2016-02-07 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Hours after talks to bring peace to Syria were stopped, the United States has promised almost $1 billion in aid for Syrian refugees.International donors met in London to talk about

2016-02-06 所属栏目:AS IT IS

This is What’s Trending Today.Nearly 19,000 people were killed when an earthquake and powerful tsunami struck Japan in March of 2011.A Japanese university student is working

2016-02-06 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Representatives of 12 countries have signed a major free trade agreement for East Asia and the Pacific.The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) was officially signed at a ceremony Thurs

2016-02-05 所属栏目:AS IT IS

First, North Korea said Tuesday it planned to launch an “Earth observation satellite” between February 8 and 25.It said the launch is part of its peaceful space program

2016-02-05 所属栏目:AS IT IS

At the beginning of 2016, a new law went into effect in Texas. The law permits a gun owner with a concealed-weapon license to carry a gun openly in public.The new law is being both

2016-02-05 所属栏目:AS IT IS

This is What’s Trending Today.Martin Shkreli has been called the “most hated man in America.”The businessman was criticized last year after his company sharply ra

2016-02-04 所属栏目:AS IT IS

President Barack Obama visited a Muslim religious center in the United States for the first time as president on Wednesday.“We’re one American family,” Obama said

2016-02-04 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Japan and South Korea joined the United States Wednesday in urging North Korea to cancel plans to send a long-range rocket into space.Japan and South Korea say the launch would vio

2016-02-04 所属栏目:AS IT IS

This is What's Trending Today:This weekend is Super Bowl Sunday.Two teams will play for the championship of American football. The Carolina Panthers and Denver Broncos are busy pr

2016-02-04 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Authorities in Saudi Arabia have arrested nine American citizens among a sweep of 33 terror suspects, the Saudi Gazette reported.They were arrested in a sweep, or roundup, of suspe

2016-02-03 所属栏目:AS IT IS

A leading member of the U.S. Senate says he is deeply concerned about the nuclear agreement with Iran, but wants it to succeed.Bob Corker of Tennessee belongs to the Republican Par

2016-02-03 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Imran Khan – Pakistani sports star and now politician – says he wants to bring peace to the region through talks.Khan says he wants Afghanistan’s Taliban to negot

2016-02-03 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Nearly 700 animals in North Carolina are safe after being rescued from a shelter.The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) saved dogs, cats, horses and

2016-02-03 所属栏目:AS IT IS

A British woman who took her child to Syria and joined the Islamic State has been sentenced to six years in prison.A British court ruled Tareena Shakil guilty of membership in the

2016-02-02 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Women in northern European nations are closest to equality with men on wages, education, health and education.That is the finding of a report by the World Economic Forum.The United

2016-02-02 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Police, government officials and journalists say they failed the women attacked in Cologne, Germany on New Year’s Eve.Groups of young men sexually attacked and robbed women t

2016-02-02 所属栏目:AS IT IS

This is What’s Trending Today.Hawaiian-born Ryan Higa is a comedian. He loves making people laugh.Last weekend, he posted a video on YouTube. The video is called “How t

2016-02-02 所属栏目:AS IT IS

New members of Myanmar's legislature, many dressed in traditional clothing, took a joint oath of office Monday in the capital, Naypyidaw.The new legislature, or parliament, is bei

2016-02-01 所属栏目:AS IT IS

The United States recently launched a campaign to expel illegal immigrants from Central America.The Obama administration targeted people who stayed after they were told to leave th

2016-02-01 所属栏目:AS IT IS

The canals of Venice, Italy were packed with boats this week to launch a period of celebration leading up to Lent.The city kicks off its Carnival with a boat parade. “Carniva

2016-01-31 所属栏目:AS IT IS

China said Friday it has charged a Canadian with spying and stealing state secrets.Kevin Garratt was arrested in August 2014 with his wife, Julia. She was released after six months

2016-01-31 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Who says you have to stay inside your home when it is cold outside?There’s an unusual sport practiced in the northern United States, and the season only starts when winds sta

2016-01-30 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Muslim worshippers ran in panic after attackers set off bombs and fired shots in a mosque in Saudi Arabia.Five died and 18 others were wounded. Attackers wore suicide belts and car

2016-01-30 所属栏目:AS IT IS

This is What’s Trending Today.If you have not heard of Sia Furler, you have now, thanks to “Iko Iko” and Jimmy Fallon of the Tonight Show.Sia Furler is an Austral

2016-01-30 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Eight Egyptians may go to trial for their bad repairs on the gold mask of ancient King Tutankhamun.Known as “King Tut,” the ancient King’s famous golden burial ma