VOA双语新闻：菲律宾总统阿罗约说她不谋求连任

Philippine President Gloria Arroyo says she has no desire to extend her term past next May. Mrs. Arroyo made the comments during her final state of the nation address before the Philippine Congress. 菲律宾总统阿罗约说，她不谋求延长明年

VOA双语新闻：美以高官会晤谈以色列等问题

Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak has told visiting U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates no option is off the table as Israel prepares a possible strike against Iran's suspected nuclear facilities. 以色列国防部长巴拉克对到访的美国国

VOA双语新闻：美和平特使访问埃及推动阿以和谈

Special U.S. peace envoy George Mitchell is in Egypt as part of a push to resume Arab-Israeli peace talks. 美国和平特使乔治.米切尔正在埃及访问。这是美国推动阿拉伯世界和以色列恢复和平谈判的一部分。 George Mi

VOA双语新闻：布朗赞扬英军在阿富汗获胜

Prime Minister Gordon Brown has hailed the British offensive in Afghanistan's Helmand province a success. But that call is getting a mixed reception as the British public grows weary of the country's involvement there. 英国首相布朗赞扬英国在

VOA双语新闻：津巴布韦财政部长收到恐吓信

Zimbabwe Finance Minister Tendai Biti, a top official for the Movement for Democratic Change, says he has received a threatening letter with a bullet inside. 津巴布韦财政部长腾达伊.比提说，他收到一封装有子弹的恐吓信。比提

VOA双语新闻：昂山素季预计将被判有罪入狱

The trial of Burma's opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, has concluded, and the verdict is to be announced Friday. Despite an international outcry over the trial, the Nobel Peace Prize winner is expected to be found guilty and sentenced to up to fiv

VOA双语新闻：亚洲首次公开募股市场复苏

More companies in Asia are lining up to tap the stock markets for capital for the first time since the financial crunch late last year. Experts say the recent surge in stock prices is bringing in investors. 越来越多的亚洲公司正准备进入股

VOA双语新闻：伊拉克库尔德地区选举投票率高

Iraq's Electoral Commission says voter turnout in Saturday's Kurdish election was high and polling went smoothly, despite allegations of irregularities by Kurdish opposition groups. The results of the election are not expected for several days. 伊拉克

VOA双语新闻：中国允许一些公司用人民币结算

Some companies in Hong Kong, Macau and Southeast Asia can now do business in China's currency, in the latest move to internationalize the yuan. A new program allows some importers and exporters to settle trade in China's currency, the yuan, beginning

VOA双语新闻：津巴布韦宪法大会混乱中重新开始

Delegates to Zimbabwe's troubled constitutional convention have resumed work, following the violent disruption of events Monday by supporters of President Robert Mugabe. 参加津巴布韦宪法起草大会的代表们重新开始工作。在此之前，

VOA双语新闻：乘船偷渡澳大利亚的人数增加

The number of boat people trying to reach Australia continues to surge, with a new boat recently found. Most are fleeing conflicts in South Asia. 坐船偷渡到澳大利亚的人数持续增加。最近又有一艘新的小船被发现。大部分偷渡

VOA双语新闻：美北韩事务特使再赴亚洲

The State Department said Thursday its special envoy for implementing U.N.-mandated sanctions against North Korea will return to Asia next week for more talks on tightening economic curbs against Pyongyang. Ambassador Philip Goldberg said he thinks e

VOA双语新闻：里斯腾森与他的“小丑关怀”项目

Professional clown Michael Christensen doesn't just confine his act to the Big Apple Circus he co-founded. He also brings laughter to a place that is often badly in need of it: pediatric hospitals across the country. 迈克尔克里斯腾森是一位专

VOA双语新闻：克里斯腾森与他的“小丑关怀”项目

Professional clown Michael Christensen doesn't just confine his act to the Big Apple Circus he co-founded. He also brings laughter to a place that is often badly in need of it: pediatric hospitals across the country. 迈克尔克里斯腾森是一位专

VOA双语新闻：美国纪念内战150周年

This month marks the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the U.S. Civil War - a conflict that nearly tore the United States apart. Eleven southern states seceded from the Union and formed the Confederate States of America, vowing to maintain their

VOA双语新闻：美国政府债务面临严峻考验

The political wrangling in Washington about federal budgets is likely to get more intense as the stakes rise from billions of dollars to trillions. Some of the focus is changing from a squabble over government spending for one year, to a bigger battl

VOA双语新闻：老挝与邻国在湄公河水坝争议中互不相让

Countries along the Mekong River have disagreed with Laos on its proposal to build the first hydropower dam on the main stream of the lower river. Laos says the dam will cause no serious problems, while its neighbors say more information is needed ab

VOA双语新闻：美国内战遗留问题及非洲裔美国人

The U.S. Civil War began 150 years ago this week and became the deadliest conflict in U.S. history. More than a century later, people are debating the reasons for the war, slavery versus states' rights. Some historians and civil rights leaders sugges

VOA双语新闻：老年痴呆症症状出现之前的先兆

Memory loss and mental confusion are the first overt signs of Alzheimer's Disease, an incurable and fatal brain ailment. 记忆力丧失和心智混乱，是老年痴呆症最先出现的症状。这是一种无药可治的脑部致命疾病。 But s

VOA双语新闻：日本地震影响对美进出口

Japan is the United States' fourth-largest trading partner, and trade had increased the first two months of this year -- before the earthquake and tsunami. Now the two busiest container ports in the United States are seeing the effects of the disaste