VOA双语新闻2008年：达沃斯论坛促对千年发展重新

The World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland has called for renewed commitment to the U.N. Millennium Development Goals, MGDs, aimed at halving extreme poverty, boosting health and education and further empowering women across the developin

VOA双语新闻2008年：布什与国会领袖达成退税计划

President Bush and Congressional leaders from both political parties have reached agreement on $150 billion in tax relief in an effort to help stimulate the U.S. economy. 美国总统布什和国会两党的领导人就1千5百亿美元的退税计划达

VOA双语新闻2008年：Egypt Tries to Restore Order on Gaza

The situation on the border between Egypt and the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip remains chaotic, a day after Palestinian militants blew up the border wall. Israel and Egypt are locked in a new tug of war over who is responsible for the impoverished territor

VOA双语新闻2008年：Islamic Leaders In Davos Discuss Ter

Leaders from Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan Thursday discussed ways to combat terrorism, particularly the scourge of suicide bombings. The leaders agreed that an economic downturn can breed political turmoil. 阿富汗、伊拉克和巴基斯坦的领导

VOA双语新闻2008年：中国2007年经济增长11.4%

Chinese authorities say the country's economy grew at 11.4 percent last year, the fifth year in a row growth has surpassed 10 percent despite ever greater efforts to slow it down. And, with inflation at an 11-year high in 2007, the government says co

VOA双语新闻2008年：肯尼亚敌对领导人已同意继续

The two rivals in Kenya's political crisis met on Thursday for the first time since a disputed election and pledged to seek an end to weeks of unrest that have killed nearly 700 people. President Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga shook h

VOA双语新闻2008年：网络在美总统竞选中作用日渐

It is less than ten months until Election Day in the United States, but the presidential campaign season has already seen two historic firsts, including the emergence of the first plausible African American presidential candidate and the first female

VOA双语新闻2008年：US Central Bank Cuts Key Interest Ra

The U.S. central bank has slashed a key interest rate amid a global market upheaval sparked by fears of a possible U.S. recession. The Bush administration has also renewed calls for a swift economic-stimulus package to spur growth. 为了应对全球金

VOA双语新闻2008年：阿巴斯表示他仍将致力于和平

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says he remains committed to peace talks, despite the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip and heavy fighting there between Hamas militants and Israeli forces. International aid agencies have appealed for $462 millio

VOA双语新闻2008年：Ethnic Post-Election Violence

United Nations aid agencies have begun the first of three interagency missions to areas affected by violence in Kenya this week. The aim of these missions is to get an accurate assessment of the needs of hundreds of thousands of people displaced by p

VOA双语新闻2008年：中国暗示不支持对伊朗新一轮

China has hinted it would not support a new round of sanctions against Iran despite Tehran's continued defiance of United Nations resolutions on its nuclear program. The five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council and Germany are meeting in B

VOA双语新闻2008年：Obama, Clinton Trade Barbs

The three major candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination met Monday in a debate televised by the Cable News Network and co-sponsored by the Congressional Black Caucus Institute. The event, which took place in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

VOA双语新闻2008年：以放松对加沙封锁允限量物品

Israel has decided to lift the blockade on the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip Tuesday to allow a single shipment of fuel and medical supplies into the territory. 以色列放松了对加沙地区的封锁，允许限量的食品和燃油通过以色列检

VOA双语新闻2008年：Musharraf Promises Free Elections

Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf pledged in Brussels Monday that Pakistan's elections next month will be free and fair, and appealed to western nations to be more patient on human rights. 巴基斯坦总统穆沙拉夫星期一在布鲁塞尔保证

VOA双语新闻2008年： Campaigning Has Become Dangerous

The husband of slain Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto says his wife's murder has exposed the risks of traditional political campaigning in his country. Ms. Bhutto was assassinated Dec. 27 as she left a political rally. There are no real alt

VOA双语新闻2008年：US Lawmakers Pledge Bipartisan Steps

Amid concerns about the U.S. economy and a potential recession, U.S. lawmakers are discussing a possible economic stimulus package aimed at easing burdens on Americans. Majority Democrats in the House of Representatives say they intend to work with R

VOA双语新闻2008年：India, China Urged to Pressure Burma

The Inter-Parliamentary Union is calling for India and China to apply pressure on the Burmese government to release 26 imprisoned parliamentarians. The Inter-Parliamentary Union says India and China should follow the example of Venezuela and Brazil,

VOA双语新闻2008年：Suicide Blast at Mosque in Pakistan

Authorities in Pakistan say a suicide bomb attack at a Shiite mosque in the northwestern city of Peshawar has left at least nine people dead and many others injured. 巴基斯坦当局说，西北部城市白沙瓦的一个什叶派清真寺遭到自杀

VOA双语新闻2008年：Bus Explosion Kills Sri Lankan Child

An explosion ripped apart a bus carrying school children in rural Sri Lanka and authorities say it appears to have been a Tamil Tiger attack. The blast killed at least 23 people and injured nearly 70 others. 斯里兰卡农村地区一辆载有学龄儿

VOA双语新闻2008年：以军打死伊斯兰圣战组织高级

Israeli forces on Wednesday killed a top West Bank commander of the Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad in an operation in the occupied West Bank. In response, the group launched Qassam rockets against southern Israel from the Gaza Strip. Also W