2012-01-11 所属栏目:欧美文化

Britain has set out conditions under which Scotland can decide whether to sever centuries-old constitutional ties with Britain.The British government said Tuesday it will remove legal hurdles so Scots

2012-01-11 所属栏目:欧美文化

A major financial services company says that Italy faces a "significant chance" of having its credit rating cut soon, but that it has no plans to downgrade France's top credit standing.Fitch Ratings

2012-01-10 所属栏目:欧美文化

French and German leaders say growing the economy and creating jobs should be Europe's top priorities for 2012. French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel also defended a co

2012-01-10 所属栏目:欧美文化

NEW YORK, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks edged moderately higher on Monday as investors awaited the beginning of a new earnings season.As of Monday's close, the Dow Jones industrial average gained 32

2012-01-10 所属栏目:欧美文化

NEW YORK, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks edged moderately higher on Monday as investors awaited the beginning of a new earnings season.As of Monday's close, the Dow Jones industrial average gained 32

2012-01-10 所属栏目:欧美文化

BEIJING, Jan. 10 (Xinhuanet) -- Financial markets will be developed and the securities industry opened further to foreign participants in a bid to diversify risk in the banking sector, a leading fina

2012-01-09 所属栏目:欧美文化

The Obama administration says planned cuts in U.S. defense spending will not degrade American military capabilities or the nation’s ability to confront threats on the world stage. Nearly half a tril

2012-01-09 所属栏目:欧美文化

Britain's prime minister has issued an apology after comparing heckling from a senior lawmaker to "having someone with Tourette's sitting opposite you."David Cameron made the comment about Ed Balls,

2012-01-09 所属栏目:欧美文化

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan went on television Saturday to promise that the government will share hardship with ordinary citizens, hit by rising fuel costs.The president announced that foreig

2012-01-08 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama vowed on Saturday to continue his efforts to create more jobs amid heartening news that the unemployment rate has declined to its lowest leve

2012-01-08 所属栏目:欧美文化

U.S. President Barack Obama will urge business leaders next week to keep jobs at home rather than outsourcing their industries abroad.Obama announced in his weekly address that he will host a forum at

2012-01-08 所属栏目:欧美文化

Turkey's former army chief was arrested on Friday over an alleged plot to topple the government of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. General Ilker Basbug is accused of leading a terrorist

2012-01-07 所属栏目:欧美文化

President Barack Obama is cautiously welcoming Friday's news that the U.S. unemployment rate continues to fall. The president says the December jobless numbers show that the nation’s economy is mov

2012-01-07 所属栏目:欧美文化

The euro has lost 5.1 percent versus the dollar over the past month. And a spate of poor eurozone economic data Friday further eroded its value, signaling a grim economic outlook for the European econ

2012-01-07 所属栏目:欧美文化

The 17 eurozone nations are facing a new wave of negative economic indicators, a further signal that Europe's currency bloc is headed toward a recession.The European Commission said Friday that execu

2012-01-06 所属栏目:欧美文化

President Barack Obama and U.S. defense officials have unveiled the results of a new strategy review to maintain U.S. military superiority with leaner and more efficient forces capable of responding t

2012-01-06 所属栏目:欧美文化

Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos says his country faces an "uncontrolled default" unless worker unions and employers can agree on wage cuts to boost Greece's economic competitiveness.The interim

2012-01-06 所属栏目:欧美文化

Airbus delivered more commercial airliners than rival Boeing in 2011.Reports Thursday said Airbus handed 530 jet planes to customers during the year. Airlines apparently liked the revamped A320 which

2012-01-05 所属栏目:欧美文化

European Union governments have agreed to ban imports of Iranian oil as part of a Western campaign to pressure Iran over its controversial nuclear program.EU diplomats said Wednesday the governments o

2012-01-05 所属栏目:欧美文化

Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos says his country faces an "uncontrolled default" unless worker unions and employers can agree on wage cuts to boost Greece's economic competitiveness.The interim

2012-01-05 所属栏目:欧美文化

Nigeria's main unions have called for nationwide strikes and demonstrations beginning next Monday, unless the government restores a popular consumer fuel subsidy.The Nigeria Labor Congress and Trade

2012-01-04 所属栏目:欧美文化

Social conservative Rick Santorum, anti-war advocate Ron Paul, and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney are virtually tied in early vote counting in the U.S. state of Iowa, in the first nominatin

2012-01-04 所属栏目:欧美文化

Debt-ridden Greece is warning that it could be forced to abandon the common euro currency if it does not secure a second international bailout to avoid defaulting on its loans.Greece won tentative Eur

2012-01-04 所属栏目:欧美文化

CAIRO, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- Egyptians started voting in the final phase of the People's Assembly (the lower house of parliament) polls on Tuesday, the first parliamentary elections since the fall of ex

2012-01-04 所属栏目:欧美文化

NEW YORK, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. stocks rallied on Tuesday, the first trading day of 2012, as investors welcomed a batch of upbeat economic data.The Dow Jones industrial average gained 179.82 poi