Malaysians Brace Themselves as Government Cuts Key Subsidies 马来西亚政府削减关键补贴 平衡预算 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian authorities are slashing subsidies on fuel, natural gas and sugar in a bid to get government debt under control. As...
Rodman Makes Controversial Remarks on Trip to North Korea 罗德曼访朝言行引争议 Former American basketball star Dennis Rodman is in North Korea for his fourth visit in recent months. His trip comes at a tense time, with the U.S. calling for...
Islamic Militants Fight in Iraq; War in Syria Spills Over Radical Islamic militants linked to al-Qaida are tightening their grip on Iraqs Anbar province, mounting a serious challenge to the government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. Analysts say t...
Curved Screens, Wearable Technology Dominate Consumer Electronic Show弧形屏幕,可穿戴技术主导消费电子展 The International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas traditionally starts off the year exhibiting the hottest technology trends...
Top 5 Songs for Week Ending January 11 Were checking out the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart, for the week ending January 11, 2014. The chart begins to stir from its post-holiday slumber this week, as two positions...
US Senate OKs Yellen as Fed Chief 美国参议院任命耶伦为美联储主席 WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate has confirmed Janet Yellen as the new head of the U.S. Federal Reserve, making her the first woman to head the central bank for the world's lar...
Kerry Cites Some Progress in Mideast Talks JERUSALEM U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has briefed leaders in Jordan and Saudi Arabia on his latest efforts to boost the Israeli - Palestinian peace talks. Kerry said Sunday, before leaving Israel, tha...
Washington Week: Focus on US Unemployed 聚焦华盛顿:关注美国失业 The U.S. Congress gets back to work this week after a holiday break. Whether to restore jobless benefits for more than one million long-term unemployed Americans will be among...
Returning US Lawmakers Face Debt Ceiling, Immigration Challenges美国议员面临债务限额和移民挑战 WASHINGTON, DC Statistics show that last years session of Congress was the least productive in history, with the Democratic-led Senate and t...
Long Term US Unemployed Face Difficult Year 美国长期失业者新年更艰难 Five years after the financial crisis, many indicators suggest a recovery is finally taking hold in the worlds largest economy. U.S. gross domestic product is growing at...
Promising Mosquito Repellent Announced美科学家研发新一代驱蚊剂 In many regions of the world, mosquitoes are a seasonal pest. In other regions, they carry serious diseases like malaria. The World Health Organization estimates that almost 6...
Study: Warmer World Will Produce Fewer Clou 气候变暖导致云层变少 With rising global carbon emissions, the planet will heat up and cloud cover will dissipate, according to a new study. The concentration of heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the...
Nigerian-American Turns Story of Harriet Tubman into Opera A new opera, written by a second-generation Nigerian-American, tells the story of Harriet Tubman, who, a century-and-a-half ago, escaped from slavery and led others to freedom. When Nkeiru Ok...
200,000 Displaced in South Sudan 南苏丹20万人背井离乡 The U.N. estimates more than 200,000 people have been displaced within South Sudan by ongoing fighting. Another 10,000 people have fled to neighboring countries. U.N. refugee agency spoke...
Further Delays Hit Syria Chemical Weapons Disarmament 计划进一步推迟使叙利亚化学武器销毁受挫 LONDON The operation to remove and destroy Syrias chemical weapons continues to be delayed by security problems and bad weather. Several c...
