Xinhua News Agency back issues from Friday, March 28:
Annan, Blair meet on Iraq and Middle East
Mar 28, 2003 ... Annan, Blair meet on Iraq and Middle EastUNITED NATIONS, March 27 (Xinhua) -- United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan and British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Thursdaydiscussed the humanitarian situation in Iraq, where United States andBritish forces entered the 9th day of ...
Williams advance into Nasdaq-100 final
Mar 28, 2003 ... Williams advance into Nasdaq-100 finalWASHINGTON, Mar. 27 (Xinhua) -- Defending champion Serena Williamsis one step away from the Nasdaq-100 Open title Thursday as she edgedout third seed Kim Clijsters 6-4, 6-2 to sail into the final. World number one Williams made 37 ...
Bulgaria beat Serbia and Montenegro in soccer friendly
Mar 28, 2003 ... Bulgaria beat Serbia and Montenegro in soccer friendlyBELGRADE, Mar. 27 (Xinhua) -- Following is the result of aninternational soccer friendly between Serbia and Montenegro andBulgaria on Thursday: ...
Injured Ukraine striker Rebrov to miss Spain qualifier
Mar 28, 2003 ... Injured Ukraine striker Rebrov to miss Spain qualifierKIEV, Mar. 27 (Xinhua) -- Ukraine striker Serhiy Rebrov will missSaturday's Euro 2004 qualifying match against Group Six leaders Spainafter pulling a calf muscle in training, Ukrainian televisionreported on Thursday ....
Urgent: US Army's 4th Infantry Division start flying to Gulf
Mar 28, 2003 ... Urgent: US Army's 4th Infantry Division start flying to GulfWASHINGTON, March 27 (Xinhua) -- Troops from the US Army's 4thInfantry Division, based in Fort Hood, Texas, On Thursday ...
US to double ground forces in Iraq
Mar 28, 2003 ... US to double ground forces in IraqWASHINGTON, March 27 (Xinhua) -- Pentagon officials said onThursday that United States military planners will add 100,000 troopsto US ground forces in Iraq next month, as US Army soldiers andMarines have met stiffer than expected resistance from ...
FLASH: US PARATROOPERS OPEN NORTHERN FRONT AGAINST IRAQ
Mar 28, 2003 ... FLASH: US PARATROOPERS OPEN ...
Belgium's Lommel has no enough players to continue season
Mar 28, 2003 ... Belgium's Lommel has no enough players to continue seasonBRUSSELS, Mar. 27 (Xinhua) -- Belgian first division side SKLommel has decided that they have to finish the season early withjust 13 players available, news agency Belga reported on Thursday. The ...
US government freezes 1.62 billion dollars of Iraqi assets
Mar 28, 2003 ... US government freezes 1.62 billion dollars of Iraqi assetsWASHINGTON, March 27 (Xinhua) -- The US government has frozen 1.62 billion dollars of Iraqi assets in the United States, local pressreported on Thursday. The money will be used to help rebuild Iraq once Iraqi ...
Urgent: US Planes arrive in northern Iraq, prepare for offensive
Mar 28, 2003 ... Urgent: US Planes arrive in northern Iraq, prepare for offensiveANKARA, March 28 (Xinhua) -- A number of US planes have arrived atairfields in ...
Writethru: Iraq expects encirclement of Baghdad, vows to defend
Mar 28, 2003 ... Writethru: Iraq expects encirclement of Baghdad, vows to defendBAGHDAD, March 27 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi Defense Minister Sultan HashimAhmed said on Thursday he expected that the US-led coalition forceswould surround Baghdad within five to 10 days, but the minister vowedthat the ...
Iraq denies Blair's allegation Iraq executed British soldiers
Mar 28, 2003 ... Iraq denies Blair's allegation Iraq executed British soldiersBAGHDAD, March 27 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi Information Minister MohammadSaeed al-Sahaf Thursday denied a charge by British Prime MinisterTony Blair that the Iraqi authorities had executed British soldierscaptured in the war ....
