Xinhua News Agency back issues from Friday, February 4:
Backgrounder: World's major air crashes since 2003
Feb 04, 2005 ... Backgrounder: World's major air crashes since 2003BEIJING, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- An Afghan civil airliner that wasmissing Thursday afternoon was confirmed crashed, local media saidFriday. The airliner, carrying 96 passengers, was traveling from thewestern city of Herat to ...
Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Feb. 3
Feb 04, 2005 ... Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Feb. 3BEIJING, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Following are the domestic news itemsreleased by Xinhua on Thursday: China's Ministry of Communications releases traffic information inpeak travel season Hong Kong stocks open lower -- Feb. 3 ...
Opener, Advisory
Feb 04, 2005 ... Xinhua News Agency closes its cycle of English service forThursday, february 03, 2005, and begins ...
Tidal waves destroy 17 vessels along Kenyan coast
Feb 04, 2005 ... Tidal waves destroy 17 vessels along Kenyan coast NAIROBI, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- At least 17 vessels have been damagedwhen strong storms and tidal waves hit the Kenya coastal district ofMalindi, raising fear that the dreadful tsunami that killed at least280,000 people late last year ...
Kenya defends corruption record
Feb 04, 2005 ... Kenya defends corruption record NAIROBI, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- The Kenyan government on Thursdaydefended its record on corruption following a fresh attack byBritain's high commissioner to Kenya, who alleged there was " massivelooting" of public funds in the east African country ....
Nigeria plans to accumulate external reserve to 20 billion dollars
Feb 04, 2005 ... Nigeria plans to accumulate external reserve to 20 billion dollars ABUJA, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo hassaid that the government planned to accumulate a stock of externalreserve of more than 20 billion US dollars by 2007, local mediareported Thursday ....
Tanzania, Mozambique to strengthen bilateral ties
Feb 04, 2005 ... Tanzania, Mozambique to strengthen bilateral ties DAR ES SALAAM, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Tanzania and Mozambique havevowed to strengthen bilateral ties in such fields as economy, cultureand diplomacy, according to a statement issued by the Tanzanianpresident's office on Thursday ....
News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)
Feb 04, 2005 ... News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)HONG KONG, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items from theAsia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong on Thursday: Malaysia's export of manufactured products up in 2004 Seoul main bourse ends higher Seoul ...
US considering Pakistan's request for F-16 jets
Feb 04, 2005 ... US considering Pakistan's request for F-16 jetsISLAMABAD, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- An American defense official saidhere Thursday that the United States is considering Pakistan'srequest for F-16 aircraft. "It is an important issue and will be dealt with at the righttime," Under ...
Uganda spends 340 million dollars yearly to treat malaria patients
Feb 04, 2005 ... Uganda spends 340 million dollars yearly to treat malaria patients KAMPALA, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- The Ugandan government is currentlyspending 340 million US dollars every year to treat about 13 millionUgandans affected by malaria, a senior official has said. Minister of State for ...
Uganda, Kenya to strengthen cooperation in addressing border problems
Feb 04, 2005 ... Uganda, Kenya to strengthen cooperation in addressing borderproblems KAMPALA, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Uganda and Kenya have called forincreased exchange and sharing of information and joint strategies inorder to empower the border communities in alleviating poverty thatis a major ...
Two policemen killed in Nigeria's communal clash over land
Feb 04, 2005 ... Two policemen killed in Nigeria's communal clash over land LAGOS, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- At least two policemen have been fearedkilled in a fresh communal clash over land in Nigeria's southeasternstate of Benue, the official News Agency of Nigeria reportedThursday. Benue State ...
Zimbabwe endeavors to develop information technology
Feb 04, 2005 ... Zimbabwe endeavors to develop information technology HARARE, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe will thisyear spend between 40 million and 50 million US dollars in developingand updating the country's information technology sector. Speaking at an information ...
World Bank to fund mineral development in Nigeria
Feb 04, 2005 ... World Bank to fund mineral development in Nigeria ABUJA, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- The World Bank is to disburse 120million US dollars for the implementation of the sustainablemanagement project of mineral resources in Nigeria, a World Banksenior official said here Thursday. At ...
