英语听力：VOA双语新闻—伊拉克外长认为伊拉克朝正确方向发展

Speaking to the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, Iraqs foreign minister says his country is headed in the right direction. 伊拉克外交部长霍希亚尔.兹巴里在纽约向外交关系委员会成员演讲时表示，伊拉克在向正确

英语听力：VOA双语新闻—德班宣言十周年潘基文呼吁继续努力

U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon said while much has been done to combat racism and xenophobia, much remains to be done. He spoke on the 10th anniversary of the Durban Declaration and Program of Action. 联合国秘书长潘基文说，虽然联合国

英语听力：VOA双语新闻—挪威右翼男子被控制造挪威袭击事件

Norwegian police are questioning the suspected gunman who shot and killed at least 85 people at a youth summer camp hours after he allegedly set off a bomb blast that killed seven people in the capital, Oslo. Police are also investigating the possibi

英语听力：VOA双语新闻—奥巴马促国会就财政问题采取行动

President Barack Obama on Wednesday held his first solo news conference since March, answering reporters' questions on issues ranging from Afghanistan and Libya, to the impasse with Congress over federal deficit reduction and raising the government's

英语听力：VOA双语新闻—希腊民众抗议实行紧缩措施

Greek politicians have voted in favor of $40 billion worth of austerity measures that were a precondition for Greece to receive international loans and stave off financial disaster. But as strikes take place across the nation and thousands gather in

英语听力：VOA双语新闻—埃及放宽加沙地带边境管制

Egypt has eased restrictions on border crossings for pedestrians from the Gaza Strip. Palestinians see it as a big step toward ending a four-year-old blockade that Israel and Egypt have imposed on the enclave. 埃及放宽行人从加沙地带进入埃

英语听力：VOA双语新闻 18、欧盟峰会将讨论救助欧元计划

European leaders converge on Brussels Sunday for a crucial summit aimed at forging a plan to save the euro currency. As Greece struggles to avoid a default on its debts, EU leaders must try to stop the crisis from spreading to much bigger economies l

英语听力：VOA双语新闻—各界持续揣测佩林的政治未来

Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin addresses a Tea Party rally in Iowa on Saturday and political supporters and rivals alike will be listening closely for any indication that she has decided to run for president. 前阿拉斯加州州长佩林星期六

英语听力：VOA双语新闻—柬埔寨民众化身“阿凡达” 抗议失去林地

More than 100 villagers from rural Cambodia were detained briefly by the authorities in Phnom Penh after handing out leaflets detailing how government land concessions are affecting their lives. 柬埔寨农村地区的100多位村民在散发有关政

英语听力：VOA双语新闻—美国股市大起大落，惊险犹如过山车

Stock volatility continued on Wall Street Wednesday as markets turned their attention once more to the weak global economy. After an impressive rally Tuesday, fears about high levels of public debt in the U.S. and Europe have erased all the gains and

英语听力：VOA双语新闻—美国总统奥巴马和夫人访问英国

U.S. President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle have spent the day in London with Britain's royal family. It was the start of President Obama's first state visit to Britain and it may bolster the longtime relationship between Britain and the United

英语听力：VOA双语新闻—美国城市小区咨询委员会为居民谋利

When the District of Columbia swore in its newly-elected mayor and council in January, about 300 ordinary Washingtonians also took an oath as representatives of local citizens groups called Advisory Neighborhood Commissions - or ANCs. Each ANC is mad

英语听力：VOA双语新闻—美国掠影：不坐三人座椅中间座

You probably missed The New York Times photograph that showed a revealing picture of New Yorkers rides into work on commuter trains. The photographer stood behind a long series of rows, three seats to a row. In the photo, every window and aisle seat

英语听力：VOA双语新闻 15、巴以交换战俘之后，下一步如何走？

Tuesday's exchange of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners for Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit has brought happiness to many in the region - but the underlying confrontations remain. 巴勒斯坦和以色列之间星期二展开的战俘交换让区域内的

英语听力：VOA双语新闻—英拉访问柬埔寨拉开泰柬新篇章

Thailands recently elected Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has made her first official visit to Cambodia. The one-day trip marks a new start in bilateral relations, which have been poor in recent years. 泰国最近当选的总理英拉西那瓦首次

英语听力：VOA双语新闻—美国明确支持希腊紧缩措施和复苏计划

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the United States unequivocally supports the economic recovery plan of Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou. Clinton held talks with top Greek officials in Athens in advance of a critical European meeting Thu

英语听力：VOA双语新闻—南苏丹独立在即 街头兴奋忙乱

The countdown is on for South Sudan's independence July 9, and the country's future capital is making its final preparations for the big day. 距离7月9日南苏丹的独立日期，已经进入倒计时阶段。 Joy in Juba Right now we're on one o

英语听力：VOA双语新闻—奥巴马访波多黎各，支持当地人民公投

President Barack Obama on Tuesday visited the U.S. commonwealth of Puerto Rico. 美国总统奥巴马星期二抵达美国属地波多黎各，受到当地民众欢迎。 Buenas tardes! With a greeting of Good afternoon in Spanish, President Obama be

英语听力：VOA双语新闻—墨西哥犯罪率虽高仍吸引美国人买房

Some 40,000 people have been killed in Mexico over the past five years as the Latin American country's police and military battle powerful drug cartels that are also fighting with each other over smuggling routes. In spite of the dire headlines, hund

英语听力：VOA双语新闻—9/11死难者家属世贸故地悼亲人

Ten years ago, the United States homeland came under attack. Islamic terrorists flew hijacked passenger planes into the two World Trade Center towers in New York and another into the Pentagon outside of Washington, D.C. A fourth plane crashed in Penn