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The Libyan government has scoffed at the International Criminal Court's bid to arrest Colonel Gaddafi for crimes against humanity. The court has now issued an arrest warrant for the Libyan leader, for his son Saif al-Islam and his intelligence chief.
And the US has got too many people looking for work according to US President Barack Obama.He was reacting to the latest job figures which show the unemployment rate rose to 8.3 per cent from 8.2 per cent in June.July's hiring was the best since Febr
James Bond's car maker is up for sale. The ailing Ford Motor Company needs money, and while they currently have no plans to sell their Jaguar or Land Rover lines of luxury cars, they are offering the Aston Martin brand for sale. Astin Martin was fou
The Ups and Downs of Katherine Graham 奋斗与坚持:报业女巨人的一生 It could safely be said of Katherine Graham that few women had a greater influence on 20th-century American history. When she died last year at the age of 84, people fro
President-elect Barack Obama made two more appointments to his economic team Tuesday and said budget reform was a major priority for his incoming administration. VOA National correspondent Jim Malone has more from Washington. President-elect Barack
Thailand is looking to China to boost its ailing economy and to draw in Chinese investments, as other sources of foreign funds dwindle. The effort to build China's business profile in Thailand came during Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva's official
By Kane Farabaugh Chicago, IL 21 September 2009 Congress established the Medal of Honor, the highest honor awarded for bravery in the U.S. armed forces, in 1862. Since then, presidents have awarded 3,448 Medals of Honor. Only 95 recipients are still
Fiji's military ruler accuses judges of trying to force him to call elections. But since the judiciary was dismissed and the constitution was scrapped by the government last week, the country's weak economy has suffered more. Fiji's military chief C
'The Lady' Features Michelle Yeoh as Burma's Pro Democracy Leader When Aung San Suu Kyi left her family in England in 1988, she thought it would be a short visit to Burma to care for her ailing mother. Instead, Daw Suu followed in the footsteps of he
US Secretary of State Hails Suu Kyi Film Although The Lady, a feature film on Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi, opened as scheduled, no one anticipated its release would coincide with the democracy leaders election to a seat in Burmas parlia
Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne, right, listens as US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner speaks at a joint press conference at 11 Downing Street, in London, 26 May 2010 U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is urging a common
A new wave of strikes in Greece disrupted transportation and closed schools, banks and courts Wednesday, while similar protests took place in other European Union countries against government austerity measures. Greeks took to the streets for the sec
Only a few horses have won the Triple Crown, three grueling thoroughbred races held every spring. Some four decades ago, one horse who did achieve that pinnacle of American racing became a national hero, along with the woman who owned and believed in
U.S. President Barack Obama says it is time to overhaul the rules governing the nation's financial sector. The Obama administration says that while it wants tighter regulations, it has no plans to nationalize banks. 美国总统奥巴马指出,现在
By Heda Bayron Hong Kong 12 May 2006 Suharto (file photo) Indonesia's attorney general has dropped a graft case against ailing former President Suharto, who is suspected of amassing billions of dollar
By David Gollust Washington 09 January 2007 The U.S. State Department Tuesday expressed skepticism about the industrial Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez laughs at the swearing ceremony of new ministers in Caracas, 8 Jan 2007 nationalization plans o
By Sean Maroney Washington, DC 01 February 2007 Cuban state television has aired a video showing President Fidel Castro meeting this week with his Venezuelan counterpart and ally, Hugo Chavez. Many viewers said Mr. Castro looked somewhat stronger tha
A hugely popular movie based on an Indonesian Islamic novel is drawing record crowds to theaters in Indonesia. Islamic novels, movies and songs are becoming increasingly popular in the country. 根据一部描述印尼伊斯兰教徒的小说拍成的电
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il is still nowhere to be seen, more than a week after South Korean intelligence officials revealed the belief he is recovering from a stroke. South Korean officials are trying to cool down a sizzling media demand for rum
Russia and the West appeared on the collision course of Ukraine. NATO has been holding an emergency meeting and says Russia's military activities in Crimea are threatening peace and security in Europe. Ukraine's newly appointed head of the navy has d