Xinhua News Agency back issues from Wednesday, March 19:
France says it will reverse stance on Iraq if Baghdad usesprohibited weapons
Mar 19, 2003 ... France says it will reverse stance on Iraq if Baghdad usesprohibited weapons EDS-updated with more details WASHINGTON, March 18 (Xinhua) -- French ambassador to Washingtonon Tuesday said that his country will change completely its originalposition on Iraq if Baghdad uses chemical ...
RUSSIA SAYS PUTIN, BUSH SAY CONTACTS IMPORTANT DURING IRAQ CRISISDESPITE DIFFERENCES
Mar 19, 2003 ... RUSSIA SAYS PUTIN, BUSH SAY CONTACTS ...
Chinese, US presidents talk over phone
Mar 19, 2003 ... Chinese, US presidents talk over phoneBEIJING, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao saidChina is willing to work with the United States for a healthy andstable development of Sino-US relations and the benefit of the twopeoples. Hu made the remark during a ...
Opener, Advisory
Mar 19, 2003 ... Xinhua News Agency closes its cycle of English service forTuesday, March 18, 2003, and begins ...
France says it will reverse stance on Iraq if Baghdad usesillegal weapons
Mar 19, 2003 ... France says it will reverse stance on Iraq if Baghdad uses illegalweapons EDS-updated with corrected quotes WASHINGTON, March 18 (Xinhua) -- French ambassador to Washingtonon Tuesday said that his country will change completely its originalposition on Iraq if Baghdad uses ...
India fixes cap on foreign investment in TV channels
Mar 19, 2003 ... India fixes cap on foreign investment in TV channelsNEW DELHI, March 18 (Xinhua) -- The Indian government on Tuesdayfixed a cap of 26 percent on foreign investment in television newschannels, which seek to uplink from India. The government asked existing news channels, ...
HK takes measures against atypical pneumonia
Mar 19, 2003 ... HK takes measures against atypical pneumoniaHONG KONG, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong is taking adequatemeasures against atypical pneumonia, Secretary for Health, Welfareand Food Yeoh Eng-kiong said Tuesday at a joint press briefing onatypical pneumonia cases here ....
Finland says war on Iraq without UN mandate is illegal
Mar 19, 2003 ... Finland says war on Iraq without UN mandate is illegalHELSINKI, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Finland said on Tuesday that amilitary attack on Iraq without the mandate of the United Nations isillegal and should not be allowed. Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja, who is ...
Xinhua world news summary at 1620 GMT, March 18
Mar 19, 2003 ... Xinhua world news summary at 1620 GMT, March 18BAGHDAD -- Iraqi Information Minister Mohammad Said Al-Sahhaf onTuesday asked Arab and foreign correspondents in Iraq to leave thecountry in anticipation of a imminent US-led war. (Iraq-War-Preparation) - - - - ...
Pakistani PM calls for giving chance to peace
Mar 19, 2003 ... Pakistani PM calls for giving chance to peaceISLAMABAD, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani Prime Minister MirZafarullah Khan Jamali on Tuesday said Pakistan strictly adheres tothe policy that peace be given a chance with regard to the crisisover Iraq. Jamali made the remarks ...
Nepali gov't prohibits citizens from seeking work in Kuwait
Mar 19, 2003 ... Nepali gov't prohibits citizens from seeking work in KuwaitKATHMANDU, March 18 (Xinhua) -- The Nepali government stopped toissue permission to its citizens for foreign employment in Kuwaitfrom Tuesday due to the fear of war in Iraq, according to a briefnotice issued Tuesday ...
India disappointed over inability of UN Security Council
Mar 19, 2003 ... India disappointed over inability of UN Security CouncilNEW DELHI, March 18 (Xinhua) -- India said on Tuesday that it was"deeply disappointed" over the inability of the United NationsSecurity Council to act collectively on Iraq. "As long as the peaceful disarmament of Iraq ...
Urgent: US troops to enter Iraq even if Saddam surrenders toultimatum
Mar 19, 2003 ... Urgent: US troops to enter Iraq even if Saddam surrenders toultimatumWASHINGTON, March 18 (Xinhua) -- The US troops will enter Iraq tohunt for ...
