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US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has confirmed his country is having preliminary talks with the Taliban in Afghanistan. He says theyve been going on for some weeks, but are still in the very early stages. Now its the first time the US has acknowledg
The Federal Government has released its draft legislation for the minerals resource rent tax. The tax rate remains at 22.5 per cent and is restricted to coal and iron ore. Mining companies and other parties have about a month to respond before the fi
1. US officials are calling the recent Sony Pictures cyber attack a matter of national security. Department of State spokesperson Jen Psaki says the FBI is now leading the investigation after the comedy The Interview was pulled from its theatrical re
This is AP News Minute. The Senate is planning to vote Monday in an attempt to end the government shut down. Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell and Minority leader Chuck Schumer said negotiations were still underway well in the Sunday night. Israeli Pri
By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 29 September 2007 Ukrainian voters go to the polls on Sunday in a special election to choose a new parliament. But as VOA correspondent Peter Fedynsky reports from Kyiv there is widespread doubt about the credibility of the e
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard of the Federal Labor Party waves to well-wishers at the end of voting in Melbourne, 21 Aug 2010 Australia is in political deadlock after national elections seem almost certain to deliver the country's first hun
Iraqis voted Sunday in national elections, despite a string of attacks across the country that left more than 38 people dead. Security is a key issue in the campaign, as whoever leads the new government will oversee the withdrawal of American troops.
Breastfeeding Center Helps Ugandan Lawmakers with Work, Motherhood The World Health Organization (WHO) says breastfeeding is very important for the health of babies. 世界卫生组织(WHO)表示,母乳哺育对于婴儿的健康非常重要。 WHO
UN Rights Chief Criticizes Bosnian Serb Rejection of Report on 1995 Massacre The parliament of Bosnia and Herzegovinas self-governing Serb Republic has voted to reject a 2004 report on the Srebrenica massacre. The United Nations human rights chief Ze
The European Parliament has set the ball rolling for Jean-Claude Juncker, the former prime minister of Luxembourg, to be the President of the European Commission. In a statement, the European Parliament says it backs Juncker, a candidate of the cente
By Edward Yeranian Beirut 24 November 2007 Lebanon's Prime Minister Fuad Siniora says his care-taker government will temporarily assume the powers of Lebanon's president, until parliament is able to elect a successor to Emile Lahoud, who left offic
This is AP News Minute. 4 people were killed and 20 others injured at the British Parliament in London Wednesday. A knife-wielding man mowed down pedestrians in an SUV on Westminster Bridge before stabbing an armed police officer to death inside the
Tunisian Officials: 22 People Killed in Museum Attack 突尼斯官员称22人死于博物馆枪击案 Reports from Tunisia say more than 20 people are confirmed dead following an attack in the capital, Tunis. Gunmen fired on visitors to the Bardo Mus
AS IT IS 2016-01-26 Refugees Storm British Ferry at French Port About 200 refugees attacked the French port of Calais on Saturday, and about 50 got on a passenger ferry. A spokeswoman for the ships operator confirmed the refugees gained entry to an o
Burmese Candidates Brace for a Day at the Polls This demonstration of traditional Burmese martial arts is a campaign event for a member of Burmas military aligned ruling party known as the USDP. In the last elections in 2010, opposition groups and We
United States Vice President Joe Biden and family arrives in Kenya's capital, Nairobi to begin a three-day official state visit. A leading Kenyan legislator told VOA U.S Vice President Joseph Biden is scheduled to meet President Mwai Kibaki, Prime Mi
Kenya Faces Criticism Over Nationals Detained in Uganda Pressure is mounting on the Kenyan government to seek the release of eight human rights activists being detained in Uganda in connection with the July terrorist attacks in Kampala. In the past f
HIV Activist Runs for Parliament in Burma Last year authorities in Burma threatened to shut down Phyu Phyu Thin's AIDS clinic in a suburb of Rangoon. More than 40 patients live here in basic conditions. Most are too poor to afford treatment, or have
By Scott Bobb Maputo 26 October 2009 Political parties in Mozambique have ended their campaigns as voters prepare to go to the polls Wednesday to choose a president, parliament and provincial assemblies. The Front for the Liberation of Mozambique, k
The DPRK says it will hold elections for the country's parliament in March, the first such polls under Kim Jong Un's leadership. The official Korean Central News Agency said on Wednesday that the election for its Supreme People's Assembly would be he