2010-09-17 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

U.N. Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Kyung-wha Kang is calling for the international community to combat the "culture of impunity" that has fueled more than two decades of war in Somalia. Ka

2010-09-16 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

U.S. Middle East envoy George Mitchell said late Wednesday he believes progress is being made on the issue of extending an Israeli freeze on settlement building in the West Bank. Mitchell spoke in Jer

2010-09-16 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

In Indian Kashmir, four protesters were killed and nearly 35 injured as violence gripped new areas in the troubled region that has been wracked with mass anti-India protests. India's Prime Minister

2010-09-16 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The French government has defended itself against a top EU commissioner who criticized the mass expulsion of France's Roma population.Speaking on French radio, the Secretary of State responsible for

2010-09-16 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Sarah Shourd, one of the three American hikers arrested by Iranian authorities in July 2009 and charged with espionage, was released Tuesday to her mother. Meanwhile, the mothers of the other two hik

2010-09-16 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

In the past six months, Kyrgyzstan has seen one president toppled by a street mob, hundreds of people killed in ethnic pogroms, and rebellions by two regional politicians. And an election is set for

2010-09-16 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas might not agree on much entering negotiations, but analysts said they have something in common. Both are in precariou

2010-09-16 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

You never know what to expect from singer Brian Wilson. Wilson tackles some of George Gershwin's most enduring melodies, and even completed two of the legendary composer's tunes on his latest album,

2010-09-16 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

British scientists say they have found a way to diagnose tuberculosis in an hour.Alasdair Reid is an advisor on HIV and Tuberculosis (TB) at UNAIDS. He says diagnosing TB quickly will revolutionize th

2010-09-16 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

It is a morning ritual for Bader Mohammed Jabari, whose home of generations sits next to the Kiryat Arba Jewish settlement.

Israeli security restrictions mean he cannot bring his car onto his prop

2010-09-16 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The head of Guinea's electoral commission died on Tuesday in Paris, days ahead of the country's second round of presidential elections. He had been sentenced in absentia to one year in prison after

2010-09-15 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

International backers of Somalia's Transitional Federal Government are calling on government leaders to show cohesion and unity, signaling a growing unease in the international community about the st

2010-09-15 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The initial three-way meeting of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Neyanyahu, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton extended nearly two hours - longer than plan

2010-09-15 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

"Let me just begin by saying there are two sides to every story and this is my side ...the right one."

Olive is the best student, easily earning the top grade - A - in all of her classes. Her socia

2010-09-15 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The United Nations estimates there are about 250,000 child soldiers around the world, and millions more that are victims of armed conflict.Challenges outweigh positivesDespite this hapless situation,

2010-09-15 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

'Vocally brilliant'

Seraphic Fire made its debut a little over seven years ago. Classical music critic Greg Stepanich says it's become an essential part of South Florida's music scene - perform

2010-09-15 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

An official of the Democratic Party of Japan announces that Prime Minister Naoto Kan has won the party leadership post. Mr. Kan won 721 votes in Tuesday's election, compared with Ichiro Ozawa's 491

2010-09-15 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Authorities imposed a strict curfew across Indian Kashmir a day after 18 people were killed in clashes with security forces. The government, which is searching for a way to calm down the protests that

2010-09-15 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

In July, a mentally ill woman decapitated her mother before committing suicide by jumping out of her apartment window. In June, a teenage boy stabbed his mother and sister to death. A month before tha

2010-09-15 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Each year, the International Bluegrass Music Association honors a festival with their prestigious Bluegrass Event of the Year award. Last year, the honor went to the Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival, held

2010-09-15 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

When Bryan Lee moved to New Orleans to escape the harsh winters of his native Wisconsin, the city's French Quarter was home to a thriving blues scene. One of his steadiest jobs was playing five night

2010-09-14 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's announcement that he will not seek an extension of a settlement construction freeze, but may limit new building, sets the tone for the second round of rene

2010-09-14 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The government in Turkey secured a decisive victory in a referendum on its reforms to the constitution. The result has been positively received internationally, but opponents accuse the government of

2010-09-14 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Pope Benedict XVI will arrive Thursday in Britain for a four-day visit. It is only the second papal visit to the country since the Reformation and the first official state visit.Claz Gomez taps away

2010-09-14 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

In a busy street corner near New York's South Street Seaport, where ships pass on the East River and trains roar on the Manhattan bridge above, dancers seem pinned to a concrete wall and, appearing t