Kenya angered by British envoy's graft allegations
Feb 04, 2005 ... Kenya angered by British envoy's graft allegations NAIROBI, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- The Kenyan government has reactedangrily to corruption accusation by the British envoy to Kenya,saying it has been taking great and persistent efforts to tacklecorruption. Responding to the fresh ...
Xinhua Mideast news summary at 2210 GMT, Feb. 3
Feb 04, 2005 ... Xinhua Mideast news summary at 2210 GMT, Feb. 3JERUSALEM -- Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Shimon Peres saidThursday that he expected the Palestinians and Israel to cap a four-way summit due in Egypt with a ceasefire declaration. Peres said he hoped "there will be an ...
Egyptian FM meets ultra-Orthodox Israeli party leader
Feb 04, 2005 ... Egyptian FM meets ultra-Orthodox Israeli party leaderCAIRO, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed AbulGheit on Thursday met here with Eli Yishai, leader of the Israeliultra-Orthodox Shas party, the official MENA news agency reported. The meeting came just one ...
Results of King's Cup quarter-final second leg matches
Feb 04, 2005 ... Results of King's Cup quarter-final second leg matchesMADRID, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of King's Cupquarter-final, second leg matches (Roman numerals denote division ofnon-Primera Liga club): Played on Thursday: Valladolid (II) lost to Athletic ...
US grants visa to Cuban coach of Mexican cyclist
Feb 04, 2005 ... US grants visa to Cuban coach of Mexican cyclistMEXICO CITY, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- United States granted a visa toCuban coach Oscar Echevarria to travel with Mexican cyclist BelemGuerrero to the Los Angeles World Track Championship, in March. The Mexican Sports Commission ...
Colombian president sees Spain as bridge to reach EU
Feb 04, 2005 ... Colombian president sees Spain as bridge to reach EUBOGOTA, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Spain is the much-needed bridge forColombia to reach the European Union (EU), Colombian President AlvaroUribe said Thursday. Uribe, who will start an official visit to Madrid Sunday, told ...
Summaries of King's Cup quarterfinals matches
Feb 04, 2005 ... Summaries of King's Cup quarterfinals matchesMADRID, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Following are the summaries of King' sCup quarter-final, second leg matches (Roman numerals denote divisionof non-Primera Liga club; kickoff times GMT): Played on Thursday: Valladolid (II) 0 ...
Market exchange rates -- Feb. 4
Feb 04, 2005 ... Market exchange rates -- Feb. 4BEIJING, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- Market exchange rates of four majorcurrencies against RMB yuan for Friday, announced by the People'sBank of China:Currency Unit Middle Price (in RMB yuan) US Dollar 100827.65 ...
Heat place Laettner on injured list
Feb 04, 2005 ... Heat place Laettner on injured listWASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- The Miami Heat placed forwardChristian Laettner on the injured list on Thursday with a left footinjury. The 35-year-old veteran has appeared in 32 games this season, buthas missed the last two with plantar ...
Campbell sidelined for two weeks due to ankle injury
Feb 04, 2005 ... Campbell sidelined for two weeks due to ankle injuryLONDON, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- Arsenal defender Sol Campbell will beruled out of match for two weeks after sustaining an ankle injury inthe 4-2 defeat by bitter rivals Manchester United on Tuesday. The England center back will ...
Shares close up in Brazil, Argentina and Mexico
Feb 04, 2005 ... Shares close up in Brazil, Argentina and MexicoMEXICO CITY,Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Latin America's three major stock markets -- Brazil, Argentina and Mexico-- closed up on Thursday. In Sao Paulo, Latin America's biggest bourse, the leading Bovespaindex closed at 24,873 points, up ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0020 GMT, Feb. 4
Feb 04, 2005 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0020 GMT, Feb. 4TEHRAN -- Iranian supreme leader Seyed Ali Khamenei on Thursdayretorted US President George W. Bush's accusations against Iran inhis State of the Union address, state television reported. "In a tangible though not military way, ...
