VOA双语新闻：北韩软化对韩国的经济要求

North Korea has withdrawn its insistence on massive wage increases from South Korea at a jointly-run factory zone in the North. The move is widely seen as part of a broader charm offensive by Pyongyang, but comes as South Korea remains angry at a flo

VOA双语新闻：安全专家警告阿富汗绑架将增多

Security experts are warning more abductions of reporters and other foreign personnel are likely in the war-torn country, following the kidnapping and controversial rescue of a British journalist in Afghanistan. 安全专家警告说，会有更多记者

VOA双语新闻：世卫组织呼吁采取措施防范自杀行

The World Health Organization says suicide is a leading cause of death worldwide, and one of the three leading causes of death for young people under 25. To mark World Suicide Prevention Day, which falls on September 10, the World Health Organization

VOA双语新闻：北韩称因紧急情况开闸放水

South Korea remains dissatisfied with Pyongyang's explanation of a deadly flood that resulted from a dam opening in North Korean territory. Seoul's chief official on North Korean policy is beginning to question publicly Pyongyang's motives. 韩国仍然

VOA双语新闻：经济复苏迟迟不到

Aid groups say thousands of Japanese families are living under the poverty line. For many that means they cannot afford to put food on their tables. One organization is trying to fix Japan's hunger problem. 一些救援机构说，成千上万的日本

VOA双语新闻：亚洲何时结束大规模政府刺激措施

The world's major economies have spent trillions of dollars in government money to ease a severe global slump. That spending has led to huge budget deficits in some countries, including the United States, but it also is credited with recent signs of

VOA双语新闻：法国提议把幸福指数纳入经济指标

As countries begin emerging from the global financial crisis, France is proposing to measure progress in a new way - one that includes happiness and well being, as well as traditional economic benchmarks. 随着各国逐步走出全球金融危机，法

VOA双语新闻：萨克斯：全球金融市场将持续动荡

A leading expert on economic development and poverty alleviation says the panic that followed the eruption of the financial crisis last year is probably over. But he warns global financial instability is likely to go on for years because nations have

VOA双语新闻：阿富汗开始重新统计部分大选选票

Afghan election officials have begun recounting disputed ballots from the August 20 presidential election. The recount amid fraud allegations leaves open the possibility of a second round for the disputed election. 阿富汗选举官员开始对8月2

VOA双语新闻：内塔尼亚胡访问开罗会晤穆巴拉克

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak hosts Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Cairo to discuss the expansion of Israeli settlements in the West Bank and the release of a captured Israeli soldier by the Palestinian militant party Hamas. Egypt ha

VOA双语新闻：数十名阿富汗塔利班成员在战斗中

Details are emerging about an hours-long intense battle in western Afghanistan that has resulted in significant casualties for the Taliban. Two American service personnel and several Afghan soldiers also are reported to have been killed. 阿富汗西部

VOA双语新闻：奥巴马促健保改革 数千人华盛顿抗

President Barack Obama is again traveling to the central U.S. to win support for his plan to reform the nation's health care system. While the president spoke to an enthusiastic crowd in Minnesota Saturday, a large crowd gathered in Washington, D.C.

VOA双语新闻：欧盟经济正在走出衰退

The European Union says it is emerging from a recession driven by the global economic downturn, but the recovery will be shaky and slow. 欧洲联盟星期一报告说，欧洲大陆正在摆脱全球经济下滑导致的一场经济衰退，但是经济

VOA双语新闻：美特使返回以色列继续推动中东和

U.S. Special Envoy for the Middle East George Mitchell has begun meetings with officials in Israel to revive stalled peace efforts. Among the obstacles that Mitchell is facing is Israel's continuing expansion of Jewish settlements in the West Bank. 美

VOA双语新闻：联合国海地特使克林顿

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton says that the Caribbean nation of Haiti is well positioned to pull itself out of the grinding poverty that has ranked it as the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere and create a bright future for its citizens. M

VOA双语新闻：印总理：印度有足够的粮食度过干

The Indian prime minister says the country has sufficient food stocks, despite a drought in nearly half the country. But there are concerns the drought will intensify poverty in the countryside. 印度总理表示，尽管全国将近一半的地区遭

VOA双语新闻：卡尔扎伊以54%得票率领先

For the first time since the August 20 presidential election in Afghanistan, the preliminary vote totals now show incumbent Hamid Karzai with a percentage high enough to avoid a runoff. But the country's electoral watchdog, backed by the U.N., says i

VOA双语新闻：斯里兰卡政府驱逐联合国官员

Sri Lanka's government is ordering the spokesman for the U.N. Children's Fund to leave the country. Our correspondent reports the expulsion stems from comments by the official that appeared in the international media in recent months. 斯里兰卡政府

VOA双语新闻：美韩结束高层磋商

South Korea and the United States are wrapping up senior diplomatic talks on North Korea's nuclear weapons with a show of unity. They say a six-nation process that has been underway for six years must be preserved. 美国和韩国结束了两国高级外

VOA双语新闻：澳洲伊朗人为伊朗前途感到担忧

Iranians living in Australia have expressed their fears for their country and their belief that the recent election was hijacked by supporters of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. 生活在澳大利亚的伊朗人表示，他们对自己的国家感到担