联合国秘书长表示欢迎巴拉圭和平选举

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美国军队将参加约旦多国军事演习

WASHINGTON, May 19 (Xinhua) -- U.S. troops will take part in a multinational military exercise in Jordan next week in a bid to demonstrate the U.S. commitment to security and stability in the region, the Pentagon said Monday. About 6,000 U.S. troops,

White House Narrows World Bank Nominee List

U.S. Senator John Kerry and Susan Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations are reported to have been mentioned as possible candidates to head the World Bank. Indra Nooyi, the chairman and chief executive officer of soft drink maker PepsiCo, is

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金砖四国峰会结束领导人同意建立开发银行

DURBAN, March 27 (Xinhua) -- The 5th BRICS summit ended Wednesday with leaders agreeing to establish a development bank, while several agreements were signed to strengthen cooperation within the grouping and enhance engagement with other emerging and

Tunisia qualifies for final phase of African Nations Cup

TUNIS, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- Tunisia qualified for the final phase of the 2012 African Nations Football Cup after beating Togo 2-0 on Saturday at the Rades Olympic stadium near Tunis. The Carthage Eagles took the lead with goals by Walid Hichri in the 1

Chinese general calls for international cyber space rules

BEIJING, May 28 (Xinhua) -- Ma Xiaotian, deputy chief of the general staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, on Monday urged the international community to make joint efforts to formulate rules for cyber space as the world is faced with grim c

马耳他总理呼吁重视移民的困境

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China to boost maritime cooperation with ASEAN countries

HAIKOU, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- China will actively push forward maritime cooperation with the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in light of the guidelines on conduct in the South China Sea, a Foreign Ministry official has

莫迪宣誓就任印度总理

NEW DELHI, May 26 (Xinhua) -- Narendra Modi was Monday sworn in as India's new Prime Minister in a grand ceremony attended by over 4,000 invitees, including his counterpart from rival Pakistan and heads of state of seven other neighboring nations. Th

潘基文表态 现在是出现女性联合国秘书长的最佳时机!

The secretary-general of the United Nations has said he would like a woman to take over fromhim. 近日，联合国秘书长表示，他希望是一位女性来接任自己的职位。 Ban Ki-moon said it was high time for a female head, after more t

白俄罗斯反对美国军事打击叙利亚

MINSK, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- Belarus welcomes any international efforts aimed at preventing new conflict in the Middle East from happening amid the recent U.S. threats to launch a missile attack on the governmental and military targets in Syria, said

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AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-10-10

1. The Dow drops below 9,000 for the first time in five years. Investors are gloomy about the economy and the health of corporations. Shares of General Motors tumbled almost 30 percent to their lowest level since 1950. 2. President Bush will meet wi

Top Chinese leader meets SCO heads of state

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UN headquarters to be closed due to Hurricane Sandy

UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- The headquarters of the United Nations is going to be closed for at least one day because of an expected hurricane, according to a statement issued to the press here on Sunday by the UN spokesperson's office. Due t

奥巴马承诺美国新的发展目标

UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Sunday committed the U.S. to achieving global development goals at a United Nations summit, vowing to reduce inequality and create opportunities around the world. In doing so, we rec

Economists: Greek Economic Problems Could Spread

How can problems in Greeces relatively small economy cause problems for the rest of Europe and even far-away Asia and the United States? Some economists say that international loans and worried investors are among the reasons for the fear of financia

US Senate Moves to Boost Trade with Russia

WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate Finance Committee Wednesday approved a bill that would give Russian goods the same low-tariffs as exports from other nations, ending restrictions that were put in place during the Cold War. Supporters say the measure could