Iraq's Electoral Commission says voter turnout in Saturday's Kurdish election was high and polling went smoothly, despite allegations of irregularities by Kurdish opposition groups. The results of the election are not expected for several days. 伊拉克...
Pakistan has arrested a pro-Taliban cleric, Sufi Mohammad, for helping militants and undermining the government's anti-terrorism campaign in a northwestern region. 巴基斯坦拘捕了亲塔利班的神职人员苏非.穆罕默德，因为他在西北...
Philippine President Gloria Arroyo says she has no desire to extend her term past next May. Mrs. Arroyo made the comments during her final state of the nation address before the Philippine Congress. 菲律宾总统阿罗约说，她不谋求延长明年...
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak has told visiting U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates no option is off the table as Israel prepares a possible strike against Iran's suspected nuclear facilities. 以色列国防部长巴拉克对到访的美国国...
Special U.S. peace envoy George Mitchell is in Egypt as part of a push to resume Arab-Israeli peace talks. 美国和平特使乔治.米切尔正在埃及访问。这是美国推动阿拉伯世界和以色列恢复和平谈判的一部分。 George Mi...
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has hailed the British offensive in Afghanistan's Helmand province a success. But that call is getting a mixed reception as the British public grows weary of the country's involvement there. 英国首相布朗赞扬英国在...
Zimbabwe Finance Minister Tendai Biti, a top official for the Movement for Democratic Change, says he has received a threatening letter with a bullet inside. 津巴布韦财政部长腾达伊.比提说，他收到一封装有子弹的恐吓信。比提...
The trial of Burma's opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, has concluded, and the verdict is to be announced Friday. Despite an international outcry over the trial, the Nobel Peace Prize winner is expected to be found guilty and sentenced to up to fiv...
More companies in Asia are lining up to tap the stock markets for capital for the first time since the financial crunch late last year. Experts say the recent surge in stock prices is bringing in investors. 越来越多的亚洲公司正准备进入股...
A senior U.S. military commander has announced that the United States and China have agreed to resume routine military contacts and high-level visits by defense officials, and that he expects the process to begin within the next two months. 美国军方...
An unprecedented two-day dialogue of top U.S. and Chinese officials ended in Washington Tuesday with pledges by the two governments to work more closely together on political, economic and environmental issues. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said...
U.S. policy toward Sudan and international efforts to devise a lasting and effective solution to the situation in Darfur are receiving attention from the Congress this week. Two House of Representatives committees and one Senate panel are looking at...
The World Trade Organization says the global economic troubles make it more important than ever to successfully conclude the Doha Development Round of trade negotiations. The WTO says a free-trade agreement is possible by the end of next year. 世界贸...
U.S. President Barack Obama is taking his campaign for health-care reform on the road, with events in the southern states of Virginia and North Carolina. Mr. Obama has pushed back his timetable for Congressional action, saying he expects to get the n...
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates sounded an optimistic note about the possibility of speeding up U.S. troop withdrawals from Iraq, Wednesday, after meeting for a second day with top Iraqi leaders and talking with U.S. and Iraqi military commanders...
