Xinhua News Agency back issues from Wednesday, March 14:
Pacific Life Open tennis women's results
Mar 14, 2007 ... Pacific Life Open tennis women's resultsWASHINGTON, March 13 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results onTuesday in the 5.3 million U.S. dollars WTA Pacific Life Openhardcourt tournament played in Indian Wells of California (prefixnumber denotes seeding): 4th round ...
Five coal miners killed, 3 injured in Vietnam
Mar 14, 2007 ... Five coal miners killed, 3 injured in VietnamHANOI, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Five Vietnamese coal miners aged 21-28 were killed and three others injured when two mines in northernQuang Ninh province either partly collapsed or were flooded,according to local newspaper People on ...
Roundup: Myanmar takes special measures to deal with new bird flu cases
Mar 14, 2007 ... Roundup: Myanmar takes special measures to deal with new bird flucasesYANGON, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar has taken special controlmeasures to deal with new bird flu cases found in two suburbantownships of Yangon in the last two days. According to sources with the ...
China's national soccer team to play Uzbekistan friendly in Macao
Mar 14, 2007 ... China's national soccer team to play Uzbekistan friendly in Macao MACAO, March 14 (Xinhua) -- China's national soccer team is toplay a friendly match with Uzbekistan in Macao on March 27,organizers said here Wednesday ....
Urgent: Big explosion occurs in Afghan capital
Mar 14, 2007 ... Urgent: Big explosion occurs in Afghan capitalKABUL, March 14 (Xinhua) -- A ...
Major news items in leading Philippine newspapers
Mar 14, 2007 ... Major news items in leading Philippine newspapersMANILA, March 14 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inthe leading Philippine newspapers on Wednesday:Manila Bulletin: -- The Philippines government is depending on the fund from AsianDevelopment Bank ...
Ukraine squad for Euro 2008 qualifiers
Mar 14, 2007 ... Ukraine squad for Euro 2008 qualifiersMOSCOW, March 13 (Xinhua) -- Following is the Ukraine squad namedby coach Oleg Blokhin for this month's two Euro 2008 qualifiers: Goalkeepers: Olexander Shovkovsky (Dynamo Kiev), Bohdan Shust(Shakhtar Donetsk), Andriy Pyatov (Vorskla ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
Mar 14, 2007 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapersTOKYO, March 14 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Japanese newspapers on Wednesday:Yomiuri: -- An All Nippon Airways Bombardier DHC8-Q400 carrying 56passengers and four crew members made an ...
Juventus beat Treviso to back the track of promotion
Mar 14, 2007 ... Juventus beat Treviso to back the track of promotionROME, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Italian Serie B leaders Juventus beatTreviso 1-0 to find the track of promotion on Tuesday. Raffaele Palladino scored the only goal in the 71st minute as thefallen Turin giants bounced back from ...
Oil prices to remain at current levels: Petrobras chief
Mar 14, 2007 ... Oil prices to remain at current levels: Petrobras chiefRIO DE JANEIRO, March 13 (Xinhua) -- Oil prices will remain at thecurrent levels of 55 to 65 U.S. dollars per barrel in the coming fiveto six years, the president of Brazil's state-run oil company said onTuesday ....
Brazil's defense seeks changes for Chile and Ghana friendlies
Mar 14, 2007 ... Brazil's defense seeks changes for Chile and Ghana friendliesRIO DE JANEIRO, March 13 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's national footballteam head coach Dunga on Tuesday announced two replacements in thedefensive sector for the friendly matches in Sweden on March 24 and27. Germany's ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, March 14
Mar 14, 2007 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, March 14RABAT -- The first international conference on physics andtechnologies of nuclear reactors and their application will be heldon March 14-16 in Marrakech, southwestern city of Morocco, MoroccanNews Agency (MAP) reported on Tuesday ....
Stocks close lower in Mexico, Argentina, Brazil
Mar 14, 2007 ... Stocks close lower in Mexico, Argentina, BrazilMEXICO CITY, March 13 (Xinhua) -- Latin America's three majorstock markets closed lower on Tuesday. Mexico City's IPC stock index dropped by 2.46 percent to close at26,589.2 points. A total of 166.1 million shares were traded ...
1st Ld-Writethru: Explosion rips off Afghan capital
Mar 14, 2007 ... 1st Ld-Writethru: Explosion rips off Afghan capitalKABUL, March 14 (Xinhua) -- A big explosion tore through thecenter of Afghan capital Kabul on Wednesday morning, causing unknowncasualties. Plumes of smoke were rising into the ...
