VOA双语新闻2008年：Gazans Pour Into Egypt

Thousands of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip poured into an Egyptian border town, early Wednesday, after militants blew a large hole in the border wall overnight that separates Gaza from Egypt. 成千上万的巴勒斯坦人星期三早些时候从加

VOA双语新闻2008年：Bush Urges OPEC to Raise Output

President Bush is calling on the world's major oil-producing countries to increase their output. Mr. Bush will visit Egypt Wednesday on the final stop of his eight-day tour of the Middle East. Mr. Bush also issued another warning to Iran. 美国总统布

VOA双语新闻 2008年1月：Motive Unclear

The U.S. Embassy in Khartoum says it is unclear why an American diplomat and his driver were shot and killed early Tuesday in the Sudanese capital. 美国驻苏丹大使馆说，目前还不清楚一位美国外交官和他的司机星期二早上在喀

VOA双语新闻2008年： Bird Flu Outbreaks

South and Southeast Asian countries are grappling with new outbreaks of bird flu as winter weather sweeps across the region. The latest outbreaks are still confined primarily to poultry, but one new human death has been reported in Vietnam. 亚及东南

VOA双语新闻2008年：New Hampshire

Voters will go the polls Tuesday in the northeastern U.S. state of New Hampshire for America's first presidential primary. Public opinion polls show the races for the Democratic and Republican nominations are extraordinarily close, following more tha

VOA双语新闻2008年：India, China Laud Closer Ties

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has wound up a three-day visit to Beijing on an upbeat note, as both sides praised a growing friendship between the two Asian giants. 印度总理辛格在结束对北京为期三天的访问时对两国关系表示

VOA双语新闻2008年：South Korean President-Elect

South Korea's president-elect says he plans to do away with the ministry that has handled relations with North Korea for nearly 40 years. But, many of the lawmakers who would have to approve the plan are opposed to it. 韩国当选总统李明博说，

VOA双语新闻2008年：International Outcry

There is growing concern from the international community about the four-day Israeli blockade on the Gaza Strip, after the territory's only power station shut down for lack of fuel. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has phoned Israeli leaders to warn

VOA双语新闻2008年：British Prime Minister

The British prime minister has wrapped up a two-day visit to India with a call for sweeping reform of international institutions such as the United Nations and World Bank. The British leader's visit to India is part of efforts to build closer economi

VOA双语新闻2008年：Global Public Health Care

The Director-General of the World Health Organization, Margaret Chan says instability is threatening progress in public health. Dr. Chan reviewed the global health situation in an opening speech to the 34-member WHO Executive Board, which is meeting

VOA双语新闻2008年：Australian Sheep Shearers

Australia's wool industry faces a chronic lack of sheep shearers. They are being lured to better paid jobs in the booming mining sector, just as demand from China, which buys about 60 percent of Australian wool, is soaring. 澳大利亚的羊毛业长期

VOA双语新闻2008年：谷歌的慈善机构捐款艾滋病等

Google's philanthropic arm has announced $25 million in new grants and investment to help make the world a better place. The computer search engine is focusing on projects that include disease and disaster prevention, helping small and medium-sized e

VOA双语新闻2008年：Bush Wants Economic Stimulus Package

President Bush says it is a challenging time for the U.S. economy, so he wants as much as $150 billion in tax relief to help. Opposition Democrats say an economic stimulus package should include greater spending on social programs. 美国总统布什说

VOA双语新闻2008年：McCain Wins South Carolina Republica

Arizona Senator John McCain has won the Republican presidential primary in South Carolina. In Columbia, McCain won 33 percent support, over 30 percent for former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee. 亚利桑那州国会参议员麦凯恩赢得了共和党

VOA双语新闻2008年：CIA指责巴国激进分子刺杀布托

The CIA has blamed al Qaida-linked militants operating in Pakistan's mountainous tribal region for the assassination last month of former Prime Minister and opposition leader Benazir Bhutto. The Pakistani government is tightening security around the

VOA双语新闻2008年：Thailand's Elected Parliament Reconv

Thailand has an elected parliament this week for the first time since 2006, the year former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was deposed in a military coup. The new parliament includes many Thaksin allies, indicating the exiled leader could be poise

VOA双语新闻2008年：Doha Free Trade Talks Resume at WTO

Trade experts from 151 countries are resuming international trade talks in Geneva. Delegates to the World Trade Organization talks hope to reach compromises on a number of issues that have been holding up an agreement to liberalize world trade for th

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