2010-05-27 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has met with South Korea's president and other top officials, as efforts get underway to rally global support for measures against North Korea. Western investigato

2010-05-27 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

North Korea has begun to freeze ties with the South, which already halted most trade with Pyongyang in retaliation for the sinking of a South Korean warship. The North has denied responsibility for th

2010-05-27 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says a nuclear fuel swap deal Tehran recently reached with Brazil and Turkey is the "last opportunity" to resolve a long-standing nuclear dispute between Iran and

2010-05-27 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Thousands of additional American forces are heading into southern Afghanistan, part of the troop surge that President Barack Obama has deployed to help end the Taliban-fuelled insurgency. Already, U.S

2010-05-27 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is urging a common, coordinated approach to dealing with global financial reforms and says Europe must act quickly, and with force, to reassure markets that th

2010-05-27 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Women and children are commonly believed to be the main targets of human traffickers. But in Cambodia, scores of men have recounted stories of modern-day slavery on board Thai and Malaysian fishing bo

2010-05-26 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Iran's letter to the International Atomic Energy Agency detailing its acceptance of a fuel swap deal has "a number of deficiencies," and she called Tehran

2010-05-26 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is pressing China for stronger action on North Korea.Secretary Clinton said the Chinese understand the gravity of the situation on the Korean peninsula, where t

2010-05-26 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The new leader of Turkey's main opposition party is being heralded by much of the media as the Gandhi of Turkey because of his quiet demeanor and tendency to reject ostentation. His election is bein

2010-05-26 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The Russian Supreme Court on Tuesday hears an appeal of 12 Muslims from the republic of Tatarstan imprisoned on charges of attempting to overthrow the local government. Russian human rights activists

2010-05-26 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

This past weekend, one of American TV's most successful prime-time dramatic series came to an end More than 20 million people watched the finale of ABC's "Lost," which was filmed entirely in Hawaii.

2010-05-26 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says differences remain, but the United States and China made progress in high-level talks this week in Beijing.U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says C

2010-05-26 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Amid centuries-old tradition featuring royal carriages, cannon fire and state trumpeters, Queen Elizabeth has formally opened Britain's parliament. The queen's speech outlined the government's plan

2010-05-26 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Red Shirt supporters proudly call Udon Thani the red capital of Thailand. The city is a hub in the country's poor agricultural northeast, where support for exiled former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinaw

2010-05-26 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Last week, Cindy Hickey, Laura Fattal and Nora Shourd visited their three adult children, jailed in Iran for nearly 10 months after being arrested while hiking near the Iran-Iraq border. VOA's Persi

2010-05-26 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

In almost every major city in the United States, advocates say victims of human slavery are exploited everyday. "Human trafficking is a very serious problem in the United States,"Bradley Myles of the

2010-05-25 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Hitting the high notes with a backbeat of infectious Latin dance rhythms is Arturo Sandoval's trademark. But, when it came time to record a new album, he decided to take a softer, gentler direction.

2010-05-25 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Nobel Laureate Wangari Maathai spoke at a news conference organized by the Nobel Women's Initiative in support of the International Criminal Court Review Conference next week in Kampala. The Nobel L

2010-05-25 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Early reports suggest Ethiopia's ruling party has won a massive victory in Sunday's parliament elections. Almost every major opposition leader appears to have been defeated.The headquarters of Ethi

2010-05-25 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Dream vacations may become a reality once again for European travelers. Scientists in Iceland report the volcanic eruptions that have disrupted air travel across Europe for more than a month appear t

2010-05-25 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Four years ago, the Dixie Chicks decided to take a break from making music. Two of the three members became restless, however, and formed a duo as a side project. They have now released a debut albu

2010-05-25 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Nancy Pelosi, the first female Speaker in the 218-year history of the U.S. House of Representatives, has been described as the most powerful woman in American history.

Although she didn't run for

2010-05-25 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

More than 100 people marched and attended an interfaith rally Sunday in Washington to protest the status of genocide victims in the Darfur region of Sudan."President Obama, President Obama, President

2010-05-25 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

It is easy to conjure up images of astronauts working in space, but there are also astronauts living and working on the sea floor, where they conduct experiments to prepare for future space missions.C

2010-05-25 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

One of America's most beautiful cities is Savannah, an old seaport in the southern state of Georgia that clings to many of the courtly traditions of the Old South.

Off the heavily traveled north-s