VOA慢速英语2013--AS IT IS - The Social Progress Index

AS IT IS - The Social Progress Index Welcome to AS IT IS from VOA Learning English. Im Mario Ritter. Today, we hear about a different way to measure economic growth, the Social Progress Index. We also hear from the author of a book about institution

VOA标准英语2011--Social Media, Emerging Street Opposition

Social Media, Emerging Street Opposition Are Forces Behind Syrian Uprising For seven weeks a popular uprising against the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has been raging. Emboldened by successful movements to topple dictators in Tunisi

各国名人英文介绍-Malcolm

Malcolm X, a.k.a. El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, was a black American activist who had a lasting impact on race relations in America. His speeches and political work helped bring to the worlds attention the evil of racism in the USA. He led an extraordina

Japanese, South Korean Leaders Hold Talks

By Steve Herman The leaders of Japan and South Korea say they will continue working together to revive stalled talks on North Korea's nuclear weapons programs. Japan and South Korea on Friday called f

VOA标准英语2012--Protesters Camp Out in Central Moscow

Protesters Camp Out in Central Moscow Several hundred opposition activists are camping out in the Chistye Prudy area of central Moscow, in an action organizers are now calling Occupy Abai, after the 19th century Kazakh poet and philosopher Abai Kunan

VOA标准英语2010年-Islamic and Black US Communities Remem

Black Muslim leader Malcolm X (El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz), 26 March 1964, waiting for a press conference at an unknown location One of the foremost, if controversial, figures of the civil rights movement in the United States was Malcolm X. He, himself

VOA标准英语2010年-Gadhafi Lashes Out at Organizations at

More than 40 European Union and African leaders met in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, for the third African Union-European Union Summit. Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi chaired the summit, slamming international organizations, including the WTO, World Ba

VOA标准英语2010年-Al-Qaida in Yemen Leader Threatens to

Al-Qaida in the Arab Peninsula is threatening to overthrow Yemeni President Ali Abdallah Saleh. The government and al-Qaida rebels have stepped up activity against each other across the country. In an audio tape broadcast on the internet, the leader

VOA常速英语2007年-EU Leaders Adopt Reforms to Strengthen Bloc

By Lisa Bryant Paris 13 December 2007 European Union leaders are adopting a groundbreaking treaty in Lisbon aimed to streamline and grant more powers to the 27-member institution. From Paris, Lisa Bryant reports the document is the result of a length

World Dignitaries Present at Vatican for Pope's Inaugural Mass

The Vatican is prepared for a huge crowd Tuesday as Pope Francis hosts political leaders from 130 nations and representatives from a variety of religions for his installation Mass. Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to pack St. Peter's Squa

VOA标准英语2010年-New Ukrainian Leader Faces Weak Public

Aides to Ukrainian presidential candidate Yulia Tymoshenko say she is planning a legal challenge to Sunday's presidential election results, which showed a victory for former Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych. In any case, the new president will assume

Al-Qaida Names Egyptian Zawahri as New Leader

A Jihadist website has announced that Ayman al-Zawahri, Osama bin Laden's deputy, is the new leader of al-Qaida, as had been expected since the killing of bin Laden in May. A web posting Thursday said Zawahri has assumed responsibility for the group,

Local Carrazco wins 10th stage of Costa Rica's Cycling tour

SAN JOSE, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- Costa Rican cyclist Nieves Carrazco Thursday won for the second time in his carrer, the 10th stage of Costa Rica's International Cycling Tour, where Colombian Oscar Sanchez is general leader. Carrazco was the first one t

VOA标准英语2009年-Al-Shabab Leader Threatens Somaliland

The spiritual leader of the radical Somali militant group al-Shabab has sharply criticized the leadership of the breakaway region of Somaliland for having ties with Ethiopia. The radical leader also called the brand of democracy practiced in the Som

VOA标准英语2010年-Local al-Qaida Leader Killed in Yemen

The alleged leader of an al-Qaida cell was killed in the Yemeni province of Shabwa, after security forces raided the house he was hiding in, according to the provincial governor. Yemen recently began cracking down on al-Qaida operations in several ea

Loosen State Controls, African Leaders Told at WEF

Several prominent attendees the World Economic Forum on Africa are urging governments to loosen state controls to unlock the continent's growth potential. Africa remains a mixed picture for foreign investors. Former Nigerian Central Bank Governor Cha

Senior leader stresses innovations in aerospace science

BEIJING, June 8 (Xinhua) -- Senior Chinese leader Jia Qinglin has urged the country's aerospace science workers to strive for more breakthroughs in core technologies by taking an independent innovative approach. Jia, a member of the Standing Committe

VOA常速英语2007年-Al-Qaida Leader Claims US Failing to Subdue Mil

By Ravi Khanna Washington 18 December 2007 Al-Qaida's second-in-command, Ayman al-Zawahiri, Monday said the United States was failing in its efforts to subdue militants in Iraq. And in a tape released on the internet, Osama bin Laden's deputy told an

Al-Qaida Warns of More Attacks

The leader of al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula has warned the United States of more attacks in retaliation(报复) for last week's killing of Osama bin Laden in Pakistan. In a statement posted on the Internet Wednesday, Yemen-based Nasser al-Wahishi

U.S. says al-Qaeda no. 2 killed: report

WASHINGTON, June 5 (www.tingvoa.com) -- U.S. officials on Tuesday was quoted as saying Abu Yahya al-Libi, al-Qaeda's number two leader, has been killed in a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan. CNN quoted an anonymous U.S. official as saying the attack too