2011-03-10 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Judges at the International Criminal Court have issued summonses for the six Kenyans suspected of organizing the country’s post-election violence over three years ago. More than two months after the

2011-03-10 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The political turmoil in the Arab world may not only lead to much higher oil prices, but greater competition for resources and a shift in priorities for oil-producing nations. So says the author of R

2011-03-10 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

President Barack Obama on Wednesday named his Commerce Secretary, Gary Locke, to be the new U.S. Ambassador to China. If confirmed, Locke will be the first American of Chinese ancestry to serve as the

2011-03-10 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard reaffirmed her support for the war in Afghanistan and pledged cooperation with the United States on issues in the Asia-Pacific region during an address to the U

2011-03-10 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The popular uprising in Libya, unlike others in the region, has turned into armed conflict. On the front lines, rebels dodge Libyan air strikes and fire back at Libyan military jets overhead. The rebe

2011-03-09 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

As International Women's Day is observed worldwide, Kenyan women gathered in Nairobi Tuesday to speak out against the police killings of their loved ones.For women around the world, the March 8 is a

2011-03-09 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Some bands are birthed after months of auditions, trying to find just the right lyricist to mesh with an incredible singer and stellar guitar player. Others are more of a happy accident. The Wailin’

2011-03-09 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Tuesday that the United States will "stand firm" for women’s empowerment as new democracies take shape in the Middle East. Clinton spoke at a State Departmen

2011-03-09 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Human rights activists are warning that an upsurge of political violence in Zimbabwe is threatening reconciliation and will make it impossible to hold free and fair elections due next year. The Human

2011-03-09 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates traveled to southern Afghanistan, the heartland of the insurgency, Tuesday where he met with local villagers and U.S. troops. Gates said the coming months will prov

2011-03-09 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Women are joining together all over the world to mark the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day on March 8. Women poured through London’s streets on Tuesday singing loudly for women’s righ

2011-03-09 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

In Russia’s Chechnya republic, which has long been a center of anti Kremlin violence in the Caucasus, Ramzan Kadyrov, the young president, now feels his capital is safe enough to invite 50 foreign co

2011-03-09 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The space shuttle Discovery’s crew experienced a first on the shuttle’s last full day in orbit. Our correspondent reports on the astronauts’ welcome wake-up call Tuesday morning.

If you have to

2011-03-09 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Religious congregations help the homeless, provide counseling, offer spiritual guidance and celebrate life cycle events. Churches and synagogues have played these roles for hundreds of generations. Bu

2011-03-09 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

One of the rarest mammals in North America is staging a comeback in the mainland United States. Wildlife biologists have tracked wolverines on mountainsides where they haven’t been seen in many decad

2011-03-08 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

March is Women’s History Month in the United States, an opportunity to examine how far women have come and the areas where there is still work to be done. One of these areas is employment and income,

2011-03-08 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Pete Anderson rose to fame as a producer, guitarist and backup singer for country superstar Dwight Yoakam. But Pete’s sound is firmly rooted in the blues, a direction he took on his latest album, Ev

2011-03-08 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The United Nations chose the theme of women and science education for this year's International Women's Day to highlight the gender gap in many parts of the world between the number of men and wome

2011-03-08 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Rondi Charleston comes from a long line of singers and songwriters, dating back to her great-grandmother toiling on the Great Plains in the 1800s. Rondi’s musical influences come together on her lat

2011-03-08 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Southern California is the battleground for a new sci-fi action film that pits US Marines against unfriendly visitors from outer space. Here's a look at Battle: Los Angeles."These things are everywh

2011-03-08 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Food prices continue to rise, threatening to push more and more people into poverty and hunger. A new report from the UN food agency says one of the best ways to boost agricultural productivity worldw

2011-03-08 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

A medical aid group says many pregnant African women suffer needlessly from complicated or prolonged labor. As a result, they’re forced to live with obstetric fistula – a condition that scars them p

2011-03-08 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Turmoil in the Middle East and North Africa in the past few months has driven the price of oil on the world market to more than $100 a barrel, causing a spike in fuel prices in the United States that

2011-03-08 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

A 12-year-old burn victim from Romania has found hope, and a new family, in the United States. On a visit to the hospital’s recreation room, Marius tests his gaming skills with two new friends. He

2011-03-08 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The American Academy of Pediatrics has issued a new set of guidelines urging parents to avoid excessive use of fever-reducing medications when their child is running a temperature. When little Kaitly