Xinhua News Agency back issues from Monday, September 12:
Frankfurt DAX ends lower after six-day rise
Sep 12, 2005 ... Frankfurt DAX ends lower after six-day riseBERLIN, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Major indexes on the Frankfurt StockExchange ended lower on Monday, putting an end to a six-day gainingstreak. The 30-share DAX, the index of big companies, went down 15.95points, or 0.32 percent, to ...
Mozambique's Nacala railway suffers frequents thieves
Sep 12, 2005 ... Mozambique's Nacala railway suffers frequents thievesMAPUTO, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Nacala railway line, one ofMozambique's three major railways, is frequented by maraudingthieves, local media reported on Monday. Manuel Mucopa, the maintenance manager of SCDN, the ...
Nigeria, Spain discuss cooperation, debt
Sep 12, 2005 ... Nigeria, Spain discuss cooperation, debtLAGOS, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Officials of Nigeria and Spain areholding talks on possible areas of business and economic cooperationon Monday as Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo pays a three-daystate visit to the country, a statement ...
Colombian government negotiating with plane hijackers
Sep 12, 2005 ... Colombian government negotiating with plane hijackersBOGOTA, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Colombian government sent negotiatorsto hold dialogues with the hijackers of a Colombian airliner, inwhich ten men remained hostages, local media said on Monday. The Aires plane, with 20 ...
US hails Israeli disengagement from Gaza
Sep 12, 2005 ... US hails Israeli disengagement from GazaWASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- The United States welcomes thecompletion of Israel's disengagement from Gaza, deputy spokesman ofthe State Department Adam Ereli said here on Monday. "This is an historic moment, and we salute the ...
Nigerian man kills son for ritual
Sep 12, 2005 ... Nigerian man kills son for ritualLAGOS, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Nigerian police have arrested a 28-year man in the southern state Delta for allegedly drowning his six-year-old son for money-making ritual. Except the man, Stephen Ogwe, the police have also detained a ...
Xinhua Mideast news summary at 2100 GMT, Sept. 12
Sep 12, 2005 ... Xinhua Mideast news summary at 2100 GMT, Sept. 12JERUSALEM -- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) locked a gate at theKissufim crossing between Israel and the Gaza Strip at around 7 a.m.(0400 GMT) Monday, marking the end of a 38-year military rule of thestrip. "The mission ...
Sweden funds Kenya's land reforms
Sep 12, 2005 ... Sweden funds Kenya's land reformsNAIROBI, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- The Swedish government on Mondaysigned a 485 million-shilling (about 6.5 million US dollars)agreement to support land reforms in Kenya under the United Nations-backed slum upgrading program. The agreement, ...
Israel raises alert level over extremists' revenge attacks
Sep 12, 2005 ... Israel raises alert level over extremists' revenge attacksJERUSALEM, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Israeli police decided on Mondayto raise the alert level over possible attempts by extremists toattack mosques in Israel in revenge for the Palestinian destructionof synagogues in the ...
ECB main reference exchange rates
Sep 12, 2005 ... ECB main reference exchange ratesBERLIN, Sept.12 (Xinhua) -- The following are the exchange ratesof major currencies released by the Frankfurt-based European CentralBank ...
Two armed hijackers take Colombian plane with 25 onboard
Sep 12, 2005 ... Two armed hijackers take Colombian plane with 25 onboardBOGOTA, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Two armed men hijacked on Monday asmall Colombian plane carrying about 25 people, an Air force officialtold local media. The plane was on its way from the southern city Florencia toBogota ...
London metal exchange prices
Sep 12, 2005 ... London metal exchange pricesLONDON, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- The following are the closing cashand three-month prices at the London Metal Exchange on Monday:Cash Three-month (US dollars per ton) (US dollars per ton) Unofficial close...
Saudi Arabia to recruit first women diplomats: report
Sep 12, 2005 ... Saudi Arabia to recruit first women diplomats: reportRIYADH, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Five Saudi women will soon fill topposts in the Foreign Ministry, becoming the first female diplomats inthe oil-rich kingdom, local newspaper Al Watan reported on Monday. Some of the five are ...
