美国有线新闻 CNN 默克尔第4次连任德国总理 飓风玛丽亚重创波多黎各

There's a chance taking place in Germany's government. For the first time in almost 60 years, a right wing nationalist party has won seats in the nation's parliament. What won't change? The country's leader. Chancellor Angela Merkel will keep her job

VOA双语新闻：奥尔默特：以巴和平须靠重大让步

Outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says Israel will have to give up virtually all of the land it captured in the 1967 Arab-Israeli War if it wants peace with the Palestinians. Mr. Olmert, now serving as interim prime minister, made his remar

VOA双语新闻：联合国：亚丁湾人口偷渡最近增加

UNHCR reports at least 52 Somalis died when the boat smuggling them across the Gulf of Aden to Yemen broke down, leaving them adrift with no food or water for 18 days. The UNHCR says this latest tragedy coincides with a recent upsurge in people smugg

VOA双语新闻：布什促国会迅速通过金融救市计划

U.S. President George Bush is urging Congress to move quickly to pass the $700 billion financial rescue package unveiled Sunday. Mr. Bush says it is an extraordinary agreement to deal with an extraordinary problem in the economy. 布什总统敦促国会

VOA双语新闻：大马士革汽车炸弹炸死至少17人

A car bomb has exploded in the Syrian capital, Damascus, killing at least 17 people and wounding 14 others. The target of the blast was not immediately clear. 叙利亚首都大马士革发生汽车炸弹爆炸事件，造成至少17人死亡，14人受

VOA双语新闻：美议员继续讨论挽救金融业计划

U.S. lawmakers are continuing talks on a massive rescue plan for America's struggle financial services industry. U.S. President George Bush is facing opposition from members of his own party who object to the cost of the plan. 美国国会议员们继续

VOA双语新闻：新德里闹市炸弹爆炸 一儿童丧生

Top Indian intelligence and security officials were summoned by the Home Minister for an emergency meeting following another fatal bomb blast in the Indian capital. Police say one child died and at least 18 other people were injured in the Saturday a

VOA双语新闻：麦凯恩、奥巴马辩论会上激烈交锋

The two major party candidates for president of the United States, Republican Senator John McCain and Democrat Senator Barack Obama met in a spirited debate over the financial crisis and foreign policy Friday at the University of Mississippi. The two

VOA双语新闻：布什首次会见巴国新总统扎尔达里

President Bush has met for the first time with Pakistan's new president, Asif Ali Zardari. The meeting came just days after a terrorist attack on an Islamabad hotel that claimed dozens of lives. 布什总统首次会见巴基斯坦新总统扎尔达里

VOA双语新闻：美国会和民众对救市计划心有疑虑

Markets made moderate gains Thursday on news that congressional leaders had agreed in principle to a bailout plan for troubled firms on Wall Street. But a White House meeting later in the day highlighted work that still needs to be done to reach a fi

VOA双语新闻：麦凯恩奥巴马对暂停竞选各有立场

Presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama are taking a rare break from the campaign trail to join President Bush and congressional leaders at the White House for a meeting on the U.S. financial crisis. McCain and Obama are scheduled for th

VOA双语新闻：布什对以巴达成和平协议充满希望

U.S. President George Bush says he is still hopeful that an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement can be reached. Mr. Bush spoke during talks at the White House with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. 美国总统布什说，他对以色列与巴勒斯

VOA双语新闻：美国总统候选人辩论的历史和作用

On Friday, presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain are scheduled to hold the first of three debates ahead of November's election. Presidential debates have often played a crucial role in U.S. election campaigns in the past. 美国总统候

VOA双语新闻：布什相信国会能批准救助金融计划

U.S. President George Bush says he is confident that Congress will agree on a robust plan to bailout America's troubled financial sector. There is strong opposition to the president's $700 billion rescue plan among lawmakers. 美国总统布什表示，

VOA双语新闻：北韩终止国际社会对其核设施监督

North Korea has taken dramatic steps toward fulfilling its threat to resume production of nuclear weapons material. 北韩朝着实现其恢复生产核武器材料的威胁采取了极端的步骤。 The International Atomic Agency, or IAEA, confirm

VOA双语新闻：美两党议员：对金融计划审慎行事

As key U.S. financial officials testified before a Senate committee on Tuesday, Bush administration officials were on Capitol Hill trying to allay concerns and press for action on the $700 billion financial bailout plan. Majority Democrats report pro

VOA双语新闻：美国“华盛顿互惠银行”宣布破产

As U.S. lawmakers grappled over a $700 billion dollar bank bailout plan, one of the nation's largest banks - Washington Mutual Incorporated - collapsed under the weight of its enormous bad bets on the U.S. mortgage market. What is seen as the largest

VOA双语新闻：韩国：北韩恢复核活动只导致孤立

South Korea's chief diplomat says a diplomatic process aimed at getting rid of North Korea's nuclear weapons is at risk if Pyongyang continues on its current path. The North's moves to resume activity at its main nuclear reactor could end up isolatin

VOA双语新闻：欧洲焦虑等待美国金融救市协议

Europe waits nervously as lawmakers in Washington continue to wrangle over a $700 billion rescue package for U.S. financial institutions. Talks between the Bush administration and congressional negotiators continue Friday after reportedly contentious

VOA双语新闻：美国金融救助方案仍在讨论

U.S. congressional leaders have resumed talks on a $700 billion financial rescue package. The difficult talks resumed after the negotiators agreed to consider proposals from House Republicans, whose opposition to a White House backed plan had threate