Xinhua News Agency back issues from Saturday, September 11:
Major news items in leading Philippine newspapers
Sep 11, 2004 ... Major news items in leading Philippine newspapersMANILA, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Philippine newspapers on Saturday:Manila Bulletin: -- The Philippine presidential office yesterday warned topexecutives of government ...
At least 15 US governors receive booby-trapped letters
Sep 11, 2004 ... At least 15 US governors receive booby-trapped lettersWASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- At least 15 US governors havereceived letters rigged to catch fire when the envelope was opened,and investigators on Friday questioned inmates at a Nevada prisonover the letters, media reports ...
Backgrounder: foreign civilians killed in Iraq since June
Sep 11, 2004 ... Backgrounder: foreign civilians killed in Iraq since JuneBEIJING, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- Three Lebanese were shot dead andone wounded in Iraq on Friday by a group of gunmen, said an officialof the Lebanese Foreign Ministry. The three were identified as businessmen Gebrane ...
Myanmar plans to increase gas export to Thailand
Sep 11, 2004 ... Myanmar plans to increase gas export to ThailandYANGON, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar is planning to increase dailygas export to Thailand to 11.32 million cubic meters (MCM) from 8.4MCM from its Yetagun offshore gas field, official newspaper The NewLight of Myanmar reported here ...
Thai press calls on cooperated efforts against terrorism on Sept. 11 anniversary
Sep 11, 2004 ... Thai press calls on cooperated efforts against terrorism on Sept.11 anniversaryBANGKOK, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- International community shouldstrengthen its determination to fight against terrorism throughimproved cooperation, said editorials published by Thai newspapers ...
Indonesian GAM rebel commander killed in Aceh
Sep 11, 2004 ... Indonesian GAM rebel commander killed in AcehJAKARTA, Sept. 11 (Xinhua)--The commander of the separatist FreeAceh Movement (GAM) has been killed during a fight with theIndonesian armed forces, a GAM spokesman has confirmed. According to the Jakarta Post internet here ...
Chinese state councilor leaves Beijing for Russia
Sep 11, 2004 ... Chinese state councilor leaves Beijing for RussiaBEIJING, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor Chen Zhilileft here for Russia Saturday morning to co-chair the fifth sessionof the China-Russia Cooperation Committee on ...
Population of wildlife species up in Uganda
Sep 11, 2004 ... Population of wildlife species up in UgandaKAMPALA, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- Uganda's elephant population hasincreased to 1,100 now from 650 in 2000, while buffalo population hasshot up by 43 percent to 10,000 from 7,000 in the same period, localmedia reported on Saturday ....
Arroyo calls for continuous vigilance against terror
Sep 11, 2004 ... Arroyo calls for continuous vigilance against terrorMANILA, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- Philippine President Gloria MacapagalArroyo Saturday called for continuous vigilance of every Filipino toprevent terrorists from making attacks and to capture the remainingterrorists in the country ....
Major news items in leading Kenyan newspapers
Sep 11, 2004 ... Major news items in leading Kenyan newspapersNAIROBI, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Kenyan newspapers on Saturday. East Africa Standard: -- Justice Aaron Ringera was on Friday sworn in as the Kenyan Anti-Corruption Commission ...
Thailand permits bird flu vaccine on fighting cocks
Sep 11, 2004 ... Thailand permits bird flu vaccine on fighting cocksBANGKOK, Sept. 56 (Xinhua) -- Thai Prime Minister ThaksinShinawatra on Friday lifted the ban on bird flu vaccine for fightingcocks after a breeder dying of the virus, local press reported onSaturday. "I have ordered the ...
Bangkok boosts security in wake of Jakarta bomb
Sep 11, 2004 ... Bangkok boosts security in wake of Jakarta bombBANGKOK, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- Bangkok police has moved to increasesecurity and stay alerted in the wake of the Jakarta car bombsoccurring on Thursday. The capital's Metropolitan Police commissioner Lt-General ThaneeSomboonsap ...
Urgent: First US soldier in Iraq brings to court over prison abuse scandal
Sep 11, 2004 ... Urgent: First US soldier in Iraq brings to court over prison abusescandalBAGHDAD, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- The first US military intelligencesoldier Armin Cruz ...
