VOA双语新闻 ---小鹰号航母停靠香港象征意义重大

The Kitty Hawk is making its first visit to Hong Kong since Beijing refused to let the U.S. aircraft carrier drop anchor in the city last year. It is the last port call here for America's oldest active warship before it will be decommissioned. 美国小

VOA双语新闻 --- 布什称美国坚定支持乌格加入北约

U.S. President George W. Bush says he strongly supports a bid by Ukraine and Georgia to start the process of NATO membership. The comments came during a stop in Kyiv on his way to the NATO summit in Romania. 美国总统布什表示，他强力支持乌

VOA双语新闻 2008年2月：中国铁公路交通运输逐渐

Roads, railways and air traffic are slowly returning to normal in China, where the worst snowstorms in 50 years have stranded millions of travelers trying to get home for this week's Lunar New Year holiday. The severe weather also affected the shipme

VOA双语新闻 2008年2月：共和党总统候选人争做里

Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney accused rival John McCain of dirty tricks during a lively debate Wednesday evening. The Republican candidates squared off at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, each invoking

VOA双语新闻 2008年2月：Opposition Lawmaker Shot Dead

A second lawmaker with Kenya's opposition party has been shot dead in what police are describing as a crime of passion. The slaying has already sparked new protests and could add to the post-election chaos sweeping the country. 肯尼亚第二位反对

VOA双语新闻--以色列对美国威胁制裁作出愤怒反应

The stalled Middle East peace process is continuing to raise tensions between Israel and the United States. Israel says Washington is blaming the wrong party. 陷于停顿的中东和平进程正继续在以色列和美国之间造成紧张气氛。以

VOA双语新闻 --- 加沙激进分子越境枪杀以色列平民

Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip have carried out a deadly cross-border raid. The attack is likely to provoke Israeli retaliation. 加沙地带的巴勒斯坦激进分子越过以色列边界发动了一次猛烈的袭击。这次袭击可能会

VOA双语新闻 --- 尼泊尔投票选议会转型民主共和国

Millions of voters in Nepal braved threats of violence and harsh terrain to cast ballots in a historic election to choose a 601-member national assembly that is to write a constitution. The twice-delayed election is being closely monitored by tens of

VOA双语新闻 --- 穆斯林在雅加达抗议荷兰议员电影

Several dozen members of a hardline Islamic group held a demonstration outside the Dutch embassy in Jakarta to protest a film made by a right-wing Dutch lawmaker that accuses the Koran of inciting violence. 一个强硬派伊斯兰组织的几十名成

VOA双语新闻 --- 韩国指责北韩诽谤并制造紧张空气

South Korean officials have issued their first formal response to recent moves by North Korea, labeling some of the North's recent statements inappropriate. The exchange comes as high-level American and South Korean envoys warn time is running out in

VOA双语新闻 ---克林顿在宾州初选中较大优势获胜

Senator Hillary Clinton has kept her presidential bid alive with a nearly 10-point victory over Senator Barack Obama in Tuesday's crucial Pennsylvania primary. The victory is a boost for Senator Clinton, but she still trails Senator Barack Obama in t

VOA双语新闻 ---美议员起草法案要伊承担更多战费

A group of Democratic and Republican senators have begun drafting legislation that would require Iraq to fund more of the war costs that Americans are now paying. 一些民主党和共和党议员开始起草一项法案，要求伊拉克承担更多的

VOA双语新闻 ---奥巴马在宾州初选中与克林顿对决

Democratic presidential contenders Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are headed for a crucial primary showdown in Pennsylvania on Tuesday. Clinton desperately needs a win to stay in the race, while Obama hopes a good showing will solidify his status a

VOA双语新闻 ---六大国上海讨论伊朗问题未有突破

Major powers meeting in China to discuss the Iran nuclear issue, ended their latest round of talks without agreement on a new proposal aimed at re-starting stalled talks with Tehran. 世界主要强国在中国讨论伊朗核问题，最后一轮会谈

VOA双语新闻 --- 白宫为布什出席奥运会的立场辩护

White House officials say President Bush will go to the Beijing Olympics as a sports fan, and will raise U.S. concerns with Chinese leaders in private. The president's chief national security advisor says a boycott might do more harm than good. 白宫官

VOA双语新闻 --- 世卫组织说气候变化危害人类健康

The World Health Organization says climate change endangers human health and developing countries will be most at risk from the increasing spread of disease. The organization is marking World Health Day with a global call to action to help countries

VOA双语新闻 --- 彼得雷乌斯建议无限期暂停美撤军

The top U.S. military commander in Iraq and the U.S. ambassador told Congress Tuesday that progress in Iraq is fragile and reversible, and called for continuing U.S. commitment, including an open-ended pause in U.S. troop withdrawals after the last o

VOA双语新闻 2008年2月：East Timor President Wounded

The President of East Timor, Jose Ramos-Horta, has been shot and wounded in attack by rebel soldiers at his home in the capital Dili, an army spokesman said. A fugitive renegade soldier who has been blamed for recent unrest in the fledgling nation wa

VOA双语新闻 2008年2月：美亚特兰蒂斯号航天飞机

Atlantis lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Thursday, carrying seven astronauts and a European built research module. The launch follows a two-month delay needed to fix a problem in the fuel gauge on the shuttle's external fuel tank

VOA双语新闻 2008年2月：格莱美颁奖 怀恩豪斯获五

British pop star Amy Winehouse led the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles Sunday, winning five of the music industry's top honors. The singer was absent from the ceremony, but took part by satellite from London. 英国通俗歌星艾米.怀恩豪斯星期天