A U.N. summit on skyrocketing food prices opened with criticism of Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, whose lengthy rule has overseen the deterioration of what was once a rare African breadbasket state. But world leaders at the three-day summit were e
Israel's fears that Iran could obtain nuclear weapons and the Israeli government's attempts to negotiate peace with the Palestinians and Syria are top agenda items when Israel's beleaguered prime minister, Ehud Olmert, meets President Bush. The mo
The United States and Israel said Tuesday the rest of the world isn't doing enough to stop Iran from getting the bomb and accused Iran of continuing a covert drive for nuclear weapons, although U.S. intelligence has said Tehran quit its active warhe
Seventeen commuters were injured Wednesday when Tamil Tiger rebels tried to blow up a crowded passenger train bringing workers to the capital of Sri Lanka, police said. A bomb placed on the rail track in the southern suburb of Dehiwala missed the eng
A top U.S. military commander says American navy ships off Myanmar's coast will leave the area after failing to get the junta's permission to help with cyclone relief efforts. Adm. Timothy Keating says that he wants the USS Essex and accompanying v
丹麦情报部分表示盖达组织可能是着起丹麦爆炸案的元凶. Al Qaeda or one of its affiliates was probably behind an explosion outside the Danish embassy in Pakistan, Denmark's intelligence service said Tuesday. The massive blast in the capital city of Isla
Japanese police say they evacuated 34 people from an apartment building where a man apparently committed suicide by mixing chemicals and inhaling the fumes. Police were called to the scene in Kanazawa City, in western Japan, early Wednesday morning a
Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi says that Air France-KLM could be a good partner for Alitalia should the Italian carrier seek international partnerships. Berlusconi objected to a takeover bid by Air France-KLM, which has now been withdrawn. But the
Travelers from England, France, Germany, Japan and about two dozen other Visa Waiver countries will be required to register electronically before boarding a plane or boat to the United States, the Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday. DHS wil
With seconds to spare, 4-year-old Shang Tian-Zhu bolted out of his school as it crumbled to the ground in last month's massive earthquake. The memories of the May 12 quake still haunt the young boy, but holding tight to his mother he has returned to
美国国务卿赖斯指责伊朗拒绝国际原子能机构检查.还指责伊朗还在继续提炼浓缩铀.赖斯表示希望中东国家可以用和平的方式解决自身的矛盾.包括巴以问题和以叙问题. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice blasted Iran, Hezbollah and Hamas on Tuesday and called the Unite
Barack Obama pushed close to victory in the marathon Democratic presidential race Monday on the eve of a final pair of primaries amid signs that Hillary Rodham Clinton was preparing to acknowledge defeat. Said a confident-sounding Obama: I told her t
由于缅甸政府的孤立主义政策导致现在缅甸至少还有100万人没有得到最基本的妥善的安置和救治。 One month after the devastating cyclone hit Myanmar, aid groups say more than a million survivors are still without basic relief. The groups say they still faced
