Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday to his family's hometown of Xi'an. The visit is aimed at improving diplomatic and economic ties between the two Asian countries.

中国国家主席习近平周四时候邀请印度总理莫迪访问了他的家乡，西安。此次访问的目的在于改善两个亚洲国家间的外交和经济关系。

Several months ago, Mr. Xi was a guest of Mr. Modi's at the Indian leader's hometown of Ahmedabad.

几个月前，习近平主席作为莫迪总理的客人对印度领导人的家乡艾哈迈达巴德进行了访问。

A Chinese newspaper says Mr. Modi and Mr. Xi are expected to sign $10 billion worth of economic deals during their talks.

一份中国本地报纸称莫迪总理和习近平主席在会谈期间预计会签署一项价值100亿美元的经济交易。

Mr. Modi will travel Friday to Beijing to meet with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and other top Chinese officials.

莫迪周五的时候将会抵达北京会见中国总理李克强和其他中国官员。

Obama discusses Iran nuclear deal with Gulf officials

President Barack Obama has talked with Arab officials about his government's position on talks about Iran's nuclear program. Mr. Obama and officials from six Persian Gulf countries met Thursday at the presidential home in Camp David, Maryland.

奥巴马总统与阿拉伯官员就其政府对伊朗核问题的立场进行了谈话。奥巴马和其他来自六个海湾国家的高官周四时候在马里兰州总统度假地戴维营进行了会面。

Mr. Obama sought to ease concerns over a possible agreement with Iran.

奥巴马总统试图缓解他们对可能与伊朗达成的核协议所表示的担忧。

U.S. security official Ben Rhodes said the United States would welcome support from Gulf countries for the nuclear deal. But many Arab leaders are concerned the plan would empower Iran and destabilize the Gulf area.

美国安全局官员Ben Rhodes说美国非常欢迎海湾国家能够支持核协议的达成，但是许多阿拉伯领导人担心协议会增强伊朗的力量，并且会造成海湾地区的不稳定。

Taliban attack on Kabul hotel kills 14

The Taliban said it carried out a deadly attack on a hotel in Kabul Wednesday night. Most of the 14 people people killed were foreigners. They had been attending a party at the Park Palace hotel when three gunmen entered and began to fire. Police fought with the attackers for five hours before killing them.

塔利班恐怖组织称其周三晚上对喀布尔一家酒店展开了致命性袭击。14名遇难者中大多数人是外国人。这些人当时正在派克宫(Park Palace)酒店出席派对，随后有三名持枪者闯入并开始朝人群射击。警方与袭击者进行了长达5个小时的交火最后将其击毙。

Migrant boat seen off Thailand coast

Another stranded boat holding hundreds of migrants has been seen off the coast of Thailand. Those on the boat are believed to be victims of human trafficking.

另一只载有数百名移民的被困船只在泰国海岸边附近被发现。船上乘客被认为是人口贩卖的受害者。

The International Organization for Migration told VOA Thursday that the boat had been found. However, it is not clear whether it is in Thai or Malaysian territory. A Thai official said the boat is off the coast of Malaysia's Langkawi island.

国际移民组织周四时候告诉VOA称该船只目前已经被找到。然而，尚不清数船只所在位置属于泰国或者马来西亚领土。一位泰国官员称该船只当时是出现在马来西亚的浮罗交怡岛海岸。

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Words in the News

empower – v. to give power to (someone)

destabilize – v. to cause (something, such as a government) to be unable to continue existing or working in the usual or desired way

stranded – adj. left without the means to move from somewhere.

Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday to his family's hometown of Xi'an. The visit is aimed at improving diplomatic and economic ties between the two Asian countries.

Several months ago, Mr. Xi was a guest of Mr. Modi's at the Indian leader's hometown of Ahmedabad.

A Chinese newspaper says Mr. Modi and Mr. Xi are expected to sign $10 billion worth of economic deals during their talks.

Mr. Modi will travel Friday to Beijing to meet with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and other top Chinese officials.

Obama discusses Iran nuclear deal with Gulf officials

President Barack Obama has talked with Arab officials about his government's position on talks about Iran's nuclear program. Mr. Obama and officials from six Persian Gulf countries met Thursday at the presidential home in Camp David, Maryland.

Mr. Obama sought to ease concerns over a possible agreement with Iran.

U.S. security official Ben Rhodes said the United States would welcome support from Gulf countries for the nuclear deal. But many Arab leaders are concerned the plan would empower Iran and destabilize the Gulf area.

Taliban attack on Kabul hotel kills 14

The Taliban said it carried out a deadly attack on a hotel in Kabul Wednesday night. Most of the 14 people people killed were foreigners. They had been attending a party at the Park Palace hotel when three gunmen entered and began to fire. Police fought with the attackers for five hours before killing them.

Migrant boat seen off Thailand coast

Another stranded boat holding hundreds of migrants has been seen off the coast of Thailand. Those on the boat are believed to be victims of human trafficking.

The International Organization for Migration told VOA Thursday that the boat had been found. However, it is not clear whether it is in Thai or Malaysian territory. A Thai official said the boat is off the coast of Malaysia's Langkawi island.

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Words in the News

empower – v. to give power to (someone)

destabilize – v. to cause (something, such as a government) to be unable to continue existing or working in the usual or desired way

stranded – adj. left without the means to move from somewhere.