Emerging economies such as China, India and South Africa are discovering there is a downside to prosperity. As incomes rise, health can decline. On Monday, the U.N. opens a high-level meeting on non-communicable diseases that usually have been associ...
President Barack Obama is continuing his appeal to Congress to pass his plan to boost hiring and the economy. The president plans to announce on Monday how he will pay for the plan and reduce the government's deficit. 美国总统奥巴马继续呼吁国...
Speaking to the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, Iraqs foreign minister says his country is headed in the right direction. 伊拉克外交部长霍希亚尔.兹巴里在纽约向外交关系委员会成员演讲时表示，伊拉克在向正确...
The African Union has finally recognized Libya's National Transitional Council, dealing another blow to ousted leader Moammar Gadhafi. Some African leaders say the delay in acting on Libya shows the African Union is out of touch. 非洲联盟最终承认...
The search for a bargain and the hope for an unrecognized treasure draws hundreds of people to a tiny East Coast town each week. 美国马里兰州克伦普顿镇有一个经营了50年的克伦普顿拍卖场。每个星期都有不少人慕名前去寻...
U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon said while much has been done to combat racism and xenophobia, much remains to be done. He spoke on the 10th anniversary of the Durban Declaration and Program of Action. 联合国秘书长潘基文说，虽然联合国...
The international community came together Saturday at the United Nations to find ways to mitigate the current crisis in the Horn of Africa, but also to prevent future ones from happening. At the meeting, the World Bank chief announced nearly $2 billi...
It was only last month that Texas Governor Rick Perry decided to enter the race for the Republican Party's presidential nomination and quickly zoomed to the top of public opinion polls. But in recent weeks Perry has stumbled in the candidate debates,...
