VOA双语新闻：斯里兰卡反政府武装承认失败

Sri Lanka's rebels have announced they would be laying down their guns to prevent what they call further unnecessary slaughter of Tamil civilians by government troops. The island nation's military says it has defeated the Liberation Tigers of Tamil E

VOA双语新闻：巴基斯坦军方称加强对塔利班攻势

Pakistan's army says its forces have killed more than 140 Taliban militants during the last 24 hours in Swat valley. Several troops have also been reported killed. Thousands of people continue to flee the clashes, joining hundreds of thousands of Pak

VOA双语新闻：饱受战争创伤的斯里兰卡经济

Sri Lanka's military victory over a 26-year long insurgency has come at a high cost to the nation's economy. With the war over, many Sri Lankans are now turning their attention to rebuilding the country's battered economy. 斯里兰卡为长达26年的

VOA双语新闻：斯里兰卡准备庆祝击败猛虎组织

Sri Lanka is preparing for a major celebration following the battlefield defeat of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, ending a quarter-century civil war. Joyous outbursts that are mixed with some lingering anxiety, especially among the minority Ta

VOA双语新闻：以总理访美讨论中东和平伊朗问题

Israel's new prime minister begins a visit to Washington Sunday for talks with U.S. officials on Israeli-Arab peace prospects and Iran's nuclear program. 以色列新总理星期日开始华盛顿访问之行，他将与美国官员讨论以色列与阿

VOA双语新闻：英国推出买车优惠计划刺激销售

Facing record auto industry losses and with thousands of jobs on the line, Britain has launched a new car incentive program aimed at spurring sales. Under the deal, qualified motorists will get a $3,000 discount on the purchase of a new vehicle. 面临

VOA双语新闻：世卫敦促各国预防甲型流感流行

The annual World Health Assembly has opened with delegates from 193 member countries discussing how to protect people from diseases such as the swine flu virus that is spreading around the world. 世界卫生大会年会开幕，来自193个成员国的

VOA双语新闻：以拟在约旦河西岸建立更多定居点

Israel is pressing ahead with plans to build more settlement housing in the West Bank. An Israeli official announced the scheme as a meeting was getting under way in Washington between U.S. President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin N

VOA双语新闻：韩国研制出路面充电的网上电动车

Former U.S. President Clinton and mayors from around the world are gathering in Seoul this week for a summit on reducing greenhouse gases in the world's cities. London Mayor Boris Johnson says the leaders hope to agree on ways to end the world's endl

VOA双语新闻：美国将为巴基斯坦提供紧急援助

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the United States will send $110 million in emergency aid to Pakistan. Clinton detailed the U.S. effort to help an estimated 2 million displaced Pakistanis. 美国国务卿希拉里.克林顿说，美国将为巴

VOA双语新闻：巴西总统访问中国共签13项协议

China has agreed to lend $10 billion to Brazil's Petrobras, in return for guaranteed oil supply over the next decade. The deal was among a host of agreements signed during Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's state visit to China, which en

VOA双语新闻：美财长盖特纳称金融市场正在康复

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said the Obama administration is making progress in calming financial markets. Testifying before the Senate Banking committee, Geithner said a program to help banks and other financial institutions get rid of

VOA双语新闻：美警告伊朗获核武器引发军备竞赛

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told senators Wednesday that if Iran obtains a nuclear weapons capability, it would trigger an arms race in the Middle East and beyond. She said the Obama administration is pursuing a diplomatic track on the issue w

VOA双语新闻：奥巴马将就国家安全发表重要讲话

President Barack Obama is speaking about his efforts to close the U.S. military detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where some terror suspects are held. U.S. lawmakers voted Wednesday to deny Mr. Obama the money to close the prison. 美国总统奥

VOA双语新闻：世卫：全球儿童死亡率大幅下降

The World Health Organization says there has been a sharp drop in the number of deaths among children under age five. The just released report, World Health Statistics 2009, shows 27 percent fewer children died in 2007, the last year for which statis

VOA双语新闻：津巴布韦政府采取步骤化解僵局

Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said Zimbabwe's unity government has agreed on key appointments in an attempt to resolve the political impasse that has paralyzed the new administration. 津巴布韦总理茨万吉拉伊说，津巴布韦联合政府已

VOA双语新闻：美望以总理首次公开支持两国并存

New Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will sit down Monday at the White House for his first visit as prime minister with U.S. President Barack Obama. The Obama administration is hoping that the hawkish Israeli leader will also publicly endors

VOA双语新闻：拜登在贝鲁特会晤黎巴嫩领导人

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden met Friday with Lebanese leaders in Beirut, two weeks before parliamentary elections. Lebanon's Western-backed government is locked in a close electoral contest with the pro-Syrian Hezbollah and its allies. 美国副总统

VOA双语新闻：潘基文视察斯里兰卡最大难民营

The United Nations' top official, during a 24-hour visit to Sri Lanka, got a first-hand look at the country's largest camp for civilians displaced by the recently ended war. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon also flew over the devastation where the final

VOA双语新闻：斯里兰卡难民营：过度拥挤缺医药

The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, got a first hand look Saturday at the plight of nearly 300,000 Tamil civilians displaced by the recent fighting. The military routed the rebel Tamil Tigers in a final offensive that sent the c