VOA双语新闻 - 亚欧领导人北京集会讨论金融危机

Asian and European leaders are meeting in the Chinese capital to discuss ways to increase confidence in world markets. Chinese President Hu Jintao has said uncertainties and instability are increasing in China's economy as a result of the global fina

VOA双语新闻 - 欧佩克将减产石油 股市再猛跌

OPEC will cut its oil output by 1.5 million barrels a day starting in November, with chances of more cuts to come. But the announcement was met by a further drop by financial markets. 欧佩克将自11月份起每天减少150万桶的石油产量，之

VOA双语新闻 - 美大选一争高下 摇摆州举足轻重

In the final days of the U.S. presidential election campaign, candidates Barack Obama and John McCain will focus on a relatively small handful of states that will provide the margin of victory on Election Day, November 4. 在美国总统竞选的最后

VOA双语新闻 - 美股市经过一周动荡周五再跌低谷

U.S. stocks suffered another drop Friday after a volatile week, amid continuing investor concerns about the U.S. economic situation and signs of a global recession. U.S. lawmakers heard testimony about difficulties Americans are having finding jobs i

VOA双语新闻 - 亚欧会议各国领导人呼吁加强合作

Asian and European leaders meeting in the Chinese capital, Beijing, say current efforts to resolve the global financial crisis are not enough and that further cooperation is needed. 在北京参加亚欧首脑会议的亚洲和欧洲国家领导人说，

VOA双语新闻 - 巴军方称巴焦尔行动取得显著进展

Pakistani security forces say they have made significant gains in their ongoing offensive in a tribal region bordering Afghanistan. The two-month military operation in the Bajaur area, they say, has killed more than 1,500 militants while 73 soldiers

VOA双语新闻 - 喀布尔再爆射杀外国人事件

Afghan police say the two top officials of an international shipping company and one of their security guards were shot dead Saturday in front of their office in Kabul. The killings are the latest in a series of attacks on foreign nationals there. 阿富

VOA双语新闻 - 共和党在美国国会或遭遇重大挫折

Republicans face the prospect of significant losses in the House of Representatives during next month U.S. election. Most analysts see Republicans losing at least 20 House seats, but some predictions put potential losses at 30 or more in the 435-seat

VOA双语新闻 - 布什将在经济峰会中提倡自由贸易

U.S. President George Bush talked Saturday about the agenda for next month's international economic summit at the White House. 美国总统布什星期六谈论了下个月在白宫举行的国际经济高峰会议的议程。 President Bush devoted

VOA双语新闻 - 巴勒斯坦当局在希伯伦部署警力

Israel is allowing the Palestinian Authority to extend its control of the West Bank. 以色列已允许巴勒斯坦当局扩展对约旦河西岸的控制。 Nearly 600 Palestinian police deployed in the volatile West Bank town of Hebron. Commanders

VOA双语新闻 - 利夫尼组阁失败以色列或提前选举

Israel is headed for early elections, after Prime Minister-designate Tzipi Livni on Sunday announced she has given up efforts to form a coalition government. Livni's failure to form a government is a setback for efforts to reach a peace deal with the

VOA双语新闻 - 澳大利亚上下也心系美国总统大选

Australians are keeping a close eye on the U.S. presidential election, and there are indications that the race will help improve opinions of the United States. The outcome of the race could have important effects on the ties between the two countries

VOA双语新闻 - 地球暖化使大多数珊瑚礁岌岌可危

A new study says that a global agreement on climate change will come too late to save the majority of the world's coral reefs. The research comes as the Queensland state government announces a new multi-million dollar plan to protect the Great Barrie

VOA双语新闻 - 巴阿部落领袖及政府代表开始会谈

A suspected U.S. missile strike has killed 20 people in Pakistan's Taliban-controlled tribal regions. The attack came hours before Pakistani and Afghan tribal leaders and government representatives began two days of talks about the Taliban insurgency

VOA双语新闻 - 津巴布韦三党谈判成败事关重大

Negotiators from Zimbabwe's three political parties are meeting in South Africa to try to reach agreement on an amendment to the constitution that would enable the formation of a government of national unity. In the streets of the capital many people

VOA双语新闻 - 以色列总统：准备进行提前选举

Israeli President Shimon Peres says Israel is heading toward early elections after prime minister-designate Tzipi Livni failed to form a coalition government. The elections could lead to a change of direction for the Palestinian peace negotiations. 以

VOA双语新闻：韩国预算追加数十亿抵御金融风暴

South Korea's government is getting ready to open up its wallet again, in hopes of staving off the worst effects of the global economic slowdown. Seoul is adding billions to a planned budget. 韩国政府已经准备好再度解囊，在计划的预算

VOA双语新闻：美监管者望获更大授权应对危机

America's top financial officials say they need broad new powers to regulate companies like insurance giant AIG, which are partly blamed for the country's financial crisis. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke

VOA双语新闻：最高指挥官称北约须改变行动方式

The commander of NATO military forces, General John Craddock, said the alliance must change the way it conducts operations so the next mission does not suffer the same problems as the alliance's effort in Afghanistan. 北约最高军事长官、美国将

VOA双语新闻：世界航空业今年将出现巨额亏损

The International Air Transport Association says world airlines are set to lose $4.7 billion in 2009 due to the global recession, almost double the amount of loss predicted by IATA in December. 国际航空运输协会(IATA)表示，由于全球经济衰