VOA双语新闻：美大使否认与伊拉克谈判秘密议程

U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker said Thursday the Bush administration has no secret agenda in negotiations with Iraq on the future status of U.S. forces there. He said the United States does not seek permanent bases or long-term control of Iraqi

VOA双语新闻：布什等政治领袖为和平研究所奠基

American political leaders gathered in Washington Thursday for the ceremonial groundbreaking of a building for a nonpartisan group helping to resolve international conflict and promote peace. 美国政治领袖星期四聚集在华盛顿，参加美国

VOA双语新闻：援缅被拒 美舰队撤离缅甸外海

United States naval ships with relief supplies for cyclone victims in Burma are leaving the area, because the Burmese government refused their help. International agencies trying to help more than two million storm survivors regret the loss of the na

VOA双语新闻：UN人权专员谴责缅阻碍国际救援

The U.N.'s top human rights official, Louise Arbour, has lashed out at Burmese authorities for obstructing aid to victims of Cyclone Nargis. Arbour called into question Burma's rights record in her final address to the U.N. Human Rights Council. Arbo

VOA双语新闻：劳拉.布什突访阿富汗

U.S. First Lady Laura Bush has made a surprise trip to Afghanistan to raise awareness of the country's need for development aid before an international donors conference this week in Paris. 美国第一夫人劳拉.布什突然访问阿富汗，以在本

VOA双语新闻：克林顿参议员为何输给了奥巴马？

Late last year, many U.S. political analysts believed that Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York would easily win the Democratic Party's presidential nomination in 2008. Now, while Senator Barack Obama is the presumptive Democratic nominee, Sena

VOA双语新闻：印度倡议签署消除核武器国际公约

India's prime minister wants his country to be at the forefront of the effort to achieve global nuclear disarmament. The push comes at a time Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government is trying to seal a civil nuclear fuel agreement with the United

VOA双语新闻：伊拉克部分逃离家庭返回巴格达

The International Organization for Migration reports more families displaced by sectarian violence and military operations in Iraq are returning to certain areas of the capital, Baghdad where security has improved over the past few months. But, IOM s

VOA双语新闻：澳总理访日促施压欧佩克增加产量

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has urged the international community to put pressure on major oil producing countries to curb high fuel prices. Mr. Rudd said OPEC, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, has to increase supply. The A

VOA双语新闻：希拉里促支持者努力为奥巴马助选

Senator Hillary Clinton has abandoned her quest to become the first woman elected President of the United States. Clinton called on an enthusiastic crowd of supporters to join her in backing fellow Democrat Barack Obama's presidential campaign. 希拉里

VOA双语新闻：穆沙拉夫否认辞职传言

Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf is denying rumors that he is planning to resign following weeks of criticism from his opponents, some of whom have vowed to impeach him. The president pledged to abide by whatever decisions the country's new parl

VOA双语新闻：布什总统将出访欧洲

Less than one month after his return from the Middle East, U.S. President George Bush is heading abroad again, this time to Europe. He will hold talks with European Union leaders and visit the capitals of key allies: Germany, France, Italy, and Great

VOA双语新闻：布什敦促国会追加战争经费

U.S. President George Bush wants $178 billion more in military spending to help pay for wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Opposition Democrats are adding domestic spending to that bill, and Mr. Bush says he will veto it if those programs are not removed.

VOA双语新闻：印度面临能源严重短缺危机

India is coping with huge energy shortfalls as a growing economy raises demand for power. The government has pledged to cover the gap in five years. 由于国内不断增长的能源需求，印度正在面对一场严重的能源短缺。印度政府希

VOA双语新闻：过度捕捞导致亚洲渔业资源萎缩

Communities and marine organizations around the world celebrate World Ocean Day on June 8 to raise awareness about the importance of the seas. Most Asian fishermen are not in a celebratory mood, however. Fish stocks are declining, climate change is c

VOA双语新闻：非洲裔美国人为奥巴马自豪而谨慎

African Americans are reacting with pride to Senator Barack Obama's becoming the first person of color to be the presumptive presidential nominee of a major U.S. political party. For some though, the joy is mixed with the fear of bitter disappointmen

VOA双语新闻：中东停火前景改善以政局继续动荡

Prospects appear to have improved for a Middle East ceasefire. Truce efforts come amid political turmoil in Israel. 中东停火前景看来有所改善。不过，在各方争取实现停火的同时，以色列政局继续动荡。 An Israeli deleg

VOA双语新闻：国际社会承诺提供阿富汗巨额援助

International donors pledged billions of dollars in aid for Afghanistan at a meeting in Paris, but also urged Kabul to do more to fight corruption and instability. 国际捐助者在巴黎举行的会议上承诺向阿富汗提供数十亿美元援助，

VOA双语新闻：报告称巴基斯坦官员协助恐怖分子

Relations between the United States and Pakistan have hit some bumpy spots over efforts to curb terrorist acts by Islamic extremists. The rocky relationship was recently highlighted with the accidental deaths of 11 Pakistani paramilitary soldiers in

VOA双语新闻：布什访欧最后一站强调美欧关系

U.S. President George Bush is using the latest stop on his European trip to urge what he calls a new era in trans-Atlantic relations. Mr. Bush says the United States and Europe must now do more to help freedom flourish in the Middle East. 美国总统布