VOA双语新闻 - 美国参议院今晚表决金融拯救计划

The U.S. Senate has scheduled a vote for Wednesday night on a new version of the $700 billion financial rescue plan. New measures in the bill are designed to win the support of lawmakers in the House of Representatives, who rejected the previous vers

VOA双语新闻 - 布什总统有信心救市计划定会通过

World markets are mostly lower amid continuing fallout from the failure of the U.S. House of Representatives to approve a bailout package for troubled financial institutions. 美国国会众议院否决金融救市计划的影响还在继续，世界大

VOA双语新闻 - 红十字会吁刚果各方尊重人道救援

The International Committee of the Red Cross is calling for all warring parties in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to respect the Red Cross emblem. The humanitarian situation has deteriorated in North and South Kivu provinces since fighting

VOA双语新闻 - 美众院否决救市计划影响还在持续

World markets are mostly lower amid continuing fallout from the failure of the U.S. House of Representatives to approve a bailout package for troubled financial institutions. 美国国会众议院否决金融救市计划的影响还在继续，世界大

VOA双语新闻 - 美六方会谈代表希尔将赴平壤商谈

Washington's main envoy in talks aimed at getting rid of North Korea's nuclear weapons is in South Korea. He plans to visit Pyongyang to discuss the North's recent steps toward resuming activity at its main nuclear facility. Meanwhile, Japan has rene

VOA双语新闻 - 投票日迫近两大党候选人奋力冲刺

The U.S. presidential election campaign is moving into its final week, and both major candidates are making their closing arguments to voters before the November 4 election. Democratic Party nominee Barack Obama and Republican John McCain have campai

VOA双语新闻 - 北约在索马里沿海开展反海盗行动

NATO warships have launched an anti-piracy operation off the coast of Somalia by escorting one ship to port with plans for a similar operation on Tuesday. 北约军舰在索马里沿海开展一项反海盗的行动，他们护送了一艘船进港，另

VOA双语新闻 - 奥巴马麦凯恩在美国关键州拼博

The longest presidential election campaign in U.S. history is in its final week, and Democrat Barack Obama continues to hold a lead in the polls over Republican John McCain. Both candidates are focused on the economy in the final days of the campaign

VOA双语新闻 - 美国高官赴金沙萨谈刚果暴力事件

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is sending the top U.S. diplomat for Africa to Kinshasa for talks on the violence and humanitarian crisis in the eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the DRC. Assistant Secretary for State for

VOA双语新闻 - 250亿美元救匈牙利计划获批准

The International Monetary Fund, the European Union and World Bank have agreed to a $25 billion economic rescue package for Hungary to strengthen confidence in its economy. It has been described as the largest financial aid measure for an emerging-ma

VOA双语新闻 - 美国总统竞选言辞日益尖锐

The tone of the rhetoric in the U.S. presidential campaign is sharpening with less than a week to go until Election Day. Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain are focused on the economy and each other in the final days of the campaign. 离美

VOA双语新闻 - 奥巴马麦凯恩星期三同时争取佛州

Former President Bill Clinton made his first campaign appearance alongside Democratic candidate Barack Obama, during a campaign stop in Florida. Both Obama and the Republican contender, John McCain, are making late drives to win Florida, which will b

VOA双语新闻 - 奥巴马欲保领先 麦凯恩力争反弹

Democrat Barack Obama is trying to hold his lead in the U.S. presidential race in the final days, while Republican John McCain is looking for anything that might give him a last-minute bump in the polls. Presidential campaign that has only five days

VOA双语新闻 - 欧洲股市连涨三天 期待随美降息

European shares extend their rally into a third day Thursday. 欧洲股市星期四连续第三天上扬。 Encouraged by the U.S. Federal Reserve half a percentage point interest rate cut, European markets, as in Asia, have picked up some lost groun

VOA双语新闻 - 美GDP第三季收缩 美学者评论

As many analysts expected, the U.S. gross domestic product, or GDP - the value of goods and services produced in the United States - experienced negative growth during the third quarter of this year. The Commerce Department says economic activity con

VOA双语新闻 - 布什：驻伊美军地位协议会通过

U.S. President George Bush says he is confident an agreement with Baghdad on the future status of American forces in Iraq can be approved before their U.N. mandate expires on December 31. Mr. Bush spoke after talks at the White House with the Preside