VOA双语新闻：世行和国际货币基金召开春季年会

The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank stressed the need for continued cooperation among world economies, saying the global financial system remains vulnerable to further shocks. The warning comes as the world lending institutions prepare

VOA双语新闻 ：美空置核电站招商 音响实验室入住

The Satsop nuclear plant in western Washington State never generated a kilowatt of electricity. The cavernous and windowless nuclear reactor building has gone begging for commercial tenants for years. And it finally has one. 位于华盛顿州西部的

VOA双语新闻 ：俄罗斯总统访问约旦河西岸

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has made a rare visit to the West Bank, where he reaffirmed Moscow's recognition of a Palestinian state. 俄罗斯总统梅德韦杰夫对约旦河西岸进行了一次罕见的访问，并重申莫斯科承认一个巴

VOA双语新闻 - 伊拉克议会批准外国军队驻留议案

The speaker of Iraq's parliament has resigned, paving the way for lawmakers to authorize British and other non-U.S. foreign troops to remain in the country into 2009. 伊拉克议会议长辞职，为议员们授权英国和其它非美国的外国军队

VOA双语新闻 - 数据显示美国经济四季度或更糟

World markets were mixed Tuesday amid confirmation that the U.S. economy shrank in the third quarter of the year. The Bush administration says it believes fourth quarter numbers will be even worse. 世界股市星期二涨跌互现，与此同时，美

VOA双语新闻 - 哈马斯呼吁与以色列停火24小时

After days of fighting with Israel, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have called a brief truce. 巴勒斯坦和以色列经过几天交战之后呼吁在加沙地带实行短暂停火。 Armed Palestinian groups in the Gaza Strip are observing a 24-hou

VOA双语新闻 - 伊议会推迟就延长非美军留驻表决

A dispute in Iraq's parliament has forced a delay in the approval of a resolution that would allow non-U.S. troops to remain in the country after the U.N. mandate expires at the end of this month. 伊拉克议会内发生的争论迫使议会推迟对一

VOA双语新闻 - 白宫国会接近达成救助汽车业协议

Congress and the White House are close to a deal to give struggling U.S. automakers $15 billion in loans and require the industry to restructure in order to survive in the marketplace. 美国国会和白宫在为陷入困境的美国汽车制造公司提

VOA双语新闻 - 奥巴马重申从伊撤出作战部队意向

U.S. President-elect Barack Obama has reaffirmed his intention to withdraw American combat forces from Iraq after taking office. Mr. Obama spoke as a top member of the Bush administration admitted that U.S. efforts to stabilize Iraq after the 2003 in

VOA双语新闻 - 美促巴履行调查孟买恐袭合作承诺

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is urging Pakistan to follow through on its promise to cooperate with the investigation into the Mumbai terrorist attack. In a series of nationally broadcast interviews, Rice stressed the need for concrete act

VOA双语新闻 - 奥巴马承诺迅速采取行动改善经济

President-elect Barack Obama says he will move swiftly to improve the U.S. economy and promote long-term growth upon taking office next month. Congressional leaders are working with the White House to craft a government package to rescue the failing

VOA双语新闻 - 美国预计北韩无核化会谈将很艰难

The U.S. State Department said it expects a meeting in Beijing next week on ending North Korea's nuclear program to be difficult, but that no consideration is being given to scrapping the six-party talks. The senior U.S. delegate to the talks Friday

VOA双语新闻 - 美失业人数激增 房贷违约破记录

New government figures show a rise in U.S. unemployment last month, with U.S. employers cutting some 533,000 jobs - the most in 34 years. President George Bush says his administration is taking action to help strengthen the economy. 最新的经济数据

VOA双语新闻 - 加纳总统选举难分胜负

In Ghana, election officials are counting the votes from Sunday's elections and unofficial returns show that with more than one-third of the constituencies tabulated, two leading candidates are in a tight race for the presidency. 加纳的选举官员正

VOA双语新闻 - 津爆发霍乱危机 健康系统崩溃

U.N. aid agencies say Zimbabwe is grappling with a cholera crisis of unprecedented proportions. They say the social and health breakdown in the country is making it difficult to gauge the full extent of the epidemic. 联合国援助机构说，津巴布

VOA双语新闻 - 美国汽车工人国会山表达心声

As Congress and the Bush administration continued negotiations on a $15 billion loan for U.S. auto companies, a group of autoworkers traveled to Washington to draw attention to their concerns about the future of the American auto industry. 美国国会

VOA双语新闻 - 美国促巴持续打击恐怖分子大本营

The Pentagon has welcomed Pakistan's raid on alleged terrorist bases in its northwestern region, but says counter-terrorism efforts need to be made on a sustained basis. 美国国防部欢迎巴基斯坦对据称是恐怖分子大本营的西北地区进

VOA双语新闻 - 印度称联合国会将巴组织定为恐怖

India's government is expressing optimism that the United Nations will respond favorably to its request to outlaw a Pakistani group linked to the recent terror attack on Mumbai. Meanwhile, Pakistan's prime minister says that connection needs to be lo

VOA双语新闻 - 美救助汽车业计划参院前景不明朗

Congressional Democrats say they have reached agreement with the White House on a deal to give U.S. automakers billions of dollars in loans and require the companies to restructure to stay competitive in the global marketplace. Although the deal has

VOA双语新闻 - 哈马斯：不会延长与以色列的停火

There has been a strong show of support for the Hamas leadership in the Gaza Strip, where tens-of-thousands of supporters rallied Sunday. The demonstration comes amid growing tension with Israel. 成千上万的哈马斯支持者星期天举行集会，