VOA双语新闻 - 美国艺术家：文化使者

The U.S. government has been sending dancers and musicians on international goodwill missions for decades. Now, for the first time, it is sending artists abroad as cultural ambassadors. 几十年来，美国政府不断派遣舞蹈家和音乐家到世

VOA双语新闻 - 暴雪冲击美国零售商

A massive storm that dumped about a half-meter of snow from Virginia to Maine did more than frustrate motorists. It added to the woes of retailers that were already bracing for weak holiday sales as the United States struggles to emerge from the deep

VOA双语新闻 - 变废为宝：用食品垃圾发电

In the northwestern United States, the city of Seattle requires its residents to separate food waste from the rest of their trash. The food gets recycled into compost for lawns, gardens and, soon, into electricity. 美国西北地区的西雅图市要求

VOA双语新闻 - 南非评估抗击艾滋病毒取得的进展

International AIDS Day provides an opportunity to examine the efforts to combat the deadly virus that attacks the human immune system. In South Africa, whose 5.7 million HIV victims make it the most affected country in the world, officials and activi

VOA双语新闻 - 阿富汗是奥巴马重大外交挑战之一

One of the first foreign policy challenges facing the Obama administration will be how to proceed with the war in Afghanistan. Three former senior U.S. government officials talk about the situation in Afghanistan: Former Secretary of State Lawrence E

VOA双语新闻 Democratic Convention Speeches Focus on Iraq

Foreign policy issues, including the situation in Iraq, figured prominently in speeches during the third day of the Democratic national convention in Boston. 在波士顿举行的民主党全国代表大会的第三天里，外交政策问题，包括伊

VOA双语新闻：漏油事故对人类健康长期影响何在

This month, the British oil company BP issued a controversial report on the cause of the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico four months ago. 9月8号，BP英国石油公司就4个月前墨西哥湾漏油事故原因，发表了一份引起争议的

VOA双语新闻：奥巴马总统大力推动美国出口

The U.S. Senate has approved a bill aimed at helping the country's small businesses, giving President Barack Obama a political victory in his effort to revive the country's economy. The Senate passed the bill Thursday with the help of two key votes f

VOA双语新闻：降低药价，帮助病人免陷贫困

Medicines can be expensive and often make up a large portion of any family's health care budget. And the burden can be even greater for people in poor countries, where the cost of vital medicines can push them into poverty. 药品有时很贵，通常会

VOA双语新闻：BP寻求新选择封堵破损油井

Oil company BP is considering a so-called static kill to seal off its damaged Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico, even as plans go forward to complete a relief well nearby. The plan would have to be approved by U.S. government officials who are worki

VOA双语新闻 - 全球金融峰会将拟促经济增长计划

As leaders of leading developing and advanced economies prepare to meet in Washington November 15 to discuss weakening conditions in the global economy, there is an expectation that they will endorse increased government spending to maintain economic

VOA双语新闻 - 美国对津巴布韦权力分享僵局失望

The United States Monday expressed disappointment over the failure of a southern African regional effort to get the main Zimbabwean parties to agree on power-sharing. Officials say new U.S. sanctions are possible if President Robert Mugabe fails to g

VOA双语新闻 - 奥巴马：经济、安全是首要议题

U.S. President-elect Barack Obama says he intends to do whatever it takes to stabilize the U.S. economy, restore consumer confidence and create jobs. Mr. Obama spoke during his first major post-election interview. 美国当选总统奥巴马说，他将

VOA双语新闻：美军事指挥官对伊拉克前途乐观

The commander of multi-national forces in Iraq's northern provinces reports significant progress in the battle against terrorists and insurgents, allowing the region to turn its attention to economic matters and other concerns. 驻伊拉克北部各省

VOA双语新闻：分析：俄格冲突影响俄与西方关系

Two days after Russia and Georgia agreed to a cease-fire, the truce has yet to be fully implemented and Russian forces have yet to leave Georgian territory. Added to that has been a raging war of words and thinly veiled threats. The potential long-te

VOA双语新闻：被奥巴马选为竞选搭档的议员拜登

Senator Joe Biden of Delaware, newly announced running mate of Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama, is a respected foreign policy expert. Senator Biden, who himself had waged an unsuccessful bid for the Democratic Party's nomination for pr

VOA双语新闻：埃塞俄比亚乡间驴背移动图书馆

Literacy is coming to some rural Ethiopian children on a donkey's back. VOA's Peter Heinlein visited the Ethiopian town of Awassa, to meet an Ethiopian-American man who returned to the land of his birth to Make a Difference with youngsters hungry for

VOA双语新闻：穆加贝威胁组建没有反对党的政府

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has threatened to form a new government without including the opposition, but has not withdrawn from talks aimed at forming a government of national unity. The opposition has condemned his comments as a recipe for d

VOA双语新闻：预期克林顿将劝其支持者选奥巴马

Senator Hillary Clinton will seek to convince her ardent primary supporters to fall in line behind presumptive nominee Barack Obama on the second day of the Democratic National Convention in the western U.S. city of Denver. After an emotional first n

VOA双语新闻：美希望尽快把安全责任移交伊拉克

The U.S. Defense Department says it wants to turn over security responsibility to Iraqi forces as quickly as possible, but that the timing should be based on conditions. A spokesman repeated the position Tuesday in response to a statement by Iraq's p