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A move by South Korean lawmakers to advance a controversial free-trade agreement with the United States has sparked physical clashes between opposing parties -- with one side physically barricading itself from the other. The scuffles underline an in
The United Nations is calling for billions of dollars to be spent by governments to fight climate change and greenhouse gasses to stem rising global temperatures. Smoke is seen rising from chimneys of the largest metal working company in Bulgaria (F
Two trade pacts signed recently between India and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and India and South Korea are expected to promote economic integration of one of the world's fastest growing regions. The pacts also signal that India is ke
The new president of the European Parliament, former Polish Prime Minister Jerzy Buzek, has pledged to make the European Union more accessible to average citizens following a record-low voter turnout in recent European elections. As the first East E
With EU Trade Agreement, Ukraine Open for Business 乌克兰同欧盟签订贸易协议 开放经济 KYIV Just days after Ukraine signed an association agreement with the European Union, Ukrainian businesses held an exhibition of their products to sh
On Iran Nuclear Pact, Undecided Senators Dwindling 参议员面对伊朗核协议逐渐拿定主意 WASHINGTON As U.S. lawmakers prepare to return to Washington from a month-long recess, a flurry of senators have announced their positions on the inte
U.S. and Russian negotiators are continuing talks in an effort to agree on a new follow-on treaty to the 1991 START-One pact that expired Saturday, December 5. Both sides say an agreement is more likely at the end of the month. 美国与俄罗斯谈判
By Kurt Achin Seoul 18 April 2008 South Korean officials have publicly announced details of a deal to resume imports of United States beef. South Korea cited health concerns when it banned U.S. beef five years ago. The issue has been a major source o
By Greg Flakus New Orleans 22 April 2008 U.S. President George Bush and the leaders of Canada and Mexico concluded their two-day summit meeting in New Orleans Tuesday, highlighting the benefits all three nations have gained from the North American Fr
By Pearse Lynch Nairobi 18 July 2006 The Sudanese government says it will not submit to international pressure to allow a United Nation's peacekeeping force into the war torn region of Darfur. The latest rejection of peacekeepers comes amid warnings
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 15 November 2006 Hopes President Bush may have had of signing Vietnam trade legislation before departing for the Asia economic summit in Hanoi have faded as Republican leaders in the House of Representatives have decided
By Peta Thornycroft Southern Africa 22 February 2008 President Robert Mugabe has spoken out for the first time on the new presidential challenger, former finance minister Simba Makoni. Peta Thornycroft reports that Mr. Mugabe has accused Mr. Makoni o
By Kurt Achin Seoul 24 April 2008 The United States and South Korea are each gearing up for a crucial vote to ratify a major trade liberalization deal. In South Korea, opponents of the pact are trying to block a separate compromise to open up the cou
Tribal Elders Play Pivotal Role in Afghan Politics 部落长老在阿富汗政治发挥关键作用 KABUL When it comes to difficult national policy issues, political decision making in Afghanistan is a complex mix of parliamentary democracy and trib
Some 40 heads of state from the Middle East, North Africa and Europe gather in Paris next Sunday to launch a new agreement aimed at reinforcing cooperation between the European Union and non-European nations bordering the Mediterranean. Building up
By Michael Bowman Washington 14 May 2007 Iraq's Deputy Prime Minister says his country faces serious challenges, but that the United States and the international community have a vital role to play in helping forge a solution. VOA's Michael, Bowman r
By Steve Herman New Delhi 14 April 2008 India is expressing a willingness to work with the Maoists in Nepal, who are in line to form the new government in Kathmandu, based on election results so far. VOA Correspondent Steve Herman reports from New De
By Deborah Tate Washington 04 December 2007 The U.S. Senate has followed the lead of the House of Representatives and approved a free trade agreement with Peru, giving President Bush his first legislative victory on trade since Democrats took control
U.S. Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, on a visit to India, says a landmark civil nuclear agreement between the United States and India will be concluded soon. However the two countries did not sign the deal during her visit. As Anjana Pasricha
By Edward Yeranian Cairo 17 October 2009 The U.S. Defense Department says that it's cancelling the deployment of a 3,500-member Army brigade to Iraq in January, amid improving security. Some violence continues, however, such as the explosion Saturda