2016-01-14 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Oil-rich Venezuela appears to be entering a time of political instability.The conflict between the socialist government of President Nicolas Maduro and the opposition-controlled Na

2016-01-14 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Suicide bombers killed at least 10 people Wednesday at a mosque in northern Cameroon.Officials said the bombings took place before sunrise in Kolofata, a town near the border with

2016-01-14 所属栏目:AS IT IS

At least 14 people were killed Wednesday when a bomb tore through a polio vaccination center in southwestern Pakistan.The New York Times reported that 13 of the dead were police of

2016-01-13 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Crew members from two small U.S. Navy boats are being held by Iran.Pentagon officials said Tuesday that Tehran has promised them that the crew and boats will be "promptly" returned

2016-01-13 所属栏目:AS IT IS

An explosion in the historic square of Sultanahmet in Istanbul left at least 10 people dead and wounded 15 others Tuesday.“We heard a really big explosion. … I didn&rs

2016-01-13 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Mexico has agreed to send Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman to the United States for prosecution.Guzman is leader of the Sinaloa crime group. He faces numerous charges in the U.S., includi

2016-01-13 所属栏目:AS IT IS

British rock star David Bowie has died. He was 69 years old.His family confirmed his death on Bowie’s Facebook and Twitter accounts. They wrote that he died peacefully on Sun

2016-01-12 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Fighting in Syria was paused to allow United Nations aid and food to reach the towns of Madaya, Foua and Kefraya.A deal was struck between warring sides in the civil war on Saturda

2016-01-11 所属栏目:AS IT IS

British lawmakers have scheduled a debate about whether to ban U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump from Britain.The lawmakers responded to a petition signed by more

2016-01-11 所属栏目:AS IT IS

The U.S. made its first export of crude oil in four decades last Thursday.The exports were banned in the mid-1970s. That ban was lifted a few weeks ago.The Arab Oil Embargo began i

2016-01-10 所属栏目:AS IT IS

A conflict is forming on the streets of New York City between legal and illegal food trucks and carts.The city grants 5,100 food vending permits every two years. The permit is issu

2016-01-10 所属栏目:AS IT IS

People usually think of fishing as a warm-weather pastime.But some fishers say the activity is best when it is freezing outside. Those people are called ice fishermen.When it gets

2016-01-10 所属栏目:AS IT IS

[Editor's Note: Audio will be added shortly. Thank you for your patience.]A 20-year-old Islamic State fighter executed his mother in front of hundreds in the Syrian city of Raqqa.

2016-01-09 所属栏目:AS IT IS

German officials say 18 asylum-seekers are among the suspects in thefts and sexual assaults on women in Cologne on New Year's Eve.Interior Ministry official Tobias Plate spoke to

2016-01-09 所属栏目:AS IT IS

A man shot a police officer in Philadelphia on Thursday and said he did it to support the Islamic State terror group.Officer Jesse Hartnett was hit multiple times after a 30-year-o

2016-01-09 所属栏目:AS IT IS

This is What’s Trending Today…Snowy Owl Fly-BySnowy Owls are native to the Arctic. But in the winter, they head south. Some wind up in southern Canada and the northern

2016-01-08 所属栏目:AS IT IS

The United States and South Korea have ordered their military forces on the Korean peninsula on “high alert” following North Korea’s nuclear test this week.On Thu

2016-01-08 所属栏目:AS IT IS

French police shot and killed a man as he sought to attack a police station Thursday.The incident took place on the one-year anniversary of the attack on the offices of Charlie Heb

2016-01-08 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Reports from Libya say a truck bombing has killed at least 50 people at a police training center. Many others were reported wounded.The bomb exploded Thursday in the western Libyan

2016-01-08 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Venezuela’s opposition party took control of the National Assembly Tuesday.It was the first time in 16 years.The Democratic Unity won a two-thirds vote in December’s el

2016-01-07 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Each day in the United States, one person uses about 575 liters of water.In Japan, one person uses about 374 liters of water.And in Kenya, one person uses about 20.Tomoyuki Tsutsui

2016-01-07 所属栏目:AS IT IS

This is What’s Trending Today…Rosa ParksRosa Parks is a hero from the American civil rights movement in the 1950s.Parks, an African-American, is famous for not giving

2016-01-07 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Are you feeling lucky?“The hope keeps you going. And someone’s gotta win.”News spread early in the week that the Powerball lottery – a game of chance played

2016-01-07 所属栏目:AS IT IS

The prime minister of Barbados wants Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II to be removed as the nation’s head of state.Freundel Stuart says he wants his country to become a parl

2016-01-06 所属栏目:AS IT IS

President Barack Obama says there should be a midpoint where gun-control and gun-rights supporters can meet to stop gun violence in the U.S.Nearly 500 people were killed in mass sh