Xinhua News Agency back issues from Wednesday, May 3:
Darfur peace talks deadline extended again
May 03, 2006 ... Darfur peace talks deadline extended againLAGOS, May 2 (Xinhua) -- The African Union (AU) on Tuesdayextended the deadline by 48 hours for a second time for reachingagreement in talks aimed at ending a three-year-long civil conflictin the troubled Sudanese region of Darfur, ...
E. China province sees rapid economic growth in first quarter (recast)
May 03, 2006 ... E. China province sees rapid economic growth in first quarter(recast)NANJING, May 3 (Xinhua) -- Jiangsu Province in east Chinaregistered 429.1 billion yuan (52.9 billion U.S. dollars) in grossdomestic product in the first quarter of this year, up 15.2 percentyear-on-year ....
Buick support Golf Buick Invitational until 2010
May 03, 2006 ... Buick support Golf Buick Invitational until 2010WASHINGTON, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Car manufacturers Buick have agreedto continue to be title sponsorship of the Buick Invitational in LaJolla, California, until 2010, according to the PGA Tour on Tuesday. "We are extremely pleased ...
Bonds hits 712th homer, close to Ruth
May 03, 2006 ... Bonds hits 712th homer, close to RuthWASHINGTON, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Barry Bonds hit his 712th careerhome run on Tuesday to move within two of the great Babe Ruth who iscurrently second on the all-time Major League Baseball list, reportssaid from San Francisco. Bonds, who ...
Argentine soccer's Velez to start Libertadores match with advantage
May 03, 2006 ... Argentine soccer's Velez to start Libertadores match withadvantageBUENOS AIRES, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Argentine soccer's Velez Sarsfieldwill host compatriot Newell's Old Boys with a tranquility earned viaa 4-2 victory won as a visitor to Newell's grounds last week, in thefirst ...
U.S. swim coaching legend dies
May 03, 2006 ... U.S. swim coaching legend diesWASHINGTON, May 2 (Xinhua)-- Seven-time US Olympic swim coachGeorge Haines died in his sleep at the age of 82, USA Swimming andthe Santa Clara Swim Club confirmed Tuesday. Haines, who died Monday, developed the mighty Santa Clara SwimClub ...
Stojakovic out for Game 5
May 03, 2006 ... Stojakovic out for Game 5WASHINGTON, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Indiana forward Peja Stojakovic wasscratched from the lineup with a sore right knee just before Game 5of the Eastern Conference quarterfinal series between the Pacers andNew Jersey Nets, reports from Indianapolis said ....
Brazil's Sao Paulo, Palmerias to play in Libertadores Cup
May 03, 2006 ... Brazil's Sao Paulo, Palmerias to play in Libertadores CupRIO DE JANEIRO, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Brazilan soccer teams Sao Pauloand Palmeiras will play the second leg of their Libertadores Cupgame, a week after a 1-1 draw which leaves Sao Paulo with theslenderest of advantages, on the ...
River Plate to play Panama national squad
May 03, 2006 ... River Plate to play Panama national squadPANAMA CITY, May 2 (Xinhua) -- River Plate, of the Argentineleague's top teams, will play a friendly game with the Panamanational squad on May 20, Panama's football federation said onTuesday. The federation said that a contract for ...
Xinhua international news advisory -- May 3
May 03, 2006 ... Xinhua international news advisory -- May 3BEIJING, May 3 (Xinhua) -- Following are some of the majorinternational news stories scheduled to be covered or pursued byXinhua on ...
Asian Lunar New Year becomes official Day of Commemoration in U.S. state
May 03, 2006 ... Asian Lunar New Year becomes official Day of Commemoration in U.S.stateANNAPOLIS, the United States, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Maryland GovernorRobert L. Ehrlich signed a bill on Tuesday that makes the Asian LunarNew Year, which falls in late January or early February each year, aDay ...
ARMENIAN AIRLINER CARRYING 100 PASSENGERS DISAPPEARS NEAR BLACK SE:BBC
May 03, 2006 ... ARMENIAN AIRLINER CARRYING 100 ...
