VOA双语新闻 - 美国四百多万人领取失业救济补助

Continued economic weakness has led to another round of interest rate cuts in Europe, while the number of Americans receiving unemployment benefits has reached a 26-year high. 经济持续疲软引发欧洲新一轮利率削减，与此同时，美国申

VOA双语新闻 - 法国出台三百亿美元经济刺激计划

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has unveiled a stimulus plan worth more than $30 billion to fight the economic and financial downturn. 法国总统萨科齐推出了一个总值300亿美元的刺激计划来对付经济和金融市场的下滑。 Th

VOA双语新闻 - 奥巴马的国家安全顾问气度不凡

President-elect Barack Obama has named retired four-star general James Jones to be his national security advisor. Mr. Obama says General Jones has the skills to bring together all elements of U.S. power to defeat unconventional enemies and promote Am

VOA双语新闻 - 孟买恐怖袭击后学生复课心有余悸

With schools closed during the terror attacks in Mumbai, many of the city's children stayed indoors during the three-day siege, watching tragedy unfold on television. Now that schools have opened, some children are finding it difficult to focus on th

VOA双语新闻 - 马伦上将抵巴助缓解印巴紧张关系

The top U.S. military official is in Pakistan in an effort to reduce tensions with India following last week's terrorist attack in Mumbai. Admiral Mike Mullen arrived after President Asif Zardari indicated that Pakistan will not hand over 20 named su

VOA双语新闻 - 理查森将出任奥巴马政府商务部长

President-elect Barack Obama has chosen yet another former political rival to join his incoming cabinet. Mr. Obama has announced that New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson will be his Secretary of Commerce and that Richardson will be a key member of hi

VOA双语新闻 - 赖斯促巴与印度合作调查孟买恐袭

With tensions heightened between India and Pakistan, the top American envoy is calling for Islamabad to show its resolve and to join the international effort to find those responsible for the Mumbai terror attack. U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza

VOA双语新闻 - 专家称泰国经济受损可能将会持续

Bangkok's international airport is returning to normal, after protesters shut it down for eight days. But business experts say the economic damage caused by the country's political crisis may linger for some time. 曼谷国际机场因示威活动被迫

VOA双语新闻 - 美三大汽车公司寻求获得联邦救助

World markets were mostly higher, despite more discouraging U.S. economic news. Congress and the Bush administration are examining restructuring plans put forth by failing American carmakers in hopes of securing emergency federal loans. 美国经济的

VOA双语新闻 - 盖茨称评估阿富汗战略为当务之急

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says a new strategy for fighting Islamic extremists in Afghanistan will be a high priority for the administration of President-elect Barack Obama. Gates, who has served as Defense secretary under President George B

VOA双语新闻 - 布什：金融危机蔓延政府只能干预

President Bush says the ongoing financial crisis has forced him to endorse aggressive government intervention in numerous economic sectors in spite of his core, free market principles. President Bush restated his desire to prevent the U.S. auto indus

VOA双语新闻 - 奥巴马全力组阁伊州政治危机继续

U.S. President-elect Barack Obama is moving his White House transition forward, as political turmoil builds over the selection of his successor in the United States Senate. The governor of the state of Illinois stands accused of trying to sell the Se

VOA双语新闻 - 布朗冀望奥巴马推动中东和平进程

Speaking with his Palestinian counterpart at the start of a Palestinian investment conference in London, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said he felt President-elect Barack Obama can bring a new energy to the Israel-Palestinian peace process. 英国

VOA双语新闻 - 白宫称不会立即救助汽车业

The Bush administration is attempting to dampen expectations for immediate government action to save America's troubled car manufacturers. 美国的三大汽车公司正在谋求政府资助。但是布什政府星期二表示，政府不会表示立即

VOA双语新闻 - 美联储大幅削减利率

US Central Bank Cuts Short-term Interest Rates to Nearly Zero 美联储大幅削减利率 ?? Download MP3 Audio Saying the economy is continuing to weaken, the U.S. central bank Tuesday cut short-term interest rates to nearly zero. 由于经济持续走

VOA双语新闻 - UN授权成员国海陆空打击索海盗

The U.N. Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution authorizing member states to fight pirates in Somali territory by land, sea and air. 联合国安理会一致通过决议，授权各成员国在陆地、海上和空中打击索马里海盗

VOA双语新闻 - 布什称反恐斗争需要长期继续下去

President Bush says the United States is safer now than before the attacks of September 11, 2001, but that the battle against terrorism will continue long after leaves office. Mr. Bush made the comments to military personnel at the U.S. Army War Coll

VOA双语新闻 - 津巴布韦霍乱死亡人数继续上升

ZANU-PF Prepares for Annual Conference as Cholera Deaths Soar 津巴布韦霍乱死亡人数继续上升 ?? Download MP3 Audio Harare's streets are busy as hundreds of delegates to President Robert Mugabe's annual ZANU-PF conference converge from all

VOA双语新闻 - 解决俄格冲突危机国际会议获进展

Georgia and Russia have agreed to work to resolve security incidents in the breakaway South Ossetia region where the two countries fought a war in August. Although the two days of talks did not produce a detailed accord, mediators say progress was ma

VOA双语新闻 - 布什对政府救援美汽车业举棋不定

President Bush on Thursday said he has not yet decided what government assistance to provide the distressed U.S. automobile industry. The president says he worries about the economic consequences that an automaker bankruptcy could cause. 布什总统星