VOA双语新闻2008年：Ethnic Tensions Running High in Keny

Ethnic tensions continue to run high in Kenya where there have been threats of revenge following the deaths on Tuesday of at least 30 children and adults who had taken refuge in a church in the Rift Valley town of Eldoret. Diplomatic efforts, includi

VOA双语新闻2008年：Sri Lanka's Government

The government of Sri Lanka says it is withdrawing from a cease-fire agreement with Tamil rebels because the pact has become meaningless. Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi the withdrawal is largely symbolic because the Norwegian-brokered truce c

VOA双语新闻2008年：Kenya Opposition Call Off Protest Ra

Kenya's opposition leaders have called off a mass rally that had been scheduled for Thursday in Nairobi to protest alleged vote rigging in last week's presidential election. Before the march was called off police used tear gas and water cannons to bl

VOA双语新闻2008年：Bhutto Assassination

The party of the slain Pakistani opposition leader, Benazir Bhutto, is demanding the United Nations lead the investigation into Ms. Bhutto's assassination. But the Pakistani government insists a Scotland Yard investigative team arriving to help in th

VOA双语新闻2008年：Kenyan Violence

The World Bank is warning that post-election unrest in Kenya is threatening east Africa's largest economy and could wipe out impressive gains the country has achieved in recent years. Widespread violence, triggered by allegations of vote-rigging in l

VOA双语新闻2008年：Lebanese Political Crisis

The secretary general of the Arab League says he is heading for Beirut this week for talks on a new plan to end the Lebanese political crisis. 阿拉伯国家联盟秘书长说，他将于本星期前往贝鲁特，讨论结束黎巴嫩政治危机的新

VOA双语新闻 2008年1月：End-of-Year Nuclear Declaration

The U.S. State Department says it is unfortunate that North Korea has not yet met its commitments in six-nation diplomacy aimed at getting rid of its nuclear weapons. Japan's Foreign Ministry issued a statement Monday using similar language. 美国国务

VOA双语新闻 2008年1月：Polio Virus Spreading in 2 Indi

India remains one of the few countries where polio has not been eradicated. Most of the world's new cases are reported in the subcontinent. While the total number of cases dropped in India last year,that one variant of the virus is actually on the in

VOA双语新闻 2008年1月：Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

A new report from an Israeli human-rights group says the death toll in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict fell sharply in 2007. 一个以色列人权团体发布报告说，2007年死于以色列和巴勒斯坦人冲突的人数急剧下降。 Last yea

VOA双语新闻2008年：30 Killed in Kenyan Church

A mob set fire to a church in western Kenya Tuesday, killing about 30 people inside who were seeking refuge from widespread post-election violence. Witnesses say the fire was set by a gang of young men who poured fuel on the structure before setting

VOA双语新闻2008年：Fight Against Global Warming Heats U

This year, the United Nation's International Panel on Climate Change issued a series of reports that concluded there is no longer any doubt that human activities are causing the planet to warm up. The IPCC called for an immediate response from the in

VOA双语新闻2008年：Pakistan Elections Delayed

Officials in Pakistan say parliamentary elections will be delayed until next month. The delay is due to the destruction of election offices and materials in violence that broke out last week after Benazir Bhutto's assassination. 巴基斯坦官员说，

VOA双语新闻2008年：法国总统盼获准向印度卖核能

French President Nicolas Sarkozy says he hopes an international consensus is near to allow countries like France to sell India peacetime nuclear technology. Mr. Sarkozy's comments came during a visit to New Delhi meant to strengthen military and poli

VOA双语新闻2008年：韩起诉被撞中国油轮船员被指

The owners of a Hong Kong-registered oil tanker involved in South Korea's worst oil spill say the South Korean decision to indict the ship's officers for the incident is unjust. The owners say the crew should in fact be commended. 在韩国发生事故

VOA双语新闻2008年：Economic Stimulus Package

President Bush says he is optimistic about reaching agreement with opposition legislators on an economic stimulus package. The U.S. central bank has cut the key interest rate in an effort to boost the troubled U.S. economy and stop a global sell-off

VOA双语新闻2008年：Bush Arrives in Saudi Arabia

President Bush is in Saudi Arabia for talks with King Abdullah. Mr. Bush is seeking support from the Saudis for Israeli-Palestinian peace talks and his tough stance on Iran. 美国总统布什在沙特阿拉伯和阿卜杜拉国王举行会谈。布什

VOA双语新闻2008年：India's Economic Boom Likely to Cont

India witnessed impressive economic growth for the fifth straight year in 2007. As the surging South Asian economy is attracting the attention of foreign and domestic investors. 南亚大国印度带着连续5年经济增长高速增长的成绩迈入了

VOA双语新闻2008年：China Toy Makers

2007 was a bad year for China's toy industry, when foreign companies recalled millions of Chinese toys over safety concerns. At Asia's largest toy fair in Hong Kong, Chinese toy makers were trying to regain the confidence of buyers. 2007年对中国的

VOA双语新闻2008年：Bush Honors Martin Luther King

The United States is honoring the slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Junior, on the national holiday that bears his name. President Bush marked the occasion with a visit to the Martin Luther King, Junior, Memorial Library in Washington, D.

VOA双语新闻2008年：Republican Presidential Debate

Republican candidates in the U.S. presidential race debated economic policy and the war in Iraq during a televised debate late Thursday in the southern state of Florida. The candidates are striving for a lead ahead of the state's primary Tuesday. 美国