Xinhua News Agency back issues from Tuesday, August 10:
Six killed after landmine blast in Angola
Aug 10, 2004 ... Six killed after landmine blast in AngolaLUANDA, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Six people have been killed when theirvehicle hit a landmine in Angola's remote eastern province of Moxico. According to local media on Tuesday, the victims, who included twolocal officials, were killed ...
"Olympics returning home" ensures spectacular hosting: Gosper
Aug 10, 2004 ... "Olympics returning home" ensures spectacular hosting: GosperATHENS, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- As every Games pressed hard uponleaving its mark on records, "Olympics returning home" would beAthens signature legacy, which would paved the way for a spectacularhosting, senior IOC member ...
Blatter: China good future World Cup host
Aug 10, 2004 ... Blatter: China good future World Cup hostATHENS, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Sepp Blatter, president of soccer'sworld governing body FIFA, said here on Monday he has full confidencethat Chinese football will get better and the world's most populouscountry will be a good future World Cup ...
Algeria team for Burkina Faso game
Aug 10, 2004 ... Algeria team for Burkina Faso gameALGIERS, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Following is the Algeria squad fortheir friendly international against Burkina Faso in Blida on August18: Goalkeepers: Merouane Abdouni (USM Alger), Mohamed Benhamou( ParisSt Germain, France), Lounes Gaouaoui ...
S. Korea to dominate Olympic archery field
Aug 10, 2004 ... S. Korea to dominate Olympic archery fieldATHENS, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- South Korean athletes are expected todominate the archery events at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games, to bestarted at Dek Archery Field on August 12. South Korea has won 11 Olympic gold medals since 1984, ...
News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)
Aug 10, 2004 ... News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)HONG KONG, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items from theAsia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong Monday:News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 1) Thailand to invite more foreign investors ...
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US expresses satisfaction at Indo-Pak composite dialogue
Aug 10, 2004 ... US expresses satisfaction at Indo-Pak composite dialogueISLAMABAD, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- US Secretary of State Colin PowellMonday telephoned Pakistani Foreign Minister Khurshid M. Kasuri andexpressed satisfaction at the progress achieved on various issuesduring the composite ...
US sprinter Williams tests positive
Aug 10, 2004 ... US sprinter Williams tests positiveWASHINGTON, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- US sprinter Bernard Williams testedpositive for a metabolite of cannabis at a meeting in Seville inJune, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) said on Monday. Williams, member of the gold-winning 4x100 relay ...
Nigeria calls for backing Olympic delegation
Aug 10, 2004 ... Nigeria calls for backing Olympic delegationABUJA, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Nigerian Minister of Sports and SocialDevelopment Musa Mohammed here on Monday urged the private sector tosupport the Olympic dream of "Team Nigeria" with " performance-enhancing bonuses." "I call on ...
Asian Cup helps China draw more publicity: Blatter
Aug 10, 2004 ... Asian Cup helps China draw more publicity: BlatterATHENS, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- World soccer chief Sepp Blatter said onMonday that the 2004 Asian Cup earned China an opportunity to drawmore attention from the world. "I don't think China lost money for hosting the Asian Cup, ...
IWF president Ajan inspects Nikaia venue
Aug 10, 2004 ... IWF president Ajan inspects Nikaia venueATHENS, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- The president of the InternationalWeightlifting Federation (IWF) Tam Ajan made his first detailedinspection of the Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall here on Monday. Ajan, who visited the hall in December ...
Iraqis to send message to world via presence in Athens
Aug 10, 2004 ... Iraqis to send message to world via presence in AthensBy sportswriter Zhou XiaozhengATHENS, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Nearly one and a half years after theU.S.-led invasion which led to the downfall of Saddam Hussein as wellas persistent violence and bloodshed, Iraq has sent its ...
Yao Ming to bear Chinese flag at opening ceremony (updated)
Aug 10, 2004 ... Yao Ming to bear Chinese flag at opening ceremony (updated)ATHENS, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- It's always an easy guess on who willcarry the Chinese flag at the Summer Olympics' opening ceremony. When top sports officials consider the choice of a flag-bearer,they turn to tall and ...