Darfur peace talks extended by 48 hours
May 03, 2006 ... Darfur peace talks extended by 48 hoursLAGOS, May 3 (Xinhua) -- The African Union on Wednesday extendedthe deadline by 48 hours for a second time for reaching agreement intalks aimed at ending a three-year-old civil war in the Sudaneseregion of Darfur, mediators said ....
Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, May 3
May 03, 2006 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, May 3BERLIN -- Two German hostages who had been in captivity for threemonths have been released in Iraq, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said Tuesday. Steinmeier made the announcement in the Chilean capital ofSantiago ...
Armenian airliner disappears over south Russia: Itar-Tass
May 03, 2006 ... Armenian airliner disappears over south Russia: Itar-TassMOSCOW, May 3 (Xinhua) -- An Armenian Airlines airplane with about100 people on board disappeared from radar screens near Russia'sBlack Sea resort of Sochi, the Itar-Tass news ...
ARMENIAN AIRLINER CARRYING 100 PASSENGERS DISAPPEARS NEAR BLACK SEA:BBC
May 03, 2006 ... ARMENIAN AIRLINER CARRYING 100 ...
Major news items in leading Australian newspapers
May 03, 2006 ... Major news items in leading Australian newspapersCANBERRA, May 3 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Australian newspapers on Wednesday:The Australian: -- Universities will receive hundreds of millions of dollars inextra funding to build ...
Stocks close higher in Mexico, Argentina, Brazil
May 03, 2006 ... Stocks close higher in Mexico, Argentina, BrazilMEXICO CITY, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Latin America's three major stockmarkets closed higher on Tuesday. Mexico City's stock market IPC index rose 2.1 percent to close at21,079.87 points. A total of 176.1 million shares were traded ...
Protesters return to work in Los Angeles after massive May Day rally
May 03, 2006 ... Protesters return to work in Los Angeles after massive May DayrallyLOS ANGELES, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Hundreds of thousands of immigrantsand their supporters returned to work here Tuesday, one day afterthey marched on downtown streets in massive rallies calling for fullrights for ...
E. China province sees rapid economic growth in first quarter
May 03, 2006 ... E. China province sees rapid economic growth in first quarterNANJING, May 3 (Xinhua) -- Jiangsu Province in east Chinaregistered 429.1 billion yuan (52.9 billion U.S. dollars) in grossdomestic product in the first quarter of this year, up 15.2 percentyear-on-year ....
Australia lifts official interest rates
May 03, 2006 ... Australia lifts official interest ratesCANBERRA, May 3 (Xinhua) -- The Reserve Bank of Australia onWednesday lifted the official interest rates by a quarter of apercentage point to 5.75 percent, which is the highest level sinceFebruary 2001. This is the second time the ...
Los Angeles Times warns of backlash from mass rallies
May 03, 2006 ... Los Angeles Times warns of backlash from mass ralliesLOS ANGELES, May 2 (Xinhua) -- The May Day rallies could create abacklash against illegal immigrants and polarize the public, thusmaking it harder for Congress to negotiate the thorny issue, the LosAngeles Times warned in an ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
May 03, 2006 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapersTOKYO, May 3 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Japanese newspapers on Wednesday:Asahi: -- Japanese Defense Agency Director-General Fukushiro Nukaga toldU.S. officials that the Ground Defense ...
Armenian airliner carrying 100 people crashes into Black Sea
May 03, 2006 ... Armenian airliner carrying 100 people crashes into Black SeaMOSCOW, May 3 (Xinhua) -- An Armenian passenger plane with 100people on board crashed early Wednesday into the Black Sea off thecoast of the southern Russian resort of Sochi, Russian mediareported. Debris from ...
U.S. calls for respecting Iraq's sovereignty
May 03, 2006 ... U.S. calls for respecting Iraq's sovereigntyWASHINGTON, May 2 (Xinhua) -- The United States on Tuesday urgedIraq's neighbors to respect Iraq's sovereignty as Turkey deployedthousands of troops along its border with northern Iraq. "We would call upon all of Iraq's neighbors ...
German semiconductor giant builds joint lab with Chinese university
May 03, 2006 ... German semiconductor giant builds joint lab with ChineseuniversityTIANJIN, May 3 (Xinhua) -- German semiconductor maker InfineonTechnologies launched last week an automotive electronics labtogether with Tianjin University, jointly designing the most advanced32-bit electronic ...
