VOA双语新闻：北韩正面临十年来最严重食品短缺

The U.N. World Food Program says North Korea is facing its worst food shortage in nearly a decade. The agency says in the next year North Korea needs more than $500 million for food aid or it will risk famine. 联合国世界粮食计划署表示，北

VOA双语新闻：共和党加紧吸引年轻选民投票支持

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has drawn wide support from college students and other youthful voters, many of whom have volunteered for his campaign. But Republicans, now holding their convention in St. Paul, Minnesota, are also tryi

VOA双语新闻：佩林：共和党首位女副总统候选人

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain has chosen Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his vice presidential running mate, describing her as a tough political fighter. Governor Palin, who is a relative political unknown, and only t

VOA双语新闻：切尼谴责俄国在格鲁吉亚军事行动

U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney has condemned Russia's military operation in Georgia as an illegitimate and unilateral attempt to change the country's borders by force. 美国副总统切尼谴责俄罗斯在格鲁吉亚的军事行动是企图单方面

VOA双语新闻：尼日利亚激进组织宣布单方面停火

Nigeria's leading militant group, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, has declared a unilateral ceasefire in the oil-rich region. 尼日利亚主要的激进组织--尼日尔三角洲解放运动宣布在这个盛产石油的地区实

VOA双语新闻：两党候选人最后冲刺竞推负面广告

With less than 50 days to go until Election Day on November 4, the U.S. presidential race between Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama appears to be a dead heat. Analysts say the final weeks of the campaign promise to be intense and fille

VOA双语新闻：亚行预测亚洲国际经济增长将放缓

The Asian Development Bank predicts that developing economies in Asia will see slower growth and rising inflation in the coming year. The bank says high oil and food prices and a prolonged slowdown in industrial countries are casting a shadow on the

VOA双语新闻：受美国股市影响亚洲股市普遍暴跌

Stock markets across Asia followed U.S. and European shares sharply lower, in reaction to the collapse of the investment company Lehman Brothers. The markets in Tokyo, Seoul and Hong Kong - which were closed Monday for a holiday - led the selling. 亚洲

VOA双语新闻：穷国的贪污腐败行为危及除贫斗争

A group monitoring corruption levels around the world says illegal practices in poor countries are threatening the fight against poverty. In its just released report, Transparency International says foreign aid must be more focused and more carefully

VOA双语新闻：中国称与伊拉克石油交易仍在磋商

China says a multi-billion dollar oil deal with Iraq is still being negotiated. This contradicts reports last week from Iraqi officials, who said the deal had been signed. 中国政府表示，与伊拉克的数十亿美元石油交易还在磋商中，

VOA双语新闻：安哥拉选民十六年来首次选举议会

Voters in Angola went to the polls Friday to elect a new parliament, in the country's first elections in 16 years. Turnout was massive, but numerous irregularities and technical problems were reported. 安哥拉选民星期五前往投票站选举新议

VOA双语新闻 - 美国压力使巴政府和军方关系紧张

Analysts and U.S. officials say American pressure on Pakistan over counterterrorism policy has strained the relationship between that country's government and its military. The two camps differ over how much approval and assistance Pakistan should gi

VOA双语新闻 - 美参院通过金融法案焦点转向众院

Revised legislation to rescue America's financial institutions has cleared its first hurdle, winning approval in the U.S. Senate. The bill could face a tougher test Friday in the House of Representatives. 经过修改的拯救美国金融机构的立法

VOA双语新闻 - 美特使延长北韩使命争取达成协议

A senior American envoy has prolonged his visit to North Korea, in an effort to keep Pyongyang from unraveling a major deal to get rid of its nuclear weapons. At the same time, military talks between North and South Korea have stalled and a South Kor

VOA双语新闻 - 欧盟防长：逐步停止波斯尼亚维和

European Union Defense ministers have wrapped up a two-day meeting in France focused on beefing up the bloc's defense capabilities and looking at EU missions in Bosnia, Chad and elsewhere. 欧洲联盟国防部部长在巴黎结束了为期两天的会

VOA双语新闻 - 信贷紧缩经济放缓使休斯敦人担心

The sub-prime mortgage collapse that led to the current U.S. financial crisis has not had as deep an impact in the middle of the nation as it has had on the east and west coasts. But economists say a credit crunch will affect all regions of the count

VOA双语新闻 - 金融危机影响奥巴马和麦凯恩竞选

ew poll results indicate that U.S. voters are concerned with the financial crisis and it is having an impact on the presidential election campaign between Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain. 新的民调显示，美国选民关注金融危

VOA双语新闻 - 驻阿北约部队总指挥呼吁增兵增钱

The top American military commander in Afghanistan says he needs more troops and economic aid as soon as possible for the battle against insurgents that is getting more violent. 美国在阿富汗的最高指挥官说，他需要尽快得到更多的部

VOA双语新闻 - 多数英国人不知伊战阿战以外之战

A new survey by the British Red Cross finds most Britons are unaware of major conflicts in the world, besides Iraq and Afghanistan where the British military is engaged. Less than one percent of those surveyed identified the major African conflict zo

VOA双语新闻 - 美国两党候选人共推金融救市计划

Both major U.S. presidential candidates are sounding a rare note of agreement as they urge Congress to act quickly on a plan to rescue the weakened U.S. financial sector. 美国民主、共和两党总统候选人少有地发出共同声音，敦促国