VOA双语新闻：美财经双长恳求尽快通过救市议案

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson Tuesday implored members of the Senate Banking Committee to quickly enact legislation that would permit the government to buy up bad housing-related loans that have nega

VOA双语新闻2008年：美国再次呼吁肯尼亚双方结束

The United States Thursday renewed its call on Kenya's government and political opposition to end clashes and resolve the conflict stemming from last month's disputed elections. The State Department said it holds both sides responsible for the violen

VOA双语新闻 --- 布什称美国坚定支持乌格加入北约

U.S. President George W. Bush says he strongly supports a bid by Ukraine and Georgia to start the process of NATO membership. The comments came during a stop in Kyiv on his way to the NATO summit in Romania. 美国总统布什表示，他强力支持乌

VOA双语新闻 2008年2月：奥巴马辩论希拉里好莱坞

Democratic presidential hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama sparred over health care, immigration and the war in Iraq in a debate in Los Angeles Thursday. The last two major contenders for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination also fou

VOA双语新闻 --- 美国议员官员谈论萨德尔下令停战

The debate among Americans about the state of the war in Iraq played out on this week's Sunday television interview programs. Democratic and Republican lawmakers and the head of the CIA offered their views on a radical Iraqi Shi'ite cleric's order fo

VOA双语新闻 --- Arab Summit Closes Amid Sharp Divisions

A controversial and partly boycotted Arab League summit has ended in the Syrian capital, Damascus, with no progress on the Lebanese political crisis and a summit declaration that Iraq refused to endorse. Despite the obviously sharp divisions among th

VOA双语新闻：非洲观察员：津选民投票出于恐惧

The head of an African Observer Mission to Zimbabwe says voter turnout was low in Friday's presidential runoff election and that many voted out of fear. The vote count is under way in the election in which the only candidate was President Robert Muga

VOA双语新闻：美国议员称伊朗试射导弹是挑衅

Iranian missile tests have provoked widespread criticism in the U.S. Congress, where lawmakers called them provocative and urged stronger U.S. and international pressure on Tehran. Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs William Burns told a co

VOA双语新闻：阿巴两国指责对方让国内暴力升级

Afghanistan and Pakistan are urging each other to do more to stop terrorism, blaming each other for violence in their countries during a meeting of the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday. 阿富汗和巴基斯坦都强烈要求对方加大努力，制止

VOA双语新闻：布什签署监控法 电信公司免起诉

U.S. President George Bush has signed legislation expanding the government's surveillance powers. The measure also protects telecommunication companies from lawsuits stemming from assistance they provide to help track potential terror suspects. 美国总

VOA双语新闻：美国特使论六方会谈的进展和不足

The U.S. envoy to six nation talks on disarming nuclear North Korea has said they reached agreement on the principles for verifying Pyongyang's denuclarization. However, the envoy, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill, says negotiators

VOA双语新闻：印度联合政府为信任投票作准备

There is hectic political lobbying in India, where the Congress-led coalition government is preparing to face a vote of confidence later this month. The government opted to hold the vote after angry leftist parties took back their support to protest

VOA双语新闻：阿富汗称美军空袭炸死47平民

An Afghan government commission says a U.S. airstrike this week that American commanders claimed had targeted militants instead killed 47 civilians. The reports of civilian casualties come as American commanders say they are trying to counter the gro

VOA双语新闻：六国特使称北韩核项目谈判有进展

Negotiators seeking to resolve the North Korean nuclear issue are making progress on how to verify Pyongyang's own account of its nuclear activities. 参加北韩核项目问题六方会谈的各国代表就如何核实平壤申报的核项目清单问

VOA双语新闻：以巴吁欧对中东和平发挥更大作用

Palestinian and Israeli leaders have declared their commitment to peace before a Mediterranean summit in Paris. Both sides have called for Europe to play a bigger role in the Middle East peace process. 巴勒斯坦和以色列的领导人在巴黎的地

VOA双语新闻：联合国为印度洪水灾民提供援助

The U.N. Children's Fund is springing into action with aid as India's Bihar State faces the worst floods in 50 years. UNICEF says severe floods have destroyed almost one-quarter of a million homes affecting at least 1.25 million people in the norther

VOA双语新闻：俄格冲突令土耳其处于尴尬境地

The Russia-Georgia conflict has put Turkey in a tight spot. Will Turkey side with the United States, its NATO ally, and let more U.S. military ships into the Black Sea to assist Georgia? Or will it choose Russia which also shares a Black Sea coast wi

VOA双语新闻：麦凯恩挑选阿拉斯加州长为副手

Republican Senator John McCain has chosen a first-term governor from the state of Alaska to run as his vice presidential candidate in the November elections. Governor Sarah Palin bolsters McCain's message of reform. 美国共和党参议员约翰.麦凯

VOA双语新闻：津巴布韦两党恢复权力分享谈判

Officials in South Africa say the stalled talks between Zimbabwe's ruling party and the opposition have resumed Friday. The announcement came as the Zimbabwean government said it was lifting a ban on humanitarian agencies working in the country. 南非

VOA双语新闻：希拉里把麦凯恩和布什联系在一起

Former U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is continuing her party's push to link Republican candidate John McCain with an unpopular President George Bush. President Bush says campaigning for November elections should not block action on offs