VOA双语新闻 - 印度黄金市场购销两旺

Record high prices of gold have failed to dent its consumption in India the world's largest market for the precious metal. 黄金价格一再飙升并没有削弱印度民众购买力。印度是贵金属黄金在全球最大的市场。 R.K. Garg, 5

VOA双语新闻：墨西哥湾油污的后续处理

The arrival of oil-tainted waste to federally approved landfills across the Gulf coast is raising concerns are raised about the potential impact on the environment and public health. An estimated 700 million liters of oil have spilled into the Gulf o

VOA双语新闻2008年：澳大利亚将向原住民首次正式

Australia will issue its first formal apology for past mistreatment to the country's Aboriginal people early next month. The new Labor government says the move will be an important milestone in Australia's race relations. 澳大利亚将于2月向澳大

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2008年：美国再次呼吁肯尼亚双方结束

The United States Thursday renewed its call on Kenya's government and political opposition to end clashes and resolve the conflict stemming from last month's disputed elections. The State Department said it holds both sides responsible for the violen

VOA双语新闻2008年：以色列部分解除对加沙地带封

Israel has allowed a one-day delivery of food and fuel to the Gaza Strip, partially lifting a nearly week-long blockade of the territory. 以色列允许一天的时间给加沙地带运输食品和燃料，部分解除了对这个地区将近一个星

VOA双语新闻2008年：Former Indonesian Pilot

Indonesia's Supreme Court has sentenced a former pilot of the state-owned airline to 20 years in prison for killing a prominent human rights activist in 2004. 印度尼西亚最高法院判处国有航空公司的一位前飞行员20年监禁，罪名是

VOA双语新闻：昂山素季预计将被判有罪入狱

The trial of Burma's opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, has concluded, and the verdict is to be announced Friday. Despite an international outcry over the trial, the Nobel Peace Prize winner is expected to be found guilty and sentenced to up to fiv

VOA双语新闻：阿齐兹当选毛里塔尼亚总统

Mauritania's former military leader has won election as president. Opposition candidates are rejecting the results of a vote meant to return the country to constitutional rule. 毛里塔尼亚前军事领导人阿齐兹赢得总统选举。反对派候

VOA双语新闻：塞拉亚飞机被禁降落支持者示威

Thousands of supporters of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya marched through the streets of the nation's capital, Tegucigalpa, Sunday and jammed the roads around the international airport awaiting his return. 成千上万支持被赶下台的洪都

VOA双语新闻：奋进号航天飞机准备发射升空

Space shuttle Endeavour is set to launch on a mission to the International Space Station, after a series of weather delays. 奋进号航天飞机已经准备就绪，发射前往国际空间站。在此之前，一连串恶劣的天气推迟了发射。

VOA双语新闻 - 奥巴马总统竞选筹款打破记录

Barack Obama's presidential campaign raised a record of $150 million in September, giving him a significant cash advantage over his opponent John McCain. The Democratic nominee is using his treasure chest to purchase television and radio ads in close

VOA双语新闻 - 麦凯恩争取赢最后辩论而由弱转强

Republican candidate John McCain is hoping to reverse the dynamics of the race for the White House in his final presidential debate with Democratic candidate Barack Obama. Trailing in national polls and in key states, McCain will have another chance

VOA双语新闻 - 亚洲股市受美鼓舞星期二强劲反弹

Asian stock markets have risen for a second consecutive day on optimism that government rescue efforts will heal the stricken global financial system. Japanese stocks soared by 14 percent. In Australia, investors were encouraged by Prime Minister Kev

VOA双语新闻：扎尔达里当选巴基斯坦新总统

The widower of Pakistan's assassinated former prime minister Benazir Bhutto has won elections to become the country's next president. Asif Ali Zardari won an estimated 482 of the 702 votes from lawmakers to become what some believe will be Pakistan's

VOA双语新闻：佩林效应将如何影响美国大选？

Republican presidential nominee John McCain has shaken up the race for the White House and pumped new excitement into his campaign by choosing Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin as his vice presidential candidate. 美国共和党总统候选人麦凯恩选择

VOA双语新闻 - 美国经济继续恶化 股市下挫

World markets slumped Tuesday amid persistent worries of a deepening global recession. U.S. shares were lower in Tuesday's trading despite new government-led efforts to stem home foreclosures as well as discussion of ways to assist the troubled Ameri

VOA双语新闻：美议员要伊拉克用利润资助重建

U.S. lawmakers want Iraq to use bigger oil profits to pay for more of its own reconstruction. Iraq's parliament has approved a supplementary budget that raises this year's spending to more than $70 billion. 美国国会议员要求伊拉克用更大量

VOA双语新闻：津巴布韦权力分享谈判进入第三天

The troubled Zimbabwe negotiations which have still not resolved the main issue, who will have executive power in any power sharing deal, entered its final day Tuesday. The mediator of the talks, South African President Thabo Mbeki is due back in Sou

VOA双语新闻：非洲运动员在北京奥运获傲人成绩

African runners swept the Men's Marathon race Sunday on the last day of the 29th Olympic Games in China. In all, athletes from more than a dozen African countries won medals in events ranging from running and football to swimming and kayaking. 非洲运