Xinhua News Agency back issues from Sunday, August 4:
URGENT: Hamas military wing claims responsibility for Israeli bus blast
Aug 04, 2002 ... URGENT: Hamas military wing claims responsibility for Israeli bus blast GAZA, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- The Ezz-Eddin Al-Kassam, the military wing of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) ...
US to provide emergency loan to Uruguay
Aug 04, 2002 ... US to provide emergency loan to UruguayWASHINGTON, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- The US government will provide anemergency loan of 1.5 billion dollars to Uruguay to help the countrydeal with an economic crisis that forced its banks to close lastweek, US government officials said ...
Eight people killed in boat mishap in Indonesia
Aug 04, 2002 ... Eight people killed in boat mishap in Indonesia JAKARTA, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- At least eight people were killed andthree others went missing after a boat carrying 23 passengers sankon Saturday in waters between Haruku and Saparua islands in theIndonesian province of Maluku. ...
Top union leader urges care, respect for model workers
Aug 04, 2002 ... Top union leader urges care, respect for model workersBEIJING, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- China's top union leader Wei Jianxingon Sunday called on trade unions nationwide to give top priority tocaring for and respecting model workers. Wei, president of the All-China Federation of ...
Thai PM declares success of village fund scheme after 1 year
Aug 04, 2002 ... Thai PM declares success of village fund scheme after 1 year BANGKOK, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatraclaimed a success for the government's brand-name village fundproject which provides funds worth a million baht (25, 000 USdollars) for each village, after ...
Convicted Iraqi beheaded in Saudi Arabia
Aug 04, 2002 ... Convicted Iraqi beheaded in Saudi ArabiaKUWAIT CITY, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- An Iraqi national was beheaded onSunday for storming a private residence and beating the occupants ineastern Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Interior Ministry said in astatement. The Iraqi, identified as ...
12 Notorious kidnappers arrested in Philippines
Aug 04, 2002 ... 12 Notorious kidnappers arrested in PhilippinesMANILA, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine government has scoredanother victory in its fight against kidnap-for-ransom activities inthe country with the arrest of 12 members of a notorious holdup gangoperating in the north ....
Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers
Aug 04, 2002 ... Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers CAIRO, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers on Sunday.Al Ahram: -- The Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs has voiced welcome and support for any accord that could ...
Seven Israelis wounded in separate attacks in West Bank
Aug 04, 2002 ... Seven Israelis wounded in separate attacks in West Bank GAZA, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- At least seven Israelis were injured intwo separate attacks in the West Bank towns of Ramallah and Tulkarem, Israel Radio and Palestinian sources said.When the Israelis traveled in a vehicle ...
City building infrastructure for second Bo'ao Forum
Aug 04, 2002 ... City building infrastructure for second Bo'ao ForumHAIKOU, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Qionghai city China's southernmost Hainan province, which hosted the first annual conference of the Bo'ao Forum for Asia (BFA) in April this year, is beefing up infrastructure development, in ...
Chinese soccer league results (updated)
Aug 04, 2002 ... Chinese soccer league results (updated)BEIJING, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Following are the Chinese first division soccer league on Sunday (home teams listed first): Beijing Guo'an lost to Dalian Shide 1-2Shaanxi Lijun drew ...
US president urges halt to terrorist attacks
Aug 04, 2002 ... US president urges halt to terrorist attacksWASHINGTON, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- US President George W. Bush on Sunday condemned a latest suicide attack in Israel, saying that allnations must do everything possible to stop terrorist attacks. "There are a few killers who want to ...
Israeli troops kill Palestinian militant in northern Gaza
Aug 04, 2002 ... Israeli troops kill Palestinian militant in northern Gaza GAZA, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Israeli troops on early Sunday killed aPalestinian militant who attempted to infiltrate the Jewish settlement of Dugit in the northern Gaza Strip, Israel Radio reported.The radio said the ...
