2009-08-24 所属栏目:欧美文化

JERUSALEM, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- It is a term that sounds almost cliche after so many years of use, but this week "a crucial meeting" will take place between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu an

2009-08-24 所属栏目:欧美文化

BAGHDAD, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi military spokesman Sunday announced the arrest of the mastermind of Wednesday's deadly truck bombings in central Baghdad, the state-run television of Iraqia reporte

2009-08-23 所属栏目:欧美文化

ATHENS, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- Dozens of wildfires were reported in Greece on Saturday, with the most serious one still blazing in the early afternoon northeast of the greater Athens area, between Lake M

2009-08-23 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Saturday debunked "phony claims" about health-care insurance reform, calling for "honest debate" across the country. "This is an issu

2009-08-23 所属栏目:欧美文化

PYONGYANG, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) in recent weeks has made a series of conciliatory moves toward the United States and South Korea. That's after mon

2009-08-22 所属栏目:欧美文化

LONDON, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said Friday that the sight of the Lockerbie bomber "getting a hero's welcome in Tripoli is deeply upsetting." Scottish authori

2009-08-22 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama said on Friday that the Afghan presidential election is an "important step forward" for the country, vowing to "strengthen Afghan security,

2009-08-22 所属栏目:欧美文化

BAGHDAD, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- A terror group responsible for Wednesday's deadly attacks against Iraqi ministries in Baghdad was arrested, Baghdad Operation Command said. Major general Qassim Atta,

2009-08-21 所属栏目:欧美文化

LONDON, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- The only person convicted in the Lockerbie bombing is being released from prison on compassionate grounds, Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill said Thursday. Mac

2009-08-21 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- The United States wants to continue talks with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) only in the framework of six-party talks, U.S. State Department said on

2009-08-21 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama said Thursday that the Afghan presidential election appeared to have been a success and that the United States will continue to monitor the

2009-08-21 所属栏目:欧美文化

NEW YORK, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Oil prices fluctuated around 72 U.S. dollars a barrel on Thursday as investors were uncertain about the pace of economic recovery. Light, sweet crude for September de

2009-08-20 所属栏目:欧美文化

NEW YORK, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- The dollar fell against most major currencies on Wednesday as a drop of U.S. crude oil inventory boosted hope for energy demand. The Energy Information Administration

2009-08-20 所属栏目:欧美文化

CHICAGO, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- U.S. automaker General Motors Co. has spiked plans to build a new Buick crossover and its plug-in version after the vehicle drew negative feedback, a GM official said on W

2009-08-20 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) wants to have direct talks with the United States, instead of the six-party talks, said New Mexico Governor Bill Richa

2009-08-20 所属栏目:欧美文化

ISLAMABAD, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- With some of the top Taliban leaders allegedly killed or duly arrested, analysts and local media believe that Pakistan is winning the war. But they have been reminded by

2009-08-20 所属栏目:欧美文化

KABUL, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- Turning out to the polling stations to elect their new president and 420 provincial council members, the Afghan people has embarked upon a crucial exercise that possibly pla

2009-08-19 所属栏目:欧美文化

MOSCOW, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- Russia gives priority to the development of aerospace industry and will continue to invest in the sector, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Tuesday. "The development o

2009-08-19 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. economy will experience a U-shaped recovery and the recession will come to an end this year, a leading U.S. economist said recently in an exclusive interview w

2009-08-19 所属栏目:欧美文化

NEW YORK, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- Wall Street traded higher Tuesday on better-than-expected earnings, joining overseas market to rebound from the previous big sell-off. Home Depot Inc., the world's large

2009-08-19 所属栏目:欧美文化

BERLIN, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- A shooter, who killed 4 people and seriously injured a woman in a shooting, surrendered after the police stormed into a house in the western German town of Schwalmtal on Tu

2009-08-19 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday praised Israel for "right movement" on Jewish settlement issue and called on the Palestinians and the Arab countries to show peac

2009-08-19 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday praised Israel for "right movement" on Jewish settlement issue and called on the Palestinians and the Arab countries to show peac

2009-08-19 所属栏目:欧美文化

CHICAGO, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- U.S. automaker General Motors Co. (GM) plans to boost production at several factories due to higher sales from the federal "cash for clunkers" program, the company said Tu

2009-08-18 所属栏目:欧美文化

MOSCOW, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- The missing Russian vessel Arctic Sea has been found, and its crew taken to a Russian warship, news agencies quoted the Russian defense minister as saying on Monday. "A