2010-08-12 所属栏目:欧美文化

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- The world's largest computer networking equipment maker Cisco Systems Inc. reported on Wednesday that its net income in the fourth-quarter increased by 79 percent a

2010-08-11 所属栏目:欧美文化

MOSCOW, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Russian operator RosRao said Tuesday that its 17 nuclear waste storage facilities are safe from the wildfires that have been ravaging Russia in recent weeks.Some 300 people

2010-08-11 所属栏目:欧美文化

BEIRUT, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese Foreign Affairs Minister Ali Shami said on Tuesday that the ministry is to file a complaint against the Israeli spying network in Lebanon before the UN Security Co

2010-08-11 所属栏目:欧美文化

UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday met with the four members of the panel of inquiry on the Israeli raid on a Turkish aid flotilla bound for Gaza on May 31

2010-08-11 所属栏目:欧美文化

SANTA MARTA, Colombia, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Colombia and Venezuela Tuesday agreed to reestablish diplomatic relations.The agreement was reached between Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and his Ve

2010-08-11 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday signed a 26-billion-dollar bill to help states prevent teacher layoffs and pay for their Medicaid bills, hours after the House of

2010-08-11 所属栏目:欧美文化

HOUSTON, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- British energy giant BP on Tuesday suspended drilling on a relief well expected to intercept the blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico due to bad weather.The suspension wou

2010-08-10 所属栏目:欧美文化

JERUSALEM, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday laid out Israel's case for a deadly raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla before members of an investigation commission."

2010-08-10 所属栏目:欧美文化

UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- The number of people affected by catastrophic floods in Pakistan may outnumber those suffering from the recent major natural disasters -- the 2004 Indian Ocean tsuna

2010-08-10 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Monday said he recommended the dismantling of Joint Forces Command in a major defense spending cut plan.Gates announced the plan a

2010-08-10 所属栏目:欧美文化

ROME, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Monday launched an informal pre-electoral campaign aimed at rallying supporters for the possible election in autumn."It's time tha

2010-08-10 所属栏目:欧美文化

CANBERRA, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Australian former prime minister Kevin Rudd has been appointed to a United Nations (UN) panel on global sustainability, the UN confirmed on Tuesday.A statement from the U

2010-08-10 所属栏目:欧美文化

MOSCOW, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- As the mortality rate in Russia's capital has doubled with the record-breaking heat and toxic smoke smothering the city, a record number of more than 100,000 passengers has

2010-08-10 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- U.S. mortgage giant Freddie Mac on Monday sought another 1.8 billion dollars in federal aid after reporting huge second-quarter loss.The company so far has already recei

2010-08-10 所属栏目:欧美文化

SINGAPORE, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- In the second quarter of 2010, Singapore's economy expanded by 18.8 percent on a year-on-year basis, stronger than the 16.9 percent growth in the first quarter, officia

2010-08-09 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- As mounting sanction pressure on Iran, the Obama administration continues voicing its "dual-track" approach to Tehran, saying Washington remains "open to engagement" wit

2010-08-09 所属栏目:欧美文化

TEHRAN, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said Sunday the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief will soon set the date for the Vienna Group-Iran nuclear talks."I

2010-08-09 所属栏目:欧美文化

ISLAMABAD, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Over 1,600 people have been killed in the floods that have hit Pakistan over the last couple of weeks, reported local media Express on Sunday.This is the latest figure re

2010-08-09 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Top U.S. commander Ray Odierno in Iraq said Sunday Iraqi security forces are ready to assume control of the country's security responsibilities, as U.S. forces handed o

2010-08-09 所属栏目:欧美文化

WARSAW, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Bronislaw Komorowski was sworn in as Poland's new president on Friday, pledging accelerated efforts to promote economy and boost solidarity among various political parties.

2010-08-09 所属栏目:欧美文化

BEIJING, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Saturday vowed to reset ties with neighboring Venezuela and Ecuador, and the two countries also expressed their willingness to res

2010-08-09 所属栏目:欧美文化

BEIJING, Aug. 8 (Xinhuanet) -- Hewlett-Packard Co has ousted its CEO for allegedly falsifying documents to conceal a relationship with a former contractor and help her get paid for work she didn't do

2010-08-08 所属栏目:欧美文化

BASRA, Iraq, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Three explosions on Saturday ripped through a popular market in Iraq's southern city of Basra, leaving at least 16 people dead and around 116 others wounded, local pol

2010-08-08 所属栏目:欧美文化

BOGOTA, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Juan Manuel Santos was sworn in as Colombia's new president on Saturday afternoon, taking over the power from Alvaro Uribe at a ceremony held on the Bolivar Square of the c

2010-08-08 所属栏目:欧美文化

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Attorney General Jerry Brown filed court papers in San Franscisco Friday calling for the resumption of same-sex marriages