VOA标准英语2011--Refugees Revitalize Buffalo

Refugees Revitalize Buffalo Zaw Win's journey from Burma to Buffalo, New York was not a matter of just buying an airline ticket. He spent five years as a political prisoner in his native country where Win says he was tortured and starved. Escaping af

VOA标准英语2011--NATO Vows to Help Libyan People for 'As

NATO Vows to Help Libyan People for 'As Long as Possible' NATO defense ministers have pledged to stay the course in their two-month air campaign against Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. Their comments came a day after coalition warplanes carried out so

VOA标准英语2011--Americans Try Renting Their Car to Stran

Americans Try Renting Their Car to Strangers Americans love their cars. There are more cars, per capita, in the United States than in any other country - more than eight cars for every 10 Americans, according to recent government figures. But most of

VOA标准英语2011--Big Cats at Home on the Range

Big Cats at Home on the Range Five years ago, U.S. conservation biologist Josh Donlan got some people howling with a controversial article in the scientific journal Nature. Almost literally howling, since the subject was his proposal to re-wild the G

VOA标准英语2011--Syrian Forces Attack Demonstrators Near

Syrian Forces Attack Demonstrators Near Turkish Border Mourners across Syria laid to rest the bodies of dozens of people killed when government forces fired on anti-government demonstrators, and military units are continuing their crackdown against t

VOA标准英语2011--Harvard's First Woman President Settles

Harvard's First Woman President Settles into Role Harvard University is arguably one of the most prestigious universities in the world. Founded in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1636, it is among the oldest in the United States. In 2007, Harvard named h

VOA标准英语2011--SIV Vaccine Holds Promise for AIDS

SIV Vaccine Holds Promise for AIDS Researchers are excited about a vaccine they have developed that protects rhesus monkeys from infection with a primate version of the AIDS virus. They hope to use what they've learned to develop an agent that preven

VOA标准英语2011--Libyan Conflict Seen as Stalemate

Libyan Conflict Seen as Stalemate Fresh fighting in Libya Tuesday follows the failure of an African diplomatic initiative to end hostilities between pro- and anti-government forces. Both the Libyan government and rebel leaders outwardly express confi

VOA标准英语2011--Bionic Arm Can Move, Feel

Bionic Arm Can Move, Feel Scientists are developing an entirely new type of prosthetic arm and hand that allows a patient to regain not only movement, but also the sense of touch. American soldiers who have lost limbs in the wars in Afghanistan and I

VOA标准英语2011--AIDS 2012: Preparations Underway for US

In July 2012, the world's largest AIDS conference comes to Washington, D.C. It's the first time the gathering will be held in the United States since 1990 and preparations are already underway. Despite the massive U.S. financial, medical and scientif

VOA标准英语2011-Is Russia Leading a Regional Authoritaria

Police have arrested leading opposition politicians in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. Some analysts would say there's a chilly political wind blowing this winter across the Slavic core of the old Soviet Union. In Ukraine, one former minister is in jail

VOA标准英语2011-Tunisia Offers Lessons to Repressive Arab

The Arab world, in particular North Africa, has been riveted by the events in Tunisia, and many in the region see parallels to the stifling conditions they endure. But conditions vary greatly among the countries and could play a major role in how dis

VOA标准英语2011-Newly Launched Senegal Airlines to Begin

A new regional air carrier called Senegal Airlines will begin flights this month to neighboring countries in West Africa. A boisterous crowd gathered at the international airport in Senegal's capital, Dakar, for an official ceremony to inaugurate the

VOA标准英语2011-Relations Between Washington and Moscow o

Most experts agree that relations between the United States and Moscow are better now than they've been for several years. President Barack Obama has made better relations with Russia a cornerstone of his foreign policy. Soon after he was sworn in as

VOA标准英语2011-President Obama, Republicans Clash Over J

President Barack Obama is promoting recent government action to spur job creation, while Republicans maintain focus on trying to discredit last year's health care reform law. In his weekly address, Mr. Obama points to deals he finalized this week wit

VOA标准英语2011-Obama to Deliver Second State of the Unio

President Barack Obama delivers his second State of the Union Address to the nation on Tuesday, before a joint session of the U.S. Congress. President Barack Obama will face a dramatically altered balance of power in the House of Representatives when

VOA标准英语2011-Clown 'Doctors' Fan Out to US Hospitals

Professional clown Michael Christensen doesn't just confine his act to the Big Apple Circus he co-founded. He also brings laughter to a place that is often badly in need of it: pediatric hospitals across the country. Christensen's national organizati

VOA标准英语2011-Living Life Fueled by Power of Courage

Whether it is losing a loved one or a job, facing foreclosure or serious illness, people need courage to face what life throws in their path on a daily basis. To explore what courage is and how it can help people transform their lives, authors Nina L

VOA标准英语2011-Obama: Tax Cuts Compromise to Help Grow U

U.S. President Barack Obama used his weekly radio and Internet address Saturday to outline the benefits of a tax cut package he signed into law in December. President Obama says the tax cut compromise reached with Republicans will help grow the U.S.

VOA标准英语2011-New Research Focuses on Genetic Clues to

New medical research into a possible cure for Parkinson's disease is focusing on finding biomarkers in patients so that doctors can start treatment early before tremors and other symptoms start. Actor Michael J. Fox's recent commitment of $40 million