2009-09-14 所属栏目:欧美文化

BEIJING, Sept. 14 -- Fan Rende was so angry on Saturday he skipped breakfast, lunch and dinner to work on a petition to United States President Barack Obama in protest at the higher tariff placed on C

2009-09-14 所属栏目:欧美文化

HOUSTON, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Norman Borlaug, the father of the "green revolution" who won the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in fighting world hunger and saving millions of lives, died Saturday night

2009-09-14 所属栏目:欧美文化

JERUSALEM, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- The United States special envoy to the Middle East George Mitchell is in Israel in a fresh push of long-stalled peace process. Mitchell is expected to reach an agre

2009-09-14 所属栏目:欧美文化

BERLIN, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her top rival Frank-Walter Steinmeier staged on Sunday night alive TV debate for upcoming general election, which local media branded a

2009-09-13 所属栏目:欧美文化

GAZA, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- In spite of different reports saying that there has a progress achieved, a Gaza-based militant group's spokesman revealed on Saturday that a prisoners' swap deal between t

2009-09-13 所属栏目:欧美文化

TEHRAN, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Iranian Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi said on Saturday that Iran has no plan to develop nuclear weapons, the Iranian Labour News Agency (ILNA) reported."We regard producti

2009-09-13 所属栏目:欧美文化

SRINAGAR, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Three policemen and a woman were killed and nine other policemen sustained injures Saturday evening in a car bomb blast in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian-control

2009-09-13 所属栏目:欧美文化

HELSINKI, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- The result of a new survey gathering a number of Finnish economists' opinions showed that the recession in Finland will end and the Finnish economy is believed to start

2009-09-13 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama's decision to impose punitive tariffs on tires imported from China has caused wide disappointment from American industries. Roy Little

2009-09-12 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- The United States on Friday proposed to hold multilateral talks with Iran to find out if the Islamic Republic is really willing to address nuclear and other concerns.

2009-09-12 所属栏目:欧美文化

BEIRUT, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- At least two Katyusha rockets were fired from southern Lebanon and hit northern Israel on Friday afternoon, while Israel responded with artillery to the area where the roc

2009-09-12 所属栏目:欧美文化

PARIS, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said Friday in a report that most of its member countries have seen stronger signs of economic recovery.

2009-09-12 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. federal deficit has topped 1.38 trillion dollars with one month left in this fiscal year, according to Treasury Department statistics released on Friday.

2009-09-12 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama has decided to impose punitive tariffs on all car and light truck tires from China for three years, the White House announced on Friday.

2009-09-12 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- For Americans, every anniversary of 9/11 terror attacks is a time for mourning and remembrance. However, on the eighth anniversary, which fell on Friday, there are

2009-09-11 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- A senior U.S. official said here on Thursday that Iran's new proposal failed to address the Islamic Republic's nuclear program, the "greatest concern" of the United

2009-09-11 所属栏目:欧美文化

BEIRUT, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri announced on Thursday that he stepped down after weeks of consultations to form a national unity cabinet with the opposition,

2009-09-11 所属栏目:欧美文化

BEIRUT, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri announced on Thursday that he stepped down after weeks of consultations to form a national unity cabinet with the opposition,

2009-09-11 所属栏目:欧美文化

BAGHDAD, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- At least 25 people were killed and some 75 others injured in a series of bombings across Iraq Thursday, shaping a setback to the efforts of the Iraqi government to restor

2009-09-11 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. industries Thursday expressed strong dissatisfaction with a U.S. decision to impose preliminary duties on imports of China-made steel pipes, saying such a pro

2009-09-11 所属栏目:欧美文化

NEW YORK, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks extended rally for a fifth day on Thursday as investors were encouraged by upbeat jobless data and corporate earnings forecast. The U.S. Labor Department

2009-09-10 所属栏目:欧美文化

PARIS, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- The leaders of Britain, France and Germany have called on the United Nations to hold a new international conference on the future of Afghanistan, the Elysee Palace said on W

2009-09-10 所属栏目:欧美文化

HOUSTON, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- World oil demand will grow next year for the first time since 2007 and return to pre-recession levels by 2012, according to a newly released report. World oil demand is ex

2009-09-10 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama pressed for quick actions on health care reform in a speech delivered at a joint session of Congress here Wednesday night. "Our collective f

2009-09-10 所属栏目:欧美文化

MEXICO CITY, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- Mexico's public Security Minister, Gernaro Garcia Luna, said that only one person had been arrested for the hijacking of an aircraft from Mexican resort town Cancun t