Major news items in leading British newspapers
Aug 04, 2002 ... Major news items in leading British newspapersLONDON, Aug. 4 (Xinhua )-- The following are major news items inleading British newspapers on Sunday.The Sunday Times: -- Elite units of American special forces are to launch raids onships and covert attacks on ...
Writethru: at least nine killed in Israel bus blast
Aug 04, 2002 ... Writethru: at least nine killed in Israel bus blast Eds: Updateswith toll and background informationJERUSALEM, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- At least nine people were killed and some 50 others wounded in a bus blast in northern Israel at around 9 a.m. local time (0600 GMT) on Sunday, ...
Developing nations need fair chance to attract investments: FM
Aug 04, 2002 ... Developing nations need fair chance to attract investments: FMKUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia will voice out at international forums the need for developing countries to be given a"level playing field" to attract investments from multinationals,Foreign Minister Syed ...
Iran reiterates objection to attack on Iraq
Aug 04, 2002 ... Iran reiterates objection to attack on IraqTEHRAN, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Hassan Rowhani, Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), on Sunday reiterated thatIran considers any attack on its neighbors, including Iraq, as detrimental to regional security ....
Weather forecast for major Chinese cities
Aug 04, 2002 ... Weather forecast for major Chinese citiesBEIJING, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Weather forecast for 17 major Chinesecities (20:00 Aug. 4 - 20:00 Aug. 5, Beijing Time, temperatures inCelsius):Min. Max. ConditionWind scale Beijing 2532 ...
Writethru: Bus blast in northern Israel identified as suicide bombing
Aug 04, 2002 ... Writethru: Bus blast in northern Israel identified as suicide bombingJERUSALEM, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Israeli police have identified Sunday's bus blast in northern Israel as a suicide bombing. According to the latest information from the police, eight people, including the ...
Egyptian archaeologist believe workers, not slaves built great pyramids
Aug 04, 2002 ... Egyptian archaeologist believe workers, not slaves built great pyramids CAIRO, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- A noted Egyptian archaeologist on Sunday expressed his belief that the builders of the Great Pyramidswere temporary workers instead of slaves. Zahi Hawass, secretary general ...
Commonwealth Games squash result
Aug 04, 2002 ... Commonwealth Games squash resultMANCHESTER, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Following is Sunday's mixed doubles final result in the squash ...
Flash: Russia beat China 3-1 to win Grand Prix Finals
Aug 04, 2002 ... Flash: Russia beat China 3-1 to win Grand Prix FinalsHONG KONG, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Sydney Olympic silver medalists Russia beat China 3-1 here on Sunday to claim their third World Grand Prix title and the ...
Commonwealth Games triathlon results
Aug 04, 2002 ... Commonwealth Games triathlon resultsMANCHESTER, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Following are the leading triathlon results at the Commonwealth Games on Sunday: Men 1. Simon Whitfield, Canada, one hour 51 minutes 57.94 seconds 2. Miles Stewart, Australia, 2.33 seconds ...
Writethru: Israeli police confirm three dead in Jerusalem shooting
Aug 04, 2002 ... Writethru: Israeli police confirm three dead in Jerusalem shooting JERUSALEM, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Israeli police have confirmed thattwo people were killed in a shooting attack near the Old City of Jerusalem Sunday morning. Israeli police and emergency medical service officials ...
China enthusiastic about "blood-sweating" horse (2)
Aug 04, 2002 ... China enthusiastic about "blood-sweating" horse (2)In April, 2001, a Japanese expert announced he had discovered a"blood-sweating" horse close to Tianshan Mountain in Xinjiang, andhad photographed the animal. His finding sparked widespread interest among Chinese and ...
Writethru: 10 hurt in shooting attack in Old City of Jerusalem
Aug 04, 2002 ... Writethru: 10 hurt in shooting attack in Old City of Jerusalem Eds: Updates with details of shooting incident and quotes by policeJERUSALEM, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Ten people were wounded, two seriously, by a Palestinian gunman who opened fire shortly before noon on Sunday at a ...
