Xinhua News Agency back issues from Tuesday, July 3:
First Black Sea Games kicks off in Turkey
Jul 03, 2007 ... First Black Sea Games kicks off in TurkeyANKARA, July 2 (Xinhua) -- The first Black Sea Games kicked off onMonday in Turkey's northern city of Trabzon with the participation ofathletes from 11 Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) countries, thesemi-official Anatolia news agency ...
Athens Grand Prix athletics results (women)
Jul 03, 2007 ... Athens Grand Prix athletics results (women)ATHENS, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Following are the athletics resultsfrom the Athens Grand Prix on Monday: Women's 100m 1. Angela Williams (U.S.) 11.12 2. Debbie Ferguson (Bahamas) 11.15 ...
Copa America soccer results
Jul 03, 2007 ... Copa America soccer resultsMARACAIBO, Venezuela, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Following are the CopaAmerica soccer results on Monday: Group C In Barinas: Paraguay 3 United States 1 Scorers: Paraguay - Edgar Barreto 30, Oscar Cardozo 56, Salvador ...
Cambodia to introduce safer air route from Siem Reap to Sihanoukville
Jul 03, 2007 ... Cambodia to introduce safer air route from Siem Reap toSihanoukvillePHNOM PENH, July 3 (Xinhua) -- The Cambodian government willintroduce safer route between the kingdom's hottest traveldestinations Siem Reap and Sihanoukville, thus reducing thepossibility of air crash, local ...
China well prepared for 2008 Beijng Olympics: Cuba
Jul 03, 2007 ... China well prepared for 2008 Beijng Olympics: CubaHAVANA, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Cuba's sports authorities on Mondayexpressed their confidence in China's preparation ahead of the 2008Beijing Olympic Games. "We are convinced that China will have the best possible resultsfrom ...
Writethru: Australian police nab British car bomb suspect
Jul 03, 2007 ... Writethru: Australian police nab British car bomb suspectCANBERRA, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Australian police have arrested aneighth person suspected of having links with attempted car bombingsin Britain, local broadcasts said Tuesday. The suspect "was detained" by police in ...
OPEC weekly oil prices drop from this year's high
Jul 03, 2007 ... OPEC weekly oil prices drop from this year's highVIENNA, July 2 (Xinhua) -- The Organization of Petroleum ExportingCountries (OPEC)'s weekly average crude oil prices stood at 67.49U.S. dollars per barrel, down 0.25 dollars from this year's recordhigh registered in the previous ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
Jul 03, 2007 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapersTOKYO, July 3 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Japanese newspapers on Tuesday.Japan Times: -- A record low of 32.0 percent of the public supports PrimeMinister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet, while the ...
Wimbledon women's singles results
Jul 03, 2007 ... Wimbledon women's singles resultsLONDON, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Following are the Wimbledon women'ssingles tennis results on Monday (prefix number denotes seeding): Fourth round 7-Serena Williams, United States, bt 10-Daniela Hantuchova,Slovakia, 6-2, 6-7 (2), 6-2 ...
Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2100 GMT, July 2
Jul 03, 2007 ... Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2100 GMT, July 2GAZA -- The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) and the Army ofIslam, captors of BBC reporter Alan Johnston, began to kidnap themembers of each other in the Gaza Strip from late Sunday to earlyMonday. The traded ...
Athens Grand Prix athletics results (men)
Jul 03, 2007 ... Athens Grand Prix athletics results (men)ATHENS, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Following are the athletics resultsfrom the Athens Grand Prix on Monday: Men's 100m 1. Derrick Atkins (Bahamas)9.95 2. Marlon Devonish (Britain) 10.09 3. ...
Wimbledon order of play for Tuesday
Jul 03, 2007 ... Wimbledon order of play for TuesdayLONDON, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Following are the order of play atWimbledon on Tuesday (prefix number denotes seeding, * denotes thirdround match, all other matches fourth round): Centre Court (1000 GMT) 14-Nicole Vaidisova (Czech ...
Atkins wins 100m in Athens Grand Prix
Jul 03, 2007 ... Atkins wins 100m in Athens Grand PrixATHENS, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Derrick Atkins of Bahamas clocked hissecond sub-10 second run of the year, winning the 100 meters at theAthens Grand Prix on Monday. Atkins, who ran 9.98 in California in April, ran a personal bestof 9.95, ...
Thailand beat Qatar 2-0 in Asian Cup warm-up
Jul 03, 2007 ... Thailand beat Qatar 2-0 in Asian Cup warm-upBANGKOK, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Hosts Thailand scored a 2-0 win overQatar in their warm-up for this month's Asian Cup on Monday. The Thais got off to a good start when Tawan Sripan put them aheadafter eight minutes before Sutee ...
