A Middle East ceasefire could be in the offing during a week of high diplomacy. But Israel has mixed feelings. 中东地区的停火协议在为期一周的高层外交斡旋中可能即将产生。但是，以色列对此持矛盾的态度。 Israel...
Iraq's ambassador to the United States says his country still needs U.S. reconstruction assistance, despite large Iraqi fiscal surpluses driven by record-high oil prices. In Washington the ambassador spoke on U.S. television. 伊拉克驻美国大使苏...
Representatives of Pakistan's ruling coalition government have failed to agree on a plan for reinstating judges deposed by President Pervez Musharraf, last year. Following the collapse of talks in London, Sunday, party leaders are meeting in Islamaba...
The second largest party in Pakistan's ruling political coalition is vowing to quit its federal cabinet posts, threatening the stability of the six-week-old coalition government. 巴基斯坦执政的政治联盟中的第二大党誓言要退出该党在...
Two former U.S. State Department officials say the Bush administration has done little to fight corruption in Iraq. In testimony to a congressional panel Monday, they said administration policy has allowed corruption to fester - an accusation the Sta...
U.S officials say the Bush administration is nearing a decision on providing new food aid to North Korea. U.S.-North Korean talks on the issue, separate from discussions on Pyongyang's nuclear program, have made progress. 美国官员说，布什政府...
The U.S. State Department's top African affairs expert said Monday Zimbabwe's presidential runoff must include massive international monitoring, and guarantees for the safety of opposition candidate Morgan Tsvangirai. Assistant Secretary of State for...
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the United States must prepare to fight insurgencies and similar types of wars for the foreseeable future, and put less emphasis on preparing for large-scale conventional wars. 美国国防部长罗伯特.盖茨...
President Bush has departed on a five-day trip to the Middle East, his second visit to the region this year, with stops in Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt. White House aides say the trip will be both ceremonial and substantive. 美国总统布什准备...
The international community is pledging aid packages for survivors of China's earthquake, which has killed more than 14,000 people and left tens of thousands of others in need of emergency aid. The southern Chinese city is spearheading a global relie...
President Bush is in Israel to begin a five-day trip to the Middle East. The president is hoping for progress on efforts to resolve the Israeli - Palestinian dispute. 布什总统目前正在以色列，开始了对中东地区的五天行程。布什总...
A House of Representatives committee has voted down attempts by Republicans to restore more than $200 million for a planned U.S. missile defense system in Europe. A final decision on funding must await House and Senate votes on separate versions of a...
The International Red Cross says heavy rains will bring new misery to survivors of the cyclone in Burma's Irrawaddy Delta region. 国际红十字会说，暴雨将给缅甸伊洛瓦底三角洲地区的强热带风暴灾民带来新的苦难。 Offic...
U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez is urging Chinese companies to step up their foreign direct investment in the United States. At the same time, he noted that the huge U.S. trade deficit with China is fueling protectionist sentiment in the Uni...
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the United States should develop some leverage on Iran and then hold talks with the regime that the U.S. government says supports global terrorism and sponsors insurgents in Iraq who are killing American troop...