Foreign exchange rates in Hong Kong
Sep 11, 2004 ... Foreign exchange rates in Hong KongHONG KONG, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- Following are the foreign exchangerates against the Hong Kong dollar, released by Bank of China (HongKong) Limited at 11:46 on Saturday:buying selling Japanese yen 710.30 ...
CPC delegation leaves for Bulgaria
Sep 11, 2004 ... CPC delegation leaves for BulgariaBEIJING, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- A delegation of the Communist Partyof China (CPC) headed by Song Xiuyan, alternate member of the CPCCentral ...
Gold price higher in Hong Kong
Sep 11, 2004 ... Gold price higher in Hong KongHONG KONG, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- The gold price in Hong Kong rose15 HK dollars to 3,726 HK dollars a tael Saturday, according to theBank ...
Zambia faces big challenge to reduce inflation: official
Sep 11, 2004 ... Zambia faces big challenge to reduce inflation: officialLUSAKA, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- Zambian Deputy Minister of Financeand National Planning Felix Mutati has said that the government facesa big challenge this year to lower inflation which is being triggeredby the high cost of ...
China to put ancient city ruins back underground for betterprotection
Sep 11, 2004 ... China to put ancient city ruins back underground for betterprotectionCHANGSHA, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- China plans to put most parts ofthe ancient city of Liye in Hunan Province back underground to betterprotect the precious cultural wealth. According to a plan of the China ...
Beijing moves up schedule of flu prevention
Sep 11, 2004 ... Beijing moves up schedule of flu preventionBEIJING, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- Beijing has moved up its schedule offlu prevention from November to September, in case of the probablewidespread epidemic this year, said Wu Jiang, director of themunicipal disease control and privation ...
UAE orders five Boeing 777-300ER airplanes: paper
Sep 11, 2004 ... UAE orders five Boeing 777-300ER airplanes: paperABU DHABI, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- Etihad Airways, national airlineof the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has placed an order with Boeing tobuy five 777-300ER airplanes, the English daily Khaleej Timesreported Saturday. The new ...
Coal mine cave-in traps 10 in SW China
Sep 11, 2004 ... Coal mine cave-in traps 10 in SW ChinaKUNMING, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers have been busy looking forthe 10 workers who were trapped in a coal mine cave-in Thursday inYunnan Province, a local government official said Saturday. The accident occurred on Thursday afternoon ...
Air quality of major Chinese cities -- Sept. 11
Sep 11, 2004 ... Air quality of major Chinese cities -- Sept. 11BEIJING, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- Report on the quality of air in 47major Chinese cities (12:00 Sept. 10 to 12:00 Sept. 11, BeijingTime), released by the China Environmental Monitoring Center:City Major Pollutant ...
1st lead: US intelligence soldier pleads guilty in Iraq abuse scandal
Sep 11, 2004 ... 1st lead: US intelligence soldier pleads guilty in Iraq abusescandal Eds: Updates with detailsBAGHDAD, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- The first US military intelligencesoldier to be charged in connection with the Abu Ghraib prison abusescandal on Saturday pleaded guilty to two charges ...
2nd lead: US intelligence soldier pleads guilty in Iraq abuse scandal
Sep 11, 2004 ... 2nd lead: US intelligence soldier pleads guilty in Iraq abusescandal Eds: Updates with more details, backgroundBAGHDAD, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- The first US military intelligencesoldier to be charged in connection with the Abu Ghraib prison abusescandal on Saturday pleaded guilty ...
Roundup: Interpol wraps up first phase of investigation on grenade attack in Dhaka by Pan Xiaozhu
Sep 11, 2004 ... Roundup: Interpol wraps up first phase of investigation on grenadeattack in Dhaka by Pan XiaozhuDHAKA, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- The visiting Interpol squad which cameto Dhaka to probe the deadly grenade attack on a rally of oppositionon Aug. 21, has wrapped up their first ...
Two suspected Taliban remnants killed in Afghanistan
Sep 11, 2004 ... Two suspected Taliban remnants killed in AfghanistanKABUL, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- Two suspected Taliban fighters werekilled and an American soldier injured in two separate engagementsover the last two days in south Afghanistan, a US military spokesmansaid Saturday ....
