VOA双语新闻 --- Obama, Clinton Focus on Pennsylvania Prim

For the next six weeks, the Democratic presidential race between Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton will focus on the state of Pennsylvania. The northeastern state holds its presidential primary on April 22. 民主党总统参选人联邦参议员

VOA双语新闻 --- 美称萨达姆与基地组织无直接关联

The U.S. Defense Department has released a study of 600,000 documents from Saddam Hussein's archives concluding that while he supported many terrorist groups he did not have a direct connection with al-Qaida. But the department's spokesman says that

VOA双语新闻 --- 美国一工厂采用蓝光技术扩大商机

The battle between two rival high definition formats for video disks has been decided in favor of Blu-ray, which was jointly developed by Sony, Samsung, Philips and other companies. A U.S. manufacturer based in Washington State has embraced the new t

VOA双语新闻 --- Bush Will Veto House Intelligence Bill

President Bush says he will veto a terrorist-surveillance bill that contains provisions added by opposition Democrats in the House of Representatives, because he says the bill as written would undermine national security. 美国总统布什表示，他

VOA双语新闻 --- Cuban Soccer Players Defect to US

As many as seven members of a Cuban national soccer team are reported to have defected in the United States shortly after playing a match in the U.S. state of Florida. 据报导，7名古巴国家足球队队员在美国佛罗里达州打完一场球赛

VOA双语新闻 --- 布什促美国人民保持信心度过难关

President Bush says he is confident that a series of tax rebates and business incentives will help ease the pain of a slowing U.S. economy. 美国总统布什星期五表示，他确信，退税和商业刺激措施将有助于缓解美国经济发展减

VOA双语新闻 --- 安理会对达尔富尔局势深表担忧

The U.N. Security Council has expressed deep concern about the situation in the Darfur region of the Sudan, where violence has surged recently, and has called for all parties to observe a cease-fire. 联合国安理会对苏丹达尔富尔地区的局势

VOA双语新闻 --- Vietnam Investors Conference Postponed

Vietnam's financial markets have had a tumultuous year. The once high-flying stock market has fallen more than 30 percent, since January 1, and inflation has ballooned. A major investors' conference was scheduled to start Tuesday in Hanoi ,but last w

VOA双语新闻 --- 布什说从伊撤军由战地指挥官决定

President Bush says America's election-year politics will not affect his commitment to keep U.S. troops in Iraq. Mr. Bush says his decision to send more troops to Iraq has helped improve security. 布什总统说，美国选举年的政治气氛不会影

VOA双语新闻 --- 奥巴马再下一城克林顿望挫其锐气

Senator Barack Obama added another victory to his campaign for the Democratic nomination Tuesday, winning the southern state of Mississippi's primary. The 33 delegates at stake will be divided with opponent Senator Hillary Clinton because Democrats d

VOA双语新闻 --- Kenyan Parliament Debates Power-Sharing D

Kenya's parliament has reconvened, with lawmakers planning to discuss a power-sharing accord between the country's two main parties. A statement Monday by a government official has raised concerns among the opposition about whether the government is

VOA双语新闻 --- 韩国高官警告六方会谈可能再搁浅

South Korea's newly appointed foreign minister is warning talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear weapons capabilities could stall over unresolved issues related to the North's promised declaration. However, officials in Seoul are optimistic a on

VOA双语新闻 --- US Officials Want More NATO Help

Several U.S. Senators and a high-ranking U.S. military official say America's allies in NATO should send more troops to fight the war in Afghanistan. 几位美国参议员和一位美国高级将领说，美国的北约盟国应当派遣更多部队前

VOA双语新闻 --- 奥巴马批克林顿阵营发表种族评论

Senator Barack Obama scored another decisive primary victory Tuesday, winning the southern state of Mississippi by more than 20 percentage points over Senator Hillary Clinton in the race for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination. Senator Oba

VOA双语新闻 --- New York Governor Resigns in Sex Scandal

New York Governor Eliot Spitzer has resigned following a sex scandal that rocked the state and stunned political observers across the country. The resignation takes effect next Monday in order to give Lieutenant Governor David Paterson time for an or

VOA双语新闻 --- 布什促国会批准与哥自由贸易协定

President Bush says Congress should approve a free-trade agreement with Colombia in recognition of President Alvaro Uribe's fight against violence and drug trafficking. Mr. Bush says failing to approve that agreement this year would embolden U.S. adv

VOA双语新闻 --- Russia Rejects US Human Rights Criticism

Moscow is rejecting a U.S. State Department report that criticizes Russia as a high profile example of countries that regressed on human rights and democracy in 2007. In its dismissal, the Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry adds that Moscow is open to

VOA双语新闻 --- 普京与总统接班人梅德韦杰夫关系

Dmitri Medvedev, 42, officially becomes president of Russia on May 7. He will succeed Vladimir Putin, who has led the country for eight years. But Mr. Putin will not leave the political scene - Mr. Medvedev has promised to name him prime minister. 42岁

VOA双语新闻 --- 奥巴马克林顿唇枪舌战密西西比州

Voters in the southern state of Mississippi are going to the polls in that state's Democratic Party presidential primary. Opinion polls put Senator Barack Obama in first place, but, Senator Hillary Clinton is likely to almost evenly split the state's

VOA双语新闻 --- 奋进号升空开始雄心勃勃太空使命

Space Shuttle Endeavour has launched on an ambitious mission to deliver a new science laboratory and robotic system to the International Space Station. 美国奋进号航天飞机开始了一次雄心勃勃的太空使命。奋进号将向国际空间站