VOA双语新闻：美众院否决增加欧洲导防拨款努力

A House of Representatives committee has voted down attempts by Republicans to restore more than $200 million for a planned U.S. missile defense system in Europe. A final decision on funding must await House and Senate votes on separate versions of a

VOA双语新闻：红十字警告缅甸灾民将面临新苦难

The International Red Cross says heavy rains will bring new misery to survivors of the cyclone in Burma's Irrawaddy Delta region. 国际红十字会说，暴雨将给缅甸伊洛瓦底三角洲地区的强热带风暴灾民带来新的苦难。 Offic

VOA双语新闻：美促中国企业加强在美国直接投资

U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez is urging Chinese companies to step up their foreign direct investment in the United States. At the same time, he noted that the huge U.S. trade deficit with China is fueling protectionist sentiment in the Uni

VOA双语新闻：盖茨：应先能制衡伊朗再与其会谈

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the United States should develop some leverage on Iran and then hold talks with the regime that the U.S. government says supports global terrorism and sponsors insurgents in Iraq who are killing American troop

VOA双语新闻：盖茨称要注重打击叛乱分子的战争

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the United States must prepare to fight insurgencies and similar types of wars for the foreseeable future, and put less emphasis on preparing for large-scale conventional wars. 美国国防部长罗伯特.盖茨

VOA双语新闻：奥巴马获得更多超级代表支持

Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama picked up more support Friday in his battle with rival Hillary Clinton for the party's presidential nomination. Both candidates campaigned in Oregon, which holds a primary on May 20. 美国民主党总统候

VOA双语新闻：潘基文呼吁黎巴嫩各教派保持克制

The U.N. secretary-general is calling on all parties in Lebanon to show restraint, as a second day of sectarian clashes threatens to escalate that country's political crisis. 联合国秘书长潘基文呼吁黎巴嫩各方保持克制，与此同时，

VOA双语新闻：克林顿不理会退选呼吁仍继续竞选

Democratic Party presidential contender Hillary Clinton shows no signs of quitting the race, despite calls from some fellow Democrats that it is time to concede the nomination fight to rival Barack Obama. 争取美国民主党总统大选提名的候选

VOA双语新闻：美关注俄罗斯和格鲁吉亚紧张局势

A U.S. official is expressing concern that tensions between Russia and Georgia could lead to armed conflict. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs Daniel Fried used an appearance before a congressional panel Thursday to appeal to bot

VOA双语新闻：缅甸政府拒绝国际救援者入境

U.N. officials say they have suspended aid shipments to Burma after the military government seized all of the food and equipment that had been flown in by the World Food Program. The latest development in the unfolding crisis, came as the military go

VOA双语新闻：联合国批缅甸政府拦阻国际救援

The U.N.'s humanitarian chief says he is disappointed with the government in Burma because it has not moved faster to allow in international aid workers and relief supplies to the cyclone-devastated country. 联合国救援机构的负责人表示，他

VOA双语新闻：布什总统下周前往中东访问

U.S. President George Bush heads to the Middle East Tuesday for a five-day trip to Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt. What the president hopes to accomplish. 美国总统布什将在下星期二前往中东地区，对以色列、沙特阿拉伯和埃及

VOA双语新闻：缅甸灾民盼援救 宪法公投仍举行

Burma's military government has gone ahead with a constitutional referendum as its people wait for assistance in the wake of a cyclone disaster a week ago that left at least 62,000 people dead or missing. Critics have labeled the referendum a sham. 缅

VOA双语新闻：伊拉克政府与萨德尔民兵同意停火

Spokesmen for the Iraqi government and the movement of radical Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr say the two sides agreed to a truce Saturday to end weeks of fighting in Baghdad's Sadr City. Hundreds of people have been killed in clashes between militan

VOA双语新闻：美经济衰退拉美移民汇款减少

Although economists say the United States is not technically in a recession, the slowdown in economic activity is having a dramatic impact on the amount of money immigrants are able to send back home. The so-called remittances have fallen off sharply

VOA双语新闻：茨万吉拉伊宣布参加津总统决选

Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai says he will take part in a presidential runoff against the incumbent, Robert Mugabe. The runoff became necessary after the Zimbabwe Election Commission determined Tsvangirai did not get more than 50 per

VOA双语新闻：奥巴马获超级代表人数超过希拉里

The latest count of Democratic Party superdelegates shows Barack Obama has eliminated Hillary Clinton's lead among the officials who will decide the party's nomination for president. 最新点算结果显示，角逐美国民主党总统候选人提名

VOA双语新闻：红十字会为缅甸犯人提供救援物资

A Red Cross plane loaded with 35 tons of equipment and materials has landed in Burma. The International Committee of the Red Cross says most of the relief supplies are to assist thousands of people held in Burmese prisons. Meanwhile, a boat carrying

VOA双语新闻：联合国援助车队进入缅甸

The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) says it has sent the first UN convoy of aid overland into Burma, and a planeload of shelter supplies has been flown in from Dubai. 联合国难民事务高级专员公署表示，该机构已经派出第一支联合国援助

VOA双语新闻：美国增加对缅甸救灾援助

The United States is pledging more than $3 million to help Burma recover from Saturday's cyclone that killed more than 22,000 people. U.S. President George Bush says more help could be provided if Burma's military rulers allow American relief officia