Xinhua News Agency back issues from Tuesday, May 9:
German Open tennis results(updated)
May 09, 2006 ... German Open tennis results(updated)BERLIN, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results from theGerman Open on Monday(prefix number denotes seeding): Women's singles First round Mara Santangelo, Italy, beat Sabine Lisicki, Germany, 3-6, 6-2, 6-1 ...
Prague Open tennis results(updated)
May 09, 2006 ... Prague Open tennis results(updated)PRAGUE, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results from thePrague Open on Monday (prefix number denotes seeding): Women's singles First round 8-Alona Bondarenko, Ukraine, beat Martina Sucha, Slovakia, 7-6, 6-2 ...
Opener, Advisory
May 09, 2006 ... Xinhua News Agency closes its cycle of English service for Monday,May 08, 2006, and begins ...
Rome Masters tennis results(updated)
May 09, 2006 ... Rome Masters tennis results(updated)ROME, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results on the first dayof the Rome Masters on Monday (prefix number denotes seeding): Men's singles First round 1-Roger Federer, Switzerland, bt Juan Ignacio Chela, Argentina, ...
Brain tumor girl emerges from hospital six weeks after surgery
May 09, 2006 ... Brain tumor girl emerges from hospital six weeks after surgery BEIJING, May 8 (Xinhua) -- An eight-year-old girl who had been toldshe would die from a brain tumour struggled out of hospital on Mondayfor the first time since undergoing life-saving surgery almost sixweeks ago ....
China to become WA's No. 1 trading partner in ten years
May 09, 2006 ... China to become WA's No. 1 trading partner in ten yearsBEIJING, May 8 (Xinhua) -- China will be Western Australia'sbiggest trading partner in five to ten years, said Sheila Mchale, theAustralian state's Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Tourism, Cultureand the Arts, said Monday ....
Zambian media staff continue strike for salary hike
May 09, 2006 ... Zambian media staff continue strike for salary hike LUSAKA, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Strike by staff members of ZambiaNational Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) entered its fourth dayMonday while the negotiations on salary increment between the ZNBCmanagement and the leader of the workers ...
Labor Day tourist numbers up by 20 percent
May 09, 2006 ... Labor Day tourist numbers up by 20 percentBEIJING, May 8 (Xinhua) -- About 146 million Chinese peopletraveled during the Labor Day vacation from May 1 to 7, according tostatistics from China National Tourism Administration. The number was up 20 percent from last year's ...
Heat wave claims 16 persons in north India state
May 09, 2006 ... Heat wave claims 16 persons in north India stateNEW DELHI, May 8 (Xinhua) -- The current heat wave has alreadyclaimed 16 victims in north India's Uttar Pradesh since last week,Indo-Asian News Service reported Monday. "The heat is bound to increase in the coming days, so the ...
Malaysia ready to lead global halal industry development: PM
May 09, 2006 ... Malaysia ready to lead global halal industry development: PMKUALA LUMPUR, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia stands ready to play aleading role in further developing the global halal industry, PrimeMinister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said Monday. "It is no secret that Malaysia has for ...
Senior leaders watch Tibetan drama "Princess Wen Cheng"
May 09, 2006 ... Senior leaders watch Tibetan drama "Princess Wen Cheng"BEIJING, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Senior Chinese leaders Jia Qinglin andLi Changchun on Monday watched a Tibetan drama called Princess WenCheng. As one of the eight classical Tibetan dramas, Princess Wen Chengfor first time ...
Pakistan, S.Arabia to step up cooperation to curb human, narcotics trafficking
May 09, 2006 ... Pakistan, S.Arabia to step up cooperation to curb human, narcoticstraffickingISLAMABAD, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan and Saudi Arabia on Mondaydecided to further enhance their cooperation in curbing human anddrug trafficking and combating terrorism. The decision came during ...
Domestic news items from Xinhua -- May 8
May 09, 2006 ... Domestic news items from Xinhua -- May 8BEIJING, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Following are the domestic news itemsreleased by Xinhua on Monday: Senior leaders watch Tibetan drama "Princess Wen Cheng" Brain tumor girl emerges from hospital six weeks after surgery Body ...