F1 2005 drivers list
Feb 04, 2005 ... F1 2005 drivers listLONDON, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Formula One's driver line-up for 2005after Jordan confirmed Narain Karthikeyan and Tiago Monteiro onThursday: FERRARI Michael Schumacher (Germany) Rubens Barrichello (Brazil) - BAR ...
NBA leaders in four statistics through Feb. 2
Feb 04, 2005 ... NBA leaders in four statistics through Feb. 2WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Following are the leaders of theNational Basketball Association in four statistics through Feb. 2: Scoring G FG FT PTS AVG Iverson, Phil. 40 389 336 1160 29.0 Bryant, LAL...
Tour of Chile to link Santiago with Chiloe Island
Feb 04, 2005 ... Tour of Chile to link Santiago with Chiloe IslandSANTIAGO, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- A total of 15 teams, five foreign and10 national, will participate in the Tour of Chile, which this timewill include Chiloe Island, in the southeast of the country, spanningalong 1,700 kilometers ....
Results of Milan ATP indoor tournament
Feb 04, 2005 ... Results of Milan ATP indoor tournamentROME, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Following are the collated results at the323,250-euro ATP indoor event here on Thursday (prefix number denotesseeding): Second round: 8-Max Mirnyi, Belarus, bt Gilles Muller, Luxemburg, 7-6 (7-1), 7-6 ...
Results/standings of Italian first division soccer league
Feb 04, 2005 ... Results/standings of Italian first division soccer leagueROME, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results and standingsof Italian first division soccer league: Results: Mmatch played on Thursday: Bologna bt Parma 3-1 Played on Wednesday: ...
Uzbek-Chinese ties develop smoothly
Feb 04, 2005 ... Uzbek-Chinese ties develop smoothlyTASHKENT, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Relations between Uzbekistan andChina have been developing steadily in politics, economy and culture,Uzbekistan Foreign Minister Sodyk Safayev said here Thursday. During an interview with a delegation of ...
Poland may withdraw troops from Iraq by year-end
Feb 04, 2005 ... Poland may withdraw troops from Iraq by year-endWARSAW, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Poland will pull its troops out of Iraqby the end of this year if the UN Security Council approves no moreresolutions on international forces there, Defense Minister JerzySzmajdzinski said Thursday ....
China's home handset maker unveils new mobile phone technology
Feb 04, 2005 ... China's home handset maker unveils new mobile phone technologyBEIJING, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- Ningbo Bird, China's leading handsetmaker, recently unveiled a self-developed fingerprint- identificationsmart phone which is expected to take the market share of itsimported counterparts ...
German top league game suspected of match-fixing
Feb 04, 2005 ... German top league game suspected of match-fixingBERLIN, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Germany's Football Association (DFB)has identified Kaiserslautern's 3-0 victory over SC Freiburg lastNovember as the top-flight game under suspicion in the country'smatch-fixing scandal. The DFB, ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
Feb 04, 2005 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapersTOKYO, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Japanese newspapers on Friday.Asahi: -- An envisioned Self-Defense Forces law revision will enable thefield commanders to order interception of ...
Denmark squad for WC qualifier against Greece
Feb 04, 2005 ... Denmark squad for WC qualifier against GreeceSTOCKHOLM, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Thomas Helveg and Claus Jensen havepulled out of Denmark's squad for next Wednesday's World Cupqualifier against Greece in Piraeus, the Danish Football Association(DBU) said on Thursday. Defender ...
Hamburg fans require refundment from fixed cup game
Feb 04, 2005 ... Hamburg fans require refundment from fixed cup gameBERLIN, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Hamburg SV fans want the GermanFootball Association (DFB) to give back the money they spent ontickets and travel for last year's Cup game at SC Paderborn after thematch was found to have been fixed ....
Belgium soccer league hit by bribery
Feb 04, 2005 ... Belgium soccer league hit by briberyBRUSSELS, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Two St Truiden players were beinginterviewed by Belgian justice officials in connection with apotential bribery case last year, the first division club said onThursday. St Truiden said on its official ...
