NATO Grapples With Russian Moves in Ukraine 北约与俄罗斯角力乌克兰 LONDON U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says Russias annexation of Crimea and involvement in eastern Ukraine are the biggest threat to European security since the end of...
US Rejects Syria Vote as 'Sham' STATE DEPARTMENT Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has won re-election in a vote held in government-controlled parts of his war-torn country. U.S. officials dismiss his re-election as a farce. But for Assad, the vote si...
HRW: Critics of DRC Oil Plans Threatened 人权观察:刚果(金)石油计划的批评者受威胁 A rights group said park rangers and environmental activists in the DRC are receiving death threats, after criticizing plans for oil exploration. Human...
Robots Not Ready for Homes, But Getting Closer 尚未做好让机器人进入家庭的准备,但是越来越近了! Robots are not ready to take their place in our homes. But they are getting better at working closely with humans in industrial settin...
Thai Military Stages Pro-Coup Rally in Bangkok 泰军方曼谷举行拥护政变集会 BANGKOK Several hundred people turned out in Bangkok Wednesday for an entertainment-filled event put on by the Thai military, which carried out a bloodless coup on...
D-Day Vets Return to Normandy for 70th Anniversary NORMANDY World leaders are due to attend ceremonies in Normandy Friday to mark the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings. Around 160,000 Allied troops crossed the English Channel on June 6, 1944 to...
Report Warns of Midwife Shortages in More Than 70 Countries 70多个国家助产士短缺 A new report said theres a severe shortage of midwives in more than 70 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Those countries suffer 96 percent of the wor...
Band Builds Fan Base Through Technology, Live Experience LOS ANGELES Nick Sherwin of California-based Suburban Skies says his band promotes itself and controls its own destiny thanks to 21st Century technology. Social media is a wonderful thing, and...
ILO: Social Protection a Human Right A new report says while the need for social protections is widely recognized, many people around the world dont have them. The International Labor Organization says less than 30-percent of the population has guara...
Obama Administration Proposes Plan to Cut Power Plant Pollution 奥巴马拟推更强法规限制电厂污染 The Obama administration is proposing stronger regulations to limit climate-changing emissions from U.S. power plants. The proposed pollutio...
Syrians Vote With Little Contest Expected for Assad 预计阿萨德将赢得叙利亚总统选举 CAIRO, EGYPT Syria is holding presidential elections Tuesday, despite a deadly civil war that has left millions of Syrians unable or unwilling to vote....
Top Pakistani News Channel, Intelligence Agency Standoff Sparks Debate Pakistans biggest news channel, Geo News, says its broadcasts are being blocked by cable operators in close to 90 percent of the country, despite having apologized to Pakistan's i...
Nigerian Governor Vows to Fight 'Madmen' 尼日利亚州长发誓对抗博科圣地激进组织 Violent Islamic sect Boko Haram continues on its deadly path in northern Nigeria, holding more than 200 schoolgirls hostage and staging deadly attacks on...
New Ferris Wheel Lights Up Washington DC Area 新摩天轮成为华盛顿游览新地标 WASHINGTON A new Ferris wheel is lighting up the Washington area. Known as the Capital Wheel, its one of the few observation Ferris wheels in the world right on...
Pompeii Exhibit Tells Story of Roman-era Disaster 庞贝展览讲述罗马时代的灾难故事 LOS ANGELES One of the worst natural disasters in recorded history, the destruction of Pompeii by a volcano nearly 2,000 years ago, has often been the sub...
