VOA双语新闻 - 白宫称不会立即救助汽车业

The Bush administration is attempting to dampen expectations for immediate government action to save America's troubled car manufacturers. 美国的三大汽车公司正在谋求政府资助。但是布什政府星期二表示，政府不会表示立即

VOA双语新闻 - 美联储大幅削减利率

US Central Bank Cuts Short-term Interest Rates to Nearly Zero 美联储大幅削减利率 ?? Download MP3 Audio Saying the economy is continuing to weaken, the U.S. central bank Tuesday cut short-term interest rates to nearly zero. 由于经济持续走

VOA双语新闻 - UN授权成员国海陆空打击索海盗

The U.N. Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution authorizing member states to fight pirates in Somali territory by land, sea and air. 联合国安理会一致通过决议，授权各成员国在陆地、海上和空中打击索马里海盗

VOA双语新闻 - 布什称反恐斗争需要长期继续下去

President Bush says the United States is safer now than before the attacks of September 11, 2001, but that the battle against terrorism will continue long after leaves office. Mr. Bush made the comments to military personnel at the U.S. Army War Coll

VOA双语新闻 - 津巴布韦霍乱死亡人数继续上升

ZANU-PF Prepares for Annual Conference as Cholera Deaths Soar 津巴布韦霍乱死亡人数继续上升 ?? Download MP3 Audio Harare's streets are busy as hundreds of delegates to President Robert Mugabe's annual ZANU-PF conference converge from all

VOA双语新闻 - 解决俄格冲突危机国际会议获进展

Georgia and Russia have agreed to work to resolve security incidents in the breakaway South Ossetia region where the two countries fought a war in August. Although the two days of talks did not produce a detailed accord, mediators say progress was ma

VOA双语新闻 - 布什对政府救援美汽车业举棋不定

President Bush on Thursday said he has not yet decided what government assistance to provide the distressed U.S. automobile industry. The president says he worries about the economic consequences that an automaker bankruptcy could cause. 布什总统星

VOA双语新闻 - 美国土安全部长赞布什安全政策

Outgoing U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff says the fact that U.S. territory has not been attacked since September 11, 2001, is the central accomplishment of his four years in office. Chertoff credits the policies of U.S. President Ge

VOA双语新闻 - 穆加贝誓言决不放弃权力

President Robert Mugabe said Friday that Zimbabwe is mine and vowed never to surrender, saying no African nation is brave enough to topple him. Mr. Mugabe's statement comes as Morgan Tsvangirai, leader of Zimbabwe's Movement for Democratic Change par

VOA双语新闻 - 欧洲和亚洲的经济前景黯淡

European stock markets fell Friday after a mixed performance in Asia. A weak outlook for oil prices depressed global markets as share of crude hits its lowest level in five years. 欧洲股市星期五下跌。亚洲股市有升有降。油价前景看

VOA双语新闻 - 红十字会为津住宅消毒防霍乱蔓延

The International Committee of the Red Cross said it has begun disinfecting homes in Zimbabwe's capital in an effort to battle the cholera epidemic. Red Cross officials said the number of cases is soaring and more needs to be done to halt the spread

VOA双语新闻 - 美房价继续下跌政府暗示刺激房贷

The U.S. housing sector remains weak, two years into an unprecedented decline. House prices, house sales, and house construction are all continuing to fall. 美国的房屋市场依然疲软，房价已经史无前例地连续两年下跌。美国的房

VOA双语新闻 - 全球气候变化会议在哥本哈根开幕

The U.N. Climate Change conference opened in Copenhagen, Denmark Monday with some 15,000 delegates and observers from nearly 200 countries attending what is being billed the last best chance for an agreement to combat global warming. 联合国气候变

VOA双语新闻 - 美阿：阿富汗需要国际社会长期承

Afghan President Hamid Karzai says it could take 20 years for Afghanistan to be able to pay for its own security, although he has said he hopes his new army and police force will be able to take over security control in five years. President Karzai s

VOA双语新闻 - 潘基文对哥本哈根峰会达成协议表

The U.N. Secretary-General says he is optimistic a climate-change agreement can be reached in Copenhagen that will include specific recommendations on key elements that will take effect immediately. Ban Ki-moon told reporters this conference must be

VOA双语新闻 - 欧洲领导人确定气候变化政策

As international negotiators continue climate change talks in Copenhagen, they are watching another European capital, Brussels, where European leaders are meeting Thursday and Friday to firm up their global warming policy. 就在国际谈判代表在哥

VOA双语新闻 - 北韩没承诺必然重返六方会谈

The top U.S. envoy on North Korean nuclear disarmament says he had good discussions in Pyongyang, but secured no formal commitment for the North to come back to negotiations. 解决北韩核问题的美国特使博茨沃斯说，他在平壤同北韩官

VOA双语新闻 - 中国经济持续增长面临挑战

As 2009 draws to a close, more signs show that China has weathered the global financial crisis and is on its way to even more robust growth. Economists, however, say some issues still weigh on the country's efforts to sustain growth. 2009年已经接近

VOA双语新闻 - 印度指责气候谈判缺乏进展

Officials are also maintaining India will keep to its hard-line stance of not compromising on what they call New Delhi's non-negotiable positions. 印度官员还坚持说，印度将维持其强硬姿态，也就是不会在他们所说的新德里方

VOA双语新闻 - 众院休会 两党就医保等分歧严重

Democrats and Republicans in the U.S. Congress engaged in procedural battles and traded allegations on Wednesday as lawmakers attempted to conclude work on legislative priorities near the end of the congressional session. Senate Republicans used proc