Ten killed in Nigeria auto crash
Sep 12, 2005 ... Ten killed in Nigeria auto crashLAGOS, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- At least 10 people, including babies,were killed in a motor accident in the northeastern Nigerian state ofYobe, the official News Agency of Nigeria reported on Monday. One witness said the accident along the ...
Urgent: Colombian airplane with 25 onboard hijacked: local radio
Sep 12, 2005 ... Urgent: Colombian airplane with ...
Oracle acquires Siebel Systems for 5.85 billion dollars
Sep 12, 2005 ... Oracle acquires Siebel Systems for 5.85 billion dollarsNEWYORK, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- US business software giant Oracle Corp.,the world's second-largest software maker, announced Monday to buySiebel Systems for 5.85 billion dollars. Siebel investors will receive 10.66 dollars a ...
Power outage in Southern California affects wide area
Sep 12, 2005 ... Power outage in Southern California affects wide areaLOS ANGELES, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- The lights went out across awide area of Southern California on Monday, and officials said it wasnot immediately clear what caused the outage. Electrical service was lost shortly after ...
Greek stocks close lower
Sep 12, 2005 ... Greek stocks close lowerATHENS, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Stocksfinished lower at Athens bourse on Monday as investors cashed in onlast week's gains in hi- cap paper, especially banks, traders heresaid. The Athens general share index closed at 3,247.60 points, markinga dip of ...
URGENT: Huge power cuts hit Los Angeles
Sep 12, 2005 ... URGENT: Huge power cuts hit Los AngelesLOS ANGELES, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- A large ...
Major European stock markets end mixed
Sep 12, 2005 ... Major European stock markets end mixedLONDON, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- European stock markets were broadlyhigher on Monday, with the London FTSE 100 index up 0.29 percent to5,375.1 points at the close, and Paris CAC 40 was flat at 4,491.82,while Frankfurt the DAX slipped 0.32 ...
Moscow expects Afghan elections to stabilize country
Sep 12, 2005 ... Moscow expects Afghan elections to stabilize countryMOSCOW, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Russia expects the upcomingparliamentary elections in Afghanistan will produce power strongenough to curb the threats of terrorism, extremism and drugs as thecountry rebuilds itself to get back on ...
URGENT: US FEMA director resigns
Sep 12, 2005 ... URGENT: US FEMA director resignsWASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Federal Emergency Management Agency Director Mike Brown resignedMonday, ...
China, Mexico agree to enrich strategic partnership
Sep 12, 2005 ... China, Mexico agree to enrich strategic partnershipMEXICO CITY, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- China and Mexico agreed hereMonday morning to strengthen dialogues, enhance mutual trust andenrich the content of their strategic partnership. The agreement was reached between Chinese ...
No cabinet reshuffle before special session ends: Japanese official
Sep 12, 2005 ... No cabinet reshuffle before special session ends: JapaneseofficialTOKYO, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Chief Cabinet SecretaryHiroyuki Hosoda said Monday that Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi hasno intention to reshuffle the current cabinet by the end of a specialparliament ...
Indonesia s airlines support stricter safety regulations
Sep 12, 2005 ... Indonesia s airlines support stricter safety regulationsJAKARTA, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Airliners in Indonesia say they areready for a possible tightening of the industry's safety regulationsfollowing the crash of a Mandala Air Boeing-737, which killed 149people in the capital of ...
Foreign exchange rates in Philippines
Sep 12, 2005 ... Foreign exchange rates in PhilippinesMANILA, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreign exchangerates against the peso released by the Central Bank of thePhilippines on Monday:Monday FridayUS dollar 56.0950 56.0770 ...
Exports, infrastructure projects to boost industry index in Thailand
Sep 12, 2005 ... Exports, infrastructure projects to boost industry index inThailandBANGKOK, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Export growth and the accelerationof Thai government's mega project are expected to drive the country'sindustrial index in the third quarter of the year, a seniorindustrial ...
