Xinhua News Agency back issues from Sunday, March 14:
Urgent: Putin declares victory in presidential poll
Mar 14, 2004 ... Urgent: Putin declares victory in presidential pollMOSCOW, March 15 (Xinhua) -- Russia's incumbent President VladimirPutin declared victory in the presidential election early Monday, "I want to thank citizens of our country, thank all those who wentto the polling stations ...
Russia's Putin promises future paths
Mar 14, 2004 ... Russia's Putin promises future pathsMOSCOW, March 15 (Xinhua) -- Russian incumbent President VladimirPutin vowed early Monday to ensure democracy and a better- off lifefor people, claiming a victory in Sunday's presidential poll. "I promise that the democratic ...
URGENT Polls open in Russia's presidential election in Moscow
Mar 14, 2004 ... URGENT Polls open in Russia's presidential election in MoscowMOSCOW, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Polls opened in Moscow ...
Polls open in Moscow in presidential election
Mar 14, 2004 ... Polls open in Moscow in presidential electionMOSCOW, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Polls opened here Sunday to voters inRussia's presidential election that is expected to hand a crushingvictory to current President Vladimir Putin. Polling stations in the Russian capital opened at ...
Private ISPs in Bangladesh join hands in establishing local internet exchange
Mar 14, 2004 ... Private ISPs in Bangladesh join hands in establishing localinternet exchangeDHAKA, March 14 (Xinhua) -- The private internet service providers(ISP) in Bangladesh have teamed up to establish an internet exchangein Dhaka to provide faster on-line service in the country, Daily ...
Bangladesh to install wind turbines to alternate sources of power
Mar 14, 2004 ... Bangladesh to install wind turbines to alternate sources of power DHAKA, March 14 (Xinhua) -- The Bangladeshi government wasplanning to install a total of four 225 KW wind turbines in thecountry by July 2004 in an effort to alternate sources of power. The Bangladesh Power ...
Powell to start South Asia trip with visit to India on Monday
Mar 14, 2004 ... Powell to start South Asia trip with visit to India on MondayNEW DELHI, March 14 (Xinhua) -- US Secretary of State Colin Powellis scheduled to arrive here Monday night for a two-day visit to Indiafor talks on carrying forward the strategic partnership between thetwo countries ....
IMF calls for drastic reforms in India for economic growth
Mar 14, 2004 ... IMF calls for drastic reforms in India for economic growthNEW DELHI, March 14 (Xinhua) -- The International Monetary Fund(IMF) said on Sunday drastic reforms were needed to push up India' sgross domestic product (GDP) growth to the desired 8-10 percentannually in two decades ....
Landslides leave two missing in NW China
Mar 14, 2004 ... Landslides leave two missing in NW ChinaXI'AN, March 14 (Xinhua) -- A beekeeper couple were missing aftertwo landslides on Saturday in Jingyang County, northwest China'sShaanxi Province, rescuers said Sunday. Searching for the missing couple was still going on at press ...
Voting starts in Russia's Chechnya
Mar 14, 2004 ... Voting starts in Russia's ChechnyaMOSCOW, March 14 (Xinhua) -- A total of 424 polling stationsopened in Russia's breakaway republic of Chechnya at 8:00 a.m. Moscowtime (0500 GMT) Sunday, Interfax reported. The Chechen election commission chief Abdylkerim Arsakhanov saidso ...
US, Bangladesh work together to check arms smuggling
Mar 14, 2004 ... US, Bangladesh work together to check arms smugglingDHAKA, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Bangladesh and the United States areworking together to check arms smuggling into the South Asiancountry, the Bangladesh Observer reported on Sunday. The cooperation is expected to improve the ...
Writethru: Voting starts in Moscow
Mar 14, 2004 ... Writethru: Voting starts in MoscowMOSCOW, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Muscovites began casting ballots at8:00 a.m. Moscow time (0500 GMT) Sunday to select a new president forthe next four years. Voters in Russia's Far East started voting nine hours ago when thelocal time was ...
