2009-08-26 所属栏目:双语新闻

In Houston, Texas, thousands of students are returning to school to discover a new rule: no "sexting" -- the distribution of nude or semi-nude photographs or videos by text message.In Houston, one of

2009-08-26 所属栏目:双语新闻

US President Barack Obama on Monday got to work replenishing his mind, body and spirit, playing tennis and golf and taking on a hefty stack of books on his first full day of vacation.After a brutal se

2009-08-25 所属栏目:双语新闻

The Los Angeles coroner has ruled that Michael Jackson's death was homicide, while police have found evidence pointing to manslaughter during a search of a clinic used by his doctor.The coroner confi

2009-08-25 所属栏目:双语新闻

Wednesday – not Monday – is the worst day of the week, according to research by two American applied mathematicians.Professors Christopher Danforth and Peter Dodds, of Vermont University, analysed w

2009-08-24 所属栏目:双语新闻

Ramadan tradition dictates that Egypt's fruit-sellers nickname their dates to reflect unofficial popularity ratings, but this year the global recession has forced down the price of the 'Obama'.Name

2009-08-24 所属栏目:双语新闻

Nearly half of US employers research the online profiles of job candidates on social networks such as Facebook, MySpace or LinkedIn, according to a new survey.Forty-five percent of the employers surve

2009-08-21 所属栏目:双语新闻

They may want votes, but some Japanese election candidates have been cutting back on handshakes on the campaign trail as the new flu virus reaches epidemic proportions in Japan.The country has confirm

2009-08-21 所属栏目:双语新闻

US first lady Michelle Obama is among the world's 100 most powerful women in a list topped for the fourth consecutive year by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, according to a Forbes ranking released o

2009-08-20 所属栏目:双语新闻

A 4ft cupcake weighing a hefty 1,224lbs has been officially recognised as the world's largest by the Guinness Book of Records.Unveiled on Monday, in Detroit, Michigan, US, the enormous cake - with a

2009-08-20 所属栏目:双语新闻

The death of composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at the age of 35 may have been caused by complications stemming from strep throat, according to a Dutch study published on Monday. Since the composer's d

2009-08-19 所属栏目:双语新闻

More girls were born in Delhi than boys last year for the first time, according to official figures, after parents were given cash bonuses of £125 for each new daughter as part of a drive to sta

2009-08-19 所属栏目:双语新闻

Michael Jackson's father has said the "King of Pop" will be buried at a Los Angeles cemetery on August 29, which would have been his 51st birthday, a newspaper reported on Monday.Joe Jackson told the

2009-08-18 所属栏目:双语新闻

Mobile phone networks have been asked to cut off pimps and prostitutes ahead of the London 2012 Olympic Games.City Hall chiefs have called on top phone companies to help crack down on prostitution and

2009-08-18 所属栏目:双语新闻

President Barack Obama put his political worries to one side and followed the traditional American call to "Go West" as he and his wife and daughters visited the Grand Canyon.With wife Michelle, daugh

2009-08-17 所属栏目:双语新闻

Men are spending more and more time in the kitchen encouraged by celebrity chefs like Gordon Ramsay and Jamie Oliver, according to a report from Oxford University.The effect of the celebrity role mode

2009-08-17 所属栏目:双语新闻

Two thirds of women prefer working for male bosses because they are better managers and less prone to moods, a study has suggested.Many female employees also like having a man in charge because they a

2009-08-14 所属栏目:双语新闻

Nicolas Sarkozy and Carla Bruni-Sarkozy are planning to have their first child together in 2011 to aid the French president's chances of clinching a second term the following year, a French magazine

2009-08-14 所属栏目:双语新闻

Michael Jackson fans are flocking to a Chicago museum to see a 3,000 year old Egyptian model which looks remarkably like the late king of pop. Staff have beenrushed off their feetsince Jackson's deat

2009-08-13 所属栏目:双语新闻

Help! I've just had my breasts enlarged and I don't like the new size. British embassy -- sort out my boobs!Along with tips on jam-making and how best to discipline naughty boys, these are just a fe

2009-08-13 所属栏目:双语新闻

Hillary Clinton, the US secretary of state, has snapped at a Congolese university student after, as she heard it, he asked what her husband thought about an international financial matter."My husband

2009-08-12 所属栏目:双语新闻

Max, the world's oldest dog, has celebrated his 26th birthday. In dog years the terrier-cross is 182, the equivalent of being born in 1827. He lives in Louisiana in the United States of America."I ne

2009-08-12 所属栏目:双语新闻

About 200 women marched through the Nepali capital Monday to denounce a government scheme to pay cash incentives to men for marrying widows, witnesses said.Nepal announced a plan last month to pay men

2009-08-11 所属栏目:双语新闻

Fathers who were spanked as children are less likely to spank their own children than mothers who were spanked while young, according to a US study.Researchers from Ohio State University set out to se

2009-08-11 所属栏目:双语新闻

More than 200 British fans of 'Mamma Mia!' are getting married on Greek islands this summer to recreate the wedding scene in their favourite film.A travel agency offering a special ‘Mamma Mia! marr

2009-08-10 所属栏目:双语新闻

Cuba, in the grip of a serious economic crisis, is running short of toilet paper and may not get sufficient supplies until the end of the year, officials with state-run companies said on Friday.Offici