Palestinian official holds Israel responsible for violence
Aug 04, 2002 ... Palestinian official holds Israel responsible for violence GAZA, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- An aide to Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat said Sunday the Israeli government is responsible for the recent escalation of violence between Israel and the Palestinians.Nabil Abu Rudeineh ...
J-League leading scorers
Aug 04, 2002 ... J-League leading scorersTOKYO, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Following are the leading scorers in the J-League first division after Sunday's matches: Magrao, Gamba Osaka 13 Emerson, Urawa10 Marcos, Sendai 8 Takahara, Iwata ...
Malaysia airlines commences air services between KL, Colombo
Aug 04, 2002 ... Malaysia airlines commences air services between KL, ColomboKUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia Airlines has commencedair services between Kuala Lumpur (KL) and Colombo, adding the 60thdestination to its international passenger flight operationsnetwork, said a statement ...
ROUNDUP: Chinese edition of New Zealand's first contemporary novel released in China by Zhou Cipu
Aug 04, 2002 ... ROUNDUP: Chinese edition of New Zealand's first contemporary novelreleased in China by Zhou CipuWELLINGTON, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese edition of acclaimedNew Zealand novel "Oracles and Miracles" has just been released inChina. Not only the first-ever New ...
China's leading car producer sets up R&D center
Aug 04, 2002 ... China's leading car producer sets up R&D centerSHANGHAI, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- China's biggest automobile producer,the Shanghai Automotive Industry (Group) Corporation ( SAIC), has setup a research and development center, the first of its kind for aChinese auto manufacturer ....
Writethru: Hamas responsible for bombing attack in northern Israel
Aug 04, 2002 ... Writethru: Hamas responsible for bombing attack in northern IsraelEds: Updates with quotes from Hamas spokesman GAZA, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- The Ezz-Eddin Al-Kassam, the military wing of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) has claimed responsibility for the suicide ...
Major news items in leading Nigerian newspapers
Aug 04, 2002 ... Major news items in leading Nigerian newspapersLAGOS, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Nigerian newspapers Sunday. Sunday Times: -- Two state lawmakers of Nigeria's southern Cross River state have been suspected as sponsors of a ...
Iran, Oman oppose military action against Iraq
Aug 04, 2002 ... Iran, Oman oppose military action against IraqTEHRAN, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi and his visiting Omani counterpart Yousuf Bin Alawi Bin Abdullah on Sunday expressed their objections to any possible US military action against Iraq, Iran's ...
Men's volleyball World League standings
Aug 04, 2002 ... Men's volleyball World League standingsBEIJING, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Men's volleyball World League standings after matches played on Saturday (tabulated under teams,points, matches won and lost, sets won, lost and ratio, and pointswon, lost and ratio):Pool A, ...
Pyongyang urges Washington to defuse hostility
Aug 04, 2002 ... Pyongyang urges Washington to defuse hostilityPYONGYANG, August 2(Xinhua)--The United States should ease its open hostility towards the Democratic People's Republic of Korea(DPRK) to ensure peace on the Korean Peninsula, the DPRK Foreign Minister Paek Nam Sun said in Brunei on ...
Yokohama back to top J-League
Aug 04, 2002 ... Yokohama back to top J-LeagueTOKYO, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Yokohama F Marinos returned to the topof the J-League after managing a 1-1 draw away to Kyoto Purple Sangaon Sunday. Jubilo Iwata took over the lead in the first division for 24 hours after a 5-4 win over Gamba Osaka ...
Chinese scientist condemns US congress over cult resolution (2)
Aug 04, 2002 ... Chinese scientist condemns US congress over cult resolution (2)Li Hongzhi claimed practicing Falun Gong would cure diseases andimprove health on the condition that practitioners did not see adoctor or take medicine. One consequence was that many practitioners obsessed with ...
