Officials Unveil Revisions to NY City's Memorial to 9/11 Vic

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New Hamas Leader Calls Bush 'Enemy of God, Enemy of Islam'

Ross Dunn The new head of the militant Islamic group Hamas in Gaza has criticized President Bush's support for Israel and described him as an enemy of Muslims everywhere. In a fiery speech at Gaza's I

Public Service Workers Strike in South Africa

By Delia Robertson A one-day nationwide strike of civil service workers in South Africa has brought education to a standstill and affected many other state agencies. Tens of thousands of civil service

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AS IT IS 2016-01-06 Markets React Badly to World News, China Troubles 市场对全球新闻及中国经济问题做出不良反应 U.S. stock prices fell sharply Monday, following conflicts in the Middle East, and weaker economies in China and in Eur

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Internet experts warn that the Worldwide Web has become a haven for organized crime and they say the threat of online terrorism is real. At a recent e-crime congress in London, a NATO official said online espionage and Internet-based terrorism repres

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Democrats are criticizing President Bush's latest decisions on military deployments in Iraq, based on recommendations of the U.S. military commander and senior U.S. diplomat in the country. Republicans supported the president, who approved a plan to

World Bank and IMF Finance Ministers Meet in Washington

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By Peter Heinlein U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan has told world leaders that the rule of law is under attack in crisis points around the globe. The secretary-general reminded his audience of presid

Bush Reverses Position, Allows Rice to Testify on 9/11

Paula Wolfson The White House says National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice will testify in public under oath before the commission investigating the September 11 terrorist attacks. It is a big reve

Iraqi Officials Ask Donors to Speed up Distribution of Finan

Iraqi Officials Ask Donors to Speed up Distribution of Financial Assistance Kerry Sheridan Representatives from some 40 donor countries financing Iraq's reconstruction program open a two-day meeting i

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By Larry James The Israeli parliament has rejected Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's speech outlining his plans for a total withdrawal from the Gaza Strip. The vote of 53-44 against Mr. Sharon's speech wa

Mars Rover Digs Trench to Search for Evidence of Water

Mars Rover Digs Trench to Search for Evidence of Water David McAlary One of the U.S. Mars rovers has spun a wheel to dig a shallow trench in the sand in the continuing search for evidence that water o

US Announces First Court Martial in Iraqi Prisoner Abuse Sca

Michael Bowman Senior U.S. military officials have announced the first court martial procedure against one of seven American soldiers who allegedly abused detainees at Iraq's now-infamous Abu Ghraib p

Israel-Palestinian Conflict Should Not Impede Arab Reforms,

By Michael Drudge The United States says social, political and economic reforms in Muslim countries should not be deterred because of the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. Secretar

World AIDS Day Finds Russia, Former Soviet Union in Grips of

By Bill Gasperini United Nations health officials say Russia and other nations of the former Soviet bloc are confronting the world's fastest-growing epidemic of HIV/AIDS. One decade ago, the countries

Japan, Germany to Insist on Veto Power with UN Security Coun

By Steve Herman Japan and Germany have jointly declared they want permanent seats on the U.N. Security Council with the veto power of the five current permanent members. At a news conference, Japanese

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Starting at the International Date line in the mid-Pacific and spreading from east to west, crowds around Asia led the world in ringing in the New Year. 从太平洋海域中部的国际时间变更线开始，全世界从东到西迎接新年的到来

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An Iranian nuclear physicist has been killed by a remote-controlled bomb hidden in a motorcycle. Iranian prosecutor general Abbas Jaafar Dolatabadi is pointing the finger at Western intelligence agencies. A U.S. State Department spokesman called the

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The awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to President Barack Obama fostered some controversy this year. 奥巴马总统在09年荣获诺贝尔和平奖，此事引发了一些争议。 The Nobel Committee cited President Obama for his extraordinary effo

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Chinese and U.S. officials are working together to find ways to combat environmental problems. The two countries held their first joint workshop on environmental cooperation. 美国和中国官员正在共同努力寻求克服环境污染问题的途径