Last Israeli soldier leaves Gaza
Sep 12, 2005 ... Last Israeli soldier leaves GazaJERUSALEM, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF)locked a gate between Israel and the Gaza Strip around 7 a.m. (0400GMT) Monday, marking the end to 38 years of Israeli military rule. "The mission has been completed and an era ...
URGENT: Russia wishes six-party talks success
Sep 12, 2005 ... URGENT: Russia wishes six-party talks successBEIJING, Sept.13 (Xinhua) -- Russia wishes the six-party talks,which resumes Tuesday, a success, said Alexander Alexeyev, head ofthe Russian delegation to the fourth-round ...
Major news items in leading Afghan newspapers
Sep 12, 2005 ... Major news items in leading Afghan newspapersKABUL, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inAfghan leading newspapers on Monday.Arman-e-Millie: -- Unites of Afghan national army would be deployed in eachprovince of the country to ensure security ...
Vietnam to develop technology market
Sep 12, 2005 ... Vietnam to develop technology marketHANOI, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- The Vietnamese government has approveda plan on developing the country's fledging technology market, aimingto reach an annual growth rate of 10 percent over the next fiveyears. Under the plan, state-funded ...
Three miners rescued from flooded coal mine, four still missing in SW China
Sep 12, 2005 ... Three miners rescued from flooded coal mine, four still missing inSW ChinaGUIYANG, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Three of the 13 miners trapped in aflooded coal mine in southwest China's Guizhou Province two days ago,were rescued Monday morning, local government sources said. The ...
Philippine stocks close lower
Sep 12, 2005 ... Philippine stocks close lowerMANILA, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine share prices Mondayclosed lower on investors' political worries and concerns over apossible tightening in the central bank's monetary policy, dealerssaid. The composite index closed down 15.86 points ...
Nepali displaced school kids to back home from India
Sep 12, 2005 ... Nepali displaced school kids to back home from IndiaKATHMANDU, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Various students organizations inNepal and India have joined hands to bring Nepali school children,displaced by the conflict, back to their home in Nepal, a Nepalistudents leader said here ...
Vietnamese government establishes int'l border economic zone
Sep 12, 2005 ... Vietnamese government establishes int'l border economic zoneHANOI, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- The Vietnamese government has justdecided to manage the Bo Y international border economic zone in theCentral Highlands region to boost its socio-economic development, andties with Laos and ...
Interview: Africa needs more global support for development
Sep 12, 2005 ... Interview: Africa needs more global support for developmentUNITED NATIONS, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- The international communityneeds to do more to help the development of Africa, which could bethe only continent unlikely to meet the UN target of halving povertyby 2015, a senior UN ...
Death toll in natural disasters no longer kept as China's state secret (more added)
Sep 12, 2005 ... Death toll in natural disasters no longer kept as China's statesecret (more added)BEIJING, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- China no longer regards the deathtoll in natural disasters and relevant materials as state secrets,reversing a practice that has lasted for years, a ...
URGENT: Russian delegation arrives in Beijing for six-party talks
Sep 12, 2005 ... URGENT: Russian delegation arrives in Beijing for six-party talks BEIJING, Sept.12 (Xinhua) -- The Russian delegation arrived hereMonday morning as the first foreign delegation to ...
Roundup: First Palestinian security forces move into Gaza
Sep 12, 2005 ... Roundup: First Palestinian security forces move into GazaGAZA, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- The first Palestinian security forcesentered the evacuated settlements in the Gaza Strip before dawn onMonday, soon after the Israeli army forces withdrew, Palestiniansecurity sources said ....
NZ defence force porn inquiry nets 14
Sep 12, 2005 ... NZ defence force porn inquiry nets 14WELLINGTON, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Fourteen Defence Force staff,including staff at two air force bases, have been caught withobjectionable computer images, said Wellington-based newspaper theDominion Post Monday. With government ...
