Xinhua News Agency back issues from Wednesday, May 12:
Domestic news items from Xinhua -- May 11
May 12, 2004 ... Domestic news items from Xinhua -- May 11BEIJING, May 11(Xinhua) -- The following are domestic news items released by Xinhuaon Tuesday: Market exchange rates -- May 11 Earthquake jolts northwest China Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- May 10 ...
News Analysis: Why Indian elite losing faith by Jiang Yaping
May 12, 2004 ... News Analysis: Why Indian elite losing faith by Jiang YapingNEW DELHI, May 11 (Xinhua) -- With the total voter turnout in theelections in New Delhi constituency being only 45 percent, expertshere see it as a decline of faith in the voting system, especiallyamong the ...
Norwegian FM says further consultation needed before talks
May 12, 2004 ... Norwegian FM says further consultation needed before talksCOLOMBO, May 11 (Xinhua) -- Norwegian Foreign Minister JanPetersen who is on a visit to Sri Lanka said on Tuesday that Norwaywill continue to consult with both the government and the Tamil Tigerrebels before the stalled ...
Opener, Advisory
May 12, 2004 ... Xinhua News Agency closes its cycle of English service forTuesday, May 11, 2004, and begins ...
Rome Masters results (update 3)
May 12, 2004 ... Rome Masters results (update 3)ROME, May 11 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results at the 1.3million US dollars Rome Masters WTA tournament on Tuesday (prefixnumber denotes seeding): First round Karolina Sprem, Croatia, bt Daniela Hantuchova, Slovakia, 6-2, 6-2 ...
Results from Thomas Cup play off
May 12, 2004 ... Results from Thomas Cup play offJAKARTA, May 11 (Xinhua) -- Following are results from the playoff session of men's world team badminton championship Thomas Cupmatches played at the Bung Karno Stadium here on Tuesday: Germany bt United States 3-0 Bjoern Joppien bt ...
News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (part 2)
May 12, 2004 ... News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (part 2)HONG KONG, May 11 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items from theAsia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong on Tuesday:hka -- Taiwan share prices close up Singapore shares end higher 2 Vietnamese drug ...
Israel, Palestinians wage war in Gaza, 15 kilLed
May 12, 2004 ... Israel, Palestinians wage war in Gaza, 15 kilLedGAZA, May 11 (Xinhua) -- Heavy fighting between Palestinians andIsraeli soldiers in Gaza City's Zaytoon neighborhood Tuesday killedat least six Palestinians and six Israeli soldiers. Two more Palestinians died in an Israeli ...
Israeli cabinet decides not to negotiate for return of soldiers' body parts
May 12, 2004 ... Israeli cabinet decides not to negotiate for return of soldiers'body parts JERUSALEM, May 11 (Xinhua) -- Israeli security cabinet Tuesdaynight decided not to negotiate with Palestinian groups who said theyare holding the remains of the six killed Israel Defence Forces ...
Israel must withdraw from all occupied Arab lands: UN envoy
May 12, 2004 ... Israel must withdraw from all occupied Arab lands: UN envoyDAMASCUS, May 11 (Xinhua) -- Israel should withdraw from all theoccupied Arab lands and should not reject the final statusnegotiations with the Palestinians, a UN envoy said here on Tuesday. Terje Roed Larsen, the ...
PNA urges militants to handover remains of Israeli soldiers
May 12, 2004 ... PNA urges militants to handover remains of Israeli soldiersGAZA, May 11 (Xinhua) -- The Palestinian National Authority (PNA)urged militants to hand over remains of Israeli soldiers killedTuesday after their Armor Personnel Carrier (APC) explosive- ladenblew up when it drove over ...
Shaath: Qurei receives written letter from Bush
May 12, 2004 ... Shaath: Qurei receives written letter from BushGAZA, May 11 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian Foreign Minister Nabil Shaathrevealed on Tuesday that Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureireceived a letter from US President George W. Bush. Shaath told reporters on Tuesday that the ...
Bush tries to export domestic crisis through sanctions: Syrian official
May 12, 2004 ... Bush tries to export domestic crisis through sanctions: SyrianofficialDAMASCUS, May 11 (Xinhua) -- US President George W. Bush tries toexport domestic crisis to foreign countries when he announcedsanctions on Syria, a Syrian political analyst told Xinhua Tuesdaynight ....
