VOA标准英语2013--Disabled Express Themselves with Filmmaking

Disabled Express Themselves with Filmmaking LAUREL, MARYLAND More than a dozen people with physical and intellectual disabilities go to a daycare facility outside Washington twice a week and turn into filmmakers. At The Creative Edge Filmmaking works

VOA标准英语2013--Hagel Wraps Up Visit Aimed at Reassuring Asian Allies

Hagel Wraps Up Visit Aimed at Reassuring Asian Allies Chuck Hagel launched his first trip to Asia as secretary of defense from Hawaii, telling troops of the U.S. Pacific Command the toughest battle ahead is in cyberspace. This is a very difficult, bu

VOA标准英语2013--'After Earth' Imagines a Hostile Future Planet

'After Earth' Imagines a Hostile Future Planet General Cypher and his son, Kitai, played by Smith's real-life son, Jaden, are the only survivors. Cypher, stranded in the ships hull, is critically injured. Kitai must to retrieve a beacon 100 kilometer

VOA标准英语2013--Tips to Minimize Your Risks From Cybercrime

Tips to Minimize Your Risks From Cybercrime Protecting organizations and individuals from data thieves is a multibillion-dollar industry. There's a good reason. Alan Edwards, the president of WhiteHorse Technology Solutions says anyone with access to

VOA标准英语2013--Sahel Attacks Prompt Fears in France Over Energy Supply

Sahel Attacks Prompt Fears in France Over Energy Supply Since the 1970s, much of Frances energy supply has derived from the Sahel region of Africa. So recent attacks on Western commercial interests there have big implications, says energy economist M

VOA标准英语2013--Obama Announces New National Security Team

Obama Announces New National Security Team President Obama announced that Susan Rice will move from her current post and replace Tom Donilon as his next national security adviser, one of the most powerful posts in Washington. Rice has been a controve

VOA标准英语2013--Hagel Wraps Up World Trip Aimed at Reassuring Partners

Hagel Wraps Up World Trip Aimed at Reassuring Partners For Hagel, his round-the-world trip was largely about reassuring allies, first in Asia and later at a NATO defense ministers' meeting in Europe, that Washington's budget problems are not eroding

VOA标准英语2013--Turkey Unrest May Impact Syria Peace Talks

Turkey Unrest May Impact Syria Peace Talks Turkey is a front-line state in the Syrian conflict. Turks have been the victims of bombings along the border and host to more than 200,000 Syrian refugees. Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has been

VOA标准英语2013--EU Solar Panel Ruling Sparks Fears of Trade War with China

EU Solar Panel Ruling Sparks Fears of Trade War with China New estimates show Chinese-made solar panels account for about 80 percent of the worlds market share. But European manufacturers say thats because Chinese manufacturers are not playing fair -

VOA标准英语2013--Obama, China's Xi to Hold Informal Meetings In California

Obama, China's Xi to Hold Informal Meetings In California The formal welcome that awaited Chinas previous leader, Hu Jintao, in 2011 will be absent for Chinese president, Xi Jinping. Xi, when he was China's vice president, met with President Obama at

VOA标准英语2013--Syrian Refugees Strain Jordan's Resources

Syrian Refugees Strain Jordan's Resources The scale of human suffering from more than two years of war in Syria is massive. At least 70,000 people have been killed. The United Nations reports the number of Syrian refugees in neighboring countries has

VOA标准英语2013--Top 5 Pop Hits for Week Ending June 8

Top 5 Pop Hits for Week Ending June 8 Were sampling the five most popular tracks on the Billboard Magazine Hot 100 pop singles chart, for the week ending June 8, 2013. It all starts in fifth place, where Florida Georgia Line - a Country act - joins f

VOA标准英语2013--Female Senators Lecture Military Chiefs on Sex Assault

Female Senators Lecture Military Chiefs on Sex Assault A recent documentary alleges the military is crawling with sexual predators, and a new Pentagon report shows a 35 percent rise in cases of unwanted sexual contact in the last two years. Both have

VOA标准英语2013--Transcript of VOA Burmese Service's Interview with Madeleine Albright

Transcript of VOA Burmese Service's Interview with Madeleine Albright VOA: Thank you very much Madame Secretary for giving me the chance to interview you. First of all, what is it like to be for you back to (in) the country after 18 years? ALBRIGHT:

VOA标准英语2013--Russia Wants Tourism, Not Terrorism, for Embattled Caucasus

Russia Wants Tourism, Not Terrorism, for Embattled Caucasus DERBENT, RUSSIA Car bombs and shootings make Dagestan the leader in political violence in Russias troubled North Caucasus. After Dagestan became known as the ancestral home of the two suspec

VOA标准英语2013--Chinese-Americans Focus on Obama-Xi Summit

Chinese-Americans Focus on Obama-Xi Summit One in seven Californians is Asian American, and many still have close ties with their family homeland. California's Chinese Americans have been preparing to welcome the Xi delegation, and they say they have

VOA标准英语2013--Parents of Boston Bombers Regret Coming to America

Parents of Boston Bombers Regret Coming to America Wall Street Journal Moscow correspondent Alan Cullison has known the Tsarnaev family since 2003, years before the two brothers Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev allegedly set off two bombs at the Boston

VOA标准英语2013--Best of Broadway to be Honored Sunday

Best of Broadway to be Honored Sunday Sex is in the Heel is one of the show-stopping tunes that garnered Kinky Boots a Tony nomination for Best Musical. David Cote, theater critic for Time Out New York, says its 13 nominations are well-deserved. Kink

VOA标准英语2013--Syria's Disabled Refugees Lead a Hard Life in Jordan

Syria's Disabled Refugees Lead a Hard Life in Jordan Every refugee has a story. For Osama, a 17-year-old from southern Syria, his began when his family tried to flee his government-besieged town. He related how in the early dawn hours, tanks stormed

VOA标准英语2013--Iran's Presidential Candidates Courting Female Vote

Iran's Presidential Candidates Courting Female Vote When Iranians go to the polls on June 14, they will get to select one of eight presidential candidates - all but one older than 50 and all men. Iran's Guardian Council ruled last month a woman canno