President Barack Obama and Mexican President Felipe Calderon have pledged to work together to fight drug trafficking, border violence, environmental dangers and other shared challenges. The two leaders met at the country's presidential residence. 美国...
President Barack Obama's Middle East envoy George Mitchell met Palestinian leaders Friday as he continues his third peace mission to the region. It has been tough going for the diplomatic mission. 美国总统奥巴马的中东特使乔治.米切尔在...
John Kerry, who chairs the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee was expected to meet with regional officials, representatives of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Darfur, and to visit a camp for internally displaced people. 美国参议院对...
Agriculture ministers from the Group of 8 most industrialized countries are meeting near Treviso in in northern Italy this weekend for the first time to discuss food security and measures to boost farming output. Talks will focus on efforts to avert...
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says he intends to send an ambassador back to Washington after a seven-month absence. Mr. Chavez made the announcement at the fifth Summit of the Americas in Trinidad and Tobago, where hemispheric leaders discussed ec...
Political parties in South Africa have held their final rallies as the nation prepares for national and provincial elections on Wednesday. 南非各政治党派纷纷举行最后的竞选集会，同时全国在为星期三举行的大选和省级选举...
A senior U.S. defense official says American forces in Afghanistan are working more closely with the Afghan military to try to reduce civilian casualties. 美国国防部一名高级官员说，驻阿富汗美军正在与阿富汗军队密切合作，以...
Iran's top nuclear negotiator, Said Jalili, has signaled that Tehran is ready for constructive dialogue over its nuclear program, in an apparent response to the invitation by European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana for talks with the United...
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the United States is laying groundwork for new sanctions against Iran if outreach to Tehran on its nuclear program fails to produce results. Clinton says the Obama administration's call for dialogue provides mo...
The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee says his panel will investigate Bush administration detainee interrogation policies if congressional support is lacking for an independent inquiry into the matter. Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy's comm...
Militants in Pakistan have ambushed paramilitary forces who were being rushed to a region near the capital that was recently overrun by Taliban forces from the nearby Swat valley. Witnesses say gunmen in Buner district, killed at least one of the par...
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, making her first visit to Iraq as America's top diplomatic officer, has been meeting with U.S. military commanders, as well as top Iraqi leaders, to assess the situation. 美国国务卿希拉里.克林顿首次...
The 24 nations that comprise the International Monetary Fund's policy-making committee agreed Saturday to an immediate $250 billion increase in the lending agency's resources. The decision is in line with the recommendation made by world leaders at t...
South Africa's ruling African National Congress has swept Wednesday's elections. But it has failed to win the two-thirds majority it sought and has lost control of a major province. 南非执政党非洲人国民大会获得星期三的选举的大胜，...
Officials in Australia say more young foreigners looking to escape recession in other parts of the world could be heading for the country this year on working holidays. The number of skilled travelers from Britain and Germany applying for working hol...
