VOA标准英语2011--Europe Re-Examines Extreme Right Groups

Europe Re-Examines Extreme Right Groups After Norway Massacre A terror attack in Norway last week, which was carried out by an extreme right-wing Norwegian man, has raised questions about security threats in Europe. Is the perceived threat from Islam

VOA标准英语2011--US Civil War Comes Alive 150 Years After

US Civil War Comes Alive 150 Years After First Battle A century and a half after the first major battle of the U.S. Civil War, thousands of soldiers in 19th century uniforms once again faced each other across a field in Manassas, Virginia, 50 kilomet

VOA标准英语2011--Islamists Show Solidarity in Massive Egy

Islamists Show Solidarity in Massive Egypt Rally Tens of thousands of Egyptians supporting a variety of political movements rallied on Cairo's Tahrir Square Friday. The groups don't necessarily agree on what kind of country to build in the wake of th

VOA标准英语2011--Battered Gadhafi Hometown Faces Long Recovery

Battered Gadhafi Hometown Faces Long Recovery In former Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's hometown, the process of cleaning up from weeks of fierce fighting has begun. Sirte was the last battleground in the uprising that led to Gadhafi's ouster and dea

VOA标准英语2011--Ronnie Dunn Makes Solo Debut

Ronnie Dunn Makes Solo Debut After spending the past 20 years performing as half of Brooks Dunn, the Country duo's lead singer Ronnie Dunn is striking out on his own with his debut solo album. Ronnie Dunn recorded three singles in the early 1980s, bu

VOA标准英语2011--Breast, Cervical Cancers Rates Rising Wo

Breast, Cervical Cancers Rates Rising Worldwide Women all over the world are at increased risk of developing breast and cervical cancers. A new study finds that, for reasons not yet understood, the incidence of these cancers is up in most countries,

VOA标准英语2011--US Debt Debate Worries Gold Buyers, Sell

US Debt Debate Worries Gold Buyers, Sellers in Asia The political wrangling in the United States over the national debt ceiling has helped push the dollar to record lows, and the price of gold above $1,600 an ounce, double where it was two years ago.

VOA标准英语2011--ANC Youth League Supporters Protest Viol

ANC Youth League Supporters Protest Violently in Johannesburg Supporters of Julius Malema, the leader of the African National Congress Youth League, protested violently in downtown Johannesburg Tuesday, damaging property, attacking police and journal

VOA标准英语2011--Senior Palestinian Predicts Violence if

Senior Palestinian Predicts Violence if Statehood Blocked at UN A senior member of the Palestine Liberation Organization - Hanan Ashrawi - says the Arab Spring events of the past few months have had a major impact on the Middle East, including the re

VOA标准英语2011--US Activists Cautiously Optimistic About Anti-LRA Mission

US Activists Cautiously Optimistic About Anti-LRA Mission U.S. activists who have worked for years advocating against Central Africa's roaming Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) are cautiously optimistic new U.S. military assistance to dismantle the deadly

VOA标准英语2011--Syrian Government Forces Continue Crackd

Syrian Government Forces Continue Crackdown Witnesses say that Syrian security forces moved into the Damascus suburb of Kaswah Saturday, a day after they surrounded the area and swooped down on protesters. A Syrian rights group says at least 20 peopl

VOA标准英语2011--Israel Begins Dismantling Section of Wes

Israel Begins Dismantling Section of West Bank Barrier After a long Palestinian struggle, Israel on Sunday began changing the route of its security fence near a West Bank village. Israel started dismantling a section of its controversial West Bank se

VOA标准英语2011--Cicadas Swarm Wide Portions of US

Cicadas Swarm Wide Portions of US The cicadas are back. Over the past few weeks, across a wide swath of the eastern United States, the notoriously noisy bugs have emerged by the billions from their long, underground adolescence. On a muggy afternoon

VOA标准英语2011--Cattle Plague Declared Eradicated

Cattle Plague Declared Eradicated Scientists are declaring victory over a deadly animal disease that cattle herders around the world have dreaded for millennia. Rinderpest becomes the second disease in all of human history to be successfully eradicat

VOA标准英语2011--US Aid Groups Organize HIV/AIDS Camps in

US Aid Groups Organize HIV/AIDS Camps in Africa In parts of the world where it is summer time and schools are out, many kids go to camps for different activities and fun. In Africa, there is a growing trend among U.S.-based aid groups to organize HIV

VOA标准英语2011--Non-Native Weed Threatens Northwest Clam

Non-Native Weed Threatens Northwest Clams The usual story of invasive species goes something like this: an exotic plant or critter hitches a ride on some incoming cargo, alarm bells go off and an eradication campaign starts. But now, Japanese eelgras

VOA标准英语2011--Rough Road Ahead for Greece Despite Aust

Rough Road Ahead for Greece Despite Austerity Measures Greek politicians have voted in favor of $40 billion worth of austerity measures that were a precondition for Greece to receive international loans and stave off financial disaster. But as strike

VOA标准英语2011--European Court Bars Deportation of Two S

European Court Bars Deportation of Two Somalis from Britain The European Court of Human Rights has ordered Britain not to deport two Somalis who have been convicted of serious crimes, saying they could face torture or other inhuman treatment if they

VOA标准英语2011--New Zealand’s Second City Rises Again

New Zealands Second City Rises Again After Earthquake Disaster Officials in New Zealands second largest city say it will cost more than $15 billion to rebuild parts of Christchurch that were devastated earlier this year by an earthquake. In February,

VOA标准英语2011--Preservationist Group Pinpoints 11 Endan

Preservationist Group Pinpoints 11 Endangered Sites We hear a lot about endangered species. But each year for 24 years, the National Trust for Historic Preservation has been spotlighting 11 endangered places in the United States - from battlefields t