2011-01-19 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The Puntland region has decided to separate from the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia, dimming hopes for peace and stability as the government's internationally-backed mandate winds down.In

2011-01-19 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The major organizations monitoring the referendum on independence in Southern Sudan are releasing their findings on the voting process. Despite a few concerns, they say the voting has been a success.

2011-01-19 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Germany's first trial related to the Rwandan genocide is underway with a former Rwandan mayor accused of ordering three Tutsi massacres. There are dozens of Rwandans accused of taking part in the ge

2011-01-19 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Nancy Martiny has made it in a man's world. She started making western saddles as a hobby but there's now a three-year waiting list of people lined up to buy her designs.Martiny builds her saddles f

2011-01-18 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Tunisia's prime minister has announced a transitional government that includes members of the opposition. He also eased restrictions on the press and human-rights groups. But the old regime holds t

2011-01-18 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

A freed opposition politician is accusing Russian authorities of using dictatorial tactics against opposition figures. Boris Nemtsov was arrested during a government-sanctioned protest on New Year's

2011-01-18 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

As vote tabulation proceeds in southern Sudan’s independence referendum, its leaders are preparing for the day when the final results are in. Officials say whether the region chooses to separate or r

2011-01-18 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

More protests rocked the North African country of Tunisia as the prime minister prepared to name an interim government.Even before the names of the interim government were announced, Tunisians were on

2011-01-18 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

A new OECD Cyber Security study by British professors says cyber weaponry will be used routinely in future wars. The study says computer attacks on their own will not necessarily constitute a threat,

2011-01-18 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon is pushing for an overhaul of current energy consumption trends and for more investment in green technology.Speaking at the fourth annual World Future Energy Summit

2011-01-18 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

A new study in Israel finds that a woman's tears have a physical and psychological effect on men. The scientists involved in the study say they were surprised that tears lower a man's sex drive. So

2011-01-17 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Gun battles broke out around Tunisia's capital late Sunday as politicians worked at cobbling together an interim coalition government.The day in the capital ended pretty much the way as the previous

2011-01-17 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Approximately 6.6 billion people populate the world today, with an estimated 3.7 billion living in Asia. But over the past 50 years, economic and social modernization in the region has been accompanie

2011-01-17 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

For years, human-rights activists in Tunisia have been imprisoned and harassed by the hardline government of former president Zine el Abidine Ben Ali. Now, they face new challenges as Tunisia faces a

2011-01-16 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Tunisia's highest constitutional body has appointed the head of the lower house of parliament as temporary head of the North African country, after massive protests drove longstanding leader Zine El

2011-01-16 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Africa's highest security body has recognized the speaker of Tunisia's national assembly as interim leader until fresh elections are held. The African Union Peace and Security Council condemned the

2011-01-16 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Hundreds of youths gathered in North Moscow to commemorate the 40th day since the death of a Russian football fan. Yegor Sviridov was murdered in December, allegedly by natives of the North Caucasus.

2011-01-16 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

More than 50 years after the death of Billie Holiday, singers and musicians continue to pay tribute to the singer known the world over as “Lady Day.” The latest Holiday celebration comes from jazz

2011-01-15 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Tunisia's President has fled the country and the prime minister has announced he is in charge Friday after protests and riots rocked the capital.Tunisian Prime Minister Mohammed Ghannouchi went on st

2011-01-15 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The home foreclosure crisis highlighted how many Americans were in homes that were too big for them and their budget. That may be a reason that interest is growing in smaller - even tiny - homes.

2011-01-15 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Country music frames a new romantic drama starring Gwyneth Paltrow as a Nashville diva trying to come back after personal tragedy sidetracks her career. Here's a look at Country Strong."Nashville's

2011-01-15 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Kid Rock describes his latest album, “Born Free,” as “organic blues-based rock and roll.”“Born Free” is Kid Rock’s first new album in more than three years. He left the comforts of his home st

2011-01-15 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The Indian government says it could cut troops in Indian-administered Kashmir by one quarter. The region, which witnessed a violent separatist insurgency for nearly two decades, is one of the most hea

2011-01-15 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Legal scholars in Senegal have a new website that makes the country's laws more accessible and gives Senegalese lawyers an opportunity to contribute their own research. The website is the brainchild

2011-01-15 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Hilleary: How serious is the current situation?Youssef: It is extremely serious. There is a political crisis, and therefore, it requires the attention not only of the Arab world, but of the internatio