2011-07-22 所属栏目:欧美文化

The Obama administration has confirmed that it will delay sending free trade agreements with Colombia, Panama and South Korea to Congress until lawmakers return from a scheduled August recess. The Whi

2011-07-21 所属栏目:欧美文化

China's towering basketball star Yao Ming has announced his decision to retire from the National Basketball Association after a series of injuries made it impossible for him to continue to compete. Y

2011-07-21 所属栏目:欧美文化

British Prime Minister David Cameron is fighting for his political reputation after being linked to an explosive media scandal in Britain. Cameron addressed parliament on Wednesday. Cameron was defen

2011-07-21 所属栏目:欧美文化

As the U.S. debt crisis deepens, President Barack Obama Wednesday invited congressional leaders to the White House to discuss possible solutions. Administration officials are looking for a deal to pr

2011-07-21 所属栏目:欧美文化

The leaders of France and Germany are hoping to forge a plan to help keep the debt-ridden Greek government from defaulting on its loans.French President Nicolas Sarkozy is traveling to Berlin Wednesda

2011-07-20 所属栏目:欧美文化

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill tying an increase in the federal borrowing limit to deep spending cuts, limits on future spending, and a proposed constitutional amendment requiring

2011-07-20 所属栏目:欧美文化

President Barack Obama says a proposal by a group of Republican and Democratic senators represents a significant step toward a possible compromise on cutting government deficit spending and raising th

2011-07-20 所属栏目:欧美文化

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed a wide range of topics on the second and final day of an annual Russian-German forum in Hanover, Germany.The German and

2011-07-19 所属栏目:欧美文化

President Barack Obama said Monday that negotiations with Republicans and Democrats in Congress on an agreement to cut federal deficit spending and raise the government's debt ceiling by August 2 are

2011-07-19 所属栏目:欧美文化

World Bank President Robert Zoellick is urging the United States to take the lead in pushing the moribund Doha-round free-trade talks forward. He said open trade is the best way to help the struggling

2011-07-19 所属栏目:欧美文化

Peruvian President-elect Ollanta Humala says he will reappoint Julio Velarde as central bank chief, in an apparent signal to investors that the country's current economic policies will continue.Presi

2011-07-18 所属栏目:欧美文化

The White House and congressional leaders remain adamant the United States will not default on its $14.3 trillion national debt, less than three weeks before a deadline for raising the federal borrowi

2011-07-18 所属栏目:欧美文化

A scare in Japan over beef contaminated with radioactivity spread on Sunday, with more areas of the country reporting tainted meat.Japanese media say meat from 132 cattle that ate straw contaminated w

2011-07-18 所属栏目:欧美文化

London's police chief has quit over allegations about police handling of a phone-hacking scandal involving journalists at the now-defunct tabloid News of the World. Paul Stephenson told journalists S

2011-07-17 所属栏目:欧美文化

U.S. President Barack Obama on Saturday urged Congress to enter into what he called "shared compromise " in an effort to solve the country's debt and deficit problems.In his weekly address, Mr. Obama

2011-07-17 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, July 16 (Xinhua) -- The United States had a responsibility and an opportunity to reduce its deficit as much as possible and solve the problem in a real and comprehensive way, U. S. Preside

2011-07-17 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, July 15 (Xinhua) -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Friday that it welcomed the EU-wide stress test exercise carried out under the auspices of the European Bank Authority (EBA),

2011-07-16 所属栏目:欧美文化

President Barack Obama says U.S. lawmakers have a unique opportunity to stabilize the nation’s economy for a decade or more. But, the president said Friday time is running out for a deal to raise th

2011-07-16 所属栏目:欧美文化

U.S. technology giant Apple may face a class action lawsuit in South Korea for an iPhone feature that can track the location of users.Apple Korea said Thursday that it paid a $950 judgment last month

2011-07-16 所属栏目:欧美文化

A key British executive of Rupert Murdoch's global media empire has resigned amid the firestorm over the phone-hacking and police bribery scandal that has triggered investigations on both sides of th

2011-07-15 所属栏目:欧美文化

White House officials say they will assess Friday whether they can reach a deal with opposition Republicans on raising the U.S. government’s legal borrowing limit. President Barack Obama negotiated w

2011-07-15 所属栏目:欧美文化

Top U.S. financial officials are issuing a new round of warnings about the potential catastrophe that awaits if lawmakers fail to raise the country's debt limit by August 2.Treasury Secretary Timothy

2011-07-15 所属栏目:欧美文化

Amid the specter of a possible default on U.S. debt obligations - and dire warnings from economists, investors, and credit ratings agencies - Washington remains mired in a political standoff, blocking

2011-07-15 所属栏目:欧美文化

French President Nicolas Sarkozy is sending his army chief to Afghanistan to study ways to enhance the safety of French soldiers as they begin withdrawal from the country. French Defense Minister Gera

2011-07-14 所属栏目:欧美文化

European leaders may hold another crisis summit on the struggling eurozone as early as Friday. The euro currency area is experiencing another grim week - and America's own debt problems only add to t