Bangkok Hotel Takes Algae from Rooftop to Buffet BANGKOK On his flaming wok, a chef in a Bangkok hotel is adding an unusual ingredient to several dishes that will be set out on the buffet. It is a nutritional algae, known as spirulina, cultivated jus...
Experts Predict Syria Fighting May Escalate 专家预测叙利亚战争可能升级 LONDON While the worlds diplomats work in New York to hammer out an agreement on the disposal of Syrias chemical weapons, and United Nations investigators head back i...
Iran, US Talked Big, Now Take it Slow WASHINGTON A hoped-for thaw between the U.S. and Iran is not taking hold as quickly as some had hoped. Both U.S. President Barack Obama and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani spoke at the United Nations Tuesday, bu...
Chinas Elderly Need Beds, Caregivers 中国需要建立更多养老院 BEIJING China has the worlds largest population of citizens over age 65 and in the coming decades their numbers are expected to quickly grow. Already, officials are struggling to...
Top 5 Songs for Week Ending September 28 9.28周末最热5首歌曲排行榜 Were getting up close and personal with the five most popular songs in the Billboard Magazine Hot 100 pop singles chart, for the week ending September 28, 2013. This weeks c...
'Hesitation Marks' Worth the Long Wait'Hesitation Marks'值得期待 In 2009, Trent Reznor shocked his fans by deciding to stop touring with his band Nine Inch Nails. Instead, he turned his attention to other projects, which included co-composing the...
Children at Risk Despite Malaria Treatment Repeated bouts of malaria may leave children vulnerable to other deadly infections and even cardiovascular disease later in life. Now, a new study may explain why. About 200 children in Blantyre, Malawi, too...
Americans Sound Off on Budget Woes 美国人对预算困境各抒已见 WASHINGTON In the past three years, Americans have endured three threatened government shutdowns, two legislative brawls over raising the debt limit, and another fight over autom...
American Doctors Speak Out on Gun Violence 美国医生关注枪支暴力问题 WASHINGTON After yet another mass shooting in the U.S., when a gunman killed 12 people at a military facility in Washington last week, members of Congress are again talki...
Non-believers Create Political Pressure Group 美国无信仰者建立利益集团 Polls show that at least six percent of Americans do not believe in God, but their numbers are not reflected in Congress. A new political action committee or PAC will...
The Right Timing for a Thaw in US-Iran Relations? 美伊关系解冻正当时? WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Iran's new foreign minister, Javid Zarif, are set to talk later this week at the United Nations as part of a meeting of w...
Muslim Brotherhood Curbs Draw Mixed Reaction CAIRO Opponents of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood are reacting favorably to a ban on all activity by the Islamist group and the seizing of its assets. They made a lot of mistakes and this is the consequence of...
Nairobi Attack Reveals Al-Qaidas Influence in Horn of Africa 内罗毕攻击揭示基地组织在非洲之角的影响 LONDON The attack by al-Shabab militants on Nairobi's Westgate shopping mall has raised fears that the group is broadening its aim...
Humanitarian Groups Call for Increased Funding for Syrian Refugees 人道主义团体呼吁叙利亚难民资金增加 WASHINGTON Nearly 3 million people have fled Syria since the civil war there began, and more are leaving every day. Most of them cr...
Iran's Rouhani to Strike Softer Tones at UN 伊朗新任总统在联合国展示温和面孔 UNITED NATIONS Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will address the United Nations General Assembly for the first time at Tuesday's opening session. After setti...
