Use of Acid Attacks for Punishment Persists in Pakistan 巴基斯坦仍存在泼洒硫酸作为惩罚 Despite laws against acid attacks, the practice of pouring acid on men, women and children as a form of punishment continues in Pakistan. Two victim...
No Sign Thailand Protests Will Abate as Economic Toll Rises 没有迹象表明泰国抗议活动会扩大经济损失 BANGKOK Protests against Thailand's caretaker government show no sign of waning now that judges have ruled authorities cannot use fo...
After Sochi, Olympic Flame Heads to Brazil, South Korea, Japan 奥运圣火索契后前往巴西,韩国,日本 WASHINGTON As the 2014 Winter Olympics wrap up in Russia, the next three Olympic destinations already are known. Where the Summer and Winte...
Students Make Movies to Experience US History 美国学生自制电影感受他们的历史 LOCUST GROVE, VIRGINIA There's nothing like experiencing history to understand it. So instead of reading about the U.S. Civil War in textbooks, some schoolchi...
Top 5 Countdown for Week Ending Feb. 22 截至到2月22日本周前五名歌曲 Were spotlighting the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart, for the week ending February 22, 2014. Four out of our top five positions change...
US, Europe Condemn Violence in Ukraine, Consider Sanctions 美国、欧洲谴责乌克兰暴力流血事件,考虑制裁 The United States and the European Union are considering sanctions against senior government officials in Ukraine in response to...
184 Million Africans at Risk for Malaria 1.84亿非洲人面临疟疾风险 New research shows that after 10 years of intensified campaigns against malaria 184-million people in Africa still live in moderate to high-risk areas. While the number is hi...
Protests Grip Venezuela 抗议活动控制委内瑞拉 WASHINGTON Nearly one year after the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, violent protests have erupted against his hand-picked successor, President Nicolas Maduro. The unrest is fed by det...
Study Questions Value of Mammograms 乳房X光检查的有效性遭质疑 Do mammograms save lives? That's the question being asked after a major new study -- one of the biggest ever -- released its results. Since then, doctors and others have weighe...
California Sunday Assembly Offers Church for Atheists 美国无神论者的团体活动 LOS ANGELES Growing numbers of Americans have no religious affiliation. Some call themselves skeptics or atheists, and others say they are spiritual, not religiou...
150 Years After Defeat, Sochi Olympics Divide Native Circassians 索契的切尔克斯人 SOCHI As thousands of visitors enjoy the Winter Olympic venues in Sochi, there is a growing argument about the history of the land they were built on. Russia fo...
Harlem Non-Profit Serves African Diaspora and Homeland NEW YORK New York City is home to hundreds of ethnic and immigrant groups from around the world, including Africans. But until recently, the African diaspora lacked a center dedicated to their ne...
New Nuke Facilities Being Built but Old Questions Remain 美国新建核设施 遗留老问题 In the midst of the current debate over whether to build the Keystone oil pipeline from Canada into the United States and the efforts to develop solar and...
NSA, DHS Lose Free Speech Legal Fight 美国国家安全局和国土安全部遭遇法律失利 The U.S. National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security suffered a legal defeat Tuesday as a feisty T-shirt designer reaffirmed the righ...
Legal Marijuana in Colorado Good for Business, Worrisome for Public Health 科罗拉多州大麻合法化有利商业不利公共健康 In Colorado, the marijuana business has been booming since January, when the state legalized the sale and recreati...
