LONDON Pro-Russian protests in several eastern Ukraine cities over the weekend, including the takeover of a government building in one city, have heightened concerns Russia might try to take control of the region just as it annexed Crimea last month....
Monday, April 7th, is World Health Day. An NGO is using the occasion to warn that 76-million older people around the world are being excluded from vital health care. HelpAge International is trying to raise awareness through its Age Demands Action ca...
第四届欧盟非洲首脑会议在布鲁塞尔拉开序幕 BRUSSELS, April 2 (Xinhua) - The 4th EU-Africa summit kicked off in Brussels on Wednesday under the theme of Investing in People, Prosperity and Peace, aiming to promote breadth and scope o...
4名中国工人在厄瓜多尔爆炸中丧生 QUITO, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Four Chinese workers were killed by an explosion at the construction site of the Sopladora hydroelectric station in Ecuador, the Chinese embassy has confirmed Wednesday. The bl...
巴拿马地震修订为6.0级 NEW YORK, April 2 (Xinhua) -- The 5.8-magnitude earthquake which hit Panama earlier Wednesday has been revised to be 6.0 on the Richter scale, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake jolted 52 km south of Pedregal, P...
委内瑞拉抨击欧盟的批评毫无根据 CARACAS, April 2 (Xinhua) -- The Venezuelan government on Wednesday rejected recent criticism from European Union (EU) spokeswoman Maja Kocijancic as unfounded foreign interference in its domestic affairs...
美国得州军事基地枪击事件造成10多人死伤 HOUSTON, April 2 (Xinhua) -- A shooter opened fire at the U.S. Army post of Fort Hood in Texas Wednesday afternoon, leaving several people injured, media here reported. The shooter is believed...
巴西安装防间谍邮件网络 BRASILIA, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's Ministry of Defense Wednesday began installing a secure digital communication network for federal government offices, a government source said. The system, named Expresso V3, ai...
智利8.2级地震致5人死 SANTIAGO, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Five people have died in a 8.2-magnitude earthquake that hit off Chilean northern coast Tuesday, according to Interior Minister Rodrigo Penailillo. According to the University of Chile Seismo...
PARIS U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is calling on Russia to pull back thousands of troops along the Ukraine border, saying those forces are creating a climate of fear that does not support diplomatic dialogue. Secretary Kerry met late Sunday in...
美国航空航天局科学家测试新型飞机 The U.S Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA, is commonly associated with space exploration, but aeronautics is still a big part of the agencys research. Engineers at its Aeronautics Research Cen...
法律修订赶不上3D打印的发展 WASHINGTON As prices of 3D printers continue to fall, experts are increasingly calling for reconsideration of copyright laws that protect the owners of patents and designs. However, they also warn that overreach...
感染艾滋病增加患心脏病风险 WASHINGTON, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Men with long-term HIV infections are at a greater risk for a heart attack than their uninfected peers, a new U.S. study said Tuesday. Previous studies have suggested a link betw...
法国内政部长曼努埃尔瓦尔斯命名为新总理 PARIS, March 31 (Xinhua) -- French President Francois Hollande on Monday named Interior Minister Manuel Valls to head his new fighting executive team, replacing Jean-Marc Ayrault after the Soc...
联警在桑托斯查获37吨可卡因23人被捕 RIO DE JANEIRO, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's Federal Police said Monday they have arrested 23 people and seized nearly 4 tons of cocaine as part of a long-running anti-narcotics operation. The campai...