Powell says UN Security Council meeting on Iraq unnecessary
Mar 19, 2003 ... Powell says UN Security Council meeting on Iraq unnecessaryWASHINGTON, March 18 (Xinhua) -- US Secretary of State ColinPowell said on Tuesday that he saw no point in holding a ministerial-level meeting of the UN Security Council on Iraq this week and thathe will not attend such ...
Russia, US agree to keep close ties despite difference on Iraq
Mar 19, 2003 ... Russia, US agree to keep close ties despite difference on IraqMOSCOW, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin andUS President George W. Bush agreed Tuesday to keep close ties witheach other in spite of their strong difference over the Iraq crisis,the Kremlin said ...
Roundup: Industry worries impact of Iraq war on Indian economy
Mar 19, 2003 ... Roundup: Industry worries impact of Iraq war on Indian economyNEW DELHI, March 18 (Xinhua) -- The Indian industry expressedconcerns on Tuesday over a possible military action by the UnitedStates in Iraq, which would have a cascading effect on economicdevelopment of the country ....
China regrets halt of UN arms inspections in Iraq (1)
Mar 19, 2003 ... China regrets halt of UN arms inspections in Iraq (1) EDS-moreadded BEIJING, March 18 (Xinhua) -- China is deeply worried about thecurrent critical situation on the Iraq issue and regrets the forcedhalt of UN weapons inspections in Iraq, Chinese Foreign Minister LiZhaoxing said ...
Domestic news items from Xinhua -- March 18
Mar 19, 2003 ... Domestic news items from Xinhua -- March 18BEIJING, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Following are domestic news itemsreleased by Xinhua Tuesday: Earthquake hits Aleutian Islands Market exchange rates -- March 18 E. China's Zhejiang to build new railways ...
China regrets halt of UN arms inspections in Iraq (2)
Mar 19, 2003 ... China regrets halt of UN arms inspections in Iraq (2) EDS-moreadded Li told his French counterpart that the Chinese side is willing tofurther enhance cooperation with France in various aspects. Amorim said during his phone talk with Li that the BrazilianPresident and ...
31 South Africans leave for Iraq as human shields
Mar 19, 2003 ... 31 South Africans leave for Iraq as human shieldsJOHANNESBURG, March 18 (Xinhua) -- A group of 31 South Africansleft for Iraq Tuesday, who would act as human shields against animminent US-led war on Iraq. The group known as the Iraq Action Committee (IAC) left ...
FLASH: IRAQI UN AMBASSADOR REAFFIRMS REJECTION OF US ULTIMATUM
Mar 19, 2003 ... FLASH: IRAQI UN AMBASSADOR ...
Zimbabwe criticizes Western countries over issue of human rights
Mar 19, 2003 ... Zimbabwe criticizes Western countries over issue of human rightsHARARE, March 18 (Xinhua) -- The Zimbabwean government on Tuesdaycriticized Western countries which are planning to introduce aresolution against the country at the ongoing 59th Session of theUnited Nations ...
FLASH: BRITISH HOUSE OF COMMONS VOTES TO SUPPORT USE OF FORCEAGAINST IRAQ
Mar 19, 2003 ... FLASH: BRITISH HOUSE OF COMMONS VOTES ...
Chad to send troops to Central Africa to help ensure safety of people after coup
Mar 19, 2003 ... Chad to send troops to Central Africa to help ensure safety ofpeople after coupYAOUNDE, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Chad will send troops to the CentralAfrican Republic (CAR) at the request of the Central African Economicand Monetary Community (CEMAC) to help ensure the safety of ...
Market exchange rates -- March 19
Mar 19, 2003 ... Market exchange rates -- March 19BEIJING, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Market exchange rates of four majorcurrencies against RMB yuan on Wednesday, announced by the People'sBank of China: Currency Unit Middle Price (in RMB yuan) US Dollar 100 827.72 ...
URGENT: British House of Commons supports use of force against Iraq
Mar 19, 2003 ... URGENT: British House of Commons supports use of force againstIraqLONDON, March 18 (Xinhua) -- The British House of Commons onTuesday ...
