VOA双语新闻 --- OECD Downgrades US Economic Outlook

The Paris-based Organization for Economic Development and Cooperation (OECD) published a grim assessment Thursday of the United States economy, saying it was close to recession. However, the OECD suggested European economies will likely fare better t

VOA双语新闻 ---乌克兰面临俄罗斯减少天然气供应

The government of Ukraine will meet Wednesday to consider options in the face further reductions in natural gas deliveries from Russia. Russia's state-run energy giant, Gazprom, is assuring customers in Europe that their supplies will not be affected

VOA双语新闻 ---赖斯国务卿重返中东挽救以巴和谈

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is back in the Middle East this week, meeting with Israeli and Palestinian leaders in a bid to try and prevent Israeli-Palestinian peace talks from collapsing. Three months after a U.S. brokered Mideast Peace

VOA双语新闻 --- 阿高官否认美国对中央政府的评估

Afghanistan's top intelligence officer is rejecting a U.S. estimate that only 30 percent of the country is under the control of the central government in Kabul. Amrullah Saleh suggested U.S. officials misunderstand Afghanistan's traditional governing

VOA双语新闻 --- 汇丰银行注销172亿美元坏帐

Britain's largest bank, HSBC, has written off $17.2 billion in bad debt after the U.S. housing market slide hit the value of its loans in 2007. The annual loss is the largest reported amongst Britain's big five mortgage lenders. 英国最大的银行汇

VOA双语新闻 --- 俄大选已成定局 强对手未能参选

With all but half a percent of the ballots counted from Sunday's presidential election in Russia, Kremlin candidate Dmitri Medvedev has garnered more than all of his opponents, combined. Now, Medvedev is indicating how he will share power with outgoi

VOA双语新闻 --- 布托的侄女：巴选举不是民主胜利

Pakistani writer Fatima Bhutto, niece of assassinated former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, says last month's elections in Pakistan were not a victory for democracy, but rather a continuation of dynastic politics. 被暗杀的前巴基斯坦总理贝

VOA双语新闻 --- Trade a Hot Topic in US Presidential Cont

Amid a weakening U.S. economy, America's foreign-trade policy has become a contentious issue in the presidential race. Both major Democratic Party candidates say free-trade pacts have harmed American workers, while the presumed Republican nominee - a

VOA双语新闻 --- 巴勒斯坦中断与以色列的和平谈判

The Palestinians have suspended peace negotiations with Israel in response to a deadly incursion into the Gaza Strip. More than 100 Palestinians, including many civilians, have been killed during the past two days. Two Israeli soldiers were also kill

VOA双语新闻 --- Egyptian Bread Crisis Stirs Anger

In Egypt, a shortage of subsidized bread has resulted in long lines and occasional clashes in which several people have been killed. The president has ordered the army to use its bakeries to try to end the bread crisis, but the roots of the problem a

VOA双语新闻 --- Russia Drafts Law Limiting Foreign Invest

The lower house of Russia's parliament, the Duma, passed legislation Friday limiting the ability of foreigners to invest in industrial sectors considered as strategic. This came shortly after the Russian government announced the arrest of two Russian

VOA双语新闻 --- Bush Hosts Bahraini King at White House

President Bush met at the White House with the King of Bahrain to discuss Mideast security and the war in Iraq. 布什总统在白宫会见了巴林国王哈马德。双方讨论了中东安全局势和伊拉克战争。 President Bush thanked the Ki

VOA双语新闻 --- Bush: Stimulus Plan Will Help US Economy

President Bush says he is confident tax incentives and tax rebates will make the U.S. economy stronger than ever before. President and Congress agreed on a temporary stimulus plan last month after rising energy prices and falling property values slow

VOA双语新闻 --- Economists Debate How Far US Economy Will

Polls show overwhelming numbers of Americans believe the U.S. economy is in a recession, although government statistics have yet to show a period of negative growth that meets the technical definition. What is known is that the American economy has s

VOA双语新闻 --- Medvedev Calls for Rule of Law in Russia

In a long interview with Britain's Financial Times newspaper, Russia's President-elect Dmitri Medvedev shares his views about the country's economy, foreign policy and civil society. The next Kremlin leader is also calling for people in and out of th

VOA双语新闻 ---奥巴马谴责他的牧师发表不妥言论

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama sought to defuse a brewing political controversy Tuesday when he condemned inflammatory statements made over the years by his former pastor, the Reverend Jeremiah Wright of Chicago. Obama's remarks came

VOA双语新闻 ---Nigerian Oil Workers Threaten Walkout

Nigeria's senior oil workers union is threatening a nationwide strike to protest the firing of some of its members by ExxonMobil. Members are to meet later Tuesday, following the expiration of a 21-day ultimatum issued by the union to the oil company

VOA双语新闻 --- 联合国报告预测亚太经济持续增长

An annual U.N. Economic and Social report is projecting that economic growth in the Asia Pacific region will continue this year, despite the expected recession in the United States. The survey says that together with U.S. economic uncertainty, rising

VOA双语新闻 ---美官员促印度与美达成民用核协议

A senior American official has urged India to move quickly to wrap up a civilian nuclear deal with the United States. The request comes as India's prime minister says his government is trying to build a political consensus on the controversial agreem

VOA双语新闻 --- 担心美经济衰退美元对日圆跌破头

The U.S. dollar dropped to a 12-year low against the Japanese yen, and also sank to new lows against the euro and other global currencies. Stock markets in Asia also sold off, in part because of the weak dollar and because of concerns that the U.S. e