Xinhua News Agency back issues from Tuesday, April 11:
Thousands rally in New York to protest against anti-immigration law
Apr 11, 2006 ... Thousands rally in New York to protest against anti-immigrationlawNEW YORK, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Thousands of immigrants fromvarious countries marched along major streets in Manhattan on Mondayin protest against legislation aimed at toughening immigration laws ....
Sri Lanka to offer big awards to Olympic gold medalists
Apr 11, 2006 ... Sri Lanka to offer big awards to Olympic gold medalistsCOLOMBO, April 11 (Xinhua) -- The Sri Lanka government promised toaward 10 million rupees (about 100,000 US dollars) to anyone who winsa gold medal for the country at the Olympics, the official Daily Newsreported Tuesday ....
Pakistan to host final if 2011 Cricket World Cup goes to Asia
Apr 11, 2006 ... Pakistan to host final if 2011 Cricket World Cup goes to AsiaISLAMABAD, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan will host the final ofthe 2011 World Cup if the sub-continent succeeds in winning the jointbid to be submitted to the International Cricket Council on April 20. The News ...
Partial results indicate Humala leads Peru's presidential election,two follow-ups tied for run-off
Apr 11, 2006 ... Partial results indicate Humala leads Peru's presidentialelection, two follow-ups tied for run-offLIMA, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Former army leader Ollanta Humala isleading Peru's presidential race, while his two closest rivals hopingto qualify for the run-off election are facing a ...
AFC Champions League soccer fixtures
Apr 11, 2006 ... AFC Champions League soccer fixturesBEIJING, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Following are the AFC ChampionsLeague soccer fixtures to be played on Wednesday: Group A At Tehran Pakhtakor vs Foolad At Tashkent Al Ittihad vs Al QadisiyaGroup B ...
Singapore to maintain current monetary policy
Apr 11, 2006 ... Singapore to maintain current monetary policySINGAPORE, April 11 (Xinhua) -- The Monetary Authority ofSingapore (MAS) announced Tuesday that it will maintain the currentpolicy of a modest and gradual appreciation of the policy band of theNominal Effective Exchange Rate of the ...
Mega development projects to be postponed in Thailand
Apr 11, 2006 ... Mega development projects to be postponed in ThailandBANGKOK, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Decisions and actions concerningmega development projects will be postponed until the Thai governmentis formed, Thai local media Tuesday reported. Thai caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin ...
Xinhua world economic news summary at 0430 GMT, April 11
Apr 11, 2006 ... Xinhua world economic news summary at 0430 GMT, April 11PARIS -- French President Jacques Chirac announced Monday thegovernment would replace a key provision of the First EmploymentContract (CPE), a decision hailed as a victory by French tradeunions. "The president of the ...
Anti-terror law takes effect in Macao
Apr 11, 2006 ... Anti-terror law takes effect in MacaoMACAO, April 11 (Xinhua) -- A law on the prevention and repressionof terrorism took effect here on Tuesday, the government of the MacaoSpecial Administrative Region announced. The 16-article law imposes prison sentences ranging between ...
NASA to launch moon-impact probe
Apr 11, 2006 ... NASA to launch moon-impact probeLOS ANGELES, April 10 (Xinhua) -- A spacecraft, to be launched inOctober 2008 on a mission to search for water ice on the moon, willcrash into permanently-shadowed craters at the lunar south pole, saidU.S. space agency NASA on Monday ....
Results of Houston tennis international men's singles (updated)
Apr 11, 2006 ... Results of Houston tennis international men's singles (updated)WASHINGTON, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results fromthe Houston International men's singles first round matches on Monday(prefix number denotes seeding): Albert Montanes, Spain, bt 3-Robby Ginepri, ...
Weapons sale to Venezuela not to affect regional stability: Russianofficial
Apr 11, 2006 ... Weapons sale to Venezuela not to affect regional stability:Russian officialMEXICO CITY, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Russian Deputy Foreign MinisterSergei Kisliak said on Monday that weapons sale to Venezuela wouldnot affect the stability of Latin America. Export of Russian ...
