VOA双语新闻 - 巴勒斯坦：定居点建设结束前不和

Middle East peace talks remain in crisis after a decision by the Palestinian leadership. 在巴勒斯坦领导层就定居点问题做出回应决定之后，中东和谈依然面临危机。 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas gathered leaders of th

VOA双语新闻 - 美国教育被指埋没优秀年轻人

A new report from a government advisory panel says U.S. education is failing many of America's best and brightest young people. 美国一个政府顾问小组最近发表报告指出，美国的教育正在辜负美国很多出类拔萃的年轻人。

VOA双语新闻 - 美国国会中期选举与两党基本票源

In 2008, then-Senator Barack Obama won the U.S. presidency in large part because of strong voter turnout from young people, minorities, women and independents. For this year's midterm congressional elections, analysts say that Democrats need to motiv

VOA双语新闻 - 美国国会中期选举竞争激烈

Recent public opinion surveys suggest that Democrats might be narrowing the gap with Republicans in the battle for control of Congress in the November 2 midterm elections. The latest poll from The Washington Post and ABC News shows Republicans leadin

VOA双语新闻 - 克林顿继续呼吁俄罗斯从格鲁吉亚

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has renewed the U.S. call for a withdrawal of Russian forces from Georgia under the accords that ended the two countries' brief war in 2008. 美国国务卿克林顿再次呼吁俄罗斯按照一项协议从格鲁吉亚

VOA双语新闻 - 联合国天津气候会议仍无共识迹象

United Nations talks on climate change are nearing a close with no clear consensus yet in sight. The meeting is aimed at laying the groundwork for progress at a major climate change meeting in Mexico later this year. 联合国在天津举行的气候变

VOA双语新闻 - 印度尼西亚即将步入经济大国行列

Some economists say Indonesia is poised to become an emerging economic power similar to China and India. Economic growth slowed slightly during the worst of the global economic crisis, but now it is again expanding at a rate of over six percent a yea

VOA双语新闻 - 新方法可预测早产儿健康问题

Premature babies face a variety of health risks. Some preemies do just fine, but others face major challenges. 早产儿面临各种健康风险。有些早产儿情况不错，但有些就会出现严重的健康问题。 Doctors and nurses who care

VOA双语新闻 - 中国邀请美国国防部长盖茨明年访

At the ASEAN Defense Ministers meeting in Hanoi, Chinese Minister of Defense Liang Guanglie invited his U.S. counterpart Defense Secretary Robert Gates to visit China, in what seems like an easing of military tensions in the region. Diplomacy appears

VOA双语新闻 - 阿富汗和平委员会开始与塔利班官

Officials with Afghanistan's new peace council say they are in the early stages of beginning a process to negotiate peace with Taliban militants. This comes a day after the commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, General David Petraeus, sai

VOA双语新闻 - 首尔20国集团峰会保安严密

South Korea plans an unprecedented peace-time mobilization of soldiers and police to minimize any trouble when it plays host to the leaders of the world's top 20 economies next month. South Korea's military, coast guard and police said they are prepa

VOA双语新闻 - 民调：阿拉伯裔美国人大都支持民

Just one month before the 2010 midterm elections, a new public opinion poll shows that Arab-American voters favor Democrats over Republicans by a wide margin. The survey also finds that discrimination against Arab Americans appears to be on the rise.

VOA双语新闻 - 美中关系将是克林顿亚洲之行重点

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton embarks Wednesday on a two-week Asian tour that will take her to Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, Australia and China. The trip is expected to bolster Washington's ties with Asian all

VOA双语新闻 - 败血病对肥胖症患者更具威胁

Sepsis is a severe infection that can often be fatal, particularly in obese patients. Now, a new study suggests why obese patients are at greater risk and suggests a possible new approach to treatment. 败血病是一种非常严重的感染，很多时

VOA双语新闻 - 法国工人誓言继续抗议新的退休法

Strikes continue in France and the country is bracing for another day of demonstrations next Thursday over a new retirement reform bill that the country's Senate passed on Friday. President Nicolas Sarkozy is expected to sign the bill into law soon. 法

VOA双语新闻 - 法国辩论退休制度改革 罢工骚乱继

Unrest continues in France as the government debates a reform to France's retirement system that has sparked more than a week of action targeting transport. Demonstrators blocked access to Marseille airport and continue to block fuel depots halting g

VOA双语新闻 - 印度黄金市场购销两旺

Record high prices of gold have failed to dent its consumption in India the world's largest market for the precious metal. 黄金价格一再飙升并没有削弱印度民众购买力。印度是贵金属黄金在全球最大的市场。 R.K. Garg, 5

VOA双语新闻 - 中国加息引起市场震荡

Stocks in Hong Kong and Japan fell and the U.S. dollar rose a day after China raised interest rates for the first time since December 2007. Economists interpret the move as a sign that authorities are taking a more aggressive stance against inflation

VOA双语新闻 - 报告：浪费食品就是浪费能源

Americans waste more energy in the food they throw away, than Switzerland or Sweden consume in a year. Researchers at the University of Texas, Austin say that points to a painless way to save energy: stop wasting food. 美国德克萨斯大学奥斯丁