2009-02-25 所属栏目:欧美文化

COLOMBO, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- The military in Sri Lanka said Tuesday that government troops have entered into the Puthukudyiruppu town, the last town held by Tamil Tiger rebels in the northern Mullaitt

2009-02-25 所属栏目:欧美文化

CAIRO, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- A Fatah delegation led by senior negotiator Ahmed Qurei arrived in Cairo on Tuesday night, shortly after their Hamas' counterpart's arrival, the state MENA news agency rep

2009-02-25 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama plans to withdraw most of U.S. troops out of Iraq in less than 19 months, pending a formal announcement later this week, officials said Tues

2009-02-25 所属栏目:欧美文化

BEIJING, Feb. 25 -- China hopes to cut the number of its major auto makers from 14 to 10 and increase the market share of domestic-brand vehicles in a consolidation push designed to enhance the compet

2009-02-25 所属栏目:欧美文化

BEIJING, Feb. 25 -- The Chinese mainland has become the most favored job assignment destination in Asia for multinationals, according to a survey released by accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (Pw

2009-02-25 所属栏目:欧美文化

NEW YORK, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks rebounded on Tuesday morning after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the current economic recession may end this year. Shares plunged with all ma

2009-02-24 所属栏目:欧美文化

TEHRAN, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said here on Monday that Iran had not talked with any U.S. officials, the official IRNA news agency reported. "No official o

2009-02-24 所属栏目:欧美文化

BRUSSELS, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- European Union (EU) foreign ministers on Monday endorsed the idea of Eastern Partnership -- enhanced relations with former Soviet Republics. "There has been general c

2009-02-24 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama vowed on Monday that he will cut his country's budget deficit by 2013. "Today, I am pledging to cut the deficit we inherited by half by

2009-02-24 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- U.S. authorities on Monday vowed to try their best to shore up the ailing financial system and reaffirmed that the banks should "remain in private hands." "A strong

2009-02-24 所属栏目:欧美文化

NEW YORK, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- Wall Street plunged Monday with the Dow Jones average and the S&P 500 index dropping to a 12-year-low on concerns about dim economic outlook. Big technology companies

2009-02-23 所属栏目:欧美文化

MOSUL, Iraq, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi security forces, backed by U.S. troops, has launched a new operation to eradicate al-Qaida militants in the volatile northern province of Nineveh, provincial sec

2009-02-23 所属栏目:欧美文化

BERLIN, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- Major European Union (EU) countries on Sunday agreed on concrete measures to reinforce supervision of world financial markets. The EU nations have proposed tougher supe

2009-02-23 所属栏目:欧美文化

CAIRO, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- At least one French tourist was killed and 20 people were wounded in a blast in Cairo's populous al-Hussein district on Sunday evening, the Health Ministry said in a statem

2009-02-23 所属栏目:欧美文化

BEIJING, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- Lian Ping, chief economist of Bank of Communications, China's fifth largest commercial lender, said Sunday that the Chinese economy is expected to pick up speed starting

2009-02-23 所属栏目:欧美文化

BERLIN, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- Major European Union countries agreed Sunday on a plan to inject new momentum into efforts to overhaul the global financial system with the help of international organizati

2009-02-22 所属栏目:欧美文化

ANTANANARIVO, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Madagascan President Marc Ravalomanana and his rival Andry Rajoelina agreed here on Saturday afternoon to stop provocation and violent demonstration, Christian Church

2009-02-22 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama plans to slash the exploding federal deficit by half by 2013, the end of his first term, according to local media reports on Saturday. The p

2009-02-22 所属栏目:欧美文化

ISLAMABAD, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- The local government of Pakistan Saturday announced ceasefire with the militants in the restive northwestern Swat valley. "I announce complete ceasefire from our side,"

2009-02-22 所属栏目:欧美文化

OTTAWA, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- The Canadian subsidiaries of General Motors and Chrysler on Friday submitted their restructuring plans to the Canadian and Ontario governments in their bids to get emergenc

2009-02-22 所属栏目:欧美文化

PHUKET, Thailand, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- A multilateral fund of 120 billion U.S. dollars is expected to help the ASEAN plus China, Japan, South Korea tackle possible foreign capital flow shortage in the

2009-02-22 所属栏目:欧美文化

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- John Laing Homes, one of the largest estate developers of the United States, has filed for bankruptcy protection due to the collapse of the housing market, it was repo

2009-02-21 所属栏目:欧美文化

COLOMBO, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels launched an air attack on the capital Colombo Friday night, with one aircraft being shot down and another one dropping a bomb on a governme

2009-02-21 所属栏目:欧美文化

JERUSALEM, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Israeli President Shimon Peres on Friday officially tasked right-wing leader Benjamin Netanyahu with forming the next cabinet, and expressed hope for a stable government

2009-02-21 所属栏目:欧美文化

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- John Laing Homes, one of the largest estate developers of the United States, has filed for bankruptcy protection due to the collapse of the housing market, it was repo