S.Korean president urges Japan to respect historic truth
Mar 14, 2007 ... S.Korean president urges Japan to respect historic truthSEOUL, March 14 (Xinhua)-- South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun onWednesday urged Japan to respect historical truth and be more sincereabout settling pending bilateral issues. "South Korea and Japan have a lot of ...
Major news items in Thailand's leading newspapers
Mar 14, 2007 ... Major news items in Thailand's leading newspapersBANGKOK, March 14 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin Thailand's leading newspapers on Wednesday:Bangkok Post: -- The Cabinet on Tuesday approved a bill to control alcoholconsumption and ban ...
Cassini spacecraft finds evidence of hydrocarbon seas on Saturn's moon Titan
Mar 14, 2007 ... Cassini spacecraft finds evidence of hydrocarbon seas on Saturn'smoon TitanLOS ANGELES, March 13 (Xinhua) -- The Cassini spacecraft havefound evidence of seas in the high northern latitudes of Saturn'smoon Titan, scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) saidon ...
Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2230 GMT, March 13
Mar 14, 2007 ... Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2230 GMT, March 13JERUSALEM -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert warned Tuesdaythat America's "premature" withdrawal from Iraq would lead toinstability in the region and pose danger to Israel, local dailyHa'aretz reported. Olmert made ...
Bogut likely to be disciplined for unruly gesture
Mar 14, 2007 ... Bogut likely to be disciplined for unruly gestureWASHINGTON, March 13 (Xinhua) -- The Milwaukee Bucks Australiancenter Andrew Bogut may face disciplinary action from the NationalBasketball Association after making an obscene gesture toward thecrowd near the end of Milwaukee's ...
Xinhua news advisory for NPC, CPPCC sessions - March 14
Mar 14, 2007 ... Xinhua news advisory for NPC, CPPCC sessions - March 14BEIJING, March 14 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of the majornews stories scheduled to be covered or pursued by Xinhua onWednesday about the annual full sessions of the National People'sCongress (NPC) and the National ...
Los Angeles approves clean needle exchange program
Mar 14, 2007 ... Los Angeles approves clean needle exchange programLOS ANGELES, March 13 (Xinhua) -- Drug addicts in Los Angeles willbe able to use clean syringes after the city's authorities Tuesdayapproved a needle exchange program aimed at cutting HIV, hepatitis Band C and other blood-borne ...
Tokyo stocks open sharply lower
Mar 14, 2007 ... Tokyo stocks open sharply lowerTOKYO, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Japan's key Nikkei index shed morethan 400 points and fell below into the 16,000 level early Wednesdayin Tokyo. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the 225-issue Nikkei StockAverage ...
At least 5 Nepali die of Kala azar
Mar 14, 2007 ... At least 5 Nepali die of Kala azarKATHMANDU, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Kala azar disease has claimed thelives of at least five people and affected more than 50 villages insouth Nepal in the last two months, local newspaper The Rising Nepalreported Wednesday. In some villages ...
Australian helicopter narrowly avoids attack in Afghanistan
Mar 14, 2007 ... Australian helicopter narrowly avoids attack in Afghanistan CANBERRA, March 14 (Xinhua) -- An Australian helicopter carryingAustralian troops and reporters has narrowly avoided an attack by arocket in Afghanistan, Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)radio reported ...
Chelsea defender Bridge on knee surgery
Mar 14, 2007 ... Chelsea defender Bridge on knee surgeryLONDON, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Chelsea defender Wayne Bridgeunderwent knee cartilage surgery late on Tuesday, putting him out ofaction for several weeks, the Premier League champions said. Bridge had been struggling with pain in his knee ...
Over 200 million people speak French: OIF report
Mar 14, 2007 ... Over 200 million people speak French: OIF reportPARIS, March 13 (Xinhua) -- The number of French-speaking peoplearound the world exceeds 200 million for the first time, while atotal of 1.1 million are learning the language, said a latest reportissued by the International ...
1st Ld Writethru: Insurgents attack van in Thai south, 8 killed
Mar 14, 2007 ... 1st Ld Writethru: Insurgents attack van in Thai south, 8 killedBANGKOK, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Suspected insurgents fired shots ata van in Thailand's violence-plagued southern province Yala Wednesdaymorning, killing eight passengers and injuring at least onecritically ....
