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 Old China Hands' Recall Life in Shanghai

China's coastal cities attracted international traders, missionaries and adventurers for 200 years before the communist party took power in 1949. Most Westerners left soon after that, but many retain fond memories of their years in China. They are ca

VOA双语新闻 - 世界各国进入衰退经济前景黯淡

After another down session on the European markets, the talk is how long and deep the recession will be. 在美国和欧洲的股票市场星期一再次下滑之后，人们现在谈论更多的是这次经济衰退将会持续多长时间以及会有

VOA双语新闻 - 美称金融峰会就应对危机达成共识

The Bush administration says Saturday's G-20 meeting in Washington laid the foundation for a coordinated international effort to tackle the global financial crisis. 布什政府说，星期六在华盛顿举行的20国集团会议为处理全球金融危

VOA双语新闻 - 奥巴马与卡尔扎伊讨论阿安全局势

Afghan President Hamid Karzai says he has spoken with U.S. President-elect Barack Obama about the effort to improve security in Afghanistan next year. Meanwhile, U.S. military in Afghanistan says Afghan and coalition forces have killed 17 Taliban ins

VOA双语新闻 - 普京：俄罗斯能经受经济危机考验

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says the global economic crisis tests the stability of all countries, including his own. Mr. Putin is expressing confidence that Russia has adequate financial resources but Russia may now be spending money faster

VOA双语新闻 - 印度财长促消减物价利率刺激需求

India's finance minister is calling for price cuts, as well as a drop in interest rates, to stimulate demand as growth slows in the nation of 1.2 billion people. Palaniappan Chidambaram says, despite the global economic crisis, a dip in Indian export

VOA双语新闻：欧盟宣布给海地近五百万美元援助

The European Union says it will give nearly $5 million to help impoverished Haitians cope with spiraling food prices. The EU aid adds to assistance from other international organizations for Haiti, the poorest country in the western hemisphere. 欧盟表

VOA双语新闻：美四乘百米自由泳接力赛惊险夺金

American swimming great Michael Phelps remains on track to win an unprecedented eight gold medals at a single Olympics. Phelps relied on three other teammates Monday to win a thrilling relay event. 美国游泳健将菲尔普斯要史无前例地在一

VOA双语新闻：津巴布韦一反对派：谈判涉及三方

The leader of Zimbabwe's smaller opposition faction says negotiations on the country's political crisis are a three-way affair and no one party can sign a settlement deal with another. 津巴布韦反对党一个较小派别的领导人说，有关解决

VOA双语新闻：美军与阿总统对空袭结果说法不一

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has condemned a U.S. airstrike in western Afghanistan that some Afghan officials say killed more than 70 civilians on Thursday. The U.S. military disputes the number of civilian casualties and insists the operation was a

VOA双语新闻：俄罗斯中止与北约一切军事合作

Russia has stopped all military cooperation with NATO after alliance foreign ministers said future ties depend on Russia pulling back troops in the former Soviet republic of Georgia. The Bush administration says Russia is violating an agreement to wi

VOA双语新闻：博尔特连破世界记录为奥运第一人

A Jamaican sprinter has taken a very short time to rewrite two cherished world records on the track. The man with a name that fits his accomplishments. 牙买加短跑运动员博尔特在很短时间里刷新了两项令人敬佩的径赛世界纪录。

VOA双语新闻：巴执政联盟推迟决定下一步行动

Leaders of Pakistan's ruling coalition government have ended their first meeting since President Pervez Musharraf's resignation by postponing any decisions about restoring judges deposed by the former president. Minority partners in the coalition rev

VOA双语新闻：英国开始着手准备下届奥运会

Triumphantly returning home after their best medal total in a century, British athletes and government officials turn their attention now to the next summer games in four years in London. After Beijing bid farewell to the 2008 Olympics, celebrations

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