Dhaka decides to sign BIMST-EC
Mar 14, 2004 ... Dhaka decides to sign BIMST-ECDHAKA, March 14 (Xinhua) -- The Bangladeshi government has decidedto sign the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) of Bangladesh, India, Myanmar,Sri Lanka, Thailand -- Economic Cooperation (BIMST- EC), the DailyStar reported on Sunday. The proposal for ...
Roundup: Top US general visits Haiti as new PM strives to keeppeace, form cabinet
Mar 14, 2004 ... Roundup: Top US general visits Haiti as new PM strives to keeppeace, form cabinetHAVANA, March 13 (Xinhua) -- Top US military officer, GeneralRichard Myers, arrived in the crisis-torn Haiti on Saturday for abrief visit, during which he is scheduled to meet Haitian officialsand ...
S. African, S. Korean athletes win Seoul marathon
Mar 14, 2004 ... S. African, S. Korean athletes win Seoul marathonSEOUL, Mar. 14 (Xinhua) -- Gurt Thys of South Africa won the men'srace in the Seoul international marathon for the second consecutiveyear Sunday with the season's best time of two hours seven minutesand six seconds to capture the ...
Major news items in leading Kenyan newspapers
Mar 14, 2004 ... Major news items in leading Kenyan newspapersNAIROBI, March 14 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Kenyan newspapers on Sunday. Sunday Times: -- Kenyan Vice-President Moody Awori said Saturday developingcountries urgently require debt relief to ...
Premier's report endorsed, improvement in gov't work style added
Mar 14, 2004 ... Premier's report endorsed, improvement in gov't work style addedBEIJING, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Chinese legislators Sunday approvedPremier Wen Jiabao's government work report after their demand thegovernment improve its style of work had been incorporated into thefinal version of ...
Results of Nagoya interantional women's marathon results
Mar 14, 2004 ... Results of Nagoya interantional women's marathon resultsTOKYO, Mar. 14 (Xinhua) -- Following are the leading results ofthe Nagoya international women's marathon on Sunday: 1. Reiko Tosa, Japan, 2 hours, 23 minutes, 57 seconds 2. Megumi Tanaka, Japan, 2:24:47 ...
Investigation launched to find perpetrators of soccer riot
Mar 14, 2004 ... Investigation launched to find perpetrators of soccer riotDAMASCUS, Mar. 14 (Xinhua) -- A committee has been set up toinvestigate whether perpetrators provoked clashes in northeast Syria,in which some 14 people died in a two-day riot, Syria's official newsagency SANA said ....
NBA standings after Saturday's games
Mar 14, 2004 ... NBA standings after Saturday's gamesWASHINGTON, Mar. 13 (Xinhua) -- Following are the standing of theNational Basketball Association (NBA) league after Saturday's games(tabulated under games won, lost, percentage, games behind):EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic ...
Collated results of Indian Wells tennis tournament
Mar 14, 2004 ... Collated results of Indian Wells tennis tournamentWASHINGTON, Mar. 13 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results from theATP/WTA Tour tennis tournament in Indian Wells, California, onSaturday (prefix number denotes seeding): Men's singles first round: Sargis Sargsian, ...
URGENT: Chinese legislature endorses government work report
Mar 14, 2004 ... URGENT: Chinese legislature endorses government work reportBEIJING, March 14 (Xinhua) -- China's top legislature adopted ...
NBA results on Saturday
Mar 14, 2004 ... NBA results on SaturdayWASHINGTON, Mar. 13 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results ofSaturday's National Basketball Association games (home team in CAPS): Boston 111 WASHINGTON 102 ...
Indian Wells tennis schedule
Mar 14, 2004 ... Indian Wells tennis scheduleWASHINGTON, Mar. 13 (Xinhua) -- Following are Sunday's order ofplay at the 4.9 million US dollar ATP/WTA Masters Series event inIndian Wells, Califonia (prefix number denotes seeding): Main stadium: Jan-Michael Gambill, United ...
Zambia to enact law to prosecute willful AIDS spreaders
Mar 14, 2004 ... Zambia to enact law to prosecute willful AIDS spreadersLUSAKA, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Zambian Health Minister Brian Chituwohas said the government will enact a law that will prosecute thosewho willfully infect others with HIV/AIDS. "I can assure you that our government will ...
