Japan Mulls Security Reform, Prompting Chinese Anger TOKYO Japans government says it plans to allow its self-defense forces to play a greater role in global security. Currently Japan's pacifist constitution, written under American supervision after W...
Pakistani PM in Washington for High-Level Meetings 巴基斯坦总理到华盛顿参加高层会议 WASHINGTON Pakistans Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif meets U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House Wednesday. It will be the first meeting between...
Raising Awareness of Lead Poisoning 提高人们对铅中毒的意识 The World Health Organization says lead poisoning has devastating health consequences, especially for children. The WHO is raising awareness about the problem during International...
S. African Scientists Claim Discovery of First Comet Strike 南非科学家发现首个彗星曾撞击地球的证据 JOHANNESBURG South African researchers say they have found conclusive evidence of earth's first-ever known comet strike, about 28 mi...
Kerry Returns to Europe for Syria Talks 克里回到欧洲进行叙利亚会谈 STATE DEPARTMENT U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry returned to Europe for another round of talks with countries that are backing opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-...
Washington Week: Focus on Obamacare Woes 华盛顿周:关注奥巴马医改问题 This week will bring renewed scrutiny of President Barack Obamas signature health care law, a key portion of which has been hobbled by technical glitches since going on...
Medical Advances Keep Runner on Track after Spinal Injury 医学进步使跑步者脊髓损伤后重返跑道 SCHAUMBURG, ILLINOIS The National Institutes of Health says roughly 40 million people in the United States suffer from, or are at high risk...
Defiant Senator Cruz Not Opposed to Second Shutdown 议员克鲁兹并不反对第二次停摆 WASHINGTON The political crisis that forced a partial shutdown of the U.S. government is over; government agencies are open for business again and, instead...
Tokyo Gears Up For 2020 Olympics 东京为2020年奥运会紧锣密鼓地准备 TOKYO Construction already is beginning on the venues that will host the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. There is much excitement over hosting the Games, but also some conce...
Clergy Who Protested Shutdown Say Their Prayers Answered 抗议关门的牧师称祈祷得到回应 WASHINGTON While lawmakers traded recriminations over the government shutdown and threat of default, the chaplain of the U.S. Senate and other clergy...
Nobel Economist: Washington Dysfunction Carries Heavy Price Tag 诺贝尔经济学家指出华盛顿停摆的后果 WASHINGTON Many people are breathing a sigh of relief after the U.S. Congress reached a last minute agreement to end the fiscal stalem...
Washington DC Hit Hard by Government Shutdown 政府停摆对华盛顿的影响 WASHINGTON With the end of the U.S. government's partial shutdown, Washington is breathing easier, but bracing for the possibility of more budget trouble ahead. The natio...
Chaos Continues in Libya Where Militias Rule 利比亚:民兵组织与军警并存管理混乱 Two years after the death of Colonel Moammar Gadhafi, chaos reigns in Libya where a barely functioning central government is unable to control the thousand...
Israelis Wary of Iran Nuclear Talks 以色列人谨慎对待伊朗核谈判 TEL AVIV Israel remains skeptical about Iran's nuclear ambitions despite some progress reported in talks this week between world powers and Iranian envoys. Israel views an Ir...
Split Grows Within US Republican Party 美国共和党内部分裂加剧 WASHINGTON Public opinion polls show that Republicans have been damaged in the aftermath of the partial shutdown of the U.S. government. Conservative Tea Party supporters in Con...
