NPR 2010-11-29

Wikileaks has moved forward with a major document drop of hundreds of thousands of confidential US diplomatic cables. NPR's Michele Kelemen reports the action flies in the face of dire warnings from top US officials. The documents provide a rare glim

VOA慢速英语 2008 0531

IN THE NEWS - Why Child Abuse by Peacekeepers, Aid Workers Often Goes Unreported A new report calls attention to the problem. Also, good news and bad news about the use of child soldiers, and Amnesty International's 2008 report on human rights. Tran

Immigrant Activists Say No to DNA Tests

When kidnappers attacked a woman on a Guatemala City street and seized her baby daughter, DNA testing came to the rescue. The tests helped reunite the girl with her mother after the baby was left at a religious center with no identification. DNA test

VOA常速英语2017--俄政府逮捕千余名抗议示威者

The United States strongly condemns the detention of hundreds of peaceful protesters throughout Russia on March 26.The detention of protesters, including human rights observers, and journalists is an affront to core democratic values, said Acting Sta

NPR 2009-02-19

President Barack Obama unveiled his 75-billion-dollar plan aimed at dealing with the nation's foreclosure crisis today. Traveling to Arizona, the president said while the plan will not save every home, it could help as many as nine million people re

NPR 2009-05-23

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Barbara Klein. Forty-four states and the District of Columbia lost jobs in April according to the Labor Department. NPR's Yuki Noguchi has details. The report shows that overall the nation's unemployment picture cont

NPR 2009-05-21

A parked car detonated on a crowded street in Bagdad today, killing at least 35 people and wounding more than 70 others. NPRs JJ Sutherland reports from the Iraqi capital. It was just after sunset when families were out in the street, having dinner

CNN 2009-09-30

Hello everyone, I'm Catherine Callaway at the CNN center, with a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. A suspect in the 9/11 anniversary bomb plot is in Federal Court today. Najibula Zazi is facing charges that he conspired to use weapons of mas

【英语语言学习】神秘消失的船只

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Hundreds of thousands of people have undertaken dangerous trips across the Mediterranean to flee war and suffering. And last summer, one of these boats just disappeared. Two-hundred-and-forty-three souls were aboard - men, women an

【英语语言学习】对待避难者和移民的方式

MARTIN: And this is For The Record. There are 11.3 million people in the U.S. who have immigrated here illegally. And as you probably heard, the presidential candidates have different opinions about how to handle them - most notably, the GOP front-ru

【英语语言学习】避难者

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Dr. Katherine McKenzie has examined the wounds of many people. But she doesn't treat them. For the past decade, she has conducted forensic evaluations as director of the Yale Center for Asylum Medicine. It's her job to verify cla

US Reconsidering Legal Program for Detained Immigrants

Imer still has pieces of a bullet in his back. The 43-year-old Mexican immigrant fled the Mexican state of Guerrero more than 20 years ago after he was shot in the back by drug dealers. Imer asked VOA to use only his first name in this story. He ente

Charles Manson, Leader of Murderous Cult, Dies

Charles Manson, one of the most infamous killers in U.S. history, died Sunday at the age of 83. He had spent the last 45 years in prison. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said Manson died of natural causes at a hospital in

Indonesia Passes Law to Stop Criticism of Politicians

While many Indonesians watch for possible changes in the nations criminal code, Indonesias House of Representatives has quietly passed changes to another law. The legislation is the revised Law on Representative Assemblies, also known as the MD3 law.

Nigerian Wives, Mothers of Detainees Say Their Men are Not Boko Haram

At sundown in Nigeria, children are playing a game called egalagala. The children play near their home. As they play, their mother looks sad. Their two older brothers, Abuna and Dunoma, are missing. They were arrested in 2013 by Nigerian soldiers. Th

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North Korea is an authoritarian state led by the Kim family for more than 60 years. According to the newly released annual State Department Human Rights Report, human rights conditions in North Korea remain abysmal. The government subjects citizens t

CNN 2009-06-06

I'm Nicole Lapin at the CNN Center in Atlanta. Here is a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. The unemployment rate rose again last month, up 0. 5 percent to 9. 4 percent. That's the highest in 26 years. Employers slashed 345, 000 jobs in May,

NPR 2008-12-06

The news the economy lost more than half a million jobs last month, the worst one-month drop in 34 years from many economists, confirms the current recession could be longer and deeper than first thought. The government also revised downwards to the

NPR 2009-03-14

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Barbara Klein. President Obama and his top economic advisors are trying to reassure Americans about the future as the nation waits for signs that economic stimulus measures are working. The president today said his a

AP 2010-11-16

1. Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi has been released from years of detention. Thousands greeted her at her home in Myanmar, where she promised to continue to fight for democracy for her country. 2. Former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Ema