IN THE NEWS - Counting Down to the Olympic Crowds in London 新闻报道 - 2012伦敦奥运会进入倒计时 This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. 这里是美国之音慢速英语新闻报道。 The London Olympics are less than one hundred d...
AMERICAN STORIES - Short Story: 'Keesh' by Jack London SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: Now, the Special English program, AMERICAN STORIES. (MUSIC) Our story this week is Keesh. It was written by Jack London. Here is Shep ONeal to tell you the story. (MUSIC) SHEP O...
Kenya Terror Suspect May be London Bomber's Widow British newspapers are reporting that Samantha Lewthwaite, 28, may be on the run in Kenya, under an assumed name. Lewthwaite is the widow of London bomber Jermaine Lindsay, who killed 26 people on Jul...
SHEP ONEAL: Now, the weekly Special English program, AMERICAN STORIES. Our story today is called To Build a Fire. It was written by Jack London. Here is Harry Monroe with the story. (MUSIC) HARRY MONROE: The man walked down the trail on a cold, gray...
LONDON, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- The resale platform on the London Olympic ticketing website has reopened to ticketholders who want to sell their tickets from 3pm GMT on Tuesday. The London 2012 Organizing Committee (LOCOG) has announced that holders who...
LONDON, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- A teenager was stabbed to death in one of the busiest streets in downtown London on Monday, the traditional Boxing Day, while another man was injured in a similar case later in the afternoon. The first tragedy happened at...
BEIJING, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- With the retirement of basketball legend Yao Ming, who led the Chinese sports delegation to the 2008 Olympic opening ceremony, Liu Xiang and Sun Yang will spearhead the Chinese athletes next year in London in pursuit of a...
LONDON, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) -- The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) has confirmed details of its ticket resale process for Olympic and Paralympic ticket holders here on Wednesday. Those who have bought ticket...
LONDON, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- The London Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) unveiled the designs of the Games Maker uniform on Tuesday. The Games Maker uniform, designed by LOCOG in association with London 2012's official...
LONDON, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- London 2012 celebrated another milestone on the Olympic Park as the track in the Olympic Stadium was unveiled on Monday. World record holder and Paralympic gold medallist Dan Greaves, British long jump record holder Chris T...