U.S. says to form coalition to penalize Iran if UN fails
May 03, 2006 ... U.S. says to form coalition to penalize Iran if UN failsWASHINGTON, May 2 (Xinhua) -- The United States will form acoalition of countries to impose sanctions on Iran if the UnitedNations Security Council fails to take such measures on the country,U.S. Ambassador to the United ...
Shanghai posts nearly 10 percent GDP growth
May 03, 2006 ... Shanghai posts nearly 10 percent GDP growthSHANGHAI, May 3 (Xinhua) -- Shanghai, the leading economic enginein eastern China, realized 108.2 billion yuan (13.3 billion U.S.dollars) in gross domestic product in the first quarter of this year,a year-on-year growth of 9.8 percent ....
Urgent: Armenian airliner with 100 people crashes into Black Sea: Itar-Tass
May 03, 2006 ... Urgent: Armenian airliner with 100 people crashes into Black Sea:Itar-TassMOSCOW, May 3 (Xinhua) -- An Armenian Airlines airplane with about100 people on board crashed early Wednesday into the Black Sea, theRussian press agency Itar-Tass reported. Debris from the Armenian ...
Chinese, U.S. securities watchdogs agree to enhance cooperation
May 03, 2006 ... Chinese, U.S. securities watchdogs agree to enhance cooperationWASHINGTON, May 2 (Xinhua) -- The China Securities RegulatoryCommission (CSRC) and the United States Securities and ExchangeCommission (SEC) agreed on Tuesday to increase cooperation andcollaboration through an ...
China punishes 541 SMS operators in first three months
May 03, 2006 ... China punishes 541 SMS operators in first three monthsBEIJING, May 3 (Xinhua) -- China's Ministry of InformationIndustry investigated and punished 541 short message service (SMS)operators in the mobile communications sector for wrongdoings in thefirst three months of this year, ...
Foreign exchange rates in Nepal
May 03, 2006 ... Foreign exchange rates in NepalKATHMANDU, May 3 (Xinhua) -- The following are Inter-bank foreignexchange rates against the Nepali rupee on Wednesday:Currency Unit BuyingSelling Australian dollar 1 54.53 54.98 ...
Major news items in leading Philippine newspapers
May 03, 2006 ... Major news items in leading Philippine newspapersMANILA, May 3 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inthe leading Philippine newspapers on Wednesday: Manila Bulletin: -- Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has revamped theNational Economic and ...
Results of NBA playoff game
May 03, 2006 ... Results of NBA playoff gameWASHINGTON, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Following is the result from the NBAplayoff first round game between ...
Bolivia says it wants greater control of mining industry
May 03, 2006 ... Bolivia says it wants greater control of mining industryLIMA, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Bolivia's Vice President Alvaro Garciasaid on Tuesday that the government wanted greater control of themining industry, one day after President Evo Morales signed a decreeon nationalizing the ...
Pre-teen girl welcomed as 2 billionth visitor to Disney parks
May 03, 2006 ... Pre-teen girl welcomed as 2 billionth visitor to Disney parksLOS ANGELES, May 2 (Xinhua) -- A 12-year-old girl was welcomedTuesday at the Disneyland theme park here as the 2 billionth visitorto a Disney park and won 10 lifetime passes to 11 Disney parks aroundthe world for her ...
Nepali media struggles in each change of country: PM
May 03, 2006 ... Nepali media struggles in each change of country: PMKATHMANDU, May 3 (Xinhua) -- The press and media in Nepal havestruggled by remaining at the forefront of every movement and changein the country, Nepali Prime Minister said here Wednesday. "The recent historic people's ...
Malaysia to learn from Jamaica's expertise in athletics
May 03, 2006 ... Malaysia to learn from Jamaica's expertise in athleticsKUALA LUMPUR, May 3 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia will learn from Jamaica'sexpertise in athletics to develop more sports champions, local mediareported Wednesday. This was one of the areas of cooperation discussed by ...
Hong Kong stocks surge over 17,000 points -- May 3
May 03, 2006 ... Hong Kong stocks surge over 17,000 points -- May 3HONG KONG, May 3 (Xinhua) -- ...
