2010-06-13 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, June 12 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Coast Guard announced on Saturday it has ordered BP to improve its plan to contain the oil spill in Gulf of Mexico in 48 hours, as the company's efforts are d

2010-06-12 所属栏目:欧美文化

HOUSTON, June 11 (Xinhua) -- Death toll from the flash floods early Friday in the U.S. state of Arkansas continued to rise, with authorities putting the latest fatalities at 20.State police initially

2010-06-12 所属栏目:欧美文化

LOS ANGELES, June 11 (Xinhua) -- U.S. experts said more severe penalty and strict regulations on oil drilling will likely prevent similar environmental catastrophes as it has happened in the Gulf of M

2010-06-12 所属栏目:欧美文化

HOUSTON, June 11 (Xinhua) -- British oil giant BP on Friday announced a second 25-million-U.S.-dollar grant to the U.S. state of Florida to help it battle the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.T

2010-06-12 所属栏目:欧美文化

PARIS, June 11 (Xinhua) -- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin told French President Nicolas Sarkozy Russia would freeze a missile sale to Iran to conform with new sactions adopted by the U.N. Secur

2010-06-12 所属栏目:欧美文化

BISHKEK, June 11 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from overnight clashes in southern Kyrgyzstan had risen to 37, health authorities said Friday.The death toll from the clashes in the second largest city of

2010-06-12 所属栏目:欧美文化

MOSCOW, June 11 (Xinhua) -- The leader of one of Russia's North Caucasus republics confirmed to media Friday that one of the militants killed in an operation a day earlier was notorious gang chief Ya

2010-06-12 所属栏目:欧美文化

MILAN, Italy, June 11 (Xinhua) -- Italy is particularly vulnerable to the financial and economic crisis, especially due to its elevated public debt, a senior economist told Xinhua in an interview on F

2010-06-12 所属栏目:欧美文化

TOKYO, June 11 (Xinhua) -- Japan's Nikkei climbed sharply Friday as gains on Wall Street lifted investor sentiment and signs that Europe's debt crisis may be receding encouraged buying as the yen re

2010-06-12 所属栏目:欧美文化

BEIJING, June 12(Xinhuanet) -- Inventories held by United States businesses rose for a fourth consecutive month in April while total business sales increased for a 13th consecutive month.U.S. Commerce

2010-06-12 所属栏目:欧美文化

THE HAGUE, June 11(Xinhua) -- The Dutch economy is facing uncertainties due to the European debt crisis, the country's central bank said.The economy is expected to grow 1.2 percent this year, but pro

2010-06-11 所属栏目:欧美文化

KHARTOUM, June 10 (Xinhua) -- Hamas on Thursday rejected what it termed as "attempts by some regional and international parties" to loosen the Israeli siege over Gaza, demanding full cancellation of t

2010-06-11 所属栏目:欧美文化

TEHRAN, June 10 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast denounced the UN Security Council's resolution against Tehran as "incorrect and illegal," the official IRNA news agen

2010-06-11 所属栏目:欧美文化

BRUSSELS, June 10 (Xinhua) -- NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen on Thursday urged member states to "cut fat not muscle" in defence budgets as they are forced to make cuts due to current fin

2010-06-11 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, June 10 (Xinhua) -- U.S. scientists studying the Gulf of Mexico oil spill estimate the BP well could have been spewing as much as 40,000 barrels of crude a day into the Gulf."The lowest es

2010-06-11 所属栏目:欧美文化

TEHRAN, June 10 (Xinhua) -- Tehran accused the West on Thursday of cheating the world on the UN resolutions to impose a new round of sanctions against the country and vowed to pursue its "peaceful " n

2010-06-11 所属栏目:欧美文化

BERLIN, June 10 (Xinhua) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday reiterated her call for changes to European Union treaties to ensure euro stability and prevent financial crises."I'm of the op

2010-06-10 所属栏目:欧美文化

VIENNA, June 9 (Xinhua) -- The United States, Russia and France have formally replied to Iran's proposals for a nuclear fuel swap, just hours before the United Nations votes on new sanctions against

2010-06-10 所属栏目:欧美文化

TOKYO, June 9 (Xinhua) -- The approval rating for Japan's new cabinet jumped to 61.5 percent, Kyodo News reported, citing its first nationwide opinion poll conducted Tuesday and Wednesday following t

2010-06-10 所属栏目:欧美文化

UNITED NATIONS, June 9 (Xinhua) -- The UN Security Council on Wednesday adopted a resolution to impose the fourth round of sanctions against Iran over its suspect nuclear program. The resolution was a

2010-06-10 所属栏目:欧美文化

THE HAGUE, June 9 (Xinhua) -- The Dutch centre-right liberal VVD party, led by Mark Rutte, wins the general election on Wednesday for the first time ever since it was founded in 1948, preliminary resu

2010-06-10 所属栏目:欧美文化

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, June 10 (Xinhua) -- An explosion rattled a wedding party late on Wednesday in southern Afghanistan's restive province of Kandahar, killing at least 39 people and injuring 73 ot

2010-06-10 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, June 9 (Xinhua) -- As foreign troops in Afghanistan suffer heavy losses this week, a U.S. Defense Department spokesman admitted Wednesday NATO forces are facing "tough week" in that countr

2010-06-10 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, June 9 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Wednesday that his country's economic recovery will be on track and the European debt crisis is likely to have only a

2010-06-10 所属栏目:欧美文化

BEIJING, June 10 (Xinhuanet) -- From January to April, Sino-Russian trade increased by 57 percent compared to the same period last year, totaling 16.2 billion U.S. dollars."Sino-Russian trade is curre