Pyongyang urges US, South Korea to scrap joint military drills
Mar 14, 2004 ... Pyongyang urges US, South Korea to scrap joint military drillsPYONGYANG, March 14 (Xinhua) -- A spokesman for the PanmunjomMission of the Korean People's Army (KPA) on Sunday expressed greatconcern over the planned US joint military exercises with South Korealater this month, ...
FLASH: LANDSLIDE KILLS 24 IN SOUTHERN KAZAKHSTAN, INCLUDING NINECHINESE
Mar 14, 2004 ... FLASH: LANDSLIDE KILLS 24 IN ...
Urgent: ETA repeats denial of involvement in Madrid bombings
Mar 14, 2004 ... Urgent: ETA repeats denial of involvement in Madrid bombingsMADRID, March 14 (Xinhua) -- The Basque separatist group ETA ...
Major news items in leading Nigerian newspapers
Mar 14, 2004 ... Major news items in leading Nigerian newspapersLAGOS, March 14 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Nigerian newspapers on Sunday. Sunday Vanguard: -- Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo at the weekend ordered thedeployment of a Nigeria warship ...
Premier's report endorsed, improvement in gov't work style added (more added)
Mar 14, 2004 ... Premier's report endorsed, improvement in gov't work style added(more added) EDS-more added BEIJING, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Chinese legislators Sunday approvedPremier Wen Jiabao's government work report after their demand thegovernment improve its style of work had been incorporated ...
Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers
Mar 14, 2004 ... Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapersCAIRO, March 14 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Egyptian newspapers on Sunday.Al Ahram: -- Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Senegalese PresidentAbdoulaye Wade will discuss important ...
DPRK proposes to change venue for coming inter-Korean economic meeting
Mar 14, 2004 ... DPRK proposes to change venue for coming inter-Korean economicmeetingSEOUL, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Democratic People's Republic of Korea(DPRK) on Sunday proposed to change the venue for the next roundinter-Korean working-level economic talks, citing Seoul's politicalinstability ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0800 GMT, March 14
Mar 14, 2004 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0800 GMT, March 14MADRID -- Al-Qaida has claimed responsibility for the Madridblasts in an Arab-language video tape, but the authenticity of thetape has not been confirmed, Spanish Interior Minister Angel Acebessaid Sunday. "A man dressed like ...
US soldier killed in bomb attack in Baghdad
Mar 14, 2004 ... US soldier killed in bomb attack in BaghdadBAGHDAD, March 14 (Xinhua) -- A newly arrived ...
GCC and EU to resume talks on free trade zone
Mar 14, 2004 ... GCC and EU to resume talks on free trade zoneABU DHABI, March 14 (Xinhua) -- The foreign ministers of the GulfCooperation Council (GCC) and their main economic partner, theEuropean Union (EU) have decided to resume negotiations on a freetrade zone that has been put aside for ...
Urgent: General elections kick off in terror-devastated Spain
Mar 14, 2004 ... Urgent: General elections kick off in terror-devastated SpainMADRID, March 14 (Xinhua) -- The Spanish general elections startedon Sunday, as the nation is still in grief three days after it wasdevastated by bomb blasts which killed 200 people and wounded 1,400others in the ...
Urgent: 4 US soldiers killed in two bomb attacks in Baghdad
Mar 14, 2004 ... Urgent: 4 US soldiers killed in two bomb attacks in BaghdadBAGHDAD, MARCH 14 (Xinhua) -- Four ...
General elections kick off in terror-devastated Spain
Mar 14, 2004 ... General elections kick off in terror-devastated SpainMADRID, March 14 (Xinhua) -- The Spanish general elections startedon Sunday, as the nation is still in grief three days after it wasdevastated by bomb blasts which killed 200 people and wounded over1,400 others in the capital ...
Palestinian, Israeli PM aides to meet to prepare for summit
Mar 14, 2004 ... Palestinian, Israeli PM aides to meet to prepare for summitJERUSALEM, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Aides of Israeli Prime MinisterAriel Sharon and Palestinian National Authority (PNA) Prime MinisterAhmed Qurei will meet Sunday to prepare a meeting between the twoleaders sometime this ...
