America's top diplomat is heading back to the Middle East for a new peace mission, but there are few expectations for a major breakthrough. 美国最高外交官为一项新的和平使命再次前往中东，不过几乎没有人期望这次和平使命...
A senior advisor to presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama says the party's ticket has been strengthened by the selection of Senator Joe Biden for vice president. Obama named Biden as his running mate two days before the start of th...
A U.S. ship carrying humanitarian aid has arrived in Georgia's Black Sea port of Batumi carrying humanitarian aid for residents of western Georgia displaced by Russia's recent military incursion. Authorities are assessing the destruction as Russian t...
Following more than a week of Ethiopia-mediated talks, Somalia's feuding president and prime minister have reportedly agreed to end their political dispute, which had jeopardized the stability of the country's transitional government. A government sp...
The Democratic Party is seeking to rally support behind Barack Obama during its nominating convention, which opens Monday in Denver, Colorado. His wife Michelle, in an opening night speech, is expected to spotlight Senator Obama's unusual life story....
Triumphantly returning home after their best medal total in a century, British athletes and government officials turn their attention now to the next summer games in four years in London. After Beijing bid farewell to the 2008 Olympics, celebrations...
The United Nations says its investigation into U.S. airstrikes on Friday in western Afghanistan found convincing evidence that the operation killed 90 civilians - 60 of whom were children. U.S. officials say the strikes killed 25 militants and five c...
The U.S. Defense Department says it wants to turn over security responsibility to Iraqi forces as quickly as possible, but that the timing should be based on conditions. A spokesman repeated the position Tuesday in response to a statement by Iraq's p...
Senator Hillary Clinton will seek to convince her ardent primary supporters to fall in line behind presumptive nominee Barack Obama on the second day of the Democratic National Convention in the western U.S. city of Denver. After an emotional first n...
Libyan officials say hijackers who took over a Sudanese plane and forced it to land in Libya have now surrendered. The officials told reporters the hijackers gave themselves up Wednesday, hours after releasing at least 87 of the plane's passengers. 利...
The climax of this week's Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado, will come Thursday when Senator Barack Obama of Illinois formally accepts his party's presidential nomination. Senator Obama will make history as the first African-American...
Democratic vice presidential pick Joseph Biden will take center stage on the third day of the party's National Convention in the western U.S. city of Denver. The veteran senator from Delaware will be one of the headline speakers Wednesday night, alon...
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has threatened to form a new government without including the opposition, but has not withdrawn from talks aimed at forming a government of national unity. The opposition has condemned his comments as a recipe for d...
On a trip to Ukraine, Georgia was the main talking point as Britain's Foreign Secretary met with President Yushchenko and others. David Miliband's visit came just a day after Russia's president recognized the independence of Georgia's two breakaway r...
Despite long-standing opposition to NATO, Russia cooperated with the Western defense alliance on a number of military, political and humanitarian projects. But Russia says it feels threatened by NATO's eastward expansion and the prospect of possible...
