Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has accused U.S. President George Bush of launching what he termed a false political attack on him. Mr. Obama was reacting to comments Mr. Bush made in Israel about appeasing dictators. The White House d...
French banking giant Credit Agricole says it will sell billions of dollars in assets to deal with subprime losses by its investment arm. The new financial blow adds to the economic worries in France, where the center-right government hopes to push th...
A United Nations agency says that as many as one million children may be at risk of disease following Cyclone Nargis. The concerns come as efforts continue to persuade Burma's military government to grant greater access to international relief agenci...
The Pentagon is calling on Burma's leaders to put their pride aside and allow more international help for victims of the cyclone that hit the country 12 days ago. 美国国防部呼吁缅甸领导人不要过分顾及面子，而是允许更多的国际...
China's President Hu Jintao arrived in Sichuan province Friday to support earthquake relief efforts. The death toll, now at more than 22,000, is expected to pass 50,000. Concern is now turning to providing for survivors. 中国国家主席胡锦涛星期...
Saudi Arabia is refusing a U.S. request to increase overall oil production as a way to lower record high energy costs. In Saudi Arabia where U.S. President George Bush met Friday with King Abdullah. 沙特阿拉伯拒绝美国提出的通过增加石油...
The U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt says the United States is helping China work to prevent the outbreak of infectious diseases following this week's massive earthquake. 美国卫生与公众服务部长莱维特说，美国正在...
The United States has announced the resumption of food aid to North Korea after the two sides agreed on new measures to insure that the American-provided assistance reaches those in need. U.S. officials say the pending food aid is unrelated to negoti...
U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy, the veteran Massachusetts lawmaker, was admitted to a Boston hospital Saturday after suffering a seizure. 美国国会来自麻萨诸塞州的资深参议员特德.肯尼迪星期六突然发病，被送往波士顿一家医院...
U.S. President George Bush and Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani say they are determined to continue fighting terrorism. In Egypt where the two leaders met ahead of a world economic forum. 美国总统布什和巴基斯坦总理吉拉尼表示...
More than six days after a powerful earthquake struck southwestern China, hopes are dwindling that more trapped people will be found alive. The official death toll so far is more than 32,000, but is expected to surpass 50,000. China has begun three d...
The Bush administration says Israeli and Palestinian negotiators are making significant progress toward an independent Palestinian state. In Egypt where officials say U.S. President George Bush may return to the Middle East if it will help the proces...
The United Nations' efforts to increase assistance in cyclone-battered areas of Burma are to be stepped up with arrival of the U.N. humanitarian affairs chief, in Rangoon. Burma's military has put the official death toll at 78,000 people with another...
Australia will increase its annual migration intake to 300,000 people a year - the biggest rise since the end of World War II. The increase in the annual quota is intended to address the country's chronic skills shortages. 澳大利亚把外来移民定...
The foreign ministers of India and Pakistan are meeting in Islamabad on Wednesday, May 21, for the fourth round of the so-called composite dialogue process. It is the first high level bilateral talks between the two countries since the civilian gover...