Foreign exchange rates in Nepal
Mar 14, 2007 ... Foreign exchange rates in NepalKATHMANDU, March 14 (Xinhua) -- The following are Inter-bankforeign exchange rates against the Nepali rupee on Wednesday:CurrencyUnit Buying Selling Australian dollar 1 55.2855.74 Canadian dollar ...
Miami overcome 17 points deficit to beat Jazz
Mar 14, 2007 ... Miami overcome 17 points deficit to beat JazzWASHINGTON, March 13 (Xinhua) -- Antoine Walker scored all of his13 points in the final 11 minutes to help the Miami Heat rally backfrom a 17-point down, beating the Utah Jazz 88-86 in the NBA onTuesday. The Heat were down 14 ...
Argentine Boca arrives in Mexico for Libertadores match
Mar 14, 2007 ... Argentine Boca arrives in Mexico for Libertadores matchMEXICO CITY, March 13 (Xinhua) -- Argentine soccer giant BocaJuniors arrived in Mexico on Tuesday ahead of a Wednesday's matchwith Mexican soccer team Toluca in 2007 Copa Libertadorescompetition. The Argentine team, ...
Chinese shares open lower on March 14
Mar 14, 2007 ... Chinese shares open lower on March 14BEIJING, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Chinese shares opened lower onWednesday. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index opened at 2,933.68points, down by ...
EU supports Saudi efforts to resolve Lebanon's political crisis
Mar 14, 2007 ... EU supports Saudi efforts to resolve Lebanon's political crisisRIYADH, March 13 (Xinhua) -- Visiting EU foreign policy chiefJavier Solana said here on Tuesday that the European Union supportedSaudi efforts to resolve Lebanon's political crisis and help achievenational ...
EU sport ministers agree to set up anti-doping system
Mar 14, 2007 ... EU sport ministers agree to set up anti-doping systemBERLIN, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Ministers from the 27-member EuropeanUnion responsible for sports agreed on Tuesday to set up an anti-doping network with the bloc. They reached the agreement following a two-day meeting in ...
Czech soccer team's roster for nearest Euro qualifiers
Mar 14, 2007 ... Czech soccer team's roster for nearest Euro qualifiersPRAGUE, March. 14 (Xinhua) -- Czech soccer national team coachKarel Brueckner fielded on Tuesday twenty of the team's usual playerson the roster for the nearest Euro qualification matches vs Germanyand Cyprus. The two ...
Nepali Royal Palace refutes plot allegations
Mar 14, 2007 ... Nepali Royal Palace refutes plot allegationsKATHMANDU, March 14 (Xinhua) -- The Royal Palace Press Secretariatissued a statement on Tuesday denying the accusations made by theCommunist Party of Nepal (Maoist)(CPN-M) against Crown Prince Paras,local leading media group's website ...
Xinhua international news advisory -- March 14
Mar 14, 2007 ... Xinhua international news advisory -- March 14BEIJING, March 14 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of the majorinternational news stories scheduled to be covered or pursued byXinhua on Wednesday ....
Ukraine striker Milevsky ruled out from Euro 2008
Mar 14, 2007 ... Ukraine striker Milevsky ruled out from Euro 2008MOSCOW, March 13 (Xinhua) -- Ukraine coach Oleg Blokhin has ruledout Dynamo Kiev striker Artem Milevsky from his squad for thismonth's two Euro 2008 qualifiers. Blokhin included six players from Ukrainian league leaders ...
Tamuz back to Israel squad for Euro 2008 games
Mar 14, 2007 ... Tamuz back to Israel squad for Euro 2008 gamesJERUSALEM, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Beitar Jerusalem striker TotoTamuz has been included in the 24-man Israel squad for the Euro 2008Group E qualifiers against England and Estonia in Tel Aviv later thismonth. Nigerian-born Tamuz, ...
Israel squad for Euro 2008 qualifiers
Mar 14, 2007 ... Israel squad for Euro 2008 qualifiersJERUSALEM, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Following is the 24-man Israelsquad for the Euro 2008 Group E qualifiers against England andEstonia in Tel Aviv later this month: Goalkeepers: Dudu Aouate (Deportivo Coruna), Nir Davidovich(Maccabi ...
Brazil's soccer star's sister released ending Sao Paulo's longest kidnap
Mar 14, 2007 ... Brazil's soccer star's sister released ending Sao Paulo's longestkidnapRIO DE JANEIRO, March 13 (Xinhua) -- Police on Tuesday morningreleased Maria de Lourdes Oliveira, the sister of soccer star RicardoOliveira, after 160 days, ending the longest kidnap registered inthe ...
