FAO Launches Ebola Awareness Campaign in West Africa The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization helps developing countries grow better crops and raise healthier livestock. It does so by training government field agents, who work in local communities....
S. Korea Confronts Abuse in Military Ranks 朝鲜滥用军衔 SEOUL It is the moment that Kwak Byoung-ho knew would eventually come. The 21-year-old conscript says good-bye to his mother and grandmother just ahead of his induction into South Koreas a...
UN: Somalis Need Food, Not Just Security Improvements MOGADISHU The United Nations envoy in Somalia is warning that political and security improvements are not enough to stop hunger and stave off a worsening humanitarian crisis. At least one million...
Obama Fights Ebolas Political Fallout 奥巴马努力对付埃博拉的政治影响 WHITE HOUSE The fear of Ebola has become a political factor in the United States, where President Barack Obamas Democratic Party is fighting to retain control of the...
TechShop Puts High-tech Dreams Within Reach 美国创客空间TechShop让科技梦触手可及 Retired lawyer Maurice Mountain uses a CNC Router to produce a prototype of his Presto Emergency Boat Ladder. He's planning to mass produce his invention,...
Ebola Response Includes Emergency Airlifts The World Food Program is airlifting emergency supplies to the Ebola-stricken countries of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. The U.N. agency said the Ebola response goes beyond its traditional role of provid...
Syrian Defector Leaks Shocking Photos of Torture Victims 叙利亚叛逃者泄漏令人震惊的酷刑受害者照片 WASHINGTON Shocking photographs purporting to show Syrian torture victims are on display at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Wa...
New Technology Prevents Cell Phone Use While Driving 新技术可以防止开车时使用手机 Almost everybody acknowledges the danger of using a hand-held cell phone while driving, yet over a three-year period in the U.S., 180 people were killed i...
Catholic Church Signals More Acceptance of Gays 天主教堂对同性恋采取更宽容态度 LONDON A special meeting of Roman Catholic bishops and lay advisers at the Vatican is moving the Catholic Church toward a more tolerant relationship with ho...
Latest Springsteen Release a Tribute to Born In The U.S.A. 斯普林斯汀发行新专辑向《诞生在美国》致敬 Its been a big year for rock singer, songwriter and guitarist Bruce Springsteen: The Boss, as his fans call him, just turned 65 ye...
WHO: Ebola Cases Will Top 9,000 Soon The World Health Organization reported the number of cases in the West Africa Ebola outbreak will top nine-thousand this week. As of October 14, there have been 8,914 Ebola cases and 4,447 deaths have been reporte...
WHO: Ebola Cases Will Top 9,000 Soon The World Health Organization reported the number of cases in the West Africa Ebola outbreak will top nine-thousand this week. As of October 14, there have been 8,914 Ebola cases and 4,447 deaths have been reporte...
Illusionist Uses Magic Skills to Help Disabled GERMANTOWN, MARYLAND Kevin Spencer saw his first magician perform when he was five years old. He remembers vividly telling his mother, When I grow up, Im going to be a magician. He has been a magician fo...
Iraqi Shi'ite Militia Accused of Revenge Killings of Sunni Civilians 伊拉克什叶派民兵对逊尼派平民进行报复 LONDON Shi'ite militias in Iraq are carrying out abductions, torture and executions against the Sunni civilian population, acc...
Pilot Project to Boost Nutrition for Cambodian Garment Workers 试点项目为柬埔寨服装工人增加营养 PHNOM PENH A study by the International Labor Organization, the U.N.s labor body, shows most Cambodian garment workers do not eat enough n...
