美军少将身亡 或遭阿富汗士兵枪击

A gunman dressed in an Afghan army uniform opened fire on allied troops, killing a US army two-star major general and wounding 15 coalition troops, including a German brigadier general and two Afghan generals. 一名身穿阿富汗军服的枪手向联

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The U.S. military says it launched an airstrike against a top al-Qaida linked terrorist in Libya wanted for a deadly 2013 attack on a gas plant in Algeria. Libya's internationally recognized government says the airstrike killed Mokhtar Belmokhtar Sat

美军空袭击毙基地组织高层

A longtime al-Qaida operative was killed in a U.S. airstrike in early July while traveling near Sarmada, Syria, the Pentagon said Tuesday. Muhsin al-Fadhli was traveling in a vehicle when he was hit July 8. Sarmada is in Idlib province in the norther

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Iceland, it seems, is full of hidden poets. 冰岛似乎到处都是隐藏的诗人。 When theyre not at their day jobs, a great many of the islands 330,000 inhabitants dabble in verse, including politicians, businessmen, horse breeders and scientis

以色列释放第二批26名巴囚犯

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贝克汉姆跨界时装设计

When it comes to making an impact on the menswear market, newly reinvented British heritage label Kent amp; Curwen has two aces up its (nonchalantly rolled up) sleeve. Firstly, it boasts a lively history going back to 1926 of making ties and sportswe

美国商业准备好迎接春节中国游客

2016 has been dubbed the year of China-U.S. tourism, with the biggest rush expected around the Chinese Spring Festival. In New York City, luxury department store, Bloomingdales, is celebrating the Year of the Monkey by honoring a Chinese tradition, g

春节神问题:你结婚了吗?

Recent surveys by a youth group show that more than 80 percent of single youths in China are constantly under pressure from their parents to get married. As familial pressures are at an all-time high during big holiday gatherings such as the Spring F

外国人眼中的春节

Hongbao and fireworks. Eating these Jiaozi, watching the CCTV program, maybe giving the children hongbao, and all these bianpao, the fireworks. Wearing traditional Tang suit and paying some New Year calls to friends and families. Living in a foreign

经济危机使欧洲多国闹"分家"

Scotland already has its own parliament in Edinburgh. The ruling Scottish National Party wants to break away entirely from the United Kingdom. First Minister Alex Salmond has secured a referendum on Scotlands future - to be held in 2014. I believe we

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The new series, titled Are Our Kids Tough Enough? Chinese School revolves around five Chinese teachers who are sent to teach 50 UK teens at a school in Hampshire. The teachers instruct the students for a month. The pupils are then tested, and the res

US Consumer Confidence Surges

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Japan Commemorates 6 Months Since Disasters

Japan fell silent Sunday in a solemn minute of prayer and reflection marking six months since the massive earthquake and tsunami that left 20,000 people dead or missing and sparked a nuclear crisis. Sirens wailed at 2:46 in the afternoon as tens of t

Death Toll in Italian Cruise Ship Disaster Reaches Five

The number of those killed in the Italian cruise ship disaster has risen to five after search crews on Sunday discovered the bodies of two elderly men in the submerged section of the Costa Condordia. The huge vessel with more than 4,000 people on boa

Beijing reflects on emergency management after rain disaster

BEIJING, July 27 (Xinhua) -- A top municipal government official said Friday that a recent rainstorm in Beijing that has resulted in at least 77 deaths has exposed multiple loopholes in urban planning, construction, infrastructure and emergency manag

Pacific actors gather in Fiji for humanitarian responses against natural disasters

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China subsidizes needy in disaster-hit areas

China subsidizes needy in disaster-hit areas

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SHENZHEN, South China, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Phillipe Troussier's Shenzhen Ruby suffered a bitter 1-0 defeat against Shanghai East Asia at their first home match in the Chinese second division league here on Saturday, overshadowing their ambition to r

Intra-Partisan Divisions Snarl US Debt Negotiations

Amid the specter of a possible default on U.S. debt obligations - and dire warnings from economists, investors, and credit ratings agencies - Washington remains mired in a political standoff, blocking a deficit-reduction deal that would pave the way

Microsoft launches "Surface" Tablets

LOS ANGELES, June 18 (Xinhua) -- Microsoft Corp. unveiled Monday a family of tablets dubbed Surface, built on Windows 8, at an event in Los Angeles. Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer introduced the company's Surface family of tablets. The devic