Tanzania sends 2 athletes to Paralympics
Sep 11, 2004 ... Tanzania sends 2 athletes to ParalympicsDAR ES SALAAM, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- Tanzania sent out two athletesto the Athens Paralympics on Friday to mark the country's debut atParalympic Games. The Athens-bound Tanzanian athletes are Mwanaidi Ng'itu andWilbert Constatino, ...
WB official leaves Bangladesh after receiving death threat
Sep 11, 2004 ... WB official leaves Bangladesh after receiving death threatDHAKA, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- World Bank's Country DirectorChristine I Wallich has left Bangladesh after she received a deaththreat on Tuesday, a WB official confirmed here Saturday. World Bank's Country Director ...
GCC investment in building power stations increasing
Sep 11, 2004 ... GCC investment in building power stations increasingABU DHABI, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)states need to invest 150 billion US dollars to build power stationsby 2020 to meet the growing demand in the region, the English-language daily Khaleej Times ...
Major news items in leading Nigerian newspapers
Sep 11, 2004 ... Major news items in leading Nigerian newspapersLAGOS, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Nigerian newspapers on Saturday. This Day: -- Hundreds of Nigerians who stayed and did businesses in Cameroonhave been deported or repatriated ...
Israeli forces pull out from northern Gaza
Sep 11, 2004 ... Israeli forces pull out from northern GazaGAZA, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- The Israeli army pulled out of thenorthern Gaza Strip early Saturday, bringing to an end to its 3-daymilitary operation in the area, Palestinian security sources andwitnesses said. The sources said they ...
Rare plant species of yews found in E China province
Sep 11, 2004 ... Rare plant species of yews found in E China provinceHEFEI, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- About 1,000 yew trees, a rare specieson the verge of extinction, have been discovered on the XianyuMountain in Shitai County of Anhui Province, according to an officialwith the local government ....
Inspection discovers nearly 14,000 prisoners released early inChina
Sep 11, 2004 ... Inspection discovers nearly 14,000 prisoners released early inChinaBEIJING, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- An investigation by China's topjudicial body discovered that 13,961 prisoners had their jail termsillegally reduced in the past four months. The Supreme People's Procuratorate ...
Families of British victims to commemorate Sept. 11
Sep 11, 2004 ... Families of British victims to commemorate Sept. 11LONDON, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- Families of British victims in theSept. 11 terror attacks would gather at a memorial garden here onSaturday to commemorate the third anniversary of the tragic event. The families were expected ...
Donors meeting postponed for more coordination: Erekat
Sep 11, 2004 ... Donors meeting postponed for more coordination: ErekatRAMALLAH, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- The donor countries postponed ameeting scheduled late this month for more deliberation andcoordination, Palestinian chief negotiator Saeb Erekat said Saturday. Erekat told the Ramallah-based ...
PNA condemns Israeli threats against Arafat
Sep 11, 2004 ... PNA condemns Israeli threats against ArafatRAMMALLAH, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- The Palestinian National Authority(PNA) are holding contacts with several countries to clarify recentIsraeli threats to expel Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, well-informed Palestinian sources said on ...
Cambodia tightens security for AIPO summit
Sep 11, 2004 ... Cambodia tightens security for AIPO summitPHNOM PENH, Sept. 11 (Xinhua)-- The Cambodian government tightenedthe security in Phnom Penh on Saturday for the upcoming meeting ofthe ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Organization (AIPO) between Sept. 12-17. More than 1,600 police ...
Karzai launches presidential election campaign
Sep 11, 2004 ... Karzai launches presidential election campaignKABUL, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai formallylaunched his electoral campaign Saturday with a promise to take thepost-Taliban war-battered country towards prosperity. "I swear before the Almighty Good and ...
Zimbabwe publicizes election reform bill
Sep 11, 2004 ... Zimbabwe publicizes election reform billHARARE, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- The Zimbabwean government hasgazetted the Electoral Commission Bill, a key component of thesweeping electoral reforms planned in the southern African country,local media reported on Saturday. Under the ...
