2010-07-10 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, July 9 (Xinhua) -- The Justice Department on Friday confirmed that the United States and Russia have successfully completed a spy swap in Vienna, Austria.Justice Department spokesman Dean

2010-07-10 所属栏目:欧美文化

UNITED NATIONS, July 8 (Xinhua) -- The UN Security Council on Friday adopted a presidential statement on the sinking of the South Korean corvette Cheonan in March.The statement, adopted by consensus,

2010-07-10 所属栏目:欧美文化

HOUSTON, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Major progress in British oil major BP's fight against the weeks-long Gulf oil spill may come soon with a third oil-capture vessel and a new containment cap expected to be

2010-07-10 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, July 9 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama called Palestinian National Authority (PNA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas on Friday for reviewing recent developments toward peace between the Pales

2010-07-10 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, July 8 (Xinhua) -- U.S. consumer credit dropped sharply in May, a sign of consumers' less willingness to borrow amid uncertain economic prospect and still-sluggish job market, the Federal

2010-07-10 所属栏目:欧美文化

CHICAGO, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Gold futures on the COMEX Division of the New York Mercantile Exchange bounced off and eked out a 0.2 percent gain for the week, supported by renewed risk aversion and shor

2010-07-10 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, July 9 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday declined to label China a currency manipulator."Treasury has concluded that no major trading partner of the United States met th

2010-07-09 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, July 8 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday said he is recommending Gen. James Mattis to be named new commander of U.S. Central Command, replacing Gen. David Petraeu

2010-07-09 所属栏目:欧美文化

BISHKEK, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Kyrgyz officials said Thursday that about a half billion U.S. dollars will be needed to rebuild the southern areas of Kyrgyzstan that were ravaged in rioting last month.An

2010-07-09 所属栏目:欧美文化

UNITED NATIONS, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Susan Rice, the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, said here Thursday that she circulated a draft statement at the UN Security Council and the statement "shows t

2010-07-09 所属栏目:欧美文化

NEW YORK, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Ten Russian spy suspects in New York will be deported to Russia Thursday night after Russia agreed to release the prisoners and their family members.It marks one of the la

2010-07-09 所属栏目:欧美文化

BELGRADE, July 8 (Xinhua) -- The European Parliament (EP) in Strasbourg on Thursday adopted a resolution calling on all European Union member states to recognize the independence of Kosovo, reported t

2010-07-09 所属栏目:欧美文化

OTTAWA, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced Thursday that, on his recommendation, Queen Elizabeth II has approved the appointment of David L. Johnston as the next Governor Gener

2010-07-09 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, July 8 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Treasury Department said on Thursday that no major trading partner of the United States manipulates exchange rate to gain unfair competitive advantage in internatio

2010-07-09 所属栏目:欧美文化

BERLIN, July 8 (Xinhua) -- The European Central Bank (ECB) decided to leave its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 1 percent Thursday for the 14th consecutive month, a bank spokesman said.The ECB al

2010-07-09 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, July 8 (Xinhua) -- U.S. consumer credit dropped sharply in May, a sign of consumers' less willingness to borrow amid uncertain economic prospect and still-sluggish job market, the Federal

2010-07-09 所属栏目:欧美文化

VIENNA, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Economic recovery in Middle and Eastern Europe is tardy but following the trend of healthy development and this region is expected to even become the leader in Europe's eco

2010-07-09 所属栏目:欧美文化

NEW YORK, July 8 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks rose for the third straight day on Thursday as investors were heartened by a bullish jobs report.The Labor Department said the number of workers filing initial

2010-07-09 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, July 8 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. economy is expected to grow 3.3 percent in 2010 and 2.9 percent in 2011, thanks to massive macroeconomic stimulus, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on

2010-07-08 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, July 7 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday appointed a group of business and labor leaders to the President's Export Council, which will offer advice and expertise on tra

2010-07-08 所属栏目:欧美文化

MOSCOW, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Russia wants to exchange a jailed scientist for one of the suspected spies arrested in the United States, news agencies quoted a lawyer for the scientist as saying on Wednes

2010-07-08 所属栏目:欧美文化

NEW YORK, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Eleven suspects accused of spying for Russia were formally charged in a U.S. federal indictment unsealed on Wednesday.The indictment charged all the defendants with conspi

2010-07-08 所属栏目:欧美文化

NEW YORK, July 7 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Justice Department filed charges on Wednesday against five suspects, including a top al-Qaida leader, in connection with a plot to blow up the New York City's su

2010-07-08 所属栏目:欧美文化

UNITED NATIONS, July 7 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Wednesday met with visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the two discussed the Middle East peace process and th

2010-07-08 所属栏目:欧美文化

BAGHDAD, July 7 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from a string of bomb blasts targeting Shiite pilgrims on Wednesday in Baghdad rose to 36, while at least 138 others were injured, a local police source told