EU reaffirms support for peace process in Cote d'Ivoire
Apr 11, 2006 ... EU reaffirms support for peace process in Cote d'IvoireABIDJAN, April 10 (Xinhua) -- European Union (EU) delegation ChiefMichel Arrion reaffirmed the EU support for the peace process in Coted'Ivoire after a meeting with members of the country's IndependentElectoral Committee ...
Day-long curfew continues in Nepali capital for fourth day
Apr 11, 2006 ... Day-long curfew continues in Nepali capital for fourth dayKATHMANDU, April 11 (Xinhua) -- The Nepali government has declareda five-hour curfew in the capital Kathmandu Valley on Tuesdaybeginning 12:00 p.m. local time (0615GMT). This is the fourth day that the Nepali ...
Macao CE to visit Hainan
Apr 11, 2006 ... Macao CE to visit HainanMACAO, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Edmund Ho Hau Wah, chief executive ofthe Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR), is to pay a workingvisit to Hainan Province in the Chinese mainland on April 22-23, theMSAR government announced Tuesday. A statement ...
Major news items in leading Pakistani newspapers
Apr 11, 2006 ... Major news items in leading Pakistani newspapersISLAMABAD, April 11 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Pakistani newspapers on Tuesday:Daily Times: -- Pakistan wants the United States to adopt a "package approach"towards Pakistan and India ...
African states urged to use science, technology to promote growth
Apr 11, 2006 ... African states urged to use science, technology to promote growth HARARE, April 11 (Xinhua) -- African countries should use scienceand technology to promote its economic growth and remove the barrierbetween the continent and the rest of the world, Zimbabwean Ministerof Science and ...
Roundup: Demonstrators rally across U.S. as immigration bill stalled in Congress
Apr 11, 2006 ... Roundup: Demonstrators rally across U.S. as immigration billstalled in CongressWASHINGTON, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Tens of thousands of protestersrallied across the United States on Monday demanding rights formillions of undocumented immigrants in the country, days after ...
Bangkok Rubber Price
Apr 11, 2006 ... Bangkok Rubber PriceBANGKOK, April 11 (Xinhua) -- The following are Bangkok grade 3rubber sheet F.O.B. price on Tuesday, in baht per kilogram (40. 00baht to the US dollar): this week last week ...
Train collision reported in south China, casualties unknown
Apr 11, 2006 ... Train collision reported in south China, casualties unknownGUANGZHOU, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Two passenger trains collided insouth China's Guangdong Province Tuesday morning, but it is stillunclear how many people were injured. Railway authorities in the provincial capital ...
NGO offers Cote d'Ivoire 9.1 million dollars in aid for poverty alleviation
Apr 11, 2006 ... NGO offers Cote d'Ivoire 9.1 million dollars in aid for povertyalleviationABIDJAN, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Non-governmental organization, the"Leader's Foundation" is to grant Cote d'Ivoire 5 million CFA francs(about 9.1 U.S. million dollars) for poverty reduction, local ...
Thousands protest in Los Angeles, calling for new immigration legislation
Apr 11, 2006 ... Thousands protest in Los Angeles, calling for new immigrationlegislationLOS ANGELES, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Thousands of people took to thestreets in Los Angeles on Monday, calling for new legislation thatwould pave the way for undocumented immigrants to become U.S.citizens ....
China supports police to legally use guns: official
Apr 11, 2006 ... China supports police to legally use guns: officialBEIJING, April 11 (Xinhua) -- China supports police to legally useguns, Wu Heping, spokesman for the Ministry of Public Security, saidhere Tuesday. At a press conference, Wu said that over the past two decadesChinese ...
NBA standings after Monday's games
Apr 11, 2006 ... NBA standings after Monday's gamesWASHINGTON, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Following are the standings fromthe NBA on Monday: EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. New Jersey 47 29 .618 - 2. Philadelphia 36 ...
China sees broad prospects of cooperation with Portuguese-speaking countries
Apr 11, 2006 ... China sees broad prospects of cooperation with Portuguese-speaking countriesLISBON, April 10 (Xinhua) -- The forum on economic and tradecooperation between China and Portuguese-speaking countries hasbroader prospects of development, a Chinese official said Monday. Wang ...