Palestinian security officials to travel to Cairo for coordination:official
Sep 11, 2004 ... Palestinian security officials to travel to Cairo forcoordination: officialGAZA, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- A Palestinian official said on Saturdaythat the chiefs of the security apparatuses in the Gaza Strip willhead for Cairo in coming days to hold a coordination meeting ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0900 GMT, Sept. 11
Sep 11, 2004 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0900 GMT, Sept. 11BEIRUT -- Three Lebanese were killed and one wounded by a group ofgunmen in Iraq on Friday, said an official of the Lebanese ForeignMinistry. The three are identified as businessmen Gebrane Badine and KarimKhoury, and ...
Weather forecast for major Chinese cities
Sep 11, 2004 ... Weather forecast for major Chinese citiesBEIJING, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- Weather forecast for 17 majorChinese cities (20:00 Sept. 11 - 20:00 Sept. 12 Beijing Time,temperatures in Celsius):Min.Max. Condition Wind scale Beijing 18 30 ...
Indian President embarks on journey to Africa
Sep 11, 2004 ... Indian President embarks on journey to AfricaNEW DELHI, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- Indian President A. P. J. AbdulKalam embarked on a week-long trip Saturday to Tanzania and SouthAfrica, combining his own quest for knowledge and progress with NewDelhi's "Focus Africa" policy ....
DPRK says to link South Korean experiments to nuclear talks:agencies
Sep 11, 2004 ... DPRK says to link South Korean experiments to nuclear talks:agenciesSEOUL, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- Democratic People's Republic of Korea(DPRK) said on Saturday that it would link the South Korea's secretnuclear experiments to a new round of six-party talks, South Korea'sYonhap ...
Weather forecast for major world cities
Sep 11, 2004 ... Weather forecast for major world citiesBEIJING, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- Weather forecast for 11 world cities(20:00 Sept. 11 - 20:00 Sept. 12, Beijing Time, temperatures inCelsius):Min. Max. ConditionWind scale Beijing 1830 clear ...
Death toll from floods in SW China city rises to 70
Sep 11, 2004 ... Death toll from floods in SW China city rises to 70DAZHOU, Sichuan Province, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- The death toll fromheavy floods in Dazhou city of Sichuan Province has risen to 70 and10 people remain missing, an official with the city government saidSaturday. Rescuers ...
Major news items in leading British newspapers
Sep 11, 2004 ... Major news items in leading British newspapersLONDON, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsleading British newspapers on Saturday:The Daily Telegraph: --British Prime Minister Tony Blair risks losing the next electionbecause of widespread disillusion ...
One wounded in blast in Saudi Arabia: TV
Sep 11, 2004 ... One wounded in blast in Saudi Arabia: TVRIYADH, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- A car blast occurred in the Saudi RedSea resort of Jeddah, wounding the driver, the al-Arabiya televisionreported Saturday. The driver was injured when the explosion rattled his car parkedoutside the ...
Erekat heads for Cairo to attend Quartet meeting: sources
Sep 11, 2004 ... Erekat heads for Cairo to attend Quartet meeting: sourcesRAMALLAH, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian chief negotiator SaebErekat is heading for Cairo to hold talks with Quartetrepresentatives and Egyptian officials, well-informed Palestiniansources said Saturday. Erekat is ...
Sore eye epidemic in Philippines puzzles doctors
Sep 11, 2004 ... Sore eye epidemic in Philippines puzzles doctorsMANILA, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- An outbreak of viral conjunctivitis,or sore eyes, in Dagupan City, northern Philippines, has puzzledlocal doctors as this is not the season for such an epidemicoutbreak, reported the Philippine News ...
Urgent: US intelligence soldier sentenced to 8-month jail term forprison abuse scandal
Sep 11, 2004 ... Urgent: US intelligence soldier sentenced to 8-month jail term for prison abuse scandalBAGHDAD, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- The first US military intelligencesoldier charged ...
FLASH: US SOLDIER SENTENCED TO EIGHT MONTHS JAIL FOR ABUSE AT IRAQIABU GHRAIB PRISON
Sep 11, 2004 ... FLASH: US SOLDIER SENTENCED TO EIGHT ...
