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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 20 April 2006 The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is launching an appeal for $13.4 million for operations aimed at preventing the spread of bird
By Brian Padden Salt Lake City, Utah 27 January 2006 watch Economic Legacy report As world attention shifts to the Olympic Winter Games in Turin, Italy, local organizers are hoping that the internatio
By Jim Malone Washington 24 October 2006 Some opposition Democrats believe that Republican losses in the November 7 midterm congressional elections would boost the prospects for change in U.S. policy toward Iraq. In a recent conference call with rep
EXPLORATIONS - Smithsonian Exhibits Mark 30th Anniversary of AIDS SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: Im Shirley Griffith. STEVE EMBER: And Im Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we visit three current exhibits in Washington D.C. Two of the exh
By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 23 May 2007 Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf is under increasing pressure to crack down on a radical Islamist mosque in the country's capital, whose students have abducted at least seven police officers since Frida
Automakers Marketing More Fuel Efficient, Compact Cars After 15 years on the assembly line, Detroit autoworker Nicole Current is about to become unemployed. I make truck axles, so as the auto industry tries to get away from the larger size vehicles,
Political opponents of Mauritania's military government say they will demonstrate against plans for new elections in June. The military says it will not allow unauthorized protests. Mauritania's military ruler Gen. Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz (File) Now
Exhibit Traces Horse's Impact on Tribal Life The image of a Native American warrior, racing across the Western plains on horseback, is an iconic one. A Song for the Horse Nation, at the National Museum of the American Indian, looks at the history beh
Duo Civil Wars Releases Debut Album While Joy Williams and John Paul White of the Civil Wars may sound like they're in love when singing some of the songs on their debut, the pair is not in a romantic partnership, just a musical one. The duo recently
Civil Society Pushing for Arms Trade Treaty Final negotiations begin in July on the Arms Trade Treaty. The agreement would control the global trade in conventional weapons from rifles to tanks to warships. This week, the last round of preliminary tal
Sunday, February 6, marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Ronald Reagan, America's 40th president. He is remembered as the Great Communicator - and as the man who helped to end tensions with the former Soviet Union. Ronald Reagan was a well kno
US, World Act to Save Elephants 美国,世界采取行动拯救大象 WASHINGTON The Obama administration has unveiled a comprehensive strategy for combating wildlife trafficking in hopes of curbing illicit poaching that is threatening to wipe out el
ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: One year ago, a well-known intensive care physician announced that he just might have come across a cure for sepsis. This deadly reaction to infection kills around a quarter of a million people in the U.S. each year. It's the leadi
AMERICAN MOSAIC - September 6, 2002: Sept. 11 Anniversary Observances / Music from Bruce Springsteen's ''The Rising'' HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC — VOA’s radio magazine in Special English. (T
Because from trillions of miles away, these small planets get lost in the blinding glare of their stars brightness. The sad truth of the matter is that earth-like planets are near cosmic specks of dust. And therefore detecting them is really quite ha
For thousands of years, weve wondered if we are alone in the cosmos. Life, is it a one-time event, or its something that's occurred lots of times throughout the universe.? And at this very moment, new discoveries are bringing us closer to the answers
By Peter Fedynsky Washington, DC 12 May 2006 watch CIA Nomination report President Bush listens to Air Force Gen. Michael Hayden, left, speak at White House President Bush's nomination of a four-star
By Barbara Schoetzau New York 03 August 2006 France's U.N. ambassador, Jean Marc de la Sabliere, says he is losing confidence in the Security Council's ability to quickly adopt a resolution to end the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon
-The annual Accordion Fiddle Festival mainly concentrates on music provided by Shetland's two most popular instruments - the accordion and the fiddle. The festival, currently in its 12th year, takes place over a hectic four-day period in mid-October.
经典语境背诵 Tom: My name is Tom, Im Daniels classmate and good friend. He likes playing football very much, but I like playing badminton. I usually play it with my parents. My parents think that I am good at badminton. Im proud of it so Im w