Writethru: Turkey to call parliamentary vote on US troops deployment
Mar 19, 2003 ... Writethru: Turkey to call parliamentary vote on US troopsdeployment Eds: updates with more quotesANKARA, March 18 (Xinhua) -- The Turkish government will ask theparliament to vote on allowing the deployment of US troops in Turkeyas early as Wednesday, as a US-led war on Iraq ...
Hamas opposes cooperation with Abu Mazen
Mar 19, 2003 ... Hamas opposes cooperation with Abu MazenGAZA, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement(Hamas) announced early Wednesday that it would oppose anycooperation with the newly nominated prime minister of thePalestinian National Authority (PNA), Mahmoud Abbas, ...
Feature: Baghdadis sense imminent war, triggering uncertainty aboutfuture
Mar 19, 2003 ... Feature: Baghdadis sense imminent war, triggering uncertaintyabout futureBAGHDAD, March 18 (Xinhua) -- After a US ultimatum for Iraqistrongman Saddam Hussein to leave within 48 hours or face war,Baghdadis this time round sensed an imminent war, triggeringuncertainty about ...
Results of European Champions League
Mar 19, 2003 ... Results of European Champions LeagueLONDON, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Following are the collated results ofChampions League second phase soccer matches played on Tuesday: GROUP C AC Milan lost to Borussia Dortmund 0-1 Lokomotiv Moscow lost to Real Madrid 0-1 ...
Writethru: Turkey to call parliamentary vote on US troops deployment
Mar 19, 2003 ... Writethru: Turkey to call parliamentary vote on US troopsdeployment Eds: updates with details, backgroundANKARA, March 18 (Xinhua) -- The Turkish government will ask theparliament to vote on allowing the deployment of US troops in Turkeyas early as Wednesday, as a US-led war on ...
New Zealand to ban total smoking in some public places
Mar 19, 2003 ... New Zealand to ban total smoking in some public placesWELLINGTON, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Smoking could be banned soon inall pubs, clubs, restaurants and workplaces in New Zealand, TheDominion Post reported here Wednesday. A parliamentary committee has advised MPs to bring ...
Writethru: Arafat signs on decree to nominate Abu Mazen as PM
Mar 19, 2003 ... Writethru: Arafat signs on decree to nominate Abu Mazen as PM Eds: Updates with more detailsGAZA, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat signedon a presidential decree which says that Mahmoud Abbas, better knownas Abu Mazen, is the new nominated Prime Minister of ...
Latest key developments in Iraq crisis
Mar 19, 2003 ... Latest key developments in Iraq crisisBEIJING, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Following are the latest keydevelopments in the Iraqi crisis: BAGHDAD -- A plane carrying 120 UN staff, the last group of UNofficials in Iraq, has left Baghdad at 7 pm local time (1600 GMT).- ...
URGENT: Turkey to call parliamentary vote on US troops deployment
Mar 19, 2003 ... URGENT: Turkey to call parliamentary vote on US troops deployment ANKARA, March 18 (Xinhua) -- The Turkish government will ask theparliament to ...
Urgent: Arafat signs on decree to nominate Abu Mazen as PM
Mar 19, 2003 ... Urgent: Arafat signs on decree to nominate Abu Mazen as PMGAZA, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat signedon a presidential decree ...
Ronaldo sends Real Madrid into Champions League quarter-finals
Mar 19, 2003 ... Ronaldo sends Real Madrid into Champions League quarter-finalsLONDON, Mar. 18 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's World Cup star Ronaldo scoredthe winner to give Real Madrid a 1-0 win over Lokomotiv Moscow,sending the nine-time European champions into the quarter- finals ofthe Champions League ...
Urgent: British police arrest three terror suspects, find bombs
Mar 19, 2003 ... Urgent: British police arrest three terror suspects, find bombsLONDON, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Three terror suspects were arrestednear Gatwick airport, ...
Xinhua World News Summary at 0045 GMT, March 19
Mar 19, 2003 ... Xinhua World News Summary at 0045 GMT, March 19GAZA -- The European Union (EU) welcomed on Tuesday the nominationof Mahmoud Abbas, also known as Abu Mazen, as the new prime ministerof the Palestinian National Authority (PNA). EU peace envoy to the Middle East Miguel Angel ...