S. Africa's Zuma found not guilty on rape charge
May 09, 2006 ... S. Africa's Zuma found not guilty on rape charge JOHANNESBURG, May 8 (Xinhua) -- South Africa's former deputypresident Jacob Zuma on a rape trial was found not guilty by theJohannesburg High Court on Monday. Judge Willem van der Merwe, who has presided over the ...
Private sector urged to get more involved in development of Great Lakes region
May 09, 2006 ... Private sector urged to get more involved in development of GreatLakes region LUSAKA, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Private sector representatives from 11core countries of the Great Lakes Region (GLR) convened here Mondayto discuss ways of getting the sector more involved in designing ...
News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)
May 09, 2006 ... News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)HONG KONG, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items from theAsia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong Monday:HK government to start phasing in five-day week from July 1 Workshop on bird flu opens for Cambodian ...
S. African rand eases as gold is sold off
May 09, 2006 ... S. African rand eases as gold is sold off JOHANNESBURG, May 8 (Xinhua) -- The South African rand was softerin late afternoon trade on Monday on the back of a lower gold priceand slight bounce in the U.S. dollar. At 15:44 (1344 GMT), the rand was bid at 6.0633 per dollar from ...
Johannesburg bourse ends lower
May 09, 2006 ... Johannesburg bourse ends lower JOHANNESBURG, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Despite breaking above the 22, 000level for the first time ever in opening trade, the JohannesburgSecurities Exchange (JSE) ended in the red on Monday, dragged downprimarily by gold stocks. Profit taking was ...
Kenya's pipeline company plans regional expansion
May 09, 2006 ... Kenya's pipeline company plans regional expansion NAIROBI, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's main pipeline company announcedhere Monday it plans regional expansion, targeting countries whichare emerging from conflicts. The Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) said it will rollout oil ...
Angola speeds up fight against cholera outbreak
May 09, 2006 ... Angola speeds up fight against cholera outbreak LUANDA, May 8 (Xinhua) -- With more than 1,000 people dead fromcholera, the Angolan government together with UN organizations aremaking every effort to fight the severe outbreak since February. According to the World Health ...
S. African President Mbeki accepts Zuma verdict
May 09, 2006 ... S. African President Mbeki accepts Zuma verdict JOHANNESBURG, May 8 (Xinhua) -- South African President ThaboMbeki accepted the not guilty verdict in the trial of his formerdeputy Jacob Zuma for rape, Mbeki's office said on Monday afternoon. "The Presidency respects the ...
Turkey re-stresses diplomatic means to solve Iran's nuclear issue
May 09, 2006 ... Turkey re-stresses diplomatic means to solve Iran's nuclear issue ANKARA, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Turkish Prime Minister Recep TayyipErdogan on Monday reiterated that Iran's nuclear issue should besolved through diplomatic means. Erdogan made the statements at a meeting with ...
Roundup: S. Africans react differently to Zuma's acquittal from rape charge
May 09, 2006 ... Roundup: S. Africans react differently to Zuma's acquittal fromrape charge JOHANNESBURG, May 8 (Xinhua) -- While unanimously saying that theywill accept the decision by judge, South African politicians,activists and the public reacted differently to Jacob Zuma'sacquittal from a ...
AU interpreter killed in Darfur, local officials blame UN envoy
May 09, 2006 ... AU interpreter killed in Darfur, local officials blame UN envoyKHARTOUM, May 8 (Xinhua) -- A Sudanese interpreter working withthe African Union (AU) was killed in mob violence in Sudan's westernDarfur region on Monday and local Sudanese officials blamed a seniorUN envoy visiting ...
Striking Zambian media staff return to work
May 09, 2006 ... Striking Zambian media staff return to work LUSAKA, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Striking workers of Zambia NationalBroadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) Union resumed work late Mondayafternoon to give time to the unions and the management to continuewith negotiations on their demand for a 25 ...
Nigeria's rebel group refutes ceasefire report
May 09, 2006 ... Nigeria's rebel group refutes ceasefire reportLAGOS, May 8 (Xinhua) -- The rebel group in Nigeria's oil-richNiger Delta on Monday refuted the reports of a ceasefire attributedto the Movement of Emancipation of the Niger Delta ( MEND), saying"this is a crude attempt by the ...
