'How to Train your Dragon 2' Showcases Latest in Digital Animation 《驯龙2》展示最新动画技术 Animated films are constantly reaching new heights in technical innovation and depth of narrative. One of them, How to Train your Dragon 2, surpa...
Afghanistan Readies for Presidential Run-off 阿富汗准备总统大选 KABUL Security is tight in Kabul as Afghans prepare to head to the polls to choose a new president from the two remaining candidates, Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah, in a ra...
S. Africas New Immigration Laws Worry Zimbabwean Immigrants 津巴布韦移民忧心南非新移民法 JOHANNESBURG Four years ago, the South African government granted amnesty to hundreds of thousands of Zimbabweans -- who had fled to that country s...
June 15 is Elder Abuse Awareness Day 6月15日认识虐待老年人问题世界日 Sunday, June 15, is Elder Abuse Awareness Day. The World Health Organization describes elder abuse as a global social issue affecting the health and human rights of mi...
US Energy Company: Cleaner Technologies Make Good Business Sense 美国能源公司：清洁科技有利可图 BREMO BLUFF, VIRGINIA Even before the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released its proposed rules this month for reducing carbon emiss...
Brazil Celebrates Victory in World Cup Opener 巴西庆祝世界杯揭幕战胜利 RIO DE JANEIRO The football World Cup opened Thursday night in Brazil with a 3-1 victory for the host country. Nearly 80,000 fans attended the match in Sao Paulo while...
California Firefighters Ready for Severe Fire Season 加州消防员为火灾季做准备 HEMET, CALIFORNIA Years of drought have put California at risk of a serious fire season, and firefighters in Hemet, California, are training to be ready for the...
Cantor Resigns House Leadership Post After Shocking Election Loss 众议员领袖康托在选举失利后辞职 CAPITOL HILL House Majority leader Eric Cantor -- the second most powerful man in the U.S. House of Representatives -- has been unexpected...
Commercial Drone Industry Poised for Fast Growth 商用无人机：一个悄然快速增长的产业 U.S. regulators have approved the first use of commercial drones in the United States, giving an industry that is expected to create thousands of job...
Experts: Slow International Response Contributed to Rise of Boko Haram 专家称国际缓慢反应造就今日博科圣地 WASHINGTON Experts say a slow international response to Boko Haram's crimes in Nigeria has contributed to its rise from a group...
ISIS Takeover in Mosul Displaces Thousands 极端组织伊希斯取得摩苏尔的控制权 NORTHERN IRAQ The extremist group known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) seized control of the western half of Mosul, Iraq's second largest...
Protocol on Sexual Violence in War Launched in London LONDON A conference in London - organized in part by actress Angelina Jolie - has launched a new international protocol on investigating sexual violence in war. Jolie is a special envoy for the U....
Joy of World Cup Evades Sao Paulo Shantytown 巴西圣保罗贫民窟不再展现世界杯欢乐笑颜 SAO PAULO, BRAZIL The World Cup kicks off on June 12 in San Paulo, Brazils biggest city. The huge metropolis is focused on the big event, but resid...
Activist Group Calls on S. Africa to Declare TB a Public Health Emergency A leading activist group is calling on the South African government to declare the countrys tuberculosis epidemic a public health emergency. The Treatment Action Campaign made...
3-D X-ray Provides Detailed Images of How Living Insects Move German researchers have now developed a 3-D x-ray machine that can look inside living insects for a detailed picture of how they move, as they move. The mechanics of insects bodies has lon...