China tips German women footballers "very strong"
Aug 10, 2004 ... China tips German women footballers "very strong"PATRAS, Greece, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Germany, the first rival Chinais to play for the opener of the Athens Olympic women's soccertournament, is "very strong", said the Chinese team manager here onMonday. Germany, winner of ...
Bahrain swimming strives for its own goal in Athens
Aug 10, 2004 ... Bahrain swimming strives for its own goal in AthensATHENS, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Always entering the Olympic swimmingevent through invitation, Bahrain has its own goal at the AthensOlympic Games. Hisham Shehab, 16, together with his female teammate Samira Bitao,is ...
Six more cheaters caught prior to opening of Athens Olympics
Aug 10, 2004 ... Six more cheaters caught prior to opening of Athens OlympicsATHENS, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Six more athletes were caught ofcheating on Monday, just four days before the grand opening of theAthens Olympic Games. Among the cheaters are U.S. sprinter Bernard Williams, two ...
Eighty Portuguese to compete in 17 Olympic sports
Aug 10, 2004 ... Eighty Portuguese to compete in 17 Olympic sportsLISBON, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Around 80 Portuguese athletes willcompete in 17 sports in the Athens Olympic Games to run from August13-29. The Portugal Olympic Committee (COP) said Monday that its mostrecent athletes winning ...
U.S. team settles in Olympic Village, feels safe
Aug 10, 2004 ... U.S. team settles in Olympic Village, feels safeATHENS, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Olympic team, which manybelieve could become a primary target for possible terror attacks,officially settled in the Athletes' Village Monday afternoon, withmost of its members displaying a high ...
IOC president Rogge lists four threats to Olympics
Aug 10, 2004 ... IOC president Rogge lists four threats to OlympicsBy sportswriter Liu GuangATHENS, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- IOC president Jacques Rogge warned onMonday that the Olympic movement is still threatned by "dangers "although the Games is getting more and more influential ....
Ghana to hold first African Deaf Soccer Championship
Aug 10, 2004 ... Ghana to hold first African Deaf Soccer ChampionshipLAGOS, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Ghana has won the right to host thefirst African Deaf Soccer Championship slated in November 2005, theNews Agency of Nigeria reported Monday. Harry Hornsby-Odoi, Ghanaian president of the ...
One-man swim teams join forces for Athens Olympics
Aug 10, 2004 ... One-man swim teams join forces for Athens OlympicsATHENS, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Of the 77 single-swimmer "teams"competing at the Athens Olympic Games, three have joined forces inthe build up to the swimming tournament. The Guam, Fijian and Papua New Guinean swimmers have been ...
86 NOCs yet to win Olympic medal
Aug 10, 2004 ... 86 NOCs yet to win Olympic medalATHENS, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- A total of 86 Olympic members arelooking forward to ending their Olympic medal drought in the ...
Mighty Cuban boxing team arrives in Athens
Aug 10, 2004 ... Mighty Cuban boxing team arrives in AthensATHENS, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- The mighty Cuban boxing team arrivedMonday in Athens, to participate in the Olympic Games, aftercompleting preparation in Turkey. The coach of the team, Sarbelio Fuentes, spoke highly of hispupils, ...
Children's books on Deng Xiaoping published in E. China province
Aug 10, 2004 ... Children's books on Deng Xiaoping published in E. China provinceNANJING, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- A line of children's books about DengXiaoping, called "Hello Xiaoping," went on sale Monday in eastChina's Jiangsu province to mark the 100th birth anniversary of thelate Chinese leader ....
12 Brazilian clubs to participate in S. American Cup
Aug 10, 2004 ... 12 Brazilian clubs to participate in S. American CupRIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Twelve Brazilian soccer clubswill participate in the South American Cup 2004 that will startTuesday. In the preliminary phase eight Brazilian teams (Parana, Santos,Figueirense, ...
