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

VOA标准英语2013--Anti-US Accusations in Venezuela Seen as Campaign Rhetoric

Anti-US Accusations in Venezuela Seen as Campaign Rhetoric Maduro contends Washington has been plotting to assassinate opposition leader Henrique Capriles, and has specifically named two former U.S. officials as part of the alleged conspiracy. They w

VOA标准英语2013--Mixed Views in Iraq on 10th Anniversary of US-Led Invasion

Mixed Views in Iraq on 10th Anniversary of US-Led Invasion It's early morning in central Baghdad's Bataween district. Out-of-work laborers huddle on the street hoping to pick up a day's wages. Abed Khaled is a house painter. He's been coming here for

VOA标准英语2013--German Theater Company Helps Minorities Tell Their Stories

German Theater Company Helps Minorities Tell Their Stories It's not every day that you see Turkish-German school kids filming in the German parliament. These kids are interviewing the head of Germany's Roma community as part of a new program at a the

VOA标准英语2013--African Music, Interactive Media At Texas Festival

African Music, Interactive Media At Texas Festival At this booth sponsored by the independent music exporters of South Africa, or IMEXSA, South by Southwest participants were able to learn about what that country has to offer. Organizer Renneth Tschi

VOA标准英语2013--International Performers Flock to Texas Music Festival

International Performers Flock to Texas Music Festival Playing on Austin's club-lined Sixth Street, the British folk group Skinny Lister charms the crowd. It cost them a lot of money to come here two years in a row but group guitarist Daniel says it

VOA标准英语2013--War in Syria Hurts Lebanese Tourism Sector

War in Syria Hurts Lebanese Tourism Sector The nickname of the once popular Lebanese mountain town Aley is Arous el Masayif - the bride of touristic places. But the picturesque village outside Beirut that once attracted many Saudis and other Gulf nat

VOA标准英语2013--Washington Week: Focus on Government Funding, Gun Violence

Washington Week: Focus on Government Funding, Gun Violence In coming days, the U.S. Senate is expected to pass a spending bill for the remainder of the current fiscal year. Total funding will be at reduced levels mandated by automatic budget cuts. On

VOA标准英语2013--Struggling to Understand the Iraq War, 10 Years Later

Struggling to Understand the Iraq War, 10 Years Later On a cold, wintry March afternoon, Iraq War veteran Harvey Kanter is fighting back tears as he fights through the snow to create a keepsake that reminds him of the friends he lost. You dont forget

VOA标准英语2013--SXSW Attracts Musicians, Filmmakers from Around the World

SXSW Attracts Musicians, Filmmakers from Around the World South by Southwest is known for its exuberance and its mingling of business and pleasure. While the music blares from several nearby venues, a delegation from Chile holds an event to bring tog

VOA标准英语2013--Obama Hopes Charm Offensive Will Lead to Grand Bargain

Obama Hopes Charm Offensive Will Lead to Grand Bargain If you've come to Washington for a tour of the White House, you're out of luck. Because President Obama and Republicans in Congress could not agree on legislation to prevent automatic government

VOA标准英语2013--Wizard of Oz Gets a Movie Prequel

Wizard of Oz Gets a Movie Prequel Like the original, Oz the Great and Powerful, a new release by filmmaker Sam Raimi, opens in black and white. Circus magician Oscar Diggs, played by James Franco, is taken to the Emerald City where hes destined to cl

VOA标准英语2013--Catholicism in Africa Seen As Success Story

Catholicism in Africa Seen As Success Story Students at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome, Santa Croce, are learning canon law. Like many universities in Rome these days, Santa Croce has more and more priests and seminarians in its