2009-10-01 所属栏目:欧美文化

UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- By unanimously adopting a milestone resolution, the UN Security Council demanded on Wednesday the end of sexual violence in armed conflict, a scourge that has plag

2009-10-01 所属栏目:欧美文化

CHICAGO, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- Gold futures on the COMEX Division of the New York Mercantile Exchange topped the key level of 1,000 dollars on Wednesday, buoyed by a weak dollar and soaring crude oil.

2009-10-01 所属栏目:欧美文化

NEW YORK, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- Crude prices jumped nearly 6 percent on Wednesday after government data showed an unexpected drop in gasoline inventories. Light, sweet crude for November delivery r

2009-10-01 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. economy decreased at an annual rate of 0.7 percent in the second quarter of 2009, a better-than-expected performance which provides fresh evidence that the re

2009-09-30 所属栏目:欧美文化

UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- The meetings of world leaders at the General Assembly (GA) over the past week have made progress on major issues including climate change, nuclear disarmament and

2009-09-30 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- A strong earthquake struck off the U.S. Pacific island of American Samoa Tuesday, and tsunami alerts were issued for a vast swath of the Pacific Ocean. The U.S. Ge

2009-09-30 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama said Tuesday that dismantling the al-Qaeda network in Afghanistan is not American battle, but "the most important NATO mission right now."

2009-09-30 所属栏目:欧美文化

BRUSSELS, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- Japanese electronics giant Panasonic won approval on Tuesday from the European Union (EU) to buy its rival Sanyo Electric on condition that it sells certain battery prod

2009-09-30 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) Board on Tuesday proposed new rules to protect consumers who use credit cards from a number of potentially costly practices. "This p

2009-09-29 所属栏目:欧美文化

MANILA, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- Philippine Defense Secretary and National Disaster Coordinating Council chairman Gilberto Teodoro on Monday appealed for international assistance in the wake of the tropic

2009-09-29 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- World Bank President Robert B. Zoellick said on Monday that the global economic crisis is contributing to shifts in power relations in the world that will impact curre

2009-09-29 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- The Obama administration on Monday strongly condemned Iran's test-fire of long-range missiles, saying the "provocative behavior" only get Iran isolated. Following

2009-09-28 所属栏目:欧美文化

PORLAMAR, Venezuela, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- Brazil will not accept "an ultimatum" from the interim government set up in Honduras after the coup of June 28, said Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da S

2009-09-28 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Sunday that Iran will face "severe additional sanctions" due to the disclosure of Iran's secret uranium-enriching facility

2009-09-28 所属栏目:欧美文化

BERLIN, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her preferred partner, the Free Democrats (FDP), claimed victory in the general election here on Sunday and the two parties will form a

2009-09-28 所属栏目:欧美文化

KUWAIT CITY, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- Kuwait has suggested that the Gulf single currency initiative should be carried out in phases "due to the limited progress" to date, local daily Awan reported on Sund

2009-09-27 所属栏目:欧美文化

PORLAMAR, Venezuela, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- The second Africa-South America Summit (ASA) began on Saturday in Porlamar, northwestern Venezuela, with the participation of more than 20 heads of State and

2009-09-27 所属栏目:欧美文化

UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- Representatives from over 100 countries gathered at the United Nations on Saturday to voice their support for a newly unveiled plan to fight famine in the world.

2009-09-27 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Saturday reiterated his call for Iran to have "a serious, meaningful dialogue" over its disputed nuclear program. "Iran's leaders must

2009-09-27 所属栏目:欧美文化

SINGAPORE, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Saturday that the country's economy is in a stable position as it has passed the most difficult part of the economic d

2009-09-27 所属栏目:欧美文化

MOSCOW, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus will seek to join the World Trade Organization simultaneously and on equal terms as members of a customs union, First Deputy Prime Minister

2009-09-26 所属栏目:欧美文化

UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- Palestine on Friday called on the international community to "exert pressure on Israel to cease its settlement activities." Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas mad

2009-09-26 所属栏目:欧美文化

CHICAGO, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- Ford Motor Co. confirmed Friday that it is building a fourth plant in China to build the next-generation Ford Focus for consumers there. The next-generation Focus, a

2009-09-26 所属栏目:欧美文化

PITTSBURGH, the United States, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- The Group of 20 (G20) leaders agreed Friday here to strengthen international financial regulatory system to avoid future crisis. In the Leaders' St

2009-09-26 所属栏目:欧美文化

CHICAGO, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- Gold futures on the COMEX Division of the New York Mercantile Exchange fell for the third straight session on Friday and closed lower for the first week in six, as invest