Shares Close down in Brazil, Argentina, Mexico
Aug 10, 2004 ... Shares Close down in Brazil, Argentina, MexicoMEXICO CITY, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Latin America's three major stockmarkets -- Brazil, Argentina and Mexico -- closed down on Monday. In Sao Paulo, Latin America's biggest bourse, the leading Bovespaindex closed at 21,260 points, ...
Market exchange rates -- Aug. 10
Aug 10, 2004 ... Market exchange rates -- Aug. 10BEIJING, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Market exchange rates of four majorcurrencies against RMB yuan for Tuesday, announced by the People'sBank of China:Currency Unit Middle Price (in RMB yuan) US Dollar 100827.69 ...
Five hostages freed in Iraq -- sources
Aug 10, 2004 ... Five hostages freed in Iraq -- sourcesBAGHDAD, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Five hostages, including two fromLebanon, two from Jordan and one from Syria, were released Monday bytheir captors in Iraq, sources said. All hostages were in good condition, according to the sources ....
Redeploying police without arms in W. Bank impossible: Qurei
Aug 10, 2004 ... Redeploying police without arms in W. Bank impossible: QureiGAZA, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureisaid Monday that it is impossible to redeploy Palestinian policepatrols without arms in the West Bank. "We say that the police can't do their duty ...
Wal-Mart to find it harder to build new stores in California
Aug 10, 2004 ... Wal-Mart to find it harder to build new stores in CaliforniaLOS ANGELES, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- The US state of California Mondayendorsed a proposed Los Angeles ordinance that would make it moredifficult for US retailer giant Wal-Mart to build superstores, citingthat working ...
WTO describes G-20 as counterweight to US, EU
Aug 10, 2004 ... WTO describes G-20 as counterweight to US, EUBRASILIA, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- The creation of the Group of 20 (G-20), formed by developing countries, represents a counterweight tothe United States and the European Union (EU) in the multilateraltrade negotiations, a WTO official said ...
Porto to hire Spanish coach Victor Fernandez
Aug 10, 2004 ... Porto to hire Spanish coach Victor FernandezLISBON, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Protugal's Champions League titleholder Porto announced Monday the appointment of Spanish coach VictorFernandez in replacement of Italian Luigi del Neri. The hiring of Fernandez, 43, was completed on ...
Real Madrid misses deadline for suitable offer for Eto'o
Aug 10, 2004 ... Real Madrid misses deadline for suitable offer for Eto'oMADRID, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- The deadline for Real Madrid to matchor surpass the bidding of Barcelona for Cameroonian Samuel Eto'o endson Friday. The office of the Madrid club pointed out that days ago Barcelonasent to ...
Tom Cruise's "Collateral" tops at weekend's North America boxoffice
Aug 10, 2004 ... Tom Cruise's "Collateral" tops at weekend's North America boxofficeLOS ANGELES, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Hollywood actor Tom Cruise'shitman thriller "Collateral" was crowned at the weekend's NorthAmerica box office with a take of 24.7 million US dollars, accordingto the final studio ...
Nicaraguan Olympic delegation travels with scarce expectations
Aug 10, 2004 ... Nicaraguan Olympic delegation travels with scarce expectationsMANAGUA, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- The Nicaraguan Olympic delegation forthe Athens 2004 Games, left here on Monday, with much enthusiasm butscarce expectations. The delegation is made by five athletes and nine ...
Two bomb blasts kill one, injure 18 others in Pakistan's tribal area
Aug 10, 2004 ... Two bomb blasts kill one, injure 18 others in Pakistan's tribalareaISLAMABAD, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- One official of paramilitary troopsof Pakistan was killed and 18 others were injured Monday in two bombblasts in Wana in South Waziristan tribal area bordering ...
Mexican Olympic boxing team looks forward at Olympic medals
Aug 10, 2004 ... Mexican Olympic boxing team looks forward at Olympic medalsMEXICO CITY, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Francisco Bonilla, the coach ofthe Mexican boxing team affirmed that his team aspires to win no lessthan three of the 11 divisions of the sport in Athens 2004. The Mexican boxer with ...