Nadal powers into last eight at Pacific Life Open
Mar 14, 2007 ... Nadal powers into last eight at Pacific Life OpenWASHINGTON, March 13 (Xinhua) -- Rafael Nadal stormed into thequarter-finals at the ATP/WTA Indian Wells Masters Series on ...
Cuba-China trade doubles in 2006
Mar 14, 2007 ... Cuba-China trade doubles in 2006HAVANA, March 13 (Xinhua) -- The trade volume between Cuba andChina in 2006 saw a twofold increase from the previous year andreached 1.8 billion dollars, Cuban newspaper Opciones quoted ChineseAmbassador Zhao Rongxian as saying on Tuesday ....
Bobcats' Knight fined 25,000 U.S. dollars
Mar 14, 2007 ... Bobcats' Knight fined 25,000 U.S. dollarsWASHINGTON, March 13 (Xinhua) -- The NBA fined Charlotte Bobcatsguard Brevin Knight 25,000 U.S. dollars (19,000 euro) on Tuesday forverbal abuse of a game official and failing to leave the court in atimely manner. The incident ...
1st Ld Writethru: New bird flu cases found in Myanmar
Mar 14, 2007 ... 1st Ld Writethru: New bird flu cases found in MyanmarYANGON, March 14 (Xinhua) -- New bird flu cases of H5 have beenfound in some dead pheasants and quails in two farms in suburbantownships of Yangon in the last two days, an official newspaperreported Wednesday. The H5 ...
Chelsea boss Abramovich in divorce
Mar 14, 2007 ... Chelsea boss Abramovich in divorceLONDON, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Roman Abramovich, the multi-billionaire Russian owner of London's Chelsea Football Club, hasdivorced his wife Irina, Abramovich's spokesman said on Tuesday. The pair "divorced in Russia on a consensual basis and ...
Maracaibo hold off Potosi to 1-1 draw at Copa Libertadores
Mar 14, 2007 ... Maracaibo hold off Potosi to 1-1 draw at Copa LibertadoresCARACAS, March 13 (Xinhua) -- Pedro Fernandez scored late to helpVenezuela's Union Atletico Maracaibo draw Bolivia's Potosi 1-1 in theCopa Libertadores on Tuesday. Fernandez's 73rd-minute goal ...
Libya sees no need for output cut at OPEC meeting
Mar 14, 2007 ... Libya sees no need for output cut at OPEC meetingTUNIS, March 13 (Xinhua) -- The Organization of PetroleumExporting Countries (OPEC) does not need to cut output at its meetingthis week as the world market is balanced, head of Libya's NationalOil Corporation said on Tuesday ....
Official says Singapore companies benefit from FTA
Mar 14, 2007 ... Official says Singapore companies benefit from FTASINGAPORE, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Singapore's 11 free tradeagreements (FTAs) partners account for more than 30 percent of thecountry's exports, a senior official said here Wednesday. Speaking at this year's FTA symposium, Lee ...
WHO estimates 650 mln U.S. dollars for fighting drug-resistant TB
Mar 14, 2007 ... WHO estimates 650 mln U.S. dollars for fighting drug-resistant TB KUALA LUMPUR, March 13 (Xinhua) -- The World Health Organization(WHO) on Tuesday estimated 650 million U.S. dollars is needed todiagnose and treat people suffering from drug- resistant tuberculosisworldwide by 2015 ....
Ethiopia gov't says five Europeans kidnapped freed
Mar 14, 2007 ... Ethiopia gov't says five Europeans kidnapped freedADDIS ABABA, March 13 (Xinhua) -- Five Europeans, kidnapped inEthiopia 12 days ago by unidentified group at Hamed Illa area in thenortheastern Afar State near Eritrean border, were set free onTuesday, the Ministry of Information ...
Official says mass incident calmed in central China
Mar 14, 2007 ... Official says mass incident calmed in central ChinaYONGZHOU, Hunan Province, March 13 (Xinhua) -- Local authoritiessaid Tuesday they had calmed a mass incident in central China's HunanProvince that started when some villagers became upset over higherbus fares and destroyed ...
