Prominent Bahrain Activists Face Jail Time LONDON Two prominent Bahraini human rights activists face prison sentences at trials this week for activities that Amnesty International and other groups call the peaceful expression of their rights. Three y...
Kerry Working 'Quietly' to Restart Mideast Peace Process 克里悄悄重启中东和平进程 STATE DEPARTMENT U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says he is working quietly to restart an Israeli-Palestinian peace process. Kerry is facing many of the...
With Failed Launch, US Private Space Industry Suffers Setback 火箭发射失败 美国私人航天受挫 Wednesday's successful launch of a Russian space vehicle taking supplies to the International Space Station was in sharp contrast to the explosi...
Does Ebola Reveal WHO Shortfalls? 埃博拉疫情反映出世卫组织应变不足? As the Ebola outbreak rages in three West African countries and raises fears abroad some are questioning whether the World Health Organization is being stretched too...
Modern Technology Helping Weather Predictions 现代科技帮助预测变幻莫测天气 WASHINGTON Severe storms that cause heavy damage throughout the world are a reminder of how important it is to be able to predict the weather. A meteorological e...
Syrian Refugees Brace for Harsh Lebanese Winter 叙利亚难民做好在黎巴嫩度过严冬的准备 ZAHLE, LEBANON As winter approaches, analysts say the Lebanese-Syrian border region is at risk, with Islamic State and al-Nusra fighters camped in...
Republicans Frame Midterm Election as Referendum on Obama President Barack Obamas name will not appear on ballots across the country next Tuesday but Republicans have done a pretty good job of convincing voters otherwise. Americans head to the polls...
CAR Aid Meeting Held in Brussels 中非援助会议在布鲁塞尔举行 Despite U.N. and French peacekeeping troops deployed in the Central African Republic, sectarian violence remains high. Since early last year, thousands of people have been kille...
CAR Aid Meeting Held in Brussels 中非援助会议在布鲁塞尔举行 Despite U.N. and French peacekeeping troops deployed in the Central African Republic, sectarian violence remains high. Since early last year, thousands of people have been kille...
Haunted House Attraction Brings Out Screams LEESBURG, VIRGINIA This Friday night is Halloween - a time when the souls of the dead are said to walk the Earth - and brave souls among the living venture door to door in search of candy, and flock to haun...
South Korea Launches Initiative to Recycle More E-Waste 韩国努力回收电子垃圾 SEOUL South Korea is coping with increasing amounts of garbage from electronic devices, also called e-waste. To prevent tons of old computers, smartphones and appl...
Christian Iraqis Find Refuge in Jordanian Church 伊拉克基督教徒在约旦教堂寻找庇护 NAOUR, JORDAN More than 3,000 Iraqi Christians have sought refuge from the fighting in their country in churches in Jordan. And Caritas, an aid group af...
Kobani Youth Kidnapped by Islamic State Tells His Story 科巴尼学生讲述被绑架经历 SANLIURFA, TURKEY During their offensive across northern Syria, Islamic State militants in June kidnapped more than 150 mostly Kurdish students from the city...
Divisions on Ebola Quarantine Procedures Emerge in US Divisions have emerged between top U.S. health officials and two state governors who imposed rigorous quarantine protocols for American medical professionals returning from Ebola-stricken African...
Outside Kobani, Cheap Passage from Turkey As Turkish tanks patrol the long and porous border with Syria, things appear secure and quiet. Then the military vehicles depart, and two men dash onto Turkish soil from the Syrian side of a loose barbed-wire...