Italian tourist dies after falling into ditch in south China
Sep 11, 2004 ... Italian tourist dies after falling into ditch in south ChinaNANNING, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- An Italian tourist died afterfalling into a four-meter deep ditch recently in Guilin City, afamous tourist attraction in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region,local police said Saturday ....
Iranian president likens occupier countries to "axis of evil"
Sep 11, 2004 ... Iranian president likens occupier countries to "axis of evil"TEHRAN, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- Iranian President Mohammad Khatamihas likened occupier countries to "axis of evil", a term invented bythe United States to label Iran, the official IRNA news agencyreported on Saturday ....
1st lead: US intelligence soldier sentenced to 8-month jail term for prison abuse scandal
Sep 11, 2004 ... 1st lead: US intelligence soldier sentenced to 8-month jail termfor prison abuse scandal Eds: Updates with details, backgroundBAGHDAD, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- The first US military intelligencesoldier charged in connection with the Abu Ghraib prison abusescandal on Saturday was ...
Roundup: Initiatives help mainland enterprises invest in HK
Sep 11, 2004 ... Roundup: Initiatives help mainland enterprises invest in HKHONG KONG, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- The Hong Kong government willprovide a series of new services including a one-stop serviceassisting mainland investors, especially those companies looking toexpand overseas by making use ...
28 children injured in day-care center attack in east China, nodeath reported
Sep 11, 2004 ... 28 children injured in day-care center attack in east China, nodeath reportedSUZHOU, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- Twenty-eight children were injuredSaturday morning when a man broke into a day-care center in SuzhouCity of Jiangsu Province and slashed at the kids with a knife. Nodeath ...
One killed, security personnel among 16 injured in blast in Kashmir
Sep 11, 2004 ... One killed, security personnel among 16 injured in blast in KashmirNEW DELHI, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- One people died and 16 others,including four security personnel, were injured Saturday in apowerful explosion in Kupwara district of Indian-administeredKashmir. The blast ...
Dispute between Arafat, Qurei over: official
Sep 11, 2004 ... Dispute between Arafat, Qurei over: officialRAMALLAH, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian official sources saidSaturday that the dispute between Palestinian leader Yasser Arafatand Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei on a donors conference was over. Abbas Zaki, a senior official of ...
Italian Grand Prix free practice times (updated)
Sep 11, 2004 ... Italian Grand Prix free practice times (updated)MONZA, Italy, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- Following are times inSaturday's free practice for Sunday's Italian Formula One Grand Prix: First session: 1. Juan Pablo Montoya (Colombia) Williams one minute 21.700seconds ....
Indonesian police chief hunt for prime terrorist suspects
Sep 11, 2004 ... Indonesian police chief hunt for prime terrorist suspectsJAKARTA, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) --The Indoensian police chief saidSaturday that based on the testimonies of those arrested recentlythat the prime terrorist suspects behind the Australian embassyexplosion are Malaysian bomb ...
Kuwait stock exchange index ends down
Sep 11, 2004 ... Kuwait stock exchange index ends downKUWAIT CITY, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- Kuwait Stock Exchange indexclosed at 5,914 points Saturday, 28.1 points ...
Police seizes 106 kg morphine in southeastern Iran
Sep 11, 2004 ... Police seizes 106 kg morphine in southeastern IranTEHRAN, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- Iran's anti-drug police seized 106 kgmorphine in the southeastern part of the country, the official IRNAnews agency reported Saturday. The haul was made on Friday when the police searched a ...
Sri Lanka's Tamil rebels warn govt troops of engaging in ceasefire violations
Sep 11, 2004 ... Sri Lanka's Tamil rebels warn govt troops of engaging in ceasefireviolationsCOLOMBO, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lankan Tamil Tiger rebels havewarned that the government troops' attack against them is inviolation of the ongoing ceasefire and could lead to the disruptionof the ...
Zambian police retrieve victims' bodies from plane crash
Sep 11, 2004 ... Zambian police retrieve victims' bodies from plane crashLUSAKA, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- Zambian police have managed toretrieve the six bodies from the wreckage of the plane that crashedThursday about 70 km to the northeast of Livingston, the capital ofSouthern province, local ...