VOA双语新闻：津候任副部长遭起诉被控拥有武器

Zimbabwe's unity government's designated deputy agriculture minister Roy Bennett has been charged with possessing weaponry, banditry, and attempting to commit terrorism, in a court in Mutare in eastern Zimbabwe. Roy Bennett is also being charged with

VOA双语新闻：美两汽车商要求政府再注巨资救生

Two US automakers say they need billions more of government money in order to survive. 美国两家汽车制造商表示，他们需要政府再提供数十亿美元的帮助，才能生存下去。 General Motors and Chrysler say they need billions

VOA双语新闻：英国首相促20国峰会前迅速行动

In his monthly news conference, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown laid out the groundwork he feels must be done before the important Group of 20 economic summit April 2 in London. Mr. Brown said global cooperation is key to speed the recovery from

VOA双语新闻：美联储：今年经济可能收缩1.3%

World markets were mostly lower on Wednesday amid more dire U.S. economic news and a move by Germany to facilitate bank nationalization. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up one-tenth of a percent, while other U.S. indexes were just slightly lower

VOA双语新闻：盖茨敦促北约加大援助阿富汗努力

The day after President Obama approved the deployment of 17,000 additional U.S. troops for Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said he will ask NATO allies to also send more troops to help provide security for the country's presidential and p

VOA双语新闻：联合国成员国即将讨论安理会改革

United Nations member states met informally on Thursday to begin talks on key issues of reforming the body's powerful Security Council. Many countries want to see the 15-member council expanded to include broader regional representation and additiona

VOA双语新闻：美国参加反种族歧视大会预备会谈

State Department officials say they are still skeptical about whether a U.N.-sponsored conference against racism set for April in Geneva can be a constructive exercise. The United States walked out of the initial conference on the subject in South Af

VOA双语新闻：茨万吉拉伊寻求外援西方国家拒绝

Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has asked South Africa for short-term financial assistance to get his government and the public service working again. Mr. Tsvangirai first unsuccessfully sought assistance from Western donor nations. 津巴布

VOA双语新闻：盖茨：北约国家将增加对阿投入

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says in the wake of the new U.S. decision to sharply increase its troop presence in Afghanistan, 20 countries have decided to boost their contributions to that counterinsurgency effort, too, but not all the increas

VOA双语新闻：内塔尼亚胡受命出任以下届总理

Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose party came in second in national elections last week, is in line to return to power. 前以色列总理内塔尼亚胡已预定将重返权力核心。他的政党在上星期的全国选举结果

VOA双语新闻：美国称仍致力于朝鲜半岛无核化

The State Department said Tuesday the complete dismantling of North Korea's nuclear program remains the goal of the Chinese-led six-party negotiations with Pyongyang. The comment followed an assertion by a leading U.S. academic that North Korea appea

VOA双语新闻：奥巴马走访佛州推广经济刺激计划

For the second straight day and less than a day after his first presidential news conference, President Barack Obama has traveled the United States, trying to build public support for his economic stimulus proposal. This time, he spoke and took quest

VOA双语新闻：奥巴马欢迎美参院通过经济刺激计

The U.S. Senate has passed an $838 billion economic stimulus bill, designed to create millions of new jobs and jolt the economy out of recession. President Barack Obama called the vote good news, but he cautioned there is more work to be done to turn

VOA双语新闻：美议员不满金融救助计划细节模糊

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner returned to the U.S. Congress Wednesday, a day after he announced the Obama administration's plan for continuing efforts to rescue the nation's ailing banking system. He faced lawmakers frustrated that few det

VOA双语新闻：美海军索马里海域抓获海盗嫌疑人

The U.S. Navy has captured nine more suspected pirates off the coast of Somalia, after they allegedly tried to board an Indian commercial ship. The same American ship took seven other men into custody Wednesday. 美国海军在索马里海域抓获了九

VOA双语新闻：美国国会准备就刺激经济计划投票

The U.S. Congress is poised to give final approval to President Barack Obama's economic stimulus plan, handing the new president a major political victory in his first few weeks in office. Mr. Obama waged a two-front campaign on behalf of the bill. 美

VOA双语新闻：奥巴马总统哀悼飞机失事遇难者

U.S. President Barack Obama has offered his condolences to the families and friends of the 50 people killed in Thursday night's plane crash near Buffalo, New York. Mr. Obama addressed the tragedy in a speech to business leaders. 美国总统奥巴马向

VOA双语新闻：经济学家质疑经济刺激计划效果

President Barack Obama scored his first major political victory with the passage of a $787-billion stimulus package, which he will sign into law this week. Although many economists now agree that a stimulus was needed to jolt the ailing economy, some

VOA双语新闻：阿富汗官员将参加美对阿战略评估

Afghan President Hamid Karzai says his government will participate in President Barack Obama's strategic review of the war in Afghanistan. Mr. Karzai announced the agreement after meeting with U.S. envoy Richard Holbrooke. 阿富汗总统卡尔扎伊说

VOA双语新闻：查韦斯赢得废除民选官员期限公投

President Hugo Chavez is celebrating victory in a referendum to end term limits for elected officials. The president's proposal passed with 54 percent of votes cast. The measure will allow Mr. Chavez to stay in power as long as he keeps winning elect