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跨国环境犯罪猖獗 亟需多边携手整治 Environmental crime encompasses activity such as illegal logging, mining, dumping of dangerous chemicals, illegal fishing, and the poaching and illegal sale of wildlife. 环境犯罪包括:非法伐木
Somalia Famine Spreads to New Areas The United Nations says three more areas of Somalia have now slipped into famine. The famine is expected to spread further unless there is immediate intervention. The U.N.'s food security analysis unit and a famine
Preity Zinta is one of Indias most celebrated actresses. She has appeared in both Bollywood and English-language movies. In addition to acting, she is a writer, stage performer and philanthropist. She is also a businesswoman and co-owns a top Indian
By Paula Wolfson Hanoi 18 November 2006 U.S. President George W. Bush, center, South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun, left, and Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe White House officials say the APEC summit in Vietnam will issue a joint statement Sunday
The host for the first presidential debate between Barack Obama and John McCain, the University of Mississippi, is attempting to showcase the campus that nearly half a century ago drew world attention for a violent racial conflict. VOA's Greg Flakus
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 30 August 2007 Climate change and trade liberalizations are expected to top the agenda at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation gathering in Sydney next week. Regional security also will be addressed. But, as VOA corre
Tens of thousands of people attend a national memorial service in Pilsudski Square in Warsaw, 17 Apr 2010 Sirens wailed and church bells rang as an estimated 100,000 people gathered in the Polish capital to say goodbye to their former president. Many
Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki is considering whether to sign a price control bill into law that would allow the government to set prices on basic items such as maize, wheat, cooking oil and petrol. Kenya's parliament approved the measure in June. Supp
Asia Pacific Leaders to Tackle Free Trade, Tariffs Senior officials from 21 countries are meeting in Hawaii this week for the annual summit of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, or APEC. This year's host, President Barack Obama, will meet w
Manning Testifies in Wikileaks Pre-Trial Hearing To Bradley Mannings supporters, gathered on a cold rainy day outside the base where the hearings were under way, he is a hero. To U.S. military prosecutors, Manning is a traitor who leaked hundreds of
Officials in charge China's Chang'e lunar program are describing the latest mission as a breakthrough. A test orbiter has returned to Earth after an eight-day trip around the moon. The recovered spacecraft is now in the hands of scientists in Beijing
By Luis Ramirez Hanoi 15 November 2006 Cabinet members from across the Asia-Pacific region are looking for ways to re-start stalled world trade negotiations. The ministers started their meetings in the Vietnamese capital, Hanoi, on Wednesday, in pre
Former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo said Xi Jinping's speech on China's sustainable and green development strategy impressed him. A vision, but at the same time, high doses of realism. He wants to leave for the future generations a China that
By Phil Mercer Sydney 05 September 2007 There has been commuter chaos in parts of Australia's biggest city, a result of the tightest security the country has ever seen. The disruption to daily life, caused by this week's Asia-Pacific Economic Coopera
By Margaret Besheer United Nations 02 April 2008 The U.N. Security Council will hold a high-level meeting with African leaders later this month in New York to discuss continuing conflicts in sub-Saharan Africa. From U.N. headquarters in New York, VOA
By Matt Steinglass Hanoi 08 November 2006 As Vietnam prepares to host the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit later this month, it can boast one of the world's fastest growing economies and imminent membership in the World Trade Organization. T
One hundred years ago, a Delaware chemical tycoon, William duPont, ordered a train depot built at Montpelier, which was once the Virginia estate of America's fourth president, James Madison. DuPont owned Montpelier at the time. The station was needed
U.S. President George Bush is in Peru for his final Pacific Rim summit. After his arrival Friday, Mr. Bush met with Chinese President Hu Jintao in Lima ahead of the two-day Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, which opens Saturday. This is expec
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will push his plan for a European Union-style forum in the Asia-Pacific region at the APEC summit in Peru. Mr. Rudd says early negotiations have been positive. 澳大利亚总理陆克文将在秘鲁举行的亚太经
By Barry Newhouse Islamabad 08 November 2007 The Pakistan People Party of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto says police have arrested hundreds more of its supporters. Party officials say the arrests are aimed at sabotaging a Friday rally called to