美洲－拉姆斯菲尔德质疑委内瑞拉与俄罗斯武器交易的可能性

Rumsfeld Questions Possible Venezuela-Russia Arms Deal U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld expressed concern Wednesday about reports that Venezuela is seeking to buy 100,000 assault rifles from Rus

中东－伊拉克电视节目宣称恐怖分子招供备受争议

Controversial Iraqi Television Program Airs Confessions of Alleged Terrorists In Iraq, a controversial television program is broadcasting confessions by individuals accused of responsibility for the w

美洲－墨西哥非法移民激怒了许多亚利桑那州市民

Illegal Immigration from Mexico Angers Many in Arizona The recent arrival of some 700 citizen volunteers on the Arizona border with Mexico has drawn attention to the problem of illegal immigration on

中东－数周僵局后伊拉克议会推选发言人

Iraqi Parliament Elects Speaker after Weeks of Deadlock Iraq's recently elected parliament has elected a speaker, ending weeks of deadlock that virtually paralyzed government. Senior leaders say they

国际组织动向－联合国报告催促新的乌克兰新总统进行彻底改革

UN Report Urges New Ukrainian President to Make Sweeping Reforms The United Nations Development Program in Ukraine has presented a report calling for the new president to introduce radical economic an

国际组织动向－联合国唯和部队在海地采取新的军事行动

UN Peacekeeping Troops Launch New Operation in Haiti U.N. peacekeeping troops backed by tanks have launched a new operation in Haiti's capital of Port-au-Prince, to counter a new wave of violence by a

国际组织动向－联合国通过核恐怖主义条约

UN Approves Nuclear Terrorism Treaty The United Nations has approved a treaty aimed at preventing nuclear terrorism.Passage of the measure ends seven years of negotiations. In the end, no vote was nec

国际组织动向－国际劳工组织就缅甸通过强制劳动法发出警告

ILO Warns of Sanctions Over Burma's Forced Labor Practices The International Labor Organization has warned the Burmese military junta to end forced labor or risk triggering sanctions from ILO member s

国际组织动向－安南公布联合国全面改革计划

Annan Unveils Comprehensive UN Reform Plan Secretary General Kofi Annan has unveiled a sweeping plan to reform the United Nations and sharply increase its authority in world affairs. From U.N. headqua

非洲－美官员认为非洲的不稳定是反恐的一大挑战

US Officials: Instability in Africa a Challenge to War on Terror At public curing, the intelligence officials said Africa has become a recruiting ground for Islamic extremists. They expressed concern

非洲－苏丹拒绝国际战犯法庭要求审讯达尔法尔这一举动

Sudan Rejects Calls for International War Crimes Tribunal on Darfur In a joint Security Council appearance Tuesday, Sudanese vice-president Ali Osman Taha, southern rebel leader John Garang and specia

非洲－多哥已故的儿子宣誓就职

Son of Togo's Late President Sworn into Office Faure Gnassingbe took his father's place as the president of Togo , swearing an oath before the country's top judges to fulfill the duties of president,

非洲－象牙海岸各方均渴望和平

Ivory Coast Fighters Hopeful for Peace Rebels, the army, militias, and supporters of Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo are all hopeful a new peace deal struck in South Africa will finally end two-a

非洲－欧盟保证与非盟在安全事务上合作

EU Pledges Security Cooperation with African Union Representing the presidency of the African Union, Nigerian Foreign Minister Olu Adeniji made an appeal for EU support, during a press conference afte

非洲－东非军事官员们讨论受争议的索马里维和任务

East African Military Officials Discuss Controversial Somali Peacekeeping Mission Ugandan military spokesman, Shaban Bantariza, says senior military officials from the seven-member Inter-Governmental

非洲－非洲领导人长时间统治的年代即将结束

Africa's Longtime Rulers Gabon's president Omar Bongo came to power in 1967, the same year as the recently deceased President Eyadema of Togo. Like Mr. Eyadema, he was a military officer who seized po

非洲－2005年非洲大选面临挑战

Africa's 2005 Elections Present Challenges Major elections are scheduled to take place in Central and West Africa in 2005, including in several post-conflict areas. Experts agree challenges will be en

非洲－非盟高峰会议解决领土间冲突

African Union Summit Tackles Conflicts on Continent African leaders at a summit in Gabon are trying to find breakthroughs to stop the three major conflicts remaining on the continent - in Ivory Coast,

国际组织动向－安南全面检查联合国运转

Annan Challenges World Leaders to Overhaul UN Operations The secretary-general Monday outlined the most comprehensive overhaul of the United Nations since it was founded in 1945. The planned changes w

中东－布什立下“中东和平”的目标

Bush Sets Goal of Peace in Middle East President Bush says the immediate goal facing the United States and Europe is peace in the Middle East. President delivered a major foreign policy address that s