Up to 150 Hindu pilgrims attending an annual festival have been killed in a stampede in Northern India. 在印度北部，140多名印度教朝圣者被踩踏丧生。 Officials say the tragedy occurred when a metal railing along a narrow mountain pa...
The United States says major world powers will have no choice but to pursue new sanctions against Iran in the absence of a positive reply to their offer of incentives for it to halt uranium enrichment. The State Department says a written response to...
U.S. President George Bush is on his way to Asia for talks with leaders in South Korea, Thailand, and China - where he will attend the opening of the Olympic Games. 美国总统布什正在前往亚洲的途中。他将在那里和韩国、泰国和中...
The European Union says it will give nearly $5 million to help impoverished Haitians cope with spiraling food prices. The EU aid adds to assistance from other international organizations for Haiti, the poorest country in the western hemisphere. 欧盟表...
U.S. President George Bush has arrived in Seoul, South Korea, the first stop on a week-long Asian tour that will also take him to Thailand and China for the opening of the Beijing Olympics. Thousands of South Koreans opposed to the resumption of U.S....
U.S. President George Bush is urging the North Korean government to agree to a strong verification of its nuclear program. The comments came at a joint news conference in Seoul with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak. 美国总统布什敦促北韩同...
U.S. lawmakers want Iraq to use bigger oil profits to pay for more of its own reconstruction. Iraq's parliament has approved a supplementary budget that raises this year's spending to more than $70 billion. 美国国会议员要求伊拉克用更大量...
U.S. swimmers had great success at the Athens Olympics four years ago. But they did even better at last year's World Championships in Melbourne, so there are high hopes for a big medal haul in Beijing. 美国游泳选手4年前在雅典奥运会上取得...
The State Department Thursday observed the 10th anniversary of the al-Qaida bombings of the U.S. embassies in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the twin attacks, which killed 229 people, destroyed buildings but not t...
The 2008 Olympics are about to begin in Beijing and excitement is running high among the hundreds of thousands of fans from inside China and around the world. Many visitors are taking advantage of free time between Olympic events to tour some of Beij...
With heavy hearts, the U.S. Men's Olympic Volleyball team decided to take the court Sunday, one day after the stabbing death in Beijing of a close relative of the head coach. 美国奥林匹克男子排球队在其主教练的亲属在北京遇刺身亡...
Georgia says it has ordered its troops in the breakaway region of South Ossetia to cease fire, after withdrawing its troops from South Ossetia's capital. There was no direct response from Russia to Georgia's offer to negotiate an end to three days of...
The White House is making a renewed appeal for an end to the bloody conflict between Georgia and Russia over the Georgian breakaway province of South Ossetia, and accusing Russia of 'disproportionate' action. U.S. President George Bush is pushing for...
European leaders have expressed concern as fighting escalated between Russia and Georgia over Southern Ossetia, and dispatched high-level diplomats to help broker a cease-fire. Pope Benedict XVI also called for an immediate end to the hostilities. 欧洲...
U.S. President George Bush is stressing the importance of continued American ties with China, saying while there are disagreements, there are also important areas where the two countries can work together. He spoke on the final day of his stay at the...