Uganda increases power tariffs as power crisis deepens
May 09, 2006 ... Uganda increases power tariffs as power crisis deepensKAMPALA, May 8 (Xinhua) -- The Uganda Electricity RegulatoryAuthority (ERA) has increased the country's electricity tariffs asits power crisis continues to deepen, local radio reported on Monday. Frank Sebowa, the ...
Jordan tries to offset impacts of soaring oil prices
May 09, 2006 ... Jordan tries to offset impacts of soaring oil pricesAMMAN, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Jordanian King Abdullah II ordered thegovernment on Monday to search for practical solutions to offset thenegative impacts of the soaring oil prices on the kingdom. Abdullah said at Monday's ...
Seminar on Niger Delta crisis opens in Abuja
May 09, 2006 ... Seminar on Niger Delta crisis opens in AbujaABUJA, May 8 (Xinhua) -- A five-day seminar on negotiations aimedat searching for a way out of the Niger Delta crisis opened in theNigerian capital Abuja on Monday. Declaring the seminar open, Chief of Defense Intelligence ...
Iran expects Turkey's support over nuclear issue: official
May 09, 2006 ... Iran expects Turkey's support over nuclear issue: officialANKARA, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Iran's top nuclear negotiatorAli Larijani called for Turkey's support on Monday over its nuclearissue, Turkey's semi-official Anatolia news agency reported. Turkey may help Iran ...
AU forces commander wants more troops for Darfur
May 09, 2006 ... AU forces commander wants more troops for DarfurABUJA, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Faced with enforcing the ceasefireagreement amidst threats by rebel groups to resume war, Commander ofAU Forces in Darfur Gen. Collins Ihikere here on Monday appealed foradditional troops. In a news ...
Auto accident kills 10 in northern Nigeria
May 09, 2006 ... Auto accident kills 10 in northern NigeriaLAGOS, May 8 (Xinhua) -- At least 10 people, including an infant,have been killed in an auto crash on the Kaduna-Zaria highway innorthern Nigeria, the official News Agency of Nigeria reported onMonday. Maryam Adamu, public ...
Ethio-Somali ties gain momentum: Ethiopian FM
May 09, 2006 ... Ethio-Somali ties gain momentum: Ethiopian FMADDIS ABABA, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Ethiopian Foreign Minister SeyoumMesfin said Monday the relations between Ethiopia and Somalia havebeen gaining momentum from time to time. During his talks with his Somali counterpart Abdulahi ...
China to establish FTZ in Nigeria
May 09, 2006 ... China to establish FTZ in NigeriaLAGOS, May 8 (Xinhua) -- China is to invest 267 million U.S.dollars to establish the first-phase of the Lekki Free Trade Zone(FTZ) in Lagos, the commercial capital of Nigeria, a senior Chineseofficial said here on Monday. In a press ...
Xinhua Mideast news summary at 2115 GMT, May 8
May 09, 2006 ... Xinhua Mideast news summary at 2115 GMT, May 8KHARTOUM -- A Sudanese interpreter working with the African Union(AU) was killed in mob violence in Sudan's western Darfur region onMonday and local Sudanese officials blamed a senior UN envoy visitingthe region for arousing the ...
Egypt, World Bank sign loan deal to fight pollution
May 09, 2006 ... Egypt, World Bank sign loan deal to fight pollutionCAIRO, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Egypt signed on Monday a soft-loanagreement totalling 20 million U.S. dollars with the World Bank tohelp the country fight industrial pollution, the official MENA newsagency reported. The loan to ...
Big Ben named NBA Defensive Player of the Year
May 09, 2006 ... Big Ben named NBA Defensive Player of the YearWASHINGTON, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Detroit Pistons center Ben Wallacewon the NBA Defensive Player of the Year award for the fourth time infive seasons on Monday. Wallace received 420 points, including 58 first-place votes, froma ...
NBA Defensive Player winners
May 09, 2006 ... NBA Defensive Player winnersWASHINGTON, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Following are the winners of the NBADefensive Player of the Year since 1982-83 season when the award waspresented: 1982-83: Sidney Moncrief, Milwaukee 1983-84: Moncrief, Milwaukee 1984-85: ...
Dutchman voted Player of the Year in Belgium
May 09, 2006 ... Dutchman voted Player of the Year in BelgiumBRUSSELS, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Belgian first division football clubAA Gent's Dutch forward Mbark Boussoufa has been voted Belgium'sPlayer of the Year. The former Chelsea player, who has delighted fans and journalistsalike, got 672 ...
