VOA双语新闻2008年：Bush Hails Legislative Action in Ira

Iraq's Parliament has passed a law that removes restrictions that prevented many members of Saddam Hussein's Baath Party from serving in government posts. President Bush quickly hailed the move as an important step. 伊拉克议会通过了一项法律

VOA双语新闻2008年：Japanese Whalers

The environmental group Greenpeace has claimed to have driven Japan's controversial whaling fleet out of Antarctic hunting grounds after a dramatic chase through thick fog and rough seas. Activists have promised to harass the Japanese fleet and disru

VOA双语新闻2008年：Fred Thompson Quits US Presidential

Former Senator Fred Thompson of Tennessee quit the race for the Republican Party's presidential nomination Tuesday after a series of disappointing finishes in the early nominating contests. Thompson's withdrawal comes as the remaining Republican cont

VOA双语新闻 --- Bush: Stimulus Plan Will Help US Economy

President Bush says he is confident tax incentives and tax rebates will make the U.S. economy stronger than ever before. President and Congress agreed on a temporary stimulus plan last month after rising energy prices and falling property values slow

VOA双语新闻 --- Economists Debate How Far US Economy Will

Polls show overwhelming numbers of Americans believe the U.S. economy is in a recession, although government statistics have yet to show a period of negative growth that meets the technical definition. What is known is that the American economy has s

VOA双语新闻 --- Medvedev Calls for Rule of Law in Russia

In a long interview with Britain's Financial Times newspaper, Russia's President-elect Dmitri Medvedev shares his views about the country's economy, foreign policy and civil society. The next Kremlin leader is also calling for people in and out of th

VOA双语新闻 2008年1月：Bush Says He's Eager to Start N

President Bush says he is eager to get back to work after starting the new year with family friends on his Texas ranch. 美国总统布什在他的德克萨斯州牧场与亲朋好友一起迎来新的一年。布什说，他迫切希望回去工作。

VOA双语新闻2008年：Israeli, Palestinian Negotiators

Israeli and Palestinian negotiators have held their first bilateral talks since U.S. President George Bush visited Israel and the Palestinian territories last week. 以色列和巴勒斯坦的谈判代表举行了双边谈判。这次谈判是美国总

VOA双语新闻2008年：Libyan Foreign Minister Visits US

Libyan Foreign Minister Abdel-Rahman Shalgam met Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and other officials Thursday in a meeting underlining an improving bilateral relationship. The U.S. side raised human rights cases and lingering compensation issues

VOA双语新闻2008年：Large Turnout in Iowa Caucus

Illinois Senator Barack Obama and former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee have won the Iowa caucuses held in that Midwestern state on Thursday. Obama, who won the most votes in the Democratic Party caucuses, is the first person of African descent to h

VOA双语新闻2008年：Skepticism, Anger Greet Bush

U.S. President George Bush is headed to the Middle East for a nine-day visit to press the peace process and to try to convince his Arab allies that Iran remains a threat to regional security. But the U.S. leader will be greeted by widespread skeptici

VOA双语新闻2008年：Iowa Caucuses Provide Grassroots Dem

On Thursday, voters in Iowa will gather in community halls, schools, coffee shops and other venues to participate in this year's presidential caucuses. This first-in-the-nation event, officially since 1972, could determine who the likely candidates f

VOA双语新闻2008年：Independent Russian Presidential Bid

The independent presidential bid of Russia's Mikhail Kasyanov is in jeopardy after the Russian prosecutor accused his campaign of forging signatures on a petition required to register for the election. 俄罗斯独立的总统竞选人卡西亚诺夫正

VOA双语新闻2008年：Kenyan Government Charges 'Propagand

The U.S. ambassador to Kenya has angrily denounced print and broadcast advertisements placed by the government of President Mwai Kibaki, which accuses the United States and other Western countries of contributing to post-election violence in the coun

VOA双语新闻 ---奥巴马谴责他的牧师发表不妥言论

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama sought to defuse a brewing political controversy Tuesday when he condemned inflammatory statements made over the years by his former pastor, the Reverend Jeremiah Wright of Chicago. Obama's remarks came

VOA双语新闻 ---Nigerian Oil Workers Threaten Walkout

Nigeria's senior oil workers union is threatening a nationwide strike to protest the firing of some of its members by ExxonMobil. Members are to meet later Tuesday, following the expiration of a 21-day ultimatum issued by the union to the oil company

VOA双语新闻 --- 尼泊尔清点选票无政党获绝对优势

Vote counting is under way in Nepal following the nation's historic constituent assembly election. Officials say preliminary reports indicate a high turnout and a low level of vote manipulation. That is expected to formally end more than 200 years of

VOA双语新闻 --- 美国会民主党人批评布什伊战决定

Democrats are criticizing President Bush's latest decisions on military deployments in Iraq, based on recommendations of the U.S. military commander and senior U.S. diplomat in the country. Republicans supported the president, who approved a plan to

VOA双语新闻：美军警告新总统交接面临更大威胁

America's top military officer, Admiral Michael Mullen, says the transition to a new U.S. administration could be a time of heightened threat for the United States. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who spoke in Los Angeles Monday, said the

VOA双语新闻2008年：Anti-Whaling Protesters

Two anti-whaling protesters who boarded a Japanese whaling ship in the Southern Ocean have been released. The transfer defuses a tense situation on the Antarctic seas, but activists say they will continue to harass the Japanese fleet. 两名登上日本