NPR 2011-03-30

World powers are united against Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, collectively declaring today that he's got to go, but diplomats from the 40 or so countries taking part in the London gathering did not talk about arming Libya's rebels. The opposition, w

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KABUL, April 15 (Xinhua) -- Afghan Deputy Foreign Minister Jawed Ludin on Monday met with the visiting Special Representative of Australian Prime Minister Angus Houston to discuss bilateral ties and issues of common concern. The two sides discussed t

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美国制造业二月回升 WASHINGTON, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Economic activity in the U.S. manufacturing sector accelerated in February, reversing two months of slowing growth, an industry survey showed on Monday. The manufacturing index, also known a

Petraeus says capturing bin Laden still priority

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Capturing or killing al-Qaida mastermind Osama bin Laden（奥萨马本拉登） is still a priority for the United States, David Petraeus, the general who commands all U.S. forces in Afghanistan, was quoted as saying

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A top U.S. military commander says American forces are responsible for mistakenly hitting a hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, in an aerial bombardment Saturday that killed 22 people. Army General John Campbell told a congressional committee in Washing

Japan's GDP shrinks 1.1% in 4th quarter 2010

TOKYO, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Japan's economy shrank(缩小) an annualized real 1.1 percent in the fourth quarter of 2010, marking the first contraction in five quarters, the Cabinet Office said Monday. The October-December period figure, measured by gr

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Top Pentagon officials say the U.S. commitment to Afghanistan will not end when the military campaign is over. They are also predicting U.S. President Barack Obama's decision to send 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan will inevitably increase th

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BOGOTA, April 8 (Xinhua) -- Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Tuesday condemned the killing of three policemen in an ambush blamed on members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) insurgent group. The officers were reportedly kill

China's manufacturing PMI drops in Feb

BEIJING, March 1 (Xinhua) -- China's Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for the manufacturing sector fell for a second month to 50.1 percent in February from 50.4 percent in January, according to data released Friday. The China Federation of Logistics

Chinese PLA targets on defense might in multidimensional bat

BEIJING, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- The major part of China's armed forces, Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA), has targeted on building up a defense might capable to handle threats in multidimensional battlefields. Celebrating the PLA's 82th founding a

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South Korean President Park Geun-hye will not attend the Asia-Pacific summit meeting slated for later this month amid a snowballing political scandal involving the president's longtime confidante and former aides, Seoul's foreign ministry spokesman C

AP 2011-12-14

1. Deep cracks are emerging in Britain's coalition government. Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg says he's bitterly disappointed over Prime Minister David Cameron's decision to block European Union treaty changes designed to save the euro. 2. Iran say

Obama: End of Afghan War in Sight

U.S. President Barack Obama said in his weekly address that the core U.S. objective for going to war in Afghanistan is within reach. The president said Saturday the goal of ensuring that al-Qaida will never be able to use Afghanistan again to launch

Obama Cuts US 'Surge' Troops in Afghanistan

President Barack Obama plans to withdraw one-third of U.S. forces from Afghanistan by late 2012. The president said Wednesday the recent increase in troop strength is meeting its goals. President Obama told a nationwide television audience he is begi

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British Queen Elizabeth II, members of the Royal Family and Prime Minister David Cameron attended a service of Remembrance with veterans, former Prisoners of War (POWs) at St Martin-in-the-Fields Church in central London. We are remembering this anni

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced a modernization drive for the country's armed forces - with a goal of at least 70 percent modern armament by 2020. Under the plan, over 40 intercontinental ballistic missiles, four missile regiments for

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U.S. President Barack Obama has vowed America will not fight another ground war in Iraq. The comment comes a day after a top US military officer said ground forces could be deployed if the current strategy to fight against the Islamic State fails. Wh

Libyan Rebels Seize Gadhafi Compound

Rebel fighters have seized Moammar Gadhafi's compound in the capital, Tripoli, and are celebrating what they consider a major victory over the Libyan leader and his loyalist troops. The rebel fighters fought their way into Gadhafi's Bab al-Aziziya co

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ROME, April 22 (Xinhua) -- Italy's President Giorgio Napolitano on Monday became the first president in the country's history elected for a second mandate. The 87-year-old resigned as president earlier in the day in a formal move to make it possible

Farewell Address to Congress

Mr. President, Mr. Speaker, and Distinguished Members of the Congress: I stand on this rostrum with a sense of deep humility and great pride -- humility in the wake of those great American architects of our history who have stood here before me; pri