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Recording technology has changed a lot over the years, but you can still do one essential thing. You sit in front of a microphone and you tell a story, which here we are again this Friday morning because it's time for StoryCorps. It's an oral history
By Sonja Pace London 15 November 2006 Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair has taken his final legislative agenda to parliament with promises of tougher legislation on terrorism, crime, and illegal immigration. The agenda was unveiled amid a great de
By Cache Seel Cairo 22 February 2007 An Egyptian court has sentenced a dissident blogger to four years in prison for insulting Islam and the Egyptian president. It is the first time anyone has been convicted of those crimes in Egypt in connection to
By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 28 September 2009 A power struggle between Islamist insurgent groups in Somalia's strategic southern port town of Kismayo is threatening to turn violent and tear the alliance apart. The rift between al-Shabab and Hisbul Islam I
Somalia's transitional leadership is struggling to form a new government, following the resignation of former president Abdullahi Yusuf, and trying to prevent Islamist extremists from taking control as Ethiopian troops withdraw. Somalia's two top le
With President Absent, Yemen Battles Islamist Militants Yemeni officials say government forces have killed 12 people suspected of links to al-Qaida as they battle to regain territory lost to Islamist militants in the south of the country. This comes
To shake a leg To pull one's leg 美国的成语和俗语,也和其他语言一样,有许多都是由身体各个部份的名称组成的。例如:To follow your nose是指
A: Youre voting, right? B: Yes, I am, but Im not voting for who youre voting for. A: Why is that? B: I dont like that candidate. A: Why dont you like him? B: I do not find him to be very intelligent. A: He is very smart. B: Hes not smart, and I dont
A: Will you be voting? B: I wont be voting for the same person as you. A: Why? B: I really dont like your candidate. A: Whats your problem with him? B: I dont find him very smart. A: He is smart. B: I also dont agree with his policies. A: Hes a fabul
A: Are you going to vote? B: Yes, but not for the person youre voting for. A: Why not? B: I dont like him. A: Whats wrong with him? B: Hes not too smart. A: Thats not true. B: I dont agree with his policies, either. A: I think he is a great candidate
By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 03 October 2007 German Chancellor Angela Merkel has arrived in Ethiopia for the first leg of an Africa visit in which she will focus on strengthening business ties, addressing the AIDS pandemic and touring development projects
Everyone knows a lot about philosophy, even if they dont know it. We are all philosophers because we all have views and opinions on life. We dont all know about the philosophy that people study as a university subject. I know the names of Aristotle,
Everyone knows a lot about philosophy, even if they dont know it. We are all philosophers because we all have views and opinions on life. We dont all know about the philosophy that people study as a university subject. I know the names of Aristotle,
Slavery is one of the biggest tragedies of our history. The terrible thing is that it still happens today in many countries. It has been around since the beginning of our history. Some experts say that philosophers like Aristotle believed some people
South Korea is calling its ambassador to Japan home, in the latest flare-up of a decades-old dispute. As VOA's Kurt Achin reports from Seoul, the islands at the heart of the conflict trigger some very painful memories for Koreans. South Korean Forei
By Kari Barber Dakar 03 June 2007 Voter turnout appeared to be low in Sunday's legislative election in Senegal, considered one of the most stable democracies in West Africa. Many potential voters are staying away from the polls in response to a boyco
By Paula Wolfson Washington 07 November 2006 watch US Election Eve report A woman shows her support Republican congressional candidate Max Burns, Nov. 6, 2006 during a campaign stop in Savannah, Georgia American voters cast ballots Tuesday in congre
MADRID, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- FC Barcelona and Valencia drew the first leg of their Copa del Rey semifinal 1-1 in Valencia's Mestalla Stadium on Wednesday. Valencia opened the scoring through Jonas Goncalves, only for Carles Puyol to equalize for Barca
Emily Tibbott skis past a US Capitol Police Officer standing guard on Capitol Hill in Washington, 10 Feb 2010, as more snow fell in the Washington area The second major snowstorm to hit Washington, D.C in less than a week has buried legislative actio