Xinhua News Agency back issues from Sunday, August 15:
Major news items in leading Pakistani newspapers
Aug 15, 2004 ... Major news items in leading Pakistani newspapersISLAMABAD, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Pakistani English newspapers on Sunday.Dawn: -- President Pervez Musharraf vowed on Saturday to crush Muslimmilitancy, saying there would ...
Thai police rescue Laotian, Myanmar women from brothel
Aug 15, 2004 ... Thai police rescue Laotian, Myanmar women from brothelBANGKOK, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Undercover police officers in thesouthern province of Krabi Thailand rescued 11 Laotian and Myanmarwomen from a brothel posing as a karaoke bar. The local ...
India for better ties with China, Pakistan: Indian PM
Aug 15, 2004 ... India for better ties with China, Pakistan: Indian PM NEW DELHI, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- "India is committed tostrengthening and expanding its relations with China and the twocountries shall carry forward the process of discussion to resolvethe boundary question with political ...
Most flood-hit primary schools in Bangladesh reopened
Aug 15, 2004 ... Most flood-hit primary schools in Bangladesh reopenedDHAKA, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- With the recession of flood waters outof 17,066 flood affected primary schools 11,836 have already beenreopened and students started returning to their educational lifegradually. A total of ...
Completed third round scores at U.S. GPA championship
Aug 15, 2004 ... Completed third round scores at U.S. GPA championshipWASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Completed third round scores inthe U.S. PGA Championship at the par-72 Whistling Straits course inKohler, Wisconsin on Saturday (U.S. unless stated): 204 Vijay Singh (Fiji) 67 68 69 ...
Export earnings of Bangladesh rise
Aug 15, 2004 ... Export earnings of Bangladesh riseDHAKA, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Bangladesh's export earnings increasedby 12 percent or 1.06 billion US dollars in the last fiscal 2003-2004 against the previous fiscal. The New Nation Monday quoted sources of the Export PromotionBureau (EPB) ...
Musharraf vows to crush Muslim militancy
Aug 15, 2004 ... Musharraf vows to crush Muslim militancyISLAMABAD, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani President PervezMusharraf has vowed to crush Muslim militancy, saying that therewould be no let-up in his country's crackdown on Al-Qaeda operativesand other radicals, Dawn reported Sunday ....
U.S. PGA third round leaderboard
Aug 15, 2004 ... U.S. PGA third round leaderboardWASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Third round leaderboard in theU.S. PGA Championship at the par-72 Whistling Straits course inKohler, Wisconsin on Saturday (U.S. unless stated):Vijay Singh (Fiji)-12 after 18 holes ...
At least 34 people die in Pakistan on independence day
Aug 15, 2004 ... At least 34 people die in Pakistan on independence dayISLAMABAD, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- At least 34 people died in variousparts of Pakistan on Saturday when the country celebrated its 57independence day, local media reported Sunday. At least 12 youths died and over 300 others ...
S.Korean president calls for national confidence over future
Aug 15, 2004 ... S.Korean president calls for national confidence over future SEOUL, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun onSunday called for national confidence over the country's future. Delivering a speech at a ceremony marking South Korea's liberationfrom Japanese colonial ...
Urgent: At least 15 killed in Bomb blast in northeast India
Aug 15, 2004 ... Urgent: At least 15 killed in Bomb blast in northeast IndiaNEW DELHI, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) - At least ...
Ugandan govt., ends talks with Buganda kingdom without reaching any deal
Aug 15, 2004 ... Ugandan govt., ends talks with Buganda kingdom without reachingany dealKAMPALA, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- The Ugandan government has ended itstalks with the Buganda Kingdom but without reaching any deal on thekingdom's demand for a federal status, state-owned weekly SundayVision ...
15 killed in northeast India blast
Aug 15, 2004 ... 15 killed in northeast India blastNEW DELHI, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- At least 15 people were killed andan unspecified number injured when separatist guerrillas triggered apowerful blast during the 58th Independence Day celebrations in atown in ...
