A Cambodian opposition lawmaker says she fled the country to avoid arrest. She accuses the government of continuing a campaign of repression against her partys leadership. Mu Sochua told Reuters news agency she decided to leave Tuesday after learning...
China has ordered all North Korean-owned businesses in the country to close by early January. The decision supports sanctions placed by the United Nations on North Korea for its continued development of nuclear weapons and missiles. The move was anno...
United States Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has announced that, for the first time, the Afghanistan military is fully involved in the war with Al-Qaeda and the Taliban. Mattis spoke with members of the U.S. Senate this week about the Trump administrat...
Good and Nice: Common Adjectives with Many Uses The 2014 film Whiplash tells the story of a young man who wants to be a great jazz musician. He has a music director who often says cruel things to him. At one point in the film, the music director make...
Three Scientists Win Nobel Prize in Chemistry Three scientists have won the Nobel Prize for chemistry for their work to simplify and improve the imaging of biomolecules. 三位科学家因为在简化和改善生物分子成像方面的成就获得了诺...
Cameras in Istanbul Taxis Causing Concerns Cameras are being put in taxis in Turkey's largest city, Istanbul. Turkish officials say the cameras will provide security for taxi drivers and their passengers. But some people fear the devices are part of...
Animal Lovers Celebrate World Animal Day This is Whats Trending Today World Animal Day has been celebrated on October 4 for many years. The World Animal Day website says it was first celebrated in 1925 in Berlin, Germany on a different date. It moved...
Before last season, the National Basketball Association (or NBA) announced it had more international players than ever before. And that number only continues to grow. When the 2016-2017 season started, the NBA said it had 113 international players. T...
Can A Computer Teach Children to Read and Write? The Global Learning XPrize competition is looking at ways in which children can teach themselves reading, writing and mathematics with only a tablet computer. The XPrize Foundation and its supporters a...
Hurricane Maria Hit Puerto Ricos Giant Telescope Hurricane Maria severely damaged Puerto Ricos electricity and communications systems. Millions of people there are without power, water or food. 飓风玛利亚严重破坏了波多黎各的电力和通信...
VOA Learning English presents Americas Presidents. Today we are talking about Franklin Delano Roosevelt. He was related to an earlier president with same last name, Theodore Roosevelt. Many Americans call Franklin Roosevelt by the first letter of eac...
Cambodian-Americans Compete in Local Elections This November, Lowell, Massachusetts will hold city council elections. Lowell is home to the second-largest Cambodian population in the United States. Four Cambodian-Americans are competing for positions...
UN Study: Government Action a Main Cause of Extremism in Africa Several African leaders recently spoke to the United Nations General Assembly about the growing threat of violent extremism in Africa. The leaders called on the international community t...
Syrian Children in Lebanon Work to Feed Their Families Child labor was a problem in Lebanon before the arrival of Syrian refugees Now, it's worse. As money for humanitarian aid begins to run out, some observers fear child labor could become even more...
Now, its time for the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. On this show we explore the origins, meanings and usage of common expressions in everyday English. Today we talk about a very common place a corner. This word has many uses a...
