VOA双语新闻：鱼油补充剂也许有助于防癌

Fish oil supplements are a popular way to increase the intake of omega-3 fatty acids, which are thought to have a wide range of beneficial effects, particularly for cardiovascular health. But are they effective in preventing cancer? A new study sugge

VOA双语新闻：伊朗官员排除与美国对话可能

Top Iranian leaders and officials say they have no intention of conducting negotiations with the United States. Meanwhile, a strike by merchants appears to be continuing in several Iranian cities. Although top Iranian leaders say they will not negoti

VOA双语新闻：BP称已止漏油 奥巴马对此谨慎乐观

President Obama has described as a positive sign BP's statement that oil has, at least temporarily, stopped leaking into the Gulf of Mexico from the Deepwater Horizon well site. President commented briefly on the issue after returning from a visit to

VOA双语新闻：驻阿美军最高指挥官被召回华盛顿

An Obama administration official says the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan has been summoned to Washington to explain his controversial comments about President Barack Obama and members of his administration in a recent interview. Also, Britain's sp

VOA双语新闻：澳大利亚悼念坠机身亡的矿业总裁

Australia is mourning the deaths of several mining executives, including billionaire tycoon Ken Talbot, in a plane crash in West Africa. The entire management board of Sundance Resources was wiped out in the accident, leaving the company in crisis. 澳

VOA双语新闻：俄总统访奥巴马前先参观硅谷

Russian President Dmitri Medvedev will be in the United States in the next few days. His visit will focus on economic and trade matters. 俄罗斯总统梅德韦杰夫即将来美国访问，这次访问重点将集中在经济和贸易方面。 The

VOA双语新闻：北约行动取得进展 但重大挑战犹存

NATO defense ministers say progress is being made in Afghanistan despite tough resistance from the Taliban insurgency. 北约成员国的国防部长们说，阿富汗行动正在取得进展，尽管北约部队遇到塔利班叛乱分子的顽固抵抗

VOA双语新闻：印度复审针对工业灾难的更严格法

The Indian government is looking at the need for tougher laws to deal with industrial disasters, amid outrage in India about punishment meted out for the 1984 deadly gas leak in Bhopal from a Union Carbide-owned chemical plant. Thousands of people we

VOA双语新闻：20国财长：经济复苏需各国积极合作

Financial chiefs of the world's leading economies have wrapped up a gathering in South Korea with wary optimism about the future, and a call for coordinated efforts to sustain growth. 世界主要经济体的财政部长以对未来审慎乐观的态度

VOA双语新闻：奥巴马提名国防情报负责人

U.S. President Barack Obama has chosen the Defense Department's head of intelligence to oversee the nation's 16 intelligence agencies. Retired Air Force General James Clapper is the president's choice to be the new Director of National Intelligence. 美

VOA双语新闻：欧盟与俄罗斯讨论经济和国际关系

Russia and the European Union have concluded a summit that focused on economic and trade issues, but failed to reach agreement on visa-free travel for Russian citizens in Europe. Both sides are also calling for an impartial investigation into Monday'

VOA双语新闻--奥巴马告诫华尔街：别跟金融改革作

Comparing the U.S. economy to a house on shifting sands, President Barack Obama has appealed to the U.S. financial industry to support reforms he describes as vital to avoiding another economic collapse. The president spoke in New York. 美国总统奥

VOA双语新闻：BP寻求新选择封堵破损油井

Oil company BP is considering a so-called static kill to seal off its damaged Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico, even as plans go forward to complete a relief well nearby. The plan would have to be approved by U.S. government officials who are worki

VOA双语新闻--奥巴马说华尔街仍急需改革

U.S. President Barack Obama says reforms are urgently needed in the financial industry, to prevent a repeat of the crisis that devastated the nation's economy. The Senate is debating a financial overhaul bill. 美国总统奥巴马说，金融业急需

VOA双语新闻--据报以色列将停止东耶路撒冷建设

Israel could be making a concession aimed at breaking the deadlock in the Middle East peace process. 以色列可能为打破中东和平进程僵局作出让步。 Officials in the Jerusalem Municipality say Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has qui

VOA双语新闻：菲律宾选民踊跃参加总统选举投票

Despite long delays caused by new automated voting machines, millions of Filipinos have headed to the polls to choose a new president. 成百上千万选民从一大早就前往投票站参加投票。由于新的自动投票机出现故障，他们不

VOA双语新闻：美无人驾驶机在巴基斯坦致24人丧生

Two U.S. missile strikes Tuesday in Pakistan's semi-autonomous tribal region of North Waziristan killed at least 24 suspected militants. 美国无人驾驶飞机发射的导弹在巴基斯坦西北部与阿富汗接壤的瓦济里斯坦地区导致至少

VOA双语新闻：奥巴马对漏油事故肇事公司反应愤

U.S. President Barack Obama is angrily blasting oil industry officials who he says are failing to accept blame for the massive oil spill into the Gulf of Mexico. The president says all parties need to take responsibility, including the government. 美国

VOA双语新闻：奥巴马呼吁美国参议院通过金融改

President Barack Obama is urging the U.S. Senate to pass his financial reform legislation. The president says the bill will protect consumers, banks and the financial system. 奥巴马总统正在敦促美国参议院通过他的金融改革议案。奥

VOA双语新闻：美国国务卿在上海强调美中贸易关

On the eve of high-level economic and political talks between the United States and China, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton highlighted the importance of strong economic and trade ties to both countries during a visit to China's commercial cap