VOA标准英语2012--Satellite Images Show Oil Pipeline Damage in Heglig

Satellite Images Show Oil Pipeline Damage in Heglig New satellite imagery indicates recent clashes between Sudanese and South Sudanese forces have severely damaged a key oil pipeline. The Satellite Sentinel Project focused its cameras on the disputed

VOA标准英语2012--New Documentary 'Marley' Centers on Reggae Superstar

New Documentary 'Marley' Centers on Reggae Superstar Director Kevin MacDonald starts his film at the source: the ramshackle village house where Bob Marley was born in 1945. With rare glimpses of his formative years and unprecedented interviews with f

VOA标准英语2012--US Supreme Court to Review Immigration Law

US Supreme Court to Review Immigration Law Alhassanne Foungounou plays his guitar and sings of liberation on YouTube. Foungounou requested asylum in the United States when his Tuareg protest songs angered the Niger government. But Foungounou returned

VOA标准英语2012--US Secret Service Maintains Dual Mission - Investigations, Protection

US Secret Service Maintains Dual Mission - Investigations, Protection U.S. Secret Service agents are credited with saving President Ronald Reagan's life during an assassination attempt in 1981. Day in and day out, Secret Service agents and uniformed

VOA标准英语2012--Secret Service Scandal Continues to Shake Washington

Secret Service Scandal Continues to Shake Washington As photos surfaced of one of the Colombian women allegedly involved, other details also have emerged - including the identities of two agents ousted so far from the agency. David Chaney and Greg St

VOA标准英语2012--Florida Man Accused of Killing Unarmed Teenager Released from Jail

Florida Man Accused of Killing Unarmed Teenager Released from Jail George Zimmerman appeared in court not only to seek his release as he awaits trail - he used the opportunity to apologize to the dead boy's parents who attended the proceedings. I wan

VOA标准英语2012--New York Draws on Sun's Energy

New York Draws on Sun's Energy New York City has long been known as a place of grit and grime. But Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants the Big Apple to be known for its green values and its increasing reliance on clean forms of energy, such as solar power.

VOA标准英语2012--Panetta Reaches Out to Latin American Partners

Panetta Reaches Out to Latin American Partners It is a region that is often out of U.S. headlines. But now, the worry that drug and human smuggling networks in the area may turn into a terrorist corridor is driving U.S. leaders to point their attenti

VOA标准英语2012--More Malians Flee to Mauritania

More Malians Flee to Mauritania Theres a growing number of Malian refugees in neighboring Mauritania. Most are being taken to a camp about 30 kilometers from the border. However, a medical aid group says theres an increasing demand at the camp for cl

VOA标准英语2012--'One Day on Earth' Delivers Global Message

'One Day on Earth' Delivers Global Message One Day on Earth, a film created by Kyle Ruddick and Brandon Littman, documents one day in the life of humanity from every country on the planet. More than 15,000 people contributed footage from their ethnic

VOA标准英语2012--Search Continues for Victims of Kashmir Avalanche

Search Continues for Victims of Kashmir Avalanche Pakistani soldiers continue to dig, inch-by-inch, in search of 140 colleagues buried under this massive pile of rock. Rescuers using sniffer dogs and life-detection equipment have braved blizzard-like

VOA标准英语2012--Play Ball - Songs About the 'Great American Pastime'

Play Ball - Songs About the 'Great American Pastime' Its not uncommon for musicians to play a concert in the outfield of a baseball stadium-but how about scheduling tour dates around baseball? After all, why visit Boston when the Red Sox are out of t

VOA标准英语2012--In America, Even States Get Nicknames

In America, Even States Get Nicknames Every U.S. state has a nickname - sometimes more than one. Many are logical. They just sort of evolved. Of course, Arizona is The Grand Canyon State, and Kentucky, home to the lush horse country where magnificent

VOA标准英语2012--Romney Begins Vice Presidential Search

Romney Begins Vice Presidential Search With his Republican rivals either out of the race or low on money, Mitt Romney now seems to be on a glide path toward the Republican presidential nomination. Romney is increasingly turning his attention to Presi

VOA标准英语2012--Nigerian Minister Vies for Top World Bank Job

Nigerian Minister Vies for Top World Bank Job Nigeria's candidate Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has long experience at the top levels of the World Bank, where she deals with national leaders and urges action to fight poverty. This is a challenge for the world,

VOA标准英语2012--Pentagon's Electromagnetic Gun Awaits Use

Pentagon's Electromagnetic Gun Awaits Use Marines stage a scene that has become more frequent for U.S. forces in Afghanistan. The mock protesters are harmlessly dispersed with a high-tech device. It is called the Active Denial System. Using an electr

VOA标准英语2012--Greenhouse Gas Speeded Ice Age Melting

Greenhouse Gas Speeded Ice Age Melting A new study in the Journal Nature provides compelling evidence that carbon dioxide was a major driver of climate change at the end of the last Ice Age. That correlation supports the prevailing scientific view th

VOA标准英语2012--South Korea Researches Vertical Farming for Food Security

South Korea Researches Vertical Farming for Food Security Agriculture in high-rise buildings is the dream of some scientists and architects around the globe. But it soon could be reality. Just outside of Suwon, a city 30-kilometers south of the capit

VOA标准英语2012--Clues Found for AIDS Vaccine Trial Success

Clues Found for AIDS Vaccine Trial Success In 2009, a study in Thailand proved for the first time that an AIDS vaccine was possible. But scientists were not sure why it offered some protection. Now they have some clues. The Thailand study looked at a

VOA标准英语2012--World Health Day Focuses On 'Active Aging'

World Health Day Focuses On 'Active Aging' Shelby Harris just celebrated his 111th birthday. His secret? I try to live the right kind of life, he said. I try to live the truth, I love everybody and I want everybody to love me. Some experts say a posi