Hollywood Gears Up for Sundays Oscars HOLLYWOOD Hollywood is gearing up for the Academy Awards, or Oscars Sunday, the highlight of the year for the movie industry. Top contenders at the Oscars include the drama Birdman, with Michael Keaton as a best...
Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Feb. 21 This is the Top Five Countdown! Were crowning the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart for the week ending February 21, 2015. The drill for this weeks lineup: theres nothing truly new....
Lengthy Legal Battle Looms Over Obama Immigration Order WASHINGTON President Barack Obamas executive order shielding millions of undocumented immigrants from deportation was supposed to go into effect this week, but it is on hold after a U.S. federal...
In Uganda, Lease-to-Own Boda Bodas are Good Business KAMPALA Boda bodas, or motorcycle taxis, are one of the main forms of transport in Uganda. But the costs of buying one and starting your own business are high. Now, an American entrepreneur has sta...
Philippines Looks to Geothermal Power to Address Energy Deficit MINDORO, PHILIPPINES The Philippines is one of the worlds leading producers of geothermal energy. Located atop the Pacific Oceans so-called Ring of Fire, the country has used volcanic he...
HRW: End Child Soldier Use in S. Sudan A rights group says government and opposition forces in South Sudan continue to recruit child soldiers, despite promises they would stop. Human Rights Watch says some of the boys are as young as 13. Estimates of...
Major Winter Storm Threatens Much of US 冬季风暴威胁美国 WASHINGTON A massive winter storm is threatening vast regions of the United States from the South and Midwest to the East Coast. For weeks, winter weather has pummeled the United States...
Teacher Remembers Former Students, North Carolina Shooting Victims RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA Its been almost one week since news broke about three murdered university students in North Carolina. Their alleged killer, a neighbor, is behind bars, but nei...
Washington Eyes Denmark Attacks Amid Debate on Authorizing Fight Against IS WASHINGTON The U.S. Congress is in recess this coming week, as President Barack Obama prepares to host a summit on confronting violent extremism in American neighborhoods. At...
Germany Returns Antique Books Stolen in Italy 德国归还意大利被窃古董书籍 Germany is returning to Italy more than 500 valuable antique books stolen from Italian libraries about three years ago. An Italian librarian has been convicted in t...
Congress Calls for Expedited Weapons for Jordan to Fight IS Members of Congress are calling on the Obama administration to expedite weapons to Jordan, an important Arab ally on the frontlines of the fight against Islamic State extremists. Jordan has...
Hardline Stance on Iran Nuclear Deadline Could Be Pressure Tactic STATE DEPARTMENT As the March 24 deadline nears for Iran nuclear negotiators to agree on the fundamental structure of a final deal, both the U.S. and Iran increasingly have been vocal...
Yemeni Rebels Preach Unity But Stifle Opposition 也门叛军宣扬团结却压制反对派 WASHINGTON After months of turmoil and the president's resignation last month, Yemen appears to be collapsing as its various population groups cannot find com...
Aggressive HIV Found in Cuba 古巴发现一种侵袭性艾滋病毒 An aggressive form of HIV has been discovered in Cuba. It develops into full-blown AIDS within just three years. Researchers said the progression happens so fast that treatment with...
Amid Slumping Global Oil Prices, Indonesia's Fuel Subsidy Cut Pays Off JAKARTA At the beginning of this year, Indonesian President Joko Widodo cut long-standing government-funded fuel subsidies. In the past, protests and even riots have followed pric...
