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Cuban-Americans Divided Over Expanded US-Cuba Flights More U.S. airports are now offering charter flights to Cuba after President Barack Obama relaxed travel restrictions earlier this year. A long-time U.S. trade embargo still bans tourist travel to
In early February, the United States imposed restrictions on the export of defense articles and defense services into South Sudan. The United States does not directly sell arms to South Sudan, but the ban will prevent any U.S. company or citizen from
Ten years after the Bali bombings, the world is pausing to remember the 202 victims, 88 of them Australian. Services will take place around Australia this morning and in Bali, flowers have been laid and candles lit outside what used to be the Sari cl
Syrian Rebels Eye EU Oil Trade In his backyard north of the city of Idlib, Ahmed Abu Taleb and his friend use handpumps to transfer a barrel of crude oil into a tank. A fire burns in a pit dug below the tank. Then drip by drip, through a simple syste
Rowen County clerk Kim Davis is out of jail where she spent nearly a week for contempt of court after she refused a federal judge's order to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples in Kentucky. Moments ago, Davis briefly addressed supporters, som
President Barack Obama says the military mission by the United States and its allies to protect civilians and enforce a no-fly zone in Libya is working. The president plans to speak to the American people late Monday about the operation. 美国总统奥
US Backs Darfur Crimes Prosecution, But Not in International Criminal Court美支持达尔福尔犯罪起诉,但不是在国际刑事法庭 The United States said Tuesday there must be accountabilit
1. A gunman in Idaho killed two people including a police officer before police found the shooter dead himself. The gunman started shooting at a courthouse in Moscow, Idaho late Saturday. Two others were also wounded. 2. Seven U.S. soldiers and an i
By Franz Wild Seguela, Ivory Coast 22 December 2006 Men look into their sifter to find a diamond stone (File) Diamonds coming out of the rebel-held north of Ivory Coast are the only ones in the world the United Nations still describes as conflict di
By Michael Bowman Washington 18 May 2008 The Bush administration says Cuba remains a repressive state despite the transfer of power from Fidel Castro to his brother, Raul. VOA's Michael Bowman reports form Washington, where a high-ranking Cuban-Amer
Already President Obama has ended travel limits on Cuban-Americans and called for new talks between the nations, but Havana says Washington is not going far enough. Brian Wagner | Miami 19 December 2009 Photo: photos.com Cuba at night President Barac
As Israelis and Palestinians head into U.S.-brokered negotiations, both sides are drawing lessons from Israel's unilateral pullout from the Gaza Strip, five years ago. By removing thousands of Jewish settlers and Israeli troops, Israel hoped to ease
海明威后代对古美关系破冰表达希望 Finca Vigia,Ernest Hemingway's Havana home,a grand reminder of Cuba's past and its love for the famous American author. 了望田庄,这是海明威在哈瓦那的家,对这位享誉盛名的美国作家
Another interesting news event concerning the U.S. and the nation in Asia, an American aircraft carrier has arrived near Vietnam for the first time since the Vietnam War ended in 1975. USS Carl Vinson and its 5,000 sailors and pilots are scheduled to
By Jim Teeple Gaza Strip 24 December 2007 Six months ago, Hamas Islamic militants seized control of the Gaza Strip, ousting Fatah forces loyal to moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. VOA's Jim Teeple reports that the past six months have bee
Russia Concerned Over Georgia's Presidential Election 俄罗斯关切格鲁吉亚总统大选 TBILISI Before Russia fought a shooting war with Georgia, it fought a trade war with its small neighbor. First, Russia lifted a 7-year-old ban on Georgian w
By Peter Fedynsky Tbilisi 06 January 2008 Georgia's snap presidential election on Saturday included a non-binding referendum on whether the country should join NATO. An overwhelming majority voted in favor of such membership. VOA Correspondent Peter
Mauritania's military leaders are going ahead with plans for new elections in June, despite African Union sanctions meant to force the return of the toppled civilian government. Mauritania's military government says the African Union's decision to i
Reaction from around the world to the retirement of Cuban President Fidel Castro has been mixed and cautious. 世界各国对古巴国务委员会主席卡斯特罗退休一事的反映既复杂又谨慎。 Fidel Castro's retirement formally ends the
The U.S. Senate has followed the lead of the House of Representatives and approved a $410 billion bill to fund the federal government through September 30. President Barack Obama is expected to sign the measure into law. 美国国会参议院批准了一