VOA标准英语--Afghans Protest Quran Burning for Fifth Day

For the fifth day, Afghans have taken to the streets to protest the burning of a Quran by Florida pastor Terry Jones. Since the initial eruption of violence in Mazar-i-Sharif on Friday, about 20 people are estimated to have died. The burning of the M

VOA标准英语2011--Britain Notes Big Change in Royal Weddin

Britain Notes Big Change in Royal Wedding Souvenirs What can a cookie tin, a Rubik's Cube, and a novel tell us about Britain's royal family? Robert Opie has been a collector since before he can remember. Today, his collection makes up a museum in Lon

Gbagbo Army Calls for Reinforcements in Battle for Abidjan

Soldiers backing Ivory Coast's incumbent president are calling for reinforcements in their battle against fighters supporting the country's internationally-recognized president. In the third day of combat for control of the commercial capital, Abidja

VOA标准英语2011--Bluesman Tab Benoit Offers 'Medicine' fo

Bluesman Tab Benoit Offers 'Medicine' for the Soul We've all heard that old saying music is medicine for the soul. Bluesman Tab Benoit took that advice to heart and named his latest album Medicine. The singer and guitarist Tab Benoit reveals his ever

VOA标准英语2011--Death Toll From US Tornados Rises to at

Death Toll From US Tornados Rises to at Least 292 U.S. authorities say the number of people killed in a series of tornadoes and thunderstorms across the southern United States has risen to at least 292, making it the country's deadliest tornado outbr

VOA标准英语2011--Roman Catholic Church Set to Beatify Pop

Roman Catholic Church Set to Beatify Pope John Paul II The Roman Catholic Church will beatify the late Pope John Paul II in Rome on Sunday. The ceremony is an important milestone on the road to Catholic sainthood for one of the most popular pontiffs

VOA标准英语2011--Brothers Rediscover Community Living on

Brothers Rediscover Community Living on Recycled Bikes Noah and Tim HussinTwo brothers are riding across the country on bicycles made of recycled parts, in search of Americans reviving a lost sense of local community. One of them is a writer, the oth

VOA标准英语2011--US Celebrates Osama Bin Laden's Death

US Celebrates Osama Bin Laden's Death U.S. President Barack Obama was preparing to announce Osama bin Laden was dead when word got out and crowds started gathering late Sunday outside the White House in Washington and at Ground Zero in New York City.

VOA标准英语2011--Creating a Safe Haven for Chadians Fleei

Creating a Safe Haven for Chadians Fleeing Libya Humanitarian agencies are setting up a way station in a small, remote mountain town in Chad. It's the entry point for thousands of Chadian migrants fleeing the conflict in Libya. All the new arrivals n

VOA标准英语2011--NASA Announces Next Generation Spacecraf

NASA Announces Next Generation Spacecraft NASA has unveiled plans for its next-generation, post-Shuttle spacecraft to carry humans into earth orbit and beyond. The state-of-the-art, four-astronaut capsule, called the Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle or MPC

VOA标准英语2011--Social Media, Emerging Street Opposition

Social Media, Emerging Street Opposition Are Forces Behind Syrian Uprising For seven weeks a popular uprising against the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has been raging. Emboldened by successful movements to topple dictators in Tunisi

VOA标准英语2011--Number of Bicyclers Soars Along with US

Number of Bicyclers Soars Along with US Gas Prices With gasoline prices prices in the United States hovering around $1 per liter, the number of bicyclers is increasing, especially in cities, according to the AAA Fuel Gauge Report. Sales of road bikes

VOA标准英语2011--Amnesty International Says War Crimes Co

Amnesty International Says War Crimes Conducted in Libya Libyan forces loyal to leader Moammar Gadhafi may be guilty of war crimes, Amnesty International said Friday. In a new report, the international watchdog described ongoing attacks against the c

VOA标准英语2011--Universities Prepare Students for Social

Universities Prepare Students for Socially-Conscious Careers The American economy has traditionally been divided into three sectors: government, for-profit businesses and non-profit charities. In more recent years, students of American business have

VOA标准英语2011--Women Are Fastest Growing Segment of US

Women Are Fastest Growing Segment of US Adventure Travel Industry When you hear the words adventure travel, perhaps you think of Venetian merchant Marco Polo, the distinguished African explorer David Livingstone, or North Pole adventurer Robert Peary

VOA标准英语2011--Fish, Hunt, Win in Missouri

Fish, Hunt, Win in Missouri Many American states tout themselves as fishing and hunting paradises, and with good reason. There's a lot of great outdoors across our vast nation. And although you may not think of fields and woods and streams as tourism

VOA标准英语2011--Clinton Pledges Early Action On Free Tra

Clinton Pledges Early Action On Free Trade Agreements Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the Obama administration will soon send the U.S. Congress implementing legislation for free-trade agreements with Panama, Colombia and South Korea. Action o

VOA标准英语2011--Triple Crown Jewel Lifts Tarnished Maryl

Triple Crown Jewel Lifts Tarnished Maryland Horse Racing Industry The 136th running of the Preakness Stakes has been hailed as a huge success for horse racing in the eastern U.S. state of Maryland. The Preakness is the second leg of the three horse r

VOA标准英语2011--NATO Airstrikes on Libya Intensify

NATO Airstrikes on Libya Intensify NATO planes stepped up their bombing of Tripoli early Tuesday. A series of powerful explosions shook the Libyan capital Tripoli overnight after NATO warplanes carried out close to 20 bombing raids. Witnesses say man

VOA标准英语2011--Volunteers Keep Hands-On Science Alive i

Volunteers Keep Hands-On Science Alive in US Classrooms When it comes to making science fun, Lisa Purcell is a pro. Mimicking an owl or a foraging squirrel is all in a day's work for the director of the Four Winds Nature Institute. On this particular