VOA双语新闻：以色列巴勒斯坦对奥巴马讲话反应

Palestinian officials are hailing U.S. President Barack Obama's speech to the Muslim world as a good first step toward resolving the Middle East conflict. Israel said it hoped the U.S. president's speech will help usher in a new period of reconciliat

VOA双语新闻：巴格达一菜市场发生爆炸4人丧生

An early-morning explosion at a Baghdad vegetable market killed four people and wounded 13 in the second attack at the same market in just over two weeks. Despite Monday's bloodshed, the Iraqi Interior Ministry said that civilian deaths were down dra

VOA双语新闻：国会重新审视苏丹和达尔富尔政策

U.S. policy toward Sudan and international efforts to devise a lasting and effective solution to the situation in Darfur are receiving attention from the Congress this week. Two House of Representatives committees and one Senate panel are looking at

VOA双语新闻：美中两国重续军事来往

A senior U.S. military commander has announced that the United States and China have agreed to resume routine military contacts and high-level visits by defense officials, and that he expects the process to begin within the next two months. 美国军方

VOA双语新闻：美军称无北韩独立日试验导弹迹象

The top U.S. military officer, Admiral Mike Mullen, says he has seen no indication that North Korea will conduct a missile test this weekend, to coincide with the U.S. Independence Day celebration. 美国高级军事官员马伦上将表示，他没有

VOA双语新闻：洪临时总统拒绝恢复塞拉亚职位

The interim Honduran president has rejected an ultimatum from American governments to reinstate ousted leader Manuel Zelaya to the presidency. The ongoing political crisis has sparked new protests. 洪都拉斯临时总统拒绝接受美洲国家的最

VOA双语新闻：澳中矿业及钢铁谈判仍处于僵局

Australian miners and Chinese buyers have missed an annual deadline to set benchmark iron ore prices, signaling the end of a 42-year-old system and risking new friction between the major trading partners. 澳大利亚矿主和中国买主错过了就设

VOA双语新闻：两韩联合经济区谈判无进展

A third round of talks over an embattled joint industrial zone between North and South Korea has produced no progress. The North apparently launched several short range missiles into the ocean even as South Korean delegates were making their journey

VOA双语新闻：尼日尔反对派决心阻止坦贾留任

Political opponents of Niger's President Mamadou Tandja say they are determined to block a referendum to extend his rule. The White House says it is concerned about President Tandja ruling by decree after dissolving a constitutional court that said h

VOA双语新闻：美国失业率继续上升

U.S. unemployment continues to rise, with a larger-than-expected number of job cuts in June. The unemployment rate now stands at 9.5 percent, the highest in 26 years. 美国的失业率持续上升。6月份裁员情况比预期的更加糟糕，失业

VOA双语新闻：美军在阿富汗发动重大军事行动

The U.S. military in Afghanistan launched a major offensive in Taliban-controlled parts of southern Afghanistan Thursday, the first such operation under U.S. President Barack Obama's revamped strategy to defeat an increasingly violent Taliban insurge

VOA双语新闻：美中经济与战略对话落幕

An unprecedented two-day dialogue of top U.S. and Chinese officials ended in Washington Tuesday with pledges by the two governments to work more closely together on political, economic and environmental issues. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said

VOA双语新闻：奥巴马呼吁美俄民众携手应对挑战

U.S. President Barack Obama is urging Russians to work with the United States to tackle the big security and economic problems of our time. In a speech to graduates of an economics school, Mr. Obama made the case for better relations. 美国总统奥巴

VOA双语新闻：业界预期亚洲旅游业有望2010年复苏

The immediate outlook for Asia's tourism industry remains bleak as most major markets report sharp falls in visitor arrivals. There are hopes a recovery will come in 2010. 因为大部分主要旅游市场的旅游人数锐减，亚洲旅游业短期前

VOA双语新闻：洪国政治危机导致经济险境

The forced removal of Honduran President Manuel Zelaya by his country's military on June 28 has left the Central American nation in a state of political turmoil. Already one of the poorest nations in the world, Honduras is now facing an even greater

VOA双语新闻：G8峰会探讨气候变化、世界贸易

Climate change and trade figure prominently on this second day of the G8 summit in L'Aquila, Italy as leaders of the world's most powerful economies expand talks to take in counterparts and representatives of major emerging economies. 气候变化和贸

VOA双语新闻：克林顿称伊朗人对选举仍缺乏信任

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Monday that a huge credibility gap remains among Iranians about their country's June 12 presidential election, despite the partial vote recount that is said to have upheld the announced victory by incumben

VOA双语新闻：北瓦济里斯坦塔利班退出和平协议

Taliban militants have pulled out of a peace deal in Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal region, dealing a blow to the government's efforts to eliminate attacks by Islamic extremists. 在巴基斯坦北瓦济里斯坦部落地区的塔利班武装分子

VOA双语新闻：全球经济危机危及外国移民

A new study finds the economic crisis is hitting a key engine of growth - foreign migrants. The report by the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development warns this trend could hurt richer and poorer nations. 一项新的研究发

VOA双语新闻：美作战部队完成从伊城市撤军行动

The top U.S. military commander in Iraq, Army General Ray Odierno, said Tuesday that American combat forces have completed the planned withdrawal from Baghdad and other urban areas. 美军驻伊拉克最高指挥官、陆军将军奥迪耶诺星期二说