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By Mil Arcega Washington 24 April 2007 New YorkStock Exchange opening on 20 April U.S. stock market indexes opened with slight gains in early trading Monday after a week of record gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose more than 150 points on F
Markets made moderate gains Thursday on news that congressional leaders had agreed in principle to a bailout plan for troubled firms on Wall Street. But a White House meeting later in the day highlighted work that still needs to be done to reach a f
By Phuong Tran Dakar 23 May 2007 Congo Brazzaville's President Denis Sassou Nguesso confirmed the appointment of a former rebel chief to the government. Last month the two former warring sides agreed to disarm and bring rebel leaders out of hiding. P
By Barry Newhouse/Margaret Besheer Istanbul/Kani Masi, Iraq 28 June 2007 There is growing concern in Turkey and in northern Iraq about a Turkish military buildup for a possible incursion against Kurdish rebel bases in Iraqi territory. From Istanbul,
By Lisa Bryant Paris 22 January 2008 Pakistani leader Pervez Musharraf downplayed fears Tuesday that Islamist militants are gaining strength in Pakistan. His remarks came during a visit to Paris that included talks with his French counterpart, Nicola
America's top diplomat is heading back to the Middle East for a new peace mission, but there are few expectations for a major breakthrough, as we hear from Robert Berger at the VOA bureau in Jerusalem. U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (File)
South Africa Studying Proposal to Legalize Rhino Trade According to the World Wildlife Fund, a record 448 rhinos were poached in 2011 and more than half that number already have been killed illegally so far this year. Pelham Jones, the chairman of So
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has hailed the British offensive in Afghanistan's Helmand province a success. But that call is getting a mixed reception as the British public grows weary of the country's involvement there. British Prime Minister Gordon
Russia continues to strongly oppose the U.S. plan to station a ballistic-missile defense system in Eastern Europe. That issue was discussed during the recent Moscow summit (July 6-8) between U.S. President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart, D
A major South Korean broadcaster is reporting that North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has a life-threatening form of cancer. His health has been in serious question since his apparent stroke about a year ago. The medical prognosis is a matter of utmost
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 08 January 2008 A Sri Lankan government minister has been killed and10 others wounded in a bomb attack by suspected Tamil Tiger rebels. As Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, the latest attack follows the government's
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: World leaders have been meeting in Bonn, Germany, over the past several days trying to work out next steps in the Paris climate agreement. President Trump says the U.S. will withdraw from that deal, though that can't happen till
NOEL KING, HOST: The new leader of the U.S. Olympic Committee, Sarah Hirshland, starts work on Monday. That organization has been criticized for how it has dealt or not dealt with sexual abuse. As Alexandra Starr reports, some advocates say that to c
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said the authorities have made some mistakes in their handling of anti-government protests since mid-March. 叙利亚总统阿萨德表示,叙利亚政府在处理最近几个月以来、在叙利亚各地发生的
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Leaders of the G8 developed nations wound up talks in Italy Friday with a pledge of $20 billion to boost food supplies in poor nations. Commitments to food security and to stem global warming were among the highlights of the meeting. 工业化八国集
By Claudia Blume Hong Kong 09 April 2006 Despite Asia's fast economic growth, unemployment in the region has increased over the past decade. The United Nations' Economic and Social Commission for Asia
Its promise is to slash journey times between our major cities.But plans for HS2 are going too fast for Parliament spending watchdog which is yet to be convinced it's worth the 50-billion-pound cost. -We think they have been over-optimistic on time,
By Gary Thomas London 12 September 2006 Prime Minister Tony Blair appeared at a conference of Britain's powerful trade unions Tuesday to defend his government's policies. Trade unions are the backbone of the Labor Party, but the prime minister's pop
By Meredith Buel Washington 12 January 2007 Middle East analysts are expressing skepticism about President Bush's new strategy to win the war in Iraq, saying his decision to send more than 20,000 additional U.S. troops may not end the violence in Ba