Greece says extended conflict may affect Olympic preparations
Mar 28, 2003 ... Greece says extended conflict may affect Olympic preparationsATHENS, Mar. 27 (Xinhua) -- The Greek government said on Thursdaythat an extended conflict in Iraq might hamper preparations for theAthens Olympics. "If the war were to go on long term it would ...
Officials confirm Canadian troops in Iraq
Mar 28, 2003 ... Officials confirm Canadian troops in IraqOTTAWA, March 27 (Xinhua) -- Canadian officials have confirmedthat a small number of Canadian troops are working with United States-led forces in Iraq, although the government is not formally backingthe coalition. A local report ...
Mexican Senate asks President to seek end of Iraq war
Mar 28, 2003 ... Mexican Senate asks President to seek end of Iraq warMEXICO CITY, March 27 (Xinhua) -- The Foreign Affairs Commissionof the Mexican Senate asked President Vicente Fox on Thursday to seekthe end of the Iraq conflict in the United Nations Security Council. The Senate asserted ...
Thai airlines turn away 11 passengers suspected of pneumonia
Mar 28, 2003 ... Thai airlines turn away 11 passengers suspected of pneumoniaBANGKOK, March 28 (Xinhua) -- Thai airlines had turned away 11passengers with suspicious symptoms over the past few days, PublicHealth Minister Sudarat Keyuraphan announced Thursday. She said that all passengers ...
New wave of air raid hits Baghdad's communication structures
Mar 28, 2003 ... New wave of air raid hits Baghdad's communication structuresCAIRO, March 28 (Xinhua) -- A new wave of air raid on Baghdad inthe early hours of Friday hit communication structures and commandcenters, reports reaching here said. The Arab language Al Jazeera TV network ...
URGENT: Both US, Iraq predict tough fighting in Baghdad
Mar 28, 2003 ... URGENT: Both US, Iraq predict tough fighting in BaghdadANKARA, March 28 (Xinhua) -- Both the United States and ...
Puerto Rican politician calls US war on Iraq immoral
Mar 28, 2003 ... Puerto Rican politician calls US war on Iraq immoralHAVANA, March 27 (Xinhua) -- Ruben Berrios, president of thePuerto Rican Independence Party (PIP), on Thursday termed the US waron Iraq as an immoral action and a violation of the principle ofinternational law. Berrios ...
Hong Kong stocks open lower
Mar 28, 2003 ... Hong Kong stocks open lowerHONG KONG, March 28 (Xinhua) -- Hong ...
Portugal tightens security for Euro 2004
Mar 28, 2003 ... Portugal tightens security for Euro 2004LISBON, Mar. 27 (Xinhua) -- Portugal plans to add 200 more policeofficers for riot control for next year's European soccerchampionships, Superintendent Francisco Santos said on Thursday. Santos said extra officers would be back up the ...
Foreign exchange rates in Thailand
Mar 28, 2003 ... Foreign exchange rates in ThailandBANGKOK, March 28 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreign exchangerates against the baht on Friday as offered by the Bangkok Bank: FridayThursday US dollar 42.51/43.16 42.50/43.10 ...
Major news items in leading Pakistani newspapers
Mar 28, 2003 ... Major news items in leading Pakistani newspapersISLAMABAD, March 28 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Pakistani English newspapers on Friday. The Frontier Post: -- Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali on Thursday calledupon the United ...
Roundup: Latin America's political forces continue to slam war inIraq
Mar 28, 2003 ... Roundup: Latin America's political forces continue to slam war inIraqMEXICO CITY, March 27 (Xinhua) -- Political forces of LatinAmerican countries continued to voice their opposition to the UnitedStates-led war against Iraq on Thursday and called for joint effortsto stop the ...
Foreign exchange rates in Philippines
Mar 28, 2003 ... Foreign exchange rates in PhilippinesMANILA, March 28 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreign exchangerates against the Philippine peso released Friday by the central bankof the Philippines:Friday ThursdayUS dollar 53.3730 ...
Nepal's only railway to be converted into company
Mar 28, 2003 ... Nepal's only railway to be converted into companyKATHMANDU, March 28 (Xinhua) -- The Nepali government is ready toconvert the country's only railway into a company by June this year,a spokesman of the Nepali Ministry of Labor and Transport Managementsaid Thursday. "We are ...