Major news items in leading Philippine newspapers
Feb 04, 2005 ... Major news items in leading Philippine newspapersMANILA, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- The followings are the major news itemsin the leading Philippine newspapers on Friday:The Philippine Star: -- The Philippine rebel groups of the Communist Party of thePhilippines and the ...
Bilbao reach semi-final in King's Cup
Feb 04, 2005 ... Bilbao reach semi-final in King's CupMADRID, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- A Fran Yeste penalty gave AthleticBilbao a 1-0 win at second division Valladolid on Thursday thatearned the Basque side a place in the King's Cup semi-finalsalongside Real Betis and Osasuna. The midfielder ...
2nd Writethru: Senior UN official solicited oil allocations fromSaddam's gov't, probe shows
Feb 04, 2005 ... 2nd Writethru: Senior UN official solicited oil allocations fromSaddam's gov't, probe showsNEW YORK, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- An independent investigation showedon Thursday the process of selecting contractors under the scandal-plagued oil-for-food program was "tainted" and former ...
Yao tops NBA All-Star game with record votes
Feb 04, 2005 ... Yao tops NBA All-Star game with record votesWASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Yao Ming and Shaquille O'Neal leadlist of players selected by fans as starters for the 2005 NBA 54thAll-Star game held on Feb. 20, it was announced by the NBA Thursdaynight in New York. Houston ...
Skiing Championship men's combined results
Feb 04, 2005 ... Skiing Championship men's combined resultsROME, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results from the men 'scombined event at the Alpine skiing World Championships in Bormio ofItaly on Thursday: Overall times (includes slalom times and downhill race times): 1 ....
Man. United approved to expand Old Trafford
Feb 04, 2005 ... Man. United approved to expand Old TraffordLONDON, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Manchester United have been givenplanning permission to increase the capacity of their Old Traffordstadium to 76,000, the BBC reported on Thursday. The ...
Colombian president postpones visit to Venezuela
Feb 04, 2005 ... Colombian president postpones visit to VenezuelaCARACAS, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Colombian President Alvaro Uribe haspostponed his planned meeting with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavezin Caracas from Thursday to Friday, a top Venezuelan official saidThursday. "Colombian ...
Florida ATP results
Feb 04, 2005 ... Florida ATP resultsWASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results on thefourth day of the 380,000 US dollars ATP hardcourt event in DelrayBeach of Florida on Thursday (prefix number denotes seeding): 2nd rd Wesley Moodie, South Africa, bt 5-Ricardo ...
Japan aims at missile interception without parliamentary recognition
Feb 04, 2005 ... Japan aims at missile interception without parliamentaryrecognitionTOKYO, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- A Self-Defense Forces law revision billwill authorize the field commanders to order emergent interception ofmissiles attacking Japan without instruction from the prime ministerand ...
Cigarette sales drop with new smoking law in Italy
Feb 04, 2005 ... Cigarette sales drop with new smoking law in ItalyROME, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Cigarette sales plunged 19.3 percent inJanuary as Italy's tough new smoking law went into effect, said thenational retailers' association, Confesercenti, on Thursday. The decline is attributed to ...
Ghana to build two stadiums for 2008 African Nations Cup
Feb 04, 2005 ... Ghana to build two stadiums for 2008 African Nations CupLOME, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Ghana will build stadiums in Tamale andTakoradi for the 2008 African Nations Cup, the country's presidentJohn Kufuor said in capital city Accra on Thursday. Kufuor told parliament that they ...
URGENT: Private company plane with 96 on board missing in Afghanistan:
Feb 04, 2005 ... URGENT: Private company plane with 96 on board missing inAfghanistan:KABUL, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- A plane from a ...
Colombian paramilitary group names new chief
Feb 04, 2005 ... Colombian paramilitary group names new chiefBOGOTA, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- The right-wing United Self-DefenseForces of Colombia (AUC) has appointed Ramon Isaza as its new chiefto replace Salvatore Mancuso, it is reported Thursday. Isaza, the former leader of AUC in the central ...
