2009-03-22 所属栏目:欧美文化

RAMALLAH, March 21 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas stressed on Saturday that Jerusalem is the first and last address for any upcoming peace settlement for the Middle East conflict. "Do

2009-03-22 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, March 21 (Xinhua) -- Hundreds of peace activists marched on the streets of Washington D.C. Saturday, marking the 6th anniversary of the Iraq war and demanding an immediate withdrawal of U.

2009-03-22 所属栏目:欧美文化

NEW YORK, March 21 (Xinhua) -- American International Group, Inc., a major American insurance corporation that caused outrage by paying out huge bonuses after receiving emergency money from the U.S. g

2009-03-22 所属栏目:欧美文化

BRUSSELS, March 21 (Xinhua) -- European Union (EU) leaders concluded their two-day spring summit on Friday with the adoption of a common position for the upcoming Group of 20 (G20) financial summit in

2009-03-21 所属栏目:欧美文化

BAGHDAD, March 20 (Xinhua) -- Six years after the U.S.-led invasion on Iraq, which paralyzed the oil-rich Middle East country, Washington is determined to withdraw its troops out. With new U.S. Pr

2009-03-21 所属栏目:欧美文化

TEHRAN, March 20 (Xinhua) -- Iran on Friday urged Washington to take "concrete" action of change, while welcoming U.S. President Barack Obama's video message for a "new beginning" of engagement with

2009-03-21 所属栏目:欧美文化

BRUSSELS, March 20 (Xinhua) -- European Union leaders wrapped up their two-day summit on Friday, evaluating the EU's economic stimulus plan, agreeing to raise aid to struggling Eastern European econo

2009-03-21 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, March 20 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama announced guidelines on Friday aimed at preventing lobbyists from influencing projects under the 787-billion-dollar stimulus package. "

2009-03-21 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, March 20 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Postal Service announced Friday it is taking "bold actions" in response to its ongoing financial crisis as "no signs of economic recovery in sight." The a

2009-03-21 所属栏目:欧美文化

OTTAWA, March 20 (Xinhua) -- Courts in Canada and the United States on Friday gave Nortel Networks permission to pay retention bonus money to eight senior executives while the company restructures und

2009-03-20 所属栏目:欧美文化

ANTANANARIVO, March 19 (Xinhhua) -- Madagascar's transitional government decided on Thursday to suspend the functioning of the two houses of the parliament, the National Assembly and the Senate. It a

2009-03-20 所属栏目:欧美文化

VIENNA, March 19 (Xinhua) -- The Chief Justice of Low Austria convicted the Austrian incest father Josef Fritzl of murder on Thursday afternoon in St. Poelten and gave him a life imprisonment. The

2009-03-20 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, March 19 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Thursday to impose a 90-percent tax on bonuses paid out to executives by firms receiving government bailout money li

2009-03-20 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, March 19 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Federal Reserve announced on Thursday that it is expanding the scope of its one-trillion-dollar program aimed at boosting consumer credit. The program is

2009-03-19 所属栏目:欧美文化

MOSCOW, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Russia has not supplied S-300 air defense systems to Iran and other Middle East countries, a spokesman for the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. "We confirm

2009-03-19 所属栏目:欧美文化

NEW YORK, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Bernard Madoff's longtime accountant David Friehling was charged with fraud as the U.S. prosecutors continued the hunt for others who might have been involved in Madoff

2009-03-19 所属栏目:欧美文化

BEIJING, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Coca-Cola Company and Huiyuan Juice Group said Wednesday that they respect the decision of the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) to reject Coca-Cola's 2.3 billion U.S. dollar b

2009-03-19 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, March 18 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday held a key interest rate unchanged at a record low of between zero to 0.25 percent while announcing new steps to help lift the countr

2009-03-19 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, March 18 (Xinhua) -- The head of financially troubled insurance giant American International Group (AIG) on Wednesday called on top-earning employees to voluntarily return at least half of

2009-03-18 所属栏目:欧美文化

LONDON, March 17 (Xinhua) -- British Prime Minister Gordon Brown warned Iran on Tuesday that it faces a "clear choice" over its nuclear program, and urged Tehran to let the world help it get civil nuc

2009-03-18 所属栏目:欧美文化

ANTANANARIVO, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Madagascan army on Tuesday gave power to opposition leader Andry Rajoelina as president of the transitional authorities, according to agencies' reports. Vice Ad

2009-03-18 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, March 17 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Federal Reserve announced Tuesday it is delaying by two years new limits on certain securities and other core capital held at major banks, a fresh effort to h

2009-03-18 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Lawmakers at U.S. Congress vowed on Tuesday to all but strip executives of the troubled American International Group (AIG) of their 165 million dollars in bonuses. Hou

2009-03-18 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, March 17 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday defended his 3.6-trillion-dollar budget, describing it as "an economic blueprint for our future -- a foundation on which to buil

2009-03-17 所属栏目:欧美文化

ANTANANARIVO March 16 (Xinhua) -- Madagascan pro-opposition armed forces successfully forced into a presidential palace on Monday evening in the downtown of Antananarivo, Madagascar's capital, but Pr