VOA双语新闻：右翼鹰派要人可能当以色列新总理

Public opinion polls before Israel's national elections next Tuesday have consistently shown former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the lead. Netanyahu represents the right-wing Likud Party, which has been gaining support as many Israelis expres

VOA双语新闻：奥巴马上任首日处理外交政策议题

U.S. President Barack Obama is expected to tackle foreign policy issues on his first full day in office. Mr. Obama will likely address the Middle East crisis and other world issues on Wednesday. 美国总统奥巴马在上任第一天预料将处理外

VOA双语新闻：欧洲人满怀热情期待奥巴马任总统

More than a million people braved the bitter cold in Washington to see Barack Obama take the oath of office as America's 44th President, millions more around the world watched live TV coverage of the event. 超过100万的人群冒着严寒前来华盛

VOA双语新闻：奥巴马将开会制定对伊阿新政策

President Obama meets with his national security team, including top military officers, Wednesday to begin to chart a new U.S. policy toward Iraq and Afghanistan. 奥巴马总统星期三和他的国家安全团队举行会议，开始制定美国对伊

VOA双语新闻：阿拉伯峰会结束 分歧依然存在

Arab leaders tried to patch over their differences as a two-day summit in Kuwait drew to a close, but the Gaza conflict appears to have exacerbated the tensions. 阿拉伯领导人在科威特举行的为期两天的首脑会谈结束，各国领导试

VOA双语新闻：美政权和平转移 奥巴马入主白宫

Barack Obama is now the President of the United States. Americans from around the country packed Washington on a cold January day to witness the historic swearing-in ceremony. 奥巴马现在是美国总统了。全国各地的美国人在1月份这个

VOA双语新闻：美城市公共场所禁烟使心脏病锐减

U.S. health experts say laws that bar smoking in public places appear to dramatically cut the number of heart attacks according to a recent study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 美国健康专家说，禁止在公共场所

VOA双语新闻：美国敦促立即在加沙地带实现停火

The United States has joined other powers in the international Middle East Quartet in urging an immediate Gaza Strip cease-fire. The Quartet - the United States, Russia, the European Union and United Nations - discussed the crisis on Tuesday in a min

VOA双语新闻：美国汽车业三巨头推出新款节油车

Just one month after seeking government economic assistance, amid unprecedented financial turmoil in the auto industry, the 'Big Three' American Automakers - General Motors, Ford and Chrysler - are introducing new fuel-efficient vehicles, in an effor

VOA双语新闻：布什：加沙停火须受各方尊重

U.S. President George Bush is speaking out for the first time on the latest crisis in the Middle East. Mr. Bush used his weekly radio address to lay down his conditions for a cease-fire in Gaza. 美国总统布什第一次就中东最新危机发表讲

VOA双语新闻：俄罗斯和乌克兰的天然气管道之争

Russia and Ukraine have ended 2008 with an escalating dispute over gas deliveries through a key pipeline that supplies much of Western Europe. Each side is blaming the other for the dispute. 俄罗斯和乌克兰两国以不断升级的争吵度过了

VOA双语新闻：IMF和美国同意向白俄贷款救助

The International Monetary Fund, with the concurrence of the United States, has agreed lend Belarus $2.5 billion to help it deal with effects of the global economic crisis. The IMF decision Wednesday reflects a thaw in relations between the authorita

VOA双语新闻：银行亏损之忧使海外股市继续下滑

Despite the excitement the inauguration of Barack Obama generated around the world, overseas markets continued their downward slide. 尽管美国总统奥巴马的宣誓就职在全球各地都引起了激动和兴奋，但是海外股市还是继续下

VOA双语新闻：奥巴马称危机中美国经济可以整治

President Barack Obama says America's economy is in crisis but can be repaired. America's 44th president struck a determined, but pragmatic tone, on economic matters in his inaugural address. 奥巴马总统表示，美国经济虽然处于危机之中

VOA双语新闻：共和党首次选非洲裔美国人为主席

U.S. Republicans have elected the first African-American to head their party's national committee. Top Republicans from around the country chose former Maryland Lieutenant-Governor Michael Steele to be the next chairman of the Republican National Com

VOA双语新闻：人们对20国峰会结果期待不一

Just days before world leaders gather in London for a key summit on the global economic crisis, expectations vary widely. 再过几天世界一些国家领导人就要聚首英国伦敦，就全球经济危机举行重要峰会，人们对这次峰会所

VOA双语新闻：美通用汽车主管同意政府要求辞职

The chairman and chief executive officer of auto giant General Motors reportedly has agreed to a request by the Obama administration to resign. The news reports come as the White House prepares to announce on Monday whether it will extend more aid to

VOA双语新闻：奥巴马或面临欧洲领导人强硬言论

White House officials say U.S. President Barack Obama is going to Europe this week to consult and to listen. Although he is popular with the European public, Mr. Obama likely will face some tough talk from their leaders. 白宫官员说，美国总统奥

VOA双语新闻：中东武器进口五年以来大幅度增加

New data shows that arms transfers to the Middle East have increased by 38 percent during the past five years, compared to the previous five. The data show the United States, Russia and Germany remain the world's largest arms exporters. 新的数据显

VOA双语新闻：美诊所及边界加强监测防堵猪流感

U.S. health officials are increasing surveillance measures at doctors' offices and international borders to guard against the spread of swine flu. Washington also has begun dispersing medicine from a federal stockpile. 美国卫生官员加强在医生