Top 5 Countdown for Week Ending Jan. 18 Were looking at the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart, for the week ending January 18, 2014. This week, three of our songs change places - thats major movement compared with the...
US Intelligence Reforms Debated Ahead of Obama Speech CAPITOL HILL U.S. intelligence reforms to be unveiled by President Barack Obama will be informed, at least in part, by a panel of legal scholars and spy experts that submitted recommendations to t...
West Virginia Chemical Spill Still Affecting Rural Areas 西维吉尼亚州化学泄漏仍影响偏远地区 CHARLЕSTON In the U.S. state of West Virginia, a major chemical spill that contaminated a river supplying water to hundreds of thousands of...
World Bank Says Global Economy at Turning Point 世界银行说全球经济迎来加速增长的转折点 WASHINGTON The global recovery is gaining momentum according to new projections by the World Bank. But unlike previous years, the World Bank say...
Rodman Visit to North Korea Sparks Strong Reactions 罗德曼访问朝鲜引起强烈反响 Dennis Rodmans trip to North Korea, one of the most isolated countries in the world, made some people cringe at the idea that former the former basketball sup...
WFP Aims to Help 400,000 Displaced in South Sudan 世界粮食计划署旨在帮助南苏丹400000名流离失所者 The World Food Program this week launched a nearly $58-million operation in South Sudan to provide aid to up to 400-thousand people. 世...
Kerry Meets Vatican Officials on Middle East Ahead of Pope's Visit 克里与梵蒂冈官员会面 VATICAN CITY The United States and the Vatican are consulting on ways to bring peace to Syria and solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Pope Francis i...
Smart Spoon Allows Parkinson's Sufferers to Feed Themselves One of the biggest challenges for people living with Parkinsons is the difficulty - and sometimes inability - to feed themselves, due to the shaking tremors associated with the disease. But...
Philippine Caregiver Wins Israel's X-Factor 以色列音乐比赛 菲佣夺冠 WASHINGTON Rose Fostanes, a Philippine caregiver who has worked in Israel for several years, is the first season winner of a popular Israeli television singing contest cal...
Obama Looks for Political Comeback WASHINGTON 2014 will be a busy political year in the United States. President Barack Obama will outline his policy priorities when he delivers his State of the Union address on January 28. In November, voters will h...
US Cautiously Helps Iraq Fight Militants PENTAGON The United States announced that it is committed to helping Iraq fight militants but will not, for now, transfer the bulk of military assistance that the government of Iraqi leader Nouri al-Maliki has...
Restored Friendship Bell Rings Again in Los Angeles 韩国友谊钟再次鸣响洛杉矶 LOS ANGELES Over the years, what's known to some South Koreans as the West Coast Statue of Liberty had fallen into disrepair. The Korean Friendship Bell was a gi...
Songs Against Slavery Used as Tool for Abolition 歌曲成为废除奴隶制的工具 December 18, 2013, was the 149th anniversary of the abolition of slavery in the United States. The fight to end slavery did not begin with the American Civil War. F...
Votes Cast, Egyptians Abroad Wait for Referendum Results 在国外的埃及人等待公投结果 WASHINGTON Voters in Egypt go to the polls Tuesday and Wednesday (Jan. 14-15) to vote on a constitution written by the military-backed interim government...
Nearly 80,000 South Sudanese Flee Country 近八万的南苏丹人逃离国家 Tomping camp, where some 17,000 displaced people who fled their homes after violence erupted in South Sudan's capital Juba in mid-December are being sheltered by the Unite...
