VOA双语新闻 - 非政府组织力促政府采取减排行动

Representatives from more than 190 nations are attending the United Nations Climate Change Conference in the Mexican resort of Cancun. They're trying to reach accords on a number of issues but are leaving a comprehensive, legally binding agreement fo

VOA双语新闻 - 公民外交有助解决重大问题

The U.S. Center for Citizen Diplomacy says individual Americans have the right and responsibility to help shape U.S. foreign relations. This month, it hosted a summit in Washington with the goal of getting more Americans to do just that. 美国公民外

VOA双语新闻 - 无家可归儿童的圣诞派对

Christmas is a festive time, especially for children. Families gather to celebrate the holidays with delicious meals and wrapped gifts. But for children whose families have no home of their own, Christmas can be a sad time. 圣诞节是个欢快的时光

VOA双语新闻 - 哈西娜以压倒多数赢得孟加拉大选

The Awami League, led by former prime minister Sheik Hasina, has gained a clear majority of the parliamentary seats in Bangladesh's election. International observers are preliminarily deeming the election fair, which came after a two-year period of e

VOA双语新闻 - 在中亚，中国正在取代俄罗斯

The vendor is Chinese, the products are Chinese, but the market is here in Almaty, capital of Kazakhstan, the most prosperous of Central Asia's five stans, or former Soviet Republics. 这位摊贩是中国人，卖的也是中国货，但市场却在哈

VOA双语新闻 - 美欧施压伊朗存在分歧

The U.S. administration is warning Iran against pursuing a nuclear weapons program, which it calls a threat to international security. But Washington and its European allies differ on how best to pressure Iran to stop. U.S. officials say Iran is purs

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：美科学家研究蜜蜂数量减少的原因

Volunteers equipped with nothing more than digital cameras are taking part in an unusual bee hunt. 一些只带着数码相机的义工正在参与一项不寻常的环境研究。 It's part of an environmental study that has amateur photographers do

VOA双语新闻：奥巴马在中期选举前为经济政策辩

U.S. President Barack Obama is concluding a three-day, five-state trip around the country, defending his administration's progress in repairing the economy. Support for the president's economic plan is fading as mid-term elections for Congress get cl

VOA双语新闻：朝鲜半岛纪念日据100周年

A brass band played martial tunes under a tent in pouring rain at a civic event marking the date 100 years ago that Korea formally came under Japanese rule. 瓢泼大雨中，铜管乐队在一个帐篷下演奏军乐，纪念朝鲜半岛100年前正式

VOA双语新闻：英国外相：继续在阿富汗战斗

British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said Wednesday that his country is determined to carry on with its combat mission in Afghanistan despite a rise in casualties and skepticism in domestic opinion polls. Miliband discussed the Afghan situation a

VOA双语新闻：中美就能源问题在北京会谈

Two high-ranking U.S. officials say several days of meetings with Chinese leaders on energy cooperation have been successful and productive. 美国两名高级官员说，这几天和中国领导人就能源合作问题举行的会谈是成功和富有

VOA双语新闻2008年：奥巴马盼肯尼迪的支持有助他

Senator Barack Obama is hoping for a boost in his quest for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination after getting the endorsement of one of the party's elder statesmen, Senator Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts. 美国联邦参议员奥巴马希望民

VOA双语新闻2008年：Australian Foreign Minister

Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith has made his first official trip to Washington to meet U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. During his visit, Smith made clear that the new Australian government will go ahead with its plan to withdraw i

VOA双语新闻 ---美韩讨论北韩核问题

The U.S. and South Korean envoys to the six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear program held talks in Washington late Monday on possible next steps in the disarmament process. A senior U.S. diplomat was in Pyongyang last week. 参加北韩核项目问

VOA双语新闻：联合国为印度洪水灾民提供援助

The U.N. Children's Fund is springing into action with aid as India's Bihar State faces the worst floods in 50 years. UNICEF says severe floods have destroyed almost one-quarter of a million homes affecting at least 1.25 million people in the norther

VOA双语新闻 --- 日本宣布对北韩经济制裁延长半年

Japan has extended economic sanctions against North Korea, citing the reclusive country's lack of progress on an international nuclear disarmament agreement. The extension of sanctions comes as six-party nuclear talks continue to stall. 日本延长了

VOA双语新闻：俄会对乌克兰支持格鲁吉亚报复？

The former Soviet republics of Georgia and Ukraine are allies engaged in similar attempts to establish democratic rule, to join NATO and realign themselves with the West, much to the displeasure of Russia. During the conflict in Georgia, Ukrainian Pr

VOA双语新闻：美国民主党人寻求鼎力支持奥巴马

The Democratic Party is seeking to rally support behind Barack Obama during its nominating convention, which opens Monday in Denver, Colorado. His wife Michelle, in an opening night speech, is expected to spotlight Senator Obama's unusual life story.

VOA双语新闻：奥巴马若当选将如何改变外交政策

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has pledged, if elected, to focus on diplomatic engagement and mend ties frayed by the war in Iraq and other unpopular Bush administration policies. 美国民主党总统候选人巴拉克.奥巴马承诺说