Copts in Diaspora Worry About Future in Egypt Around 10 percent of Egypts population belong to the Coptic faith, making them the largest Christian minority in the Middle East. But they have become targets of violence since the revolution three years...
Ukraine Receives Additional Aid As Tensions Rise WASHINGTON Tensions are rising in Ukraine even as assurances of international aid to stabilize the countrys battered economy have started pouring in. Despite the promise of financial help, the ongoing...
Report: Africa's Economic Prosperity at Risk From Instability The head of the African Development Bank, Donald Kaberuka, says achieving economic progress does not just depend on having impressive numbers of GDP growth, high-rise buildings or first-cl...
Obama to Reassure Asian Allies WASHINGTON President Barack Obama begins a weeklong trip to Asia next Tuesday, in a bid to reassure allies in the region. Obama will travel to Japan, South Korea, Malaysia and the Philippines. China is not on the itiner...
More Millenials Unplug to Embrace Board Games LOS ANGELES A big trend in the U.S. toy industry has more consumers switching off their high-tech gadgets to play with classic toys, like board games. This is especially true among the so-called millenial...
Boston Gears Up for First Marathon after 2013 Bombings WASHINGTON The northeastern U.S. city of Boston is getting ready for its first marathon since the 2013 race, in which terrorist bombs killed three people and wounded 265 others. This year, the an...
Passover Celebrates Liberation from Bondage 世界各地犹太人庆祝逾越节 WASHINGTON Jewish people around the world are celebrating Passover, a commemoration of their liberation from slavery in Egypt more than 3,300 years ago. According to scr...
Millions Labor in Pakistan's Informal Economy 巴基斯坦非正式经济中的数百万劳工 ISLAMABAD The World Bank says that in Pakistan, roughly 70 percent work in the so-called informal sector, a part of the economy that is unregulated and unt...
1,000 Dead in Nigeria Communal Violence 尼日利亚公共暴力造成1000人死亡 While attacks by the militant group Boko Haram have killed many people in northern Nigeria, communal violence is also taking a toll. The group Human Rights Watch saID...
Google Buys Drone Company 谷歌收购无人机公司 In its latest purchase of high-tech companies, Google has acquired a manufacturer of solar-powered drones that can stay in the air almost indefinitely, relaying broadband Internet connection to re...
US, Europe Wary of Russian Actions, Pledge Support for Ukraine 美欧警惕俄罗斯行动 承诺支持乌克兰_ PENTAGON The intensifying violence in eastern Ukraine -- and fears of increased Russian involvement -- have gripped the attention of bot...
Basket Makers Skills Have World Reach WASHINGTON A prestigious craft show in the U.S. capital offers one-of-a-kind creations by more than 120 artists working in a variety of media. One artist lucky enough to be selected said sharing her skills with w...
UN Report Urges Speedier Action to Avoid Climate Disaster 联合国敦促各国开发绿色能源 避免发生气候灾难 WASHINGTON The world must switch from fossil fuels to cleaner energy sources to control the effects of climate change, a new Un...
Man to Face Hate Crimes Charges in Kansas Shooting 美警方称堪萨斯州枪击案与仇恨犯罪有关 Prosecutors are sifting through the evidence in the wake of Sundays shootings in a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri that left three people dead....
Russians Rally for Press Freedom, Truth 俄罗斯为新闻自由的集会 MOSCOW Russian opposition supporters took to Moscows streets on Sunday to defend press freedom they allege is being replaced by government propaganda. It's a direct connection,...
