VOA双语新闻 --- 布什敦促北约东扩和在阿富汗增兵

As NATO leaders gathered in Romania for summit talks, U.S. President George W. Bush urged the alliance to continue to expand eastward and to increase its presence in Afghanistan. In a speech in Bucharest, Mr. Bush laid out his NATO policy. 北约领导

VOA双语新闻 --- Irish Prime Minister Announces Resignatio

Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern says he will resign on May 6, because of growing pressure on him from a tribunal probing alleged financial irregularities. 爱尔兰总理埃亨说，他将于5月6号辞职，因为一家特别法庭调查他有关财

VOA双语新闻 --- 尼泊尔毛派走向胜选 称致力和平

The leader of Nepal's Maoists is trying to reassure his country and the world that the former rebels will play a constructive political role as election returns show the far-left party making a much stronger-than-expected showing. Election officials

VOA双语新闻 --- Australia Offers Sanctuary to Iraqi Worke

Australia will offer a permanent home to hundreds of its Iraqi employees when Canberra pulls its combat forces out of the troubled country later this year. There are fears these employees could face retribution after Australian troops are withdrawn. 澳

VOA双语新闻 --- 希尔说与北韩的核谈判有一些进展

The chief U.S. negotiator in six-nation talks on the North Korean nuclear crisis says talks with his North Korean counterpart in Singapore were good and may yield progress. 北韩核问题六方会谈的美国首席谈判代表希尔表示，他在新加

VOA双语新闻 ---巴激进分子头目下令部下停止袭击

In Pakistan, a fugitive militant commander linked to the al-Qaida network is said to have ordered his fighters to stop attacks on security forces and government installations in the country. The move follows reports the new government has renewed con

VOA双语新闻 ---奥巴马希拉里在宾州发动最后冲刺

In U.S. politics, all eyes are on Pennsylvania as that eastern state holds a crucial primary election. On the eve of the primary, the two candidates for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination were campaigning virtually non-stop. 美国各方面

VOA双语新闻 ---宾州选民在关键的总统初选中投票

The ballot count is underway in a crucial primary election in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Voters chose between two candidates for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination: Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. 美国宾夕法尼亚州正

VOA双语新闻 ---布什与墨西哥总统讨论移民等问题

President Bush is in New Orleans, playing host to his North American counterparts, Mexican President Felipe Calderon and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Immigration was a top issue with President Calderon. 布什总统正在新奥尔良接待北

VOA双语新闻 ---维州理工大纪念校园枪击案遇难者

Candlelight vigils and somber ceremonies marked the one-year anniversary of a shooting spree on the campus of a U.S. university, Virginia Tech, that left 32 people and the gunman dead. The incident was one of the worst mass-shootings in U.S. history

VOA双语新闻 ---中国称保护知识产权取得巨大成功

China says it had great success in its crackdown on intellectual property rights violations in 2007. Officials say there will be even greater vigilance for the Beijing Olympics in August. 中国说，去年在保护知识产权方面取得了巨大的成

VOA双语新闻 ---赖斯促阿拉伯国家加强伊拉克关系

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says she will push Iraq's Arab neighbors to boost diplomatic relations and other ties with Baghdad as a counter-weight to Iranian influence. Rice leaves Saturday on a mission to the Gulf including an Iraq neig

VOA双语新闻 ---美三总统参选人各有入主白宫战略

With less than seven months until Election Day, the three major U.S. presidential candidates each have their own strategy for winning the White House in November. 距离美国大选日还有不到7个月的时间，3名主要参选人每人都有自己

VOA双语新闻 ---India, Bangladesh Resume Train Services

India and Bangladesh have resumed passenger train service across their border after more than four decades. The services had been suspended following a war between India and Pakistan. 印度与孟加拉国重启中断了40多年的客运列车服务。

VOA双语新闻 ---香港面临保护仅存历史遗迹新挑战

The Hong Kong government faces new challenges to plans to preserve one of the territory's few remaining historical sites. The challenges are part of a long dispute over the destruction of dozens of landmarks in recent years. 香港政府面临保存其

VOA双语新闻 ---俄罗斯执政党神速开会普京任党魁

Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin has agreed to head the ruling United Russia Party, whose members voted unanimously in his favor. The selection occurred with remarkable speed after an unusual rule change. 克里姆林宫的领导人普京在俄罗斯执政

VOA双语新闻 ---教皇称他为美国教会的性丑闻蒙羞

Pope Benedict XVI says he is deeply ashamed of the sex abuse scandal staining the U.S. Catholic Church and is pledging to work to make sure pedophiles do not become priests. 教皇本笃说，他对玷污美国天主教会的性侵害丑闻感到极为

VOA双语新闻 ---尼泊尔毛派将进政府印度称愿合作

India is expressing a willingness to work with the Maoists in Nepal, who are in line to form the new government in Kathmandu, based on election results so far. A Maoist victory could mean a lessening of Indian influence over its smaller neighbor to t

VOA双语新闻 --- 世行会议呼吁援助食物涨价受害国

Economic policy makers from all corners of the word ended their meeting in in Washington with a call for assistance to countries most affected by a recent sharp rise in food prices. 来自世界各个地区的经济政策决策者们结束了他们在华

VOA双语新闻 --- 以巴领导人会谈试图推动和平进程

Israeli and Palestinian leaders tried to advance the Middle East process during talks in Jerusalem Monday. 以色列和巴勒斯坦领导人星期一举行会谈，试图推动中东和平进程。 Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert hosted Palestinia