With one week to go before crucial primaries in the large, delegate rich states of Texas and Ohio, the two remaining Democratic presidential candidates, Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, met in a televised debate Tuesday. The debate was held...
Negotiations between Kenya's government and the opposition have been suspended. The two sides have been unable to agree on the terms of a power-sharing arrangement to break the political deadlock gripping the country since a disputed presidential ele...
Presidential contender Barack Obama won the endorsement of a former rival Tuesday in his battle with Hillary Clinton for the Democratic Party nomination. Obama also got some good news in national polls as he and Clinton prepare for a debate later Tue...
President Bush is pressing U.S. lawmakers to double funds for fighting HIV/AIDS in Africa. Mr. Bush says his trip to Africa last week convinced him that American aid is making a difference. 布什总统向美国议员们施压，要求为解决非洲的...
North Koreans applauded the historic first performance in their capital by a U.S. symphony orchestra. An event some call a watershed in thawing chilled ties between the two countries. 美国纽约爱乐乐团在北韩首都历史性的首次演出获得...
Turkey's military said they have killed 41 Kurdish rebels Monday for a total 153 rebels and 17 Turkish soldiers killed during fighting in northern Iraqi Kurdistan. Iraq's national security adviser has expressed concern that Turkey's attacks in Iraq m...
The United States said Monday the official transfer of power in Cuba from Fidel Castro to his younger brother Raul was a disappointment, though hardly an unexpected development. The White House said the long-standing U.S. economic embargo against Cub...
Filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen were big winners at this year's Academy Awards ceremony Sunday. Their grisly crime tale No Country for Old Men earned four of Hollywood's top honors. 在星期天举行的今年奥斯卡颁奖典礼上，导演乔尔.科恩...
The former Seoul mayor who swept December elections in South Korea is getting used to his new title: Mr. President. Lee Myung-bak has taken his oath of office in a formal ceremony in the South Korean capital. 在去年12月韩国大选中大获全胜的...
An Israeli mayor on the front lines of the conflict with the Palestinians is calling for a truce with Islamic militants. But reaction was cool in both the Gaza Strip and Jerusalem. 以色列和巴勒斯坦人发生冲突的一个前沿城市的市长呼...
