音频下载 Undated photo of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. A court in Boston , Massachusetts is making final preparations for the trial of suspected bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev . He is accused of terrorism and other crimes in connection with the deadly bombing at...

音频下载 Newly appointed Cardinal Charles Maung Bo prays during a religious service at St. Pauls Missionary school in suburbs of Yangon, Myanmar, Jan. 5, 2015. The leader of the Roman Catholics around the world , Pope Francis , named Archbishop C...

音频下载 Russian President Vladimir Putin holds his annual end-of-year news conference in Moscow, Dec. 18, 2014. Russia is changing the way it deals with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization , also known as NATO . Last month , Russian President...

音频下载 In 2014, the United Nations released a series of climate reports that showed temperatures on Earth are rising .That is the bad news . The good news is that countries are working together to fight climate change . Experts say a two-degree...

音频下载 The Taj Mahal attracts millions of visitors each year. Researchers have determined how particulates in the air are discoloring the landmark. For years , people living near the Taj Mahal have burned fuel and garbage . Slowly , tiny pieces...

音频下载 Officials with the United Nations Childrens Fund -- or UNICEF are predicting a large increase in the number of births in Africa . The officials say that by the year 2050, four out of 10 people on Earth will be African . They add that bet...

音频下载 Edith Nawakwi of Zambia Edith Nawakwi is the only female candidate for president of Zambia . She represents the Forum for Democracy and Development ( FDD ) party We are not in the race because I am a woman , she says . I feel that among...

音频下载 The sun rises over the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Jan. 5, 2015, as the 114th Congress prepares to open Tuesday. (AP Photo/J. Scott) The 114 th Congress began meeting for the first time on Monday as President Barack Obama returned from h...

音频下载 Inmate Toby Erhart sows Harsh Indian Paintbrush seeds in the Stafford Creek Corrections Center conservation nursery. (Tom Banse/VOA) The United States has the largest prison population in the world . More than 2 million people are jailed...

音频下载 Some of President Barack Obamas loudest critics will have more power in 2015. They will take leadership positions in the United States Senate when the Republican Party takes control of Congress in January . Republicans already control th...