Major news items in leading Philippine newspapers
Aug 15, 2004 ... Major news items in leading Philippine newspapersMANILA, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Philippine newspapers on Sunday:Manila Bulletin: -- President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo yesterday said she is lookingforward to exploits by the ...
Codes of IOC member associations
Aug 15, 2004 ... Codes of IOC member associationsATHENS, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Following are the codes of IOC memberassociations:Abbreviation Member association AFG Afghanistan AHO Netherlands Antilles ALB Albania ...
Zimbabwean youths to receive free HIV counseling
Aug 15, 2004 ... Zimbabwean youths to receive free HIV counselingHARARE, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- As part of the World Youth Daycommemoration, Zimbabwean youths will receive free HIV counseling andtesting in all the 18 voluntary counseling and testing centers,according to the Sunday Mail newspaper ....
Results of men's lightweight doubles sculls heats
Aug 15, 2004 ... Results of men's lightweight doubles sculls heatsSCHINIAS, Greece, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Following are the men'slightweight doubles sculls heats in the Olympic Games on Saturday: (Q denotes qualifier) Heat 1 1. Greece 6:15.22 Q 2. Italy ...
FLASH: IRAQI DELEGATES GATHERED IN BAGHDAD FOR NATIONAL CONFERENCE UNDER TIGHT SECURITY
Aug 15, 2004 ... FLASH: IRAQI DELEGATES GATHERED IN BAGHDAD ...
Japanese PM pledges more efforts for peace
Aug 15, 2004 ... Japanese PM pledges more efforts for peaceTOKYO, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Prime Minister JunichiroKoizumi said Sunday he would further push efforts to "contribute toglobal peace" and "win trust from the world", suggesting thecontinuation of current policy to expand Japan's ...
Iraqi police urges all media to leave Najaf
Aug 15, 2004 ... Iraqi police urges all media to leave NajafBAGHDAD, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Iraq's chief police urged all localand foreign media to leave the holy city of Najaf on Sunday noonafter the collapse of peace talks aimed at ending 10 days of fightingbetween ...
Results of men's lightweight coxless fours heats
Aug 15, 2004 ... Results of men's lightweight coxless fours heatsSCHINIAS, Greece, Aug 15 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results ofthe men's lightweight coxless fours heats: (Q denotes qualifier) Heat 1 1. Canada 5:51.18 Q 2. Netherlands ...
Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers
Aug 15, 2004 ... Major news items in leading Israeli newspapersJERUSALEM, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Israeli newspapers on Sunday.Ha'aretz: -- Senior Israeli security officials doubt about Egypt's readinessto enforce order in the Gaza Strip ...
Gong upsets Thai hopeful
Aug 15, 2004 ... Gong upsets Thai hopefulATHENS, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Top seed Gong Ruina smashed Thailand'sonly hope in women's singles here Sunday by beating Salakjit Ponsanain the second round of the 28th Olympic badminton tournament. The first set was not easy for Gong, 2001 world ...
Results of women's lightweight doubles sculls heats
Aug 15, 2004 ... Results of women's lightweight doubles sculls heatsSCHINIAS, Greece, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Following are the rowingresults at the Olympic Games on Saturday: Women's lightweight doubles sculls heats (Q denotes qualifier) Heat 1 1. Romania ...
Results of women's quadruple sculls heats
Aug 15, 2004 ... Results of women's quadruple sculls heatsSCHINIAS, Greece, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results ofthe women's quadruple sculls heats at the Olympic Games: (Q denotesqualifier) Heat 1 1. Britain 6:15.60 Q 2 ....
Urgent: Iraq's national conference opens in Baghdad
Aug 15, 2004 ... Urgent: Iraq's national conference opens in BaghdadBAGHDAD, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Iraq's national ...
Defending champ Tao bumped out of women's 10m air pistol final
Aug 15, 2004 ... Defending champ Tao bumped out of women's 10m air pistol finalATHENS, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Defending Olympic champion Tao Lunawas eliminated from the women's 10m air pistol final at the AthensGames on Sunday. Tao, who has been struggling with dismal form since this ...
