The United States Monday expressed disappointment over the failure of a southern African regional effort to get the main Zimbabwean parties to agree on power-sharing. Officials say new U.S. sanctions are possible if President Robert Mugabe fails to g...
As leaders of leading developing and advanced economies prepare to meet in Washington November 15 to discuss weakening conditions in the global economy, there is an expectation that they will endorse increased government spending to maintain economic...
Monday's meeting at the White House between President George Bush and President-elect Barack Obama is the latest symbol of a presidential transition that appears to be moving ahead smoothly, at least initially. 美国现任总统布什和当选总统奥...
Expanded Democratic majorities in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives as a result of Tuesday's election could help President-elect Barack Obama implement an ambitious agenda next year. But analysts say no one should expect Democrats to autom...
Worries about the health of the global economy are again taking their toll on the world markets. Following earlier drops in Asia, European indexes are down across the board. 对全球经济健康的担忧再次冲击着世界市场。在稍早亚洲股...
World markets slumped Tuesday amid persistent worries of a deepening global recession. U.S. shares were lower in Tuesday's trading despite new government-led efforts to stem home foreclosures as well as discussion of ways to assist the troubled Ameri...
The United States says the reported test of a new Iranian ballistic missile underscores that country's threat to the Middle East and Europe, including Russia, which has opposed a planned U.S. regional missile defense system. Big-power diplomats are e...
Stock markets in Asia have followed the downward trend set by Wall Street as fears mount over the state of the ailing global economy. The Australian government says it is hopeful that a coordinated response to the world's economic problems will emerg...
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the U.S. presidential election held on November 4 was an example for the world in how a nation can overcome internal differences. Rice spoke at the 15th anniversary of the James Baker Institute for Public...
The International Committee of the Red Cross announced that it is increasing food and other assistance for over 400,000 people displaced by violence in south and central Somalia. The announcement comes as Islamist insurgents continue an advance towar...
The Bush administration says Saturday's G-20 meeting in Washington laid the foundation for a coordinated international effort to tackle the global financial crisis. 布什政府说，星期六在华盛顿举行的20国集团会议为处理全球金融危...
The Iraqi government's council of ministers has voted to approve a three-year military pact with the United States, despite the bitter opposition of several hardline Shi'ite leaders. The agreement, which replaces a U.N. mandate that expires on Decemb...
Following Democrat Barack Obama's victory in last week's presidential election, Republicans have begun a period of self-reflection about what went wrong and how to improve their prospects in the future. Any discussion of the party's future has to inc...
Iraq's parliament has begun debate on a new military pact with the United States that was approved Sunday by the country's Cabinet. Among other things, the deal calls for coalition forces to withdraw from Iraq in three years. But radical Shi'ite cler...
After another down session on the European markets, the talk is how long and deep the recession will be. 在美国和欧洲的股票市场星期一再次下滑之后，人们现在谈论更多的是这次经济衰退将会持续多长时间以及会有...
