VOA双语新闻：布什告别演说回顾过去展望未来

U.S. President George Bush delivered his farewell address to the nation Thursday night. Mr. Bush used the occasion to reflect on the past and look toward the future. 美国总统布什星期四晚上向全国发表告别演说，利用这个机会回顾

VOA双语新闻：泰总理将和解及复苏列为首要要务

Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva placed national reconciliation and economic recovery at the top of the government's program to end years of political discord on Wednesday. Mr. Abhisit also called for restoration of the rule of law. 泰国总理阿

VOA双语新闻：亚洲各国竭力为失业者寻找出路

Millions of Asian workers are losing their jobs because of the global economic downturn. After many years of urban job creation, governments are scrambling to find work in the countryside for the unemployed. 数以百万计的亚洲工人正在因为全

VOA双语新闻：希拉里称支持北韩核问题六方会谈

At her Senate confirmation hearing on Tuesday, Secretary of State-designate Hillary Clinton expressed support for the Chinese-led six-party negotiations aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear program. But she told the Senate Foreign Relations Committe

VOA双语新闻：希拉里：美国应以外交手段为主导

Secretary of State-designate Hillary Clinton told senators Tuesday that the Obama administration will exercise smart power in international affairs with diplomacy taking the lead. 被任命为国务卿的希拉里.克林顿星期二对参议院说，奥

VOA双语新闻：布什召开最后一次内阁会议

U.S. President George Bush says he is leaving office with a record of accomplishment, and says he is going back to Texas with his head held high. Mr. Bush spoke during a farewell meeting with his Cabinet. 美国总统布什在和他的内阁成员举行

VOA双语新闻：奥巴马面临美俄关系重大挑战

According to three former senior U.S. government officials, one of the central foreign policy questions facing the incoming Obama administration will be how to deal with a resurgent Russia. 即将上任的奥巴马政府面临的一个主要外交政策

VOA双语新闻：俄罗斯提议就天然气争端召开峰会

Russia is proposing a summit of all countries involved in the current gas dispute between Moscow and Kyiv. The proposal comes a week after Moscow halted deliveries of Russian gas through a Ukrainian pipeline that supplies much of Europe. 俄罗斯提议

VOA双语新闻：负面经济消息导致全球股市下滑

Another dismal day on the overseas markets as the global economic downturn continues. In Asia, tumbling Chinese exports are now affecting jobs there. In Europe, British retail sales are nose-diving. 星期二，全球股市在经济衰退继续蔓延的

VOA双语新闻：奥巴马提八千亿紧急刺激经济计划

President-elect Barack Obama is proposing an emergency $800 billion economic stimulus plan that would use government spending and taxing power to help pull the faltering U.S. economy out of recession. 美国总统当选人奥巴马提出一个8000亿美

VOA双语新闻：俄罗斯周二恢复向欧洲输送天然气

The delivery of Russian natural gas is expected to resume Tuesday morning after Ukraine, Russia and the European Union signed a protocol allowing observers to monitor pipelines that transport the fuel across Ukraine. Moscow and Kyiv came to an agreem

VOA双语新闻：英国敦促以巴在加沙停火

British Foreign Secretary David Miliband says it is in everyone's interest to see the U.N. Security Council resolution on Gaza implemented as soon as possible. 英国外交大臣米利班德说，尽快落实联合国安理会的加沙决议案，符合

VOA双语新闻：布什在告别记者会上为其政绩辩护

U.S. President George Bush defended his record in office and wished his successor well as he went before reporters for a farewell news conference. 美国总统布什在白宫举行告别记者会时为他执政期间的政绩进行辩护，并祝福他

VOA双语新闻：美敦促以巩固完善加沙人道通道

The United States said it is pressing Israel to expand the terms of its temporary cease-fires in Gaza to allow greater access for humanitarian aid to the besieged area. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is continuing to lead U.S. cease-fire diploma

VOA双语新闻：联合国援助机构暂停在加沙救援活

The U.N. relief agency has suspended operations in Gaza because of the danger posed by Israeli military action. The decision was made as Israel pressed its air and ground offensive amid a rising civilian death toll and international efforts to halt t

VOA双语新闻：美国会民主党人阐述主要议事日程

A day after a new Democratic-led U.S. Congress was sworn in, lawmakers are focusing on an ambitious agenda. Senate Democratic leaders Wednesday outlined their priorities, which range from passing an economic stimulus plan to addressing new global thr

VOA双语新闻：美英法阿盟外长继续谋求加沙停火

Foreign ministers from the United States, Britain, France and the Arab League met separately and together behind closed doors at the United Nations Wednesday, seeking an end to nearly two weeks of deadly fighting in the Gaza Strip. After hours of tal

VOA双语新闻：俄不向乌克兰输天然气 苦了欧洲

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has approved a halt to all deliveries of Russian natural gas to Ukraine. Earlier, Ukraine shut all four of its pipelines that ship the fuel to Europe. 俄罗斯总理普京批准停止俄罗斯向乌克兰输送的所有天

VOA双语新闻：世界粮食署评加沙每天停火三小时

The U.N. World Food Program says Israel's decision to hold its fire for three hours a day in Gaza City will help ease the plight of the conflict-stricken population. The WFP says more is needed. 联合国世界粮食计划署表示，以色列有关每

VOA双语新闻：非洲人对奥巴马即将就任期待不同

People around the world are looking forward to the inauguration of Barack Obama on January 20 as president of the United States. Many hope he will bring change to a world they believe is in crisis. For others, Mr. Obama's ancestral roots in Africa me