Major news items in Thailand's leading newspapers
May 03, 2006 ... Major news items in Thailand's leading newspapersBANGKOK, May 3 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inThailand's leading newspapers on Wednesday:Bangkok Post: -- The People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) returned to Bangkok's Lumpini park late Tuesday ...
EU membership benefits Hungary's economy: minister
May 03, 2006 ... EU membership benefits Hungary's economy: ministerBUDAPEST, May 2 (Xinhua) -- The European Union membership hasbenefited Hungary's economy and the government will continue topursue a positive EU policy, said a Hungarian minister on Tuesday. Hungary enjoyed a 70 percent ...
Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- May 3
May 03, 2006 ... Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- May 3BEIJING, May 3 (Xinhua) -- Highlights of major Beijing-basednewspapers on Wednesday:People's Daily -- Chinese people in various parts of the country celebrated theMay Day holiday in different ways. In Shanghai, ...
Major news items in leading Indian newspapers
May 03, 2006 ... Major news items in leading Indian newspapersNEW DELHI, May 3 (Xinhua) -- Following are major news items inleading Indian newspapers on Wednesday.The Tribune: -- A bus service between Poonch in Indian-controlled Kashmir andRawalakot in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir ...
Chilean president issues new anti-smoking law
May 03, 2006 ... Chilean president issues new anti-smoking lawSANTIAGO, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Chilean President Michelle Bacheletissued a new law on Tuesday toughening local legislation on tobaccoconsumption and advertising. The new law bans all tobacco advertising, except where it is ...
Germany wants to strengthen ties with Chile: FM
May 03, 2006 ... Germany wants to strengthen ties with Chile: FMSANTIAGO, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Germany wants to strengthen political,economic and cultural ties with Chile, especially on energy matters,visiting German Foreign Minister Frank Walter Steinmeier said onTuesday. At a joint press ...
Foreign exchange rates in Philippines
May 03, 2006 ... Foreign exchange rates in PhilippinesMANILA, May 3 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreign exchange ratesagainst the peso released by the Philippine Central Bank onWednesday:Wednesday Tuesday U.S. dollar51.6320 51.7770 Japanese yen ...
United States announces 23-player team for World Cup finals
May 03, 2006 ... United States announces 23-player team for World Cup finalsWASHINGTON, May 2 (Xinhua) -- U.S. manager Bruce Arena announcedhis team's 23-man roster for next month's World Cup finals in Germanyon Tuesday, eight days before players gather to start preparationsfor the global ...
Results from Munich ATP tournament
May 03, 2006 ... Results from Munich ATP tournamentBERLIN, May 3 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results from theMunich ATP tournament on Tuesday (prefix number denotes seeding): First round: Simon Greul, Germany, bt Boris Pashanski, SEM, 6-3, 6-7 (0-7), 7-6 (10-8) Bjorn ...
Foreign exchange rates in Thailand
May 03, 2006 ... Foreign exchange rates in ThailandBANGKOK, May 3 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreign exchangerates against the baht on Wednesday as offered by the Bangkok Bank:Wednesday Tuesday U.S. dollar 37.20/37.8037.19/37.79 ...
Mexico gov't hopes gas imports not affected by nationalization in Bolivia
May 03, 2006 ... Mexico gov't hopes gas imports not affected by nationalization inBoliviaMEXICO CITY, May 2 (Xinhua) -- The Mexican government said onTuesday it hopes that Bolivia's nationalization of its natural gasindustry will not affect a Mexican plan to import gas from the Andeancountry ....
Results/standings of English Premiership soccer league
May 03, 2006 ... Results/standings of English Premiership soccer leagueLONDON, May 3 (Xinhua) -- Following is the result of EnglishPremiership on Tuesday: Blackburn Rovers bt Chelsea 1-0Standings (tabulated under matches played, won, drawn, lost, goalsfor, against, points): ...
Displaced Nepali people returning home
May 03, 2006 ... Displaced Nepali people returning homeKATHMANDU, May 3 (Xinhua) -- Thousands of people of Nepali remotehilly districts of the far and mid-western regions, who had left forIndia to look for jobs and security, have begun returning homefollowing the announcement of a cease-fire by ...
