VOA双语新闻 - 全球气候变化会议在哥本哈根开幕

The U.N. Climate Change conference opened in Copenhagen, Denmark Monday with some 15,000 delegates and observers from nearly 200 countries attending what is being billed the last best chance for an agreement to combat global warming. 联合国气候变

VOA双语新闻 - 美阿：阿富汗需要国际社会长期承

Afghan President Hamid Karzai says it could take 20 years for Afghanistan to be able to pay for its own security, although he has said he hopes his new army and police force will be able to take over security control in five years. President Karzai s

VOA双语新闻 - 潘基文对哥本哈根峰会达成协议表

The U.N. Secretary-General says he is optimistic a climate-change agreement can be reached in Copenhagen that will include specific recommendations on key elements that will take effect immediately. Ban Ki-moon told reporters this conference must be

VOA双语新闻 - 欧洲领导人确定气候变化政策

As international negotiators continue climate change talks in Copenhagen, they are watching another European capital, Brussels, where European leaders are meeting Thursday and Friday to firm up their global warming policy. 就在国际谈判代表在哥

VOA双语新闻 - 北韩没承诺必然重返六方会谈

The top U.S. envoy on North Korean nuclear disarmament says he had good discussions in Pyongyang, but secured no formal commitment for the North to come back to negotiations. 解决北韩核问题的美国特使博茨沃斯说，他在平壤同北韩官

VOA双语新闻 - 中国经济持续增长面临挑战

As 2009 draws to a close, more signs show that China has weathered the global financial crisis and is on its way to even more robust growth. Economists, however, say some issues still weigh on the country's efforts to sustain growth. 2009年已经接近

VOA双语新闻 - 印度指责气候谈判缺乏进展

Officials are also maintaining India will keep to its hard-line stance of not compromising on what they call New Delhi's non-negotiable positions. 印度官员还坚持说，印度将维持其强硬姿态，也就是不会在他们所说的新德里方

VOA双语新闻 - 众院休会 两党就医保等分歧严重

Democrats and Republicans in the U.S. Congress engaged in procedural battles and traded allegations on Wednesday as lawmakers attempted to conclude work on legislative priorities near the end of the congressional session. Senate Republicans used proc

VOA双语新闻 - 年终报导：全球经济

Economists are forecasting a rosier 2010 for global finances than this year has been. But they warn that the economic recovery remains fragile and will not be led by the world's advanced industrialized nations. 经济学家们预测，2010年的全球金

VOA双语新闻 - 各国首脑即将聚首哥本哈根

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is attending the climate talks in Copenhagen. Before leaving for the Danish capital, he said rich and poor countries must stop pointing fingers and must press forward to reach a strong deal to combat climate change.

VOA双语新闻 - 俄罗斯计划助印度造四座核反应堆

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh says Russia will help his country build four new nuclear power plants. Mr. Singh made the announcement after meetings in Moscow with Russian President Dmitri Medvedev. 梅德韦杰夫说，俄罗斯与印度两国原

VOA双语新闻 - 美参院银行委员会批准伯南克提名

The Senate Banking Committee has voted to approve the nomination of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke for a second term as head of the U.S. central bank. The move paves the way for a vote by the full Senate in January. But the committee approval

VOA双语新闻 - 俄火车事故导致26人丧生疑为恐怖袭

Officials in Russia say a train crash that killed at least 26 people and injured at least 50 late Friday may have resulted from an attack. 俄罗斯官员说，星期五晚上的火车事故可能是由于袭击造成的，这次事故导致至少26人

VOA双语新闻 - 印度经济快速增长

India's economy grew by 7.9 percent in the three months through September - its fastest pace since last year's global financial crisis. India, along with several other Asian economies, is recovering from the global slowdown. 今年7到9月份，印度经

VOA双语新闻 - 北韩更换货币、大幅调高币值

North Korea has apparently revalued its currency, in a move that may be aimed at tightening domestic market activity. 北韩重新调整了其货币价值。此举可能是为了更加严格控制其国内市场活动。 South Korean media quoted unn

VOA双语新闻 - 中国和发展中国家在气候问题上达

China says it has reached a consensus on climate change with major developing countries that largely believe developed nations should bear most of the burden of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. 中国说，已经在环境变化问题上同一些重要

VOA双语新闻 - 伊朗威胁对国际原子能机构责难进

Iran's foreign ministry spokesman says Tehran plans to take legal action after being rebuked by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) over its nuclear program. 伊朗外交部发言人说，在其核项目招致国际原子能机构的责难之

VOA双语新闻 - 迪拜危机缓和 全球股市回升

The government-owned company, Dubai World, has reassured investors abroad by revealing details of its restructuring plans, nearly a week after hinting it may not have enough money to repay its debts. 由迪拜政府控股的迪拜世界集团公布了其

VOA双语新闻 - 博帕尔毒气泄露受害者苦等判决2

India is marking the 25th anniversary of the leak at the Union Carbide pesticide plant in the city of Bhopal. The victims have generally been left in a legal haze since the ill-fated night (Dec. 2, 1984) when a toxic-gas cloud spread across the centr

VOA双语新闻 - 北约一些国家表态向阿富汗增兵

NATO says at least 20 countries plan to increase their troop levels in Afghanistan, following U.S. President Barack Obama's announcement of a 30,000-troop boost to the war-torn nation. 北约表示，至少20个国家计划向阿富汗派驻更多部队