VOA双语新闻：莫斯科称收到美重新设定关系讯号

Although President Obama has yet to detail his Russia policy, the Kremlin says it is receiving positive signals from his administration about the prospects for resetting the relationship between Moscow and Washington. But Russian civic activists are

VOA双语新闻：经济危机凸显多哈回合谈判成功重

The World Trade Organization says the global economic troubles make it more important than ever to successfully conclude the Doha Development Round of trade negotiations. The WTO says a free-trade agreement is possible by the end of next year. 世界贸

VOA双语新闻：奥巴马大力推动健保改革

U.S. President Barack Obama is taking his campaign for health-care reform on the road, with events in the southern states of Virginia and North Carolina. Mr. Obama has pushed back his timetable for Congressional action, saying he expects to get the n

VOA双语新闻：美军可能加快从伊拉克撤军进程

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates sounded an optimistic note about the possibility of speeding up U.S. troop withdrawals from Iraq, Wednesday, after meeting for a second day with top Iraqi leaders and talking with U.S. and Iraqi military commanders

VOA双语新闻：英国外相：继续在阿富汗战斗

British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said Wednesday that his country is determined to carry on with its combat mission in Afghanistan despite a rise in casualties and skepticism in domestic opinion polls. Miliband discussed the Afghan situation a

VOA双语新闻：美国国务卿对伊朗虐待囚犯深感遗

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Wednesday she deplores the reported abuse in custody of Iranians rounded up in protests of the country's disputed June 12 presidential election. Clinton discussed the situation in Iran with visiting Britis

VOA双语新闻：韩国要求北韩释放被扣押渔船

South Korea is demanding that North Korea return a fishing boat and its crew that crossed into the North's waters in a possible case of mistaken navigation. The demand has not yet received a response. 韩国正在要求北韩释放一艘被他们扣押

VOA双语新闻：伊朗反对派举行追悼会纪念牺牲者

Iran's opposition movement is holding what is being described as a silent memorial to remember the victims of the unrest that erupted following last month's contested presidential election. The Iranian government banned the gathering, leading to fear

VOA双语新闻：美国将继续援助索马里过渡政府

The State Department's top Africa envoy said Thursday the Obama administration is prepared to provide more military help to Somalia's embattled Transitional Federal Government, the TFG. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton begins a seven-nation Africa

VOA双语新闻：阿富汗政府：无法保证选举日当天

Top government officials responsible for security in Afghanistan say there is no way to ensure the Taliban will not be able to cause civilian casualties before the election or on the day of voting. Afghanistan's military is declaring a one-day unilat

VOA双语新闻：卡尔扎伊不顾美国反对 允许流亡军

A controversial but still powerful former Afghan warlord has flown back to the country from exile to campaign for President Hamid Karzai. The return home of the Communist-era militia general is seen as a boost for the incumbent president's campaign. 阿

VOA双语新闻：金大中病逝生前曾追求民主及南北

Former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung has died in Seoul at the age of 85. He had been hospitalized since last month for pneumonia. Mr. Kim was credited with ushering a new era of reconciliation with wartime enemy North Korea. His own life story

VOA双语新闻：奥巴马白宫会见埃及总统穆巴拉克

U.S. President Barack Obama and his visiting Egyptian counterpart, Hosni Mubarak, have expressed optimism over the possibility of moving forward on the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. Mr. Mubarak has made his first visit to the White House in more

VOA双语新闻：塔利班在选举两天前对喀布尔袭击

Eight people died, including two Afghan staff members of the United Nations and at least one foreign soldier, while more than 50 other people were wounded, in the latest wave of Taliban violence around Kabul. The insurgents, who are vowing to disrupt

VOA双语新闻：澳大利亚修改入籍考试

Australia is revising controversial citizenship tests, to make sure applicants are more aware of their rights and responsibilities rather than examine their general knowledge about sports and culture. 澳大利亚将修改引起争议的公民入籍考

VOA双语新闻：泰军方称弭平叛军已取得进展

The military commander overseeing Thailand's largely Muslim southern provinces says security is improving as the army steps up efforts to win hearts and minds and end insurgent attacks. But as political analysts say the drop in violence may be tempor

VOA双语新闻 - 暴雪冲击美国零售商

A massive storm that dumped about a half-meter of snow from Virginia to Maine did more than frustrate motorists. It added to the woes of retailers that were already bracing for weak holiday sales as the United States struggles to emerge from the deep

VOA双语新闻 - 年终报道：美国古巴修复关系举步

President Barack Obama has been under pressure to recast the nation's relations with Cuba and ease decades of restrictions on the Communist government. Already the president has ended travel limits on Cuban-Americans and called for new talks between

VOA双语新闻 - 关湾狱囚迁往该州举行听证

While many residents in the area support the move because of the jobs they hope it will bring, many across the state oppose any plan to house detainees on U.S. soil. The hearing in the town of Sterling, Illinois, offered a chance for the public to he

VOA双语新闻 - 美参众两院医疗改革法案版本分歧

When lawmakers in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives return to work in January, they will face the task of working out differences between major health care reform legislation. Informal talks were expected to get underway even earlier, and