VOA双语新闻：穆加贝发言人反驳国际社会批评

A spokesman for Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe has rejected criticism of the country's presidential election, saying those who call the vote illegitimate can 'go hang'. Mr. Mugabe is attending an African Union summit. 津巴布韦总统穆加贝的发言人反

VOA双语新闻：非盟声明吁津巴布韦组建团结政府

A summit of African leaders is encouraging Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe to form a government of national unity with opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai. A final summit statement takes no position on Zimbabwe's runoff presidential election, which many wes

VOA双语新闻：土耳其法院就取缔执政党举行听证

Turkey's constitutional court has begun hearing a case calling for the ruling Justice and Development Party to be shut down on the charge of undermining the secular state. The prosecutors are asking the court to disband the party and ban the prime mi

VOA双语新闻：韩国最大工会罢工支持抗议美牛肉

South Korean religious groups have temporarily taken over leadership of protests against the resumption of American beef imports, calling for peace and police restraint. At the same time, South Korea's biggest labor union group has begun a strike and

VOA双语新闻：印卡车司机示威抗议油价暴涨

In India, millions of trucks have gone off the roads to protest rising operating costs triggered by higher fuel prices and rising taxes. High oil prices are hurting India's economy. 数百万印度卡车驶离公路抗议由于高油价和增长的税收

VOA双语新闻：伊朗：正研究新的经济鼓励计划

Iran's foreign minister says there is a new atmosphere in talks centered on his country's controversial nuclear program. In remarks to reporters at the United Nations, Manouchehr Mottaki said there have been positive and constructive developments in

VOA双语新闻：报导称美计划追剿巴境内恐怖份子

The New York Times reports there is a secret plan to put American commandos in Pakistan's tribal areas, along the Afghanistan border, to hunt for terrorists who take refuge there. But the Times says the plan has not been implemented due to concerns a

VOA双语新闻：前红色高棉外交部长在柬法院出庭

Former Khmer Rouge foreign minister leng Sary appeared before Cambodia's genocide tribunal to press for his release from pretrial detention. He is one of five defendants being held by the so-called Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, se

VOA双语新闻：巴政府为何对激进组织采取行动？

The Pakistani army operation against pro-Taliban militant groups has raised questions about the government's motives and intentions. Does Pakistan's government plan to take on other militant groups, or is this a narrowly focused offensive? Analysts a

VOA双语新闻：美援助北韩首批小麦运抵北韩港口

Help is starting to reach hungry North Korea. A ship carrying tens of thousands of tons of grain from the United States has arrived at a North Korean port. The shipment follows a North Korean deal with the World Food Program to expand its reach in th

VOA双语新闻：美军高官为巴平息边境暴力受鼓舞

America's top military officer says he is encouraged by Pakistani actions to quell violence along the border with Afghanistan. Senior U.S. and Pakistani military leaders met this week on an American aircraft carrier to discuss the violence. 一位美国

VOA双语新闻：专家：美大选奥巴马仍是选举焦点

As Democrats send presidential candidate Barack Obama off on his quest for the White House, the Republicans and their candidate, John McCain, are preparing for their national nominating convention, which begins Monday in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minneso

VOA双语新闻：上海合作组织未全力支持俄出兵

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization has failed to give Russia full support for its actions in South Ossetia. 上海合作组织没有对俄罗斯出兵南奥塞梯的行为给予全力支持。 The summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, w

VOA双语新闻：世卫提倡母乳喂养降低婴儿死亡率

The World Health Organization says exclusive breastfeeding can save millions of infant lives every year. As World Breastfeeding Week gets underway, W.H.O. and its partners are promoting mother's milk as the best way to give babies a healthy start in

VOA双语新闻：美选民意向未决 奥巴马小幅领先

With less than 100 days until the U.S. presidential election on November 4, public opinion polls show most Americans disapprove of the job President Bush is doing and would generally prefer a Democrat to succeed him in the White House next year. But

VOA双语新闻：援助机构称阿富汗安全局势恶化

International aid agencies are expressing concern about the deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan, noting that problems have spread to previously stable areas and attacks on aid agencies and their staff are on the increase. 国际援助机构

VOA双语新闻：印度向执行美印核能协议迈进一步

International Atomic Energy Agency governors have adopted a plan for inspecting India's nuclear facilities. The move is a key step that had to be satisfied before India and the United States can go ahead with a planned nuclear cooperation agreement. 国

VOA双语新闻：美指责巴情报人员卷入喀布尔爆炸

U.S. officials are accusing Pakistan's primary intelligence service of helping to carry out last month's bomb attack on India's embassy in Afghanistan. U.S. newspapers reported that American intelligence agencies claim they have evidence linking Paki

VOA双语新闻：贝尔格莱德人谈战犯卡拉季奇受审

The people in Belgrade have reacted with mixed emotions to Radovan Karadzic's first appearance at the United Nations War Crimes Tribunal in The Hague Thursday. The infamy of Karadzic is even generating some commercial interest. 星期四，前波斯尼

VOA双语新闻：美国柔道冠军的奥运梦

He is a four-time U.S. national champion and won the Pan American Games title last year in Rio de Janeiro. But Ryan Reser of the U.S. judo team has never been to the Olympics. This year, that will change, when Reser competes in the men's 73-kilogram