VOA双语新闻：亚洲股市周一普遍下跌

Most Asia-Pacific stock markets closed lower on their first trading day of the week. Market analysts say investors have yet to see relief in the global economic gloom as more statistics point to a deepening downturn. 亚太地区大部分股市在本周

VOA双语新闻：捐助国承诺为加沙提供45亿美元

Representatives from donor nations meeting in Egypt have pledged more than $4.4 billion in new aid to help rebuild the war-torn Gaza Strip after the recent conflict between Israel and Hamas. 在埃及参加捐助国会议的代表筹集了44亿多美元

VOA双语新闻：美国务卿飞抵以色列展开斡旋访问

Hillary Clinton has arrived in Israel, beginning her first foray into the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as the new U.S. secretary of state. The top U.S. diplomat landed in Tel Aviv late Monday from Egypt, where she attended a donors' conference that r

VOA双语新闻：联合国称阿富汗四月选举非常困难

A senior United Nations official said it will be very difficult for Afghanistan to hold credible elections earlier than July. Peacekeeping chief Alain Le Roy's comment on Monday echoed concerns raised by NATO, the United States, and Afghanistan's pol

VOA双语新闻：奥巴马否认向俄提导弹防御建议

U.S. President Barack Obama said halting the nuclear weapons threat from Iran would reduce the need for a planned missile defense shield in Eastern Europe. But Mr. Obama denied he has told Russia he will rethink the missile shield program if Moscow p

VOA双语新闻：非盟谴责几内亚比绍总统遭暗杀

The African Union has condemned the killings of Guinea-Bissau's President Joao Bernado Vieira and his army chief, calling it a blatant attack on state institutions. But the continental body stopped short of suspending Guinea-Bissau's membership in th

VOA双语新闻：奥巴马强调经济刺激计划的重要性

U.S. President Barack Obama says Friday's report showing unemployment in the United States has reached the highest level in 25 years, underscores the importance of the economic stimulus package he has signed in an effort to jump start the stalled eco

VOA双语新闻：奥巴马启动医疗保健改革

U.S. President Barack Obama has launched an effort to overhaul the health care system in the United States. Mr. Obama says the high cost of health care is straining the national economy. 奥巴马总统在美国发起一场改造医疗体系的努力。

VOA双语新闻：世界气象日关注污染与健康关系

The United Nations' World Meteorological Organization says there is a close relationship between weather-climate systems and global pollution. The organization says these relationships also affect people's health. 这个星期一是世界气象日，联

VOA双语新闻：奥巴马走向美国意识形态大变革

President Barack Obama's plan to use the government to jolt the faltering U.S. economy back to life signals the most significant ideological shift in Washington since President Ronald Reagan came to power in 1981. 奥巴马总统打算利用政府力量

VOA双语新闻：奥布会谈为二十国集团会议定基调

U.S. President Barack Obama met on Tuesday at the White House with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. The session helped set the stage for the upcoming London meeting of the world's 20 leading developed and emerging economies. 美国总统奥巴马星

VOA双语新闻：美称不可能制定从阿撤军具体日期

Secretary Gates said that as much as he would like to see foreign troops leave Afghanistan, it is impossible to foresee when that might happen. 美国国防部长盖茨表示，尽管从阿富汗撤出外国军队是一个长远目标，但是不可能

VOA双语新闻：更多外国人申请到澳大利亚工作

Officials in Australia say more young foreigners looking to escape recession in other parts of the world could be heading for the country this year on working holidays. The number of skilled travelers from Britain and Germany applying for working hol

VOA双语新闻：美国务卿突访黎巴嫩敦促公正选举

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has made an unannounced stop in Lebanon. Clinton expressed hope that Lebanon's June parliamentary elections will be free and fair. 美国国务卿希拉里.克林顿对黎巴嫩进行了事先没有宣布的访问

VOA双语新闻：中东国家评估奥巴马中东政策初效

U.S. President Barack Obama has made dialogue with the Middle East a priority in his early months in office. As the Obama administration approaches the 100 day mark, regional leaders are assessing the result. 美国总统奥巴马在他上任后的最初

VOA双语新闻：索马里海盗到远海劫持至少六艘船

In response to increased naval patrols in the Gulf of Aden, pirates in Somalia are venturing hundreds of kilometers out to sea to seize vessels. The change in tactic has allowed pirates to successfully hijack numerous ships in recent days, including

VOA双语新闻：美将多管齐下制止索马里海盗活动

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced on Wednesday a multi-pronged U.S. effort to curb Somali-based maritime piracy. Among other things, the United States will move to track and freeze assets of pirate gangs, and press Somali authorities to sh

VOA双语新闻：美国誓言遏制索马里沿海海盗行径

U.S. President Barack Obama says he is determined to halt piracy in the shipping lanes off the coast of Somalia. Mr. Obama spoke one day after the dramatic rescue of an American cargo ship captain who was held hostage by Somali pirates for five days.

VOA双语新闻：克林顿访问伊拉克评估安全局势

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, making her first visit to Iraq as America's top diplomatic officer, has been meeting with U.S. military commanders, as well as top Iraqi leaders, to assess the situation. 美国国务卿希拉里.克林顿首次

VOA双语新闻：亚洲发展中国家经济增长减缓近半

A new report predicts developing Asia's economic growth will slow by almost half this year, but the Asian Development Bank forecasts that the region will rebound in 2010. 亚洲开发银行一个新的报告预计，亚洲发展中国家的经济增长