VOA標準英語2014年(十月)

Does Ebola Reveal WHO Shortfalls? 埃博拉疫情反映出世衛組織應變不足? As the Ebola outbreak rages in three West African countries and raises fears abroad some are questioning whether the World Health Organization is being stretched too...

Modern Technology Helping Weather Predictions 現代科技幫助預測變幻莫測天氣 WASHINGTON Severe storms that cause heavy damage throughout the world are a reminder of how important it is to be able to predict the weather. A meteorological e...

Syrian Refugees Brace for Harsh Lebanese Winter 敘利亞難民做好在黎巴嫩度過嚴冬的準備 ZAHLE, LEBANON As winter approaches, analysts say the Lebanese-Syrian border region is at risk, with Islamic State and al-Nusra fighters camped in...

Republicans Frame Midterm Election as Referendum on Obama President Barack Obamas name will not appear on ballots across the country next Tuesday but Republicans have done a pretty good job of convincing voters otherwise. Americans head to the polls...

CAR Aid Meeting Held in Brussels 中非援助會議在布魯塞爾舉行 Despite U.N. and French peacekeeping troops deployed in the Central African Republic, sectarian violence remains high. Since early last year, thousands of people have been kille...

CAR Aid Meeting Held in Brussels 中非援助會議在布魯塞爾舉行 Despite U.N. and French peacekeeping troops deployed in the Central African Republic, sectarian violence remains high. Since early last year, thousands of people have been kille...

Haunted House Attraction Brings Out Screams LEESBURG, VIRGINIA This Friday night is Halloween - a time when the souls of the dead are said to walk the Earth - and brave souls among the living venture door to door in search of candy, and flock to haun...

South Korea Launches Initiative to Recycle More E-Waste 韓國努力回收電子垃圾 SEOUL South Korea is coping with increasing amounts of garbage from electronic devices, also called e-waste. To prevent tons of old computers, smartphones and appl...

Christian Iraqis Find Refuge in Jordanian Church 伊拉克基督教徒在約旦教堂尋找庇護 NAOUR, JORDAN More than 3,000 Iraqi Christians have sought refuge from the fighting in their country in churches in Jordan. And Caritas, an aid group af...

Kobani Youth Kidnapped by Islamic State Tells His Story 科巴尼學生講述被綁架經歷 SANLIURFA, TURKEY During their offensive across northern Syria, Islamic State militants in June kidnapped more than 150 mostly Kurdish students from the city...

Divisions on Ebola Quarantine Procedures Emerge in US Divisions have emerged between top U.S. health officials and two state governors who imposed rigorous quarantine protocols for American medical professionals returning from Ebola-stricken African...

Outside Kobani, Cheap Passage from Turkey As Turkish tanks patrol the long and porous border with Syria, things appear secure and quiet. Then the military vehicles depart, and two men dash onto Turkish soil from the Syrian side of a loose barbed-wire...

Comanche Chief Quanah Parkers Century-Old House Falling Apart CACHE, OKLAHOMA One of the most fascinating people in U.S. history was Quanah Parker, the last chief of the American Indian tribe, the Comanche. He was the son of a Comanche warrior and a...

Talks to Resume on Winter Gas for Ukraine 爭取恢復對烏天然氣供應的協商繼續進行 LONDON Ukrainian and Russian officials will meet again next week in an effort to settle their dispute over natural gas supplies that threatens to leave U...

US, S. Korea Delay Transfer of Wartime Forces Control PENTAGON The United States has agreed to an indefinite delay in handing over wartime control of troops on the Korean peninsula to South Korea. The U.S. has held wartime authority over South Korean...