Bryant pleads not guilty
May 12, 2004 ... Bryant pleads not guiltyWASHINGTON, May 11 (Xinhua) -- Kobe Bryant plead Tuesday notguilty in his rape charge case during a hearing in Eagle, Colorado. When asked by Judge Terry Ruckriegle if he understood the charges,the Los Angeles Lakers star said, "Yes sir," and when ...
Stoudemire willing to play in Athens
May 12, 2004 ... Stoudemire willing to play in AthensWASHINGTON, May 11 (Xinhua) -- Phoenix Suns' forward AmareStoudemire said he would be glad to have the opportunity to representthe United States at the Athens Olympic Games this summer. "I would love it. It would mean so much to me," ...
Greece to strengthen security for Olympics
May 12, 2004 ... Greece to strengthen security for OlympicsATHENS, May 11 (Xinhua) -- Greek Public Order Minister YiorgosVoulgarakis reiterated here Tuesday that Greece will hold the safestever Olympic Games with 70,000 security personnel and 1 billion euros(1.2 billion US dollars) budget ....
Panamanian police seize 282 kg of cocaine
May 12, 2004 ... Panamanian police seize 282 kg of cocainePANAMA CITY, May 11 (Xinhua) -- Panamanian police on Tuesdayseized 282 kg of cocaine in Playa de Raton sector, San Carlosdistrict, west of Panama's capital province. Eight Panamanians were arrested while one police captain, ...
Shares close up in Brazil, Argentina and Mexico
May 12, 2004 ... Shares close up in Brazil, Argentina and MexicoMEXICO CITY, May 11 (Xinhua) -- Latin America's three major stockmarkets --Brazil, Argentina and Mexico -- closed up on Tuesday. In Sao Paulo, Latin America's biggest bourse, the leading Bovespaindex closed at 18,536 points, up ...
Market exchange rates -- May 12
May 12, 2004 ... Market exchange rates -- May 12BEIJING, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Market exchange rates of four majorcurrencies against RMB yuan for Wednesday, announced by the People 'sBank of China:Currency Unit Middle Price (in RMB yuan) US Dollar 100 827.73 ...
Indonesia to play Malaysia in quarter-final
May 12, 2004 ... Indonesia to play Malaysia in quarter-finalJAKARTA, May 12 (Xinhua) -- The men's world team badmintonchampionship Thomas Cup will see early exit of either host teamIndonesia or Malaysia, which together have won 18 out of 22 titlessince the tournament was held in 1948, and where ...
Schedule of Thomas Cup, Uber Cup quarter-finals
May 12, 2004 ... Schedule of Thomas Cup, Uber Cup quarter-finalsJAKARTA, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Following are the match schedules ofThomas Cup and Uber Cup quarterfinal stage to be played at the BungKarno Stadium starting at 14:30 local time (07:30 GMT) hereWednesday: ...
Wall Street stocks gain on bargain hunting
May 12, 2004 ... Wall Street stocks gain on bargain huntingNEW YORK, May 11 (Xinhua) - Wall Street stocks closed modestlyhigher Tuesday as investors rushed to seek bargains, particularlypicking up those rate interest rate-sensitive stocks. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 29.45 points, ...
Colombian army kills 13 rebels
May 12, 2004 ... Colombian army kills 13 rebelsBOGOTA, May 11 (Xinhua) -- At least 13 rebels died Monday inclashes with the Colombian Army in several areas of the country,military sources said on Tuesday. According to the Colombian army, the troops killed seven guerrillafighters of the ...
Crude oil price surges above 40 dollars per barrel
May 12, 2004 ... Crude oil price surges above 40 dollars per barrelNEW YORK, May 11 (Xinhua) -- Oil prices closed above 40 US dollarsa barrel at New York markets Tuesday as traders discounted Monday'scall by Saudi Arabia, a key member of the Organization of PetroleumExporting Countries (OPEC), ...
13 killed in road accident in Brazil
May 12, 2004 ... 13 killed in road accident in BrazilRIO DE JANEIRO, May 11 (Xinhua) -- Thirteen people were killed and28 injured in a crash involving a bus and a car early Tuesday morningin Brazil's northern Parana state. A spokesman of the military police said several passengers ...
