VOA双语新闻 Britain, Italy Agree on Africa Issues for...

Prime Minister Tony Blair said Britain and Italy share common views on the agenda for the summit of leading industrial nations later this year. He says the two countries are in agreement on the way forward for Africa and climate change. Mr. Blair and

VOA双语新闻 Pentagon Probes Release of Saddam Photos

The U.S. Defense Department says it did not orchestrate the release of photos of Saddam Hussein in jail, wearing only underpants in one picture, and is investigating how the shots were taken and published. 美国国防部说它没有参与公布萨达姆

VOA双语新闻 US Pledges 'Transparent' Probe

The United States Friday promised a full and open investigation of the allegation of Koran desecration at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility that has touched off anti-U.S. protests in the Muslim world. U.S. officials hope the demonstrations, some

VOA双语新闻 Anti-American Protests Continue in Afghanista

Fresh anti-America protests have claimed more lives in Afghanistan as anger spread over a report that U.S interrogators at Guantanamo Bay had desecrated the Koran. 在阿富汗，最新的反美示威造成更多的人员伤亡。由于有报告说关塔

VOA双语新闻 Bush Urges Immigration Compromise

President Bush is urging members of the U.S. Congress to overcome their differences and pass a comprehensive immigration reform bill. The president acknowledges reaching a compromise will not be easy. 美国总统布什星期四呼吁国会议员克服

VOA双语新闻 Tight Security for World Leaders in Russia

More than 50 world leaders, including President Bush and U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, are preparing to gather in Russia for events marking the defeat of Nazi Germany and the end of World War II in Europe. 布什总统和联合国秘书长安南等

VOA双语新闻 30th Anniversary of Communist Victory

Tens of thousands of Vietnamese soldiers and civilians turned out in the streets of Vietnam to commemorate the communist victory in the Vietnam War 30 years ago. 几万名越南军民走上街头，庆祝共产党赢得越南战争胜利30周年。 V

VOA双语新闻 Bush Focuses on Social Security

President Bush has held a rare formal news conference, a session that focused primarily on two key domestic issues--rising gas prices, and the future of the massive government program that provides benefits to retirees. 美国总统布什星期四晚举

VOA双语新闻 Rice Says UN Cannot Survive as Vital Force

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Friday the United Nations cannot survive as a vital force in international politics if it does not reform. She spoke in support of the Bush administration's controversial nominee for Ambassador to the U.N., Jo

VOA双语新闻 Bush Vows to Veto Stem Cell Bill

President Bush says he will veto legislation that would relax restrictions on embryonic stem cell research. There is growing bipartisan support in Congress for changing those rules. 布什总统表示他将否决要求放松对胚胎干细胞研究限制

VOA双语新闻 Kyrgyz Opposition

Key opposition figures in Kyrgyzstan are claiming control of the government the day after President Askar Akayev reportedly fled the country. Meanwhile, widespread unrest and looting continues in the capital city of Bishkek. 在有报道说阿卡耶夫

VOA双语新闻 Powerful Earthquake Strikes Southern Japan

A powerful earthquake, followed by numerous aftershocks, shook southern Japan Sunday morning. Hundreds of people were injured. 日本南部星期天早上发生强烈地震，随后又发生多次余震，导致数百人受伤。 The magnitude 7 quak

VOA双语新闻 Non-Government Groups Launch Safe Water Campa

A consortium of more than 60 international non-governmental organizations says it will launch a global campaign on the Right to Water on March 22, which is World Water Day. The activists say they want the United Nations to begin negotiations for a le

VOA双语新闻 Japan Remembers Sarin Gas Attack 10 Years Lat

Japan is remembering the lethal nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway system by a religious cult 10 years ago Sunday. A decade after the incident, legal appeals drag on, and survivors say they are suffering with little outside support. 这个星期天日

VOA双语新闻 Chris Lemmon Remembers Famous Father, Jack

Jack Lemmon's son Chris was also an actor, but left the profession for a career that allows him to spend more time at home with his family. He says that decision was prompted by memories of growing up in the shadow of a famous father who was seldom h

VOA双语新闻 Palestinian Parliamentary Elections

The Islamic militant group Hamas has announced that it will participate in Palestinian parliamentary elections in July. This could have consequences for efforts to jumpstart the peace process. 伊斯兰激进组织哈马斯宣布将参加今年七月举

VOA双语新闻 Former President Bill Clinton

Doctors in New York say they expect former U.S. President Bill Clinton to make a full recovery from a surgical procedure, lasting almost four hours, to drain fluid from his left lung and remove scar tissue. The doctors expect Mr. Clinton to be walkin

VOA双语新闻 Syria Says it Will Pull Troops from Lebanon

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says he will begin withdrawing Syrian troops from central Lebanon, first to an eastern region and later to the countries' common border. 叙利亚总统阿萨德说，他将开始把叙利亚部队撤出黎巴嫩中部，

VOA双语新闻 Federal Appeals End in Schiavo Case

The parents of brain-damaged Terri Schiavo have ended their appeals in the federal court system following another ruling against them by a three-judge panel in Atlanta, Georgia. The Florida Circuit Court Judge who ruled to disconnect their daughter's

VOA双语新闻 Iraqi Political Leaders Plan to Re-Convene Pa

Negotiators for the major political groups in Iraq say they plan to reopen the Iraqi parliament by Tuesday and announce the new government's top leaders. Negotiators are trying to include as many groups as possible in the new government, but they are