VOA双语新闻 Pakistani Relief Efforts Stalled

Six days after last Saturday's deadly earthquake in Pakistan, relief efforts remain stalled in some of the hardest-hit areas. The town of Balakot, about 15 kilometers from the quake's epicenter, where the survivors are still desperate for emergency a

VOA双语新闻 Japanese Troops Stay Beyond Mid-December

Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari has received a multi-billion-dollar debt waiver from Japan, but he was not able to win a solid commitment from the Japanese to keep their troops in southern Iraq. The waiver represents 80 percent of the debt run

VOA双语新闻 UN Reports on World's 'Invisible' Children

A new U.N. report says hundreds of millions of children are excluded from essential services and denied protection around the world, leaving them open to exploitation and discrimination. 一份刚刚在伦敦公布的联合国报告指出，全世界有

VOA双语新闻 Kidnapped Britons Freed in Gaza

Palestinian militants have freed three kidnapped Britons in the Gaza Strip. The abduction underscores the breakdown of law and order since Israel pulled out of the territory three months ago. 巴勒斯坦激进分子释放了在加沙地带被绑架的

VOA双语新闻 US Officials Continue to Press Sudan on Darfu

President Bush's national security advisor says an expanded African Union presence is key to easing the suffering in Sudan's western Darfur region. Condoleezza Rice says the United States is willing to help. 美国总统布什的国家安全顾问赖斯

VOA双语新闻 IAEA Chief Allow in International Experts

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency is calling for North Korea to allow international experts into the country to completely verify that a large cloud recently spotted over the country was not caused by a nuclear explosion. 国际原子能

VOA双语新闻 - 新方法可预测早产儿健康问题

Premature babies face a variety of health risks. Some preemies do just fine, but others face major challenges. 早产儿面临各种健康风险。有些早产儿情况不错，但有些就会出现严重的健康问题。 Doctors and nurses who care

VOA双语新闻：印尼地震死亡人数上升

The death toll from an earthquake in Indonesia has reached 57 with scores injured and missing. Casualty figures could increase. 印度尼西亚地震的死亡人数已经达到了46人，并有数十人受伤和失踪。伤亡人数很可能会上升。

VOA双语新闻：美驻阿富汗司令提交评估报告

The U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal, has delivered his eagerly-awaited assessment to his bosses in Washington and Brussels, but the document is being kept secret. Pentagon officials say it will be followed by intern

VOA双语新闻：反恐顾问称奥巴马采取反恐新路线

President Barack Obama's senior counterterrorism adviser, John Brennan, says the United States is taking a new and broader approach to defeat al-Qaida and other violent extremists worldwide. At the same time, Brennan made clear on Thursday that Mr. O

VOA双语新闻 - 信贷紧缩经济放缓使休斯敦人担心

The sub-prime mortgage collapse that led to the current U.S. financial crisis has not had as deep an impact in the middle of the nation as it has had on the east and west coasts. But economists say a credit crunch will affect all regions of the count

VOA双语新闻：美国柔道冠军的奥运梦

He is a four-time U.S. national champion and won the Pan American Games title last year in Rio de Janeiro. But Ryan Reser of the U.S. judo team has never been to the Olympics. This year, that will change, when Reser competes in the men's 73-kilogram

VOA双语新闻 - 年终报导：全球经济

Economists are forecasting a rosier 2010 for global finances than this year has been. But they warn that the economic recovery remains fragile and will not be led by the world's advanced industrialized nations. 经济学家们预测，2010年的全球金

VOA双语新闻 - 欧洲领导人确定气候变化政策

As international negotiators continue climate change talks in Copenhagen, they are watching another European capital, Brussels, where European leaders are meeting Thursday and Friday to firm up their global warming policy. 就在国际谈判代表在哥

VOA双语新闻 - 穆加贝誓言决不放弃权力

President Robert Mugabe said Friday that Zimbabwe is mine and vowed never to surrender, saying no African nation is brave enough to topple him. Mr. Mugabe's statement comes as Morgan Tsvangirai, leader of Zimbabwe's Movement for Democratic Change par

VOA双语新闻 - 奥巴马的国家安全顾问气度不凡

President-elect Barack Obama has named retired four-star general James Jones to be his national security advisor. Mr. Obama says General Jones has the skills to bring together all elements of U.S. power to defeat unconventional enemies and promote Am

VOA双语新闻：潘基文访问缅甸敦促释放昂山素季

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is meeting with Burma's top military ruler, General Than Shwe. He is urging the general to release political prisoners, including opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. 联合国秘书长潘基文正在会见缅

VOA双语新闻：欧盟经济正在走出衰退

The European Union says it is emerging from a recession driven by the global economic downturn, but the recovery will be shaky and slow. 欧洲联盟星期一报告说，欧洲大陆正在摆脱全球经济下滑导致的一场经济衰退，但是经济

VOA双语新闻 - 美国总统选举辩论让水暖工成明星

One of the unexpected stars of Wednesday night's U.S. presidential debate turned out to be someone who was not even on the stage in New York. A man called Joe the Plumber was mentioned a total of 23 times by the candidates, who each tried to use him

VOA双语新闻 - 奥巴马、麦凯恩选前最后电视辩论

The third and final American presidential debate produced heated discussion of the slumping U.S. economy and some testy exchanges about the conduct of the candidates' two campaigns. 第三次也是最后一次美国总统候选人辩论会星期三晚上