The Paris-based Organization for Economic Development and Cooperation (OECD) published a grim assessment Thursday of the United States economy, saying it was close to recession. However, the OECD suggested European economies will likely fare better t...
Some new public opinion polls suggest a close and volatile presidential race in the months ahead. 一些新的民意调查结果显示，今后几个月美国总统竞选的选情将非常接近和变化不定。 Some good news for Hillary Clinton in...
Loyalists of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad were big winners in the recent parliamentary elections. With many reformists locked out of the electoral process, the contests were primarily between different factions in the conservative camp. In this elec...
Mounting concern about the resurgent Taliban and the Afghanistan economy have prompted the U.S. vice president to make a surprise visit there. Dick Cheney is calling the continuing presence of NATO forces in Afghanistan vital for the country's future...
U.S. presidential candidate John McCain met Thursday with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and told reporters afterwards that al-Qaida is on the run in Iraq. He also warned against a withdrawal from Iraq and allowing al-Qaida to declare victory. 美...
South Korea's chief official on North Korea policy has warned a continued lack of progress in talks on Pyongyang's nuclear weapons could threaten the growth of a joint industrial park. The park, built by South Korea in the Northern city of Kaesong, w...
Most teen girls love shopping for stylish clothes and trendy accessories. But that is often an unaffordable dream for young girls who live in foster care. Many were taken away from their families because of abuse, abandonment or neglect. In this repo...
The soaring cost of rice and other basic food in Asia has raised security concerns across many Asian countries. In Indonesia, the high cost of staple foods is hurting the poor and raising fears of social unrest. 大米和其他基本食品价格的飙升...
President Bush is backing Georgia's bid to join the NATO alliance. Mr. Bush met in the Oval Office with Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili ahead of next month's NATO summit in Romania. 美国总统布什支持格鲁吉亚申请加入北约。布什...
The war in Iraq took center stage in the U.S. presidential election campaign Wednesday on the fifth anniversary of the start of the conflict. 星期三是伊拉克战争爆发五周年。在这一天，伊拉克战争成为美国总统竞选的中心议...
