2011-11-15 所属栏目:欧美文化

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is calling for a stronger political union in Europe to overcome the bloc’s debt crisis. She called the crisis the continent’s “toughest hour since World War II.” An

2011-11-15 所属栏目:欧美文化

U.S. President Barack Obama says he used a private meeting with French President Nicolas Sarkozy earlier this month to express "significant disappointment" with a French vote in favor of Palestinians

2011-11-14 所属栏目:欧美文化

In the Pacific state of Hawaii, U.S. President Barack Obama on Sunday told leaders of the 21 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation economies that the region will be key to U.S. economic recovery. With mu

2011-11-14 所属栏目:欧美文化

U.S. lawmakers say time is running out for a congressional super committee to identify $1.2 trillion in deficit reduction during the next 10 years. Partisan disagreements remain on how best to improve

2011-11-14 所属栏目:欧美文化

U.S. President Barack Obama formally opens a summit in Hawaii of Asia-Pacific leaders on Sunday, one day after securing agreement on the outlines of a deal to create a huge Pacific Rim free trade zone

2011-11-13 所属栏目:欧美文化

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has become the latest victim of the euro debt crisis. He was forced to resign Saturday, after a week that saw him lose his majority in parliament. A large crow

2011-11-13 所属栏目:欧美文化

President Barack Obama has announced that the United States and eight other Pacific nations have reached the broad outlines of an agreement to create a Trans-Pacific Partnership to liberalize trade.

2011-11-13 所属栏目:欧美文化

U.S. President Barack Obama is in his native Hawaii Saturday to host a two-day economic summit with Asia-Pacific leaders. The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit begins a nine-day trip for

2011-11-13 所属栏目:欧美文化

U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk says talks by Asia Pacific trade ministers, who have been meeting this week in Hawaii, have been productive. On Saturday and Sunday, the leaders of the 21 economies

2011-11-12 所属栏目:欧美文化

A group apparently linked to a militant Kurdish organization has hijacked a passenger ferry boat just southwest of the Turkish city of Istanbul.Turkish Transport Minister Binali Yildirim said Friday a

2011-11-12 所属栏目:欧美文化

The Italian Senate has approved new austerity measures, the first step to ease the country's financial crisis and open the path for the expected resignation of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.The up

2011-11-12 所属栏目:欧美文化

The euro debt crisis looks set to claim its biggest scalp after the Italian senate approved a broad range of austerity measures Friday, paving the way for Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to resign. A

2011-11-12 所属栏目:欧美文化

Financial markets capped a turbulent week on a positive note as new leaders prepared to take over the governments of Greece and Italy. The two countries have been at the center of Europe's debt cris

2011-11-11 所属栏目:欧美文化

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says military action against Iran could have unintended consequences. The warning came at a press conference Thursday. The U.S. defense chief’s warning follows th

2011-11-11 所属栏目:欧美文化

Italy's Senate rushed to pass laws that clear the way for establishing a new government in a bid to restore confidence in Europe’s second-biggest debtor. The new administration may be led by former

2011-11-11 所属栏目:欧美文化

Europe got more bad news on Thursday, as the European Union's executive arm sharply downgraded growth forecasts for the region. This has major implications for a continent buffeted by the financial a

2011-11-10 所属栏目:欧美文化

Europe's financial and political problems deepened, as stock markets tumbled, Italian bond yields rose over the political turmoil in Rome, and a new coalition government prepares to take over in Gree

2011-11-10 所属栏目:欧美文化

Major U.S. and European stock exchanges plunged Wednesday and Italy's borrowing costs jumped, as the long shadow of the continent's debt crisis consumed the Greek and Italian governments.Key stock m

2011-11-10 所属栏目:欧美文化

South Korea's governing party says it intends to have the National Assembly quickly ratify a critical trade agreement with the United States. But that could lead to rival lawmakers again coming to bl

2011-11-09 所属栏目:欧美文化

Italy, the world's seventh largest economy, is emerging as a new threat to the stability of the 17-country single currency zone. On Tuesday, Italian President Giorgio Napolitano announced that Prime

2011-11-09 所属栏目:欧美文化

Itay's beleaguered Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is to resign after parliament passed crucial economic reforms on Tuesday aimed at stabilizing Italy's economy. The growing political crisis is spr

2011-11-09 所属栏目:欧美文化

The head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) says that Russia, the world's largest oil producer, needs to reduce its reliance on oil revenues and diversify its economy to keep it stable.The IMF

2011-11-08 所属栏目:欧美文化

Europe is continuing to struggle with its financial crisis, which is threatening to result in a prolonged period of slow or negative growth and more economic fallout for the rest of the world. Just a

2011-11-08 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday announced three new initiatives to get veterans back to work, as part of recent executive actions the president has taken to jump s

2011-11-08 所属栏目:欧美文化

PARIS, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- French Prime Minister Francois Fillon on Monday sketched out new austerity plan, including accelerating pension reform and intensifying fight against tax loopholes, in hope t