Major news items in leading Philippine newspapers
May 12, 2004 ... Major news items in leading Philippine newspapersMANILA, May 12 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Philippine newspapers on Wednesday. The Philippine Star: -- Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is likely to havedefeated her ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0045 GMT, May 12
May 12, 2004 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0045 GMT, May 12KUWAIT CITY -- The US-led forces will hand over Saddam Hussein andabout 100 other top officials of his former regime to the Iraqisbefore the June 30 power transfer, an Iraqi lawyer said Tuesday. "Their trial will start in early ...
Olympic Torch to arrive in Cyprus on July 8
May 12, 2004 ... Olympic Torch to arrive in Cyprus on July 8NICOSIA, May 11 (Xinhua) -- One hundred and forty people, all ofthem distinguished personalities in Cypriot society will participatein the Athens 2004 International Olympic Torch Relay as the torcharrives on the island on July 8 ....
Abuse photos of Iraqi prisoners abhorrent: NZ army chief
May 12, 2004 ... Abuse photos of Iraqi prisoners abhorrent: NZ army chiefWELLINGTON, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Images of Iraqi prisoners beingtortured and humiliated were abhorrent and an affront to militarydiscipline, says New Zealand army chief Major General JerryMateparae. "Everyone who has ...
US Senate passes corporate tax bill to end trade dispute withEurope
May 12, 2004 ... US Senate passes corporate tax bill to end trade dispute withEuropeWASHINGTON, May 11 (Xinhua) -- The US Senate passed a 170 billionUS dollars package of corporate tax cuts on Tuesday, includingprovisions to head off a trade war with Europe. The package, passed by the ...
Mexican weightlifting Olympic champion could be in Athens
May 12, 2004 ... Mexican weightlifting Olympic champion could be in AthensMEXICO CITY, May 11 (Xinhua) -- Mexico's weightlifting Olympicchampion Soraya Jimenez could participate in Athens 2004 OlympicGames with an invitation, as an injury forces her out of thecontinent's qualification ...
Myanmar strengthens research on prawn production
May 12, 2004 ... Myanmar strengthens research on prawn productionYANGON, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar has strengthened researchactivities on high-quality prawn production for both domestic andforeign markets by setting up a prawn-related business organizationto promote the development of the ...
IOC official optimistic about Athens Olympics
May 12, 2004 ... IOC official optimistic about Athens OlympicsATHENS, May 11 (Xinhua) -- IOC Coordination Commission ChairmanDenis Oswald said here Tuesday that he was optimistic about thesuccess of the Athens Olympic Games. "We had a very good meeting which reinforced our confidence ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
May 12, 2004 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapersTOKYO, May 12 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Japanese newspapers on Wednesday. Asahi, Yomiuri, Mainichi, Nihon Keizai: -- Toyota Motor Corp. said Tuesday its consolidated net income hitan ...
Federer survive first round scare at Hamburg
May 12, 2004 ... Federer survive first round scare at HamburgBERLIN, May 11 (Xinhua) -- World number one Roger Federer had tostruggle in his opening match at the Hamburg Masters Tuesday as hefought his way past Argentine baseliner Gaston Gaudio 6-1, 5-7, 6-4. The 22-year-old Swiss, who lost ...
China sees a rising need for logistics
May 12, 2004 ... China sees a rising need for logisticsBEIJING, May 12 (Xinhua) -- The total value of China's domesticlogistics in the first quarter of 2004 arrived at 8.21 trillion yuan(about 993 billion US dollars), 31.7 percent higher than thecorresponding period last year, according to ...
11 anti-govt guerrillas, 6 security men killed in Nepal
May 12, 2004 ... 11 anti-govt guerrillas, 6 security men killed in NepalKATHMANDU, May 12 (Xinhua) -- At least 11 anti-governmentguerrillas and six government security personnel were killed Tuesdayin a clash between the two sides in central Nepal, Radio Nepalreported Wednesday. A team of ...
Results at Hamburg Masters
May 12, 2004 ... Results at Hamburg MastersBERLIN, May 11 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of firstround matches at the 2.425 million euros Hamburg Masters ATPtournament on Tuesday (prefix number denotes seeding): 7-Carlos Moya, Spain, bt David Sanchez, Spain, 7-5, 6-4 Mikhail ...
