VOA双语新闻：沃尔夫议员提出成立阿富汗特别委

Pointing to what he calls eroding public support for the U.S. military effort in Afghanistan, a key Republican lawmaker is urging President Barack Obama to again lay out clearly for Americans what he believes is at stake there. U.S. lawmakers receive

VOA双语新闻：奥巴马将主持联合国安理会会议

The United States has taken over the rotating presidency of the 15-member United Nations Security Council for the month of September. U.S. President Barack Obama and other top U.S. political figures will be at the world body this month to highlight i

VOA双语新闻：亚洲开始摆脱衰退

After months of massive government spending, some economies in Asia have emerged from recession. But officials and business experts say it is not yet time for euphoria. 经过几个月的大规模政府支出项目，一些亚洲国家和地区的经济

VOA双语新闻：美驻阿富汗司令提交评估报告

The U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal, has delivered his eagerly-awaited assessment to his bosses in Washington and Brussels, but the document is being kept secret. Pentagon officials say it will be followed by intern

VOA双语新闻：朝鲜半岛南北关系缓解

South and North Korea have resumed traffic across their tense border to a jointly run industrial zone, renewing hopes for the project's viability. The move reflects a thaw in tensions after recent diplomatic moves between the two Koreas. 韩国和北韩

VOA双语新闻：联合国呼吁增加投资对抗全球暖化

The United Nations is calling for billions of dollars to be spent by governments to fight climate change and greenhouse gasses to stem rising global temperatures. 联合国呼吁各国政府投资数十亿美元来对抗气候变化和温室气体等问

VOA双语新闻：伊拉克说8月是1年来最血腥的月份

Iraqi government figures indicate August was the bloodiest month in the last 13 for Iraqi citizens. More than 450 Iraqi people were killed and more than 1,500 were wounded, giving rise to fresh worries over the security situation. 伊拉克政府的数

VOA双语新闻：世行行长支持中国继续扩张经济政

After meeting with Chinese leaders, including Premier Wen Jiabao, World Bank President Robert Zoellick says he agrees the country should continue expanding the economy instead of looking for an exit strategy from current stimulus spending. 世界银行

VOA双语新闻：澳大利亚利用藻类吸收二氧化碳对

Australia is preparing to introduce technology that allows algae to capture half or more of the greenhouse gases emitted by a power station. The micro-algae thrive on carbon dioxide, producing food for livestock as well as biofuels and material for p

VOA双语新闻：塔利班宣称对阿富汗自杀袭击负责

A powerful suicide bomb in Afghanistan has killed the country's deputy chief of the national spy agency and 22 others. Taliban insurgents have claimed responsibility for the deadly attack. The violence comes as the United Nations has reported a signi

VOA双语新闻：美国国会议员誓言为卢旺达进行宣

A delegation of five U.S. members of Congress to Rwanda said Tuesday they were deeply impressed by both the nation's people and its political leadership, and vowed to advocate for the nation upon their return to the U.S. The members of Congress spent

VOA双语新闻：中国批准一针剂量H1N1流感疫苗

Chinese health authorities have given approval to a domestic company to mass produce a vaccine for the H1N1 strain of flu. Unlike other vaccines, this one does not require multiple doses. 中国卫生当局批准一家国内公司批量生产甲型H1

VOA双语新闻：印尼地震死亡人数上升

The death toll from an earthquake in Indonesia has reached 57 with scores injured and missing. Casualty figures could increase. 印度尼西亚地震的死亡人数已经达到了46人，并有数十人受伤和失踪。伤亡人数很可能会上升。

VOA双语新闻：印尼地震救灾工作继续进行

Rescue efforts continue in the aftermath of a magnitude 7.0 earthquake that hit Indonesia. The government has confirmed the deaths of 64 people but that number is expected to rise. 印度尼西亚7级地震后的救援行动继续进行。政府证实有

VOA双语新闻：WTO全球贸易谈判将重新启动

Trade ministers from over 35 countries have agreed to resume high level negotiations later this month to break a deadlock that has jeopardized efforts to clinch a global trade pact. The U.S. trade representative says the global economic crisis has ma

VOA双语新闻：本拉登新录音带称美无力阻止阿富

A new audio message, directed at the American people - purported to be from al-Qaida mastermind Osama bin Laden - claims the President Barack Obama will find himself powerless to halt the American-led war in Afghanistan. 新近传出的录音带是针对

VOA双语新闻：议员们对奥巴马医疗改革演讲反应

President Barack Obama's address Wednesday night to a joint session of the U.S. Congress on the issue of health care reform is drawing reaction from U.S. lawmakers. The president used strong language to clarify what reform proposals would do, pledged

VOA双语新闻：新学年伊始 奥巴马开学讲话引争议

A new school year in the United States has begun with a touch of controversy. It surrounds a welcome back speech to students from President Barack Obama that was seen in classrooms around the country. In some communities, parents staged a boycott of

VOA双语新闻：奥巴马将就健保改革发表重要讲话

U.S. President Barack Obama will attempt to regain political momentum when he delivers a major address on health care reform to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday. 美国总统奥巴马星期三将在参众两院的联席会议上发表有关健保

VOA双语新闻：奥巴马首次公布预算总额逾三万亿

U.S. President Barack Obama has unveiled his first federal budget - outlining his spending priorities for the 2010 fiscal year. The proposal totals more than $3.5 trillion. The White House predicts the United States will enter the new fiscal year wit