伊朗核会谈或超过截止日期

VIENNA, AUSTRIAA senior U.S. official says all parties at the Iran nuclear talks in Vienna plan to continue negotiating past the June 30th deadline. The official commented, on Sunday, as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry held a series of talks with

奥巴马在联合国与世界各国领导人会面

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama is to meet with Palestinian, Nigerian and Lebanese leaders on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly next week, and will focus his address to the General Assembly on the Middl

新手机应用帮助抗击埃博拉

A new smart phone application is helping Health workers in Guinea in their fight against Ebola. The West African nation is one of the worst hit by the deadly virus. Health workers in Conakry, the capital of Guinea, are now using the app to locate and

世界杯第一射手与蚂蚱共同庆祝进球

Colombia star James Rodriguez left the World Cup with six goals, a heavy heart and one unusual companion on his arm. 哥伦比亚球星J罗德里格斯带着六粒进球和沉重的心离开了世界杯，此外还有他手臂上的一名不速之客。

印度谴责波士顿炸弹爆炸事件

NEW DELHI, April 16 (Xinhua) -- India on Tuesday condemned the twin bomb blasts at the annual marathon event in the U.S. city of Boston in which at least three people were killed and over 140 others injured. I am deeply shocked and saddened by the ou

Obama Calls on House to Act on Tax Cuts

U.S. President Barack Obama has called on Republicans in the House of Representatives to vote what he says is the right way on tax cuts. In his weekly address Saturday, Obama urged Republicans to stop holding tax cuts for middle class families and sm

Natasha Keller named as German flag bearer at Olympic opening ceremony

BERLIN, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Natascha Keller was chosen by the German Olympic Sports Federation (DOSB) as flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in London, the DOSB said on Wednesday. Keller is the fifth woman who will lead the Germa

AlphaGo击败李世石被授名誉九段

Google's artificial intelligence (AI) program AlphaGo on Tuesday triumphed in its final game against South Korean Go grandmaster Lee Sedol to win the five-game series 4-1. 周四，谷歌人工智能程序AlphaGo在与韩国围棋高手李世石的最后

母乳喂养降低老年痴呆症风险

母乳喂养降低老年痴呆症风险 LONDON, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Mothers who breastfeed run a lower risk of developing Alzheimer's, with longer periods of breastfeeding further reducing the risk, a new study paper unveiled on Monday. The paper, pub

美国呼吁释放关押在古巴的美国人

The United States called on Monday for the immediate release of an American contractor jailed for the past four years in Cuba, saying his continued captivity was gravely disappointing. Tomorrow, development worker Alan Gross will begin a fifth year o

帅哥去哪儿了！苹果CEO宣布出柜

帅哥们都去哪了？原来帅哥们都同性恋去了！好忧伤！当地时间30日，53岁的苹果CEO蒂姆库克在《商业周刊》网站发表文章正式出柜引发关注，库克首次公开承认自己是同性恋，并表示，为身为

Robin Dutt joins DFB as sporting director

BERLIN, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Robin Dutt has joined German Football Association (DFB) as sporting director on a four-year contract, the DFB announced at an official press conference on Wednesday. The 47-year-old Dutt is the successor of Matthias Sammer

大数据问题症结: 短期内数据不适合推测

BBC News You may be familiar with the statistic that 90% of the worlds data was created in the last few years. Indeed, every two years for about the last three decades the amount of data in the world has increased by about 10 times. BBC新闻 你可能

72 killed in Iran air crash

TEHRAN, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- Seventy-two people, including 12 crew members, were killed when a passenger plane with 105 people on board crashed Sunday evening in northwest Iran, the semi-official（半官方的） Fars news agency reported early Monda

Obama Announces Food Initiative for Africa

WHITE HOUSE - U.S. President Barack Obama has announced a plan aimed at lifting 50 million Africans out of poverty in the next 10 years. Private companies from around the world have pledged more than $3 billion toward the effort. With the leaders of

Economists: Greek Economic Problems Could Spread

How can problems in Greeces relatively small economy cause problems for the rest of Europe and even far-away Asia and the United States? Some economists say that international loans and worried investors are among the reasons for the fear of financia

Georgia gets another basketballer signed up by NBA

TBILISI, July 19 (Xinhua) -- Twenty-year-old Tornike Shengelia has just signed a two-year contract with the NBA club New Jersey Nets, it was diclosed here on Thursday. Tornike Shengelia's manager Levan Mikeladze said that the final agreement between

Spanish tennis ace Nadal withdraws from Olympics

LONDON, July 19 (Xinhua) -- Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal announced Thursday that he will not be able to defend his Olympic title in London. Nadal, issued a statement explaining that he hasn't recovered from tendonitis in his knees, which has affe

US Artists Hurdle Over Israel’s Barrier

The barrier separating Israel from West Bank Palestinian territories is the theme of a Washington exhibit by a dozen U.S. and Canadian-based artists. Each gives a different representation of what the artist views as an obstacle to peace. The curator

US Economic Woes Debated

A recent rise in the U.S. unemployment rate has rekindled debate on America's slow-growth economy and what can be done to spark expansion and create badly-needed jobs. Historically, U.S. economic recoveries have gained momentum over time. But a year