VOA标准英语2012--Entertainment Pioneer Dick Clark Dies at 82

Entertainment Pioneer Dick Clark Dies at 82 He was not a singer or musician, but Dick Clark was one of the most famous names in rock and roll. In the 1950s and 60s his afternoon television show, American Bandstand, was a daily staple for teens across

VOA标准英语2012--Demonstrations Planned as Racing Event Heads for Bahrain

Demonstrations Planned as Racing Event Heads for Bahrain Tear gas and Molotov cocktails rained down on parts of Manama, Bahrain's capital, this week. Opposition members are stepping up their anti-government protests ahead of the Grand Prix on Sunday.

VOA标准英语2012--Former Ghana President to Lead Global Fight Against Tropical Diseases

Former Ghana President to Lead Global Fight Against Tropical Diseases It is truly an honor to declare my acceptance for the position just offered to me, he said. Former President Kufuor will now be the lead advocate for controlling and eliminating so

VOA标准英语2012--IMF Seeking Additional Funding From Member Nations

IMF Seeking Additional Funding From Member Nations Despite a slowly improving outlook, the global financial system remains fragile. The IMF's Christine Lagarde uses a weather analogy to describe the risks. We are seeing a light recovery blowing in a

VOA标准英语2012--Retired Space Shuttle Makes Final Voyage

Retired Space Shuttle Makes Final Voyage Discovery took off after daybreak one last time, leaving its home of nearly three decades - NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. But instead of blasting off, it rode atop a special 747 jumbo jet that ferrie

VOA标准英语2012--African Democrats Look for Ways to Curb ‘Imperial Presidency’

African Democrats Look for Ways to Curb Imperial Presidency The imperial presidency. Its the name given by many constitutional scholars and opposition politicians to unchecked powers that some say practically make the executive into a monarchy. Stron

VOA标准英语2012--Fighting Their Way to Brain Disease?

Fighting Their Way to Brain Disease? Its long been known that boxers and other athletes can develop brain damage from repeated blows to the head. Now a new study is trying to find out when that damage begins and how long it takes for symptoms to appe

VOA标准英语2012--Countdown to Summer Olympic Games Begins

Countdown to Summer Olympic Games Begins A hundred days until London hosts the Olympic Games. A hundred days until the starting gun fires on three weeks of sporting agony and ecstasy. But is London ready? It signifies, first of all, still an extraord

VOA标准英语2012 Israel Critical of Iran Nuclear Talks

Israel Critical of Iran Nuclear Talks U.N. and E.U. nuclear talks with Iran have settled on another round of negotiations next month in Baghdad. And Israel is not happy about it. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says more time is just what Iran want

VOA标准英语2012--IMF Optimistic About Global Economic Growth

IMF Optimistic About Global Economic Growth The IMF says the U.S. job market is starting to show signs of life, factory output is up sharply from recessionary lows and American consumers are spending more. There's also good news from Europe, where co

VOA标准英语2012--The Road to the Kremlin Goes Through Yaroslavl

The Road to the Kremlin Goes Through Yaroslavl Two years ago, as the Volga River city of Yaroslavl approached its 1,000th anniversary, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin poured millions of dollars into refurbishing churches and restoring the citys

VOA标准英语2012--Florida Man Accused of Killing Unarmed Teenager Makes Court Appearance

Florida Man Accused of Killing Unarmed Teenager Makes Court Appearance George Zimmerman's first court appearance before a Florida judge came a day after he surrendered to police in connection with the shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. It was th

VOA标准英语2012--US Secretary of State Hails Suu Kyi Film

US Secretary of State Hails Suu Kyi Film Although The Lady, a feature film on Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi, opened as scheduled, no one anticipated its release would coincide with the democracy leaders election to a seat in Burmas parlia

VOA标准英语2012--Students Learn Lesson in Power of Giving

Students Learn Lesson in Power of Giving On the 15th of each month, a classroom at Pointers Run Elementary School in Maryland, is abuzz with volunteers. Students like Campbell Snoddy collect food that has been donated by students, parents and teacher

VOA标准英语2012--Global Economy Still Viewed as Fragile

Global Economy Still Viewed as Fragile Business, government and civil society officials are expressing greater confidence in the world economy over the next 12 months. However, the Global Confidence Index also shows they believe the economy remains o

VOA标准英语2012--Addressing Climate Change through Diet

Addressing Climate Change through Diet A new study says one of the best ways to curb greenhouse gas emissions is to eat less meat. In fact, the study says meat consumption in the developed should be cut by 50 percent per person by 2050. Meat producti

VOA标准英语2012--Reptiles, Amphibians in US Succumbing to Deadly Ranavirus

Reptiles, Amphibians in US Succumbing to Deadly Ranavirus Tracking the virus A few years ago, Scott Farnsworth, a graduate student at Towson University in Maryland, was sent to a wooded park in Maryland to relocate box turtles safely away from a new

VOA标准英语2012--US Government, Sotheby's Battle over Ancient Khmer Warrior Statue

US Government, Sotheby's Battle over Ancient Khmer Warrior Statue U.S. prosecutors and the Cambodian government say the 1,000-year-old sandstone statue, depicting a warrior in the Hindu saga The Mahabharata, was looted from the temple of Prasat Chen

VOA标准英语2012--Mitt Romney Emerges as Presumed Republican Presidential Nominee

Mitt Romney Emerges as Presumed Republican Presidential Nominee Rick Santorums surprise announcement, ...We will suspend our campaign effective today... provoked a joyful response from Mitt Romney. I kind of like today, this was a good day, Romney sa

VOA标准英语2012--Many Skeptical Syria Cease-Fire Will Hold

Many Skeptical Syria Cease-Fire Will Hold As the world waits to see if envoy Kofi Annan's brokered cease-fire will hold, Syrian opposition activists say while they support his efforts, they do not believe the plan will ultimately succeed. We wanted t