VOA双语新闻 --- Asia Battles Hike in Rice Prices

Grocery stores in Hong Kong have replenished rice supplies after panic buying nearly cleared the shelves. Concern is growing among Asian consumers that the region's staple food will no longer be affordable for low-income families. 香港各家食品杂

VOA双语新闻 --- 穆斯林在雅加达抗议荷兰议员电影

Several dozen members of a hardline Islamic group held a demonstration outside the Dutch embassy in Jakarta to protest a film made by a right-wing Dutch lawmaker that accuses the Koran of inciting violence. 一个强硬派伊斯兰组织的几十名成

VOA双语新闻 --- 美中举行研讨会商讨解决环境污染

Chinese and U.S. officials are working together to find ways to combat environmental problems. The two countries held their first joint workshop on environmental cooperation. 美国和中国官员正在共同努力寻求克服环境污染问题的途径

VOA双语新闻 --- 尼泊尔投票选议会转型民主共和国

Millions of voters in Nepal braved threats of violence and harsh terrain to cast ballots in a historic election to choose a 601-member national assembly that is to write a constitution. The twice-delayed election is being closely monitored by tens of

VOA双语新闻 --- 加沙激进分子越境枪杀以色列平民

Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip have carried out a deadly cross-border raid. The attack is likely to provoke Israeli retaliation. 加沙地带的巴勒斯坦激进分子越过以色列边界发动了一次猛烈的袭击。这次袭击可能会

VOA双语新闻--美国议员、抗议者和媒体齐聚底特律

The 2010 North American International Auto Show does not officially open until January 16, but the media got a sneak peek at the latest offerings from U.S. and international automakers this week. Members of the U.S. Congress, led by House of Represen

VOA双语新闻--Suicide Blast Kills at Least 88 in Pakistan

A suicide bomber set off an explosive-laden vehicle on a field during a volleyball match in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 88 people. Authorities say scores of others were wounding and children are among the victims. Friday's attack is the t

VOA双语新闻--奥巴马获诺贝尔和平奖引发争议

The awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to President Barack Obama fostered some controversy this year. 奥巴马总统在09年荣获诺贝尔和平奖，此事引发了一些争议。 The Nobel Committee cited President Obama for his extraordinary effo

VOA双语新闻--白宫：面对基地威胁 美驻也门使馆

U.S. President Barack Obama's top counter-terrorism advisor says a threat from an al-Qaida affiliate led to the closure of the American embassy in Yemen. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports this same group has been linked to the attempted Christmas Day bombi

VOA双语新闻--Nigeria Regrets Inclusion on US Screening Li

Information Minister Dora Akunyili said the U.S. action is unfair, describing the incident as a one-off for which the rest of the nation should not be punished. 尼日利亚新闻部长阿库尼丽说，美国的这项举动是不公平的，他形容这

VOA双语新闻--美国航班恐怖事件后撤销部分个人签

The State Department said Tuesday it has revoked U.S. travel visas for a number of individuals after a Nigerian man with a visa to travel to the United States tried to bring down a jetliner over Detroit December 25. Officials say the number of revoca

VOA双语新闻--奥巴马谈未遂袭击事件中情报失误

U.S. President Barack Obama says the United States had enough information to uncover the plot to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner on Christmas Day, but failed to put all the bits and pieces of intelligence together. Mr. Obama spoke after a long meeti

VOA双语新闻--以色列对美国威胁制裁作出愤怒反应

The stalled Middle East peace process is continuing to raise tensions between Israel and the United States. Israel says Washington is blaming the wrong party. 陷于停顿的中东和平进程正继续在以色列和美国之间造成紧张气氛。以

VOA双语新闻--克林顿在夏威夷评价美国亚太政策

The secretary's speech at the U.S.-sponsored East-West Center in Honolulu comes as the Obama administration nears the end of a first year in office that Clinton says gave substance to its pledges to re-engage with Asia-Pacific nations. 克林顿国务卿

VOA双语新闻--伊朗核物理学家在德黑兰被炸死

An Iranian nuclear physicist has been killed by a remote-controlled bomb hidden in a motorcycle. Iranian prosecutor general Abbas Jaafar Dolatabadi is pointing the finger at Western intelligence agencies. A U.S. State Department spokesman called the

VOA双语新闻--北韩称可能有条件重返六方会谈

Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency carried a statement from the North Korean Foreign Ministry Monday linking a resumption of nuclear talks with an improvement in relations with the United States. 北韩官方的朝中社星期一发布了北

VOA双语新闻--Celebrations in Australia, Asia Ring In 2010

Starting at the International Date line in the mid-Pacific and spreading from east to west, crowds around Asia led the world in ringing in the New Year. 从太平洋海域中部的国际时间变更线开始，全世界从东到西迎接新年的到来

VOA双语新闻--British Hostage Released in Iraq

A British hostage has been released alive and well in Iraq after more than two years in captivity. The news was announced by Britain's foreign minister in London. 一名被绑架超过两年的英国人质日前平安从伊拉克获释。英国外交大

VOA双语新闻--录像：炸美特工杀手要为塔利班头目

A Pakistani private television station and international networks have apparently aired Saturday the final video message of the man believed to be the suicide bomber who killed seven U.S intelligence agents in eastern Afghanistan more than a week ago

VOA双语新闻--基地组织威胁要袭击美国军商船只

U.S. President Barack Obama said this week that his administration has to do a better job of dealing with terrorism threats in the wake of the failed Christmas Day bomb plot aboard a commercial flight en route to Detroit. Opposition Republicans have