Transit union leader gets jail time for illegal strike
Apr 11, 2006 ... Transit union leader gets jail time for illegal strikeNEW YORK, April 10 (Xinhua) -- A judge Monday sentenced RogerToussaint, president of the Transit Workers Union, to 10 days behindbars and a fine of 1,000 U.S. dollars for criminal contempt inauthorizing the illegal three-day ...
NBA Monday's results
Apr 11, 2006 ... NBA Monday's resultsWASHINGTON, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results fromthe NBA games on Monday (home teams in CAPS): ORLANDO bt Atlanta 105-88 INDIANA bt NY ...
Urgent: Six students die in rocket explosion in Afghanistan
Apr 11, 2006 ... Urgent: Six students die in rocket explosion in AfghanistanKABUL, April 11 (Xinhua) -- A rocket hit an Afghan school ...
S. Korean striker in doubt for World Cup
Apr 11, 2006 ... S. Korean striker in doubt for World CupSEOUL, April 11 (Xinhua) -- South Korean striker Lee Dong-Gook isdoubtful for the World Cup due to right knee injury suffered in arecent league match. "After scrutinizing the medical results, his right knee ligamentwas found to be ...
OAS official asks Peru to safeguard presidential candidates' security
Apr 11, 2006 ... OAS official asks Peru to safeguard presidential candidates'securityLIMA, April 10 (Xinhua) -- An official of the Organization ofAmerican States (OAS) on Monday called on Peruvian authorities tosafeguard the security of the country's presidential candidates,citing Sunday's ...
Court to rule on legitimacy of by-election in Thailand
Apr 11, 2006 ... Court to rule on legitimacy of by-election in ThailandBANGKOK, April 11 (Xinhua) -- The Central Administrative Courtwill decide on Wednesday whether to suspend the controversial by-election in Thailand before the start of trial on its legitimacy. After the Election ...
Beijing seeks special police backup from college for Olympics
Apr 11, 2006 ... Beijing seeks special police backup from college for OlympicsBEIJING, April 11 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese capital is recruitingcollege students to reinforce the police forces in an effort tosecure the Olympic Games to be held in 2008. About 400 college students, including 88 ...
Combination of eastern, western treatment for HK police constable: doctors
Apr 11, 2006 ... Combination of eastern, western treatment for HK police constable:doctorsHONG KONG, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong hospital will use acombination of eastern and western treatment for the paralyzed policeconstable after an examination by Beijing neurosurgeon, Ling Feng,the ...
Strong earthquake hits Greek island, causing no injuries or damage
Apr 11, 2006 ... Strong earthquake hits Greek island, causing no injuries or damage ATHENS, April 11 (Xinhua) -- A 5.7-magnetude earthquake hit IonianSea island of Zankynthos early Tuesday, causing no injuries ordamage, the Athens Geodynamic Institute said ....
Chinese center Yao breaks bone in left foot
Apr 11, 2006 ... Chinese center Yao breaks bone in left footWASHINGTON, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Houston Rockets center Yao Mingbroke a bone in his left foot during Monday night's game at Utah andwill miss the team's last four games of the NBA season. Yao suffered the injury late in the first ...
Philippine stocks close higher
Apr 11, 2006 ... Philippine stocks close higherMANILA, April 11 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine stock prices closedhigher on Tuesday due to bargain-hunting after a two-day slide,dealers said. The main composite index ended up 9.44 points or 0.43 percent at2,217.38. The broader ...
Bangladesh's tea industry in deep crisis due to prolonged drought
Apr 11, 2006 ... Bangladesh's tea industry in deep crisis due to prolonged drought DHAKA, April 11 (Xinhua) -- A prolonged drought in Bangladesh forthe last five months has thrown the tea industry into a deep crisisduring the current season, local daily The Independent reportedTuesday. Tea ...
Fifty confirmed dead, 70 injured fire in north India
Apr 11, 2006 ... Fifty confirmed dead, 70 injured fire in north IndiaNEW DELHI, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Fifty people are confirmed deadand around 70 injured in Monday evening's fire at a trade fair inMeerut, Uttar Pradesh of India, police and hospital authorities said. The fire that raged at ...