Australian troops get into Iraq
Mar 19, 2003 ... Australian troops get into IraqCANBERRA, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Australian Special Air Servicetroops could already be operating inside Iraq. It was anticipated Wednesday by a lobby group, the AustralianDefence Association. According to the Australian Associated ...
Desailly and Petit dropped from French national soccer team
Mar 19, 2003 ... Desailly and Petit dropped from French national soccer teamPARIS, Mar. 18 (Xinhua) -- France skipper Marcel Desailly andveteran Emmanuel Petit were dropped from the French squad on Mondayfor the upcoming European Championships qualifiers against Malta andIsrael. French ...
Results and standings of Tirreno-Adriatico cycling race
Mar 19, 2003 ... Results and standings of Tirreno-Adriatico cycling raceROME, Mar. 18 (Xinhua) -- Following are the leading placings inthe sixth stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico cycling race on Tuesday over178 kilometers between Teramo and Torricella Sicura: 1. Danilo Di Luca, Italy, Saeco, ...
URGENT: Turkey to ask parliament approval for US militaryoverflights
Mar 19, 2003 ... URGENT: Turkey to ask parliament approval for US militaryoverflightsANKARA, March 19 (Xinhua) -- The Turkish government will ask theparliament to approve for overflight rights for US warplanes only,instead of the deployment of US troops in the country, a ...
Shares end higher in Brazil, Argentina and Mexico
Mar 19, 2003 ... Shares end higher in Brazil, Argentina and MexicoMEXICO CITY, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Latin America's three majorstock markets -- Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires and Mexico City -- closed up on Tuesday. The Buenos Aires stock market closed with its Merval index up 0.49 percent to ...
Denmark start on right foot at Sudirman Cup
Mar 19, 2003 ... Denmark start on right foot at Sudirman CupEINDHOVEN, Netherlands, Mar. 18 (Xinhua) -- Denmark have come offan encouraging start at the Sudirman Cup with 4-1 win over Englandhere on Tuesday. Demark did not start well in their first group match againstEngland, as they lost ...
Tickets for Africa Games opening/closing ceremonies available soon
Mar 19, 2003 ... Tickets for Africa Games opening/closing ceremonies available soon LAGOS, Mar. 18 (Xinhua) -- Tickets for the opening and closingceremonies of the All Africa Games scheduled for October in Abuja,Nigeria will be available in April, a Nigerian sports official saidon Tuesday ....
Former Australian soccer captain tests positive for steroid
Mar 19, 2003 ... Former Australian soccer captain tests positive for steroidCANBERRA, Mar. 19 (Xinhua) -- Former Australian women's soccercaptain Anissa Tann has tested positive for an anabolic steroid, drugagency officials said Wednesday. Tann, 35, who played at two World Cup finals and ...
Champions League group standings
Mar 19, 2003 ... Champions League group standingsLONDON, Mar. 18 (Xinhua) -- Following are the final standings inGroups C and D of the Champions League second phase after Tuesday'smatches (tabulated under games played, won, drawn, lost, goals for,against and points): Group C: 1 ....
British police arrest three terror suspects
Mar 19, 2003 ... British police arrest three terror suspectsLONDON, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Three terror suspects were arrestedafter two explosive devices were found near Gatwick airport, thesecond largest airport in London, Sky News reported early Wednesdaymorning. The arrested were of ...
Sichuan invests heavily in river pollution control
Mar 19, 2003 ... Sichuan invests heavily in river pollution controlCHENGDU, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Southwest China's Sichuan Provinceis targeting pollution in diverse rivers that flow through thelandlocked western region. Zhu Tiankai, director of the Sichuan Provincial ...
Brazil announce squad for Portugal friendly
Mar 19, 2003 ... Brazil announce squad for Portugal friendlyRIO DE JANEIRO, Mar. 18 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian goalkeeper Marcos,who was dropped from the national squad when it played China lastmonth, was recalled to the team on Tuesday for this month's friendlywith Portugal. Marcos was one of ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
Mar 19, 2003 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapersTOKYO, March 19 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Japanese newspapers on Wednesday:Asahi, Yomiuri, Mainichi: -- U.S. may begin ...
