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The World Trade Organization says the global economic troubles make it more important than ever to successfully conclude the Doha Development Round of trade negotiations. The WTO says a free-trade agreement is possible by the end of next year. Meeti
美国债务危机或影响全球经济 With an economy about one fourth the size of the world's GDP (gross domestic product), anythreat to the U.S. economy is a potential threat to other countries that do business with it.Jason Peuquet, a policy ana
1. Still no word on the fate of an American journalist who's been kidnapped in Iraq. Jill Carroll's abductors set a Friday deadline for killing her unless all Iraqi women being held in military custod
By Sonja Pace London 01 April 2008 Leaders from the 26-member North Atlantic Treaty Organization hold their summit this week in Bucharest, Romania. Topping the agenda will be what to do to help stabilize Afghanistan and what additional countries NATO
Dakar 23 September 2007 The U.N. Operation in Ivory Coast has issued a report accusing the country's rebel and government forces of committing human-rights violations. But an advisor to Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo says the U.N. accusations are f
Election Politics Threatens to Derail Deficit Committee In Washington, the congressional supercommittee appears on the verge of failure as it nears a Wednesday deadline to cut the country's $15-trillion debt by at least $1.2 trillion over the next 10
Currency Squabbles Threaten to Tangle Trade Talks 货币争论威胁贸易洽谈 The Obama administration is working hard to make new trade deals, such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership with 11 Pacific nations. But getting those deals signed by tradin
Both China and South Korea are warning Japan not to hamper regional peace and stability. The call comes after the Japanese cabinet passed a controversial resolution which will allow Japan to send troops overseas. The Chinese government is warning thi
Leading the news this morning. Prime Minister Tony Abbott heads to Indonesia this morning in the shadow of the latest asylum seeker boat tragedy. As many as 50 people are either dead or missing after a boat got into trouble and capsized off the south
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 01 February 2008 India is continuing to suffer from sluggish Internet service, although the situation has improved somewhat since damage to undersea cables in the Mediterranean caused widespread net disruptions. Anjana Pa
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 26 December 2007 The International Committee of the Red Cross says aid workers are facing greater difficulties and dangers in efforts to reach displaced people in Sri Lanka with essential relief. Lisa Schlein reports for VOA fr
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 23 February 2008 The United Nations World Food Program says increasing banditry in Sudan's conflict-ridden Darfur region is endangering its ability to feed up to three million people there. Lisa Schlein reports from Geneva. Fig
World Awaits UN Findings on Syria全世界等待联合国的化武报告 The long-awaited United Nations report on Syria's alleged chemical weapon attack on civilians in August is due out Monday. The images of the aftermath of the alleged attack are
Four drones from the national mapping agency are currently in the quake hit region in Ludian county. In the 24 hours since the disaster, they took hundreds of videos and images of some 60 square kilometres around the epicentre. This is greatly helpin
So far, 381 people have been confirmed killed in 6.5-magnitude earthquake that has rocked Southwest Chinas Yunnan Province. The quake struck Zhaotong City at 4:30 p.m. Sunday (Beijing Time). It is the strongest to hit Yunnan in 14 years. Police and p
By Phil Mercer Sydney 07 April 2008 Australia's spy agency has been brought in to help combat a rise in the number of so-called laser attacks on aircraft landing at the country's busiest airport in Sydney. Pilots say they are being hit with laser lig
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 05 November 2007 A new report finds legal red tape and bureaucratic barriers can seriously hamper emergency aid and increase the cost of disaster relief. The report, launched by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 08 November 2007 The U.S. House of Representatives Thursday overwhelmingly approved a $460-billion spending bill for the Defense Department, clearing the way for a vote in the Senate. VOA's Dan Robinson reports, the measu
By Brian Padden Jakarta 05 October 2009 After six days searching for survivors from the earthquake that hit the Indonesian island of Sumatra, rescue workers are shifting their focus from the city of Padang to bring aid to the rural areas where lands
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