Writethru: 8 killed in bus blast in northern Israel
Aug 04, 2002 ... Writethru: 8 killed in bus blast in northern IsraelJERUSALEM, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- At least eight people were killed and some 50 more were wounded in a bus blast in northern Israel at around 9 a.m. local time (0600 GMT) on Sunday, local police said.Of the wounded, 20 are in ...
DPRK to participate in Busan Asian Games
Aug 04, 2002 ... DPRK to participate in Busan Asian GamesSEOUL, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) decided to participate in this year's 14th Asian Gamesin South Korea's city Busan on Sunday. This decision was disclosed by a joint press statement ...
DPRK, UNC to hold military generals meeting next Tuesday
Aug 04, 2002 ... DPRK, UNC to hold military generals meeting next TuesdaySEOUL, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the United Nations Command (UNC) have agreed to hold a military generals meeting at the truce village of Panmunjeomnext Tuesday. The UNC ...
HK policemen help build Project Hope schools
Aug 04, 2002 ... HK policemen help build Project Hope schoolsZHENGZHOU, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Five Project Hope schools have beenset up in rural areas of central China's Henan province with adonation of 1.8 million yuan (216,900 US dollars) from a group ofHong Kong policemen. The most ...
Final results of Asian Beach Volleyball Championships
Aug 04, 2002 ... Final results of Asian Beach Volleyball ChampionshipsYINGKOU, Northeast China, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Following are the final results at the 3rd Asian Beach Volleyball Championships concluded here on Sunday: Women's final Hong Lina/Lin Xianlin, China, beat M Pangka/R ...
Kuwait stock exchange index down
Aug 04, 2002 ... Kuwait stock exchange index down KUWAIT CITY, Aug. 4(Xinhua) -- Kuwait Stock Exchange index closed at 2,218.1 pointsSunday, down 6.5 points from ...
Major news items in leading Kenyan newspapers
Aug 04, 2002 ... Major news items in leading Kenyan newspapersNAIROBI, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Kenyan newspapers Sunday. Sunday Times: -- Kenyan President Daniel arap Moi said that Vice-President Gorge Saitoti has no right to presidency, ...
URGENT Several killed in bus bombing in northern Israel
Aug 04, 2002 ... URGENT Several killed in bus bombing in northern IsraelJERUSALEM, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- ...
Donnelly wins bowls gold
Aug 04, 2002 ... Donnelly wins bowls goldMANCHESTER, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- South Africa's Robert Donnelly beat Jeremy ...
Weather forecast for major world cities
Aug 04, 2002 ... Weather forecast for major world citiesBEIJING, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Weather forecast for 11 world cities(20:00 Aug. 4 -- 20:00 Aug. 5, Beijing time, temperatures inCelsius): Min. Max. Condition Wind scale Beijing 2532 ...
Thai PM to visit Russia late this year
Aug 04, 2002 ... Thai PM to visit Russia late this yearBANGKOK, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will pay an official visit to Russia late this year, Foreign Minister Surakiart Sathirathai said here Sunday. The Premier's visit to Moscow was aimed to strengthen the ties ...
Germany beat Brazil for record third-place finish at World GP
Aug 04, 2002 ... Germany beat Brazil for record third-place finish at World GPHONG KONG, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Germany rallied past Brazil threesets to one on Sunday to win the bronze medal at the 2002 women's volleyball World Grand Prix Finals. The Europeans, hosts to the world championship ...
ROUNDUP: Vietnam intensifies development of private economy
Aug 04, 2002 ... ROUNDUP: Vietnam intensifies development of private economyHANOI, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam has stimulated and created favorable conditions for the development of its private economy which has been considered as an important part of the national economy since the country ...
Major news items in leading S. African newspapers
Aug 04, 2002 ... Major news items in leading S. African newspapersJOHANNESBURG, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items in leading South African newspapers Sunday. City Press: -- The African National Congress in KwaZulu-Natal province was allegedly sitting on an ...