F1 team Jordan sign Monteiro and Karthikeyan for 2005 race
Feb 04, 2005 ... F1 team Jordan sign Monteiro and Karthikeyan for 2005 raceLONDON, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- Jordan confirmed Narain Karthikeyan asIndia's first Formula One driver on Thursday alongside Portugal 'sTiago Monteiro. Karthikeyan said in a team announcement that his aim had alwaysbeen ...
Venezuela to look east for friends: official
Feb 04, 2005 ... Venezuela to look east for friends: officialCARACAS, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Venezuela is going to forge closerrelations with countries particularly in Asia in view of themultipolarization of the world, said Vice Foreign Minister WilliamIzarra on Thursday. He highlighted Asian ...
Spain, Argentina to strengthen military cooperation
Feb 04, 2005 ... Spain, Argentina to strengthen military cooperationMADRID, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Spanish Defense Minister Jose Bono andhis Argentine counterpart, Jose Pampuro, will sign a memorandum ofunderstanding Friday on stronger military cooperation, the DefenseMinistry said on Thursday ....
Vina Del Mar ATP results
Feb 04, 2005 ... Vina Del Mar ATP resultsSANTIAGO, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results on Thursdayin the 380,000 dollars Vina del Mar ATP tennis tournament in Chele(prefix ...
Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- Feb. 4
Feb 04, 2005 ... Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- Feb. 4BEIJING, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- Highlights of major Beijing-basednewspapers on Friday: All the papers frontpaged the story that Chinese President HuJintao met with the 11th Panchen Lama in Beijing on the eve of theyoung ...
China expects faster growth for bank cards
Feb 04, 2005 ... China expects faster growth for bank cardsBEIJING, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- China is aiming to accelerate thedevelopment of its fledgling bank card industry in the coming fewyears, in a bid to promote the use of plastic cards to help improveefficiency of the economy, enhance the ...
Fourteen charged over violence between Panionios and Olympiakos
Feb 04, 2005 ... Fourteen charged over violence between Panionios and OlympiakosATHENS, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- Fourteen people have been charged inconnection with the violence that caused the postponement of theGreek league match between Panionios and Olympiakos Piraeus onJanuary 9. The ...
France continues to maintain peace, security in Africa
Feb 04, 2005 ... France continues to maintain peace, security in AfricaDAKAR, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- France will continue to help the Africancontinent maintain its peace and security, French President JacquesChirac said Thursday during an inspection of a French naval battalionin Senegal ....
Nissan to recall faulty vehicles in China
Feb 04, 2005 ... Nissan to recall faulty vehicles in ChinaBEIJING, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- Nissan Motor Co, Japan's second-biggest automaker, is to recall 3,008 X-Trail sport utility vehicles(SUVs) in the Chinese mainland from Feb. 28 over potential vent pipeproblems, Friday's China Daily reported ....
Venezuela thanks international mediation in crisis with Colombia
Feb 04, 2005 ... Venezuela thanks international mediation in crisis with ColombiaCARACAS, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- The Venezuelan government thanked onWednesday Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, Peru and Spain for mediating itsdiplomatic crisis with Colombia, local daily El Universal saidThursday. At ...
Approval of Ukraine's premier-designate delayed
Feb 04, 2005 ... Approval of Ukraine's premier-designate delayedKIEV, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Ukraine's parliament on Thursdaypostponed a vote till Friday on the confirmation of Yulia Timoshenkoas prime minister amid furious squabbling for positions in the newgovernment. Deputy parliament ...
Vietnam halts poultry development
Feb 04, 2005 ... Vietnam halts poultry developmentHANOI, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- The Vietnamese government has just askedbird flu-hit localities to temporarily cease the incubation of fowleggs, the production of baby poultry and the additional raising ofwaterfowls such as ducks, geese and quails, ...
Myanmar refutes accusations of using child soldiers
Feb 04, 2005 ... Myanmar refutes accusations of using child soldiersYANGON, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar leader Lieutenant-General TheinSein has refuted accusations by "saboteurs" at home and abroad ofusing child soldiers as tools, saying that they are trying todiscredit the government ....