VOA双语新闻 ---教皇称他为美国教会的性丑闻蒙羞

Pope Benedict XVI says he is deeply ashamed of the sex abuse scandal staining the U.S. Catholic Church and is pledging to work to make sure pedophiles do not become priests. 教皇本笃说，他对玷污美国天主教会的性侵害丑闻感到极为

VOA双语新闻 ---俄罗斯执政党神速开会普京任党魁

Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin has agreed to head the ruling United Russia Party, whose members voted unanimously in his favor. The selection occurred with remarkable speed after an unusual rule change. 克里姆林宫的领导人普京在俄罗斯执政

VOA双语新闻 ---香港面临保护仅存历史遗迹新挑战

The Hong Kong government faces new challenges to plans to preserve one of the territory's few remaining historical sites. The challenges are part of a long dispute over the destruction of dozens of landmarks in recent years. 香港政府面临保存其

VOA双语新闻 ---India, Bangladesh Resume Train Services

India and Bangladesh have resumed passenger train service across their border after more than four decades. The services had been suspended following a war between India and Pakistan. 印度与孟加拉国重启中断了40多年的客运列车服务。

VOA双语新闻 ---美三总统参选人各有入主白宫战略

With less than seven months until Election Day, the three major U.S. presidential candidates each have their own strategy for winning the White House in November. 距离美国大选日还有不到7个月的时间，3名主要参选人每人都有自己

VOA双语新闻 ---国际大米需求上涨美国农民增产量

A dramatic surge in the international price for rice has U.S. producers planting more fields in an effort to increase profits. But, in the rice-growing area of Dayton, Texas, high costs could limit their margins. 国际大米价格显著增加使美国

VOA双语新闻 ---美民主党竞争总统提名对手再交锋

Democratic presidential contenders Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton were both on the defensive Wednesday night during a debate broadcast by ABC News (from the Constitution Center) in Philadelphia, their last exchange before next Tuesday's Pennsylvani

VOA双语新闻 ---WTO Report: World Trade Grows, But Slows

The World Trade Organization's (WTO) annual report finds world-trade growth slowed to 5.5 percent in 2007 from 8.5 percent the year before. WTO predicts global trade growth will continue to slow this year. 世界贸易组织发表的一份年度报告称

VOA双语新闻 ---赖斯促阿拉伯国家加强伊拉克关系

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says she will push Iraq's Arab neighbors to boost diplomatic relations and other ties with Baghdad as a counter-weight to Iranian influence. Rice leaves Saturday on a mission to the Gulf including an Iraq neig

VOA双语新闻 ---赖斯：非洲应加大对津巴布韦压力

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is calling for Zimbabwe's neighbors to step up and press for an end to that country's post-election political crisis. Rice said it is time for Zimbabwe to move on after years of mis-rule by the government of P

VOA双语新闻 ---Kenya Swears in Power-Sharing Cabinet

Nearly three months after Kenya's disputed elections, the country's new power-sharing cabinet has been sworn in, including former opposition leader Raila Odinga as prime minister. The government is to steer the country away from the political crisis

VOA双语新闻 ---中国称保护知识产权取得巨大成功

China says it had great success in its crackdown on intellectual property rights violations in 2007. Officials say there will be even greater vigilance for the Beijing Olympics in August. 中国说，去年在保护知识产权方面取得了巨大的成

VOA双语新闻 ---东帝汶总统从澳大利亚返回东帝汶

East Timor's president, Jose Ramos-Horta, has arrived home after more than two months of treatment in Australia for injuries he sustained in an assassination attempt. Doctors say his recovery has been exceptional. 在长达两个月的治疗之后，东

VOA双语新闻 ---香港成为全球住房租金最昂贵城市

A new survey by one of the world's largest human resources firms says Hong Kong has the world's priciest apartment rents. Asia's growing economy and a demand for higher-end housing is to blame for a general price spike in housing throughout Asia. 一家

VOA双语新闻 ---美国官员批评俄国对格鲁吉亚行动

The United States Wednesday reaffirmed support for Georgia's territorial integrity after Russia said it was setting up legal ties with two Georgian separatist regions. A State Department official called the Russian action on Abkhazia and South Osseti

VOA双语新闻 ---维州理工大纪念校园枪击案遇难者

Candlelight vigils and somber ceremonies marked the one-year anniversary of a shooting spree on the campus of a U.S. university, Virginia Tech, that left 32 people and the gunman dead. The incident was one of the worst mass-shootings in U.S. history

VOA双语新闻 ---克林顿和奥巴马准备关键宾州辩论

Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are preparing to face-off in a nationally televised debate Wednesday evening in Pennsylvania, just days ahead of the critical Democratic primary in that state. The debate is likely to draw a large audience. 美

VOA双语新闻 ---六大国上海讨论伊朗问题未有突破

Major powers meeting in China to discuss the Iran nuclear issue, ended their latest round of talks without agreement on a new proposal aimed at re-starting stalled talks with Tehran. 世界主要强国在中国讨论伊朗核问题，最后一轮会谈

VOA双语新闻 ---中国制造商生存环境严峻面临挑战

The world's factory is giving notice: it can no longer provide the planet with cheap goods. Chinese manufacturers say higher production costs, tighter credit and a strengthening yuan are squeezing margins. Some industry experts and economists predict

VOA双语新闻 ---Bush Welcomes Pope's Message of Hope

President Bush has welcomed Pope Benedict on his first papal visit to the United States during a joyous ceremony on the White House lawn. Mr. Bush told the pope that in a time of terrorism and hate, Americans need his message that God is love. 美国总