2010-11-04 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

A U.S.-based human rights group has raised an uproar with a report arguing that development assistance to Ethiopia may be doing more harm than good by strengthening a repressive government. The report

2010-11-04 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Thousands of Indonesians forced from their homes because of Mount Merapi's continued eruptions are restless to leave the evacuation shelters. And the volcano's ash clouds now are forcing airlines t

2010-11-03 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Americans are voting in midterm elections that could determine the fate of President Barack Obama's legislative agenda for the next two years. Republicans are expected to make significant gains in t

2010-11-03 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Iraq's Interior Ministry is reporting that at least 60 people were killed and hundreds wounded in a series of at least 12 explosions across the capital Baghdad.Multiple explosions rocked several most

2010-11-03 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

France and Britain have signed treaties that will see the two nuclear-armed powers cooperate on defense, including a joint rapid deployment force and shared use of aircraft carriers.French President N

2010-11-03 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

This week marks the 15th anniversary of the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, the warrior turned peacemaker who is remembered for leading Israel to sign the 1993 Oslo peace accord

2010-11-03 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Analysts say voters could give minority Republicans control of at least one chamber of Congress in the November 2 midterm election. They will decide which party controls all 435 seats in the House of

2010-11-03 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The U.S. and Chinese presidents will be among the leaders at two high-profile economic summits in Asia in November. South Korea hosts the Group of 20 forum for the world's largest economies, which wi

2010-11-03 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

If you ask young prisoners what got them behind bars, many will point to negative role models and peer pressure. To raise awareness among teens and help them steer clear of bad choices, the Maryland C

2010-11-02 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Thirty years ago this week, Democratic President Jimmy Carter and Vice President Walter Mondale lost their reelection bid to Republican presidential candidate Ronald Reagan and his running mate George

2010-11-02 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Iraqi authorities are defending their handling of a hostage-taking attack Sunday at a Baghdad church. At least 57 people died during the incident, while dozens more were wounded.Iraqi officials surve

2010-11-02 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The judge in the New York City trial of accused terrorist Ahmed Ghailani has moved to insulate jurors from all news and information related to terrorism.Proceedings at the Ahmed Ghailani trial began M

2010-11-02 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

India is urging its oil companies to expand overseas to meet the soaring demands of its growing economy. India 's massive dependence on imported oil has prompted the country to look for energy assets

2010-11-02 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

In the northwestern United States, the city of Seattle requires its residents to separate food waste from the rest of their trash. The food gets recycled into compost for lawns, gardens and, soon, int

2010-11-02 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Environmentalists have warned of a new industrial accident in Hungary that they say could once again threaten villages, towns and even Budapest with toxic red sludge. Just outside the Hungarian capita

2010-11-02 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Next year will mark the 110th anniversary of a U.S. government agency that is unknown to most Americans. Yet its work affects their everyday lives in countless ways.

Generations knew the agency as

2010-11-02 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

In Northern England, an Afghan man and his would-be Slovak bride are led off to be questioned."The couple were due to get married at 10:30 and we just disrupted that wedding," said Alisdair Duncan, of

2010-11-02 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

German Chancellor Angela Merkel made a bold remark recently saying multiculturalism has failed in Germany. Her verdict marks a shift in her previously liberal line on immigration which had always put

2010-11-02 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Brazil is experiencing its most sustained period of growth ever, with an expanding middle class and social and economic benefits for the poor.Ruth Hins owns a grocery store and bakery in the Rio de Ja

2010-11-02 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

President Barack Obama sets off this week (November 5) on a 10 day trip through Asia, starting in India, followed by Indonesia, South Korea and Japan. Mr. Obama will be seeking to move U.S. economic

2010-11-02 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Now, more than a decade after her service in the Clinton Administration, Myers is focused on empowering women in the U.S. and worldwide.

White House years

Never take it personally; never lose y

2010-11-01 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

This year 1.5 million women around the world will be told they have breast cancer. Experts say there is now a 98 per cent rate of survival if the cancer is detected early. They also say a disproportio

2010-11-01 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Tosin Agbabiaka contracted polio in his home town, Lagos, when he was three years old. He discovered he had artistic talents and started to paint holding the brush in his mouth. "Polio makes life as i

2010-10-31 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The prime minister Soro says the Ivory Coast is ready for Sunday's vote.The prime minister says the country is on the verge of an historic date for the Ivorian people. He says campaigning ended Frida

2010-10-31 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

A national election scheduled to be conducted by Burma's military government on November 7 will occur as President Barack Obama is in India, the world's largest democracy. India is the first leg of