Urgent: Iran says return of nuclear inspectors must be negotiated
Mar 14, 2004 ... Urgent: Iran says return of nuclear inspectors must be negotiated TEHRAN, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Iran said on Sunday that ...
Landslide in Kazakhstan buries over 20 people, including 9 Chinese
Mar 14, 2004 ... Landslide in Kazakhstan buries over 20 people, including 9 Chinese ALMA-ATA, March 14 (Xinhua) -- A landslide hit southern Kazakhstanon Sunday, burying over 20 people, including nine Chinese, agovernment official said. The mudslide, as a result of several days of heavy rain, ...
China's top legislature adopts constitutional amendments (more added)
Mar 14, 2004 ... China's top legislature adopts constitutional amendments (moreadded) EDS-Update throughout BEIJING, March 14 (Xinhua) -- China's top legislature, theNational People's Congress (NPC), adopted the amendments toConstitution Sunday with an overwhelming majority of 2,863 votes ...
Writethru: Iran says return of nuclear inspectors must be negotiated
Mar 14, 2004 ... Writethru: Iran says return of nuclear inspectors must benegotiated Eds: Updates with quotes, backgroundTEHRAN, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Iran said on Sunday that the returnof international nuclear inspectors to the country must be negotiatedwith the International Atomic Energy ...
6 die in blaze near Cape Town
Mar 14, 2004 ... 6 die in blaze near Cape TownJOHANNESBURG, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Six people died and two otherswere reported missing after a fire razed about 1,000 informal housingstructures in the Joe Slovo settlement in Langa near South Africa'sCape Town on Sunday. Cobus Dowry, Western ...
Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers
Mar 14, 2004 ... Major news items in leading Israeli newspapersJERUSALEM, March 14 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Israeli newspapers on Sunday.Jerusalem Post: -- Top aides to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon andPalestinian National Authority Prime ...
Israeli troops wound 3 Palestinian militants in southern Gaza
Mar 14, 2004 ... Israeli troops wound 3 Palestinian militants in southern GazaGAZA, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Israeli troops opened fire and injuredthree Palestinian militants who were attempting to implant roadsidebombs near the Netsarim Jewish settlement south of Gaza City onSunday, Israeli ...
S.African delegation leaves for AU meeting in Ethiopia
Mar 14, 2004 ... S.African delegation leaves for AU meeting in EthiopiaJOHANNESBURG, March 14 (Xinhua) -- The South African delegationled by Foreign Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma left here on Sundayfor Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to attend the fourth session of theExecutive Council of Ministers of ...
4 people wounded in armed attack in northern Turkey
Mar 14, 2004 ... 4 people wounded in armed attack in northern TurkeyANKARA, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Four people were wounded in an armedattack at a bus for the local elections of the Turkey's NationalAction Party (MHP) in northern Turkey. Anatolia News Agency reported on Sunday that ...
ETA repeats denial of involvement in Madrid blasts
Mar 14, 2004 ... ETA repeats denial of involvement in Madrid blastsMADRID, March 14 (Xinhua) -- The Basque separatist group ETA onSunday denied again that it masterminded the chain bombings in MadridThursday, which claimed 200 lives and injured about 1,500 others. In an e-mail to the local ...
China's top legislature adopts Constitutional amendments (more added)
Mar 14, 2004 ... China's top legislature adopts Constitutional amendments (moreadded) EDS-Add: quotes BEIJING, March 14 (Xinhua) -- China's top legislature, theNational People's Congress (NPC), adopted the amendments toConstitution Sunday with an overwhelming majority of 2,863 votes for,10 ...
Writethru: 4 US soldiers killed in separate attacks in Baghdad
Mar 14, 2004 ... Writethru: 4 US soldiers killed in separate attacks in Baghdad Eds: Updates with corrected detailsBAGHDAD, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Four US soldiers have been killed inseparate attacks in Iraq's capital city of Baghdad as of earlySunday, according to the US military. Three ...
US sees "historic potential" in Israel's disengagement plan: paper
Mar 14, 2004 ... US sees "historic potential" in Israel's disengagement plan: paper JERUSALEM, March 14 (Xinhua) -- The US government believes thatIsraeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's plan of disengagement from thePalestinians poses risks, but has "historic potential," localnewspaper Ha'aretz ...
