2012-01-03 所属栏目:欧美文化

TEHRAN, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- Iran successfully test-fired long- and short-range missiles during its military drill in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, state media reported.The launch of the missiles came

2012-01-03 所属栏目:欧美文化

Spain warned Monday that the government's deficit for last year could be even higher than it predicted just days ago.Spain's new conservative government last week projected the 2011 deficit at 8 per

2012-01-03 所属栏目:欧美文化

TEHRAN, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- Two days after the U.S. sanctions on Iran's central bank was announced, Iran's currency, rial, presented a significant slump against the U.S. dollar.On Monday, one dollar

2012-01-02 所属栏目:欧美文化

TEHRAN, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said Sunday that the country's naval forces will launch various types of home-built missiles during the remaining day

2012-01-02 所属栏目:欧美文化

Europe has ushered in the New Year amid warnings from European leaders there are tough tasks ahead to save the euro currency and overcome the deepest economic crisis in decades. Europeans woke with a

2012-01-02 所属栏目:欧美文化

An international arbitration panel has ordered Venezuela to pay oil giant Exxon Mobil $908 million in a contractual dispute - less than 10 percent of what the company sought for the country nationaliz

2012-01-02 所属栏目:欧美文化

India says it will open its stock market to individual foreign investors for the first time, in a move aimed at attracting more foreign funds.The government said in a statement Sunday that it will all

2012-01-01 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- After rounds of contentious debates on economic issues with Republican lawmakers this year, U. S. President Barack Obama on Saturday called for joint efforts to boost t

2012-01-01 所属栏目:欧美文化

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama signed on Saturday a wide-ranging defense funding bill in Honolulu, Hawaii, calling for new sanctions against financial institutions doing

2012-01-01 所属栏目:欧美文化

PARIS, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Saturday in his New Year greetings that spiralling debt crisis is not finished, urging more work to boost growth and competitiveness in

2011-12-31 所属栏目:欧美文化

Iran says it will fire long-range missiles on Saturday as part of military exercises in the Gulf. The announcement on Friday was made on the heels of heightened tensions between Iran and Western power

2011-12-31 所属栏目:欧美文化

Spain is getting ready to start the new year with a new round of austerity measures, hoping to contain a growing deficit.The country's new government announced $11.5 billion in fresh spending cuts Fr

2011-12-31 所属栏目:欧美文化

After a tough year in which the global economy faced one headwind after another, U.S. economists are weighing in on what is in store for 2012. When it comes to the U.S. budget, unemployment and the cr

2011-12-30 所属栏目:欧美文化

Iran has rejected a U.S. warning against blocking oil shipments through the strategic Strait of Hormuz, as a war of words between the two countries continues.Iran's semi-official Fars news agency Thu

2011-12-30 所属栏目:欧美文化

Credit rating agency Standard and Poors has revised Nigeria's economic outlook from stable to positive.In a statement, the rating agency says the Nigerian government, under President Goodluck Jonatha

2011-12-30 所属栏目:欧美文化

CHICAGO, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- Gold futures on the COMEX Division of the New York Mercantile Exchange slipped for the sixth consecutive session on Thursday, as the dollar's rally muted demand for preci

2011-12-29 所属栏目:欧美文化

For the second time in two days, Iran has threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian officials warned they would shut down the world’s strategic oil passageway if the West imposes sanctions o

2011-12-29 所属栏目:欧美文化

Eight years ago, “Mrs. Kim” came to the United States from China “to pursue her American Dream,” but thanks to unscrupulous business practices familiar to many Asian immigrants working in low-wage

2011-12-29 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- The World Bank announced Wednesday that Hasan Tuluy, a Turkish national and a strong supporter of inclusive growth, will become the new vice president.Tuluy will assume

2011-12-28 所属栏目:欧美文化

A series of reports paint a mixed picture of the U.S. economy Tuesday, as consumer confidence rises, home prices fall, and an iconic retailer shuts a number of stores. U.S. consumer confidence hit its

2011-12-28 所属栏目:欧美文化

India's powerful lower house of parliament has passed a landmark anti-corruption bill that seeks to create an independent ombudsman with powers to investigate corruption charges against bureaucrats a

2011-12-28 所属栏目:欧美文化

U.S. Treasury Department officials say the White House plans to ask Congress for a $1.2-trillion increase in the government's debt limit to allow the United States to pay its bills on time.Treasury o

2011-12-27 所属栏目:欧美文化

RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- Brazil will surpass Britain to become the sixth largest economy in the world this year, according to a British study published on Monday.The study, published by the

2011-12-27 所属栏目:欧美文化

Pope Benedict prayed on Christmas for peace and stability around the world and called for an end to the many conflicts, which, he said, stain the earth with blood. The Vatican also condemned the Sund

2011-12-27 所属栏目:欧美文化

LONDON, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- A teenager was stabbed to death in one of the busiest streets in downtown London on Monday, the traditional Boxing Day, while another man was injured in a similar case late