Top US officials will travel to Asia, the Middle East, and South America over the coming weeks to press for "strong" sanctions against Iran, a senior US Treasury official says.
Die VSA wil strenger sanksies instel teen Iran en gaan op ‘n wêreldtoer om hulle idee aan leiers te verkoop.
Pakistan is observing a day of mourning for the 152 people killed in the country's worst aviation disaster, as rescue workers searched for the aircraft's black box.
Pakistan is in rou vir die 152 mense wat gister gesterf het in die land se ergste lugramp en daar word steeds gesoek na die vliegtuig se vlugdataopnemers.
The White House warned BP on Monday that any decision to replace under-fire CEO Tony Hayward would not change its obligation to clean up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and compensate victims.
Die Withuis het BP gewaarsku dat ‘n verandering in die maatskappy se hoof hulle nie gaan vryskeld van hulle verpligtinge in die Golf van Meksiko nie.
A passenger jet carrying 152 people crashed into the hills surrounding Pakistan's capital on Wednesday morning, officials said. Rescuers were trying to reach the scene amid rain and difficult roads.
‘n Passasiersvliegtuig met 152 mense aanboord het in Pakistan neergestort. Reddingswerkers is nog op pad na die ongelukstoneel.
Hundreds of people were evacuated from their homes in Jerusalem on Sunday as a massive blaze tore through a forest near a hospital on the outskirts of the Holy City, police said.
Honderde mense is uit hulle huise gedryf deur ‘n vuur aan die buitewyke van Jerusalem.
Record-high water levels put the capacity of China's massive Three Gorges Dam to the test Wednesday after heavy rains raged on across the country, compounding flooding problems that already have left more than 1 200 people dead or missing.
Sjina se damme word tot die uiterste beproef na swaar reëm reeds die dood van honderde mense veroorsaak het.
Crowds of people streaming into a techno music festival surged through an already jammed entry tunnel, setting off a panic that killed 18 people and injured 80 at an event meant to celebrate love and peace.
18 mense is dood na ‘n skare by ‘n musiekfees in Duitsland deur ‘n tonnel gedruk het. Meer as 80 is beseer.
Funding will be crucial to an effective result in the climate change negotiations scheduled to take place in Cancun, Mexico, later this year, environmental ministers from the top four developing nations said.
Klarigheid oor befondsing gaan noodsaaklik wees om ‘n werkbare resultaat te kry by die klimaatsamesprekings in Meksiko later vanjaar sê die omgewingsministers van die vier top ontwikkelende lande.
North Korea on Saturday threatened to confront planned US-South Korean military exercises with "nuclear deterrence," according to the National Defence Commission - the highest decision- making body in the country.
Noord Korea het met ‘n kernaanval gedreig as die VSA en Suid-Korea met beplande militêre oefeninge voortgaan.
Bob Dudley, BP's new chief executive officer, has vowed to "change the culture" of how the company tackles safety issues following the Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster.
Bob Dudley, die nuwe baas van BP, sê die maatskappy gaan veiligheidsmaatreëls verskerp na die olieramp in die Golf van Meksiko.
President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton have pledged the support of the United States in the global fight against AIDS.
President Barack Obama en Hillary Rodham Clinton sê die VSA ondersteun die wêreldwye stryd teen Vigs.
