VOA双语新闻--2010为中东和平外交带来新动力

Middle East diplomacy is moving into high gear this month in a fresh effort to revive stalled peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Cairo this week and proposed that Egypt host a three-way

VOA双语新闻--中国成头号出口大国，产品安全倍受

New numbers from China's customs agency say the country's exports for 2009 were more than $1.2 trillion, slightly ahead of Germany. 中国海关的新数据显示，中国2009年出口总值超过12万亿美元，略高于德国。 Exports in Decembe

VOA双语新闻 ---美国牛肉成美韩自由贸易协定关键

The United States and South Korea are each gearing up for a crucial vote to ratify a major trade liberalization deal. In South Korea, opponents of the pact are trying to block a separate compromise to open up the country to American beef imports - a

VOA双语新闻 ---密西西比河水位上涨至近年最高点

The Mississippi river, which drains more than 40 percent of North America's river flow into the Gulf of Mexico, is at its highest point in years, leading to concern that levees protecting the city of New Orleans could be compromised. A few weeks ago,

VOA双语新闻 --- 美民主党初选内斗相争利共和党

In the U.S. presidential race, a growing number of Democrats are worried that the long and bitter nomination fight between Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton may be helping the presumptive Republican candidate, Senator John McCain. 在这次美国

VOA双语新闻 --- 东帝汶总统批国际部队抓刺客不力

East Timor's president has criticized Australian-led forces for failing to capture the rebels who shot him outside his home in Dili last month. For the first time, Jose Ramos-Horta has described how he walked into an ambush and watched as a gunman li

VOA双语新闻 ---美官员促印度与美达成民用核协议

A senior American official has urged India to move quickly to wrap up a civilian nuclear deal with the United States. The request comes as India's prime minister says his government is trying to build a political consensus on the controversial agreem

VOA双语新闻 --- 北韩首次批韩总统李明博为卖国贼

North Korea has singled out South Korea's president for harsh criticism, for the first time since he took office. Meanwhile, the chief American envoy to talks aimed ending North Korea's nuclear weapons is in Seoul, warning time is running out for the

VOA双语新闻--录像：炸美特工杀手要为塔利班头目

A Pakistani private television station and international networks have apparently aired Saturday the final video message of the man believed to be the suicide bomber who killed seven U.S intelligence agents in eastern Afghanistan more than a week ago

VOA双语新闻--克林顿在夏威夷评价美国亚太政策

The secretary's speech at the U.S.-sponsored East-West Center in Honolulu comes as the Obama administration nears the end of a first year in office that Clinton says gave substance to its pledges to re-engage with Asia-Pacific nations. 克林顿国务卿

VOA双语新闻--白宫：面对基地威胁 美驻也门使馆

U.S. President Barack Obama's top counter-terrorism advisor says a threat from an al-Qaida affiliate led to the closure of the American embassy in Yemen. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports this same group has been linked to the attempted Christmas Day bombi

VOA双语新闻 --- 美国促中国废除环保产品进口限制

U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson has urged Beijing to scrap barriers on imports of pollution-reducing technology. The secretary praised China's appreciating its currency, but said it should continue. 美国财政部长保尔森星期四在北京发

VOA双语新闻 ---Biofuels One Factor in Rising Food Prices

Soaring food prices are causing big problems in many parts of the world today. One factor in the ballooning costs may be the increasing global demand for biofuels - vehicle fuels made at least partly from corn (maize) or other food crops. 粮价的猛涨

VOA双语新闻 ---粮农组织呼吁紧急行动缓北韩饥荒

The United Nations World Food Program says urgent action is needed to prevent what it calls a serious tragedy because of food shortages in North Korea. A bad harvest and soaring world food prices may be creating one of the leanest years in the North

VOA双语新闻 --- 布什普京结束峰会未达成重要协议

U.S. President George W. Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin have ended their farewell summit without agreement on missile defense, but with a blueprint for their successors. They conferred at Mr. Putin's presidential retreat in the Black Sea r

VOA双语新闻 --- 以色列举行民防演习引发邻国担心

Israel has launched a major civil defense exercise amid fears of war. 在人们广泛担心爆发战争之际，以色列举行了一次大规模的民防演习。 Israel is conducting a five-day home-front security drill to prepare for the possibili

VOA双语新闻 --- 驻伊美军指挥官要求谨慎评估撤军

In congressional testimony this week, the top U.S. military and civilian officials in Iraq reported what they called real but fragile progress, and urged caution in any discussion of further U.S. troop withdrawals, beyond the end of the surge in July

VOA双语新闻 --- 美联储称美经济可能面临温和衰退

The head of the U.S. central bank, Ben Bernanke, told a congressional committee the U.S. economy could face a mild recession, but it should recover later this year. 美国联邦储备委员会主席伯南克星期三在国会作证说，美国经济可

VOA双语新闻 --- 韩总统批评北韩威胁：态度不可取

In his first personal response to recent threats from North Korea, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak has criticized Pyongyang's recent attitude. Amid reports of potential military measures by the North, Mr. Lee is calling for a new, more straightf

VOA双语新闻 --- 津部分选举结果仍未公布引起猜测

More than five days after voting ended for four national elections in Zimbabwe, results for three of the contests are still outstanding. Zimbabwe's president, Robert Mugabe, will chair a meeting of his party's leadership Friday as the country continu