VOA双语新闻：格鲁吉亚请求美国调停格俄冲突

Georgia says it has ordered its troops in the breakaway region of South Ossetia to cease fire, after withdrawing its troops from South Ossetia's capital. There was no direct response from Russia to Georgia's offer to negotiate an end to three days of

VOA双语新闻：布什呼吁结束南奥塞梯流血冲突

The White House is making a renewed appeal for an end to the bloody conflict between Georgia and Russia over the Georgian breakaway province of South Ossetia, and accusing Russia of 'disproportionate' action. U.S. President George Bush is pushing for

VOA双语新闻：欧洲领导人吁俄罗斯格鲁吉亚停火

European leaders have expressed concern as fighting escalated between Russia and Georgia over Southern Ossetia, and dispatched high-level diplomats to help broker a cease-fire. Pope Benedict XVI also called for an immediate end to the hostilities. 欧洲

VOA双语新闻：布什强调继续加强美中关系重要性

U.S. President George Bush is stressing the importance of continued American ties with China, saying while there are disagreements, there are also important areas where the two countries can work together. He spoke on the final day of his stay at the

VOA双语新闻：印度发生踩踏事件140人丧生

Up to 150 Hindu pilgrims attending an annual festival have been killed in a stampede in Northern India. 在印度北部，140多名印度教朝圣者被踩踏丧生。 Officials say the tragedy occurred when a metal railing along a narrow mountain pa

VOA双语新闻：西方学者：变化中的中国重新尊孔

The Olympic games are drawing attention to China, which is undergoing sweeping changes as it modernizes. Yet some in China look to the past for inspiration, to the ideas of social harmony of the philosopher Confucius. Political scholar Daniel Bell, a

VOA双语新闻：美军高官为巴平息边境暴力受鼓舞

America's top military officer says he is encouraged by Pakistani actions to quell violence along the border with Afghanistan. Senior U.S. and Pakistani military leaders met this week on an American aircraft carrier to discuss the violence. 一位美国

VOA双语新闻：专家：美大选奥巴马仍是选举焦点

As Democrats send presidential candidate Barack Obama off on his quest for the White House, the Republicans and their candidate, John McCain, are preparing for their national nominating convention, which begins Monday in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minneso

VOA双语新闻：上海合作组织未全力支持俄出兵

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization has failed to give Russia full support for its actions in South Ossetia. 上海合作组织没有对俄罗斯出兵南奥塞梯的行为给予全力支持。 The summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, w

VOA双语新闻：世卫提倡母乳喂养降低婴儿死亡率

The World Health Organization says exclusive breastfeeding can save millions of infant lives every year. As World Breastfeeding Week gets underway, W.H.O. and its partners are promoting mother's milk as the best way to give babies a healthy start in

VOA双语新闻：美选民意向未决 奥巴马小幅领先

With less than 100 days until the U.S. presidential election on November 4, public opinion polls show most Americans disapprove of the job President Bush is doing and would generally prefer a Democrat to succeed him in the White House next year. But

VOA双语新闻：援助机构称阿富汗安全局势恶化

International aid agencies are expressing concern about the deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan, noting that problems have spread to previously stable areas and attacks on aid agencies and their staff are on the increase. 国际援助机构

VOA双语新闻：印度向执行美印核能协议迈进一步

International Atomic Energy Agency governors have adopted a plan for inspecting India's nuclear facilities. The move is a key step that had to be satisfied before India and the United States can go ahead with a planned nuclear cooperation agreement. 国

VOA双语新闻：美指责巴情报人员卷入喀布尔爆炸

U.S. officials are accusing Pakistan's primary intelligence service of helping to carry out last month's bomb attack on India's embassy in Afghanistan. U.S. newspapers reported that American intelligence agencies claim they have evidence linking Paki

VOA双语新闻：贝尔格莱德人谈战犯卡拉季奇受审

The people in Belgrade have reacted with mixed emotions to Radovan Karadzic's first appearance at the United Nations War Crimes Tribunal in The Hague Thursday. The infamy of Karadzic is even generating some commercial interest. 星期四，前波斯尼

VOA双语新闻：美国柔道冠军的奥运梦

He is a four-time U.S. national champion and won the Pan American Games title last year in Rio de Janeiro. But Ryan Reser of the U.S. judo team has never been to the Olympics. This year, that will change, when Reser competes in the men's 73-kilogram

VOA双语新闻：联合国授权达尔富尔维和延长一年

The U.N. Security Council has renewed the mandate of its joint U.N.-African Union peacekeeping force in Darfur, Sudan, for another year. The decision came less than three hours before the mandate was to expire. The council was united on extending the

VOA双语新闻：印巴外长会谈称紧张局势大大缓解

With tensions increasing in the disputed Kashmir region, the foreign ministers of India and Pakistan met in the Sri Lankan capital for a closed-door discussion on the sidelines of a regional summit. 随着有争议的克什米尔地区紧张局势迅速

VOA双语新闻：布什称可考虑进一步减少驻伊美军

U.S. President George Bush says enough progress is being made in Iraq to enable the Pentagon to consider further reductions in force levels and cut troop tours. 美国总统布什说，已经在伊拉克取得足够的进展，使得美国国防部可以

VOA双语新闻：巴勒斯坦敌对派别在加沙发生枪战

Rival Palestinian factions have clashed in the Gaza Strip, which is ruled by the Islamic militant group Hamas. At least four people, including two Hamas policemen, have been killed and dozens wounded. 巴勒斯坦相互敌对的派系在伊斯兰激进