Leading scorers of French first division league
May 12, 2004 ... Leading scorers of French first division leaguePARIS, May 11 (Xinhua) -- Following are the leading scorers in theFrench first division league after Tuesday's games: 24 - Djibril Cisse (AJ Auxerre) 19 - Didier Drogba (Olympique Marseille) 17 - Alexander Frei ...
Uruguay investigates explosion at South Korean ship
May 12, 2004 ... Uruguay investigates explosion at South Korean shipMONTEVIDEO, May 11 (Xinhua) -- Uruguayan port and judicialauthorities on Tuesday began investigation into an explosion at aSouth Korean ship anchored at Montevideo port. Twenty seven people were hurt in the blast, mainly ...
Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- May 12
May 12, 2004 ... Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- May 12BEIJING, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Following are highlights of majorBeijing-based newspapers on Wednesday:All the papers featured that President Hu Jintao called for jointefforts by the whole Communist Party of China (CPC) ...
1st Ld: Explosion kills 1, injures 11 in southern Philippines
May 12, 2004 ... 1st Ld: Explosion kills 1, injures 11 in southern PhilippinesMANILA, May 12 (Xinhua) -- One person was killed and 11 otherswere injured, two seriously, in an explosion in the southernPhilippine island of Sulu, local media reported Wednesday. The explosion occurred in ...
Over 2,000 suspects arrested in Morocco since Casablanca blasts
May 12, 2004 ... Over 2,000 suspects arrested in Morocco since Casablanca blastsRABAT, May 11 (Xinhua)-- Moroccan police have arrested more than2,000 people for suspected terror links since the series of blaststhat rocked Casablanca on May 16 last year, Justice Minister MohamedBouzoubaa said ...
Explosion kills 1, injures 11 in Philippines
May 12, 2004 ... Explosion kills 1, injures 11 in PhilippinesMANILA, May 12 (Xinhua) -- A bomb explosion killed at least oneperson and injured 11 others Wednesday in Philippines' southern Joloisland near a ...
Hong Kong stocks open higher
May 12, 2004 ... Hong Kong stocks open higherHONG KONG, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Hong ...
Standings of French first division
May 12, 2004 ... Standings of French first divisionPARIS, May 11 (Xinhua) -- Following are the standings after theFrench first division matches played on Tuesday (tabulated undergames played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, against and points): 1. Olympique Lyon 35 22 7 6 60 25 73 ...
Results of French first division matches
May 12, 2004 ... Results of French first division matchesPARIS, May 11 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of the Frenchfirst division matches played on Tuesday: RC Lens lost to AJ Auxerre 1-3 Girondins Bordeaux bt Paris St Germain 3-0 Playing on ...
China to put forward three historical sites for UNESCO heritagelist
May 12, 2004 ... China to put forward three historical sites for UNESCO heritagelistBEIJING, May 12 (Xinhua) -- China is working for adding threehistorical sites, including the imperial palace, imperial mausoleumand tombs for nobles belonging to the ancient Gaogouli regime, to theWorld ...
Indonesian police asked for proof of Manuputty's crimes
May 12, 2004 ... Indonesian police asked for proof of Manuputty's crimesJAKARTA, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Minister of Foreign Affairs HassanWirajuda said on Tuesday his office was still awaiting evidence fromthe police on crimes allegedly committed by Maluku separatistAlexander Manuputty. "We ...
Energy shortage to cause losses of 3.3 billion dollars in Argentina
May 12, 2004 ... Energy shortage to cause losses of 3.3 billion dollars inArgentinaBUENOS AIRES, May 11 (Xinhua) -- The energy shortage in Argentinawill lead to production losses of 3.3 billion US dollars, said areport of the Argentine Industrial Union revealed Tuesday by thepress. The ...
Russia not to send more troops to Chechnya
May 12, 2004 ... Russia not to send more troops to ChechnyaMOSCOW, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Russia would not increase its militarypresence in Chechnya in the aftermath of the blast in Grozny thatkilled president of the Chechen Republic, Defense Minister SergeiIvanov said on Tuesday. "We ...
Foreign exchange rates in Thailand
May 12, 2004 ... Foreign exchange rates in ThailandBANGKOK, May 12 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreign exchangerates against the baht on Wednesday as offered by the Bangkok Bank: Wednesday TuesdayUS dollar 40.15/40.75 40.23/40.83 British pound ...
