Ethiopian Taxi Driver, Keyboardist Reinvents Music Career WASHINGTON One of the most popular keyboardists in Ethiopia is now working as a taxi driver in Washington, D.C. In the 1970s, Hailu Mergia performed with a famous band in Ethiopia. In 1981, he...
US Immigration Reform Battle Has Electoral Implications 美国移民改革的战斗已经影响选举 WASHINGTON The fate of U.S. immigration reform could hinge on whether the Republican-controlled House of Representatives embraces a path to citizens...
New Nicaragua Canal May Change Global Trade 新的尼加拉瓜运河可能改变全球贸易 A Hong Kong-based company is working out the route for a canal across Nicaragua that would rival the Panama Canal, bolster world trade, and might create a st...
Immigration Activists Press US Lawmakers on Citizenship for the Undocumented 移民活动人士对美国议员施压 The fate of U.S. immigration reform could be decided in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives after Congress returns nex...
College Students Spark Creativity in Kids 大学生激发孩子们的创造力 Children in a Washington neighborhood are excited about building things they designed. 在华盛顿地区的孩子们对他们设计建造的东西兴奋异常。 They are...
Music Played Key Role in US Civil Rights Movement 音乐在美国民权运动扮演关键角色 For all its unity of purpose, there were many divisions in the civil rights movement. One of the most stark divisions played out in the music that urged t...
Madonna Tops Highest Paid Entertainers List Madonna tops Forbes magazine's 2013 list of the highest-paid celebrities in the world. In total, the 14 celebrities making the top 10 earned more than $1 billion. Madonna certainly has reason to smile. With...
Top 5 Countdown for Week Ending August 31 Were exploring the five most popular songs in the Billboard Magazine Hot 100 pop singles chart, for the week ending August 31, 2013. Theres movement in our Top Five! We even get an all-new song. Lets begin at...
Shakespeare? There's an App for That 有关莎士比亚的App NEW YORK Ross Williams is passionate about Shakespeare. He studied acting and directing and is the founder of a theater company called the New York Shakespeare Exchange. But hes well aware...
Kenyas Healing Churches: Faith or Fiction? NAIROBI As Christian churches grow in size and number in Kenya, they have created a growing industry of faith healers and televangelists. Concerns are also rising that these new churches exist only to exploi...
US Bolsters Asian Militaries in Face of China's Growth 我们支持亚洲军队面对中国的增长 PENTAGON U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is traveling in Southeast Asia in a bid to strengthen ties with the militaries of partners and allies in...
U.S. Determined To Fight Climate Change 美国决心应对气候变化 Combating global climate change is a top priority of the Administration of President Barack Obama. 对付气候变化是巴拉克奥巴马总统政府的重中之重。 The United...
The Many Ties Between The U.S. And Brazil 美国和巴西之间的诸多关系 As part of his first official trip to South America as Secretary of State, John Kerry visited Brazil, a country we partner with across a wide range of issues. More than on...
美国对恐怖分子实施制裁 The U.S. Department of the Treasury this month designated Umar Siddique Kathio Azmarai, a senior Al-Qaida official, and Jamia Taleem-Ul-Quran-Wal-Hadith Madrassa, also known as the Ganj Madrassa, a school in Peshawar...
UNHCR: DRC Civilians at Risk 联合国难民署称刚果平民面临危险 U.N. agencies say civilians have been victims of the latest violence in the eastern DRC. Fighting between government forces and two rebel groups -- as well as local, ethnic vi...
