VOA双语新闻 ---布什称伊战值得美国正在取得胜利

President Bush marked the fifth anniversary of the start of the war in Iraq with a speech at the U.S. Defense Department. Mr. Bush took on his critics, saying the war is worth fighting and winning. 美国总统布什在五角大楼发表讲演，纪念

VOA双语新闻 ---US Protesters Mark Iraq War Anniversary

Demonstrations against the war in Iraq have been held across the United States on the fifth anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion. Several thousand protesters gathered near major landmarks and federal buildings in Washington. 美国领导的伊拉克战

VOA双语新闻 ---Asian Markets Higher on US Interest Rate C

Markets posted steady gains in Asia following an interest rate cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank. Earlier this week most Asian stock exchanges plummeted on fears that the U.S. credit crisis is far from over. Investors are still fearful that the Fe

VOA双语新闻 ---Kenyan Parliament Passes Power-Sharing Ame

Kenya's Parliament has unanimously approved a bill to amend the constitution to allow for a power-sharing agreement between the country's two main parties. Both sides have expressed strong support for the deal, but the bigger test will be to see how

VOA双语新闻 ---China Selling Oil Equipment to Africa

China depends on Africa for roughly one-third of its imported oil. And, many Chinese companies also see Africa as a lucrative market to sell oil drilling equipment. Several Chinese firms are attending this year's oil industry convention, underway in

VOA双语新闻 ---McCain Visits Iraq, Clinton Promises to En

Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain is visiting Iraq, as part of a trip to the Middle East and Europe that highlights his foreign policy and national security experience. In Washington, Democratic candidate Senator Hillary Clinton h

VOA双语新闻 ---科索沃冲突中联合国北约人员受伤

Officials say three U.N. police officers and two NATO soldiers were wounded in an explosion in Kosovo as they stormed a courthouse occupied by Serb protesters who oppose the region's breakaway from Serbia. At least 20 demonstrators were also injured.

VOA双语新闻 ---俄罗斯对未来美俄关系持乐观态度

Kremlin leaders are offering a positive assessment about the future of U.S.-Russian relations, but caution that a number of difficult issues continue to separate the two sides, particularly those involving missile defense. 俄罗斯领导人对未来的

VOA双语新闻 --- 切尼在巴格达赞扬伊拉克取得成就

U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney paid a visit to Baghdad just before the five-year anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. The vice president hailed progress in Iraq and promised continued support from Washington. Meanwhile, a female suicide bom

VOA双语新闻 --- Bush: Strong Action Being Taken on US Eco

President Bush says the U.S. economy is facing challenging times. The president says the government is taking decisive action. 美国总统布什表示，美国经济面临富有挑战性的时期。但是布什还表示，政府正在采取决断性的

VOA双语新闻 --- Iraq War Enters Sixth Year

Five years ago, on March 20, 2003, U.S.-led forces invaded Iraq to overthrow a dictatorship that President Bush accused of developing weapons of mass destruction. No WMD were ever found. In this first in a series of reports on the Iraq war, the fight

VOA双语新闻 --- 大批朝圣者在耶路撒冷庆棕枝主日

Thousands of pilgrims celebrated Palm Sunday in Jerusalem, beginning the holiest period on the Christian calendar. 成千上万名朝圣者在耶路撒冷庆祝棕枝主日，开始了基督教日历中最神圣的时期。 The sound of church bells

VOA双语新闻 --- Bush Administration Defends Economic Poli

The Bush administration is defending its handling of the U.S. economy at a time of growing public unease. During a series of interviews on American television Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson stressed the government will do what it takes to maintain

VOA双语新闻 --- 洛杉矶等美国城市出现反伊战集会

Protesters in several US cities held anti-war rallies Saturday to mark the fifth anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, March 20th. More rallies are planned in coming days in other U.S. cities. Several thousand joined an anti-war protest in Lo

VOA双语新闻 --- US to Argue Missile Defense in Moscow

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Defense Secretary Robert Gates are preparing to meet with Russian officials in Moscow to discuss a U.S. missile-defense plan for Europe. The Americans will meet with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin and president-

VOA双语新闻 --- 导弹摧毁巴基斯坦激进分子藏身处

A missile strike against a suspected militant hideout in a Pakistan tribal region bordering Afghanistan on Sunday is said to have killed at least 18 people. 在巴基斯坦接近阿富汗的边境地区，星期天早上对一个部落地区内的疑似

VOA双语新闻 --- Obama, Clinton Focus on Pennsylvania Prim

For the next six weeks, the Democratic presidential race between Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton will focus on the state of Pennsylvania. The northeastern state holds its presidential primary on April 22. 民主党总统参选人联邦参议员

VOA双语新闻 --- 美称萨达姆与基地组织无直接关联

The U.S. Defense Department has released a study of 600,000 documents from Saddam Hussein's archives concluding that while he supported many terrorist groups he did not have a direct connection with al-Qaida. But the department's spokesman says that

VOA双语新闻 --- 美国一工厂采用蓝光技术扩大商机

The battle between two rival high definition formats for video disks has been decided in favor of Blu-ray, which was jointly developed by Sony, Samsung, Philips and other companies. A U.S. manufacturer based in Washington State has embraced the new t

VOA双语新闻 --- Bush Will Veto House Intelligence Bill

President Bush says he will veto a terrorist-surveillance bill that contains provisions added by opposition Democrats in the House of Representatives, because he says the bill as written would undermine national security. 美国总统布什表示，他