G-8 justice ministers agree to strengthen cooperation in fightingterror
May 12, 2004 ... G-8 justice ministers agree to strengthen cooperation in fightingterrorWASHINGTON, May 11 (Xinhua) -- Justice and interior ministers fromthe Group of Eight (G-8) member countries on Tuesday agreed toincrease cooperation in intelligence-sharing, border security andsurveillance ...
EU to boost social cohesion with Latin America
May 12, 2004 ... EU to boost social cohesion with Latin AmericaMEXICO CITY, May 11 (Xinhua) -- The European Union (EU) isdetermined to improve social cohesion with Latin America, said asenior official of the European Commission (EC) here Tuesday, According to Germano Straniero Sergio, ...
Mexican Air Force films 16 UFOs in southern state
May 12, 2004 ... Mexican Air Force films 16 UFOs in southern stateMEXICO CITY, May 11 (Xinhua) -- A local television network onTuesday broadcast a videotape by the Mexican Air Force, showing theimages of 16 unidentified flying objects (UFO) detected in thesouthern state of Campeche. It ...
Japan to allow civilians to use vacant police boxes
May 12, 2004 ... Japan to allow civilians to use vacant police boxesTOKYO, May 12 (Xinhua) -- In a bid to deal with rising crimes andmake up for the inadequate police force, the Tokyo MetropolitanPolice Department is to allow neighborhood civilians to use vacantpolice boxes, a leading Japanese ...
Latvian fishing boat capsizes off Sweden, six crew feared dead
May 12, 2004 ... Latvian fishing boat capsizes off Sweden, six crew feared deadSTOCKHOLM, May 11 (Xinhua) -- All crew members on a Latvianfishing boat were feared to have been drowned after rescue teamsfound an oil slick and fishing crates on Tuesday, Swedish sea rescueauthorities said ....
Ethanol cylinder explosion kills 10 people in east China
May 12, 2004 ... Ethanol cylinder explosion kills 10 people in east ChinaJINAN, May 12 (Xinhua) -- An ethanol cylinder explosion killed 10people and injured six others in Junan County, east China's ShandongProvince, said information from Shandong Provincial ...
Thai PM defends sale of tigers to China
May 12, 2004 ... Thai PM defends sale of tigers to ChinaBANGKOK, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatrafended off accusations that Thailand had illegally sold 100 tigers toChina to be used for making aphrodisiacs, saying that Beijing hadgiven him a satisfactory explanation ....
Japan's foreign reserves drop in April
May 12, 2004 ... Japan's foreign reserves drop in AprilTOKYO, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Japan's foreign exchange reserves inApril stood at 814.97 billion US dollars, dropping for the first timein eight months, said the Finance Ministry on Wednesday. The April figure was 11.61 billion dollars lower ...
Medals table of European swimming championships
May 12, 2004 ... Medals table of European swimming championshipsMADRID, May 11 (Xinhua) -- Following is the medals table at theend of the seventh day of the European swimming championships onTuesday: Gold Silver Bronze Russia 5 6 ...
Myanmar PM urges intellectuals to be active in democracy roadmap
May 12, 2004 ... Myanmar PM urges intellectuals to be active in democracy roadmapYANGON, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar Prime Minister General KhinNyunt has urged intellectuals in his country to actively take part inefforts for successful implementation of the roadmap to democracy. Khin Nyunt ...
Indonesian court sentences Australian pedophile to 13 years in jail
May 12, 2004 ... Indonesian court sentences Australian pedophile to 13 years injailJAKARTA, May 12 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian court sentenced onTuesday a former Australian diplomat to 13 years in jail for sexuallyabusing two underage boys in the resort island of Bali. Presiding judge I ...
Results at European swimming championships
May 12, 2004 ... Results at European swimming championshipsMADRID, May 11 (Xinhua) -- Following are the final results at theEuropean swimming championships on Tuesday: Men 50 meters butterfly 1. Sergiy Breus, Ukraine, 24.02 seconds 2. Nikolay Skvortsov, Russia, ...
China attaches importance to crime prevention: minister
May 12, 2004 ... China attaches importance to crime prevention: ministerVIENNA, May 11 (Xinhua) -- China said on Tuesday it has alwaysattached importance to crime prevention and criminal justice and hastaken the related work as part of the strategy of the nationaldevelopment and social ...