The State Department said Tuesday it has revoked U.S. travel visas for a number of individuals after a Nigerian man with a visa to travel to the United States tried to bring down a jetliner over Detroit December 25. Officials say the number of revoca...
Information Minister Dora Akunyili said the U.S. action is unfair, describing the incident as a one-off for which the rest of the nation should not be punished. 尼日利亚新闻部长阿库尼丽说，美国的这项举动是不公平的，他形容这...
U.S. President Barack Obama's top counter-terrorism advisor says a threat from an al-Qaida affiliate led to the closure of the American embassy in Yemen. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports this same group has been linked to the attempted Christmas Day bombi...
The awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to President Barack Obama fostered some controversy this year. 奥巴马总统在09年荣获诺贝尔和平奖，此事引发了一些争议。 The Nobel Committee cited President Obama for his extraordinary effo...
A suicide bomber set off an explosive-laden vehicle on a field during a volleyball match in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 88 people. Authorities say scores of others were wounding and children are among the victims. Friday's attack is the t...
Starting at the International Date line in the mid-Pacific and spreading from east to west, crowds around Asia led the world in ringing in the New Year. 从太平洋海域中部的国际时间变更线开始，全世界从东到西迎接新年的到来...
Middle East diplomacy is moving into high gear this month in a fresh effort to revive stalled peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Cairo this week and proposed that Egypt host a three-way...
A British hostage has been released alive and well in Iraq after more than two years in captivity. The news was announced by Britain's foreign minister in London. 一名被绑架超过两年的英国人质日前平安从伊拉克获释。英国外交大...
U.S. President George Bush says last week's intelligence briefings to Congress on the Syrian-North Korean nuclear link were designed to send a message to North Korea. 美国总统布什说，上星期就叙利亚和北韩之间的核联系向国会所做...
President George Bush says the United States faces difficult economic times - a situation made worse by congressional inaction. 美国总统布什星期二在白宫举行的记者会上说，美国正面临经济困难时期，而国会缺乏行动则使...
