2009-05-26 所属栏目:欧美文化

PARIS, May 25 (Xinhua) -- Developed countries experienced the sharpest economic contraction on record in the first quarter of 2009, the largest fall since 1960, said the Organization for Economic Coop

2009-05-26 所属栏目:欧美文化

BRUSSELS, May 25 (Xinhua) -- European Union (EU) member states adopted two pieces of legislation on Monday to facilitate entry and residence in the EU of highly skilled third country nationals and to

2009-05-25 所属栏目:欧美文化

SEOUL, May 24 (Xinhua) -- South Korean police tentatively concluded Sunday that former President Roh Moo-hyun's death was a suicide by jumping off a cliff. In an interim report on the incident, t

2009-05-25 所属栏目:欧美文化

TEHRAN, May 24 (Xinhua) -- The declaration issued by trilateral summit of Iranian, Afghan and Pakistani presidents held here Sunday called on the three neighbors to enhance security, political and eco

2009-05-25 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, May 24 (Xinhua) -- The Obama administration on Sunday reiterated that the status of Jerusalem should be solved by peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians, avoiding criticizing Isra

2009-05-24 所属栏目:欧美文化

TEHRAN, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Saturday defended his much-criticized foreign and economic policies as campaigns were heating up for the June 12 presidential electi

2009-05-24 所属栏目:欧美文化

LOS ANGELES, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Millions of Americans are traveling over the Memorial Day despite the worst economic downturn in decades, but apparently not as many as in past years. Some 32.4 mil

2009-05-24 所属栏目:欧美文化

COLOMBO, May 23 (Xinhua) -- United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has asked Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse to allow greater international relief access to internal displaced person (IDP

2009-05-24 所属栏目:欧美文化

LOS ANGELES, May 23 (Xinhua) -- The deepening California budget crisis would not only cause short-term pain but could also bring lasting harm to the state's 1.8-trillion-U.S.-dollar economy, a newspa

2009-05-24 所属栏目:欧美文化

CHICAGO, May 22 (Xinhua) -- With the June 1 restructuring deadline approaching, General Motors reached a tentative labor agreement with the United Auto Workers (UAW) in a bid to remove one of the majo

2009-05-23 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, May 22 (Xinhua) -- In the most sweeping changes to the U.S. credit card industry in 40 years, President Barack Obama Friday signed into law a landmark credit card bill that will eliminate

2009-05-23 所属栏目:欧美文化

MEXICO CITY, May 22 (Xinhua) - An earthquake of 5.9 magnitude on the Richter scale shook on Friday Mexico City, without reports of victims and damages so far. The National Seismologic Service (SSN

2009-05-23 所属栏目:欧美文化

NEW DELHI, May 22 (Xinhua) -- India's new Congress-led government was sworn in Friday for a second term of five years, with Manmohan Singh taking oath as prime minister along with 19 others as cabine

2009-05-23 所属栏目:欧美文化

BEIJING, May 22 (Xinhua) -- The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) said Friday it would end a de facto suspension of initial public offerings (IPOs) on the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock excha

2009-05-23 所属栏目:欧美文化

CHICAGO, May 21 (Xinhua) -- The United Auto Workers (UAW) union has reached a tentative deal with the U.S. Treasury Department and General Motors Corp. on modifying a labor agreement and restructuring

2009-05-22 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, May 21 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden will visit Beirut on Friday to show support for an "independent and sovereign Lebanon," the White House announced on Thursday. The U.S.

2009-05-22 所属栏目:欧美文化

JERUSALEM, May 21 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Thursday that all of Jerusalem would always remain under Israeli sovereignty, but hundreds of east Jerusalem Arabs protest

2009-05-22 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, May 21 (Xinhua) -- Amid a contentious debate on how to deal with terror suspects held at the Guantanamo prison, U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday vowed to break from Bush-era policie

2009-05-22 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, May 20 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday signed two bills into law in an effort to make troubled mortgages more affordable. The Helping Families Save Their Homes Act

2009-05-22 所属栏目:欧美文化

BEIJING, May 21 (Xinhua) -- China's industrial output growth is expected to exceed 10 percent in the second half of this year, buoyed by the government's stimulus package and growing domestic demand

2009-05-21 所属栏目:欧美文化

RAMALLAH, May 20 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad said on Wednesday that his new government will quit as soon as a national reconciliation deal is reached among the Palestinian fact

2009-05-21 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, May 20 (Xinhua) -- Defying U.S. President Barack Obama, the U.S. Senate on Wednesday voted to deny the president's request for 80 million U.S. dollars to close the U.S. military prison at

2009-05-21 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, May 20 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday reiterated American calls for Iran to give up its nuclear ambition for the sake of its own security. Addressing

2009-05-21 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, May 20 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday gave a final approval to a landmark credit card bill that will eliminate sudden interest rate increases and excessive fees

2009-05-21 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, May 20 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Wednesday that there are "important indications" that the U.S. financial system is starting to heal. In prepared rem