VOA双语新闻：联合国敦促缅甸接受更多国际援助

The United Nations' efforts to increase assistance in cyclone-battered areas of Burma are to be stepped up with arrival of the U.N. humanitarian affairs chief, in Rangoon. Burma's military has put the official death toll at 78,000 people with another

VOA双语新闻：布什政府称以巴和谈取得显著进展

The Bush administration says Israeli and Palestinian negotiators are making significant progress toward an independent Palestinian state. In Egypt where officials say U.S. President George Bush may return to the Middle East if it will help the proces

VOA双语新闻：四川震灾发现生还者希望日益缩小

More than six days after a powerful earthquake struck southwestern China, hopes are dwindling that more trapped people will be found alive. The official death toll so far is more than 32,000, but is expected to surpass 50,000. China has begun three d

VOA双语新闻：布什会晤巴总理誓言继续反恐斗争

U.S. President George Bush and Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani say they are determined to continue fighting terrorism. In Egypt where the two leaders met ahead of a world economic forum. 美国总统布什和巴基斯坦总理吉拉尼表示

VOA双语新闻：肯尼迪参议员周六突然发病被送医

U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy, the veteran Massachusetts lawmaker, was admitted to a Boston hospital Saturday after suffering a seizure. 美国国会来自麻萨诸塞州的资深参议员特德.肯尼迪星期六突然发病，被送往波士顿一家医院

VOA双语新闻：美国恢复对北韩粮食援助

The United States has announced the resumption of food aid to North Korea after the two sides agreed on new measures to insure that the American-provided assistance reaches those in need. U.S. officials say the pending food aid is unrelated to negoti

VOA双语新闻：布什晤沙特国王增产石油要求遭拒

Saudi Arabia is refusing a U.S. request to increase overall oil production as a way to lower record high energy costs. In Saudi Arabia where U.S. President George Bush met Friday with King Abdullah. 沙特阿拉伯拒绝美国提出的通过增加石油

VOA双语新闻：美国吁缅甸当局别为面子阻拦外援

The Pentagon is calling on Burma's leaders to put their pride aside and allow more international help for victims of the cyclone that hit the country 12 days ago. 美国国防部呼吁缅甸领导人不要过分顾及面子，而是允许更多的国际

VOA双语新闻：缅甸风灾后可能会有百万儿童染病

A United Nations agency says that as many as one million children may be at risk of disease following Cyclone Nargis. The concerns come as efforts continue to persuade Burma's military government to grant greater access to international relief agenci

VOA双语新闻：法银行巨头出售资产应付信贷危机

French banking giant Credit Agricole says it will sell billions of dollars in assets to deal with subprime losses by its investment arm. The new financial blow adds to the economic worries in France, where the center-right government hopes to push th

VOA双语新闻：奥巴马指责布什发动虚假政治攻击

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has accused U.S. President George Bush of launching what he termed a false political attack on him. Mr. Obama was reacting to comments Mr. Bush made in Israel about appeasing dictators. The White House d

VOA双语新闻：以色列考虑哈马斯停火建议

A Middle East ceasefire could be in the offing during a week of high diplomacy. But Israel has mixed feelings. 中东地区的停火协议在为期一周的高层外交斡旋中可能即将产生。但是，以色列对此持矛盾的态度。 Israel

VOA双语新闻：伊拉克大使称伊仍需美重建援助

Iraq's ambassador to the United States says his country still needs U.S. reconstruction assistance, despite large Iraqi fiscal surpluses driven by record-high oil prices. In Washington the ambassador spoke on U.S. television. 伊拉克驻美国大使苏

VOA双语新闻：巴政府无法就恢复法官职务达共识

Representatives of Pakistan's ruling coalition government have failed to agree on a plan for reinstating judges deposed by President Pervez Musharraf, last year. Following the collapse of talks in London, Sunday, party leaders are meeting in Islamaba

VOA双语新闻：巴联合政府第二大党宣布退出内阁

The second largest party in Pakistan's ruling political coalition is vowing to quit its federal cabinet posts, threatening the stability of the six-week-old coalition government. 巴基斯坦执政的政治联盟中的第二大党誓言要退出该党在

VOA双语新闻：美国务院被指责打击伊腐败力度小

Two former U.S. State Department officials say the Bush administration has done little to fight corruption in Iraq. In testimony to a congressional panel Monday, they said administration policy has allowed corruption to fester - an accusation the Sta

VOA双语新闻：美官员：美将宣布对北韩粮食援助

U.S officials say the Bush administration is nearing a decision on providing new food aid to North Korea. U.S.-North Korean talks on the issue, separate from discussions on Pyongyang's nuclear program, have made progress. 美国官员说，布什政府

VOA双语新闻：美高官：津巴布韦决选须广受监察

The U.S. State Department's top African affairs expert said Monday Zimbabwe's presidential runoff must include massive international monitoring, and guarantees for the safety of opposition candidate Morgan Tsvangirai. Assistant Secretary of State for

VOA双语新闻：布什总统出访中东关注以巴和谈

President Bush has departed on a five-day trip to the Middle East, his second visit to the region this year, with stops in Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt. White House aides say the trip will be both ceremonial and substantive. 美国总统布什准备

VOA双语新闻：布什开始中东行 会晤以色列总统

President Bush is in Israel to begin a five-day trip to the Middle East. The president is hoping for progress on efforts to resolve the Israeli - Palestinian dispute. 布什总统目前正在以色列，开始了对中东地区的五天行程。布什总