Rising inflation is putting pressure on governments all over Asia, as angry citizens protest spiraling food and fuel costs and politicians bicker over how to handle new fiscal constraints. 日益增长的通货膨胀以及民众针对不断攀升的食...
South Korea's president has made a second public apology for his management of a deal to resume controversial American beef imports. Responding to massive street protests, he says he will ensure age limits on the imports, in partnership with Washingt...
U.S. President George Bush is in the Midwest state of Iowa surveying flood damage from heavy rains that have washed out millions of hectares of grazing and farmlands. 美国总统布什在中西部地区的爱奥华州视察了洪涝灾区，大雨冲毁...
Thai police are trying to keep anti-government protesters from entering the grounds of the prime minister's office building. Anti-government groups are escalating their efforts to push Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej out of power. 泰国警察正在努...
South Korea's President has begun a high-level shakeup of his government expected to continue next week. The move is aimed at soothing the anger of tens of thousands of protesters who say he has disregarded public sentiment on everything from U.S. be...
The House of Representatives has approved legislation updating U.S. foreign intelligence surveillance law. President Bush welcomed the bipartisan compromise measure saying it will improve U.S. capabilities to prevent another terrorist attacks. But so...
A former White House spokesman says Americans have lost trust in U.S. President George Bush, because he is refusing to reveal his administration's involvement in leaking the identity of a previously-covert CIA operative. The Bush administration dismi...
Recent public opinion polls in the U.S. presidential race give Democrat Barack Obama a lead over Republican John McCain. But the lead is less than expected given some Democratic advantages this election year. 最近有关美国总统竞选的民意调查...
Thailand's Prime Minister says he will not step aside despite on-going protests but will face a no-confidence debate in parliament in the coming week. The prime minister also denies claims by protestors encamped outside the government's main administ...
Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai, who won the most votes in the March 29 presidential poll, has pulled out of the second round of voting due Friday. Mr. Tsvangirai said he cannot take part in the runoff because he does not want to legitim...
U.S. legislators are responding cautiously to statements from Saudi Arabia that hint at possible further increases in oil production, saying the United States must do more on its own to reduce its dependency on foreign sources of fuel. 美国国会议员...
Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has sought refuge in the Dutch Embassy in Harare. The development comes a day after Tsvangirai withdraw from a presidential runoff election against Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe. 津巴布韦反对党领袖...
The United States said Monday the government of Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe cannot be considered legitimate in the absence of a presidential runoff election. In the wake of opposition candidate Morgan Tsvangirai's forced departure from the cam...
Chinese reports say the country's vast pool of cheap labor is getting smaller, which could hurt an economy that is heavily dependent on labor-intensive manufacturing. 中国的研究显示，中国巨大的廉价劳动力资源正在萎缩。这可能对...
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe says he has not ruled out negotiations with the opposition MDC but elections must go ahead on Friday to meet a legal obligation. Meanwhile, reports are coming in from several parts of Zimbabwe that violence is conti...