FLASH: IRAQ'S NATIONAL CONFERENCE OPENED IN BAGHDAD ON SUNDAY UNDERTIGHT SECURITY
Aug 15, 2004 ... FLASH: IRAQ'S NATIONAL CONFERENCE OPENED ...
Air quality of major Chinese cities -- Aug. 15
Aug 15, 2004 ... Air quality of major Chinese cities -- Aug. 15BEIJING, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Report on the quality of air in 47major Chinese cities (12:00 Aug. 14 to 12:00 Aug. 15, Beijing Time) ,released by the China Environmental Monitoring Center:City Major Pollutant ...
Zimbabwean business exploits opportunity in Uganda
Aug 15, 2004 ... Zimbabwean business exploits opportunity in UgandaHARARE, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- The Cotton Company of Zimbabwe (CCZ)will soon establish a subsidiary company in Uganda as the locallylisted company moves to strengthen its presence in the region,according to the Sunday Mail ....
Zambian govt. invites trade unions for talks to avert strike
Aug 15, 2004 ... Zambian govt. invites trade unions for talks to avert strikeLUSAKA, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- The Zambian government has invitedtrade unions for talks in a bid to avert a looming strike by civilservants in the southern African country. The Zambian Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) ...
HK exhibition opens at Olympic Games
Aug 15, 2004 ... HK exhibition opens at Olympic GamesHONG KONG, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong Home Affairs SecretaryPatrick Ho opened a three-day exhibition -- "Hong Kong -- Asia'sworld city and Sports Events Capital" in Athens, according to agovernment press release Sunday. Co-organized ...
Rape-lie HK women detained on arrival in HK
Aug 15, 2004 ... Rape-lie HK women detained on arrival in HKHONG KONG, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- A Hong Kong woman who angered Thaipeople with a false claim that she was gang-raped in Bangkok wasdetained Saturday night on her arrival at Hong Kong InternationalAirport. Sunday's South China ...
Philippine president orders suspension of attacks on rebels
Aug 15, 2004 ... Philippine president orders suspension of attacks on rebelsMANILA, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Philippine President Gloria MacapagalArroyo has ordered a suspension of attacks by the government forcesagainst the New People's Army (NPA) rebels in two provinces in theBicol region, central ...
Hong Kong opens six new cross-boundary coach routes
Aug 15, 2004 ... Hong Kong opens six new cross-boundary coach routesHONG KONG, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong Transport Department willintroduce six new regulated coach routes plying between the Huanggangcontrol point and various parts of Hong Kong from Aug. 16 to meet theneeds of cross-boundary ...
Zambia starts producing drugs for AIDS patients
Aug 15, 2004 ... Zambia starts producing drugs for AIDS patientsLUSAKA, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Zambia has started producing anti-retroviral drugs (ARVs) for AIDS patients with assistance from Cuba,Health Minister Brian Chituwo has said. "We have started the manufacture of ARVs in the country ....
UAE's stock market becomes second largest Arab bourse: paper
Aug 15, 2004 ... UAE's stock market becomes second largest Arab bourse: paperABU DHABI, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- The stock market in the United ArabEmirates (UAE) has surged to its highest ever level to become thesecond largest Arab bourse after Saudi Arabia, the English dailynewspaper Gulf News ...
Jordan aviation company denies security lapses
Aug 15, 2004 ... Jordan aviation company denies security lapsesAMMAN, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Jordan Aviation denied any securitylapses as the French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC) slapped a ban onJordanian flights into and out of France, local newspaper JordanTimes reported Sunday. Mohammad ...
Start list for women's 10m air pistol final
Aug 15, 2004 ... Start list for women's 10m air pistol finalATHENS, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Following is the start list for thewomen's 10m air pistol final at the Olympic Games here on Sunday: 1. Jasna Sekaric, Serbia and Montenegro, 387 2. Irada Ashumova, ...