Europe lacks common foreign policy: EU commissioner
Mar 28, 2003 ... Europe lacks common foreign policy: EU commissionerMADRID, March 27 (Xinhua) -- European Commissioner of Educationand Culture Viviane Reding said on Thursday that the European Union(EU) has not reached a common foreign policy on Iraq. The opposition to the US-led war ...
Panama Canal remains neutral during war in Iraq
Mar 28, 2003 ... Panama Canal remains neutral during war in IraqPANAMA CITY, March 27 (Xinhua) -- The Panama Canal will remainneutral and open to all vessels of the world to pass peacefullythrough it during the Iraq war, the administrator of the inter-oceanic route, Alberto Aleman, told the ...
Twenty-four paper mills closed in the interest of environmentalprotection
Mar 28, 2003 ... Twenty-four paper mills closed in the interest of environmentalprotectionCHENGDU, March. 28 (Xinhua) -- A small paper mill in southwestChina's Sichuan province was closed for polluting the nearby MinjiangRiver, a major branch of the Yangtze, China's longest river. Over ...
Hong Kong stocks lower at midday
Mar 28, 2003 ... Hong Kong stocks lower at middayHONG KONG, March 28 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong ...
Peru asks Japan to arrest its ex-President
Mar 28, 2003 ... Peru asks Japan to arrest its ex-PresidentLIMA, March 27 (Xinhua) -- Peru's Justice Minister Fausto Alvaradosaid on Thursday that Japan should arrest Alberto Fujimori, Peru'sdisgraced former president who has been living in Japan after hisgovernment collapsed amid corruption ...
Kaiserslautern punished for rule breaking
Mar 28, 2003 ... Kaiserslautern punished for rule breakingBERLIN, Mar. 27 (Xinhua) -- German first division clubKaiserslautern had three points taken away for next season and werehanded a hefty fine because of the breaches of rules, the Germanleague (DFL) said on Thursday.The DFL said ...
Nicaragua frames emergency energy plan
Mar 28, 2003 ... Nicaragua frames emergency energy planMANAGUA, March 27 (Xinhua) -- The Nicaraguan Energy Institute (INE) mapped out an emergency plan on Thursday to save energy, in bidto tackle the possible price hikes of fuel on the internationalmarket resulting from the United States-led war ...
Writethru: Baghdad under second round of air raids of Friday
Mar 28, 2003 ... Writethru: Baghdad under second round of air raids of FridayBAGHDAD, March 28 (Xinhua) -- The Iraqi capital of Baghdad wasunder the second round of air raids by the US-led coalition forces onFriday morning, a Xinhua correspondent reported. The latest attack came at 6:50 ...
Rumsfeld suggests isolation of Baghdad to allow time for uprising
Mar 28, 2003 ... Rumsfeld suggests isolation of Baghdad to allow time for uprising WASHINGTON, March 27 (Xinhua) -- US Defense Secretary DonaldRumsfeld suggested on Thursday that US forces might first besiegeBaghdad before engaging in an all-out urban war in the city, allowingtime for residents ...
Central American lawmakers demand immediate end to Iraq war
Mar 28, 2003 ... Central American lawmakers demand immediate end to Iraq warMEXICO CITY, March 27 (Xinhua) -- Left-wing lawmakers of theCentral American Parliament (Parlacen) demanded on Thursday animmediate end to United States-led war on Iraq, reports reaching herefrom the Guatemala City said ....
Cuban parliamentarians urge unity in face of US power
Mar 28, 2003 ... Cuban parliamentarians urge unity in face of US powerHAVANA, March 27 (Xinhua) -- A Cuban parliamentarian commissioncondemned Thursday the United States-led war against Iraq and calledfor the unity among peoples to prevent the Washington from exertinghegemony over the world ....
S.Korean parliament delays again vote on troop-dispatch bill
Mar 28, 2003 ... S.Korean parliament delays again vote on troop-dispatch billSEOUL, March 28 (Xinhua) - The South Korean parliament postponedagain the vote on a bill authorizing the government to send non-combating troops to support the US-led military campaign againstIraq. According to ...
