VOA双语新闻 --- 北约将讨论阿富汗局势及东扩问题

Leaders from the 26-member North Atlantic Treaty Organization hold their summit this week in Bucharest, Romania. Topping the agenda will be what to do to help stabilize Afghanistan and what additional countries NATO may invite to join the alliance. 北

VOA双语新闻 --- 尼泊尔清点选票无政党获绝对优势

Vote counting is under way in Nepal following the nation's historic constituent assembly election. Officials say preliminary reports indicate a high turnout and a low level of vote manipulation. That is expected to formally end more than 200 years of

VOA双语新闻--British Hostage Released in Iraq

A British hostage has been released alive and well in Iraq after more than two years in captivity. The news was announced by Britain's foreign minister in London. 一名被绑架超过两年的英国人质日前平安从伊拉克获释。英国外交大

VOA双语新闻--北韩称可能有条件重返六方会谈

Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency carried a statement from the North Korean Foreign Ministry Monday linking a resumption of nuclear talks with an improvement in relations with the United States. 北韩官方的朝中社星期一发布了北

VOA双语新闻 --- Bush, Putin Look Back US-Russian Relation

During a joint news conference in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Presidents George W. Bush and Vladimir Putin spoke with a bit of nostalgia as they looked back at their stewardship of U.S.-Russian relations during the past seven years. 美国总统布什

VOA双语新闻 ---布什关注高油价对美国经济的影响

U.S. President George Bush says he is concerned about rising gasoline prices and the effects of higher energy costs on an already slowing economy. Mr. Bush made the comments in New Orleans, where he has been meeting with Mexican President Felipe Cald

VOA双语新闻 ---泰国米价创记录联合国关注此问题

Rice prices in Thailand, the world's leading exporter, reached a record of over one-thousand dollars a ton. The increase in rice and food prices generally will be the center of debate at a U.N. conference next week. 世界最大的大米出口国泰国

VOA双语新闻 --- ADB Forecasts Solid Growth for Asia in 20

The Asian Development Bank says while Asia will not be immune to the global slowdown, economies in the region will continue to see solid growth in 2008. But the bank warns in its annual outlook that inflation in the region will jump this year. 亚洲开

VOA双语新闻 --- 以警惕伊朗再向全民发放防毒面具

Israel is strengthening security on its home front in a sign of war jitters. Israel is casting a wary eye toward Iran. 以色列在紧张的战争气氛中正在加强国内的安全防卫工作。以色列正在警惕地盯着伊朗。 Israel's secu

VOA双语新闻 --- Britain Delays Iraq Troop Withdrawal

Britain's defense secretary has announced plans to reduce troop levels in southern Iraq have been postponed after a recent flare-up of violence around the city of Basra. 英国国防大臣宣布，推迟实行精简派驻伊拉克南部的军队的计划

VOA双语新闻 --- Bush Leaves for Eastern Europe

President Bush is on his way to Ukraine for the start of a four-nation trip that also includes stops in Russia, Croatia and Romania where he will take part in a NATO summit. 美国总统布什启程前往乌克兰访问。布什总统这次访问行程

VOA双语新闻 --- 北约峰会讨论阿富汗及新成员问题

The NATO summit has convened in formal session in Bucharest, Romania. Members are focusing on military operations in Afghanistan and how and when to enlarge the alliance. 北大西洋公约组织在罗马尼亚首都布加勒斯特举行正式会议。

VOA双语新闻 --- IMFC讨论恢复市场信心的措施

The governing body of the International Monetary Fund is meeting Saturday in Washington to discuss a weakening global economy, inflation and proposals to stabilize financial markets still reeling from bank losses stemming from the U.S. home mortgage

VOA双语新闻 ---Clinton Wins Crucial Pennsylvania Primary

Senator Hillary Clinton has won the Pennsylvania primary election, keeping her campaign for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination alive. Despite the victory, she still trails Senator Barack Obama in the total number of delegates committed to

VOA双语新闻 ---彼得雷乌斯被提名领导中央司令部

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has named the top U.S. commander in Iraq, General David Petraeus, to lead the U.S. Central Command, which oversees the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as U.S. military operations and security cooperation thro

VOA双语新闻 ---布什：努力遏制温室气体排放增长

President Bush says the United States will strive to stop the growth of greenhouse gas emissions by 2025. The pledge came as representatives of 17 countries headed to Paris for talks on climate change. 布什总统说，美国将在2025年之前努力遏

VOA双语新闻 ---卡特会哈玛斯领袖招以美官员抗议

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has sparked an outcry of protest from Israeli and American officials for his decision to meet with Hamas leaders during a week-long visit to the Middle East. Although he received a cold welcoming in Israel in recent

VOA双语新闻 ---France to Double Food Aid

French President Nicolas Sarkozy says his country will double emergency food aid to meet a crisis sparked in several developing countries over sharply rising food prices. Mr. Sarkozy's remarks made at a major international conference in Paris. 法国总

VOA双语新闻 ---天主教教皇走访纽约世贸大厦遗址

Pope Benedict XVI began his last day in the United States at Ground Zero, the site of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on New York. 教皇本笃十六世以参观纽约世贸大厦遗址开始他最后一天对美国的访问。世贸大厦遗址

VOA双语新闻 ---世界最大水电工程将提高非洲电力

Seven African governments and some of the world's largest banks and construction firms are meeting in London to plan the biggest hydro-electric power project in the world. Supporters say the $80 billion project on the Congo River could double the amo