VOA双语新闻---报告：非洲未准备好应对人口老化

A new report says African governments are ill prepared to handle the growing number of people over age 65. The African Development Bank is raising concerns over the lack of health insurance and pensions. 一份新的报告说，非洲政府还没准备

VOA双语新闻---美国称亚太国家可帮助解决欧洲危机

US officials say the Asia Pacific region is less affected than other areas by the financial crisis in Europe and can stimulate worldwide economic growth. Talks by finance and foreign ministers are taking place in Hawaii at the annual summit of APEC,

VOA双语新闻---宾州州立大学校长和教练因性侵案被解雇

The arrest on child-abuse charges of a one-time assistant football coach at a prominent American university has quickly broadened into a major scandal. The president of Pennsylvania State University and the school's enormously popular football coach,

VOA双语新闻---美澳宣布扩大军事合作

The United States and Australia have announced expanded military cooperation aimed at bolstering security in the Asia-Pacific region. President Barack Obama and Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced the agreement after his arrival for a o

VOA双语新闻---利比亚军方称抓获卡扎菲儿子赛义夫

A Libyan revolutionary militia commander from the town of Zintan announced Saturday that Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, son of the late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, was captured alive in southern Libya, near the border of Niger and Algeria. 利比亚革命武

VOA双语新闻---扩大经贸是美国重返亚洲的核心

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is promoting U.S. economic engagement with Asia during the East Asia Summit in Bali. The secretary focused her public remarks on increasing economic ties to the region. 美国国务卿克林顿在印尼巴厘岛参加

VOA双语新闻---美庆祝退伍军人节老兵谈出兵海外

The United States observes Veterans Day November 11, a national holiday to remember and honor military veterans of all wars. Veterans Day dates back to the end of World War I in 1918. This year it falls less than two months before all U.S. troops are

VOA双语新闻---莫桑比克发现大量天然气资源

International energy companies say they have discovered potentially massive natural gas fields off the coast of Mozambique. 国际能源公司表示，在莫桑比克沿海发现了潜在的大规模天然气田。 The Italian energy firm ENI last mo

VOA双语新闻---印尼与第六届年度东亚峰会

Next week (November 14-19), leaders from 18 nations will gather on the Indonesian island of Bali for the sixth annual East Asia summit. The regional economic and security forum has steadily gained in importance in recent years and this year for the f

VOA双语新闻---凯恩案引人关注美国性骚扰问题

While Republican party presidential hopeful Herman Cain continues to dismiss accusations of sexual harassment in his past, his uncertain political plight has become a main focus of American media. Advocates say the issue is very important and also go

VOA双语新闻---洛杉矶抗议者抨击美国贫富差距

Protests by the Occupy Wall Street movement are continuing in the financial district of New York and other American cities. Community leaders say the anger reflects the gap between rich and poor in the United States. 占领华尔街运动的抗议者持

VOA双语新闻---美国军事法庭将审判科尔号爆炸嫌犯

A Saudi Arabian man accused of being the mastermind behind the bombing of the USS Cole in 2000 is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday, Nov. 9 before a military commission at Guantanamo Bay. Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri could face the death penalty if conv

VOA双语新闻---英国波兰移民收入好于其它族裔

Nearly 7 million immigrants live in Britain, and one particular group has grown drastically since 2004 when their countries were admitted to the EU. Today 600,000 Eastern Europeans reside in Britain, of which 66 percent are Poles. The Polish communit

VOA双语新闻---20国峰会将召开 债务危机是焦点

Leaders of the G20 group of industrialized nations will meet in France later this week - with the threat of another economic crisis still looming over the world economy. The summit comes just days after European countries held an emergency meeting to

VOA双语新闻---美国努力阻止“逆向人才流失”

The U.S. Congress is debating how to overhaul the nations immigration system in an effort to get foreign nationals who earn advanced degrees at American universities to stay and work in the country to help the U.S. stay globally competitive. 美国国会

VOA双语新闻---亚太经合组织峰会将讨论贸易关税问题

Senior officials from 21 countries are meeting in Hawaii this week for the annual summit of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, or APEC. This year's host, President Barack Obama, will meet with other Asia-Pacific leaders Saturday and Sunday.

VOA双语新闻---为穷人送火鸡：慈善是感恩节一部分

The Thanksgiving holiday, celebrated in the U.S. on the last Thursday of November is a big date, but for those with a low income, getting a traditional dinner on the table can be a struggle. In Denver, Colorado, the Volunteers of America charity is p

VOA双语新闻---全球排雷报告忧喜参半

The latest report on landmines has both good and bad news. It says governments have provided a record level of funding to remove the weapons. But at the same time the use of antipersonnel mines has increased. 刚刚出台的有关地雷的报告中既有

VOA双语新闻---共和党总统参选人辩论美国外交政策

Republican candidates who want to replace President Barack Obama sparred in Washington Tuesday night in one of the few televised debates centered on foreign policy issues. 希望取代奥巴马总统的共和党总统参选人星期二晚间在电视上

VOA双语新闻---抗议紧缩方案 意大利山村闹独立

Italy's tough austerity drive includes plans to force local authorities to merge, in a bid to rein in public spending. The tiny village of Filettino faces such a prospect - but its mayor is fighting back. The town is bidding to become an autonomous p