Weather worsens US fires 美国西部大火肆虐 Dry, hot weather will not help the fire-fighting effort 干燥炎热的天气对救火不利 As President Bill Clinton prepares to travel to fire-ravaged western states of America this week, fears are...
Jolo rebels 'paid $5.5m ransom' 菲霍乐岛叛军已得到550万赎金 Some hostages have been held for 15 weeks 部分人质已被扣留15个星期 Muslim rebels holding around 30 hostages in the southern Philippines have reportedly received $5.5m...
Blast rocks Moscow subway 莫斯科一地铁站发生爆炸 A bomb has ripped through an underpass packed with hundreds of commuters and shoppers in central Moscow, killing eight people and injuring about 50. The bomb went off during rush hour in one...
Nasa doubles Mars traffic 美将发射两枚探测器登陆火星 An artist's impression of what the new rovers will look like 想象中的新的漫游者的样子 The American space agency, Nasa, has announced that it is planning to send two unmanne...
Court rejects'stolen children' claim 澳被偷走的孩子败诉 The policy aimed to civilise Aborigines 当时的政策是为了教化土著居民 An Australian court has rejected a landmark claim for compensation by two Aborigines who claimed they...
Overseas experts boost fire effort 外国专家赴美救火 Fires rage on despite cooler weekend temperatures 周末气温下降，火势依然凶猛 Seventy specialist firefighters from Australia and New Zealand have arrived in the western United St...
Iraq Defies No-Fly Zones 伊拉克挑战禁飞区 Iraq sent domestic passenger flights carrying 154 people into skies patrolled by U.S. and British warplanes today, the first challenge of its kind to the no-fly zones that Iraq considers infringements...
Clinton Not Stopping in North Korea 克林顿不出访朝鲜 President Clinton will not be stopping in North Korea at the end of his upcoming trip to Asia, a White House spokesman said today. However, he may still visit the communist country before l...
The Most Important Body Part 身体最重要的部位 人身上最重要的部位是什么呢？或许每个人都会有自己不同的答案：有的人选择脑；有的人选择眼；有的人选择手。但是你为什么选择这个答案呢？仔...
The Origin of the Rainbow 彩虹的起源 Once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel. All claimed that they were the best. 有一天，世界上的五颜六色彼此争吵了起来，每一个颜色都声称自己是最好的。 Gree...