Germany's ruling party launches all-round election campaign
Aug 04, 2002 ... Germany's ruling party launches all-round election campaignBERLIN, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- "The goal of my work? To ensure thatall people have work," says German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder in afull-page campaign advertisement on Bild, marking a start of a all-round election ...
Middle East economic briefs
Aug 04, 2002 ... Middle East economic briefsCAIRO, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- The following are economic briefs fromMiddle East countries.AMMAN -- Jordan pinned much hope on the revenues from the "therapeutical tourism" as a means to make up for the sharp decline in normal tourism in light of ...
Tanzanian capital runs dry of donated blood
Aug 04, 2002 ... Tanzanian capital runs dry of donated bloodDAR ES SALAAM, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- The donated blood is almost running dry in the Tanzanian capital as the largest blood bank onlyreserved 5 liters for emergency, local newspaper Sunday News reported. Muhimbili National Hospital ...
China's island province to build wharf for super-yachts
Aug 04, 2002 ... China's island province to build wharf for super-yachtsHAIKOU, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- The construction of a wharf cateringfor super-yachts is expected to begin in October in Haikou, capitalof China's southernmost island province of Hainan. The planned wharf will be 260 meters ...
Hong Kong's new subway station in smooth operation
Aug 04, 2002 ... Hong Kong's new subway station in smooth operationHONG KONG, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Yau Tong, a new station along theHong Kong subway, was open to public Sunday to serve passengers crossing the Victoria Harbor in east Kowloon. Traffic condition in the vicinity of the newly ...
Writethru: At least six dead, 50 injured in Israel bus blast
Aug 04, 2002 ... Writethru: At least six dead, 50 injured in Israel bus blastJERUSALEM, August 4 (Xinhua) -- At least six people died and about 50 others injured in an explosion on a passenger bus in the north of Israel, according to ...
Train theft escalates in South Africa
Aug 04, 2002 ... Train theft escalates in South Africa JOHANNESBURG, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- South Africa's trains are beingstolen at an escalating speed, leading to the loss of 200 millionrand (20 million US dollars) last year, the English Sunday Timesreported. Spoornet, a commercialized ...
NE. China city hosts int'l software fair
Aug 04, 2002 ... NE. China city hosts int'l software fairDALIAN, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Northeast China's Dalian City hosted aninternational software fair from July 25-26, which attracted over300 local and overseas companies including such well-known international names as Sanyo, Canon, IBM and HP ....
Chinese scientist condemns US congress over cult resolution (3)
Aug 04, 2002 ... Chinese scientist condemns US congress over cult resolution (3)"Li and his Falun Gong cult have been launching sabotage activities on important events in China since then, and the activities are becoming more violent and terrorizing." On Jan. 23, 2001, they organized a ...
Major news items in leading US newspapers
Aug 04, 2002 ... Major news items in leading US newspapersWASHINGTON, August 4 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items in leading US newspapers Sunday:The Washington Post: -- A steady stream of departures from the highest ranks of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) ...
1stlead: Inter-Korea ministerial talks to be held mid August
Aug 04, 2002 ... 1stlead: Inter-Korea ministerial talks to be held mid AugustSEOUL, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) --The Republic of Korea (ROK) and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Sunday agreed to holdthe seventh minister-level talks in Seoul between Aug.12-14. A joint press statement, ...
Bolivian Congress elects Lozada as new president
Aug 04, 2002 ... Bolivian Congress elects Lozada as new presidentNEW YORK, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Bolivian Congress on Sunday electedGonzalo Sanchez de Lozada as the country's new president for thenext five years, reports reaching here said. Lozada, 72, who had been Bolivian president from ...
Compensation underway for ferry accident victims
Aug 04, 2002 ... Compensation underway for ferry accident victimsCHENGDU, Aug.4 (Xinhua) -- Compensation for those dead and missing in Friday'smajor ferry accident in Hejiang County in southwest China's SichuanProvince is underway, local government sources said on Sunday. Three people ...