VOA双语新闻：5、如何让土地的使用给非洲人带来好处

Development specialists say agricultural investments can be structured in ways that do not involve buying land for instance, getting companies to collaborate with small-holder farmers. 负责发展项目的一些专家表示，农业方面的投资不见

VOA双语新闻：4、缅甸华人商业兴旺 但担心外来竞争

Burmas political reforms have dominated headlines in the past year, but there is also high anticipation about a series of economic reforms. 尽管缅甸的政治改革已成为去年的主要新闻，但是人们还有更高的期待，希望缅甸也能

VOA双语新闻 Democratic Convention Speeches Focus on Iraq

Foreign policy issues, including the situation in Iraq, figured prominently in speeches during the third day of the Democratic national convention in Boston. 在波士顿举行的民主党全国代表大会的第三天里，外交政策问题，包括伊

VOA双语新闻 US Official Holds Talks with India

A top U.S. official says the United States is committed to implementing a landmark nuclear deal that will give India access to civilian nuclear technology. U.S. Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns has concluded two days of talks with Indian offici

VOA双语新闻 Ailing Israeli Leader Undergoes New Surgery

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon underwent five hours of emergency surgery on Friday to relieve cranial pressure and stop bleeding on his brain. Mr. Sharon's doctors say the surgery was successful, but Mr. Sharon remains in critical condition. 以色

VOA双语新闻 Final Election Results

Shiite religious parties in Iraq came up short of securing a majority in the new parliament according to final results announced Friday by the Election Commission. The results, which mean the Shi'ite parties will have to form a coalition, came as a l

VOA双语新闻 Bush Says Katrina Lessons Learned

President Bush says the federal government has learned lessons from the mixed response to last year's killer hurricane along America's Gulf Coast. 布什总统表示，联邦政府已经从去年横扫美国墨西哥湾沿岸的卡特里娜飓风中得

VOA双语新闻 National Historic Landmark Status Endangered

As a former frontier mining camp, Tombstone, Arizona has faced its share of threats and calamities over the years, earning it a reputation as the town too tough to die. Now the southwestern community is dealing with an official warning from the U.S.

VOA双语新闻 Bush Praises Global Cooperation in Terror War

President Bush says international cooperation is vital to winning the war on terrorism. In a Washington speech, Mr. Bush detailed the global effort that foiled a plot to use hijacked planes to attack Los Angeles. 美国总统布什说，国际合作是

VOA双语新闻 - 美拟组织阿富汗民众加强地方治安

The Pentagon is preparing what it calls a pilot program to organize local Afghan citizens to help secure their towns and neighborhoods. The program is similar to one in Iraq that was a key factor in security improvements there during the last year. 美

VOA双语新闻 - 布什奥巴马号召过节不忘驻外美军

Both U.S. President George Bush and President-elect Barack Obama are spending a quiet Christmas out of the media spotlight with family and friends. They are urging Americans to remember U.S. troops abroad as they celebrate this holiday season. 美国总

VOA双语新闻 - 阿富汗是奥巴马重大外交挑战之一

One of the first foreign policy challenges facing the Obama administration will be how to proceed with the war in Afghanistan. Three former senior U.S. government officials talk about the situation in Afghanistan: Former Secretary of State Lawrence E

VOA双语新闻 - 太阳能血压计方便实惠准确

A study of a solar-powered blood pressure monitor finds it can be an effective tool in places where electricity and even batteries can be in short supply. A study in Africa found the monitors to be affordable and accurate. 对太阳能血压计的研究

VOA双语新闻 - 南非评估抗击艾滋病毒取得的进展

International AIDS Day provides an opportunity to examine the efforts to combat the deadly virus that attacks the human immune system. In South Africa, whose 5.7 million HIV victims make it the most affected country in the world, officials and activi

VOA双语新闻 - 用肌钙蛋白水平预测心脏病机率

International AIDS Day provides an opportunity to examine the efforts to combat the deadly virus that attacks the human immune system. In South Africa, whose 5.7 million HIV victims make it the most affected country in the world, officials and activi

VOA双语新闻 - 在中亚，中国正在取代俄罗斯

The vendor is Chinese, the products are Chinese, but the market is here in Almaty, capital of Kazakhstan, the most prosperous of Central Asia's five stans, or former Soviet Republics. 这位摊贩是中国人，卖的也是中国货，但市场却在哈

VOA双语新闻 - 美政府施压参议院批准削减核武器

The Obama administration is stepping up pressure on the U.S. Senate to ratify a nuclear arms reduction treaty with Russia. Called the New START treaty, it builds on a landmark arms control agreement signed by the United States and the Soviet Union in

VOA双语新闻 - 变废为宝：用食品垃圾发电

In the northwestern United States, the city of Seattle requires its residents to separate food waste from the rest of their trash. The food gets recycled into compost for lawns, gardens and, soon, into electricity. 美国西北地区的西雅图市要求

VOA双语新闻 - 奥巴马敦促美议员限制其个人项目

U.S. President Barack Obama says to support economic growth, the government has to be willing to cut spending. He says lawmakers should lead by cutting back federal spending on local projects. 美国总统奥巴马表示，为了支持经济增长，政

VOA双语新闻 - 用古老的热疗法治疗癌症

Scientists are putting a modern spin on a cancer treatment that goes back to antiquity. It's heat therapy, which is getting a new look with the help of microscopic particles of gold. 科学家们正在利用一种古代技术来治疗癌症。在纳米