VOA双语新闻 - 孟加拉国非政府组织荣获人道奖

The world's biggest humanitarian prize has been awarded to BRAC, the largest non-profit organization in the developing world. The 2008 Hilton Humanitarian Prize of $1.5 million honors BRAC, a Bangladeshi-based NGO, for its achievements in helping to

VOA双语新闻 - 美国官员讨论第二个经济刺激方案

Officials in Washington are openly discussing the possibility of another federal stimulus package to boost the troubled U.S. economy. The discussion comes as leading U.S. economic indicators edge slightly higher. 美国国会和行政部门星期一开

VOA双语新闻 - 鲍威尔支持奥巴马当总统

Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell says he is backing Democrat Barack Obama for president. Powell made the announcement during a nationally broadcast television interview. 美国前国务卿鲍威尔说，他支持民主党总统候选人奥巴

VOA双语新闻 - 布什拟主办全球峰会讨论经济局势

U.S. President George Bush says he will host a summit of nations soon to address the global economic crisis. Mr. Bush made the announcement as he greeted French President Nicolas Sarkozy and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso Saturday

VOA双语新闻 - 以定居者干扰巴勒斯坦人收获橄榄

An annual Palestinian harvest means trouble in the occupied territories. 巴勒斯坦人一年一度的橄榄收获季节到来了，然而，这却意味著约旦河被占领土上麻烦的开始。 Jewish settlers attacked two news photographers co

VOA双语新闻 - 布什会晤欧盟领导人讨论金融危机

French President Nicolas Sarkozy and European Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso meet Saturday with President Bush in a bid for a global overhaul of the world's financial structure. Washington may be less enthusiastic about the European proposal. 法

VOA双语新闻 - 联合国安理会选出五非常任理事国

Austria, Japan, Mexico, Turkey and Uganda have won non-permanent seats on the U.N. Security Council. They will serve two-year terms beginning in January. 奥地利、日本、墨西哥、土耳其和乌干达赢得联合国安理会非常任理事国席

VOA双语新闻 - 麦凯恩争取赢最后辩论而由弱转强

Republican candidate John McCain is hoping to reverse the dynamics of the race for the White House in his final presidential debate with Democratic candidate Barack Obama. Trailing in national polls and in key states, McCain will have another chance

VOA双语新闻 - 奥巴马、麦凯恩选前最后电视辩论

The third and final American presidential debate produced heated discussion of the slumping U.S. economy and some testy exchanges about the conduct of the candidates' two campaigns. 第三次也是最后一次美国总统候选人辩论会星期三晚上

VOA双语新闻 - 联合国粮食机构敦促兑现资助承诺

The U.N. food agency Director General Jacques Diouf urged member states to comply with financial commitments undertaken during a food security summit last June. Speaking on World Food Day at FAO headquarters in Rome, he said only 10 percent of the $2

VOA双语新闻 - 欧洲主要股指跌 经济衰退忧心重

European stock indexes have been lower, following earlier falls in Asia. 在亚洲股市普遍下挫之后，欧洲主要股指也随之下跌。 Fears of a sharp global economic slowdown gripped European markets, with all the major trading centers s

VOA双语新闻 - 美国总统选举辩论让水暖工成明星

One of the unexpected stars of Wednesday night's U.S. presidential debate turned out to be someone who was not even on the stage in New York. A man called Joe the Plumber was mentioned a total of 23 times by the candidates, who each tried to use him

VOA双语新闻 - 麦凯恩和奥巴马出席晚宴互相调侃

U.S. presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama took a lighthearted break from campaigning Thursday at a charity dinner in New York City. The Republican and Democratic party candidates poked fun at each other and at themselves before an aud

VOA双语新闻 - 奥巴马麦凯恩加紧在战场州竞选

Presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain Friday focused on states that could play a pivotal role in the November 4 election. 美国总统候选人奥巴马和麦凯恩星期五把精力集中在能在11月4号的选举中发挥枢纽作用的

VOA双语新闻 - 美欧亚股市下滑 美国零售额急挫

Stock prices were down again Wednesday, on Wall Street and in Europe and Asia. Investors seem to doubt that plans to help troubled financial institutions will be enough to fight off a deep recession. 华尔街，欧洲和亚洲股票价格星期三再次

VOA双语新闻 - 阿富汗告诫外国援助人员注意安全

Afghanistan's government is reviewing protection for foreign aid workers in the country. The review follows the killing of a charity worker in the capital Monday. 阿富汗政府正在重新考虑对外国援助工作者的保护。此前一名慈善工

VOA双语新闻 - 美称赞巴征召部落民兵打击塔利班

The top U.S. diplomat for South Asia is praising Pakistan's efforts to recruit local militias against Taliban and al-Qaida fighters in the country's volatile tribal regions. 美国负责南亚事务的高级外交官称赞巴基斯坦在动荡的部落

VOA双语新闻 - 欧盟召开环境会议拟减少温室气体

European environmental ministers met in Luxembourg to discuss ways to significantly cut greenhouse-gas emissions - without hurting economies struggling with the current financial crisis. 欧盟各国环境部长在卢森堡开会，商讨采取什么措

VOA双语新闻 - 一核不扩散组织警告全球核武扩散

A new non-proliferation group warns the world is on the brink of a massive increase in nuclear weapons. The global organization has spent the past two days in Sydney looking at ways to strengthen international agreements to halt the spread of nuclear

VOA双语新闻 - 印尼法庭：可枪决巴厘爆炸案被告

Indonesia's constitutional court has ruled the three men convicted in the 2002 Bali bombings and sentenced to death may be executed by firing squad, quashing their claim it is inhumane and against the constitution. 印度尼西亚的宪法法庭裁决说