Russian Opposition Leader Detained for Trying to Join Protest MOSCOW Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been detained after trying to join his supporters in central Moscow Tuesday protesting his sentencing on fraud charges earlier in the da...
In Kenya, Family Planning is an Economic Safeguard 在肯尼亚计划生育是经济安全保障 With Kenya's population expected to double by the year 2050, the government and non-governmental organizations are investing heavily in family planning....
Israeli-Palestinian Divide Deepens in Turbulent Year JERUSALEM A series of events in 2014 heightened tensions between Israelis and Palestinians to levels not seen in years, and the new year portends even more difficult times. Confrontations between I...
Economist: Long Painful Recession in Store for Russia 经济专家: 俄罗斯面临长期衰退痛苦 Russia's battered currency fell sharply again this week after a government report showed the economy had shrunk in November, the first such decline...
MIT Scientists: Robots Will Soon Be Able to Run Like Cheetahs 麻省理工学院研制出动如猎豹的机器人 Scientists have been experimenting with four-legged robots for years, trying to see if they could be used as pack animals for carrying h...
Analysts: Ukraine's Challenges Are Also Russia's 分析师称乌克兰战争同时也是俄罗斯自身面临的难题 KYIV Ukraine's pro-European revolution succeeded this year in replacing its Russia-backed president with leaders favoring European...
Russian Moves Provide New Mission for NATO 俄罗斯的行动为北约提供了新任务 LONDON Russias more aggressive military posture in Europe during the past year has pushed NATO to take new steps to strengthen its defenses, providing it, analys...
US Immigration Reform Appears Unlikely in 2015 美国2015年不可能实现移民改革 HOUSTON, TEXAS Over the span of several U.S. election cycles, there have been calls for comprehensive immigration reform to fix a system that people on both sides...
Tough Iran Talks to Resume in 2015 伊朗核谈判将在2015继续艰难进行 LONDON Talks aimed at ensuring that Iran cannot build a nuclear weapon, and ending international sanctions against it, missed a self-imposed deadline in 2014 and will resu...
For Somalis, 2014 Marked by Political Instability Within Government 2014年,索马里政府政治动荡 NAIROBI While Somalia has long been torn apart by warfare and violence, this year one of the country's biggest challenges has come from within the...
Mombasa in Holiday Tourism Slump Due to Security Fears 蒙巴萨假日旅游业因为安全问题造成经济衰退 MOMBASA Kenya's usually popular beachside tourist destination of Mombasa is seeing a much slower holiday season this year due to fears...
Mombasa in Holiday Tourism Slump Due to Security Fears 蒙巴萨假日旅游业因为安全问题造成经济衰退 MOMBASA Kenya's usually popular beachside tourist destination of Mombasa is seeing a much slower holiday season this year due to fears...
Russians Head Into Holiday Facing Economic Malaise 俄罗斯人在经济隐忧中庆祝新年 MOSCOW Russian preparations for the New Year holiday are clouded by economic recession and a tumbling currency, the ruble. Nonetheless, people in the Russia...
2014 Year of Space Technology Benchmarks, Setbacks 2014年,太空标准检查技术遭遇挫折 WASHINGTON Space technology this year reached some important goals, culminating with the spectacular landing of a space probe on a comet, millions of kilo...
US Expected to See Ripple Effects of Fed's Stimulus 美国希望看到美联储刺激措施的连锁反应 Most experts say the U.S. Federal Reserve's massive bond-buying program that ended in October helped stablilize the U.S. economy, but it also s...
