VOA双语新闻 - 巴军方称巴焦尔行动取得显著进展

Pakistani security forces say they have made significant gains in their ongoing offensive in a tribal region bordering Afghanistan. The two-month military operation in the Bajaur area, they say, has killed more than 1,500 militants while 73 soldiers

VOA双语新闻 - 喀布尔再爆射杀外国人事件

Afghan police say the two top officials of an international shipping company and one of their security guards were shot dead Saturday in front of their office in Kabul. The killings are the latest in a series of attacks on foreign nationals there. 阿富

VOA双语新闻 - 共和党在美国国会或遭遇重大挫折

Republicans face the prospect of significant losses in the House of Representatives during next month U.S. election. Most analysts see Republicans losing at least 20 House seats, but some predictions put potential losses at 30 or more in the 435-seat

VOA双语新闻 - 布什将在经济峰会中提倡自由贸易

U.S. President George Bush talked Saturday about the agenda for next month's international economic summit at the White House. 美国总统布什星期六谈论了下个月在白宫举行的国际经济高峰会议的议程。 President Bush devoted

VOA双语新闻 - 巴勒斯坦当局在希伯伦部署警力

Israel is allowing the Palestinian Authority to extend its control of the West Bank. 以色列已允许巴勒斯坦当局扩展对约旦河西岸的控制。 Nearly 600 Palestinian police deployed in the volatile West Bank town of Hebron. Commanders

VOA双语新闻 - 利夫尼组阁失败以色列或提前选举

Israel is headed for early elections, after Prime Minister-designate Tzipi Livni on Sunday announced she has given up efforts to form a coalition government. Livni's failure to form a government is a setback for efforts to reach a peace deal with the

VOA双语新闻 - 澳大利亚上下也心系美国总统大选

Australians are keeping a close eye on the U.S. presidential election, and there are indications that the race will help improve opinions of the United States. The outcome of the race could have important effects on the ties between the two countries

VOA双语新闻 - 地球暖化使大多数珊瑚礁岌岌可危

A new study says that a global agreement on climate change will come too late to save the majority of the world's coral reefs. The research comes as the Queensland state government announces a new multi-million dollar plan to protect the Great Barrie

VOA双语新闻 - 巴阿部落领袖及政府代表开始会谈

A suspected U.S. missile strike has killed 20 people in Pakistan's Taliban-controlled tribal regions. The attack came hours before Pakistani and Afghan tribal leaders and government representatives began two days of talks about the Taliban insurgency

VOA双语新闻 - 以色列总统：准备进行提前选举

Israeli President Shimon Peres says Israel is heading toward early elections after prime minister-designate Tzipi Livni failed to form a coalition government. The elections could lead to a change of direction for the Palestinian peace negotiations. 以

VOA双语新闻 - 美国压力使巴政府和军方关系紧张

Analysts and U.S. officials say American pressure on Pakistan over counterterrorism policy has strained the relationship between that country's government and its military. The two camps differ over how much approval and assistance Pakistan should gi

VOA双语新闻 - 美参院通过金融法案焦点转向众院

Revised legislation to rescue America's financial institutions has cleared its first hurdle, winning approval in the U.S. Senate. The bill could face a tougher test Friday in the House of Representatives. 经过修改的拯救美国金融机构的立法

VOA双语新闻 - 美特使延长北韩使命争取达成协议

A senior American envoy has prolonged his visit to North Korea, in an effort to keep Pyongyang from unraveling a major deal to get rid of its nuclear weapons. At the same time, military talks between North and South Korea have stalled and a South Kor

VOA双语新闻 - 欧盟防长：逐步停止波斯尼亚维和

European Union Defense ministers have wrapped up a two-day meeting in France focused on beefing up the bloc's defense capabilities and looking at EU missions in Bosnia, Chad and elsewhere. 欧洲联盟国防部部长在巴黎结束了为期两天的会

VOA双语新闻 - 信贷紧缩经济放缓使休斯敦人担心

The sub-prime mortgage collapse that led to the current U.S. financial crisis has not had as deep an impact in the middle of the nation as it has had on the east and west coasts. But economists say a credit crunch will affect all regions of the count

VOA双语新闻 - 金融危机影响奥巴马和麦凯恩竞选

ew poll results indicate that U.S. voters are concerned with the financial crisis and it is having an impact on the presidential election campaign between Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain. 新的民调显示，美国选民关注金融危

VOA双语新闻 - 驻阿北约部队总指挥呼吁增兵增钱

The top American military commander in Afghanistan says he needs more troops and economic aid as soon as possible for the battle against insurgents that is getting more violent. 美国在阿富汗的最高指挥官说，他需要尽快得到更多的部

VOA双语新闻 - 多数英国人不知伊战阿战以外之战

A new survey by the British Red Cross finds most Britons are unaware of major conflicts in the world, besides Iraq and Afghanistan where the British military is engaged. Less than one percent of those surveyed identified the major African conflict zo

VOA双语新闻 - 美国两党候选人共推金融救市计划

Both major U.S. presidential candidates are sounding a rare note of agreement as they urge Congress to act quickly on a plan to rescue the weakened U.S. financial sector. 美国民主、共和两党总统候选人少有地发出共同声音，敦促国

VOA双语新闻 - 美特使抵平壤期说服北韩履行承诺

Washington's main envoy on the North Korean nuclear issue is in Pyongyang, aiming to convince leaders there not to reverse promises they made last year. If the talks fail, the stage could be set for the North to produce more material that can be used