Republican presidential contender John McCain picked up the endorsement of a former rival Thursday. Meanwhile, Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton got some potential good news in her battle with Barack Obama. 争取共和党总统候选人提名的约...
Voters in Pakistan are set to go to the polls Monday in elections for the lower house of parliament and the four provincial assemblies. The elections and their aftermath hold potential dangers for a nation that has been through a series of crises rec...
President Bush is stepping up U.S. support for efforts to end the political crisis in Kenya. He is sending Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to Nairobi during his upcoming trip to Africa. 美国总统布什正在加强结束肯尼亚政治危机的努...
China will spend more than $1.2 billion to rebuild wrecked homes, restore farms and help the poor pay for food and heat in areas where recent snowstorms killed more than 100 people. 中国将花费超过12亿美元的资金重建被暴风雪毁坏的房...
The U.S. Senate has defied a veto threat from President Bush and approved legislation that would prohibit intelligence agencies from using extreme interrogation techniques, including waterboarding. The measure was included in a bill to authorize inte...
Medical researchers have released a study that says one million people in India will die every year in the next decade from tobacco-related illnesses. The study's authors also made what they call a surprising discovery about the leading fatal illness...
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Wednesday said she hopes Serbia will accept a resolution of Kosovo's status and move forward to fuller integration with Europe. Kosovo, a Serbian province administered by the United Nations since 1999, is expe...
Reporters Without Borders has gone on the offensive, accusing governments of impotence, cowardice and duplicity in failing to defend freedom of expression. The journalists' advocacy group's criticism comes in its annual report, released Wednesday. 记者...
Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain were the big winners Tuesday in presidential primaries in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia. 竞争美国民主党总统候选人提名的奥巴马和共和党提名的麦凯恩都在星期...
East Timor's embattled government is preparing arrest warrants for 18 men believed to have been involved in the assassination attempts on the country's president and prime minister. Additional Australian peacekeepers continue to arrive in the tiny re...
