VOA标准英语2011--Country Music Album Sales Up in 2011

Country Music Album Sales Up in 2011 In 2011, Country album sales increased more than four percent over the previous year and a number of Country artists enjoyed crossover success on the pop charts. In 2011, the Eli Young Band earned its first Number

VOA标准英语2011--Tunisian Prime Minister Resigns Amid Pro

Tunisia's prime minister, Mohammed Ghannouchi, announced his resignation amid ongoing protests for the entire government to step down. Tunisian Prime Minister Mohammed Ghannouchi's departure was not enough for the hundreds of protesters who massed in

VOA标准英语2011--Students Earn Debt-Free College Degree

The Friday afternoon computer science class at Berea College looks much like similar classes on campuses all over America. But there's one big difference. While a four-year undergraduate degree at Berea costs nearly $100,000, these students will neve

VOA标准英语2011--Accused Russian Arms Dealer Appears in N

Viktor Bout, a former Soviet military officer accused by the United States of offering to sell weapons to terrorist groups, appeared in federal court in New York on Thursday. Bout's lawyer asked the government to provide his client with better prison

VOA标准英语2011--Union Power at Issue in Wisconsin Disput

In U.S. politics, all eyes are on the Midwest state of Wisconsin where a budget battle rages that could have a profound impact on the power of labor unions around the country. The Republican governor of Wisconsin, Scott Walker, wants to curb the coll

VOA标准英语2011--NBA Coaching Great Jerry Sloan Retires S

The National Basketball Association's (NBA) longest tenured head coach, Jerry Sloan, 68, has abruptly resigned from the Utah Jazz - a team he led for the last 23 years. He stepped down Thursday, only three days after signing a one-year contract exten

VOA标准英语2011--Photos Explore Life of Immigrant Nannies

Immigrant nannies. Stroll through any residential Manhattan neighborhood and you'll see these private child-care providers walking hand in hand with their young charges, feeding them, comforting them, taking them to the park. What is life like for th

VOA标准英语2011--Scientists Gather for AIDS Vaccine 2011

Scientists Gather for AIDS Vaccine 2011 The largest conference on AIDS vaccine development is being held in Bangkok, Thailand FROM September 12th to the 15th. Researchers will discuss how to build on recent advances in a time of tight budgets. Organi

VOA标准英语2011--Obama: Mission in Libya is Succeeding

President Barack Obama says the military mission by the United States and its allies to protect civilians and enforce a no-fly zone in Libya is working. The president plans to speak to the American people late Monday about the operation. President Ob

VOA标准英语2011--Three Mile Island, 32 Years Later

March 28 marks the 30th anniversary of the United States' worst nuclear accident. The reactor at Three Mile Island in central Pennsylvania experienced a near meltdown. Although not nearly the tragedy of Chernobyl in Ukraine, or Fukushima in Japan, Th

VOA标准英语2011--Nuclear Power Project Sparks Opposition

In Belarus, the nation that most suffered from the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, officials recently signed a deal for their first nuclear power plant from Russia. Despite the authoritarian government in Minsk, popular protest is bubbling. After an expl

VOA标准英语2011--Peace Corps Making a Difference Again in

Fifteen years after pulling out because of Sierra Leone's civil war, Peace Corps volunteers are back in the West African nation. A look at the organization's work as the Peace Corps marks its 50th anniversary this year, March 1st. Amanda Pease is one

VOA标准英语2011--Jazz Grammy Nominees Include Lorber, Cla

The 53nd Annual Grammy Awards will be held in Los Angeles, California on February 13. Here are this year's nominees in jazz. Three of the greatest names in jazz fusion: John McLaughlin, Stanley Clarke and Jeff Lorber - are in the running for Best Con

VOA标准英语2011--Yale Glee Club Hits a High Note

American universities inherited a choral tradition from England where, centuries ago, student choruses gathered to sing songs with different vocal parts known as glees. Today, dozens of U.S. colleges have glee clubs - a cappella choruses open to stud

VOA标准英语2011--Security Forces Fire on Bahrain Mourners

Security forces have fired shots in Manama on Friday, where demonstrators were gathering for an anti-government rally, in defiance of a government ban on protests. Hospital officials say there are casualties. Mourners began chanting opposition slogan

VOA标准英语2011--Scientists Create Glue Inspired by Musse

Have you ever wondered how those hard-shelled mollusks known as mussels anchor themselves to rocks on lake and river bottoms? How they stick to sea walls, or resist pounding waves? Scientists at the University of Chicago have done more than come up w

VOA标准英语2011--Growing Global Appetite for Meat, Milk P

The race to meet the world's growing appetite for animal products may increase the risk of both human and animal diseases, according to experts, who urge policymakers to consider health implications along with the need to boost production. As the hum

VOA标准英语2011--The Egyptian Economy: Facing the Unknown

As Egypt works to replace the government of President Hosni Mubarak, the country's financial future is still far from certain. Many Egyptians are confident that a new government will usher in a more efficient and equitable economy. With the country s

VOA标准英语2011--Artificial Blood Vessels Work Well, Have

Scientists say they have successfully tested artificial blood vessels grown in the laboratory. In a heart bypass operation, surgeons typically remove a vein from a patient's leg and use it to replace blocked arteries that feed the muscles of the hear

VOA标准英语2011--UN Gears Up To Help Sudanese Returning T

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees says it is preparing to help thousands of displaced Sudanese who will be returning from the capital, Khartoum, and other parts of northern Sudan to their new country in the south. Relief agencies anti