VOA标准英语2012--Christian Pakistani Accused of Blasphemy Out on Bail

Christian Pakistani Accused of Blasphemy Out on Bail Supporters of 14-year-old Rimsha Masih, believed to be mentally impaired, gathered outside the courtroom to wait for the news. Masih has spent three weeks in jail. Her release, lawyer Raja Akram Am

VOA标准英语2012--US Unions See Wages Fall

US Unions See Wages Fall Tom Lee is a former president of the American Federation of Musicians, the largest musicians' union in the world. He began his career with the U.S. Marine Corps Band and played many performances at the White House. Although u

VOA标准英语2012--US Unemployed Become Jobless, Homeless, Hopeful

US Unemployed Become Jobless, Homeless, Hopeful Jobless Robbyne Sudduth became a statistic - unemployed, homeless. Laid off from Xerox in 2007, she left Michigan and came to New York looking for work. I was putting out resumes and doing what people d

VOA标准英语--Fighting Uphill Battle Against AIDS

Fighting Uphill Battle Against AIDS Africa is the birthplace of HIV/AIDS. No other region of the world has more people living with the disease or has had more people die from it. Yet despite being the epicenter of the epidemic, it took years to raise

VOA标准英语2012--Turning the Tide against AIDS

Turning the Tide against AIDS Next month, the United States will host the worlds largest AIDS conference for the first time in more than 20 years. More than 20-thousand people are expected to gather in Washington, D.C. for AIDS 2012. The top U.S. off

VOA标准英语2012--Ecological Footprint

Ecological Footprint Africas ecological footprint is getting bigger. The continents growing population is placing greater demand on its natural resources. A new report calls on African nations to adopt a more sustainable approach to development to en

VOA标准英语2012--Integrated Landscapes

Integrated Landscapes Theres a new campaign to address the growing and often competing demands for natural resources. Its called the Landscapes for People, Food and Nature Initiative. The initiative warns that rising human demand for food, water, lan

VOA标准英语2012--Drones Revolutionize US Warfare

Drones Revolutionize US Warfare It is estimated that there are 10,000 unmanned aerial vehicles in the U.S. military's arsenal, in addition to an undisclosed number operated by the CIA - including one that recently killed Abu Yahya al-Libi, al-Qaida's

VOA标准英语2012--Bikers Rally to Remember the Fallen

Bikers Rally to Remember the Fallen The din of hundreds of gleaming Harley Davidson motorcycles and country music give this Long Island gathering of the U.S. Veterans Motorcycle Club a festive feel. The rally is in preparation for the Rolling Thunder

VOA标准英语2012--Former Libyan Rebel Sues Britain Over Torture Claim

Former Libyan Rebel Sues Britain Over Torture Claim Abdul Hakim Belhadj was part of the dissident Libyan Islamic Fighting Group before the uprising last year. The U.S. State Department considered the group a terrorist organization. Belhadj claims he

VOA标准英语2012--80,000 Syrians Take Refuge in Jordan

80,000 Syrians Take Refuge in Jordan Early morning at this makeshift camp near Karama in the Jordan River Valley. Some of the 80,000 Syrians who have taken refuge in Jordan have come to this farming area hoping to find work. Sixteen-year-old Khaled a

VOA标准英语2013--Service Dogs to Walk in Inaugural Parade

Service Dogs to Walk in Inaugural Parade Caroline Elgin in The Plains, Virginia, got her service dog Sajen when she was almost 10 years old. Elgin has cerebral palsy, which has affected her speech and motor skills, but not her intelligence. Now 19, s

VOA标准英语2010年-Scientists Take Steps Toward Universal

Each year, scientists work to develop a unique influenza vaccine to protect people against the strain expected in the coming flu season. Mutations in the virus mean that last year's vaccine probably won't protect against this year's flu variety. Now,

VOA标准英语2010年-Clout and All that Goes With It

Throughout the Middle East and North Africa - or MENA - wasta is a currency more powerful than dirhams or dinars. Wasta is the clout you get from whom you know and it can make every aspect of your life easier - from getting a new phone line installed

VOA标准英语2010年-Honeybees Still Disappearing in the US

Honeybees, which are very important to agriculture, continue to disappear at alarming rates in the United States. And the cause of this disappearance is still elusive. While at least one recent study seems to point to pesticides as the problem, the U

VOA标准英语2010年-Famous South African Street Rocks Ahea

Vilakazi Street will be the scene of much celebration as the 2010 football World Cup in South Africa unfolds Schoolboys, their disheveled uniforms streaked with dust and faces dripping with sweat, boot a football across the road. Young children saunt

VOA标准英语2010年-Racing into Adventure

Pam Riehl Szakal and Sue Segel trek through the sand dunes during the Stark Raving Mad adventure race. Related Links United States Adventure Racing Association If you're looking for an endurance race to compete in, there are plenty of choices out the

VOA标准英语2010年-Young Artist Does Her Part to Help Gul

A brown pelican is mired in heavy oil on the beach at East Grand Terre Island along the Louisiana coast, 03 Jun 2010 She was so distressed when she saw images of oil soaked birds in the Gulf of Mexico that 11-year-old Olivia Bouler wanted to do somet

VOA标准英语2010年-Aid Groups Worry US Aid to Gaza Won't

Palestinians sit next to bags of food aid, distributed by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), in the West Bank village of Sanour near Jenin, 17 Jun 2010 U.S. President Barack Obama has pledged to move forward with $400 million in aid

VOA标准英语2010年-Farming with Less Fossil Fuel Won't Me

Researchers get same yields with fewer fertilizers, pesticides Steve Baragona | Washington, DC 18 May 2010 Fossil energy use was compared among different crop rotation systems in a field experiment conducted between 2003 and 2008 in Boone Co., Iowa R