VOA双语新闻：阿富汗称外国机构策划阿炸弹袭击

Pakistan's government is denying it played a role in Monday's suicide bomb attack on India's embassy in Afghanistan. But Afghan officials say it is pretty obvious who was behind the attack. 巴基斯坦政府否认，它在星期一对印度驻阿富汗

VOA双语新闻：布什晤辛格重申对美印核协议支持

U.S. President George Bush and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh are backing a controversial deal to sell U.S. nuclear fuel to India. The two men met on the sidelines of a meeting of the Group of Eight leading industrial nations. 美国总统布什和

VOA双语新闻：美两党候选人积极拉拢拉美裔选民

The focus of the U.S. presidential race turned to America's large and growing Hispanic population Tuesday, with both major party candidates addressing a national gathering of Hispanic leaders. 美国大选竞选活动的重点星期二转向美国不断

VOA双语新闻：泰国法庭开始对他信腐败指控庭审

Court proceedings against former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra have begun, the first since he was ousted in a military coup in 2006. Several other corruption investigations against the former leader, his family and associates could go to cou

VOA双语新闻：奥巴马若当选将如何改变外交政策

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has pledged, if elected, to focus on diplomatic engagement and mend ties frayed by the war in Iraq and other unpopular Bush administration policies. 美国民主党总统候选人巴拉克.奥巴马承诺说

VOA双语新闻：法国：欧盟考虑是否制裁俄罗斯

French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner says the European Union is considering sanctions against Russia following its recognition of independence for the Georgian territories of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. France has called an EU meeting Monday in B

VOA双语新闻：美希望尽快把安全责任移交伊拉克

The U.S. Defense Department says it wants to turn over security responsibility to Iraqi forces as quickly as possible, but that the timing should be based on conditions. A spokesman repeated the position Tuesday in response to a statement by Iraq's p

VOA双语新闻：赖斯前往中东推动达成和平协议

America's top diplomat is heading back to the Middle East for a new peace mission, but there are few expectations for a major breakthrough. 美国最高外交官为一项新的和平使命再次前往中东，不过几乎没有人期望这次和平使命

VOA双语新闻：美军舰满载救援物资抵达格港口

A U.S. ship carrying humanitarian aid has arrived in Georgia's Black Sea port of Batumi carrying humanitarian aid for residents of western Georgia displaced by Russia's recent military incursion. Authorities are assessing the destruction as Russian t

VOA双语新闻：索马里总统、总理结束政治纠纷

Following more than a week of Ethiopia-mediated talks, Somalia's feuding president and prime minister have reportedly agreed to end their political dispute, which had jeopardized the stability of the country's transitional government. A government sp

VOA双语新闻：美国民主党人寻求鼎力支持奥巴马

The Democratic Party is seeking to rally support behind Barack Obama during its nominating convention, which opens Monday in Denver, Colorado. His wife Michelle, in an opening night speech, is expected to spotlight Senator Obama's unusual life story.

VOA双语新闻：英国开始着手准备下届奥运会

Triumphantly returning home after their best medal total in a century, British athletes and government officials turn their attention now to the next summer games in four years in London. After Beijing bid farewell to the 2008 Olympics, celebrations

VOA双语新闻：联合国：美上周空袭误杀90平民

The United Nations says its investigation into U.S. airstrikes on Friday in western Afghanistan found convincing evidence that the operation killed 90 civilians - 60 of whom were children. U.S. officials say the strikes killed 25 militants and five c

VOA双语新闻：预期克林顿将劝其支持者选奥巴马

Senator Hillary Clinton will seek to convince her ardent primary supporters to fall in line behind presumptive nominee Barack Obama on the second day of the Democratic National Convention in the western U.S. city of Denver. After an emotional first n

VOA双语新闻：劫持苏丹飞机者投降 释放乘客

Libyan officials say hijackers who took over a Sudanese plane and forced it to land in Libya have now surrendered. The officials told reporters the hijackers gave themselves up Wednesday, hours after releasing at least 87 of the plane's passengers. 利

VOA双语新闻：奥巴马将创历史 率大党问鼎白宫

The climax of this week's Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado, will come Thursday when Senator Barack Obama of Illinois formally accepts his party's presidential nomination. Senator Obama will make history as the first African-American

VOA双语新闻：民主党大会将转向外交 拜登演讲

Democratic vice presidential pick Joseph Biden will take center stage on the third day of the party's National Convention in the western U.S. city of Denver. The veteran senator from Delaware will be one of the headline speakers Wednesday night, alon

VOA双语新闻：穆加贝威胁组建没有反对党的政府

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has threatened to form a new government without including the opposition, but has not withdrawn from talks aimed at forming a government of national unity. The opposition has condemned his comments as a recipe for d

VOA双语新闻：英国敦促俄罗斯：别发动新冷战

On a trip to Ukraine, Georgia was the main talking point as Britain's Foreign Secretary met with President Yushchenko and others. David Miliband's visit came just a day after Russia's president recognized the independence of Georgia's two breakaway r

VOA双语新闻：俄与北约合作被冻结关系降至低点

Despite long-standing opposition to NATO, Russia cooperated with the Western defense alliance on a number of military, political and humanitarian projects. But Russia says it feels threatened by NATO's eastward expansion and the prospect of possible