Privatization of Power Sector Has Disappointed Nigerians 尼日利亚人就电力部门私有化感到失望 YOLA, NIGERIA The only thing reliable about Nigerias power supply is its unreliability. From the megacity of Lagos to the capital of Abuja to...
Discovery of Lucy Skeleton Continues to be Relevant 研究者回忆露西骨架的发现 LOS ANGELES It has been more than 40 years since the discovery in Ethiopia of the early human skeleton named Lucy. She is one of the most famous finds of the 20t...
Economic Boom on Thai-Myanmar Border Brings Hope 泰缅边境的经济繁荣带来希望 MAE SOT, THAILAND Thailand and Myanmar are working on big plans to boost trade and entice businesses to locate along their long land border. The influx of money...
Indonesian Muslims Try to Counter Islamic State's Appeal 印尼穆斯林尝试对抗伊斯兰国的吸引 JAKARTA In the last decade, Indonesias strategy to combat terrorism through police action and criminal prosecution, not military means, has succ...
Escaped Yazidi Women Recount Ordeal of Islamic State Captivity 逃脱雅兹迪的女性诉说被伊斯兰国圈养的经历 BA'ADRA, IRAQ When militants of the Islamic State seized parts of northern Iraq six months ago, one the areas hardest hit was...
Washington Week: Focus on Ukraine Crisis 聚焦华盛顿:关注乌克兰危机 WASHINGTON The coming week will see continued focus on the crisis in Ukraine, beginning with President Barack Obama hosting German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the White Ho...
IMF Offers Ebola-related Financial Aid 国际货币基金组织(IMF)提供埃博拉相关的财政援助 The International Monetary Fund has announced a 330 million dollar financing package for the countries hardest hit by the Ebola epidemic. It incl...
Giving Kids Equal Chance at Survival A new report says too often a childs survival depends on place of birth, parents income and ethnicity. Save the Children calls it an unfair lottery of birth that violates every childs right to an equal start in li...
Under Siege, Ukraine Awaits Decision on Lethal Aid PAPASNA, LUHANSK OBLAST, UKRAINE At the last checkpoint before the battle zone, Ukrainian troops keep a careful watch on who goes in, while families squeeze into cars to leave and busloads of childre...
Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Feb. 7 This is the Top Five Countdown! Were revving up the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart, for the week ending February 7, 2015. Grammy excitement is in the aircan you feel it? Its elect...
Economist Calls Obama Budget Commendable, Unrealistic 经济学家称奥巴马预算值得称道但不切实际 Coming in at 2,000 pages, the 2016 federal budget is a fiscal road map for President Barack Obamas remaining two years and beyond. Its aim...
Egypt's Release of Journalist Welcomed, With Caution LONDON The release of Al Jazeera journalist Peter Greste from a jail in Cairo has been greeted as a small step forward for basic rights in Egypt. But two of his colleagues remain behind bars. The j...
New Camera Records Invisible Motion 新相机记录看似无形的运动 The world around us is in constant motion, even objects that seem to be perfectly still. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology use a special camera that offer...
HRW: Release AU Report on S. Sudan A rights group is criticizing the African Union for delaying release of a commission of inquiry report on South Sudans conflict. Human Rights Watch says the AU should reverse its decision and immediately publish the...
Defense Swallows 15 Percent of Obamas Budget Plan 奥巴马预算国防占近15% PENTAGON President Barack Obama's $4 trillion budget includes $585 billion to sustain his national security and defense strategies. That's nearly 15 percent of the overa...
