Reenactments Mark 150th Anniversary of US Civil War WASHINGTON In historic Appomattox, Virginia, reenactments marked a surrender that many historians believe effectively ended the U.S. Civil War 150 years ago. After Confederate troops were cornered b...
US Officials: IS Militants Losing Territory After Strikes 美国官员表示空袭后伊斯兰国武装分子已处于劣势 U.S. military officials said Islamic State militants have lost more than one-quarter of the territory they had gained in thei...
World Bank, IMF Meeting Focuses on Slow Growth, Reforms...
Seoul Highlights Environmental Investments at Climate Change Conference 首尔在气候会议上强调环境投资 SEOUL This week South Koreas capital city showcases its efforts to greatly reduce air pollution, increase energy efficiency and improve...
Ukrainian Town Cut Off by Fighting Struggles to Survive KRASNOHORIVKA, EASTERN UKRAINE In eastern Ukraine, villages cut off by military front lines are on the brink of a humanitarian crisis. Ukraine's Kyiv government can't seem to get supplies in sup...
Cherry Blossoms Are Signs of Spring, Hope in Washington 华盛顿樱花盛开带来春天的希望 Washington's famous cherry trees, gifts from Japan more than a century ago, continue to announce the arrival of spring with vibrant colors. They also i...
Breakthrough Movie Reveals Wondrous Underwater World Like his father, world-renowned undersea explorer and filmmaker Jacques Cousteau, Jean-Michel Cousteau has spent a lifetime exploring the oceans. Equipped with an IMAX camera, he and his crew filme...
Classes Resume in War-Torn Kobani KOBANI, SYRIA With Syria in its fifth year of conflict, most of the norms of prewar life are gone. Many schools, clinics and other social services have long been shuttered or bombed. But in the aftermath of fighting...
Entrepreneurs Find New Ways to Address Housing Shortages 企业家找到新方法来解决住房短缺问题 Housing shortages affect both developed and developing countries, so entrepreneurs are trying to find new ways to solve the problem. They're...
Top 5 Songs for Week Ending April 11 We're counting down the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the week ending April 11, 2015. Winter has fled the Washington, D.C. area and like a fresh spring breeze, we welcome a new song in...
Challenges Await Next Governor of Nigeria's Lagos State 尼日利亚拉各斯州下届州长将面临诸多挑战 LAGOS, NIGERIA Heres what you get if youre the governor of Nigeria's Lagos state: You get people, millions of them, spread through so ma...
Conservation Groups Unveil Regional Action Plan to Save Great Apes A new action plan has been unveiled to protect Central Africas gorillas and chimpanzees. It outlines threats to the great apes across six countries. The regional action plan is a join...
Law Classes Educate Inmates at Kenya's Langata Women's Prison 肯尼亚兰加塔女子监狱犯人学习法律 NAIROBI At a women's prison in Nairobi, Kenyan inmates are taking the law into their own hands. Law classes have helped inmates launch thei...
Scientists Develop Motor-free Device That Eases Walking Strain 科学家发明无动力助行走设备 Devices that help people walk were once thought to be impossible to design without some kind of auxiliary power. But U.S. scientists at Carnegie Me...
San Francisco Artists Make Art From Trash SAN FRANCSICO It is said that one persons trash is another persons treasure, and the idea helped inspire an program in San Francisco, where recycled materials are used to create works of art. They work at a r...
