AS IT IS 2013-05-18 A Non-Profit Group Gives Millions of Needy Children 'Room to Read' This is As It Is. Welcome back. Im Caty Weaver. On todays show, we talk about two educational programs for children, thousands of miles apart. We also remember an...
Rights Group Accuses Nigerian Military of 'Cover-Up' The rights group said satellite images following last month's violence in the northern Nigerian town of Baga show more than 2,000 buildings destroyed. Nigeria's military says only several dozen hom...
LRA Has Safe Havens in Sudan, Rights Group Says Facing an international arrest warrant for war crimes in East Africa, Lord's Resistance Army commander Joseph Kony is on the run. Human rights groups believe he has found refuge in Sudan. We have uncove...
Gay Rights Groups Push for Anti-Discrimination Laws George Ramirez and his partner German Roa have lived together for 16 years. Now, they are allowed to marry in Maryland, after voters there endorsed a law legalizing same-sex marriage. We want the op...
TECHNOLOGY REPORT - Rights Group Calls for Ban on Fully Autonomous Killer Robots 科技报道 - 人权组织呼吁禁止全自主式杀人机器人 From VOA Learning English, this is the TECHNOLOGY REPORT in Special English. 这里是美国之音慢速...
Government, Private Groups Active in Stricken New Jersey Cities The racket of gasoline-powered generators and the smell of water-soaked trash piled on sidewalks now define life in Hoboken. Some stores and restaurants are open along the main avenues w...
How to Motivate a Group I like to focus on receptive and expressive intelligence, which I call CQ. A healthy dose of CQ is essential when being in charge of a group or team because the task of motivating them often falls to you. This may seem unfair....
ANNOUNCER: Youre listening to The Reading Group from the BBC World Service. In this series we bring together listeners, students of English, literature teachers and other contributors from the world of books to share their enthusiasm for reading. We...
At Olympics, Christian and Islamic Groups Compete for Souls The competition is for peoples souls. Christian groups like Amana Trust are handing out Bibles and spreading the Christian word of God. Robin Fenwick, a volunteer from Canada, says they came...
A Cappella Group Delights DC Suburb The group is made up of about 100 men ranging in age from 19 to 83. They have one thing in common: A passion for singing. Every Tuesday night, since after the end of World War II, the group gathers here to rehearse...