VOA标准英语2011--It's Time for New Orleans Jazz Fest

It's Time for New Orleans Jazz Fest The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival is back for its 42nd season (4/29-5/1 and 5/5-5/8), and the word is come early and stay late. The good news is Jazz Fest 2011 is not sold out. Matter of fact, Jazz Fest ne

VOA标准英语2011--New York Bay Cleanup Focuses on Hindu Ri

New York Bay Cleanup Focuses on Hindu Ritual Items The sound of gentle waves and the call of wild shorebirds are normally all you can hear on the shores of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, an oasis of nature just a few kilometers from the bustling urban

VOA标准英语2011--China Hopes Trade Deficit Will Slow Call

China Hopes Trade Deficit Will Slow Calls for Weaker Currency China hopes its first quarterly trade deficit in seven years will quiet calls for it to revalue its currency, which Western nations say is artificially low and gives Chinese companies a tr

VOA标准英语2011--Biblical Bad Girls Get a Makeover

Biblical Bad Girls Get a Makeover Men in the Bible - like Abraham, Moses, King David - are often well-developed characters playing a central role in complex stories. But, more and more authors are focusing on the women of the Bible - developing their

VOA标准英语2011--Child Soldiers Return to Congolese Wars

Child Soldiers Return to Congolese Wars Since 2003, tens of thousands of children have been removed from warring militias in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Boys and girls return from the bush traumatized, isolated, uneducated and too old to go bac

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--Business School Prize Promotes Global Wa

Business School Prize Promotes Global Water Strategies About one billion people on earth do not have access to adequate or clean water supplies. More people die each year of water-borne illnesses, such as dysentery and cholera, than are killed in war

VOA标准英语2011--Wedding Celebrations Held in Streets Acr

Wedding Celebrations Held in Streets Across Britain For those not lucky enough to get an invitation to the royal wedding itself, there were thousands of street parties across Britain on Friday. With the day declared a public holiday, many people dres

VOA标准英语2011--Venus, Serena Williams Hold Clinic for W

Venus, Serena Williams Hold Clinic for Washington Youth U.S. tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams - both multi-Grand Slam title winners - have not played competitively recently because of various injuries and ailments. They have continued, though,

VOA标准英语2011--Injection Drug Use Helps Drive HIV/AIDS

Injection Drug Use Helps Drive HIV/AIDS in Africa Injection drug use has long been a driving factor in the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. But now, there are signs it's a growing problem in sub-Saharan Africa, as well. The Washi

VOA标准英语2011--Treatments Proven Effective in Studies,

Treatments Proven Effective in Studies, Work in Real Life Too Evidence-based medicine means just what it says - treatments that have been shown in scientific studies to work. But studies are one thing - do these treatments work as well in real-world

VOA标准英语2011--Smile, You’re on a Candid Speed Camera

Smile, Youre on a Candid Speed Camera This is NOT a birdhouse! In a familiar old-time movie scene, a policeman on a motorcycle hides behind a billboard, waiting to roar out, siren wailing, after a driver who's speeding past. In the 1950s, car-mounted

VOA标准英语2011--Laos to Hold Legislative Elections

Laos to Hold Legislative Elections Laos goes to the polls Saturday to elect representatives to its legislative branch, known as the National Assembly. On paper it is a body of lawmakers chosen by and for the people. But analysts say in reality, the r

VOA标准英语2011--Uganda Protesters Clash With Police Over

Uganda Protesters Clash With Police Over Opposition Leader's Arrest Riots have broken out in Kampala after the fourth arrest of opposition leader Kizza Besigye. According to reports, there have been confrontations between rioters and Ugandan police a