Italian soccer chief resigns for referee scandal
May 09, 2006 ... Italian soccer chief resigns for referee scandalROME, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Italian Soccer Federation (FIGC) chiefFranco Carraro resigned Monday over a mounting sporting corruptionscandal. According to local reports, the scandal exploded last week whenwiretaps were published ...
Stocks close higher in Mexico, Brazil, lower in Argentina
May 09, 2006 ... Stocks close higher in Mexico, Brazil, lower in ArgentinaMEXICO CITY, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Latin America's three major stockmarkets closed mixed on Monday. Mexico City's stock market IPC index rose 1.75 percent to close at21,608.67 points. A total of 128 million shares were ...
Cuban rowers travel to Mexico for Club Espana Cup
May 09, 2006 ... Cuban rowers travel to Mexico for Club Espana CupHAVANA, May 8 (Xinhua) -- A Cuban team of 10 rowers left Havanafor Mexico on Monday to compete in the Club Espana Cup, part of theirpreparationof the 20th Central American and Caribbean Games, due inColombian city of Cartagena ....
Two more Orange players sign with NFL teams
May 09, 2006 ... Two more Orange players sign with NFL teamsWASHINGTON, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Offensive lineman Steve Franklin anddefensive back Steve Gregory signed free-agent contracts with NFLteams, according to reports from Syracuse. Franklin, a former Syracuse player, signed with the ...
Gustavo Kuerten will not play in Roland Garros
May 09, 2006 ... Gustavo Kuerten will not play in Roland GarrosRIO DE JANEIRO, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian tennis player GustavoKuerten said Monday he will not play the French Open at Roland Garrosdue to a serious hip injury that still has not healed. The 29-year-old, a three-time winner in ...
English fans to be frisked on way to World Cup
May 09, 2006 ... English fans to be frisked on way to World CupBRUSSELS, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Officials in the Dutch town of Velsenplan to frisk all English fans traveling via the nearby port ofIjmuiden on the way to the World Cup in Germany, Belgian mediareported Monday. Local mayor Peter ...
Argentine soccer player punished for offensive goal celebration
May 09, 2006 ... Argentine soccer player punished for offensive goal celebrationBUENOS AIRES, May 8 (Xinhua) -- A second division Argentine soccerplayer has been given an eight-day suspended jail sentence on Mondayafter he celebrated a goal with offensive gestures directed at therival team ....
Kenya emerge winners in regional military games
May 09, 2006 ... Kenya emerge winners in regional military gamesNAIROBI, May 8 (Xinhua) -- The second edition of the East AfricaDefense Forces Culture and Sports Week concluded here Monday at theNyayo National stadium, where the hosts, Kenya Armed Forces scoopedthe overall winner's trophy ....
150 rebel soldiers surrender to UN mission in DR Congo
May 09, 2006 ... 150 rebel soldiers surrender to UN mission in DR CongoKINSHASA, May 8 (Xinhua) -- 150 Mayi-Mayi rebels turned in theirweapons last weekend to the UN peacekeeping mission in the DemocraticRepublic of Congo (DRC) in the southeastern province of Katanga, thenational Army Force of ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, May 9
May 09, 2006 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, May 9UNITED NATIONS -- UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Mondayvehemently condemned the recent attacks on AU staff in Sudan. In a statement released by his spokesman, Annan condemned in thestrongest terms the recent attacks on staff ...
Federer wins Rome Masters opener in style
May 09, 2006 ... Federer wins Rome Masters opener in styleROME, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Roger Federer launched the bid for hisfirst Rome Masters title with an easy 6-2, 6-1 win over Juan IgnacioChela here on Monday. The top-ranked Swiss, who failed to win the claycourt tournamentin six ...
Canada to contribute 700,000 euros to Hungarian projects
May 09, 2006 ... Canada to contribute 700,000 euros to Hungarian projectsBUDAPEST, May 8 (Xinhua) -- The Canadian government will provideabout 700,000 euros (892,300 U.S. dollars) in financial aid toHungarian development projects in third countries during the next twoyears, the Canadian Embassy ...