Ranking of Chinese colleges, universities draws wide attention
Aug 10, 2004 ... Ranking of Chinese colleges, universities draws wide attention by Quan Xiaoshu, Lan Ying BEIJING, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- A new list ranking Chinese collegesand universities, which for the first time evaluates theircompetitiveness in six specific categories, is drawing ...
Navies of eight countries to start maneuvers in Panama
Aug 10, 2004 ... Navies of eight countries to start maneuvers in PanamaPANAMA CITY, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- The National Maritime Service (SMN) of Panama on Monday received the last of 3,000 sailors fromeight countries, who will take part in joint maneuvers for possibleattack on the Panama Canal ....
Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Aug. 10
Aug 10, 2004 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Aug. 10MOSCOW -- The Russian Justice Ministry re-froze Monday shares inthe key subsidiary of the embattled oil giant Yukos after a courtruled on Friday the seizure was illegal, Interfax news agencyreported. The ministry said in a ...
Major news items in leading Philippine newspapers
Aug 10, 2004 ... Major news items in leading Philippine newspapersMANILA, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Philippine newspapers on Tuesday:The Philippine Star: -- The Philippines and the United States vowed Monday to improverelations strained by a ...
Portuguese police contingent of 46 leaves for Iraq
Aug 10, 2004 ... Portuguese police contingent of 46 leaves for IraqLISBON, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- A contingent of 46 Portuguese policemenMonday departed for Iraq aboard an air force C-130 " Hercules" plane,said official sources. Internal Administration Minister Daniel Sanches and the ...
Venezuelan electoral body slams opposition for vote resultsprediction
Aug 10, 2004 ... Venezuelan electoral body slams opposition for vote resultspredictionCARACAS, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- President of the National ElectionCouncil (CNE), Francisco Carrasquero, said on Monday it is "unacceptable" that an opposition leader said he can offer the resultsof next Sunday's ...
Road accidents in Venezuela, Peru kill 9, 6 respectively
Aug 10, 2004 ... Road accidents in Venezuela, Peru kill 9, 6 respectivelyCARACAS, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Road accidents occurred in Venezuelaand Peru on Monday and Sunday, killing nine and six peoplerespectively and injuring some others. A transit bus and a bus carrying followers of Venezuelan ...
Hong Kong stocks open lower
Aug 10, 2004 ... Hong Kong stocks open lowerHONG KONG, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Hong ...
Terrorist threats attempt blackmailing democracy: Salvador
Aug 10, 2004 ... Terrorist threats attempt blackmailing democracy: SalvadorMEXICO CITY, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- The threats against El Salvador bygroups with suspected links to Al Qaeda, for keeping troops in Iraq,are "a blackmail against the Salvadorian democracy," SalvadorianPresident Elias Antonio ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
Aug 10, 2004 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapersTOKYO, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Japanese newspapers on Tuesday.Asahi, Yomiuri, Mainichi, Nihon Keizai: -- Four workers were killed and seven others injured Monday in ...
Urgent: Blasts hit 2 hotels in Istanbul: 1 dead, 7 injured
Aug 10, 2004 ... Urgent: Blasts hit 2 hotels in Istanbul: 1 dead, 7 injuredANKARA, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Simultaneous blasts hit ...
58 bodies in Paraguay's supermarket fire remain unidentified
Aug 10, 2004 ... 58 bodies in Paraguay's supermarket fire remain unidentifiedBUENOS AIRES, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Fifty-eight bodies remainedunidentified after eight days of the fire in a supermarket on theoutskirts of the Paraguayan capital of Asuncion, news from Asuncionsaid.Paraguay's ...
Brazilian president calls on rich countries to reconstruct Haiti
Aug 10, 2004 ... Brazilian president calls on rich countries to reconstruct HaitiSAO PAULO, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lulada Silva on Monday called on the rich countries to make greaterefforts to help in the reconstruction of Haiti and improve the livingconditions in ...
