U.S. President-elect Barack Obama is moving his White House transition forward, as political turmoil builds over the selection of his successor in the United States Senate. The governor of the state of Illinois stands accused of trying to sell the Se...
Speaking with his Palestinian counterpart at the start of a Palestinian investment conference in London, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said he felt President-elect Barack Obama can bring a new energy to the Israel-Palestinian peace process. 英国...
The Bush administration is attempting to dampen expectations for immediate government action to save America's troubled car manufacturers. 美国的三大汽车公司正在谋求政府资助。但是布什政府星期二表示，政府不会表示立即...
US Central Bank Cuts Short-term Interest Rates to Nearly Zero 美联储大幅削减利率 ?? Download MP3 Audio Saying the economy is continuing to weaken, the U.S. central bank Tuesday cut short-term interest rates to nearly zero. 由于经济持续走...
The U.N. Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution authorizing member states to fight pirates in Somali territory by land, sea and air. 联合国安理会一致通过决议，授权各成员国在陆地、海上和空中打击索马里海盗...
President Bush says the United States is safer now than before the attacks of September 11, 2001, but that the battle against terrorism will continue long after leaves office. Mr. Bush made the comments to military personnel at the U.S. Army War Coll...
The U.S. housing sector remains weak, two years into an unprecedented decline. House prices, house sales, and house construction are all continuing to fall. 美国的房屋市场依然疲软，房价已经史无前例地连续两年下跌。美国的房...
ZANU-PF Prepares for Annual Conference as Cholera Deaths Soar 津巴布韦霍乱死亡人数继续上升 ?? Download MP3 Audio Harare's streets are busy as hundreds of delegates to President Robert Mugabe's annual ZANU-PF conference converge from all...
President Bush says the ongoing financial crisis has forced him to endorse aggressive government intervention in numerous economic sectors in spite of his core, free market principles. President Bush restated his desire to prevent the U.S. auto indus...
Georgia and Russia have agreed to work to resolve security incidents in the breakaway South Ossetia region where the two countries fought a war in August. Although the two days of talks did not produce a detailed accord, mediators say progress was ma...
President Bush on Thursday said he has not yet decided what government assistance to provide the distressed U.S. automobile industry. The president says he worries about the economic consequences that an automaker bankruptcy could cause. 布什总统星...
Outgoing U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff says the fact that U.S. territory has not been attacked since September 11, 2001, is the central accomplishment of his four years in office. Chertoff credits the policies of U.S. President Ge...
President Robert Mugabe said Friday that Zimbabwe is mine and vowed never to surrender, saying no African nation is brave enough to topple him. Mr. Mugabe's statement comes as Morgan Tsvangirai, leader of Zimbabwe's Movement for Democratic Change par...
European stock markets fell Friday after a mixed performance in Asia. A weak outlook for oil prices depressed global markets as share of crude hits its lowest level in five years. 欧洲股市星期五下跌。亚洲股市有升有降。油价前景看...
The International Committee of the Red Cross said it has begun disinfecting homes in Zimbabwe's capital in an effort to battle the cholera epidemic. Red Cross officials said the number of cases is soaring and more needs to be done to halt the spread...
