英闻天下——239 US President May Have the Power to Order Preemptive Cyber Strikes

The New York Times has reported that the Obama administration is expected to approve the policy in the coming weeks. The newspaper said the new policy will also govern how US intelligence agencies can carry out searches of overseas computer networks

英闻天下——238 Fireworks Sale Prospect Shadowed by Smog over City

Despite the recent air pollution here in Beijing, residents still hold different opinions on whether or not to light fireworks this coming Spring Festival. For celebrating the festival, I think setting off fireworks has its special meaning. And I don

英闻天下——237 Experts Find Remains of King Richard III

Scientists in England say they have found the 500-year-old remains of England's King Richard III under a parking lot in the city of Leicester. University of Leicester's deputy registrar Richard Taylor: Ladies and gentlemen, this is the university tha

英闻天下——245 Serbia, Kosovo to Improve Strained Ties

Leaders from Serbia and Kosovo have pledged to work towards mending their strained relations. It follows the highest level talks held between the sides since Kosovo declared independence from Belgrade in 2008. Although a sign of progress, the meeting

英闻天下——225 Spain's PM Denied Receiving Secret Payments

Spain's prime minister has denied media claims that he and members of his governing Popular Party accepted or made any secret payments. Speaking at a special executive committee meeting, Mariano Rajoy says it's false that he received or distributed u

英闻天下——231 Brain Pacemaker Helps Keep Memory for AD Patients

Alzheimer's disease or AD is an illness that seriously affects senior citizens. It causes memory loss, and patients may even gradually lose some of their basic physical abilities. But now researchers in the U.S. are using technology to reduce memory

英闻天下——230 Falkland Islands Gov't Regrets Meeting Breakdown

The Falkland Islands government says it regretted that Argentine Foreign Minister Hector Timerman would refuse to meet them next week when he visits the UK. The comment comes as Argentine Foreign Ministry announced that they would not participate in

英闻天下——229 Two Australian Senior Cabinet Ministers Resign

Two senior cabinet ministers have resigned just four days after Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard announcing a national election date. The country's first female Attorney-General Nicola Roxon will step down along with Chris Evans, who as Senate

英闻天下——228 Russia Commemorates Battle of Stalingrad

Russian President Vladimir Putin took part in memorial events on Saturday in the southern city once known as Stalingrad, as Russia marked the 70th anniversary of the end of one of modern warfare's bloodiest battles. As part of the day's commemoration

英闻天下——227 Biden Renews Possibility of Direct U.S-Iran Talks

US Vice President Joe Biden says the U.S is prepared to hold direct talks with Iran in the standoff over its nuclear ambitions. Biden made the comment at the annual Munich security conference, saying the talks will have to be real. We have made it cl

英闻天下——226 Syrian Opposition Willing to Talk with Assad

Syria's top opposition leader says he's willing to sit down for talks with President Bashar Assad's government, but the statement provoked an outcry from some opposition groups. Moaz al-Khatib, President of the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutio

英闻天下——224 Egyptian Protesters Urged to Restrain from Violence

Egypt's Prime Minister Hisham Kandil has condemned recent attacks by protesters on state property and urged the protesters to restrain from violence in achieving their goals. I call on them, throughout these incidents, to look at the coming elections

英闻天下——223 UN Unable to Verify Israel's Air Strike

United Nations peacekeepers in the demilitarized zone between Syria and Israel say they've so-far been unable to verify a Syrian complaint that Israeli planes flew over the Golan Heights to carry out an air strike near Damascus. Eduardo del Buey is a

英闻天下——222 Second, Third Tier Cities Popular for Grads

Gaoyao in Guangdong Province is a third tier city with the population of only 700 thousand. But in the past few years, more than 5 thousand graduates from all over the country chose to work here. Feng Minqiang, Secretary of Municipal Party Committee

英闻天下——221 China Air Pollution

PM2.5 is one of the major pollutants of the air pollution in Beijing and it poses the greatest risk to human health. Its concentration reached a record high of 993 on January 12, almost 50 times the World Health Organization's recommended level. PM2.

英闻天下——220 Israel Targeted Chemical Weapons in Syria: Expert

United Nations peacekeepers in a demilitarized zone between Syria and Israel are unable to verify a Syrian complaint that Israeli planes had flown over the Golan Heights to carry out an air strike. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's spokesman Eduar

英闻天下——219 Syria Officially Complains about Israeli Airstrike

Syria's Foreign Ministry has filed an official complaint about the Israeli attack that targeted a Syrian military research center in the capital Damascus a day earlier. The ministry also summoned the leader of the UN Disengagement Observer Force, Maj

英闻天下——232 January Inflation Expected to Slow

A number of economists are suggesting inflation here in China may be back under 2-percent. ICBC chief economist Lu Zhengwei is forecasting CPI for January will be at 1.8-percent. This would be down from the 2.5-percent figure in December. In December

英闻天下——217 No. 1 Central Document Focuses on Rural Issues

China has issued its first policy document for 2013, pledging to accelerate agricultural modernization and rural development. The annual policy document, issued by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council has been d

英闻天下——216 Top Movies during Spring Festival

February is a big month for the film industry, when movie makers look to capitalize on school holidays and the start of a new year. After the blockbusters Lost in Thailand and The Grand Master, what are the expectations of the audience in February? I