Urgent: Baghdad rocked by fresh explosions
Mar 28, 2003 ... Urgent: Baghdad rocked by fresh explosionsBAGHDAD, March 28 (Xinhua) -- Baghdad was rocked by three freshexplosions at ...
Romania, Russia agree to promote economic relations
Mar 28, 2003 ... Romania, Russia agree to promote economic relationsBUCHAREST, March 27 (Xinhua) -- Romania and Russia on Thursdaysought to boost bilateral economic and trade ties despite theirhistorical problems. At a joint press conference after talks with visiting RussianPrime Minister ...
Brazilian president calls for MERCOSUR cohesion in free trade talks
Mar 28, 2003 ... Brazilian president calls for MERCOSUR cohesion in free tradetalksBRASILIA, March 27 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian President Luiz Inacio"Lula" da Silva on Thursday urged the South American Common Market(MERCOSUR) to be cohesive in its negotiations on the Free Trade Areaof the Americas ...
S&P cuts Manila Electric's credit rating
Mar 28, 2003 ... S&P cuts Manila Electric's credit ratingMANILA, March 28 (Xinhua) -- Standard and Poor's Ratings Servicessaid it has lowered its foreign currency corporate credit rating onManila Electric Co. (Meralco) to "B-" from "B+", reported thePhilippine Daily Inquirer on-line news Friday ....
US stocks close slightly lower on absence of war developments
Mar 28, 2003 ... US stocks close slightly lower on absence of war developmentsNEW YORK, March 27 (Xinhua) -- US stocks fell slightly Thursday asthe investors waited for more war developments in Iraq and tookprofits from the big rally last week. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 28.43 ...
Baghdad comes under new bombardment late Thursday
Mar 28, 2003 ... Baghdad comes under new bombardment late ThursdayBAGHDAD, March 27 (Xinhua) -- The center of Baghdad and itssoutheastern outskirts came under ...
Major news items in leading Philippine newspapers
Mar 28, 2003 ... Major news items in leading Philippine newspapersMANILA, March 28 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Philippine newspapers on Friday.Philippine Daily Inquirer: -- Two Iraqi diplomats, First Secretary Abdul Karim Shwaikh andCommercial Attache ...
Catalan cycling race 4th stage results
Mar 28, 2003 ... Catalan cycling race 4th stage resultsMADRID, Mar. 27 (Xinhua) -- Following are the leading results inthe fourth stage of the Catalan cycling week, over 144 kilometersfrom Parets del Valles to the Coll de Pal on Thursday: 1. Dario Frigo, Italy, Fassa Bortolo, 4 hours 8 ...
Mexico to invest 9 million US dollars against bio-terrorism
Mar 28, 2003 ... Mexico to invest 9 million US dollars against bio-terrorismMEXICO CITY, March 27 (Xinhua) -- Mexico plans to invest about 9million US dollars to reinforce its efforts to prevent bio- terroristattacks after the outbreak of the US-led war on Iraq, the local dailyReforma reported ...
Xinhua World News Summary at 0030 GMT, March 28
Mar 28, 2003 ... Xinhua World News Summary at 0030 GMT, March 28WASHINGTON -- US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on Thursdaytold the US Senate Appropriations Committee that there would be nocease-fire in the Iraq war as the coalition forces were edgingtowards Baghdad to topple Iraqi President ...
Sri Lanka increases petroleum price
Mar 28, 2003 ... Sri Lanka increases petroleum priceCOLOMBO, March 28 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka raised petroleum price bytwo rupees (about two US cents) from midnight Thursday, despite thedeclining trend of the petroleum prices in the international market,the official Daily News reported on Friday ....
Power prices to rise in Indonesia
Mar 28, 2003 ... Power prices to rise in IndonesiaJAKARTA, March 28 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia's state-owned electricityfirm PLN has announced that power prices would increase on April 1 by6 percent in line with the presidential decree allowing it toincrease charges every quarter throughout the year ....
Major news items in leading Indian newspapers
Mar 28, 2003 ... Major news items in leading Indian newspapersNEW DELHI, March 28 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Indian newspapers on Friday.The Hindustan Times: --Indian Prime Minister A.B. Vajpayee on Thursday told the media thatUS President George Bush sought ...
