欧洲经济复苏 但仍存挑战 LONDON It was a better year for the economy in Europe, an important buyer of exports from around the world. But, the crisis that has gripped the continent since 2008 is not over yet. According to the statistics, Eur...
美国少数民族社区庆祝圣诞节 LOS ANGELES Christmas is a highlight for many immigrant communities in the United States, who bring colorful traditions from their countries of origin. For Hispanics, the nine-day celebration of Las Posadas ree...
美联储宣布明年起缩减QE WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday announced to reduce its pace of bond purchases, the third round of quantitative easing program, by 10 billion U.S. dollars starting January on the...
俄罗斯，乌克兰承诺推进两国关系 MOSCOW, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) -- President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday Russia and Ukraine should make concerted efforts to boost relations. During a meeting of the inter-government commission with his Ukrainia...
美国敦促印度保护美国外交官 WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) -- The United States on Tuesday urged India to accord due protection to American diplomats as the South Asian nation was responding angrily to the arrest of an Indian diplomat in Ne...
泰国总理英拉称不会在大选前辞职 Caretaker Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has issued a new plea for anti-government demonstrators to clear the streets and support her snap election call. However, defiant protest leaders are call...
默克尔宣誓就任总理 BERLIN, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel was sworn in for a third term after being reelected in a vote in the lower house of parliament on Tuesday. Her coalition government will rule Europe's biggest eco...
美国参议院确认新的国土安全部长 WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Senate on Monday voted to confirm Jeh Johnson, a former top Pentagon lawyer, to be the secretary of homeland security. Johnson was approved by a vote of 78 to 16 to su...
拉美领导人祝贺巴切莱特赢得总统选举 SANTIAGO, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- Leaders of Latin American countries on Monday congratulated Michelle Bachelet on being elected president of Chile. Bachelet of the center-left New Majority coalition wo...
德国政党推出的新联合内阁阵容 BERLIN, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives and their coalition partner, the center-left Social Democratic Party (SPD), unveiled their picks for the new cabinet on Sunday, which will...
埃及的伊斯兰主义者抵制宪法公投 CAIRO, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- The hardline Islamist group, al- Jamaa al-Islamiya, said on Monday it will boycott the referendum on Egypt's new constitution scheduled for next month. The group and its Develop...
潘基文关注叙利亚危机的恶化 UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Monday called for an early end to the Syrian crisis while expressing concern for the deterioration of the conflict in the passing year of...
SANAA, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- The Yemeni parliament on Sunday approved a ban on U.S. drones in the country after dozens of civilians were killed by the unmanned aircraft, the official Saba news agency reported. The parliament stressed the importance of...
U.S. lawmakers are expected to pass a two-year federal budget this week, ending a contentious and politically-polarized year on a bipartisan note. While Congress is acting on fiscal matters, it has shelved possible new economic sanctions against Iran...
疟疾死亡人数大幅下降 The global effort to curb malaria is succeeding phenomenally, according to the latest report from the World Health Organization. More than three million lives have been saved so far this century with better prevention a...
