2016-02-13 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Millions more girls and women are victims of female genital mutilation than previously thought, said the United Nations (UN).UNICEF is the UN children’s agency. They said in

2016-02-12 所属栏目:AS IT IS

North Korea has declared a military takeover of the Kaesong industrial area and called South Korea’s decision to suspend operations a “declaration of war.”North K

2016-02-12 所属栏目:AS IT IS

It sounds like the opening act of a science fiction film.Indian officials say they believe a meteorite killed a man on Sunday in the southern state of Tamil Nadu.A local television

2016-02-12 所属栏目:AS IT IS

United States President Barack Obama will host the leaders of the 10 ASEAN members next week in California.ASEAN is the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Its 10 member countr

2016-02-11 所属栏目:AS IT IS

This is What’s Trending Today.When you see a red carpet outside an event, it often means that the activities taking place inside are important.When movie stars arrive at the

2016-02-11 所属栏目:AS IT IS

British Prime Minister David Cameron says it is time for Julian Assange to leave the Ecuadorean embassy in London.Cameron told the British Parliament Wednesday that Assange should

2016-02-10 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Russian airstrikes in Syria have helped Syrian government forces in their offensive against rebels.Forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad have moved within 25 kilometers

2016-02-10 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Women athletes in Saudi Arabia say sports are helping to break down traditions that crush the voices of many women.In the city of Jeddah, a group of basketball players is urging wo

2016-02-10 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Afghan tribal leaders said that the “government has done nothing” to stop the Islamic State terror group from smuggling timber to Pakistan.Residents of eastern Afghan p

2016-02-10 所属栏目:AS IT IS

The government of Zimbabwe is asking for financial help to avoid food shortages in the country.The government says nearly 2.5 million people in Zimbabwe are facing hunger. That is

2016-02-10 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Five crew members for a chartered flight in India are suspended after permitting a Bollywood star to sing to the passengers.The Jet Airways crew let singer Sonu Nigam use the plane

2016-02-10 所属栏目:AS IT IS

A helicopter pilot died while chasing elephant poachers in Tanzania late last month.British pilot Roger Gower, 37, was working for the Friedkin Conservation Fund and the Tanzanian

2016-02-09 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Time seems to stand still in Havana, Cuba’s capital city.Old men in fedoras smoke cigars and play dominos. Colorful American cars from the 1950s share the road with rusty bic

2016-02-09 所属栏目:AS IT IS

After a week-long attack from Russian warplanes, some Syrian rebels are withdrawing from the fight in northern Syria.The rebels are fighting against forces loyal to Syrian Presiden

2016-02-09 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Two people have been rescued from a collapsed 17-story apartment building in Tainan, Taiwan where a powerful earthquake struck Saturday.Officials say a woman was found under the bo

2016-02-09 所属栏目:AS IT IS

This is What’s Trending Today.The Republican debate Saturday night in New Hampshire was one last chance for presidential candidates to appeal to voters ahead of the state&rsq

2016-02-09 所属栏目:AS IT IS

North Korea’s rocket launch on Sunday and the international criticism of its nuclear test last month may have strengthened its leader Kim Jong Un.North Korea’s state me

2016-02-08 所属栏目:AS IT IS

During the search for Malaysian Airlines Flight 370, experts have found lost shipwrecks and undiscovered volcanoes.But they have not found any wreckage from the missing jetliner.Th

2016-02-08 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Top diplomats under former President George W. Bush received “classified” information on personal email accounts, says a State Department report.The report said former

2016-02-08 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Floyd Bledsoe walked out of prison last December after 16 years in jail.Bledsoe was freed after government lawyers in Kansas decided that a court’s 2000 ruling against him wa

2016-02-08 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Tensions continue to grow between Saudi Arabia and Iran.As Iran rejoins the world community after reaching an agreement to limit its nuclear activities, some Saudis say Iran will t

2016-02-07 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Vietnam’s population is growing old at the fastest rate of any nation in recorded history.In about 15 years, Vietnam’s share of people aged 65 years or older will rise

2016-02-07 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Sierra Leone is releasing more than 70 people from quarantine after declaring them Ebola-free.World Health Organization (WHO) official Anders Nordstrom reported on Wednesday that t

2016-02-07 所属栏目:AS IT IS

The wife of a dead Islamic State fighter has voiced rare criticism of the terror group’s leaders.The woman, who calls herself al-Muhajirah, posted a letter online.In the lett

2016-02-07 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Tensions continue to grow between Saudi Arabia and Iran.As Iran rejoins the world community after reaching an agreement to limit its nuclear activities, some Saudis say Iran will t