VOA双语新闻--伊朗核物理学家在德黑兰被炸死

An Iranian nuclear physicist has been killed by a remote-controlled bomb hidden in a motorcycle. Iranian prosecutor general Abbas Jaafar Dolatabadi is pointing the finger at Western intelligence agencies. A U.S. State Department spokesman called the

VOA双语新闻--奥巴马获诺贝尔和平奖引发争议

The awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to President Barack Obama fostered some controversy this year. 奥巴马总统在09年荣获诺贝尔和平奖，此事引发了一些争议。 The Nobel Committee cited President Obama for his extraordinary effo

VOA双语新闻 --- 美中举行研讨会商讨解决环境污染

Chinese and U.S. officials are working together to find ways to combat environmental problems. The two countries held their first joint workshop on environmental cooperation. 美国和中国官员正在共同努力寻求克服环境污染问题的途径

VOA双语新闻 --- Asia Battles Hike in Rice Prices

Grocery stores in Hong Kong have replenished rice supplies after panic buying nearly cleared the shelves. Concern is growing among Asian consumers that the region's staple food will no longer be affordable for low-income families. 香港各家食品杂

VOA双语新闻 --- 韩国官员对北韩的威胁未做出反应

South Korea is opting for a low public policy profile amid escalating tensions with North Korea. Seoul officials kept quiet, a day after Pyongyang threatened to turn the South into ashes. 韩国在与北韩日益紧张的关系问题上，选择在公开

VOA双语新闻 --- Embattled US Housing Chief Resigns

The top U.S. housing official, who is under criminal investigation, has announced he is resigning. 美国负责住房事务的最高官员宣布辞职。与此同时，他正在接受司法调查。 Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Ja

VOA双语新闻 --- 津官方结果显示执政党失去多数票

Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU-PF party has lost its majority in parliament according to the latest official result from the Zimbabwe Election Commission. This news follows an earlier announcement from the opposition Movement for Democratic Change that it be

VOA双语新闻 --- 叙利亚以色列分别演习提高警戒

Syria is beefing up security on its home front in a sign of escalating tension with Israel. There are war jitters on both sides of the border. 由于和以色列的紧张关系升级，叙利亚增强了后方的安全部署。叙以两国都出现了备

VOA双语新闻 ---欧佩克计划今后四年提高石油产量

OPEC Secretary General Abdalla Salem el-Badri says the cartel plans to boost its oil production targets by five million barrels a day by 2012. He was speaking on the final day of the International Energy Forum held in Rome. 石油输出国组织欧佩克

VOA双语新闻 ---油价为何如此高？答案似多种多样

Since the beginning of the decade, gasoline prices in the United States have roughly tripled, while the global price of a barrel of oil has risen even more. The trend has inflicted pain on consumers and petroleum-dependent industries while massively

VOA双语新闻 --- 驻日美军整顿纪律缓解与居民关系

Relations between U.S. military personnel and Japanese communities that host military bases are growing emotional following a spate of crimes committed by U.S. servicemen. The incidents have prompted calls by Japan's opposition party for a re-evaluat

VOA双语新闻 --- Obama Wins More Delegates in Wyoming Cauc

As expected, Senator Barack Obama has won the Wyoming caucuses, gaining seven more delegates to move him closer to clinching the Democratic Party nomination. But, Senator Hillary Clinton is also fighting hard, following her recent wins in Texas and O

VOA双语新闻 --- Bush Pays Tribute to Prominent Women

President Bush presided at a White House ceremony Monday honoring women around the world who are fighting for freedom. 布什总统星期一在白宫主持仪式，向世界各地为自由而奋斗的妇女表示敬意。 March is women's history mon

VOA双语新闻 --- 普京与总统接班人梅德韦杰夫关系

Dmitri Medvedev, 42, officially becomes president of Russia on May 7. He will succeed Vladimir Putin, who has led the country for eight years. But Mr. Putin will not leave the political scene - Mr. Medvedev has promised to name him prime minister. 42岁

VOA双语新闻 --- New York Governor Resigns in Sex Scandal

New York Governor Eliot Spitzer has resigned following a sex scandal that rocked the state and stunned political observers across the country. The resignation takes effect next Monday in order to give Lieutenant Governor David Paterson time for an or

VOA双语新闻 --- 韩国高官警告六方会谈可能再搁浅

South Korea's newly appointed foreign minister is warning talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear weapons capabilities could stall over unresolved issues related to the North's promised declaration. However, officials in Seoul are optimistic a on

VOA双语新闻 --- 布什促美国人民保持信心度过难关

President Bush says he is confident that a series of tax rebates and business incentives will help ease the pain of a slowing U.S. economy. 美国总统布什星期五表示，他确信，退税和商业刺激措施将有助于缓解美国经济发展减

VOA双语新闻 --- Cuban Soccer Players Defect to US

As many as seven members of a Cuban national soccer team are reported to have defected in the United States shortly after playing a match in the U.S. state of Florida. 据报导，7名古巴国家足球队队员在美国佛罗里达州打完一场球赛

VOA双语新闻 --- 导弹摧毁巴基斯坦激进分子藏身处

A missile strike against a suspected militant hideout in a Pakistan tribal region bordering Afghanistan on Sunday is said to have killed at least 18 people. 在巴基斯坦接近阿富汗的边境地区，星期天早上对一个部落地区内的疑似

VOA双语新闻 --- Bush Administration Defends Economic Poli

The Bush administration is defending its handling of the U.S. economy at a time of growing public unease. During a series of interviews on American television Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson stressed the government will do what it takes to maintain