VOA双语新闻：美国国会就美俄关系前途展开听证

Lawmakers on the House and Senate foreign affairs committees closely questioned U.S. officials Tuesday about future relations with Russia in the wake of the war between Russia and Georgia. The United States is carefully reviewing how to help Georgia

VOA双语新闻：欧佩克拟减产 油价起落因投机？

Oil prices began bouncing back Wednesday after members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries agreed to a modest production cut of 500,000 barrels a day, during a meeting in Vienna. 石油输出国组织欧佩克星期三在维也纳举

VOA双语新闻：许多人不信911袭击是基地所为

Seven years after terrorist attacks killed several thousand people in the United States, a new global public opinion poll shows that many people do not believe the attacks were the work of the al-Qaida terror network. 7年前发生的911恐怖袭击事

VOA双语新闻：美国军方谋求新的阿富汗战略

The top U.S. military officer says he has ordered the development of a new, more comprehensive strategy for the war in Afghanistan, including a plan to shift U.S. forces from Iraq to Afghanistan, announced by President Bush on Tuesday. 一位美军高级

VOA双语新闻：奥巴马反击麦凯恩：你非变革动力

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama took a more aggressive tone Wednesday in responding to attacks from his Republican opponent, Senator John McCain. The increasingly negative tone to the campaign for the White House comes amid polls showi

VOA双语新闻：联合国：食品价回落粮食危机仍在

The U.N. Special Investigator on the Right To Food says soaring food prices have declined somewhat, but the crisis remains and the problems are exacerbated by the production of bio-fuels. The expert submitted a report to the U.N. Human Rights Council

VOA双语新闻：北韩推动持续几十年弹道导弹计划

As speculation continues over the health of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, there are new signs the North is advancing its decades-old ballistic missile program. 在外界继续就北韩领导人金正日的健康状况做出种种猜测之际，有新

VOA双语新闻：美国各地悼念追思九一一遇难者

Across the United States, Americans marked the seventh anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks with solemn memorial services and heartfelt tributes. 在美国纽约、华盛顿和全国各地，人们在2001年9月11日恐怖袭击七周

VOA双语新闻：油价使人期待其它能源和交通工具

With rising oil prices inflating the cost of almost everything, people are looking for other ways to power vehicles, and even for alternatives to vehicles. 油价的上涨带动了成本的上扬，人们期待著其它能源能够替代汽车燃油，

VOA双语新闻：佩林接受电视采访为从政经历辩护

Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin has defended her experience and taken a tough stance on national security issues in a much-anticipated interview. The Alaskan governor was a virtual unknown on the national stage when picked by Repub

VOA双语新闻：津两派分权 反对党人当正副总理

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai have signed a power sharing agreement aimed at ending the country's lengthy political crisis. The agreement was reached after weeks of bargaining mediated by South Africa. 津巴

VOA双语新闻：美国指俄罗斯违约找借口驻军格国

The United States is accusing Russia of trying to find excuses to keep thousands of troops in Georgia in violation of a cease-fire Moscow signed last month with the former Soviet republic. 美国指责俄罗斯试图寻找借口，让数千名部队留

VOA双语新闻：保尔森：接管两公司以防金融动荡

Amid a continuing housing crisis in the United States, the Bush administration is taking over two failing mortgage firms in an effort to limit further turmoil in the sector. 就在美国房地产市场继续在危机中挣扎时，布什政府将接管

VOA双语新闻：美国两党候选人紧张竞选互相指责

Now that the U.S. political conventions are over, the candidates for President and Vice President have begun the final two months of intense campaigning. 美国两个主要政党的全国代表大会都已经结束，两对总统和副总统候选人开

VOA双语新闻：希尔：北韩无核化僵局很快会化解

The U.S. negotiator to six-nation talks on disarming nuclear North Korea says he believes the current stalemate will be resolved before the next American president takes office. 美国参加朝核六方会谈的谈判代表希尔说，他相信目前的

VOA双语新闻：扎尔达里当选巴基斯坦新总统

The widower of Pakistan's assassinated former prime minister Benazir Bhutto has won elections to become the country's next president. Asif Ali Zardari won an estimated 482 of the 702 votes from lawmakers to become what some believe will be Pakistan's

VOA双语新闻：土耳其总统居尔首次访问亚美尼亚

The Turkish President Abdullah Gul arrived in the Armenian capital Yerevan, the first time a Turkish head of state has visited the country. Mr. Gul was there to attend a soccer match he said could help end almost a century of mutual hostility and aid

VOA双语新闻：北京残奥会召开 开幕式相对低调

China is following its successful hosting of the Olympics with a lower-key opening ceremony for the Paralympics, an international sporting event for handicapped athletes, that runs until September 17. 继中国成功举办奥运会后，残疾人奥运

VOA双语新闻：民主共和两党总统候选人齐呼改革

Both major-party candidates for U.S. president are stressing the need for change in Washington. In nationally broadcast interviews Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain are calling for reform. 两个主要政党的美国总统候选人都强

VOA双语新闻：发达国家不景气或危及发展中国家

A new report warns the gloomy economic outlook for rich nations could spread and halt the recent boom in developing countries, if commodity prices plunge. The annual Trade and Development Report by the U.N. Conference on Trade and Development or UNCT