2006年VOA标准英语-Top Casamance Official Assassinated, Say Senega

By Jordan Davis Dakar 31 December 2006 Senegalese officials say they are investigating the killing of a top politician El-Hadj Oumar Lamine Badji (File photo) in the country's southern Casamance region. Separatist groups in Casamance have waged a tw

VOA慢速英语2011--Dealing With Sexual Violence on Campus

Education Report - Dealing With Sexual Violence on Campus 教育报道 - 打击校园性暴力 This is the VOA Special English Education Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语教育报道。 Last week, we told you about a call for American educato

VOA慢速英语2012 Remembering Writer Gore Vidal; New Findings on Hindu Success in America; Funnyman Stephen Colbert’s Music Festival

Remembering Writer Gore Vidal; New Findings on Hindu Success in America; Funnyman Stephen Colberts Music Festival JUNE SIMMS: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm June Simms. This week, we look at plans for a just announced

VOA慢速英语2014 Man Who Shot NY Police Officers Had Record of Violence, Mental Problems

AS IT IS 2014-12-23 Man Who Shot NY Police Officers Had Record of Violence, Mental Problems A top New York City police official says the man who killed two officers Saturday had a record of violence and mental problems. Ismayyil Brinsley shot officer

2006年VOA标准英语-'Minuteman' Group Plans New Operation Alon

By Greg Flakus Houston 31 March 2006 The Minuteman organization, a private group that advocates stricter immigration controls, is planning a month-long operation along the border with Mexico starting

VOA标准英语2010年-Museum Honors Man Who Delighted Millio

Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco pays tribute to creator of Mickey Mouse, other cartoon stars Visitors to the Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco will not find any amusement rides. For those, they will have to go to Disney theme park

2007年VOA标准英语-Casamance Violence Likely to Become Issue in Se

By Jordan Davis Dakar 02 January 2007 Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade attended funeral services Tuesday for a close political ally assassinated earlier this week in the Casamance region of the country. Violence in Casamance has persisted despite

VOA慢速英语2009-Health Report - Teens, Television, and Depressio

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A new study suggests that the more teenagers watch television, the more likely they are to develop depression as young adults. But the extent to which TV may or may not be to blame is a question that th

2007年VOA标准英语-US Official: Violence, Poor Management Hamperin

By Dan Robinson Washington 22 May 2007 The U.S. official responsible for auditing reconstruction efforts in Iraq has told Congress that violence, management problems, and inadequate Iraqi government contributions continue to hamper economic recovery

2006年VOA标准英语-Nepal's Political Factions Vow to Work Tog

By Patricia Nunan Kathmandu 26 April 2006 After months of confrontation, Nepal's king and opposition political parties say they will work together to bring peace and democracy to the country. Parliame

VOA标准英语2012--Saudi Women Slowly Advance Cultural Change

Saudi Women Slowly Advance Cultural Change This year something new has appeared on the streets of Saudi cities, female shop assistants. For now, they're only found in lingerie stores. King Abdullah signed a decree to change the law after years of pro

VOA标准英语2009年-Dealing with Russia a Key Challenge for Obama

According to three former senior U.S. government officials, one of the central foreign policy questions facing the incoming Obama administration will be how to deal with a resurgent Russia. Most experts agree that relations between Washington and Mo

VOA标准英语2012--Did Early Man Contribute to Central Africa Climate Change?

Did Early Man Contribute to Central Africa Climate Change? If humans are responsible for speeding the climate change currently underway, it may not be the first time. Scientists say a long time ago in Central Africa, early farmers may have contribute

VOA标准英语2013--Gun Violence Inflicts Emotional Toll on Victims' Families

Gun Violence Inflicts Emotional Toll on Victims' Families Oliver Smiths son was a police officer, shot execution style by three men during a robbery. Hes meeting with the Maryland Crime Victims Resource Center to write his victim's impact statement f

2006年VOA标准英语-ICRC Warns of Increased Violence in Palest

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 10 April 2006 The International Committee of the Red Cross warns of a social breakdown and increased violence in the Palestinian territories, if governments withhold funds and a

Man Utd beat QPR, Arsenal held by Villa

Man Utd beat QPR, Arsenal held by Villa

2007年VOA标准英语-UN Says Central Asian Countries Violate Human R

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 07 May 2007 Louise Arbour, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, informs journalists after return from her visit to Central Asia, 07 May 2007 The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, Louise Arbour, says countries in Centra

VOA标准英语2011--Putting Planet First in Climate Change Talks

Putting Planet First in Climate Change Talks 气候变化会议把关爱地球放在首位 At the U.N. climate change conference in Durban, South Africa, theres a call to view the issue as a moral imperative. The man whos called South Africas green b

2006年VOA标准英语-Factional Violence Fuels Anti-American Res

By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 09 May 2006 In recent months, Mogadishu, Somalia has become a deadly battleground between militias loyal to Islamic courts and a newly formed anti-terror coalition that is believ

2007年VOA标准英语-Doctors Change Diagnosis of American Man with T

By Carol Pearson Washington, D.C. 05 July 2007 An American man who traveled internationally with tuberculosis - despite instructions not to - has a new diagnosis and is not as sick as government doctors initially said he was. As VOA's Carol Pearson r