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

VOA双语新闻：斯瓦特山谷采访：“不接受停火”

Military commanders in Pakistan say that an anti-Taliban offensive in and around the northwestern Swat valley has recaptured a large swath of territory after destroying terrorist bases and killing hundreds of militants. 巴基斯坦军事指挥官说，

VOA双语新闻：美政界人士激烈辩论关塔那摩问题

The U.S. Congress may be on holiday recess this week, but the debate over the Obama administration's plans to close the Guantanamo detention center continues. The topic dominated the Sunday news interview programs broadcast each week on major America

VOA双语新闻：阿富汗巴基斯坦伊朗总统举行峰会

The leaders of Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to open their future meetings to other parties, which could include the United States. The tri-partite summit was held in Tehran. 伊朗、巴基斯坦和阿富汗三国领导人一致同意允许

VOA双语新闻：以内阁会议讨论遏制定居点问题

A U.S. demand to curb settlement activity topped the agenda at Israel's weekly Cabinet meeting. The government is divided over the issue, as we hear from 美国要求以色列遏制定居点活动的问题成为以色列每周例行内阁会议的主题

VOA双语新闻：俄罗斯经济下滑幅度超过预期

President Dmitri Medvedev says Russia's economy is declining more than expected, resulting in the country's first federal budget deficit in ten years. Mr. Medvedev is also warning the government not to plan on higher prices for oil and other Russian

VOA双语新闻：奥巴马总统谴责北韩进行核试验

U.S. President Barack Obama has condemned North Korea's latest nuclear test, saying the international community must stand up to Pyongyang. Mr. Obama says North Korea's actions endanger its neighbors, and are a blatant violation of international law.

VOA双语新闻：教皇结束中东之旅发表和平信息

Pope Benedict XVI has wrapped up his visit to the Holy Land with a message of hope for peace. The pope left Tel Aviv Friday following a five-day journey to Israel and the Palestinian territories in which he pledged support for Palestinian statehood,

VOA双语新闻：俄罗斯草根组织齐心协力反腐败

A group of private Russian citizens is seeking to establish a network of corruption victims as a means of advancing President Dmitri Medvedev's plans to battle the country's oppressive bureaucracy and courts. Participants at an organizational meeting

VOA双语新闻：奥巴马：美国在必要关头才会参战

U.S. President Barack Obama is promising new Navy and Marine Corps officers that he will only send young Americans into battle when it is absolutely necessary. The president spoke Friday to the graduating class of the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis,

VOA双语新闻：国会参院通过补充性战争开支法案

The U.S. Senate has approved a $91 billion package that will continue funding the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and provide assistance to Pakistan by a vote 86-3 late Thursday. The measure will have to be reconciled with a House-passed version before