Australia sets rowing world best
Aug 15, 2004 ... Australia sets rowing world bestSCHINIAS, Greece, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- The Australian duo of SallyNewmarch and Amber Halliday set a new world best in the women's lightdouble sculls heats at the ...
Chinese Zhao out of Athens Olympics
Aug 15, 2004 ... Chinese Zhao out of Athens OlympicsATHENS, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Chinese women's volleyball star ZhaoRuirui will miss the rest of the Athens Olympics, Chinese seniorsports official revealed on Sunday. "Basically speaking, she will not be able to play," Xiao Tian,secretary ...
Israeli officials doubt Egypt's readiness for Gaza role: paper
Aug 15, 2004 ... Israeli officials doubt Egypt's readiness for Gaza role: paperJERUSALEM, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Senior Israeli security officialsexpressed doubts about Egypt's readiness to enforce order in the GazaStrip after the implementation of the disengagement plan and Israel'swithdrawal, ...
1st lead: Iraq's national conference opens in Baghdad
Aug 15, 2004 ... 1st lead: Iraq's national conference opens in Baghdad Eds:Updates with detailsBAGHDAD, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Iraqis opened their 3-day nationalconference Sunday as hundreds of delegates gathered here from acrossthe country as violence surged. The conference came under ...
Major news items in leading Kenyan newspapers
Aug 15, 2004 ... Major news items in leading Kenyan newspapersNAIROBI, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Kenyan newspapers on Sunday. The People: -- The Sudanese government has now formally received an officialinvitation from the African Union to ...
Major news items in leading Nigerian newspapers
Aug 15, 2004 ... Major news items in leading Nigerian newspapersLAGOS, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Nigerian newspapers on Sunday. This Day: -- Less than a month after a petrol tanker ran into a house andexploded in Ndon Ebom town in the southern ...
Dutch soldier killed in Iraq
Aug 15, 2004 ... Dutch soldier killed in IraqBRUSSELS, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- A Dutch soldier was shot dead andfive others injured seriously in a shooting incident in Iraq onSaturday, the Dutch defence ministry said in a statement. According to reports reaching here, the 29-year-old ...
Israeli policeman shot dead Palestinian attacker
Aug 15, 2004 ... Israeli policeman shot dead Palestinian attackerJERUSALEM, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- An Israeli border police officerSunday shot dead a Palestinian who stabbed him in the neck inJerusalem's Old City, police said. Police spokesman Gil Kleiman said the officer was on patrol ...
Israeli army raids W. Bank villages
Aug 15, 2004 ... Israeli army raids W. Bank villagesRamallah, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Israeli forces raided some villagesin the West Bank at predawn Sunday, Palestinian security sources andresidents said. According to the sources, Israeli soldiers searched a Palestinianhouse at the village of ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0830 GMT, Aug. 15
Aug 15, 2004 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0830 GMT, Aug. 15ISLAMABAD -- Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has vowed tocrush Muslim militancy, saying that there would be no let-up in hiscountry's crackdown on Al-Qaeda operatives and other radicals, Dawnreported Sunday. Speaking at a ...
Infighting in west Afghanistan prompts UN to suspend activities
Aug 15, 2004 ... Infighting in west Afghanistan prompts UN to suspend activitiesKABUL, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations has temporarilyceased its road missions in western Afghanistan as the factionalclash is going on in the region, the spokesman of UN AssistanceMission in Afghanistan ...
Israel fires missiles at Rafah, wounding one
Aug 15, 2004 ... Israel fires missiles at Rafah, wounding oneGAZA, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Israeli helicopters fired at predawnSunday seven missiles at the southern Gaza town of Rafah, wounding awoman, Palestinian security sources reported. The sources and residents said one of the missiles ...
Urgent: A group of Iraqi delegates withdraw from national conference
Aug 15, 2004 ... Urgent: A group of Iraqi delegates withdraw from nationalconferenceBAGHDAD, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- A group of Iraqi delegates ...
