VOA双语新闻 - 以色列总统：准备进行提前选举

Israeli President Shimon Peres says Israel is heading toward early elections after prime minister-designate Tzipi Livni failed to form a coalition government. The elections could lead to a change of direction for the Palestinian peace negotiations. 以

VOA双语新闻 - 地球暖化使大多数珊瑚礁岌岌可危

A new study says that a global agreement on climate change will come too late to save the majority of the world's coral reefs. The research comes as the Queensland state government announces a new multi-million dollar plan to protect the Great Barrie

VOA双语新闻 - 澳大利亚上下也心系美国总统大选

Australians are keeping a close eye on the U.S. presidential election, and there are indications that the race will help improve opinions of the United States. The outcome of the race could have important effects on the ties between the two countries

VOA双语新闻 - 共和党在美国国会或遭遇重大挫折

Republicans face the prospect of significant losses in the House of Representatives during next month U.S. election. Most analysts see Republicans losing at least 20 House seats, but some predictions put potential losses at 30 or more in the 435-seat

VOA双语新闻 - 欧佩克将减产石油 股市再猛跌

OPEC will cut its oil output by 1.5 million barrels a day starting in November, with chances of more cuts to come. But the announcement was met by a further drop by financial markets. 欧佩克将自11月份起每天减少150万桶的石油产量，之

VOA双语新闻 - 麦凯恩和奥巴马出席晚宴互相调侃

U.S. presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama took a lighthearted break from campaigning Thursday at a charity dinner in New York City. The Republican and Democratic party candidates poked fun at each other and at themselves before an aud

VOA双语新闻 - 非洲暂未受世界金融危机重大冲击

The crisis in world financial and stock markets has not dramatically affected most African nations. But African economists say the continent could experience considerable repercussions as lending and investment abilities tighten in the industrialized

VOA双语新闻 - 美国股市为何跌?七国财长今开会

Financial markets remain under immense selling pressure as the Dow Jones Industrials fell Thursday by another seven percent, or 675 points, to a five year low of 8,579. Meanwhile, Asian stock prices have plunged in early trading Friday after Thursday

VOA双语新闻 - IMF：世界经济增长会显著下降

The International Monetary Fund anticipates sharply lower world growth because of the financial crisis rippling across the globe. The IMF, however, does not anticipate a repeat of the global depression of the 1930s. 国际货币基金组织预计，由

VOA双语新闻 - 欧盟誓言尽最大努力避免经济危机

Leaders of Europe's major economies vow to do their utmost to prevent the 27-member EU from being hit by a major economic crisis. 欧洲主要国家的领导人星期六在巴黎召开特别峰会，他们誓言尽最大努力来避免有27个会员国

VOA双语新闻：布什下周将宣布驻伊美军规模计划

The White House says next week President Bush will announce his plans for U.S. troop levels in Iraq for the rest of his time in office, an announcement that will also affect how many additional troops he can send to Afghanistan. Officials say senior

VOA双语新闻：布什政府称接管两房乃不得已之举

American and international financial markets are welcoming word that the U.S. government is taking over two troubled institutions that back roughly half the country's home mortgages. The Bush administration says it took the action reluctantly to head

VOA双语新闻：津两派分权 反对党人当正副总理

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai have signed a power sharing agreement aimed at ending the country's lengthy political crisis. The agreement was reached after weeks of bargaining mediated by South Africa. 津巴

VOA双语新闻：伊阿驻军将成为总统选举部分议题

U.S. President George Bush is sending more U.S. forces to Afghanistan while withdrawing about 8,000 troops from Iraq. Those wars and U.S. troop levels are part of this year's presidential campaign. 美国总统布什在从伊拉克撤回8千士兵的同

VOA双语新闻：穆加贝和反对派签署权力分享协议

The president of Zimbabwe and two opposition leaders have signed a power-sharing agreement aimed at ending the Zimbabwean crisis. The accord follows months of negotiations mediated by South Africa. 津巴布韦总统穆加贝和两名反对派领导人

VOA双语新闻：韩官员为有关金正日健康传闻降温

North Korean leader Kim Jong Il is still nowhere to be seen, more than a week after South Korean intelligence officials revealed the belief he is recovering from a stroke. South Korean officials are trying to cool down a sizzling media demand for rum

VOA双语新闻：美国经济再成为总统大选中心议题

The troubled U.S. economy once again took center stage in the presidential election campaign Wednesday. 星期三，处于困境的美国经济再次成为美国总统大选的中心议题。 With the financial turmoil on Wall Street dominating the h

VOA双语新闻：袭击美国大使馆者似为恐怖分子

The State Department says the attack on the U.S. embassy in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, was apparently an attempt by terrorists to breach the walls of the heavily-guarded facility. Officials say the attack bore all the hallmarks of an al-Qaida operati

VOA双语新闻：联合国机构进入格鲁吉亚缓冲区

The U.N. refugee agency says it finally has succeeded in entering the so-called buffer zone north of the town of Gori in Georgia. The zone is controlled by Russian military forces and has been out of reach during the past weeks due to the unstable se

VOA双语新闻：万豪酒店爆炸后巴国安全继续恶化

A senior government official says Pakistan's top civilian and military leaders had planned to dine at Islamabad's Marriot Hotel when a suicide car bombing struck it, killing 53 people. While an investigation is under way into the country's deadliest