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Washington Week: Focus on Scandals and Tragedies President Obama traveled Sunday to Moore, Oklahoma to meet with and console residents of the midwestern town devastated by a tornado that killed 24 people and injured more than 200 others. The presiden
肯尼亚未遏制人口贩卖或面临美国制裁 Kenya risks being subjected to U.S. sanctions for failing to comply with the minimum standards of the Trafficking Victims Protection Acts (TVPA). 肯尼亚因未能遵守《人口贩运受害者保护
PRESIDENT BUSH: It's been my honor to welcome to the Oval Office the President and First Lady of a close friend of the United States. Mr. President, thank you for coming. We've had a good discussion about a variety of issues. We discussed bilateral
This month, Israel celebrated its 70 anniversary of independence. Speaking on the occasion, Vice President Mike Pence said, We gather here to celebrate nothing less than a miracle of history: the day when the Jewish people ended the longest exile of
The Presidents of Pakistan, Afghanistan and Turkey have pledged to increase cooperation in the fight against terrorism, during talks held in Istanbul Friday. Turkey hosted the talks as part of an ongoing initiative to improve long strained relations
Cameroon Winning Battle to Reduce Malaria Its a Monday morning at the Yaounde central hospital, and one of the busiest days of the week for the doctors and nurses who work here. Hundreds of sick people wait for their turn in one of the consultation r
At 75, New Deal's 'Green Towns' Endure In an effort to pull the United States out of the Great Depression of the 1930s, President Franklin Roosevelts so-called New Deal administration created a bevy of government agencies designed to help Americans r
EU Naval Force French warship FS Nivose with Somali pirate skiffs off the Somali coast (file photo) Somali pirates hijacking vessels at sea have become an almost daily occurrence. But the latest incident is raising the alarm far from the East African
Research Group Has High Hopes for New TB Vaccine Physicians have long known that the so-called BCG vaccine for tuberculosis does not provide the same level of protection against the disease in all parts of the world. Some also say the vaccine's effec
Kenya Risks US Sanctions for Failing to Stem Human Trafficking NAIROBI, KENYA Kenya risks being subjected to U.S. sanctions for failing to comply with the minimum standards of the Trafficking Victims Protection Acts (TVPA). Twenty-seven-year-old Ruby
But such tiny creatures, these sloppy feeders can carry many diseases. One of the worst on record is the Black Death, the great plague that swept across Europe,wiping out one third of the population. Breakfast shift over, the family heads off, ever
By Cathy Majtenyi Kigali 18 June 2007 About 700,000 children worldwide are being infected with HIV every year, the majority of who live in developing countries. But there are many challenges in finding, testing, and treating these children, particula
Mideast Overshadows Other Issues at Racism Conference Challiss McDonough Durban, South Africa 3 Sep 2001 Human-rights organizations are urging delegates at the World Conference on Racism to stop 1)squ
A top official from the US State Department has reiterated Washington's willingness to assist the rescue of nearly 300 missing schoolgirls, who were kidnapped in Nigeria last month. Speaking after holding talks with Nigerian officials in the capital
Helping Latin America Protect Its Coffee Crops 帮助拉丁美洲保护咖啡作物 Its been said that given its caffeine content, coffee makes the world go round. If that isnt literally true, as a food crop coffee has a major influence on many count
By Cathy Majtenyi Kigali 19 June 2007 An international AIDS conference wrapped up in Rwanda's capital Tuesday with speakers urging participants to continue the fight against HIV/AIDS, provide employment opportunities to people living with the virus,
By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 16 October 2007 The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization is calling for a renewed commitment to guarantee the right to food for the 850 million hungry people in the world. A ceremony was held at FAO headquarters in Rome
By Margaret Besheer United Nations 12 February 2008 Representatives of nearly 60 countries addressed the U.N. Security Council Tuesday on the subject of children in armed conflict. They urged the world body to sanction parties that recruit children a
A British hostage has been released alive and well in Iraq after more than two years in captivity. The news was announced by Britain's foreign minister in London. 一名被绑架超过两年的英国人质日前平安从伊拉克获释。英国外交大
Section 2 I do not need to tell you these statistics. You know them better than I do, but more importantly, you know what will happen if this scourge is left unchecked. You know that climate change is happening faster than even the most pessimistic o