FLASH: CHINA'S TOP LEGISLATURE ADOPTS AMENDMENTS TO CONSTITUTION
Mar 14, 2004 ... FLASH: CHINA'S TOP LEGISLATURE ...
China's top legislature adopts constitutional amendments (more added)
Mar 14, 2004 ... China's top legislature adopts constitutional amendments (moreadded) EDS-Add: details BEIJING, March 14 (Xinhua) -- China's top legislature, theNational People's Congress (NPC), adopted the amendments to theConstitution Sunday with an overwhelming majority of 2,863 votes for,10 ...
URGENT: China's top legislature adopts amendments to Constitution
Mar 14, 2004 ... URGENT: China's top legislature adopts amendments to Constitution BEIJING, March 14 (Xinhua) -- China's top legislature, ...
China's top legislature adopts amendments to Constitution (more added)
Mar 14, 2004 ... China's top legislature adopts amendments to Constitution (moreadded) EDS-Add: votes; correct: 2863 for 2890 BEIJING, March 14 (Xinhua) -- China's top legislature, theNational People's Congress, ...
No new SARS cases on Chinese mainland: MOH
Mar 14, 2004 ... No new SARS cases on Chinese mainland: MOHBEIJING, March 14 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese Ministry of Health saidhere Sunday that no new SARS cases were reported in the 24 hours from10:00 a.m. Saturday to 10:00 a.m. Sunday on the ...
Air quality of major Chinese cities -- March 14
Mar 14, 2004 ... Air quality of major Chinese cities -- March 14BEIJING, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Report on the quality of air in 47major Chinese cities (12:00 March 13 to 12:00 March 14, BeijingTime), released by the China Environmental Monitoring Center:CityMajor Pollutant ...
6 people killed in home fire in southern Turkey
Mar 14, 2004 ... 6 people killed in home fire in southern TurkeyANKARA, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Six people were killed Sunday morningwhen a shanty in Antalya province of southern Turkey was caught in afire. Anatolia News Agency reported that the fire ...
URGENT: Chinese premier meets press
Mar 14, 2004 ... URGENT: Chinese premier meets pressBEIJING, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao arrivedat the central hall on the third floor of the Great Hall of thePeople at 17:07 Sunday here to meet the press, shortly after theclosing meeting of the Second Session of the Tenth ...
Inclusion of Human Rights in the Constitution -- An Important Milestone in China's Human RightsDevelopment (1)
Mar 14, 2004 ... Inclusion of Human Rights in the Constitution -- An Important Milestone in China's Human Rights Development (1) BEIJING, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Following is the summary of DongYunhu's comments on China's inclusion of human rights in theConstitution. Inclusion of Human ...
Inclusion of human rights in Constitution marks a milestone inhuman rights progress in China: expert
Mar 14, 2004 ... Inclusion of human rights in Constitution marks a milestone inhuman rights progress in China: expertBEIJING, March 14 (Xinhua) -- A proposed amendment to theConstitution was adopted Sunday by the Second Session of the TenthNational People's Congress (NPC), which stipulates ...
Officials meet to prepare for Qureia-Sharon summit
Mar 14, 2004 ... Officials meet to prepare for Qureia-Sharon summitGAZA, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Head of Palestinian Prime ministerAhmad Qureia's office Hassan Abu Libdeh is due to convene on Sundaywith head of Israeli Premier Ariel Sharon's office Dov Weissglas,Palestinian sources reported ....
Major news items in leading British newspapers
Mar 14, 2004 ... Major news items in leading British newspapersLONDON, March 14 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading British newspapers on Sunday:The Sunday Times: -- British police will launch a campaign on Monday to alert thepublic to the threat of a ...
China's top legislature closes after adopting draft amendment to Constitution
Mar 14, 2004 ... China's top legislature closes after adopting draft amendment toConstitutionBEIJING, March 14 (Xinhua) -- The annual session of China's toplegislature, the National People's Congress (NPC), came to a closehere Sunday afternoon after adopting the draft amendment of theChinese ...