Results of Sudirman Cup badminton championships
Mar 19, 2003 ... Results of Sudirman Cup badminton championshipsEINDHOVEN, Netherlands, Mar. 18 (Xinhua) -- Following are theresults of the group matches of the Sudirman Cup (the world mixedteam badminton championoships) played on Tuesday here: Group 1 A: South Korea beat Sweden ...
Major news items in leading Philippine newspapers
Mar 19, 2003 ... Major news items in leading Philippine newspapersMANILA, March 19 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Philippine newspapers on Wednesday. Philippine Daily Inquirer: -- As the countdown to war in Iraq began Tuesday, President ...
US scholars question legality of US war against Iraq
Mar 19, 2003 ... US scholars question legality of US war against IraqWASHINGTON, March 18 (Xinhua) -- United States President George W.Bush's assertion that a war on Iraq would be legal without a new UNSecurity Council vote is the subject of considerable debate among USlegal scholars, many of ...
Writethru: Turkey to ask for parliament approval for US overflights
Mar 19, 2003 ... Writethru: Turkey to ask for parliament approval for USoverflightsANKARA, March 19 (Xinhua) -- The Turkish government will ask theparliament to approve for overflight rights for US warplanes only,instead of the deployment of US troops in the country, a seniorcabinet minister ...
Roundup: Saddam's rejection of US ultimatum makes war looming larger
Mar 19, 2003 ... Roundup: Saddam's rejection of US ultimatum makes war loominglargerby Jiang XianmingCAIRO, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi President Saddam Hussein onTuesday turned down US President George W. Bush's 48-hour ultimatum,making a US-led war on Iraq looming larger ....
Sun sets sights on China
Mar 19, 2003 ... Sun sets sights on ChinaBEIJING, March 19 (Xinhua) -- China will become one of the mostimportant markets for US information technology giant SunMicrosystems Inc. in the coming years, company Chief ExecutiveOfficer Scott McNealy has said in Beijing. "We are well on our way ...
Bush allegations about Iraq dubious: US paper
Mar 19, 2003 ... Bush allegations about Iraq dubious: US paperWASHINGTON, March 18 (Xinhua) -- As the Bush administrationprepares this week for an attack on Iraq, many of the allegationsmade against Iraqi President Saddam Hussein to justify the attackhave been challenged -- and in some cases ...
Philippine president defends support of US action against Iraq
Mar 19, 2003 ... Philippine president defends support of US action against IraqMANILA, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Wednesday defended the government position to support the USmove to use military force on Iraq, saying this was a support to awar against ...
Former Costa Rican president agrees to mediate in Iraq crisis
Mar 19, 2003 ... Former Costa Rican president agrees to mediate in Iraq crisisSAN JOSE, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Former Costa Rican president andwinner of the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1987, Oscar Arias Sanchez, hasaccepted the proposal to create a high level committee to mediate theIraq crisis, the ...
Hong Kong stocks open lower
Mar 19, 2003 ... Hong Kong stocks open lowerHONG KONG, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks fell 99.35points, or 1.10 perdent, to ...
Colombia calls for more diplomatic efforts to avoid Iraq war
Mar 19, 2003 ... Colombia calls for more diplomatic efforts to avoid Iraq warBOGOTA, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Colombian Foreign Minister CarolinaBarco Tuesday called for more diplomatic efforts in the conflictbetween the United States and Iraq. In an interview with a local radio, Barco said she ...
Argentina rejects involvement in Iraq war
Mar 19, 2003 ... Argentina rejects involvement in Iraq warBUENOS AIRES, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Argentina Tuesday rejectedparticipation in an attack on Iraq and was prepared to respond to aUnited Nations call for humanitarian relief tasks in the Gulf region,presidential spokesman Luis Verdi ...
US snowboarder banned for two years for doping
Mar 19, 2003 ... US snowboarder banned for two years for dopingWASHINGTON, Mar. 18 (Xinhua) -- American snowboarder Tara Zwinkhas been banned from competition for two years after testing positivefor marijuana, the United States Anti-Doping Agency ( USADA)announced in Colorado Springs, Colorado, ...