One dead, eight wounded in Istanbul hotel blasts
Aug 10, 2004 ... One dead, eight wounded in Istanbul hotel blasts EDS-Updates withmore details ANKARA, Aug.10 (Xinhua) -- Simultaneous explosions hit two smallhotels in Turkey's largest city of Istanbul early Tuesday, killingone person and injuring eight others, the semi-official Anatolia ...
Terror attack leaves three injured in Colombia
Aug 10, 2004 ... Terror attack leaves three injured in ColombiaBOGOTA, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Colombia's illegal armed groupslaunched a terror attack last weekend in the northwest state of Nortede Santander, leaving at least three policemen injured, policesources said Monday. Unidentified ...
Cote d'Ivoire's coalition cabinet resumes work to boost peaceprocess
Aug 10, 2004 ... Cote d'Ivoire's coalition cabinet resumes work to boost peaceprocessABIDJAN, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Cote d'Ivoire's power-sharing cabinetrestored its sessions Monday after a four-month suspension, gettingthe country's peace process back on track after a boycott by rebeland ...
Roundup: Sudan accepts action plan for Darfur
Aug 10, 2004 ... Roundup: Sudan accepts action plan for DarfurKHARTOUM, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- The Sudanese government has accepteda joint Sudan-UN plan for ending the crisis in its western region ofDarfur, the Sudan News Agency (SUNA) reported Monday. During a cabinet meeting held Sunday, the ...
Vibrio cholera found in HK fish tank water
Aug 10, 2004 ... Vibrio cholera found in HK fish tank waterHONG KONG, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- The Hong Kong Food andEnvironmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) Monday ordered the temporaryclosure of a seafood wholesale stall in Hoi Bin Street, Lau Fau Shan,for thorough disinfection following the ...
Five illegal immigrants die in desert in Arizona during bordercrossing
Aug 10, 2004 ... Five illegal immigrants die in desert in Arizona during bordercrossingWASHINGTON, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Five illegal immigrants crossingthe US-Mexican border have been found dead after running out of waterin the desert in the southwestern US state of Arizona, media reportssaid on ...
Five illegal immigrants die in desert in Arozina during bordercrossing
Aug 10, 2004 ... Five illegal immigrants die in desert in Arozina during bordercrossingWASHINGTON, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Five illegal immigrants crossingthe US-Mexican border have been found dead after running out of waterin the desert in the southwestern US state of Arizona, media reportssaid on ...
Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- Aug. 10
Aug 10, 2004 ... Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- Aug. 10BEIJING, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Highlights of major Beijing-basednewspapers on Tuesday:People's Daily -- Forty-nine state-level developing zones reported a totalindustrial output value of 669.2 billion yuan ...
Three killed in firefight in Manila
Aug 10, 2004 ... Three killed in firefight in ManilaMANILA, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Three people were killed and threeothers wounded in a firefight between the police and alleged robbersat Aranque market in Manila Monday night, local media reportedTuesday. Two of those killed were armed ...
Oklahoma bombing conspirator asks for forgiveness
Aug 10, 2004 ... Oklahoma bombing conspirator asks for forgivenessWASHINGTON, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Oklahoma City bombing conspiratorTerry Nichols asked victims of the blast for forgiveness on Mondaywhen he was sentenced to 161 consecutive life sentences. "Words cannot adequately express the ...
Nepali gov't allocates subsidies to flood victims
Aug 10, 2004 ... Nepali gov't allocates subsidies to flood victimsKATHMANDU, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- The Nepali government has decidedto provide subsidies totaling 3.4 million Nepali rupees ( 46,000 USdollars) to the farmers affected by floods, a Nepali governmentofficial said. "The flood ...
One dead, eight hurt in Istanbul hotel blasts
Aug 10, 2004 ... One dead, eight hurt in Istanbul hotel blastsANKARA, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Simultaneous explosions hit two smallhotels in Istanbul early Tuesday, killing one person and injuringeight others, the Anatolia news agency reported. ...
Major news items in Indian newspapers
Aug 10, 2004 ... Major news items in Indian newspapersNEW DELHI, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Indian newspapers on Tuesday.Hindustan Times: -- The influence of peace initiatives was visible at its best asPakistan on Monday released two Indian ...