VOA双语新闻 US Says 'Clock is Ticking' for Iran

A senior U.S. official says Iran should comply with a resolution passed by the International Atomic Energy Agency and freeze all uranium-enrichment activities. A major international conference on nuclear security is in progress in Vienna. 一位美国高

VOA双语新闻 IAEA Chief Allow in International Experts

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency is calling for North Korea to allow international experts into the country to completely verify that a large cloud recently spotted over the country was not caused by a nuclear explosion. 国际原子能

VOA双语新闻 Insurgents Not Derail Iraq Election Plans

Top Bush administration officials say a plan is in place to deal with insurgents in Iraq. The president's foreign policy advisors stress the insurgency will not derail Iraqi elections scheduled for early 2005. 布什政府高层官员说，政府已经

VOA双语新闻 US Officials Continue to Press Sudan on Darfu

President Bush's national security advisor says an expanded African Union presence is key to easing the suffering in Sudan's western Darfur region. Condoleezza Rice says the United States is willing to help. 美国总统布什的国家安全顾问赖斯

VOA双语新闻 Sharon Presents Gaza Withdrawal Plan

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has proposed a detailed, accelerated timetable to withdraw all Jewish settlements from the Gaza Strip at the beginning of next year - months earlier than originally planned. 以色列总理沙龙推出了一项建议

VOA双语新闻 Bush Says War on Terror Will be Won

President Bush is campaigning his way toward New York City and this week's Republican National Convention, where he will be re-nominated to run for another four years in office. Mr. Bush spoke to the nation's largest veterans' group, The American Leg

VOA双语新闻 Tropical Storm Frances Hits Northwest Florida

After crossing the Florida peninsula and coastal portions of the Gulf of Mexico, Tropical Storm Frances struck the Florida panhandle. Frances, an extremely slow-moving storm caused heavy flooding and at least two deaths in Florida. The storm also cau

VOA双语新闻 Bush Pays Tribute to Hurricane Victims

President Bush has led the nation in a day of prayer and remembrance for the people killed by the winds and flood waters of Hurricane Katrina. 布什总统主持了今天全国的祈祷日活动，纪念在卡特里娜飓风和洪水中丧生的民众。

VOA双语新闻 Some Oil, Gas Facilities

Several oil and gas facilities in the Gulf of Mexico have resumed operations following Hurricane Katrina. However, an industry analyst says the full extent of damage to generating facilities is still unknown. 美国墨西哥湾地区的几个炼油厂在

VOA双语新闻 UN Summit Produces Hope and Speeches

World leaders are set to wrap up a three-day summit at the United Nations with a declaration of goals for U.N. reform and global poverty alleviation. The gathering has produced hundreds of speeches, and a few hopeful developments. 世界各国领导人

VOA双语新闻 Kidnapped Britons Freed in Gaza

Palestinian militants have freed three kidnapped Britons in the Gaza Strip. The abduction underscores the breakdown of law and order since Israel pulled out of the territory three months ago. 巴勒斯坦激进分子释放了在加沙地带被绑架的

VOA双语新闻 UN Reports on World's 'Invisible' Children

A new U.N. report says hundreds of millions of children are excluded from essential services and denied protection around the world, leaving them open to exploitation and discrimination. 一份刚刚在伦敦公布的联合国报告指出，全世界有

VOA双语新闻 World AIDS Day

December 1st marks the 18th annual World AIDS Day. AIDS affects every continent, every country. More than 40 million people live with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, or with AIDS itself. There were five million new cases this year - more than half w

VOA双语新闻 Americans' Support for Death Penalty

Convicted killer Kenneth Boyd has become the 1,000 person to be executed in the United States since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976. 自从1976年美国恢复死刑后，已经执行了第一千宗死刑。 Boyd, 57, received a lethal inject

VOA双语新闻 Japanese Troops Stay Beyond Mid-December

Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari has received a multi-billion-dollar debt waiver from Japan, but he was not able to win a solid commitment from the Japanese to keep their troops in southern Iraq. The waiver represents 80 percent of the debt run

VOA双语新闻 Annual Thanksgiving Celebration

People across the United States are celebrating the Thanksgiving holiday, a time for family and friends to gather for traditional turkey dinners, give thanks for their blessings and remember those less fortunate. 全美举国上下星期四庆祝了感

VOA双语新闻 Pakistani Relief Efforts Stalled

Six days after last Saturday's deadly earthquake in Pakistan, relief efforts remain stalled in some of the hardest-hit areas. The town of Balakot, about 15 kilometers from the quake's epicenter, where the survivors are still desperate for emergency a

VOA双语新闻 America Helping with Pakistan Quake

President Bush says the United States will help Pakistan recover from an earthquake that has killed more than 25,000 people in Pakistan and 1,400 in Indian Kashmir. 布什总统表示， 美国将帮助巴基斯坦进行地震灾后的重建工作。在

VOA双语新闻 Potential Female Bombers

As predicted, violence ahead of Iraq's October 15 national referendum on the draft constitution is rising, with more than 110 people killed and as many wounded in car bombings since late Thursday. Wednesday's attack in Tal Afar, carried out by the fi

VOA双语新闻 Top US Military Officer Retires

The top U.S. military officer retired Friday, and was replaced for the first time by a general from the Marine Corps. 美国军方的最高级官员星期五退休，并且这个职位头一次由海军陆战队的一名将军接任。 On a parade gr