2010-11-18 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The Middle East peace talks remain at a standstill as Israel considers a U.S. plan to extend a freeze on West Bank settlements in exchange for a number of incentives, including a squadron of advanced

2010-11-18 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Finance ministers from the 16-member zone that shares the euro currency are meeting Tuesday in Brussels to figure out how to help debt-strapped Ireland, and avoid chances Dublin's fiscal problems wil

2010-11-18 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Health officials in Haiti say the death toll from the nation's cholera epidemic has risen to more than 1,100, as the government and the United Nations appeal for an end to unrest linked to the outbre

2010-11-17 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Voters in Madagascar will decide Wednesday on a new constitution that its supporters hope will end the crisis caused by the ouster of President Marc Ravalomanana.In the days leading up to Wednesday's

2010-11-17 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The U.N. Secretary-General and members of the U.N. Security Council have expressed concern that resolution of the conflict in Sudan's Darfur region not be overlooked as international attention is foc

2010-11-17 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Guinea's electoral commission said long-time opposition leader Alpha Conde has won the country's first democratic vote. Meanwhile, supporters of the losing candidate clashed Monday with riot police.

2010-11-17 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

U.S. lawmakers returned to work on Monday, after midterm elections that shook the political landscape in favor of Republicans. Members of Congress have a lot of unfinished business to take care of in

2010-11-16 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The frantic, often chaotic behind-the-scenes activity of a morning television news show provides the setting for a new film comedy starring Rachel McAdams, Diane Keaton and Harrison Ford. Here's a lo

2010-11-16 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The Associated Press reports Monday that Rolls-Royce will temporarily replace entire engines on A380 Superjumbo jets, after an oil leak in an engine earlier this month caused a fire in the engine and

2010-11-16 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Cardiac medicine has made tremendous strides since the 1950s, when surgeons placed the first experimental artificial valves in the human heart. One of the pioneers in that field is Dr. Albert Starr, w

2010-11-16 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

In eastern Congo, warring rebels and rogue government troops have displaced some 2 million people in a decade of fighting. The region's vast size, thick forests and lack of infrastructure complicate

2010-11-16 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Brazil produces more coffee than any other country. Now, some Brazilian farmers want coffee drinkers to see Brazil as a producer of some of the best coffee in the world. The coffee-growing region of S

2010-11-16 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The World Bank says that the amounts of money that people who live outside their countries of birth are transfering home to developing countries is again on the rise after a steep decline during the r

2010-11-16 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

In the coming days, the 13 nations that are home to wild tigers will meet in Moscow (Nov. 21-24) to seek ways to protect the big cats. They will be looking at different programs, such as one that Thai

2010-11-14 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Sudan is scheduled to hold two referendums on January 9. One on whether south Sudan becomes independent and another on whether the old-rich Abyei region joins the north or south. Sudan's referendum

2010-11-14 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

U.S. President Barack Obama says to support economic growth, the government has to be willing to cut spending. He says lawmakers should lead by cutting back federal spending on local projects.Preside

2010-11-14 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

President Barack Obama has welcomed the release of Burmese democracy leader and 1991 Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi from house arrest calling it long overdue. However, Mr. Obama is calling on t

2010-11-14 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The global health organization that works to combat pneumonia in children says the lung disease is the single leading killer of young children in the world, more than HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosi

2010-11-14 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

America's Thanksgiving holiday is nearly two weeks away, but there are already some signs that the Christmas season is here. That was the impression at New York's Rockefeller Center on Friday as wo

2010-11-13 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Sometimes, the best way to deal with a bad situation is to laugh at it. That's the idea behind "The Adventures of Unemployed Man," a parody of classic superhero comics, written for America's current

2010-11-13 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

If you could take a vaccine that would protect you against cancer, wouldn't you take it? Well, for cervical cancer, there is a vaccine. It protects against a virus called HPV, which can lead to cance

2010-11-13 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

A study of a solar-powered blood pressure monitor finds it can be an effective tool in places where electricity — and even batteries — can be in short supply. A study in Africa found the monitors to

2010-11-13 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Researchers have identified a link between dementia and the brain damage that can occur in older people with high blood pressure and other forms of cardiovascular disease. High blood pressure, high ch

2010-11-13 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

U.S. President Barack Obama is praising the end of eight months of political stalemate in Baghdad and the formation of a new Iraqi government. Under the deal, Shi'ite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki r

2010-11-12 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Iraqi leaders have welcomed a tentative deal on a unity government that could end an eight-month political stalemate. A major hurdle appears overcome by including the Sunni-backed Iraqiya bloc, but t