A number of developing countries in Asia have in recent years adopted strict laws to protect the environment. But lawyers gathering this week for a U.N. environment conference in Bangkok, say many courts fail to enforce environmental laws. 亚洲一些...
President Bush says Iran is the world's largest sponsor of terrorism, and a source of instability in the Middle East. The president urged the people of the region to reject extremism and embrace freedom. 美国总统布什表示，伊朗是世界首要...
Israel is hailing last week's visit by U.S. President George Bush as a success with regard to key policy issues. Israel and the United States agreed to a common front on terrorism and regional security. 以色列称，从一些重要的政策问题上来...
China is taking action to curb plastic bag litter. Soon, free shopping bags will be a thing of the past. 中国正在采取行动减少遍地是塑料袋垃圾的现象。不久，免费提供购物袋的现象将会成为历史。 Starting June 1, s...
Iraq's Parliament has passed a law that removes restrictions that prevented many members of Saddam Hussein's Baath Party from serving in government posts. President Bush quickly hailed the move as an important step. 伊拉克议会通过了一项法律...
China wants advanced American clean energy technology to help clean up its polluted environment. But an American Commerce official says China's poor enforcement of intellectual property laws is discouraging American companies from selling the technol...
President Bush has arrived in Israel - the first stop on a Middle East journey designed to bolster the Israeli-Palestinian peace process and foster unity on Iran.Mr. Bush immediately went to work, following a formal arrival ceremony at Israel's main...
U.S. President George Bush is headed to the Middle East for a nine-day visit to press the peace process and to try to convince his Arab allies that Iran remains a threat to regional security. But the U.S. leader will be greeted by widespread skeptici...
Even after days of intense international pressure, Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki and his political rival, opposition leader Raila Odinga, have yet to engage in dialogue to resolve a post-election dispute that has ignited ethnic tensions and is threate...
A Sri Lankan government minister has been killed and 10 others wounded in a bomb attack by suspected Tamil Tiger rebels. As Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, the latest attack follows the government's decision to formally abandon a tattered tru...
