VOA双语新闻 --- 美国议员官员谈论萨德尔下令停战

The debate among Americans about the state of the war in Iraq played out on this week's Sunday television interview programs. Democratic and Republican lawmakers and the head of the CIA offered their views on a radical Iraqi Shi'ite cleric's order fo

VOA双语新闻：日美间将铺设超高速光纤海底电缆

A group of six international companies has announced plans to build an ultra-high speed, undersea, fiber-optic cable under the Pacific Ocean, between Japan and the United States. The project is meant to improve Internet and other telecommunication tr

VOA英语教学：美语训练班 023

A: 大家好，又到了学美语的时间了！欢迎收听美语训练班！我是杨琳！ B: 我是Jessica！杨琳,今天我们教什么呢？ A: 今天，咱们要去跳芭蕾舞, 聊聊电视节目，了解一下各种各样的保险产品, 还要

VOA双语新闻 --- Online Terrorism is Global Concern

Internet experts warn that the Worldwide Web has become a haven for organized crime and they say the threat of online terrorism is real. At a recent e-crime congress in London, a NATO official said online espionage and Internet-based terrorism repres

VOA双语新闻 --- Bush To Meet Putin In Russia

President Bush has accepted an invitation from Russian President Vladimir Putin to travel to Russia for talks April 6 on missile defense. The hastily arranged meeting will come at the end of a European tour that will also take Mr. Bush to Ukraine, Cr

VOA双语新闻 --- 香港珍珠中心地位临中国内地挑战

Hong Kong is one of the world's leading markets for jewelry. 香港是世界主要珠宝市场之一。 In Hall Seven of Hong Kong's Convention and Exhibition Center, table after table is stacked with strings of pearls, looking more like a rummage sa

VOA双语新闻 ---布什称伊战值得美国正在取得胜利

President Bush marked the fifth anniversary of the start of the war in Iraq with a speech at the U.S. Defense Department. Mr. Bush took on his critics, saying the war is worth fighting and winning. 美国总统布什在五角大楼发表讲演，纪念

VOA双语新闻 --- Bush Backs Georgia's Bid for NATO Members

President Bush is backing Georgia's bid to join the NATO alliance. Mr. Bush met in the Oval Office with Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili ahead of next month's NATO summit in Romania. 美国总统布什支持格鲁吉亚申请加入北约。布什

VOA双语新闻 --- 韩国警告北韩核武会谈影响工业区

South Korea's chief official on North Korea policy has warned a continued lack of progress in talks on Pyongyang's nuclear weapons could threaten the growth of a joint industrial park. The park, built by South Korea in the Northern city of Kaesong, w

VOA双语新闻 --- 穆沙拉夫称巴基斯坦走向民主时代

Pakistan's president says his country, is ushering in a new era of democracy following years of his autocratic rule. Pervez Musharraf, in his Pakistan Day address, also credited his regime with paving the way for the return to civilian government. 巴基

VOA双语新闻 --- Kenyan Leaders Discuss Forming New Cabine

Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki has discussed the formation of the country's abinet with Raila Odinga, the opposition leader expected to take up the post of prime minister in a coalition government, but the two have not reached agreement. Meanwhile, civ

VOA双语新闻：布什访加纳促进当地防治艾滋工作

President Bush is in Ghana where American money is helping slow the spread of HIV/AIDS. Mr. Bush is again pressing the Congress to double AIDS funding over the next five years to $30 billion. 美国总统布什正在访问加纳，在那里，美国提

VOA双语新闻：美以谋杀和战争罪起诉九一一嫌犯

The U.S. Defense Department has charged six detainees being held at Guantanamo Bay detention center with murder and war crimes in connection with the September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States. The six include Khalid Sheik Mohammed, the susp

VOA双语新闻 2008年2月：Choice for Kenya Mediator Withd

South African businessman Cyril Ramaphosa has withdrawn from his planned role as chief mediator in talks to resolve Kenya's political crisis, after the Kenyan government expressed objections. Former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan is currently lead

VOA双语新闻：希腊族塞浦路斯人投票选举新总统

Demetris Christofias, who has won the presidential election in Cyprus, and the leader of Turkish Cypriots, Mehmet Ali Talat, have agreed to meet for talks on reunification of the island. There is a new way of electioneering in Cyprus, for the first t

VOA双语新闻：India Mulling Sweeping Trade Pact With Afri

India is considering lifting certain trade duties with African countries. The move is aimed at countering China's increasing business ventures in the resource-rich continent. 印度正在考虑对非洲国家解除某些贸易关税。印度的这个举

VOA双语新闻：Greek Cypriots Vote for President

Greek Cypriots went to the polls Sunday to choose a president in what is being described as the island's most exciting election in recent history. 塞浦路斯的希腊族人星期天进行投票，要在这次被形容为塞浦路斯岛最近历史中

VOA双语新闻：布什宣布为坦桑尼亚提供免费蚊帐

President Bush is in Tanzania where he has announced a new initiative to fight malaria. The program aims to provide insecticide-treated bed nets to every Tanzanian child under five. 美国总统布什在访问坦桑尼亚期间为抗击疟疾宣布了一

VOA双语新闻：国际社会对卡斯特罗退休做出反应

Reaction from around the world to the retirement of Cuban President Fidel Castro has been mixed and cautious. 世界各国对古巴国务委员会主席卡斯特罗退休一事的反映既复杂又谨慎。 Fidel Castro's retirement formally ends the

VOA双语新闻：Bush Looking for Democracy in Post-Castro C

President Bush says Cuban President Fidel Castro's decision to step down should be the start of a democratic transition on the island. Cuba's Communist party newspaper published a quote from Mr. Castro Tuesday, saying he will not accept another term