VOA双语新闻 Major Role for Diplomacy

U.S. legislators and members of the September 11 Commission say American diplomacy will have a major role in preventing future terrorist attacks on the United States. 美国国会议员及9-11恐怖袭击事件调查委员会委员们说， 美国的外

VOA双语新闻 US Job Growth Surprises Forecasters

A stronger than expected U.S. jobs report sent Wall Street stocks higher Friday amid growing optimism that higher oil prices have not stalled the recovering U.S. economy. 比预期强劲的美国就业报告星期五推动美国股票以较大幅度向

VOA双语新闻 Six-Nation Nuclear Talks

The president of the U.N. General Assembly has told South Korea's president in Seoul that North Korea urgently wants to resume talks on dismantling its nuclear weapons program. But Jean Ping, just returning from Pyongyang, says the North still has co

VOA双语新闻 Ukraine Vote

President Bush says if new elections are held in Ukraine they must be fair, open and free of any foreign influence. Mr. Bush insists the will of the Ukrainian people must be known and heard. 美国总统布什说，如果乌克兰重新举行选举，这

VOA双语新闻 Shortage of Vehicle Armor

Bush administration officials continue to react to a complaint from an American soldier headed for Iraq that U.S. forces deployed for battle there are not getting the vehicle armor they need to protect themselves from attacks. The issue came up durin

VOA双语新闻 UN Agency to Halt Food Aid to China

The United Nations food agency has announced it will terminate its assistance to increasingly prosperous China. China says it will increase its own foreign aid budget, as it shifts gears from aid recipient to aid donor. 联合国粮食计划署宣布，

VOA双语新闻 Bush Awards Presidential Medals of Freedom

President Bush has awarded America's highest civilian honor to three men who were instrumental in the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. 美国总统布什把美国非军人最高荣誉奖章授予了三个在伊拉克战争中曾起到关键作用的美国人

VOA双语新闻 Nobel Prize Laureate

The winner of this year's Nobel Peace Prize, Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai, is in New York to call attention to her message linking environmental protection and peace. 今年的诺贝尔和平奖得主、肯尼亚的环境保护人士旺加里

VOA双语新闻 Bush Launches Fundraising Drive

President Bush has launched a nationwide fundraising effort to encourage private contributions for relief groups helping those affected by the devastating earthquake and tsunami in the Indian Ocean. 布什总统正式启动了一项全国性的筹款活

VOA双语新闻 Bush says Americans Understand his Stand on I

President Bush says American voters ratified his stand on Iraq when they re-elected him in November, and there is no need to hold officials accountable for any miscalculations or mistakes in judgment either before or after the invasion. The comments

VOA双语新闻 Damaged US Nuclear Sub Returns to Guam

A U.S. Navy nuclear-powered attack submarine, under heavy escort, has arrived back at its home port of Guam after a fatal accident at sea. 美国旧金山号核动力攻击潜艇在发生致命事故以后，在严密的护航之下返回在关岛的基

VOA双语新闻 One Month After Tsunami

Almost one month after a deadly tsunami struck the shores of a dozen Indian Ocean countries, estimates of the dead and injured are running as high as 290,000. The biggest relief operation ever mounted continues to feed and shelter the survivors, and

VOA双语新闻 India to Attend G-7 Meeting for First Time

India is set to attend the forthcoming finance meeting of the Group of Seven leading industrial nations in London. India's presence at the meeting reflects its rise on the world economic stage. 印度准备参加即将在伦敦举行的由全球工业最

VOA双语新闻 Rice Discusses Human Rights

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is raising the prospect of new U.S. sanctions against Syria following the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. She spoke after a meeting late Tuesday with Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Ab

VOA双语新闻 China Shuts More Than 12,000 Internet Cafes

Chinese officials on Monday said they shut down 12,575 Internet cafes between October and December of last year, as part of what the government calls a campaign to protect children from violent games and pornography. Officials said most of the locati

VOA双语新闻 Iraqi Forces Must Protect Themselves

The general who commands all U.S. military operations in the Middle East says the new Iraqi army is responsible for protecting its own facilities, such as police stations and recruiting centers that have frequently been hit by insurgent bombs. 指挥美

VOA双语新闻 WFP: China Ends Need for Food Aid

The World Food Program has made its last shipment of grain to China - a sign that the country's drive over the past 30 years to feed itself has paid off. But, there still are worries about China's harvest. 世界粮食计划署向中国运送了最后一

VOA双语新闻 London Police on High Alert

About 6,000 London police officers are guarding the city's mass transit network Thursday, precisely four weeks after a four-man team of British Muslim suicide bombers killed themselves and 52 passengers on subway trains and a bus. 英国星期四出动

VOA双语新闻 US Says 'Clock is Ticking' for Iran

A senior U.S. official says Iran should comply with a resolution passed by the International Atomic Energy Agency and freeze all uranium-enrichment activities. A major international conference on nuclear security is in progress in Vienna. 一位美国高

VOA双语新闻 - 雷纳德为废物着迷

Annie Leonard has dedicated herself to changing America's throw-away culture. The Berkeley, California resident has been obsessed with stuff for more than 20 years - both good stuff that is thrown out and toxic stuff that poisons the planet and its p