俄公民自组选举观察团 Three months after widespread charges of fraud in Russia's parliamentary elections, Russians are to vote Sunday for president. Anger over the December elections is being channeled into a massive grassroots movement of c
美商店出售机场无人认领行李 Millions of Americans return from long-distance trips by air, but their luggage doesnt always come home with them. 上百万美国人搭飞机长途旅行回家,但他们的行李并不总是跟着他们一起回
鬼狒濒临绝种 反映气候变迁 Scientists are studying a rare African monkey thats endangered both from climate change and humans. They hope the primates past can give clues to the future effects of rising temperatures. 科学家正在研究一种
发展中国家肉类消费量猛增 As the world population rises, the demand for meat, eggs and airy products is soaring in developing countries. The Worldwatch Institute warns that without safeguards the demand could strain the environment and pos
女性农民没有享受平等权利 A humanitarian group says if women farmers had the same rights as men much more could be done to reduce world hunger. Bread for the World says equal access to agricultural resources would help ensure food security
全球基金和大企业合作对抗艾滋病 As donor countries tighten budgets to reduce debt, organizations like the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria are feeling the effects. The fund announced last November it would not make any new gran
共和党初选持续举行 罗姆尼伊州获胜 Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney took another step toward clinching the Republican Party's presidential nomination Tuesday with a convincing win in the Illinois primary. Romney defeated his m
美国帮助拯救西非濒危大猩猩 The U.S. is helping to save an elusive and endangered species of gorilla in West Africa. The Fish and Wildlife Service and the Wildlife Conservation Society have developed a five-year plan to ensure the surviva
非洲重视世界水资源论坛 African ministers say water is vital to improving health and economic development on the continent. Africa placed high on the agenda at the 6th World Water Forum in Marseille, France, March 12-17. 非洲国家部长说
世行敦促加强艾滋病预防工作 The World Bank says significantly better HIV prevention efforts are needed in Africa. It says a slow global economy and uncertain donor aid make preventing new infections a necessity. 世界银行称,非洲需要
美向逃离尼日利亚的乍得人提供援助 Emergency aid is being sent this week to about one thousand people mostly children stranded in a remote area of Chad. The International Organization for Migration says the Chadians fled violence in nei