2009-09-04 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. government unveiled a plan Thursday to require banks to apply stronger international standards for their capital reserves and liquidity, aiming at preventing a

2009-09-03 所属栏目:欧美文化

VIENNA, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mohamed ElBaradei, says there is no evidence that Iran will produce nuclear weapons in the near future. Accor

2009-09-03 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Wednesday that the United States and other countries should continue to stimulate the economy despite some early signs

2009-09-03 所属栏目:欧美文化

JAKARTA, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- At least 42 people have been killed, 40 others have gone missing and more than 400 others were wounded after a 7.3 magnitude quake hit West Java of Indonesia on Wednesday,

2009-09-03 所属栏目:欧美文化

NEW YORK, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- Wall Street fluctuated Wednesday, as gains in energy shares offset bigger-than-estimated job losses and sluggish growth in factory orders. The ADP Employer Services r

2009-09-03 所属栏目:欧美文化

BRUSSELS, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- The worst part of the economic crisis in the euro zone is over, but it is still too early to end financial stimulus, a top European economic official said on Wednesday.

2009-09-03 所属栏目:欧美文化

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- Assisted by rising humidity and dipping temperatures, firefighters managed to slow the spread of a wildfire in northern Los Angeles, fire commanders said on Wednesday.

2009-09-02 所属栏目:欧美文化

MOSCOW, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Yulia Tymoshenko held talks on Tuesday amid a new diplomatic row over a Russian Black Sea Fleet lighthou

2009-09-02 所属栏目:欧美文化

WARSAW, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- Leaders and officials from across Europe and the United States gathered in Gdansk of northern Poland on Tuesday to mark the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of the European

2009-09-02 所属栏目:欧美文化

ANGELES, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- Assisted by rising humidity, firefighters gained an upper hand over a massive wildfire which was moving toward Los Angeles, fire commanders said on Tuesday. The 190-sq

2009-09-02 所属栏目:欧美文化

CHICAGO, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- Gold futures on the COMEX Division of the New York Mercantile Exchange ended higher on Tuesday as the plunging stock markets raised gold's safe-haven appeal. Silver rose,

2009-09-02 所属栏目:欧美文化

CHICAGO, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- U.S. automakers saw a sharp rise of auto sales in August due to the Cash for Clunkers program that encouraged consumers to trade in old vehicles for more fuel-efficient ne

2009-09-01 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) -- A report of assessment on the Afghanistan war has been wrapped up and forwarded to NATO and U.S. leaders, said Pentagon officials on Monday. U.S. Defense Secretary Robe

2009-09-01 所属栏目:欧美文化

CAIRO, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) -- Leaders of the African Union (AU) wrapped up a special summit in Libya on Monday which was aimed to tackle regional conflicts, especially situations in Somalia, Sudan's Dar

2009-09-01 所属栏目:欧美文化

BEIJING, Sept.1 -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc has launched an addition to its online business that has outside retailers selling nearly 1 million new items through Walmart.com, a move that could help the wor

2009-09-01 所属栏目:欧美文化

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) -- Pushing in three directions, a massive wildfire in hills near Los Angeles doubled in size to 85,000 acres (about 34,425 hectares) overnight, authorities said on Monday

2009-08-31 所属栏目:欧美文化

TEHRAN, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- Tehran on Sunday dismissed the reports on a ship of weapons from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to Iran as "Zionist" conspiracy, local Fars news agency r

2009-08-31 所属栏目:欧美文化

JERUSALEM, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was indicted Sunday afternoon over alleged corruption affairs. The indictment, filed by the State Prosecutor's Office, focuses

2009-08-31 所属栏目:欧美文化

BEIJING, Aug. 31 -- German car maker Mercedes-Benz (China) Ltd officially began the domestic sales of its new generation of S-Class luxury sedans in Beijing on Friday. The company is counting on t

2009-08-31 所属栏目:欧美文化

BEIJING, Aug. 31 -- Following the implementation of its large-scale expansion plan, the Changchun Hi-tech Development Zone (CHDZ), one of the nation's top 10 State-level hi-tech zones, is expected to

2009-08-31 所属栏目:欧美文化

CHANGCHUN, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- American General Motors (GM) and China's state-owned automaker FAW Group Corp. (FAW) announced Sunday a two billion yuan (about 293 million U.S. dollars) joint venture

2009-08-31 所属栏目:欧美文化

TOKYO, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) won Sunday's general election by landslide victory, sweeping the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) out of almost unbroken power since 1955

2009-08-30 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- Seven people were found dead and two others seriously injured on Saturday morning in a mobile home in Glynn County, the U.S. state of Georgia. The county's police

2009-08-30 所属栏目:欧美文化

LONDON, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- British Prime Minister Gordon Brown made a surprise visit to British troops in Afghanistan on Saturday, the BBC and Sky News reported. "I think we could get another 50,

2009-08-30 所属栏目:欧美文化

TOKYO, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- Japanese voters began voting early Sunday for a lower house generation in which the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) looks set to end more than 50 years of al