2011-01-15 所属栏目:欧美文化

TUNIS, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Tunisian authorities announced a nationwide curfew on Friday after weeks of deadly clashed spread to the capital of Tunis, the Tunisian television reported.The curfew came a

2011-01-15 所属栏目:欧美文化

SANTIAGO, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Chilean President Sebastian Pinera on Friday reshuffled his cabinet, replacing ministers of defense, labor and energy, and sacking the minister of transportation.The move

2011-01-15 所属栏目:欧美文化

NEW YORK, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- American International Group Inc. (AIG) announced on Friday that it had completed a recapitalization announced on Sept. 30, 2010, repaid the U.S. Federal Reserve's loans

2011-01-15 所属栏目:欧美文化

BRUSSELS, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- The eurozone trade balance with the rest of the world fell into deficit in November last year as imports rose more than exports, the European Union (EU)'s statistics off

2011-01-15 所属栏目:欧美文化

OTTAWA, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Due to stronger than projected sales activity in the fourth quarter, Canada's annual housing sales activity in 2010 was higher than anticipated, although volume was still

2011-01-15 所属栏目:欧美文化

LONDON, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- British Petroleum (BP) signed an agreement with Russia's state-controlled oil producer Rosneft on Friday evening, under which BP will swap 5 percent of its stock, valued a

2011-01-14 所属栏目:欧美文化

GAZA, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- Hamas leader in Gaza Ismail Haneya authorized his forces Thursday to work on maintaining fragile ceasefire with Israel, a statement from Haneya's office said."The prime mini

2011-01-14 所属栏目:欧美文化

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- The death toll in the storms that hit Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state this week has reached 444, local authorities said on Thursday evening, adding that this is the

2011-01-14 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. State Department on Thursday said that the United States will hold a memorial service on Friday for the late former U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan

2011-01-14 所属栏目:欧美文化

TOKYO, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- TOKYO, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- The Japanese cabinet resigned on Friday ahead of a planned reshuffle, sources said.Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara, Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda

2011-01-14 所属栏目:欧美文化

BEIRUT, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese President Michel Sleiman will launch mandatory consultations next Monday to form a new government after the resignation of ministers affiliated with Shiite armed g

2011-01-14 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday slapped sanctions on 24 shipping companies affiliated with the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) and two entities

2011-01-14 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. economy is expected grow up to 4.0 percent in 2011, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Thursday."We see the economy strengthening," he told a small-

2011-01-14 所属栏目:欧美文化

PARIS, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- French carmaker PSA Peugeot Citroen announced on Thursday that its global sales in 2010 reached a new all-time high of over 3.6 million units, including vehicles and complet

2011-01-14 所属栏目:欧美文化

NEW YORK, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar fell against major currencies in late New York trading on Thursday, as the euro continued its rebound after solid European debt auctions.Spain attracted s

2011-01-14 所属栏目:欧美文化

ATHENS, Jan. 13 (Xinhua)-- The Greek jobless rate reached 13.5 percent in October, the highest since Greece started monthly estimations of unemployment figures in 2004, the National Statistical Author

2011-01-14 所属栏目:欧美文化

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's Labor Minister Carlos Lupi said Thursday the country will generate 3 million jobs this year.The minister attributed the high job creation to the pre-salt

2011-01-13 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Violence in Afghanistan is likely to rise as Spring comes, and the country remains the focus of U.S. national security strategy, said Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of t

2011-01-13 所属栏目:欧美文化

MOSCOW, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- The cause of the plane crash that killed Polish president Lech Kaczynski has been attributed to the crew's refusal to divert to another airport under pressure to avoid ups

2011-01-13 所属栏目:欧美文化

TUNIS, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali appointed on Monday Ahmed Friaa as new interior and local development minister in replacement of Rafik Belhadj Kacem, the Tunisian

2011-01-13 所属栏目:欧美文化

Brisbane, Australia, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Residents should be ready for more grave news to come in the upcoming days, as flood water level is due to hit record high later this week, warned Anna Bligh,

2011-01-13 所属栏目:欧美文化

TUNIS, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Tunisian Interior Ministry announced curfew in Grand Tunis region starting from 8:00 p.m. (1900 GMT) Wednesday to 5:30 a.m. (0430 GMT) Thursday following unrest spread to th

2011-01-13 所属栏目:欧美文化

WARSAW, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Poland on Wednesday said a Russia report on the plane crash that killed its President Lech Kaczynski was incomplete and erroneous.Russia's Interstate Aviation Committee (I

2011-01-13 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Global economy, which increased by 3.9 percent in 2010, is expected to grow 3.3 percent this year and 3.6 percent in 2012, according to the Global Economic Prospects 20

2011-01-13 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama has in recent days been ramping up efforts to convince Americans that he is taking economic and job growth seriously, analysts say.The initi