The U.N. secretary-general marked the fifth anniversary of the bombing of U.N. headquarters in Baghdad Tuesday. He was joined by survivors of the attack at a ceremony honoring those who died and were injured while working for peace. 联合国秘书长潘...
Leaders of Pakistan's ruling coalition government have ended their first meeting since President Pervez Musharraf's resignation by postponing any decisions about restoring judges deposed by the former president. Minority partners in the coalition rev...
Officials at the Pentagon have seen no indication that Russian forces are making any significant moves to withdraw from Georgia, as Russia's leaders promised when they signed a cease-fire agreement on Saturday. The White House says it should not take...
The United States plans to spend $600 million in coming years to propel development of renewable fuels and other new energy solutions. The funding goes along with millions that private investors are spending to find ways to cut the nation's dependenc...
A Jamaican sprinter has taken a very short time to rewrite two cherished world records on the track. The man with a name that fits his accomplishments. 牙买加短跑运动员博尔特在很短时间里刷新了两项令人敬佩的径赛世界纪录。...
Literacy is coming to some rural Ethiopian children on a donkey's back. VOA's Peter Heinlein visited the Ethiopian town of Awassa, to meet an Ethiopian-American man who returned to the land of his birth to Make a Difference with youngsters hungry for...
Russia has stopped all military cooperation with NATO after alliance foreign ministers said future ties depend on Russia pulling back troops in the former Soviet republic of Georgia. The Bush administration says Russia is violating an agreement to wi...
U.S. President George Bush has expressed solidarity with the people of Pakistan in a phone call with Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani. Mr. Bush talked earlier to former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf. 美国总统布什在跟巴基斯坦总理吉...
Georgia is expressing skepticism about Russia's troop withdrawal announcement, even as Russian tanks and soldiers pull back from position deep inside Georgian territory. The pullback leaves several key Russian checkpoints in place. 尽管俄罗斯坦克...
Senator Joe Biden of Delaware, newly announced running mate of Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama, is a respected foreign policy expert. Senator Biden, who himself had waged an unsuccessful bid for the Democratic Party's nomination for pr...
Pro-Palestinian activists have sailed into the Gaza Strip defying an Israeli blockade. 亲巴勒斯坦的活动分子驾船越过以色列的封锁线，进入加沙地带。 After originally saying it would block them, Israel allowed a group of 46 i...
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has condemned a U.S. airstrike in western Afghanistan that some Afghan officials say killed more than 70 civilians on Thursday. The U.S. military disputes the number of civilian casualties and insists the operation was a...
U.S. President George Bush is again calling on opposition Democrats in Congress to expand offshore oil drilling. High energy prices are a big part of this year's presidential campaign. 美国总统布什再次呼吁在野党民主党的国会议员允许...
African runners swept the Men's Marathon race Sunday on the last day of the 29th Olympic Games in China. In all, athletes from more than a dozen African countries won medals in events ranging from running and football to swimming and kayaking. 非洲运...
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama introduced Senator Joe Biden as his running mate Saturday. They spoke at a rally in Springfield, Illinois, two days before the Democratic National Convention. 美国民主党总统候选人奥巴马在星期...