Spain's foreign ministry concerned about Bolivia's gas nationalization move
May 03, 2006 ... Spain's foreign ministry concerned about Bolivia's gasnationalization moveMADRID, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Spain's Foreign Minister Minguel AngelMoratinos Tuesday summoned Bolivian Trade Attache Alvaro del Pozo toexpress Spain's "deepest concerns" over the Bolivian ...
Six nations fail to reach accord on Iran nuclear issue in Paris
May 03, 2006 ... Six nations fail to reach accord on Iran nuclear issue in ParisPARIS, May 2 (Xinhua) -- The five veto-wielding permanent membersof the UN Security Council and Germany failed to reach an agreementon the Iranian nuclear issue at a half-day meeting ending here onTuesday night ....
Standings of German first division soccer league
May 03, 2006 ... Standings of German first division soccer leagueBERLIN, May 3 (Xinhua) -- Following are the standings of Germanfootball league after Tuesday's matches (tabulated under matchesplayed, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points): Bayern Munich 31 21 7 3 60 ...
Dutch defender Stam undergoes shoulder surgery
May 03, 2006 ... Dutch defender Stam undergoes shoulder surgeryROME, May 3 (Xinhua) -- AC Milan's Dutch defender Jaap Stamreceived shoulder surgery and will miss the last ...
Major news items in leading Vietnamese newspapers
May 03, 2006 ... Major news items in leading Vietnamese newspapersHANOI, May 3 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inVietnamese leading newspapers on Wednesday. Saigon Liberation: --A Vietnamese Canadian man who ran a large international ...
Backgrounder: Major air crashes since 2003
May 03, 2006 ... Backgrounder: Major air crashes since 2003BEIJING, May 3 (Xinhua) -- An Armenian passenger plane with atleast 113 people on board crashed early Wednesday into the Black Seaoff the coast of the southern Russian resort of Sochi, and there wereno signs of survivors hours after the ...
Myanmar to export large amount of copper to S.Korea
May 03, 2006 ... Myanmar to export large amount of copper to S.KoreaYANGON, May 3 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar will export 10,000 tons ofcopper to South Korea annually from the country's biggest coppermining project areas near Monywa in northwestern Sagaing division,the local 7-Day reported Wednesday ....
Results of German first division soccer league games
May 03, 2006 ... Results of German first division soccer league gamesBERLIN, May 3 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of Germanfirst division soccer league games on Tuesday: ...
Results at Estoril ATP and WTA tournament
May 03, 2006 ... Results at Estoril ATP and WTA tournamentLISBON, May 3 (Xinhua) -- Following are the resutls from theEstoril ATP and WTA tournament on Tuesday (prefix number denotesseeding): Men's singles first round: 1-David Nalbandian, Argentina, bt Nicolas Mahut, France, 7-5, ...
South American leaders to meet Morales on Bolivia's gas nationalization
May 03, 2006 ... South American leaders to meet Morales on Bolivia's gasnationalizationBUENOS AIRES, May 2 (Xinhua) -- The leaders of three SouthAmerican big economies will meet Bolivian President Evo Morales inArgentina Thursday on his country's nationalization of the gasindustry, an ...
Results of WTA Warsaw tournament
May 03, 2006 ... Results of WTA Warsaw tournamentWARSAW, May 3 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results on the secondday of the WTA Tennis event here on Tuesday (prefix number denotesseeding): First round: Agnieszka Radwanska, Poland, bt 6-Anastasia Myskina, Russia, 6-4,4-6, 6-4 ...
Writethru: Armenian airliner crashes into Black Sea off Russia
May 03, 2006 ... Writethru: Armenian airliner crashes into Black Sea off RussiaMOSCOW, May 3 (Xinhua) -- An Armenian passenger plane with atleast 110 people on board crashed early Wednesday into the Black Seaoff the coast of the southern Russian resort of Sochi, and there wereno signs of ...
Nepali govt to take initiatives to hold talks with guerrillas
May 03, 2006 ... Nepali govt to take initiatives to hold talks with guerrillasKATHMANDU, May 3 (Xinhua) -- The first meeting of the Council ofMinisters, or cabinet, on Tuesday decided to take immediate measuresto hold talks with the anti-government guerrillas of Nepal, state-run Radio Nepal ...