Japan's DPJ formally approves new leadership
Apr 11, 2006 ... Japan's DPJ formally approves new leadershipTOKYO, April 11 (Xinhua) -- A new leadership of Japan's largestopposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) was formally launched onTuesday, with Ichiro Ozawa as new president and Naoto Kan appointedas deputy president. "I will ...
Auschwitz Families ask Poland to refute accusation on renaming issue
Apr 11, 2006 ... Auschwitz Families ask Poland to refute accusation on renamingissueWARSAW, April 10 (Xinhua) -- The Christian Association ofAuschwitz Families appealed to the Polish government on Monday for areaction to World Jewish Congress (WJC) secretary Maram Stern'sremarks about Poland's ...
Australian envoy meets Indonesian clerics to ease visa row
Apr 11, 2006 ... Australian envoy meets Indonesian clerics to ease visa rowJAKARTA, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Australian Ambassador to IndonesiaBill Farmer has met with religious leaders here in an effort tosoothe protests against Canberra's move to grant 42 Papuan asylum-seekers temporary visas, a ...
Hong Kong stocks finish lower at midday -- April 11
Apr 11, 2006 ... Hong Kong stocks finish lower at midday -- April 11HONG KONG, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Hong ...
Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers
Apr 11, 2006 ... Major news items in leading Turkish newspapersANKARA, April 11 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Turkish newspapers on Tuesday.TURKIYE (Turkey): -- Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul said fight againstterrorism was the primary target of ...
Beijing adds college graduates to 2008 Olympic police
Apr 11, 2006 ... Beijing adds college graduates to 2008 Olympic policeBEIJING, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Beijing is recruiting collegestudents to supplement the police forces in an effort to ensure thesecurity of the Olympic Games to be held here in 2008. About 400 students, including 88 ...
Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers
Apr 11, 2006 ... Major news items in leading Israeli newspapersJERUSALEM, April 11 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Israeli newspapers on Tuesday. Ha'aretze: -- Israeli Prime Minister-designate Ehud Olmert told localauthority heads Monday that he plans to ...
1st Ld Writethru: Six kids die in rocket explosion in Afghanistan
Apr 11, 2006 ... 1st Ld Writethru: Six kids die in rocket explosion in Afghanistan KABUL, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Six children lost their lives and 15others sustained injures as a rocket fired from unknown locationsslammed into a packed primary school in Assadabad, the provincialcapital of eastern ...
Major news items in leading Kenyan newspapers
Apr 11, 2006 ... Major news items in leading Kenyan newspapersNAIROBI, April 11 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Kenyan newspapers on Tuesday. The Standard: -- Leaders from across Kenya sent messages of condolences onMonday following the military plane ...
Major news items in leading Nigerian newspapers
Apr 11, 2006 ... Major news items in leading Nigerian newspapersLAGOS, April 11 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Nigerian newspapers on Tuesday. This Day: -- The controversy surrounding moves to privatize the PortHarcourt Refining Company Limited (PHRC) has ...
Israeli cabinet declares Sharon "permanently incapacitated"
Apr 11, 2006 ... Israeli cabinet declares ...
Major news items in leading Afghan newspapers
Apr 11, 2006 ... Major news items in leading Afghan newspapersKABUL, April 11 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inAfghan leading newspapers on Tuesday.Arman-e-Millie: -- President Hamid Karzai signed a number of agreements forenhancing cooperation between Afghanistan ...
Over 30 Ugandan ministers to challenge election petition
Apr 11, 2006 ... Over 30 Ugandan ministers to challenge election petitionKAMPALA, April 11 (Xinhua) -- More than 30 Ugandan ministers areto challenge an election petition in which two politicians petitionedthe Constitutional Court questioning their nomination and electionfor parliamentary seats ...
1st Ld: Chinese president to visit U.S., other four countries
Apr 11, 2006 ... 1st Ld: Chinese president to visit U.S., other four countriesBEIJING, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao will paystate visits to the United States, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Nigeria andKenya from April 18 to 29, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesmanLiu Jianchao here ...
