NPR 2011-11-13

For the first time in 46 years, Penn State is playing football without Joe Paterno coaching from the sidelines. The sex abuse scandal involving former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky cost Paterno his job. At the start of today's game against Nebraska,

Herbert Hoover: Blamed

VOA Learning English presents Americas Presidents. Today we are talking about Herbert Hoover. He took office in 1929. Hoover was president for the early years of what Americans call the Great Depression. During those years, the United States economy

VOA慢速英语2013--AS IT IS - The Peace process between the Israelis and the Palestinians

AS IT IS - The Peace process between the Israelis and the Palestinians Hello, again, and welcome. Im Jim Tedder in Washington. Today, we take a closer look at a story that is almost always in the news. Why is it that the Israelis and the Palestinians

Obama Speech Buoys Residents in Rebel-Held Eastern Libya

Residents of eastern Libya under the control of opponents of leader Moammar Gadhafi are reacting with approval to President Barack Obama's remarks Monday night on the international coalition's role in their country's conflict. But many say they wish

ＶＯＡ标准英语２０１３－－Somali Humanitarian Crisis Eases

Somali Humanitarian Crisis Eases Theres been a big improvement in Somalias humanitarian situation. U.N. officials say its due to innovative approaches to aid delivery, favorable rains and success against militants. There are about one million fewer S

PBS高端访谈:为什么提供援助会陷入危险

RAY SUAREZ:For more on all of this, we are joined by Joel Charny, vice president for humanitarian policy and practice at InterAction, an alliance of U.S.-based relief and development organizations. And, Joel, let's stipulate from the get-go that anyb

Israel Says It Will Not Negotiate with Hamas for Soldiers' R

Ross Dunn Israel says it will not negotiate for the remains of six soldiers killed in Gaza Tuesday after the militant Islamic group Hamas paraded what it said were the body parts in its possession. Th

Sudan Government, Rebels to Sign Agreement Soon, says US Off

Cathy Majtenyi A senior U.S. official says the Sudanese government and the country's main rebel group could sign a framework peace agreement by this weekend. The US deputy assistant secretary of state

voa标准英语2008-AU Pleads for UN Intervention for Somalia

Africa's top peace and security official is to begin urgent talks on Thursday at the United Nations in an attempt to save Somalia's fragile U.N.-backed administration from collapse. The pending withdrawal of Ethiopian troops from Somalia is focusing

VOA标准英语2012--Rising Death Toll in Syria Prompts Calls for Western Intervention

Rising Death Toll in Syria Prompts Calls for Western Intervention The violence in Syria continues to escalate and the death toll mounts. The Syrian military is now using helicopter gunships and tanks to shell civilian areas, while armed rebels have i

VOA标准英语2012--International Military Intervention in Syria Remains Unlikely

International Military Intervention in Syria Remains Unlikely Even as the United States tries to identify the right people for a transitional authority to replace Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, the Obama administration said it is still considering

VOA标准英语2011--France: Humanitarian Aid is Priority for

France says humanitarian aid and not military intervention should be the priority in dealing with the violence in Libya, amid stepped-up efforts by the Libyan opposition to oust the nation's long-time leader, Moammar Gadhafi. In a television intervie

英闻天下——407 Syrians Mark Second Anniversary of Unrest

Syrians are marking the second anniversary of the start of the civil war in the country. The two-year-long conflict has cost almost 70-thousand lives and reportedly forced a million to flee the country. The anniversary comes at the time when arming t

英闻天下——411 Syrians Mark Second Anniversary of Unrest

Syrians are marking the second anniversary of the start of the civil war in the country. The two-year-long conflict has cost almost 70-thousand lives and reportedly forced a million to flee the country. The anniversary comes at the time when arming t

VOA常速英语2008年-New Report Finds Gaza Humanitarian Situation is

By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 06 March 2008 A new report by a consortium of British aid agencies says the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip is the worst in forty years. VOA's Jim Teeple reports the report blames Israel for the crisis, but Israeli of

联合国前秘书长加利逝世

Former United Nations Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali has died at the age of 93. Boutros-Ghali, a veteran Egyptian diplomat who helped forge his country's peace agreement with Israel, was the U.N.'s sixth secretary-general, serving from 1992

Russia says Annan's mission offers last chance to Syria

MOSCOW, March 25 (Xinhua) -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Sunday the mission of Kofi Annan, the UN-Arab League joint envoy on Syiria may be the last chance for Syria to avoid a civil war. The Annan mission, perhaps, is the last chance for S

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Brazil's president Michel Temer says organized Criminals have all but seized control of the state of Rio de Janeiro. Mr. Temer made the comments after signing a presidential decree authorizing an army general to supervise Crime fighting operations in

中英双语新闻 美国流行巨星Prince去世

The American singer Prince has died at his home in Minneapolis. He was 57. The flamboyant musician sprang to fame in early 80s with hits such as 'I wanna be your love' and 'Little Red Corvette'. He'd been suffering from poor health and recently cance

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The American singer Prince has died in his home in Minneapolis, he was 57. The black boy in musicisians brand a fame in the early 1980s with hits such as I WANT TO BE A LOVER and LITTLE RED COVET. He'd been suffering from poor health and breath to co