AS IT IS 2014-10-31 Singapore Film Ban Raises Free Speech Issue 新加坡电影禁令引发了关于言论自由的争论 The documentary film, To Singapore, with Love tells about political dissidents from Singapore. The official website says the fil...
AS IT IS 2014-10-31 Ghana's Bamboo Bikes Hit the Streets 加纳的竹制自行车亮瞎街头 Bamboo does not get much respect in Ghana. Farmers think of bamboo as an unwanted plant that needs to be cleared from their land. Construction workers use i...
Home of Last Comanche Chief Close to Ruins 科曼切族最后一位首领的住宅几成废墟 One of the most interesting people in U.S. history is Quanah Parker, the last chief of the countrys Comanche Indian tribe. Quanah Parker was the son of a C...
Guy Scott Named Interim Leader in Zambia 盖斯科特被提名为赞比亚临时领导人 Zambia has named Vice President Guy Scott as the countrys interim, or temporary, leader following the death of President Michael Sata. Mr. Sata died Tuesday of...
Questions for NASA after Rocket Explosion 火箭爆炸后美国国家航空航天局面临的问题 Unmanned Antares rocket is seen exploding seconds after lift off from a commercial launch pad in this still image from NASA video at Wallops Island, V...
AS IT IS 2014-10-30 Youth Kidnapped by Islamic State Tells His Story 逃离伊斯兰国 青少年讲述被绑架经历 Last June, Islamic State militants kidnapped more than 150 students from the city of Kobani in northern Syria. Many of those kidnap...
AS IT IS 2014-10-30 US Political Parties Hope to Gain Latinos' Vote 美国政党希望获得拉美裔的选票 United States citizens of Latin American ancestry could influence the U.S. elections on November 4th. On that day, Americans will vote for...
Grim Fate Awaits Women, Girls Captured by Islamic State Group 遭伊斯兰国组织虐待女孩走上不归路 The Islamic State militant group, also known as ISIS or ISIL, has captured hundreds of women and girls over the last few months. The very f...
Iraq's Kurdish Fighters Head to Kobani 伊拉克库尔德战士进入科巴尼 Officials from Iraqi Kurdistan said Tuesday that 80 Iraqi Kurdish fighters are on their way to Turkey. The officials say the fighters are armed with artillery and machine...
Countries Struggle with Ebola Travel Ban 国家通过旅行禁令与埃博拉斗争 Countries around the world are struggling to limit the spread of Ebola while protecting human rights. To help them, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in...
AS IT IS 2014-10-30 Music Helps Children Perform Better in School 音乐帮助儿童在学校表现的更好 Researchers have found that the brains of children who grow up in poverty interpret sounds differently from other children. But an American s...
AS IT IS 2014-10-30 Indonesia's New Cabinet Gets Mixed Reaction 印度尼西亚组成新内阁 Since the beginning of his political career, Joko Widodo has worked hard to separate himself from Indonesias political leadership. Observers say they saw t...
Small Organisms in Deep Sea Rocks Eat Methane 深海岩中的微生物吃甲烷 The gas methane has been linked to rising temperatures on Earth. But methane does not stay in the atmosphere as long as another greenhouse gas -- carbon dioxide. Scientis...
Brazilians Re-elect Dilma Rousseff as President 迪尔玛罗塞夫再次当选巴西总统 Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff has been re-elected to a second term. She won less than 52 percent of the votes. Her Workers' Party has held the presidency s...
AS IT IS 2014-10-28 Holding a Paintbrush Instead of a Gun The United States-led coalition is beginning to provide weapons and ammunition to fighters defending the city of Kobani, in northern Syria. The city is hoping for help from Kurdish militias in...