Important quotes on Iraq war
Mar 28, 2003 ... Important quotes on Iraq warBEIJING, March 28 (Xinhua) -- The following are some importantquotes on the Iraq war:On a draft UN resolution to adjust the oil-for-food program forIraq -- UN Security Council President Gunter Pleuger: The resolution"provides for the ...
Leftist rebels target US troops in Philippines
Mar 28, 2003 ... Leftist rebels target US troops in PhilippinesMANILA, March 28 (Xinhua) -- A spokesman for the rebel group NewPeople's Army (NPA) warned Friday that US troops in the Philippineswill be attacked if they enter areas where the rebels operate. "US imperialist armed intervention ...
Latest key developments relating to Iraq war
Mar 28, 2003 ... Latest key developments relating to Iraq warBEIJING, March 28 (Xinhua) -- The following are the latest keydevelopments relating to the Iraq war:CAIRO -- A new wave of air raid on Baghdad in the early hours ofFriday hit communication structures and command centers, ...
Jakarta prepares 4,000 security personnel to safeguard foreigners
Mar 28, 2003 ... Jakarta prepares 4,000 security personnel to safeguard foreigners JAKARTA, March 28 (Xinhua) -- The Jakarta administration announcedFriday it has prepared 4,000 security personnel from the police andthe military to safeguard foreigners and their assets in the capitalcity ....
Britain arrests 8 men under anti-terror laws
Mar 28, 2003 ... Britain arrests 8 men under anti-terror lawsLONDON, March 27 (Xinhua) -- British police said they arrestedeight men under anti-terrorism laws early Thursday in the city ofDerby, central England. However, the arrested had not been charged but were being held ata local ...
BUSH: WE ARE PREPARING FOR HUMANITARIAN AID TO IRAQ IN LARGE SCALE.
Mar 28, 2003 ... BUSH: WE ARE PREPARING FOR ...
BLAIR: BUSH DISCUSSES WITH BLAIR ON PALESTINIAN-ISRAELI CONFLICT.
Mar 28, 2003 ... BLAIR: BUSH DISCUSSES WITH BLAIR ...
BUSH ASKS UN TO RESUME OIL-FOR-FOOD PROGRAM FOR IRAQ
Mar 28, 2003 ... BUSH ASKS UN TO RESUME ...
BLAIR: OUR FORCES ARE NOW WITHIN 50 KILOMETERS FROM BAGHDAD.
Mar 28, 2003 ... BLAIR: OUR FORCES ARE NOW ...
Urgent: Bush, Blair says war in Iraq lasts "however long it takes"
Mar 28, 2003 ... Urgent: Bush, Blair says war in Iraq lasts "however long it takes" WASHINGTON, March 27 (Xinhua) -- US President George W. Bush andBritish Prime Minister said on Thursday that the coaltion forces willfight in Iraq until victory. "However long it takes to win. However long it ...
Latest developments on battlefield in Iraq
Mar 28, 2003 ... Latest developments on battlefield in IraqBEIJING, March 28 (Xinhua) -- The following are the latestdevelopments on the battlefield in Iraq:BAGHDAD: The US-led coalition forces launched a new round of airattacks on the Iraqi capital of Baghdad on Thursday afternoon, ...
BLAIR: OUR GOAL OF IRAQ WAR WILL BE MET.
Mar 28, 2003 ... BLAIR: OUR GOAL OF ...
Writethru: US ambassador walks out of UN open debate on Iraq war
Mar 28, 2003 ... Writethru: US ambassador walks out of UN open debate on Iraq warUNITED NATIONS, March 27 (Xinhua) -- US Ambassador to the UnitedNations, John Negroponte, on Thursday walked out of a debate of theUN Security Council on the ongoing Iraq war. Negroponte did so after Iraq's ...
2nd Writethru: Bush, Blair say war in Iraq lasts however long ittakes
Mar 28, 2003 ... 2nd Writethru: Bush, Blair say war in Iraq lasts however long ittakesWASHINGTON, March 27 (Xinhua) -- US President George W. Bush andvisiting British Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Thursday that thecoalition forces will fight in Iraq until victory " however long ittakes." ...