Last Israeli soldier leaves Gaza
Sep 12, 2005 ... Last Israeli soldier leaves GazaJERUSALEM, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Israel Defence Forces (IDF)completed its pullout from the Gaza Strip around 7 a.m. (0400 GMT)Monday morning as the new border's gate between Israel and Gazaclosed."We see the last soldier left Gaza. Our ...
300-mln dollars equipment to be imported for Bangladeshi coalmine
Sep 12, 2005 ... 300-mln dollars equipment to be imported for Bangladeshi coalmine DHAKA, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- The Britain-based coal mining companyin Bangladesh -- The Asia Energy Corporation plans to import miningequipment worth 300 million US dollars for extracting coal fromPhulbari coalmine in ...
Japanese PM to reshuffle Cabinet after special parliament session
Sep 12, 2005 ... Japanese PM to reshuffle Cabinet after special parliament session TOKYO, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Prime Minister JunichiroKoizumi said Monday he will reshuffle the Cabinet and his party'sleadership after the end of the special parliament session beingarranged to start Sept ....
Zimbabwean gov't warns people not to acquire more farms
Sep 12, 2005 ... Zimbabwean gov't warns people not to acquire more farmsHARARE, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- The Zimbabwean government has warnedthose who clandestinely acquired more than one farm under the landreform program of risking imprisonment regardless of their socialstatus, local media reported ...
Zimbabwe earns over 100 million dollars from tobacco this season
Sep 12, 2005 ... Zimbabwe earns over 100 million dollars from tobacco this seasonHARARE, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- At least 66.7 million kg of flue-cured tobacco valued at 108.6 million US dollars have been sold sincethe selling season opened on April 5, local media the Herald reportedon Monday ....
Patients die due to lack of blood in Nepal
Sep 12, 2005 ... Patients die due to lack of blood in NepalKATHMANDU, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Many patients die due to lack ofblood for transfusion in the blood banks, which owed to the very fewblood donors in Nepal, president of Nepal Blood Donors' Associationsaid here Monday. "Although a ...
Hong Kong stocks finish higher at midday -- Sept. 12
Sep 12, 2005 ... Hong Kong stocks finish higher at midday -- Sept. 12HONG KONG, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Hong ...
India seeks permission to use Chittagong port as transit point
Sep 12, 2005 ... India seeks permission to use Chittagong port as transit pointDHAKA, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- India has sought permission fromBangladesh for using the Chittagong port as transit point totransport its goods from the mainland to the land-blocked SevenStates. The proposal that ...
Typhoon Khanun leaves nine dead, one missing in east China province
Sep 12, 2005 ... Typhoon Khanun leaves nine dead, one missing in east ChinaprovinceHANGZHOU, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Nine people were killed and one wasmissing in Zhejiang Province after Khanun, the No. 15 typhoon of thisyear, slammed into the province on Sunday, local government sourcessaid ...
Arson in Dar es Salaam claims 5th victim
Sep 12, 2005 ... Arson in Dar es Salaam claims 5th victimDAR ES SALAAM, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- One more person has died ofsevere burns from an arson fire that already claimed the lives offour others in Dar es Salaam, according to local press reports onMonday. The death of a 14-year-old girl ...
Roundup: Reward announced for capture of masterminds of bombings by Pan Xiaozhu
Sep 12, 2005 ... Roundup: Reward announced for capture of masterminds of bombings by Pan XiaozhuDHAKA, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- The home ministry of Bangladesh hasannounced reward for information leading to the arrest of AbdurRahman and Siddiqul Islam alias Bangla Bhai, both accused ...
Nalbandian rues missing chance in Federer match at U.S. Open
Sep 12, 2005 ... Nalbandian rues missing chance in Federer match at U.S. OpenBEIJING, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Argentina's tennis sensation DavidNalbandian regreted missing his chance of upsetting world number oneRoger Federer at their quarter-final matchup in the just concludedU.S. Open. The ...
