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President Obama expressed regret today for saying the Cambridge police acted stupidly when they arrested Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates last week. NPR's Scott Horsley has more. The President spoke by telephone with the police sergeant who arres
Here I was interrupted and informed that a stranger wished to see me down at the door. I went and confronted him, and asked to know his business, struggling all the time to keep a tight rein on my seething political economy ideas, and not let them br
BAMAKO, MALI Ibrahim Boubacar Keita became Mali's president-elect after his rival conceded defeat in the August 11 run-off. The successful vote means that billions of dollars of pledged international aid should soon be on their way to help rebuild th
From NPR News in Washington, Im Lakshmi Singh. More details are emerging about the man believed to be the pilot in today's plane crash in Austin, Texas. Federal authorities are identifying the pilot as Joseph Stack. Theyre investigating whether he in
Kemal Kilicdaroglu, leader of the opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) in Turkey, has often been criticized for being an ineffective leader. Now, others are gathering around him in the 450-kilometer walk from the capital, Ankara, to Istanbul. T
Tensions between the US and Turkey hit a post-coup high yesterday over a Pennsylvania-based cleric Ankara accuses of masterminding the failed putsch, as a crackdown on alleged sympathisers tore through the nation. 围绕着一名居住在美国宾夕法
CARACAS, April 16 (Xinhua) -- Venezuelan president-elect Nicolas Maduro said Tuesday that his government has defeated an alleged coup staged by the right wing by creating violence, while opposition leader Henrique Capriles accused the government of p
AS IT IS 2016-06-10 Brazilian Senators Less Sure About Rousseffs Removal Increasing political problems in Brazil have weakened efforts to oust suspended President Dilma Rousseff. It appeared that Brazils Senate would vote to remove Rousseff from offi
AILSA CHANG, HOST: Many plays have been called kitchen sink dramas because of their attempts at realism. A new play takes that to the extreme. Oh My Sweet Land uses not only the sink but the stove, refrigerator, food processor, a chopping board and a
ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: The lives of Native Americans are still shaped by decisions made by the federal government in the 19th century. In California, the federal government never officially recognized around 40 tribes, a decision that left them without
Books and Arts; Book Review;Chile;Man of the moment; 文艺;书评;智利;谁主沉浮; The Southern Tiger: Chile's Fight for a Democratic and Prosperous Future. By Ricardo Lagos with Blake Hounshell and Elizabeth Dickinson. 《南虎:智利为民
By Rory Byrne Phnom Penh 03 July 2007 Soaring property prices have resulted in an explosion of land-grabbing in Cambodia, leaving tens of thousands of people destitute. A recent United Nations report accuses the Cambodian authorities of allowing a we
ABUJA, NIGERIANigeria's electoral commission has officially declared presidential challenger Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) the winner of Saturday's presidential election, defeating incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan. The
今天我们要学的词是reversal。 Reversal, 是逆转的意思。A reversal of policy, 意思是政策的逆转。A reversal of decision, 意思是改变主意。支持泰国前总理他信的政党在星期天的选举中成为国会第一大党,
奥地利部长呼吁谈判解决克里米亚危机 VIENNA, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Austrian Economy Minister Reinhold Mitterlehner on Thursday called for a reasonably negotiated solution to the crisis in Ukraine's southern Crimea autonomous republic. Ru
US treads careful path on Honduras 美国在对待洪都拉斯问题上小心翼翼。 US President Barack Obama has called the removal of Honduran president Manuel Zelaya on Sunday a coup. The ousted leader has been meeting US officials in Washington. But the US St
普京与埃尔多安握手言和Putin and Erdogan pledge to end stand-off and restore friendshipThe Russian and Turkish presidents vowed to restore their friendship yesterday, ending an eight-month stand-off over the Syrian conflict as economic pres
ABIDJAN, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- Cote d'Ivoire on Thursday expelled(驱逐) the ambassadors from Britain and Canada, state television reported. A statement from the government of incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo read in the state television said the
You bring me so much pain Things ain't the same Hate playing your games But who am I to blame you for being you and doing what you do I'd say no Merci Beaucoup If I only knew If I only knew If I only knew If I only knew Waking up Sunday morning to fi