Lean Odds for Pisa’s Tower

Lean Odds for Pisa’s Tower The Leaning Tower of Pisa is the most intensely observed building in the world. Prof. John Burland (Imperial College of Science and Technology): When you come in through t

voa标准英语2008-Residents on Israel-Gaza Border Face Constant Ro

Israeli aerial attacks and bombardments of the Gaza Strip continued Tuesday for the fourth day in a row. At least 350 Palestinians have been killed in the military offensive thus far, including at least 60 civilians. Three Israelis have been killed

VOA标准英语2009年-UN Halts Aid Deliveries to Gaza

The United Nations Relief and Workers Agency says it has halted aid deliveries to the besieged Gaza Strip until the safety of aid workers can be guaranteed. The agency is calling for a permanent ceasefire. A Palestinian man carries flour at a UN foo

A Good Heart to Lean on 善心可依

When I was growing up， I was embarrassed to be seen with my father． He was severely crippled and very short， and when we would walk together， his hand on my arm for balance， people would stare． I would inwardly squirm at the unwanted atte

美国偶像 Lean On Me (Single Version) - Bill Withers

sometimes in our lives, we all have pain, we all have sorrow. but if we are wise, we know that there's always tomorrow. oh,yeah lean on me, when you're not strong and i'll be your friend i'll help you carry on for it won't be long 'til i'm gonna need

2007年VOA标准英语-Kazakh President Abolishes Term Limits

By Lisa McAdams Moscow 22 May 2007 Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev has signed into law constitutional amendments allowing him to stay in office, indefinitely. From Moscow, VOA's Lisa McAdams has more on the move, which the political oppos

VOA标准英语2009年-Rice to New York for Gaza Diplomacy

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is joining U.N. Security Council and bilateral diplomacy on the Gaza crisis in New York. The United States is seeking a deal on Gaza that would end Hamas rocket fire into Israel, halt arms smuggling to the mi

VOA标准英语2009年-Obama Says He Cannot Take Stand on Gaza Until H

President-elect Barack Obama says he is concerned about the violence in Gaza, but that it would not be right for him to speak at length about the conflict until he takes office later this month. President-elect Barack Obama (l) and President Bush at

VOA标准英语2009年-Britain Keeps Up Gaza Ceasefire Pressure

British Foreign Secretary David Miliband says it is in everyone's interest to see the U.N. Security Council resolution on Gaza implemented as soon as possible. British Foreign Secretary David Miliband (file photo) Using the words of Middle East envo

VOA标准英语2009年-Gaza Fighting Inflicts Misery on Both Sides

It has been more than two weeks since Israel launched massive air strikes and then a ground offensive against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip and all the while, Hamas continued to fire rockets into southern Israel. The Palestinian death toll from

VOA标准英语2009年-Bush Speaks Out on Gaza Crisis

For the first time since the start of the Israeli military offensive in Gaza, U.S. President George Bush has gone before television cameras to talk about the Mideast crisis. President George W. Bush reflects on the crisis in Gaza in the Oval Office

VOA标准英语2009年-Arab States Press for UN Action on Gaza Conflic

Arab foreign ministers met at the United Nations on Monday to discuss a draft resolution for the Security Council that calls for an immediate end to Israeli attacks in Gaza. Arab leaders met with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as well as with re

VOA标准英语2009年-UN: Gaza Conflict Will Have Long-Lasting Psycho

The U.N. Children's Fund says 840,000 children in Gaza are under extreme stress and are traumatized by the violent events of the past few weeks. UNICEF warns of long-lasting psychological consequences for thousands of children caught up in the Israe

VOA双语新闻 Palestinian President Hails Gaza Withdrawal

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has hailed the Israeli evacuation of settlements in the Gaza Strip in an upbeat speech before hundreds of cheering supporters at the Gaza International Airport. The remarks came following three days of intense acti

VOA标准英语2009年-Israel to Continue Gaza Attacks Until Hamas Sto

Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni told reporters in France that Israel will not agree to an immediate halt of its attacks on Gaza. She spoke following meetings with French officials. Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni addresses reporters follow

VOA标准英语2009年-Israel Heads to Elections as Gaza Violence Cont

This is the last day of campaigning in Israel, where voters on Tuesday are to elect a new prime minister. With security as a major concern in the elections, polls have hardliner Benjamin Netanyahu and his Likud party in the lead. The polling comes a

2007年VOA标准英语-EU Says No Fuel Supplies to Gaza Unless Hamas D

By Teri Schultz Brussels 20 August 2007 The European Union says a Hamas plan to try to make money off EU fuel donations to the Gaza Strip means the suspension of fuel oil deliveries to the territory will continue. Teri Schultz reports from Brussels.

VOA标准英语2009年-Bush Says 'One-Way Cease-Fire' in Gaza Will Not

U.S. President George Bush is speaking out for the first time on the latest crisis in the Middle East. Mr. Bush used his weekly radio address to lay down his conditions for a cease-fire in Gaza. President George W. Bush (file) The president says any

Kazakhstan has 17,266 registered HIV carriers

ALMATY, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Kazakhstan's Center for Prevention and Control of AIDS said Friday that the country had 17,266 registered HIV carriers as of Oct. 1,compared with 15,908 as of Feb. 1, 2010. Of the HIV-positive people, 1,432 were diagnosed w

VOA双语新闻2008年：19 Dead in Gaza Border Violence

At least 19 Palestinians, including three civilians, were killed in the deadliest day of fighting in months. Nearly 50 people were also wounded and an Ecuadorian civilian working on the Israeli side of the Gaza border was killed by a Palestinian snip