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China voices strong indignation over new U.S. arms sales to Taiwan The central government is blasting the US government for a new round of arms sales to Taiwan. Chinese vice Foreign Minister Zhang Zhijun has summoned U.S. Ambassador Gary Locke, lodgi
From NPR in Washington, I am JH. The Obama administration has reached a meeting of the minds with the Indian government. It clear the way for US companies to help Indian in developing nuclear power plants. NPRs GH reports the deal was announced follo
I arrived at Wellesley carrying my fathers political beliefs and my mothers dreams and left with the beginnings of my own. I didnt hit my stride as a Wellesley student right away. My struggles with math and geology convinced me once and for all to g
2012 Sees Record Number of Internally Displaced The number of people displaced within their own countries by armed conflict, violence and human rights violations totaled nearly 30-million in 2012. Many of the newly displaced were in Syria and the eas
Russia's leaders are promising to crack down on terrorists, after a deadly bomb attack appeared to target foreigners Monday in a Moscow airport. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin vowed that retribution is inevitable for the suicide bombing that k
美国、欧盟进一步制裁俄罗斯 The United States and European Union have imposed more sanctions against Russia, saying Moscow has failed to fulfill its commitment to work on defusing tensions in eastern Ukraine. The West is accusing Russia o
志愿者在乌东为阵亡人员收尸 As the cease-fire becomes more fragile in eastern Ukraine, a team of volunteer body collectors travels to the small village of Savur Mohyla in the what pro-Russian separatists call the Donetsk Peoples Republic
BBC news with Julie Candler. The United States has said it could take further military actions against the Syrian government after firing missiles at a Syrian airbase from which Washington believes a chemical weapons attack was launched. Addressing a
Police in Bangladesh fired tear gas and rubber bullets on Monday to break up demonstrations. Protesters said at least 40 people, many of them students, were injured. The protesters are demanding better enforcement of traffic safety laws and better pr
hurricane,Rita,Texas,1.Hurricane Rita pummels Coastal Texas and Louisiana with fierce winds and torrential rains but raise far less damage than Katrina, largely sparing flood from Huston and Galveston. 2.Defense in the Ga
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 19 December 2007 A Nigerian rebel leader wants the authorities to free a former governor charged with corruption or face renewed attacks on the oil industry. For VOA, Gilbert da Costa in Abuja reports the threat comes at a t
1. Four badminton teams were kicked out of the women's doubles at the London Games. They are accused of trying to lose on purpose so they can get an easier match up in the next round. 2. In Syria, there has been a significant escalation in the civil
A senior U.S. State Department official is warning that Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, if he prevails over opposition forces, could return to fomenting terrorism and regional instability. Under-Secretary of State for political Affairs William Burns a
This is AP News Minute. Protesters marched through the center of Munich protesting again NATO and Germany taking one of the leading roles in the conflict with Russia over Ukraine. The march took place as the world's top diplomats gathered at a securi
Germany's new coalition government is calling for U.S. nuclear missiles to be removed from Europe. A London research organization says Germany's announcement has reopened the global debate about whether nuclear weapons help or hinder global security.
Last week's ruling by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague has led some observers to suggest there is a growing polarization of camps among those who do and don't back China's position on the dispute with the Philippines. This includes som
Barack Obama and Raul castro have spared over hunman rights and US trade embargo, they have attend press conference on the second day of the US President's visit to Cuba. Obama said Cuba has made progress on political reform and human rights. Preside
State television in Yemen has broadcast a brief message from President Ali Abdullah Saleh more than six hours after he was injured in a rocket attack on his compound in the capital Sanaa. But President Saleh was not seen in vision; only his words wer
The United States has welcomed a new beginning in its ties with Cuba after Havana opened an embassy in Washington for the first time in more than half a century. The US Secretary of State John Kerry said restoring full ties would be a complex process
China releases videos on Japanese jets tailing Chinese plane China's military has defended its role during a close encounter involving military planes over the East China Sea. Beijing has released videos showing Japanese jets tailing a Chinese plane