南非或将成为下一个世界工厂 The three-day (10/28-30) African Economic Conference is underway in Johannesburg, South Africa. Heads of state, business leaders and development experts are discussing how regional integration can boost economi...
美国将继续全球监控计划 The United States says it will continue to gather information for security purposes despite protests by countries it has spied on. State Department Spokesperson Jen Psaki says the U.S. is reviewing its surveillance a...
飓风桑迪的影响一年之后仍在 NEW YORK Its been one year since Hurricane Sandy struck the New York metropolitan area. Reconstruction is ongoing, but for many life is still very fragile. Patricia Dresch is a woman of faith. Her church loaned...
NAIROBI, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- The 2013 global South-South development expo was opened in the Kenyan capital Nairobi on Monday with UN Deputy Secretary General Jan Eliasson expecting emerging nations to contribute more to a peaceful and prosperous worl...
If youre searching for the fountain of youth, you might find it in your DNA. Thats according to a new study that sheds light on the biological clock ticking in our genomes, why our bodies age and how we can slow down the process. University of Califo...
沙特妇女争取开车的权利 WASHINGTON If you are a woman and live in Saudi Arabia, authorities say you are not allowed to drive a car. This Saturday, however, Saudi women across the kingdom are set to defy this driving ban to draw attention to...
奥巴马呼吁国会推进移民改革 WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday called on U.S. Congress to move forward the immigration reform this year, after the once hot-button issue has been overshadowed for months...
波黑推出庞大的植树运动 SARAJEVO, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) will launch a huge campaign of planting tree on Thursday in a bid to highlight importance of forest eco-systems. The campaign, named Let's do it - A Million...
英国小王子乔治受洗仪式举行 LONDON, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- Prince George, son of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, was being christened at the St. James's Palace on Wednesday. He was baptised by the Archbishop of Canterbury, while the Queen...
波兰将在气候变化会议期间加强边境检查 WARSAW, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- Poland's Interior Minister Bartlomiej Sienkiewicz Wednesday ordered the temporary reintroduction of checks on Polish borders during an upcoming climate conference, acc...
得克萨斯州废气排放量仍居全美居首 HOUSTON, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- Texas remains to be the biggest greenhouse gas emitter in the United States, according to a report released Wednesday by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Tex...
印巴边境爆发严重冲突 SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- An Indian border guard of Border Security Force (BSF) was killed and six others wounded in skirmishes with Pakistani border guards on the international border in...
欧盟敦促波黑加快改革 SARAJEVO, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- The European Union (EU) on Tuesday urged Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) to speed up reforms in a bid to join the 28-member bloc. Peter Sorensen, head of the EU Delegation to BiH, held a meeti...
巴西宣布漏油应急计划 RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- The Brazilian government on Tuesday announced a contingency plan to deal with oil spills. The plan will be activated only when corporate action is not enough to contain oil spills or...
南非科学家发现首个彗星曾撞击地球证据 JOHANNESBURG South African researchers say they have found conclusive evidence of earth's first-ever known comet strike, about 28 million years ago. The researchers say this exciting find in rura...