Pakistan keen to settle all disputes with India including Kashmir: PM
Mar 14, 2007 ... Pakistan keen to settle all disputes with India including Kashmir:PMISLAMABAD, March 13 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani Prime Minister ShaukatAziz on Tuesday said Pakistan being a peaceful country was keen tosettle all disputes with India including the issue of Kashmir inkeeping with ...
Opener, Advisory
Mar 14, 2007 ... Xinhua News Agency closes its cycle of English service forTuesday, March 13, 2007, and begins ...
Domestic news items from Xinhua -- March 13
Mar 14, 2007 ... Domestic news items from Xinhua -- March 13BEIJING, March 13 (Xinhua) -- Following are domestic news itemsreleased by Xinhua on Tuesday: Official says mass incident calmed in central China China to mull unified classification criteria for smallerbusinesses ...
China to mull unified classification criteria for smaller businesses
Mar 14, 2007 ... China to mull unified classification criteria for smallerbusinessesBEIJING, March 13 (Xinhua) -- The China Banking RegulatoryCommission (CBRC) is considering a unified classification criteria todefine smaller enterprises, as a step forward in its efforts to makeit easier for ...
Foreign exchange rates in Philippines
Mar 14, 2007 ... Foreign exchange rates in PhilippinesMANILA, March 14 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreign exchangerates against the peso released by the Philippine central bank onWednesday:Wednesday Tuesday U.S. dollar48.451048.4120 Japanese ...
Algeria, Spain sign agreements on aviation, pollution, immigration
Mar 14, 2007 ... Algeria, Spain sign agreements on aviation, pollution, immigration ALGIERS, March 13 (Xinhua) -- Algeria and Spain on Tuesday signedsix cooperation agreements to enhance bilateral ties during a statevisit by Spanish King Juan Carlos I, Algeria's official news agencyreported ....
Indonesian policeman shot dead after killing superior
Mar 14, 2007 ... Indonesian policeman shot dead after killing superiorJAKARTA, March 14 (Xinhua) -- An Indonesian policeman was shotdead at a police station in the Indonesian town of Semarang Wednesdaymorning, shortly after he brutally spayed bullets at a middle-ranking officer ...
Polish Malysz wins ski jumping World Cup event in Kuopio
Mar 14, 2007 ... Polish Malysz wins ski jumping World Cup event in KuopioWARSAW, March 13 (Xinhua) -- Polish sportsman Adam Malysz won aski jumping World Cup event at the Kuopio Ski Games on Tuesdayrecording his 34th World Cup victory and fifth this season, thePolish news agency PAP reported ....
Urgent: New bird flu cases found in Myanmar: official
Mar 14, 2007 ... Urgent: New bird flu cases found in Myanmar: officialYANGON, March 14 (Xinhua) -- New cases of bird flu virus H5 havebeen found ...
Macao to need 50,000 casino croupiers in 2009
Mar 14, 2007 ... Macao to need 50,000 casino croupiers in 2009MACAO, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Macao's booming casino industry is toneed at least 50,000 croupiers in 2009, local media reportedWednesday. The Macao Post Daily quoted Joao Bosco Cheang Hong Lok, chairmanof the Macao Gaming ...
Castro talks over phone with Chavez, Preval on aid to Haiti
Mar 14, 2007 ... Castro talks over phone with Chavez, Preval on aid to HaitiHAVANA, March 13 (Xinhua) -- Cuban leader Fidel Castroparticipated in Monday's phone talks on aiding Haiti with HaitianPresident Rene Preval and his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez, thelocal media reported ....
Australian Lazaridis tests positive of doping
Mar 14, 2007 ... Australian Lazaridis tests positive of dopingCANBERRA, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Former Australia winger StanLazaridis has tested positive for a banned substance, his A-Leagueclub Perth Glory said in a statement on their Web site. The 34-year-old, who played for English clubs ...
Prague may seek to host Olympics
Mar 14, 2007 ... Prague may seek to host OlympicsPRAGUE, March. 14 (Xinhua) -- Prague city councilors agreed at ameeting that the Czech capital can run for hosting summer Olympicgames, Prague Mayor Pavel Bem said in a press conference on Tuesday. A binding declaration of the city's ...
Zvonareva shocks Sharapova at Pacific Life Open
Mar 14, 2007 ... Zvonareva shocks Sharapova at Pacific Life OpenWASHINGTON, March 13 (Xinhua) -- Defending champion MariaSharapova served 13 double faults against fellow Russian VeraZvonareva, losing 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 at the Pacific Life Open on Tuesday. Sharapova was beaten in the fourth round ...