VOA双语新闻：茨万吉拉伊到荷兰使馆寻求保护

Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has sought refuge in the Dutch Embassy in Harare. The development comes a day after Tsvangirai withdraw from a presidential runoff election against Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe. 津巴布韦反对党领袖

VOA双语新闻：美国敦促安理会就津局势采取行动

The United States said Monday the government of Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe cannot be considered legitimate in the absence of a presidential runoff election. In the wake of opposition candidate Morgan Tsvangirai's forced departure from the cam

VOA双语新闻：报告：中国廉价劳动力资源在萎缩

Chinese reports say the country's vast pool of cheap labor is getting smaller, which could hurt an economy that is heavily dependent on labor-intensive manufacturing. 中国的研究显示，中国巨大的廉价劳动力资源正在萎缩。这可能对

VOA双语新闻：穆加贝坚持津周五举行总统决选

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe says he has not ruled out negotiations with the opposition MDC but elections must go ahead on Friday to meet a legal obligation. Meanwhile, reports are coming in from several parts of Zimbabwe that violence is conti

VOA双语新闻：亚洲各国面临通胀高财政吃紧压力

Rising inflation is putting pressure on governments all over Asia, as angry citizens protest spiraling food and fuel costs and politicians bicker over how to handle new fiscal constraints. 日益增长的通货膨胀以及民众针对不断攀升的食

VOA双语新闻：中国宝钢同意高价购买澳洲铁矿石

Chinese steel makers have agreed to pay record prices for iron ore from the remote Pilbara region of Western Australia. In a deal signed this week, Australian mining giant Rio Tinto has secured increases that almost double the price of some grades of

VOA双语新闻：美国务院讨论设德黑兰外交办事处

State Department officials are acknowledging an internal debate over whether the United States should open a diplomatic interests section in Tehran. Iran said Tuesday it would consider a request from the United States to open a diplomatic presence. 美

VOA双语新闻：确保奥运中国将加紧稽查毒品走私

China says it will step up drug enforcement efforts during the Olympic Games in Beijing in August. Meanwhile, Chinese officials are expressing alarm about the opium traffic from neighboring Afghanistan, the country that has become the world's leading

VOA双语新闻：美大使敦促非洲国家对穆加贝施压

U.S. Ambassador to Zimbabwe James McGee says government-inspired violence against opposition supporters continues unabated despite U.N. Security Council condemnation of the Robert Mugabe government. McGee, who spoke to U.S. reporters in a conference

VOA双语新闻：变革与经验是美国总统竞选主题

The U.S. presidential election is more than four months away. But the contest between Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain is already shaping up as a clear choice between change and experience. 离开美国总统大选还有四个多月。但

VOA双语新闻：布什会见阿罗约称竭力救助菲灾民

U.S. President George Bush says the United States will do it all it can to help the victims of the typhoon that struck the Philippines over the weekend. Following talks at the White House with Philippine President Gloria Arroyo, Mr. Bush announced pl

VOA双语新闻：经济成为美国总统竞选主要议题

Concern about the troubled U.S. economy continues to dominate the U.S. presidential race. Presumptive presidential nominees John McCain and Barack Obama are busy debating taxes, foreign trade and health care. 对美国经济困境的忧虑仍然是美国

VOA双语新闻：布什欧洲之行经济问题是重点

President Bush says economic matters will take center stage in meetings this week with European leaders. 布什总统说，经济问题是他这次欧洲之行跟欧洲领导人讨论的核心问题。 What is expected to be President Bush's last maj

VOA双语新闻：布什抵达斯洛文尼亚参加美欧峰会

U.S. President George Bush is in Slovenia for talks with the leaders of the European Union. The agenda includes economic and security matters. 美国总统布什正在斯洛文尼亚同欧盟领导人举行会谈。会谈的内容包括经济和安全议

VOA双语新闻：美国民主共和总统参选人展开攻防

Senator Barack Obama has kicked off his general election campaign with a scathing attack on his Republican rival, Senator John McCain's economic policies. Obama began a two-week tour of Republican states and so-called swing states - states that somet

VOA双语新闻：俄警告乌、格加入北约将引发对抗

Russia is warning of negative consequences if Ukraine and Georgia join the NATO defense alliance. The prediction comes on a day of one-on-one meetings between Russian President Dmitri Medvedev and most leaders of countries that were once part of the

VOA双语新闻：布什：美国将继续帮助中国赈灾

U.S. President George Bush says America's government and its people will continue to help victims of last month's devastating earthquake in China. 美国总统布什说，美国政府和人民将继续帮助上个月中国大地震的灾民。 With 7

VOA双语新闻：津巴布韦反对党呼吁非洲加强干涉

Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has called for greater African involvement in Zimbabwe's crises. The Movement for Democratic Change leader added his voice to growing calls for a transitional authority in his country. 津巴布韦反对党

VOA双语新闻：缅灾区学校推迟开学众多儿童失学

School begins in Burma on Monday. But, few children from the cyclone struck Irrawaddy Delta will be going. The government has delayed the opening for at least one month in the hardest hit places.The United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF, is helping

VOA双语新闻：盖茨指责缅甸政府阻挠国际救援

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says more people will die if Burma's military government does not lift restrictions on relief aid soon. Mr. Gates spoke at an Asian security forum in Singapore, part of his tour of Asia. 美国国防部长盖茨说，