Road accident kills four in central Malaysia
Aug 15, 2004 ... Road accident kills four in central MalaysiaKUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Four people were killed and 25others were injured when an express bus skidded and crashed at 256thKM of the North-South Highway near Kuala Kangsar, central Malaysia,early on Sunday. Perak State ...
Palestinians in Beit Hanoun to get relief soon: FM
Aug 15, 2004 ... Palestinians in Beit Hanoun to get relief soon: FMGaza, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian Minister for Foreign AffairsNabil Shaath asserted Sunday that the families of the northern Gazatown of Beit Hanoun will receive supports and relieves soon. Shaath made the promise while ...
SCG'S JASNA SKARIC WINS WOMEN'S 10M AIR PISTOL GOLD
Aug 15, 2004 ... SCG'S JASNA SKARIC WINS ...
GCC mobile phone market set to grow
Aug 15, 2004 ... GCC mobile phone market set to growABU DHABI, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- The mobile phone market in the GulfCooperation Council (GCC) is set to grow 40 percent annually, UAE'sofficial WAM news agency reported Sunday. The increase of first-time mobile phone users and the growth ...
UKRAINE'S OLENA KOSTEVYCH BEATS JASNA SEKARIC OF SCG IN SHOOTOUT TO WIN WOMEN'S 10M AIR PISTOL GOLD
Aug 15, 2004 ... UKRAINE'S OLENA KOSTEVYCH BEATS JASNA SEKARIC OF ...
Ukraine's Kostevych wins women's 10m air pistol gold
Aug 15, 2004 ... Ukraine's Kostevych wins women's 10m air pistol goldATHENS, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Ukraine's Olena Kostevych won thewomen's 10m air pistol gold medal at the Olympic Games here onSunday. Jasna Sekaric from Serbia ...
Voters registration ends in Afghanistan
Aug 15, 2004 ... Voters registration ends in AfghanistanKABUL, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- The landmark voters' registrationprocess would formally wrap up throughout the post-war AfghanistanSunday as nearly 10 million people have registered to vote, thespokesman of UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan ...
7 people drown in Thailand flood
Aug 15, 2004 ... 7 people drown in Thailand floodBANGKOK, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- A body of a man was found this Sundaymorning in an overflowed canal in the northeastern province of Roi Etwhich has been hit by a severe flood, bringing the total death tollto seven since the flood inundated the ...
Palestinian prisoners start hunger strike in Israeli jails
Aug 15, 2004 ... Palestinian prisoners start hunger strike in Israeli jailsGAZA, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Thousands of Palestinian prisoners heldin Israeli jails began on Sunday an open-ended hunger strike forbetter living conditions and an end of the ill treatment. Israeli Prison Service ...
Arafat, Dahlan to meet to bridge gaps
Aug 15, 2004 ... Arafat, Dahlan to meet to bridge gapsGAZA, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat andformer Palestinian Minister of Interior Security Mohamed Dahlan wouldmeet Sunday to bridge their gaps over reforms and anti- corruptiondrive. The meeting came after gaps ...
World champion Luo into semis of women's 100m breaststroke
Aug 15, 2004 ... World champion Luo into semis of women's 100m breaststrokeATHENS, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Twice world champion Luo Xuejuan ofChina reached the semifinals of the women's 100 meters breaststrokeat the Olympic Games here on Sunday. The 20-year-old Luo, who won the event both in ...
Palestinian official blames Israel for Rafah terminal congestion
Aug 15, 2004 ... Palestinian official blames Israel for Rafah terminal congestionGAZA, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian terminals authorities blamedon Sunday Israel for the over-crowdedness and congestion at Rafahterminal linking Gaza and Egypt. Abu Salim Abu Safeya, chief of the Palestinian ...
Results of Olympic table tennis
Aug 15, 2004 ... Results of Olympic table tennisATHENS, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Following are the day-two results fromthe table tennis tournament of the Athens Olympic Games here onSunday: Women's doubles Second round Petra Cada/Marie-Christine Roussy, Canada, bt Maria ...