A new land dispute in Jerusalem that could force hundreds of Arabs from their homes is stirring up Palestinian anger. 在耶路撒冷再次发生的领地之争可能迫使几百名阿拉伯人离开家园，这激起巴勒斯坦人的愤恨之情。...
Hundreds of paramilitary soldiers have returned to their barracks in Dhaka. Many claim they were not involved in the mutiny at the headquarters of the Bangladesh Rifles, but fled the violence that is believed to have left more than 100 of their comma...
A battle is brewing in Washington over President Barack Obama's proposed federal spending blueprint, widely viewed as the most sweeping plan to boost the U.S. government's role in society in more than a generation. The budget the president unveiled l...
America's top military leaders say they back President Barack Obama's plan to drawdown U.S. forces in Iraq. They indicated in broadcast interviews they are fairly confident the plan will move forward on schedule. 美军高级领导人说，他们支持...
A battle is brewing in Washington over President Barack Obama's proposed federal spending blueprint, widely viewed as the most sweeping plan to boost the U.S. government's role in society in more than a generation. The budget the president unveiled l...
Most Asia-Pacific stock markets closed lower on their first trading day of the week. Market analysts say investors have yet to see relief in the global economic gloom as more statistics point to a deepening downturn. 亚太地区大部分股市在本周...
Representatives from donor nations meeting in Egypt have pledged more than $4.4 billion in new aid to help rebuild the war-torn Gaza Strip after the recent conflict between Israel and Hamas. 在埃及参加捐助国会议的代表筹集了44亿多美元...
Hillary Clinton has arrived in Israel, beginning her first foray into the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as the new U.S. secretary of state. The top U.S. diplomat landed in Tel Aviv late Monday from Egypt, where she attended a donors' conference that r...
A senior United Nations official said it will be very difficult for Afghanistan to hold credible elections earlier than July. Peacekeeping chief Alain Le Roy's comment on Monday echoed concerns raised by NATO, the United States, and Afghanistan's pol...
U.S. President Barack Obama said halting the nuclear weapons threat from Iran would reduce the need for a planned missile defense shield in Eastern Europe. But Mr. Obama denied he has told Russia he will rethink the missile shield program if Moscow p...
The African Union has condemned the killings of Guinea-Bissau's President Joao Bernado Vieira and his army chief, calling it a blatant attack on state institutions. But the continental body stopped short of suspending Guinea-Bissau's membership in th...
The United States will send two senior officials to Syria within the next few days, possibly signaling a new direction in Middle East diplomacy by the Obama administration. 美国将派遣两名高级官员在未来几天内前往叙利亚，这可能预...
Secretary Gates said that as much as he would like to see foreign troops leave Afghanistan, it is impossible to foresee when that might happen. 美国国防部长盖茨表示，尽管从阿富汗撤出外国军队是一个长远目标，但是不可能...
U.S. President Barack Obama met on Tuesday at the White House with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. The session helped set the stage for the upcoming London meeting of the world's 20 leading developed and emerging economies. 美国总统奥巴马星...
President Barack Obama's plan to use the government to jolt the faltering U.S. economy back to life signals the most significant ideological shift in Washington since President Ronald Reagan came to power in 1981. 奥巴马总统打算利用政府力量...
