VOA双语新闻：穆沙拉夫呼吁新议会成立和谐联盟

Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf is calling for a harmonious coalition in the new national assembly, which is now dominated by opposition parties. Mr. Musharraf's plea for unity follows opposition calls for him to step down. 巴基斯坦总统穆沙

VOA双语新闻 --- 联合国报告预测亚太经济持续增长

An annual U.N. Economic and Social report is projecting that economic growth in the Asia Pacific region will continue this year, despite the expected recession in the United States. The survey says that together with U.S. economic uncertainty, rising

VOA双语新闻 ---美官员促印度与美达成民用核协议

A senior American official has urged India to move quickly to wrap up a civilian nuclear deal with the United States. The request comes as India's prime minister says his government is trying to build a political consensus on the controversial agreem

VOA双语新闻 --- 担心美经济衰退美元对日圆跌破头

The U.S. dollar dropped to a 12-year low against the Japanese yen, and also sank to new lows against the euro and other global currencies. Stock markets in Asia also sold off, in part because of the weak dollar and because of concerns that the U.S. e

VOA双语新闻 --- 香港珍珠中心地位临中国内地挑战

Hong Kong is one of the world's leading markets for jewelry. 香港是世界主要珠宝市场之一。 In Hall Seven of Hong Kong's Convention and Exhibition Center, table after table is stacked with strings of pearls, looking more like a rummage sa

VOA双语新闻 --- US Lawmakers Assess Iraq Violence

On a day of new insurgent attacks in Iraq, with at least 40 people killed, members of the U.S. Senate spoke out on the war on American television. They offered differing assessments of the situation on the ground. 在伊拉克，激进分子发动的新

VOA双语新闻 --- 亚洲股市受美国经济影响跌多升少

Japan's Nikkei Index rose for the third straight day following gains overnight on Wall Street and a week of fluctuation amid global worries about a possible U.S. recession. Financial analysts say concern is steadily growing among investors and offici

VOA双语新闻 --- Bush To Meet Putin In Russia

President Bush has accepted an invitation from Russian President Vladimir Putin to travel to Russia for talks April 6 on missile defense. The hastily arranged meeting will come at the end of a European tour that will also take Mr. Bush to Ukraine, Cr

VOA双语新闻 --- 缅甸反对党派质疑军队将移交权力

The head of Burma's military junta, General Than Shwe, says he intends to give up control of the government to whoever wins elections in 2010. However, members of the opposition in Burma doubt the military will allow a transition to civilian rule. 缅甸

VOA双语新闻 --- 美高官驳斥有关干预巴内政的说法

Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte has dismissed suggestions the United States is trying to dictate anti-terrorism policy to Pakistan's new government. American diplomat made the statement at the end of meetings with Pakistani officials, polit

VOA双语新闻 --- Bush Confident of Success in Basra Fighti

President Bush says Iraqi security forces fighting in Basra will need time to overcome Shiite militias, but he is confident the government in Baghdad will prevail. Mr. Bush says the Iraqi offensive is a direct result of security gains made be a surge

VOA双语新闻 --- 东帝汶总统批国际部队抓刺客不力

East Timor's president has criticized Australian-led forces for failing to capture the rebels who shot him outside his home in Dili last month. For the first time, Jose Ramos-Horta has described how he walked into an ambush and watched as a gunman li

VOA双语新闻 --- 美民主党初选内斗相争利共和党

In the U.S. presidential race, a growing number of Democrats are worried that the long and bitter nomination fight between Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton may be helping the presumptive Republican candidate, Senator John McCain. 在这次美国

VOA双语新闻 ---美指北韩帮助叙利亚建造核反应堆

Key members of the U.S. Congress are being briefed Thursday on U.S. intelligence information indicating North Korean nuclear cooperation with Syria. North Korea is being pressed to disclose its proliferation activity as part of the six-party agreemen

VOA双语新闻 ---气候变化对发展中国家特有风险？

International concern is mounting that global warming could put millions of people at risk through drought, floods and other extreme weather. A group of economists, scientists, and international leaders met in New York recently to discuss how climate

VOA双语新闻 ---密西西比河水位上涨至近年最高点

The Mississippi river, which drains more than 40 percent of North America's river flow into the Gulf of Mexico, is at its highest point in years, leading to concern that levees protecting the city of New Orleans could be compromised. A few weeks ago,

VOA双语新闻 ---塔利班袭击阿富汗检阅式总统无恙

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has survived an assault by Taliban militants on a military parade in Kabul. At least three people were killed, including a parliament member, and eight others were wounded in the attack. 阿富汗总统卡尔扎伊在咯布

VOA双语新闻 ---美议员批评政府推迟披露叙核情报

U.S. legislators of both political parties are criticizing the Bush administration for only recently disclosing intelligence it possessed about an alleged secret Syrian nuclear reactor that Israel bombed last year. 美国民主、共和两党国会议员

VOA双语新闻 ---世行指责以色列窒息巴勒斯坦经济

The World Bank is accusing Israel of stifling the Palestinian economy. Palestinian economic development has clashed with Israeli security considerations. 世界银行指责以色列窒息巴勒斯坦的经济。巴勒斯坦的经济发展和以色列的

VOA双语新闻 --- 美国国务院批评缅甸新宪法草案

The U.S. State Department said Thursday Burma's new draft constitution provides little hope for real change in the military-ruled Southeast Asian country. To be voted on in a May 10 referendum, the draft would leave major power in the hands of the mi