2010-01-16 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

An internal Defense Department probe of last November's deadly shooting spree at Ford Hood, Texas, urges military commanders to do a better job of looking for potential threats within their own ranks

2010-01-16 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

India has taken measures intended to slow the rise in food prices, which are at an 11-year high. India's economy has been reviving in recent months, but the country is grappling with high inflation.

2010-01-16 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Public opinion surveys indicate current President Viktor Yushchenko is trailing several other candidates as the country prepares to vote in presidential elections Sunday, January 17. The two front run

2010-01-16 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Legendary rhythm-and-blues singer Teddy Pendergrass died of colon cancer January 13 at a hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was 59. The dynamic crooner was known to millions simply as "TP."

2010-01-16 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

A new study on the brain is shedding light on how humans process language. The research, being carried out in San Diego, Boston and New York is helping scientists understand a part of the brain known

2010-01-16 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Guinea's injured military leader appears determined to return to Conakry more than one month after being shot by the former head of the presidential guard. His return could disrupt plans for a trans

2010-01-16 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Southern African leaders have rejected plans by the leader of Madagascar to unilaterally organize national elections in March. And the leaders examined the situation in Zimbabwe at a summit Thursday e

2010-01-16 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Ukraine holds a presidential election Sunday, but there appears to be widespread dissatisfaction among voters with incumbent President Viktor Yushchenko and his two main rivals, Prime Minister Yulia T

2010-01-15 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Haitians are anxiously awaiting the distribution of emergency food and medical supplies before conditions worsen - two days after a massive earthquake struck the Caribbean island nation.

Haitians h

2010-01-15 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Death, devastation and deprivation prevail in Haiti's capital, as the full extent of the country's humanitarian crisis is being revealed to the world. The international community is rushing aid to

2010-01-15 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

A Turkish soap opera that depicted the Israeli intelligence service Mossad spying inside Turkey and kidnapping Turkish babies has become the center of an increasingly bitter diplomatic dispute between

2010-01-15 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The International Maritime Bureau in London reports piracy incidents on the high seas increased nearly 40 percent in 2009 from a year ago. Pirate activities off the coast of Somalia accounted for mor

2010-01-15 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

South Africa is sending a team of search and rescue specialists to Haiti in response to the devastating earthquake on Tuesday. It is the first of several teams being sent by a local civic group.

2010-01-15 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

In eastern India, seven Hindu pilgrims have been killed and 20 others injured in a stampede at a religious festival. At a separate venue in northern India, a three-month religious festival - billed as

2010-01-15 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

International aid agencies report emergency operations for earthquake victims in Haiti are slowly gathering steam. But, they say they are working under severe constraints and it will take time before

2010-01-15 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Hospitals in Haiti are struggling to cope with the flood of people injured in Tuesday's earthquake, as bodies pile up in severely damaged areas. International aid is streaming into the Haitian capita

2010-01-15 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The U.N. Secretary General says the facts are "grim" in Haiti, after a 7.0 earthquake rocked the Caribbean nation Tuesday. Ban Ki-moon warned that the overall death toll could be very high. Among the

2010-01-15 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Food and supplies from around the world continue to arrive in Port-au-Prince, Haiti as rescue workers search the rubble for survivors of Tuesday's devastating earthquake. VOA Correspondent Brian Wag

2010-01-15 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

A new report says Nepal's peace process is in danger because of a failure to address crimes committed during the country's decade-long civil war. The research organization International Crisis Grou

2010-01-15 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The World Health Organization refutes charges by politicians in some European countries that it has exaggerated the dangers of Swine Flu. The WHO also denies any of its decisions have been improperly

2010-01-15 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

People can choose to stay active and healthy as they age. That's the simple concept behind Myles Schneider's book, To Be or Not to Be Healthy. The author encourages readers to live by six habits of

2010-01-15 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Time again for our Website of the Week, when we showcase interesting and innovative online destinations.

On Monday [18 January], Americans observe the annual holiday honoring slain civil rights lea

2010-01-15 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

As rescue operations accelerated to help victims of the earthquake in Haiti, correspondent Brian Wagner flew into Port-au-Prince Wednesday to begin covering the story for VOA. He did not have to tr

2010-01-14 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Tuesday's earthquake hit Haiti hard, with extensive damage and many casualties.

Compared to the well-known seismic areas like the Pacific Rim, the Caribbean seems geologically quiet, but this area

2010-01-14 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey say the earthquake struck about 10 kilometers from Port-au-Prince, Tuesday afternoon. The initial quake registered at magnitude 7 on the Richter Scale and