匈牙利地震造成房屋损坏 BUDAPEST, April 23 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 4.8 magnitude on the Richter scale occurring shortly after midnight on Tuesday damaged several hundred homes, mainly in Heves County, northeast of Budapest, but...
法国允许同性恋结婚 PARIS, April 23 (Xinhua) -- After lengthy and hot debate, France's legislators gave the green light to same-sex couples to marry and adopt children, the Socialists' strongest social reform that sparked series of violent pr...
希腊加紧努力吸引外资促进旅游业 ATHENS, April 23 (Xinhua) -- Greece is seeking to step up efforts to attract foreign capital, boost tourism and support its economic recovery via a new legislation going into effect as of May which includ...
葡萄牙宣布措施来促进经济增长 LISBON, April 23 (Xinhua) -- The Portuguese government announced Tuesday new measures including increase of economic investment and financing support for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to promote growth...
MANILA, April 23 (Xinhua) -- A group of unidentified suspects attacked Tuesday night a police station by using a grenade launcher in southern Philippines, local police said. According to Compostela Valley Provincial Police Office, an alleged M203 gre...
印度议会休会 NEW DELHI, April 23 (Xinhua) -- The Indian Parliament was adjourned for the second day in a row Tuesday following uproar by the country's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) which demanded Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's r...
巴基斯坦西部炸弹爆炸致4人死亡37人受伤 ISLAMABAD, April 23 (Xinhua) -- At least four people were killed and 37 others injured on Tuesday night in a series of bomb blasts followed by a suicide attack in Pakistan's southwestern provinci...
MEXICO CITY, April 21 (Xinhua) -- A 5.8-magnitude quake hit Mexico on Sunday evening, the Mexico's National Seismic Service (SSM) said. The SSM said the epicenter was 10 kilometers south of Lazaro Cardenas city in the state of Michoacan. The earthqua...
SANTIAGO, April 22 (Xinhua) -- Chile's President Sebastian Pinera Monday appointed Carolina Schmidt, former head of the National Women's Service, as the new Education Minister replacing Harald Beyer. Beyer was forced to step down after congress indic...
MOSCOW, April 22 (Xinhua) -- The death toll of a shooting spree in the western Russian city of Belgorod has reached six, local authorities said Monday. In a parkway in the city downtown, an unidentified man went on a shooting spree. Five people were...
ROME, April 22 (Xinhua) -- Italy's President Giorgio Napolitano on Monday became the first president in the country's history elected for a second mandate. The 87-year-old resigned as president earlier in the day in a formal move to make it possible...
MOSCOW, April 22 (Xinhua) -- Russia on Monday criticized the U. S. 2012 report on human rights and accused it of applying double standards, the Foreign Ministry said Monday. Russia believed the 2012 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, which wa...
BRUSSELS, April 22 (Xinhua) -- The European Union (EU) on Monday eased certain sanctions against Syria, including the oil embargo, so as to help the civilian population and support the opposition in that country. According to a statement issued by th...
BRUSSELS, April 22 (Xinhua) -- The European Union (EU) on Monday decided to lift sanctions against Myanmar, while keeping the arms embargo. In response to the changes that have taken place and in the expectation that they will continue, the Council h...
ROME, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Italian President Giorgio Napolitano on Saturday won election for a second mandate in a move to solve Italy's political impasse. Napolitano, 87, achieved the 504 votes needed to win a simple majority of the 1,007 total in p...
