Everyone talks about how kids these days use technology much more than in the past, but when I think back to my childhood, I remember how technology was a huge part of my life. The first thing is the cassette tape, especially when I was in high schoo...
[00:00.00]Module 10 SPORTS [00:04.81]UNIT 1 I think table tennis is more interesting [00:09.90]than volleyball [00:12.78]1 Listen and read.Then say [00:17.45]What are we going to see now? [00:20.95]The high jump. [00:23.20]When's the long jump? [00:2...
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A new study suggests that the more teenagers watch television, the more likely they are to develop depression as young adults. But the extent to which TV may or may not be to blame is a question that th...
The Bush administration confirmed Thursday it plans to reallocate counter-terrorism aid money for Pakistan to allow that country to upgrade U.S.-supplied F-16 fighter planes. The move is drawing criticism from some members of the U.S. Congress. VOA'...
By Jeff Custer Washington 02 June 2007 U.S. officials in New York say they have foiled a plot to explode jet fuel tanks and a pipeline at the city's John F. Kennedy International Airport. One official called it one of the most chilling plots imaginab...
By Deborah Tate Washington 18 April 2007 U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday about the controversy surrounding the firing of federal prosecutors. VOA's Deborah Tate reports from Capitol Hill...
By Matt Steinglass Hanoi 07 November 2006 A Vietnamese court is to try seven people, including three U.S. citizens, on charges of terrorism. The accused allegedly plotted to hijack Vietnamese radio frequencies to call for an anti-government uprising...
By Heda Bayron Hong Kong 12 October 2006 North Korea's claimed nuclear test has left Northeast Asia pondering how to deal with its new security environment. But the test hardly came as a surprise. Six years ago, then South Korean President Kim Dae-j...
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Singapore 05 May 2006 Lee Hsien Loong waves to supporters during a rally in the financial district of Singapore, May 3, 2006 The Singapore elections Saturday are being seen as...
By Scott Stearns Accra, Ghana 17 January 2006 The Bush administration has joined six American universities with six African nations to develop new primary school curricula. U.S. first lady Laura Bush...