Urgent: Chinese president to visit U.S., other four countries
Apr 11, 2006 ... Urgent: Chinese president to visit U.S., other four countriesBEIJING, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao will paystate visits ...
Indonesian military not to increase troops after Papua clash
Apr 11, 2006 ... Indonesian military not to increase troops after Papua clashJAKARTA, April 11 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian Military has no planto increase troops to Papua province after a clash with an armedgroup in which two soldiers and two attackers were killed, aspokesman said Tuesday ....
Bomb explosion hurt 5 in Afghanistan
Apr 11, 2006 ... Bomb explosion hurt 5 in AfghanistanKABUL, April 11 (Xinhua) -- In the latest wave of violence a bombexplosion wounded five civilians in the eastern Nangarhar provinceTuesday. It is the second violent incident rattled the eastern regionin a span of one hour. "A bomb went ...
Ugandan army captures weapons from rebels in north
Apr 11, 2006 ... Ugandan army captures weapons from rebels in northKAMPALA, April 11 (Xinhua) -- The Uganda People's Defense Force(UPDF) has captured an assortment of arms from rebels of the LordsResistance Army (LRA) in the war-torn northern region, an armyspokesman said on Tuesday. The ...
World bank pledges 900 mln USD assistance to Indonesia in 2006
Apr 11, 2006 ... World bank pledges 900 mln USD assistance to Indonesia in 2006JAKARTA, April 11 (Xinhua) -- The World Bank pledged to assistIndonesia some 900 million U.S. dollars this year, its visitingPresident Paul Wolfowitz said here on Tuesday. Wolfowitz made the statement after ...
Urgent: Israel declares end to Sharon's premiership
Apr 11, 2006 ... Urgent: Israel declares end to Sharon's premiershipJERUSALEM, April 11 (Xinhua) -- The Israeli cabinet convenedTuesday for a special session and declared comatose ...
Zambia's net export profit falls due to higher producer costs
Apr 11, 2006 ... Zambia's net export profit falls due to higher producer costsLUSAKA, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Zambia's net export profit has fallenbecause of increased competition of imports, similar products andhigher producer costs, Zambia Daily Mail reported Tuesday. A quarterly survey of ...
Urgent: China sets up service centers handling IPR infringement complaints
Apr 11, 2006 ... Urgent: China sets up service centers handling IPR infringementcomplaintsBEIJING, April 11 (Xinhua) -- China has planned to set up specialservice centers in 50 cities this year to handle domestic complaintson the infringement of intellectual property rights ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0800 GMT, April 11
Apr 11, 2006 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0800 GMT, April 11ATHENS -- 5.7-magnetude earthquake hit Ionian Sea island ofZankynthos early Tuesday, causing no injuries or damage, the AthensGeodynamic Institute said. The undersea quake occurred at 3:02 a.m. (0002 GMT) and had itsepicenter ...
Estrogen pills increase blood clot risk for older women: study
Apr 11, 2006 ... Estrogen pills increase blood clot risk for older women: studyWASHINGTON, April 10 (Xinhua) -- A U.S. study published on Mondaylinks increased risk of blood clots in postmenopausal women withtaking estrogen-only pills. The study, which involved 10,739 women aged from 50 to ...
WFP probes attack on its food convoy in Somalia
Apr 11, 2006 ... WFP probes attack on its food convoy in SomaliaNAIROBI, April 11 (Xinhua) -- The UN World Food Program (WFP) saidTuesday it was investigating a deadly attack on one of its foodconvoys in central Somalia, in which at least two were killed. Somalia gunmen late Monday ambushed ...
Commercial banks are pillars to China's insurance business
Apr 11, 2006 ... Commercial banks are pillars to China's insurance businessBEIJING, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Insurance premium of China'scommercial banks grew 121 percent to about 26.2 billion yuan (3.2billion U.S. dollars) in January and February, 34 percent of thenation's total insurance premium ...
(Recast with change of date) Foreign exchange rates in Indonesia
Apr 11, 2006 ... (Recast with change of date) Foreign exchange rates in IndonesiaJAKARTA, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Following are the foreign exchangerates against the Indonesian rupiah here on Tuesday: Tuesday Saturday U.S. dollar8,990/9,020 ...