At a colorful ceremony in one of Saddam Hussein's old palaces outside Baghdad, the U.S. military formally ended its combat role in Iraq and passed command of the remaining 50,000 American troops to a new four-star general. 在巴格达郊外萨达姆原...
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has launched the first direct peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians in nearly two years. 美国国务卿克林顿主持召开以色列和巴勒斯坦近两年以来第一次直接和谈。 Both sides...
As Pakistan tries to cope with the worst flooding in its history, the country has seen several major suicide bomb attacks in the past few days against minority Shi'ites. The two major attacks, one in Lahore and the other in Quetta, killed more than 1...
New Zealand's second-biggest city, Christchurch, is facing an enormous clean-up after being struck by the country's worst earthquake in 80 years. The magnitude 7 quake devastated parts of Christchurch early Saturday. 新西兰第二大城市克赖斯特...
Monday September 6 is Labor Day in the United States, a day set aside to honor American workers and the dignity of labor. The organized labor movement of the late 19th century that spawned the national holiday has waxed and waned over the years. 9月...
Strikes taking place across France and London have closed down major transport routes and turned transport links into chaos. 法国各地和伦敦发生罢工，主要交通道路被关闭，运输线路混乱。 London's tube workers went on a 24-ho...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says there is no guarantee the U.S.-mediated talks that resumed with the Palestinians last week will succeed. 以色列总理内塔尼亚胡表示，不能保证在美国斡旋下于上星期恢复的与巴勒斯...
A U.S. church's plan to burn a copy of the Quran on the anniversary of the September 11 attacks has drawn global condemnation. The Vatican has denounced the plan as outrageous and grave. 一个美国教会计划在9/11恐怖袭击周年纪念日焚烧可...
Two senior U.S. advisers have wrapped up talks in Beijing with top officials that included a rare meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao. While both sides stressed the importance of expanding cooperation and promoting healthy U.S.-China relations,...
India has criticized a ban imposed by the U.S. state of Ohio on outsourcing of government projects to offshore locations. India feels this signals the rise of protectionist sentiment in the U.S. 印度批评美国俄亥俄州禁止将政府项目外包...
On the ninth anniversary of the 9-11 attacks, U.S. President Barack Obama has emphasized that America is not at war with Islam. The president made his remarks at the Pentagon Memorial. 在9/11恐怖袭击九周年之际，奥巴马总统强调说，美...
American Middle East envoy George Mitchell said Tuesday he thinks the U.S.-brokered direct Israeli-Palestinian peace talks are moving in the right direction overall. Mitchell spoke after a three-way U.S.-Palestinian-Israeli meeting in the Egyptian Re...
Medicines can be expensive and often make up a large portion of any family's health care budget. And the burden can be even greater for people in poor countries, where the cost of vital medicines can push them into poverty. 药品有时很贵，通常会...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas might not agree on much entering negotiations, but analysts said they have something in common. Both are in precarious political situations. 在以巴进行的和谈中，...
The U.S. Senate has approved a bill aimed at helping the country's small businesses, giving President Barack Obama a political victory in his effort to revive the country's economy. The Senate passed the bill Thursday with the help of two key votes f...
