding millions of dollars in ransom. But efforts are underway to develop Puntland a

VOA标准英语2013--Women Soldiers Pay Price on Front Lines

Women Soldiers Pay Price on Front Lines When it comes to fighting on the front lines, Army Staff Sergeant Cassandra Partee has been there and done that. Her first deployment was to Iraq as part of an artillery unit eight years ago. We would go out on

VOA标准英语2013--Conservatives See Victory in Budget Cuts

Conservatives See Victory in Budget Cuts Earlier this week, Obama was back in campaign mode at a shipyard in Virginia, warning about the dangers of the mandatory budget cuts. So these cuts are wrong. They are not smart. They are not fair. They are a

VOA标准英语201--Ahead of Kenyan Elections, Some Take Precautions

Ahead of Kenyan Elections, Some Take Precautions Kenyans around the country are preparing for Mondays elections, and the possibility of violence afterward. Hip-hop artist Moroko Lenakore lives in Kibera, one of Nairobis largest slums, and a center of

VOA标准英语--One Year On, India Fights to Remain Polio-Free

One Year On, India Fights to Remain Polio-Free To get a sense of how India was able to fight the highly contagious and crippling polio virus, one does not have to look any further than this home - in a Muslim-majority area of Ghaziabad, in the northe

VOA标准英语2013--Burmese Opposition’s Tenure in Government Under Scrutiny

Burmese Oppositions Tenure in Government Under Scrutiny Former political prisoner Aung San Suu Kyi's historic election raised hopes she, and the National League for Democracy, would become vocal opponents of Burmas rights abuses. But after siding wit

VOA标准英语2013--Obama: Spending Cuts Are 'Dumb,' Unnecessary

Obama: Spending Cuts Are 'Dumb,' Unnecessary Obama called the $85 billion in automatic cuts dumb and arbitrary, and he said Republicans could have stopped them. Lets be clear. None of this is necessary. It is happening because [of] a choice that Repu

VOA标准英语2013--Building a Restaurant on Wheels from Inside Out

Building a Restaurant on Wheels from Inside Out Youve got to come in, go around in this truck, and back out that window in three to four minutes, period, says Lee Campbell, owner of East Coast Coaches who believes that is how long it should take for

VOA标准英语2013--Giant Airship Could Move Huge Amounts of Cargo

Giant Airship Could Move Huge Amounts of Cargo The prototype unveiled in this immense World War II hangar near Los Angeles is just half the size of the final working model. But the prototype is massive, at 75-meters-long. It is wide, flattened on the

VOA标准英语2013--HIV Trial Yields Disappointing Results

HIV Trial Yields Disappointing Results A large-scale HIV prevention trial among African women has yielded disappointing results. But the outcome may be more the fault of behavior than the prevention methods used in the study. The trial is known as VO

VOA标准英语2013--Washington Week: Focus on Effects of Automatic Spending Cuts

Washington Week: Focus on Effects of Automatic Spending Cuts With President Obama and Congress unable to agree on alternatives to across-the-board cuts, the American people are weighing in on Washingtons unending budgetary drama. It is just ridiculou

VOA标准英语2013--Tim McGraw Sees 'Two Lanes of Freedom'

Tim McGraw Sees 'Two Lanes of Freedom' Two Lanes of Freedom is McGraws debut album for the Nashville independent label Big Machine Records. He shares the Big Machine roster with such superstars as Taylor Swift, Rascal Flatts and Trisha Yearwood. McGr

VOA标准英语2013--Serbian Scandal Highlights Fungal Poison Danger

Serbian Scandal Highlights Fungal Poison Danger Serbian Agriculture Minister Goran Knezevic says the countrys milk is safe to drink. Tests late last month had found aflatoxins in some milk at levels higher than permitted under a law passed two years

VOA标准英语2013--IMF to Revise US Growth Forecast, Sequester Blamed

IMF to Revise US Growth Forecast, Sequester Blamed With across the board budget cuts all but guaranteed, some government agencies already have placed a freeze on hiring. At the Federal Aviation Administration, up to 40 thousand workers expect to see

VOA标准英语2013--Protesters Block Dismantling Part of Berlin Wall

Protesters Block Dismantling Part of Berlin Wall The Berlin Wall was once of the starkest reminders of the Cold War. It was put up by communist East Germany in 1961, to stop its citizens from fleeing to West Berlin. But today, the wall that once snak

VOA标准英语2013--VOA Finds Evidence of Syrian Cluster Bomb Use

VOA Finds Evidence of Syrian Cluster Bomb Use In Azaz, Syria, in late January, Syrian government forces used what arms experts say is a particularly deadly weapon. Residents say a plane dropped nine large cluster bombs on this neighborhood on the out

VOA标准英语2013--Argentinians in Rome Celebrate Pope Francis

Argentinians in Rome Celebrate Pope Francis It's a small church by Rome's standards, but on Sunday it was packed with Argentinians who came to honor the man many call our pope. Argentinian priest Father Eduardo Mangirotti worked with Jorge Mario Berg

VOA标准英语2013--India’s Jobless Hit Hard by Lagging Economy

Indias Jobless Hit Hard by Lagging Economy Evidence of Indias slowing economy can be seen from local car dealerships - where auto sales are set to decrease for the first time in 10 years - to job training workshops where unemployed young people like

VOA标准英语2013--Cypriots Wait and Worry As Default Looms

Cypriots Wait and Worry As Default Looms At a shop in Nicosia, flowers are in bloom. But the spirits of those who work there are wilting. We have a problem when the banks are closed. It's like we are the living dead. We can't make any withdrawals, we

VOA标准英语2013--Lebanese NGO Collaborates with Religious Leaders to Combat Domestic Abuse

Lebanese NGO Collaborates with Religious Leaders to Combat Domestic Abuse Samah al Turk lives in a one-bedroom apartment with her four daughters, her mother and her sister. The oldest daughter is 12, the youngest, five. Their father is absent from th