World's Largest Solar Plant to Go Online in California 世界最大太阳能电厂在加州落户 WASHINGTON The world's largest solar thermal plant is set to go online in California by the end of the year. While wind and sun-generated energy are gen...
Anti-Doping Authorities Adopt Stricter Rules 反兴奋剂机构采取更严格的规则 JOHANNESBURG The world anti-doping agency this week released new, stricter guidelines to stop drug-enhanced sports performances -- which recently grabbed headline...
DR Congo Nun Seeks to Expand Efforts to Help Victims WASHINGTON Sister Angelique Namaika, a nun who has dedicated her life to helping people brutalized by militants in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has announced that she will use the $100,000 pri...
Cebu Island Struggles to Recover From Typhoon's Direct Hit DAANBANTAYAN, PHILIPPINES In the Philippines, much of the world's attention has focused on the devastated city Tacloban where authorities have struggled to deliver aid to tens of thousands of...
South Korea Looks to Increase Arms Exports 韩国意欲增加武器出口 SEOUL South Korea aspires to become a top player in the global arms industry. But some observers are concerned where those weapons are headed. The Seoul Aerospace and Defense E...
Egypt Prepares New Constitution 埃及筹备新宪法 CAIRO Egypts constitution is being rewritten by a small group appointed by the military-backed government, overhauling the previous, Islamist-driven charter. This will be the countrys fourth const...
Syrian Kurds Defeat Islamists, Declare Autonomy 叙利亚库尔德组织击败伊斯兰教派，宣布自治 LONDON The most powerful Kurdish faction in Syria has declared self-rule over the territory it controls in the northeast of the country. The...
Nigeria's Boko Haram Remains Persistent, Mysterious Threat DAKAR The United States has formally designated the Nigerian militant sect, Boko Haram, and a splinter group, Ansaru, as foreign terrorist organizations. Boko Haram's propaganda videos have b...
South African Conservationists Use Poison to Save Rhinos 南非环保人士以毒制恶拯救犀牛 WASHINGTON, D.C. South Africa home to most of the worlds rhinoceros - continues to struggle with effective means to curb poaching, which has reached a...
'Bruce' Reveals How Springsteen's Past Shaped his Art A new book about Bruce Springsteen contains revelations about the singers past and how it shaped his life and art. There have been many books written about Bruce Springsteen since he first became...
Climate Change Linked to Typhoon Haiyan 台风海燕与气候变化有关 LONDON As another tropical storm bears down on the Philippines just days after Typhoon Haiyan devastated parts of the region, the countrys climate change commissioner has issue...
Pakistan-US Relations Deteriorate After Drone Strike 巴基斯坦和美国在无人机袭击之后关系恶化 Some Pakistani opposition parties are calling for a blockade of supply lines to NATO forces in Afghanistan in retaliation for U.S. drone st...
Mobile Clinics Bring Health Care to South Africa Countryside 移动诊所为南非农村带来医疗保障 MOKOPANE, SOUTH AFRICA South Africa has a serious lack of healthcare facilities in rural areas. In many cases, people must walk for kilometers...
EU Leaders Urge Action to Reduce Youth Unemployment 欧盟领导人们敦促迅速行动来降低青年失业率 WASHINGTON European Union leaders have called for swift action to reduce youth unemployment, a growing problem in the 28-nation grouping....
Top 5 Countdown for Week Ending Nov. 16 Were rolling out the five most popular songs in the Billboard Magazine Hot 100 pop singles chart, for the week ending November 16, 2013. History is made in this weeks Top Five, with one newcomer matching a 49-y...