Bribery endangers presidential polls in Tanzania: TI
Sep 12, 2005 ... Bribery endangers presidential polls in Tanzania: TIDAR ES SALAAM, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- The ongoing electoral processin Tanzania is in danger of being derailed by bribery, an anti-corruption watchdog has warned here. Transparency International (TI) has expressed concerns ...
Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers
Sep 12, 2005 ... Major news items in leading Turkish newspapersANKARA, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Turkish newspapers on Monday.VATAN (Motherland): -- Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan called forsolidarity among people, saying "the ...
Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers
Sep 12, 2005 ... Major news items in leading Israeli newspapersJERUSALEM, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Israeli newspapers on Monday.Ha'aretz: -- In a symbolic cabinet vote on Sunday, Israeli ministersunanimously gave the army a green light to ...
India, Pakistan set to exchange 585 prisoners
Sep 12, 2005 ... India, Pakistan set to exchange 585 prisonersNEW DELHI, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- There was excitement in the airwith hundreds of families gathering at Wagah, an India-Pakistanborder checkpost early Monday as the process for the biggest everexchange of prisoners between the two ...
10 killed in north India rebel attack
Sep 12, 2005 ... 10 killed in north India rebel attackNEW DELHI, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- At least 10 people were killed ina midnight attack by guerrillas - one of the biggest in the last fouryears - in Jharkhand in north India, police said on Monday. The rebel struck near a Valley of Giridih ...
FDI records 540 million dollars in FY 2005 in Bangladesh
Sep 12, 2005 ... FDI records 540 million dollars in FY 2005 in BangladeshDHAKA, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- The actual inflow of the foreigndirect investment (FDI) in Bangladesh in fiscal 2004-05 reached to arecord 540 million US dollars, an up by 40.25 percent compared to theprevious fiscal year ....
Koizumi to stay in power after LDP's landslide victory: report
Sep 12, 2005 ... Koizumi to stay in power after LDP's landslide victory: reportTOKYO, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Japan's Liberal Democratic Party andthe New Komeito party agreed Monday to keep their ruling coalitionand Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi in power after the LDP'slandslide victory in ...
Standings after preliminary round of Asian Basketball Championships
Sep 12, 2005 ... Standings after preliminary round of Asian BasketballChampionshipsDOHA, Qatar, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Following are the standings offour groups after the preliminary round of the Asian BasketballChampionships for men on Sunday (tabulated under games played, wonand lost): ...
First Indonesian General Election Commission member jailed
Sep 12, 2005 ... First Indonesian General Election Commission member jailedJAKARTA, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- An anti-graft tribunal in CentralJakarta on Monday sentenced a senior member of the General ElectionsCommission (KPU) to 31 months in jail for a graft case that alsoinvolved other top KPU ...
(Recast) News Analysis: LDP wins semi-final, heavy tasks ahead
Sep 12, 2005 ... (Recast) News Analysis: LDP wins semi-final, heavy tasks aheadTOKYO, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- The Liberal Democratic Party led byPrime Minister Junichiro Koizumi rolled to an overwhelming victory inSunday's lower house election. However, the final test has yet tocome. Among ...
Russia wishes six-party talks success
Sep 12, 2005 ... Russia wishes six-party talks successBEIJING, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Russia wishes the six-party talks,which resumes Tuesday, a success, said Alexander Alexeyev, head ofthe Russian delegation to the fourth-round six-party talks, when hearrived at the Beijing Capital International ...
Indonesia to issue another global bond in 2005
Sep 12, 2005 ... Indonesia to issue another global bond in 2005JAKARTA, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian government will issueanother global bond in 2005, in an effort to cope with the country'sbudget deficit and to defend rupiah, Treasure of the IndonesianFinance Ministry Mulia P. Nasution ...
Chinese vice president wishes Hong Kong crowned with more world No.1 titles
Sep 12, 2005 ... Chinese vice president wishes Hong Kong crowned with more worldNo.1 titlesHONG KONG, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice President ZengQinghong said here on Monday that he wishes Hong Kong to be crownedwith more world No.1 titles. The vice president made the remarks while ...