VOA双语新闻：俄罗斯经济下滑幅度超过预期

President Dmitri Medvedev says Russia's economy is declining more than expected, resulting in the country's first federal budget deficit in ten years. Mr. Medvedev is also warning the government not to plan on higher prices for oil and other Russian

VOA双语新闻：奥巴马总统谴责北韩进行核试验

U.S. President Barack Obama has condemned North Korea's latest nuclear test, saying the international community must stand up to Pyongyang. Mr. Obama says North Korea's actions endanger its neighbors, and are a blatant violation of international law.

VOA双语新闻：教皇结束中东之旅发表和平信息

Pope Benedict XVI has wrapped up his visit to the Holy Land with a message of hope for peace. The pope left Tel Aviv Friday following a five-day journey to Israel and the Palestinian territories in which he pledged support for Palestinian statehood,

VOA双语新闻：俄罗斯草根组织齐心协力反腐败

A group of private Russian citizens is seeking to establish a network of corruption victims as a means of advancing President Dmitri Medvedev's plans to battle the country's oppressive bureaucracy and courts. Participants at an organizational meeting

VOA双语新闻：克林顿赞利比里亚反腐获显著进展

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf's government is making significant progress in the fight against corruption. Secretary Clinton addressed Liberia's National Assembly in Monrovia. 美国国务卿希拉

VOA双语新闻：国务卿克林顿力挺利比里亚总统瑟

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has given a big boost of support to embattled Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf whose Truth and Reconciliation Commission has recommended that she be barred from holding further public office. 美国国务

VOA双语新闻：美国零售销售下滑，失业上升

One day after the U.S. central bank signaled a possible end to America's longest recession since World War II, new data suggest continued weakness in several economic sectors. 美国中央银行发出经济衰退可能即将结束的讯息的第二天公

VOA双语新闻：尼日利亚称特赦促进原油生产

Nigeria says the amnesty it is offering to rebels in the oil-rich Niger Delta is boosting production of crude oil that had been hurt by violence. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton discussed the issue with Nigerian officials. 尼日利亚称，对

VOA双语新闻：美国防部表示将扩大清剿塔利班行

A U.S. Defense Department spokesman says there will be more operations like the one launched in southern Afghanistan to secure a Taliban-controlled district in Helmand Province, and that coalition and Afghan forces will hold such areas after they dri

VOA双语新闻：国际红十字会呼吁遵守日内瓦公约

The International Committee of the Red Cross is calling for greater compliance with the rules of war by states and armed groups around the world. As the ICRC marks the 60th anniversary of the four Geneva Conventions on August 12, the Swiss humanitari

VOA双语新闻：缅甸判昂山素季继续软禁 受多方谴

Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been sentenced to 18 more months of house arrest. The sentence drew condemnation from foreign governments and human rights groups. 缅甸民主派领袖昂山素季被判处继续软禁18个月。这项判决

VOA双语新闻：中国称经济增长低于预测但趋向复

New economic figures show that China's export-reliant economy still has weaknesses, but is showing signs of recovery. Still, there are warnings that much of the gain is dependent on government stimulus spending. 新的经济数字显示，中国依赖出

VOA双语新闻：索马里海盗释放意大利拖船

An Italian tugboat and its crew of 16, seized by Somali pirates four months ago, has been released. Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini expressed his satisfaction at the outcome after months of negotiations. 索马里海盗4个月前劫持的一艘

VOA双语新闻：阿总统选举计票显示卡尔扎伊胜利

Nearly complete but still preliminary - and controversial - results show Afghanistan's incumbent as the winner in the country's presidential election. However, President Hamid Karzai is going to have a difficult time claiming a legitimate victory and

VOA双语新闻：纽约世贸遗址举行9/11八周年纪念活

Thousands of mourners turned out in lower Manhattan in New York City Friday morning to mark the eighth anniversary of the terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001. A vigil at the site of the World Trade Center, where nearly 3

VOA双语新闻：巴基斯坦逮捕塔利班发言人

Pakistani military says it has arrested the spokesman for the Taliban in the restive Swat valley along with four other wanted terrorists. This is the first major arrest in the region since the government ordered a military offensive to regain control

VOA双语新闻：北韩软化对韩国的经济要求

North Korea has withdrawn its insistence on massive wage increases from South Korea at a jointly-run factory zone in the North. The move is widely seen as part of a broader charm offensive by Pyongyang, but comes as South Korea remains angry at a flo

VOA双语新闻：安全专家警告阿富汗绑架将增多

Security experts are warning more abductions of reporters and other foreign personnel are likely in the war-torn country, following the kidnapping and controversial rescue of a British journalist in Afghanistan. 安全专家警告说，会有更多记者

VOA双语新闻：世卫组织呼吁采取措施防范自杀行

The World Health Organization says suicide is a leading cause of death worldwide, and one of the three leading causes of death for young people under 25. To mark World Suicide Prevention Day, which falls on September 10, the World Health Organization

VOA双语新闻：北韩称因紧急情况开闸放水

South Korea remains dissatisfied with Pyongyang's explanation of a deadly flood that resulted from a dam opening in North Korean territory. Seoul's chief official on North Korean policy is beginning to question publicly Pyongyang's motives. 韩国仍然