Israeli PM presents new ruling coalition to president

JERUSALEM, March 16 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu informed President Shimon Peres Saturday night that he has completed the task of forming the new ruling coalition, which is expected to be sworn in Monday. As you know, I forme

Road to recovery now open: Greek PM

Road to recovery now open: Greek PM

Egypt's president, PM mull over cabinet reshuffle

CAIRO, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi said Wednesday that he is currently discussing a cabinet reshuffle with Prime Minister Hesham Qandil. Morsi made the remarks when addressing the nation Wednesday evening, one day after the co

Spanish PM denies corruption allegations

MADRID, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Saturday denied that he and other members of his Popular Party (PP) had received illegal cash payments hidden from tax authorities. The accusations were false, Rajoy said at the PP he

Iraqi PM arrives in Beijing for first China visit

BEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki arrived in Beijing Sunday night for his first official visit to China as a guest of his Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao. During al-Maliki's stay in China from Sunday to Thursday, Presid

CCTV9英语新闻11月：中国2017年降低pm密度

Joining us now is reporter Tang Bo to tell us more about the measures the Chinese government has taken to cope with the air pollution. Tang: Poor air quality in Beijing and the Beijing cough has repeatedly embarrassed the country in the international

Mari Kiviniemi appointed new Finnish PM

HELSINKI, June 22 (Xinhua) -- Finnish President Tarja Halonen on Tuesday appointed（约定的,指定的） Mari Kiviniemi, new leader of the ruling Center Party, as the country's prime minister. Kiviniemi, 41, replaced her predecessor(前任) Matti

Tunisian PM stresses cooperation with ROK

In the latest campaign against terrorists and extremists, Xinjiang police have shot dead nine suspects and captured one in Hotan prefecture. Local authorities say more than 30,000 civilians joined in the manhunt. In the latest campaign against terror

China uses PM 2.5 in weather alert system

BEIJING, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- China's meteorological authority has introduced a new weather warning system for smog which will use readings of PM 2.5, a particle pollutant. The announcement comes as thick haze chokes many cities. The National Meteorol

Czech Former PM wins presidential elections

PRAGUE, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Former Czech prime minister Milos Zeman vowed to represent all Czech citizens including the lower ten million, after voting results showed he had won the country's first direct presidential election beating the conservativ

Italy's PM resigns, paving way for early election

ROME, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- Italy's Prime Minister Mario Monti resigned on Friday after parliament gave final approval to the 2013 budget law. The 69-year-old economist handed in his formal resignation to President Giorgio Napolitano, who is expected t

British PM Seeks Gang Violence Solutions in US

Britain's prime minister says he will look to the United States for solutions to gang violence, following almost a week of riots that erupted in London and other cities across Britain. David Cameron said Thursday he would seek advice from U.S. cities

Tunisia interim president, PM quit ruling party

TUNIS, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- Tunisian interim president Foued Mebazaa and Prime Minister Mohammed Ghannouchi quit Tunisia's ruling Constitutional Democratic Rally party (RCD) Tuesday, official TAP news agency reported. The move is in implementation（实

Vietnam PM Keeps Post as Economic Struggles Continue

Vietnam PM Keeps Post as Economic Struggles Continue HANOI, VIETNAM Vietnam's prime minister appears to have survived a leadership challenge this week over his handling of the poorly-performing economy. Communist Party officials ended any speculation

Son of former Lebanese PM attacked

BEIRUT, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- A hand grenade(手榴弹) was tossed late Saturday night at the residence of the son of former Lebanese（黎巴嫩） Prime Minister Omar Karami, an ally of Shiite armed group Hezbollah. Unidentified assailants tossed a ha

Hatoyama to take over as Japan PM

Japan's parliament is meeting to formally name Yukio Hatoyama as the next prime minister. His Democratic Party of Japan won a huge poll victory last month, ending more than 50 years of almost unbroken rule by the Liberal Democratic Party. Prime Mini

Zimbabwe's PM alleges persecution

Zimbabwe（津巴布韦） Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has accused the Zanu-PF party of President Robert Mugabe of persecuting his MDC group. He said Zanu-PF violated(侵犯) the law and spread the language of hate, and vowed not to let it continue. Mr

Gorbachev Slams Russian PM On Democracy

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has accused Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin of undermining democracy in Russia. Gorbachev spoke to the BBC in an interview Thursday, on the eve of the 20th anniversary of a failed coup aimed at removing hi

Palestinian PM to resign for reshuffle: sources

RAMALLAH, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad will resign Monday to open the door for reshuffling（改组） his West Bank-based government, sources said Sunday. The sources told Xinhua that Fayyad would form and lead the new

Italy PM Sells Austerity Measures to Politicians

Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti met with party leaders Saturday to build support for his proposed austerity measures as European leaders work to confront the continent's debt crisis. The government has not officially released details of the measur