VOA标准英语2011--US Boosts Higher Education Exchanges Wit

US Boosts Higher Education Exchanges With Indonesia Nearly a year after the Obama administration set a priority of boosting higher education exchanges with Indonesia, the U.S. is repeating its commitment to cultural diplomacy. As part of that outreac

VOA标准英语2011--Former Prostitute Rescues Girls from Sex

Former Prostitute Rescues Girls from Sex Trade Rachel Lloyd understands why and how young girls become prostitutes. She was once once herself. I grew up with a lot of trauma and dysfunction in my family, she says. So by the time I was like 13, I drop

Basketball Fans Flock to Houston for the College Final Four

The National Collegiate Athletic Association, better known as the NCAA, is holding its final four games for this year's men's basketball season in Houston, Texas. More than 70,000 fans are expected for the games, the first two of which are held on Sa

Libyan Rebels Claim to Retake Key Oil Port Town

Libyan rebels are claiming to have captured the strategic oil port town of Brega Saturday as fighting continues against forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. Popular protests are also continuing across the region, especially in Yemen and Syr

VOA标准英语2011--Future US Senior Citizens Face Big Chang

Future US Senior Citizens Face Big Changes Analysts at the U.S. Census Bureau have a provocative forecast for America's population in 2050, when today's 25-olds will be knocking on the door of age 65. If projections hold, not only will there be more

VOA标准英语2011--New York's Former First Lady Puts Childr

New York's Former First Lady Puts Children First Matilda Cuomo - wife, mother, teacher and former first lady of New York State - has perhaps had the most far-reaching impact as founder of Mentoring USA, which has trained volunteer mentors for more th

VOA标准英语2011--Species Loss Compromises Earth’s Vital

Species Loss Compromises Earths Vital Systems Scientists have long thought that diverse ecosystems like forests, lakes and streams are especially good at removing pollutants that human activities put into the environment. A new study in the journal N

VOA标准英语2011--Yemen Opposition Rejects Gulf Proposal o

Yemen Opposition Rejects Gulf Proposal on Power Transfer Yemen's opposition rejected on Monday a Gulf Arab initiative for President Ali Abdullah Saleh to step down because the proposal appears to offer him immunity from prosecution, while Saleh himse

VOA标准英语2011--Africa's Bright, Dark Economic Spots Get

Africa's Bright, Dark Economic Spots Get Attention As the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank spring meetings kick off in Washington this week, Africa's economies are the talk of both guarded optimism and cause for concern. Since the mid

VOA标准英语2011--Nigeria Counting Votes From Parlimentary

Nigeria Counting Votes From Parlimentary Elections Election officials in Nigeria are counting votes from Saturday's parliamentary elections in which large numbers of people turned out to cast ballots despite instances of violence. Counting began as s

VOA标准英语2011--US Spending Debate Moves on to Next Phas

US Spending Debate Moves on to Next Phase The months-long political debate on this year's U.S. government spending ended late Friday night with President Barack Obama and lawmakers agreeing on $38 billion in cuts. But numerous officials in Washington

VOA标准英语2011--Harry Connick, Jr Shows Off Broadway Per

Harry Connick, Jr Shows Off Broadway Performances New Orleans crooner Harry Connick, Jr. was the toast of Broadway last year with a series of big band concerts now available on CD and DVD. Harry may be New Orleans born and bred, but his love affair w

VOA标准英语2011--Josh Kelley Comes Full Circle with 'Geor

Josh Kelley Comes Full Circle with 'Georgia Clay' Singer Josh Kelley had to settle for a career in the pop field before returning to his first love - Country music. He has come full circle with his debut Country album, Georgia Clay. The album's title

VOA标准英语2011--African Union Honors Rwanda Genocide Vic

African Union Honors Rwanda Genocide Victims The African Union held a moment of silence Thursday to mark the 17th anniversary of the genocide in Rwanda. A lone candle wrapped in purple ribbon burned in the center of the African Union plenary hall as

VOA标准英语2011--Amnesty International: Many Bahraini Pro

Amnesty International: Many Bahraini Protesters Shot, Some at Close Range The global rights group Amnesty International has a fact-finding team in Bahrain this week. Members have been meeting with government officials, human rights advocates and oppo

VOA标准英语2011--Thousands Protest Nuclear Power in Japan

Thousands Protest Nuclear Power in Japan Thousands of Japanese took to the streets of Tokyo to protest the country's nuclear-power plants. The rally occured as engineers continue to work on bringing the Fukushima Daiichi plant under control, after it

VOA标准英语2011--SatelliteTechnology Helps Human Rights M

SatelliteTechnology Helps Human Rights Monitors AU.N. panel of experts is expected to release a report soon citing evidence of war crimes in the final months of Sri Lanka's civil war. Among the evidence the panel reviewed was satellite imagery from t

VOA标准英语2011--Chernobyl Disaster Leads to Advances in

Chernobyl Disaster Leads to Advances in Science, Medicine The accident at the Chernobyl nuclear plant did much more than change the lives of hundred thousands of affected people. It also contributed greatly to Western science. Physicists and medical

VOA标准英语2011--Somalia Government Postpones Elections t

Somalia Government Postpones Elections to 2012 With its mandate set to expire in less than four months, the Somali government has decided to postpone national elections until 2012. On August 20, the original mandate bestowed to Somalia's transitional

VOA标准英语2011--US Sharpens Criticism of Syria’s Assad

US Sharpens Criticism of Syrias Assad A senior U.S. State Department official said Tuesday that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's actions against protesters are completely inconsistent with those of a responsible leader. U.S. diplomats are talking t