Brazilian president signs labor reform bill into law
May 09, 2006 ... Brazilian president signs labor reform bill into lawBRASILIA, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lulada Silva on Monday signed into law bills on a series of measures,which would set up worker-government-employer councils, regulateunions, recognize cooperatives, ...
Xinhua home news advisory -- May. 9
May 09, 2006 ... Xinhua home news advisory -- May. 9BEIJING, May 9 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of the majordomestic news stories scheduled to be covered or pursued by Xinhua onTuesday: -- Foreign Ministry's routine press conference -- Newsupdates on forest fire in ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
May 09, 2006 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapersTOKYO, May 9 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Japanese newspapers on Tuesday. Asahi: -- A government panel has been secretly discussing the formationof a crisis management council to strengthen ...
Foreign exchange rates in Nepal
May 09, 2006 ... Foreign exchange rates in NepalKATHMANDU, May 9 (Xinhua) -- The following are Inter-bank foreignexchange rates against the Nepali rupee on Tuesday. Currency Unit BuyingSelling Australian dollar 1 55.5 55.96 ...
Market exchange rates -- May 9
May 09, 2006 ... Market exchange rates -- May 9BEIJING, May 9 (Xinhua) -- The central parity of the RMB againstfour major currencies announced on Tuesday by the China ForeignExchange Trading System: Currency Unit Middle Price (in RMB yuan) U.S. Dollar 100 ...
Koeman quits Benfica to rejoin PSV Eindhoven
May 09, 2006 ... Koeman quits Benfica to rejoin PSV EindhovenLISBON, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Dutchman Ronald Koeman resigned as coachof Benfica on Monday to return to PSV Eindhoven on a two-yearcontract. "This is fantastic," Koeman told a news conference after decidingto return home for family ...
Referees miss World Cup as assistants fail fitness tests
May 09, 2006 ... Referees miss World Cup as assistants fail fitness testsGENEVA, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Referees Kyros Vassaras of Greece,Manuel Mejuto Gonzalez of Spain and Carlos Batres of Guatemala willnot officiate at the World Cup finals because of fitness problems,FIFA said on Monday ....
Xinhua international news advisory -- May 9
May 09, 2006 ... Xinhua international news advisory -- May 9BEIJING, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Following are some of the majorinternational news stories scheduled to be covered or pursued byXinhua on Tuesday. -- OPEC average crude prices keep dropping. -- Polish court upholds conviction ...
List of World Cup referees and assistants
May 09, 2006 ... List of World Cup referees and assistantsGENEVA, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Following is the list of World Cupreferees and assistants announced by FIFA on Monday (assistants inbrackets): Essam Abd El Fatah, Egypt (Dramane Dante, Mali, and Mamadou Ndoye,Senegal) Carlos ...
Rome Masters men's singles first round results
May 09, 2006 ... Rome Masters men's singles first round resultsROME, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results from the RomeMasters men's singles first round matches here on Monday (prefixnumber denotes seeding): Potito Starace, Italy, bt Dmitry Tursunov, Russia, 6-4, 6-1 Alberto ...
Prague Open women's tennis results
May 09, 2006 ... Prague Open women's tennis resultsPRAGUE, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results from the140,000 US dollars WTA tennis event here on Monday (prefix numberdenotes seeding): First round: Zuzana Ondraskova, Czech Republic, bt Mariana Diaz-Oliva,Argentina, 4-6, ...
Every team is afraid of Brazil, says Zagallo
May 09, 2006 ... Every team is afraid of Brazil, says ZagalloBRASILIA, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's veteran technical directorMario Zagallo believes all the other World Cup teams fear facing thefive-time world champion. "Everyone is afraid to play Brazil, that's the reality and I'msure of ...
Mexican police arrest 43 more illegal C. American migrants
May 09, 2006 ... Mexican police arrest 43 more illegal C. American migrantsMEXICO CITY, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Mexican police arrested 43 moreundocumented migrants from Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala onMonday, bringing to 121 the number of arrests from these countries inless than 48 hours ....
Portugal could be nation of oldest, poorest in Europe in 2050: EC report
May 09, 2006 ... Portugal could be nation of oldest, poorest in Europe in 2050: ECreportLISBON, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Portugal's aging population and lowproductivity would make the country the oldest and poorest in theEuropean Union, according to a European Commission's report carriedby Portugal's ...