Even as they agreed to start indirect talks, both sides disagreed whether the negotiations had officially begun. Luis Ramirez | Jerusalem 06 May 2010 US Mideast envoy George Mitchell, left, shakes hands with Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak, befor...
Homeowners facing foreclosure come to a courthouse in hopes to renegotiate their mortgages When the U.S. economy fell into recession two years ago, millions of Americans began defaulting on their home mortgages, leaving many cities with neighborhoods...
From NPR News in Washington, Im Renita Jablonsky. President Obama is revising his health overhaul plan to add some Republican proposals. But as NPRs Julie Rovner reports, theyre not likely to win many new votes. Mr. Obama said the changes were prompt...
The European Commission has called on the bloc to collectively earmark about $3 billion yearly in assistance for developing countries to cope with climate change. Lisa Bryant | Paris 10 December 2009 A creation by French artist Francois Barge 'Messag...
Foreign ministers from the United States, Britain, France and the Arab League met separately and together behind closed doors at the United Nations Wednesday, seeking an end to nearly two weeks of deadly fighting in the Gaza Strip. After hours of ta...
By Phuong Tran Dakar 17 August 2007 United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is urging the U.N. Security Council to approve a new peacekeeping force for the volatile border region between Chad and Central African Republic. The newly revised propo...
By Paula Wolfson White House 02 May 2007 Negotiations are under way between the White House and the U.S. Congress on a revised war funding bill. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports President Bush is emphasizing the need to find common ground, and find it qui...
By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 27 November 2006 United Nations officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo are calling for an end to hostilities in the eastern region bordering Rwanda. U.N. peacekeepers earlier intervened to block forces loyal to renegade...
By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 05 January 2006 Yemeni veiled female artists holding picture of President Ali Abdullah Saleh during a protest in front of Cabinet demanding government to take stiff measure...
C: Excuse me, do you provide any trade service here? 你们有提供贸易押汇服务吗? T: Yes, we do. Can I help you, sir? 有的,先生。我能为你效劳吗? C: Yes, I'd like to know how...