NPR 2011-05-30

A week after a devastating tornado hit the city of Joplin, Missouri, residents are coming together for a special memorial service. President Obama is attending the service. Today we gather to celebrate the lives of those we've lost to the storms here

NPR 2011-04-25

The battle for the Libyan port city of Misrata resumed today. Forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi had withdrawn, but now they're firing on the city with shells and rockets. Despite the barrage, rebels say they've driven government troops from the center

NPR 2010-01-30

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. There is no sign that the political gridlock between the White House and Congressional Republicans were clear after today's meeting in Baltimore. That's where President Obama addressed a conference of G

NPR 2010-03-08

President Obama congratulated Iraqis for coming out to vote in todays parliamentary elections in spite of violence by insurgents that killed at least 38 people. That's the sound of the morning call to prayer during voting this morning at a Baghdad po

NPR 2010-03-14

A series of explosions including suicide blasts is blamed in at least 27 deaths in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar today. Authorities say more than 50 people are wounded. The biggest attack was on a prison. Officials believe insurgents may have

NPR 2011-02-07

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is expressing US support for the Cairo government's plan for a democratic transition in Egypt. NPR's Michele Kelemen talked to the secretary in Munich today. Secretary Clinton says she's keeping tabs on the Egyptian

NPR 2012-05-14

The CEO of JP Morgan Chase says he was dead wrong when dismissed concerns about the banks trading. Speaking on ABC's Meet the Press, Jamie Dimon played down the concerns in April as a tempest in a teapot. So first, I was dead wrong when I said that.

NPR 2012-01-15

Evangelical Christian leaders meeting in Texas are throwing their support behind Rick Santorum for the Republican presidential nomination. NPR's Joel Rose reports the attendees are hoping to give Santorum's candidacy a boost heading into the South Ca

美联社新闻一分钟 2007-01-26

1. Reputed Ku Klux Klansman, James Seale is charged with kidnapping in connection with the deaths of two black men in 1964. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales says authorities are dedicated to tracking down criminals even from cases decades ago. Seal

美联社新闻一分钟 2007-01-23

1. It's the bloodiest attack in two months. Two car bombs ripped through a crowded Baghdad market. Sunni Muslim insurgents are being blamed for the blasts that killed at least 88 people. And in northern Iraq, a US soldier was killed by a roadside bo

美联社新闻一分钟 2007-02-08

1. NASA says it will review psychological training after astronaut Lisa Nowak's arrest. She's accused of trying to kill another woman in a romantic dispute. She was charged with attempted murder in Florida. On Wednesday, Nowak returned to Texas from

US Military Prepares to Pull Back from Fallujah

Michael Bowman U.S. military officials in Iraq say some Marine units are preparing to pull back from positions in the strife-ridden city of Fallujah, to coincide with the arrival of Iraqi security for

CNN 2008-01-22

Hey there, I'm Virginia Cha at the CNN Center in Atlanta. And here's a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. This morning the Atlanta church where Martin Luther King Junior preached had a memorial service for the late civil rights leader. Former

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Stakes high as Afghans go to vote

Millions of Afghans have begun voting in the country's second presidential election since the fall of the Taliban. Militants have threatened(威胁) to disrupt the polls, in which President Hamid Karzai is running for a second term. Some 300,000 Afgha

俄罗斯军机在叙利亚被击落 5人遇难

MOSCOW A Russian military transport helicopter was shot down Monday in the Syrian province of Idlib, killing the three crew members and two officers on board in the deadliest episode for the Russian military since it intervened in the country, Russia

经济学人320:国会选举 在职者连任

Congressional elections 国会选举 Immovable incumbents 在职者连任 The Republican primaries have produced fewer upsets than expected 共和党竞选并没有想象中那么让人失望 JUSTIN AMASH, a congressman, represents one of the most co

普京下令军队撤离乌克兰边境

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered troops he said were staging military drills in areas near Ukraine to return to their home bases. The Kremlin made the announcement Monday, just days before a crucial presidential election in Ukraine. Weste

Afghanistan, US Agree on Strategic Agreement

Afghanistan and the United States have finalized a strategic partnership agreement outlining their relationship following the 2014 withdrawal of Western combat troops from the country. A statement from Afghan President Hamid Karzai's office says the

阿富汗塔利班也卷入继承纠纷

ISLAMABADA crucial meeting of Afghan Taliban leaders and scholars has been in session for days now at an undisclosed location. The goal: to resolve internal rifts over succession that have been engulfing the insurgent group since it revealed late las