Africa Terrorism Threat Remains 恐怖主义仍然威胁非洲 DAKAR 2013 appears to have been the year the world woke up to African terrorism. Military gains against Islamist extremists in places like Mali and Somalia were followed by major terroris...
N. Korean Defectors Celebrate Christmas 朝鲜叛逃者庆祝圣诞节 SEOUL North Korea, an atheist one-party state, does not allow celebrations of Christmas or other religious holidays. But, many North Korean defectors do mark the holiday, because...
Trains Drive Baltimore Holiday Display BALTIMORE During the Christmas season, fire stations in the port city of Baltimore, Maryland, draw a number of excited visitors. The fire stations have a long-standing tradition of hosting holiday train gardens,...
Middle East Turmoil Sparks Unease in Israel 中东动乱令以色列不安 JERUSALEM The year 2013 saw more upheaval in the Middle East as the effects continued from popular uprisings in a half-dozen countries. For Israel this brought a mixed reactio...
Finest Musicians Turn to Steinway Pianos 音乐家最好的选择--斯坦威钢琴 NEW YORK Great pianists need great pianos. Vladimir Horowitz, the famous Russian pianist, used to travel with his own personal Steinway when he played concerts around...
Leaving Day Jobs, Novices Dig Into Farming MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MARYLAND Mark Mills quit his steady job as a pastry chef for the unsteady life of a farmer. Making the decision took two things. Boundless enthusiasm, coupled with a little bit of ignoranc...
US Re-balance to Asia Overshadowed by Tensions With China 美国再平衡亚洲局势与中国的关系蒙上阴影 SEOUL The United States moved to pivot military, diplomatic and economic resources toward Asia in 2013, but the policy was sidetracked...
Food Aid Distribution Difficult in CAR 粮食援助分配在中非受阻 The World Food Program says it will scale-up its emergency operations in Central African Republic to provide aid to more than one-million people over the next sixmonths. 世界粮...
Washington Week: US Lawmakers Preview 2014 Agendas 本周华盛顿关注美国立法者们预测的2014年议程 The U.S. Congress has concluded work for the year. Before leaving Washington, lawmakers drew political battle lines for 2014, an election...
Wall Street Rolls into 2014 with Strong Market Year 华尔街市场强势会持续到2014年 NEW YORK U. S. stock markets made strong gains in 2013, climbing more than 3000 points since January. The Federal Reserve decision to trim its stimulus as of...
Obama Considers Proposals to Change Surveillance WASHINGTON Next month President Barack Obama is expected to change the way the United States collects information - domestic and foreign. A presidential advisory panel has submitted 46 broad recommenda...
South Africa's First Black-Owned Brewery Opens for Business 南非首个黑人拥有的啤酒厂 JOHANNESBURG South Africa is a country that loves its beer. It's a product that has blossomed into a multi-billion dollar industry for commercial beverag...
ESA to Make 3D Map of Milky Way 欧洲太空总署绘制银河系的3D地图 The European Space Agency this week successfully launched the star-mapping satellite Gaia on a mission that will take it more than a million kilometers from Earth - to creat...
Rodman in North Korea to Train National Basketball Team 罗德曼培训朝鲜国家篮球队 SEOUL Former National Basketball Association star Dennis Rodman is in North Korea for his third visit this year, this time to train the nuclear armed nation'...
Studies: Americans Sicker than Citizens of Other Developed Countries 研究表示美国人花在看病的钱比其他发达国家公民多 WASHINGTON Americans have the most expensive health care system in the world, although they don't have the most...
