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Opposition politicians in the Indian Parliament have staged a noisy walkout to express their anger about the joint statement with Pakistan signed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh earlier this month. Opposition protest on the floor of India's Parliam
US Congress in 2013 Passes Fewest Laws in History 2013年在历史上是美国国会通过法律最少的一年 CAPITOL HILL The 113th Congress has been the least productive in history, with the House and Senate passing only 57 bills that were signed
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By Phil Mercer Sydney 10 October 2007 Australia has taken its battle against Japanese whaling in the Antarctic online with a new YouTube campaign. Australia has been a fierce critic of Japan's plans to hunt 50 humpback whales in the Antarctic in the
By Paula Wolfson Washington 28 September 2006 President Bush is urging the leaders of Pakistan and Afghanistan to focus on the cause that unites them: victory in the war on terror. He spoke as he welcomed Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf and Afg
By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 25 March 2007 Residents of Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, are relieved but bitter, as calm has returned after two days of brutal fighting between government forces and the guard of opposition leader
Political Activists Shun Staging Protests at Olympics Maria Wenda and a small number of protesters from the Free West Papua Movement staged a demonstration in front of the Indonesian Embassy in London during the Olympics. She says the group hopes the
Arab leaders and diplomats are engaged in an increasingly bitter quarrel over the need to hold an emergency summit to discuss a cease-fire in Gaza, where the death toll has now risen to more than 1,000. Diplomatic efforts continued Thursday in Cairo
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gave a strong defense of Obama administration policy on North Korea and Iran during an extended interview Sunday on American television. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Secretary of State Clinton is sending
By Victoria Cavaliere New York 06 December 2007 International mediators are due to present a report to the United Nations Security Council next week on Kosovo's push for unilateral independence from Serbia. More than a dozen European nations and the
SCOTT DETROW, HOST: In Southern California, many homeowners are still digging out of the mud more than two months after a deadly 30-square-mile debris flow slammed into their homes. But as Stephanie O'Neill reports from Montecito, each weekend, hundr
Premier Li's visit is widely considered an important diplomatic action to deepen China-ASEAN relations, and promote cooperation among East Asian countries. During his time in Laos, he will attend the 19th ASEAN-China summit, as well as the 19th ASEAN
By Deborah Tate Washington 13 December 2007 A U.S. Senate panel has voted to hold White House chief of staff Josh Bolten and President Bush's former top aide, Karl Rove in contempt for refusing to cooperate in its probe of the Bush administration's f
By Efam Dovi Accra 13 July 2006 Africa Trade Union leaders say they will work for policies to protect the rights of members living with HIV/AIDS. At a three day meeting in the Ghanaian capital Accra, the African chapter of Union Network Internationa
By Cathy Majtenyi Uganda 05 June 2007 The Ugandan government has come up with an innovative program to distribute malaria drugs to patients living far from medical facilities. In some areas of Kiboga District, the program got a boost from the suppor
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gave a strong defense of Obama administration policy on North Korea and Iran during an extended interview Sunday on American television. Secretary of State Clinton is sending a joint message to Pyongyang and Te