Egyptians Vote Under Tight Security 埃及人在严密的安全措施下投票 CAIRO Egyptians began voting Tuesday in a two-day referendum to decide whether to adopt a new constitution supported by the military-backed interim government. Voters cast...
Turkeys Fading Economy Fuels Corruption Scandal 土耳其经济衰退引爆腐败丑闻 LONDON Turkeys prime minister is battling corruption allegations amid a power struggle that goes to the heart of the political elite. Analysts say the feud, which...
Illegal Ivory Trade Found in Burma Town 缅甸小镇被发现象牙交易 An undercover team of conservationists has found thousands of pieces of pieces of ivory being sold openly in a town in Burma, also known as Myanmar. The town is on the border w...
West Virginia Chemical Spill Leaves Hundreds of Thousands Without Clean Water 美国西维州埃尔克河被污染，影响居民水源 For the fifth consecutive day, 300,000 residents in and around the U.S. city of Charleston, West Virginia, have be...
S. Sudans Displaced: Running from Violence, Longing for Peace 因为战事流离失所的南苏丹人民渴望和平 JUBA Violence has displaced hundreds of thousands of people across South Sudan, many of whom have taken refuge at United Nations base...
In Thailand's North, Support for Ruling Party Remains Strong CHIANG MAI In northern Thailand, millions of rural voters still strongly back the party of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. As anti-government protesters try to push her from office and...
Friends of Syria Push Opposition Toward Geneva Talks PARIS U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry joined other foreign ministers backing opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Paris Sunday. They are trying to bring together disparate civilian a...
Washington Week: Focus on Jobless Benefits, US Intelligence Whether to restart jobless checks for Americas long-term unemployed will remain the focus of Senate debate this week. Benefits for more than a million people expired in December, coinciding...
Craft Brewery Meets Changing Tastes 工艺啤酒满足不断变化的口味 LOS ANGELES The national trend toward buying local has expanded beyond fruits and vegetables and meat ... to the beverage portion of the meal. Many American beer lovers are t...
Students Fuse Art from Shattered Glass BETHESDA, MARYLAND When Lynda Slayen first discovered fused glass about 10 years ago, she immediately fell in love with the technique. Ive always loved glass. I collect glass. I have a lot of antique glassand th...
Silk Road Ensemble Celebrates Cultural Harmony 丝绸之路合奏团和谐文化演出 NEW YORK CITY The diverse musicality of the Silk Road Ensemblesome hyper-traditional and some simply hybridmirrors the endless variety along the ancient Silk Road...
Syria War, Sectarian Rivalries Fuel Violence in Middle East 叙利亚战争引发中东教派暴力对抗 An explosion of bloodshed continues in the Middle East as the civil war in Syria spreads violence and extremism to neighboring countries. Sectar...
Future for Commercial Space Endeavors Looks Bright Space the final frontier. Once the purview of cash-rich governments, launching rockets into space has become increasingly commonplace as demand for communications satellites and space-based imaging s...
Street Artists Create Huge Murals 街头艺术家的巨型壁画 Street art has reached new heights in Washington, DC. The sides of an empty building have become the canvas for huge murals by street artists. Their creations will last only a few month...
California Ruling on Undocumented Lawyer Gives Hope to Many 加州为无证移民取得律师执照扫除障碍 The California Supreme Court cleared the way last week for an undocumented immigrant named Sergio Garcia to be licensed as a lawyer. The r...