S.Korea's Kia Motor workers to go on strike for higher pay
Jul 03, 2007 ... S.Korea's Kia Motor workers to go on strike for higher paySEOUL, July 3 (Xinhua)-- Unionized workers of South Korea's KiaMotors Corp. vowed to launch strike on Tuesday for a pay hike andbonuses, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported. The union was set to strike on ...
FIFA U-20 soccer results and fixtures
Jul 03, 2007 ... FIFA U-20 soccer results and fixturesOTTAWA, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results and fixturesof the FIFA U-20 soccer championship on Monday: Group A Sunday, July 1 Canada 0 Chile 3 Group B Sunday, July 1 ...
Spanish king expresses condolences to families of car bomb victims
Jul 03, 2007 ... Spanish king expresses condolences to families of car bomb victims MADRID, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Spanish King Juan Carlos on Mondayexpressed his "anger, condemnation and rejection" over a car bombattack that killed at least six Spanish tourists and injured sixothers in Yemen ....
Guatemala boosts security ahead of Putin's visit
Jul 03, 2007 ... Guatemala boosts security ahead of Putin's visitGUATEMALA CITY, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Guatemala is to deploy morethan 2,000 police and troops in a major security operation to ensureRussian President Vladimir Putin's visit to the country goessmoothly, police said Monday ....
Wimbledon men's singles results
Jul 03, 2007 ... Wimbledon men's singles resultsLONDON, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Following are the Wimbledon men'ssingles tennis results on Monday (prefix number denotes seeding): Fourth round 1-Roger Federer, Switzerland, bt 13-Tommy Haas, Germany (walkover) Third round ...
Norwich defender sets for trial in Ajax
Jul 03, 2007 ... Norwich defender sets for trial in AjaxBRUSSELS, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Dutch champion Ajax are on the vergeof signing Norwich defender Jurgen Colin, Dutch media reported onMonday. Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf claimed that the ...
Uganda to send 70 to All Africa Games
Jul 03, 2007 ... Uganda to send 70 to All Africa GamesKAMPALA, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Uganda Olympic Committee (UOC)president Francis Nyangweso has announced that sports ministerCharles Bakkabulindi will lead the Ugandan delegation to theforthcoming All Africa Games in Algiers, Algeria. "The ...
Teenager Paszek stuns Dementieva
Jul 03, 2007 ... Teenager Paszek stuns DementievaLONDON, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Teenager Tamira Paszek of Austriaknocked out another seed as she dumped former French Open finalistElena Dementieva out of Wimbledon on Monday. Paszek, 16, came back from a set down to defeat the 12th ...
Angola's basketball team starts training in Spain
Jul 03, 2007 ... Angola's basketball team starts training in SpainLUANDA, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Angola's national basketball team onMonday started training in Spain to prepare for the African SeniorMen's Basketball Championship (Afrobasket-2007) slated for August inAngola's four provinces ....
Stocks close higher in Mexico, Brazil, Argentina
Jul 03, 2007 ... Stocks close higher in Mexico, Brazil, ArgentinaMEXICO CITY, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Latin America's three major stockmarkets closed higher on Monday. Mexico City's IPC stock index rose by 0.87 percent to close at31,420.69 points. A total of 174.3 million shares were traded at ...
Guatemala hosts Olympic meeting over 2014 Winter Games
Jul 03, 2007 ... Guatemala hosts Olympic meeting over 2014 Winter GamesGUATEMALA CITY, July 2 (Xinhua) -- The world's eyes will be onGuatemala City because the International Olympic Committee (IOC) ismeeting here to decide the venue of the 2014 Winter Olympics, withRussian Sochi, South Korean ...
Paraguay reach quarter-finals of Copa America
Jul 03, 2007 ... Paraguay reach quarter-finals of Copa AmericaMARACAIBO, Venzuela, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Paraguay beat the UnitedStates 3-1 to reach the quarter-finals of the Copa America on Monday. Second-half goals from strikers Oscar Cardozo and Salvador Cabanasgave Paraguay six points from ...
Roundup: Injured Senera saved by rain, Dementieva out at Wimbledon
Jul 03, 2007 ... Roundup: Injured Senera saved by rain, Dementieva out at Wimbledon LONDON, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Warrior Serena Williams fought off thepain of a calf strain to scrap her way into the Wimbledon quarter-finals while Austrian teenager Tamira Paszek proved a seed killerafter knocking out ...
Three ETA suspects arrested in southern France
Jul 03, 2007 ... Three ETA suspects arrested in southern FranceMADRID, July 2 (Xinhua) -- French police arrested three suspectedmembers of the Basque armed separatist group ETA on Monday in a vanpacked with explosives in southern France, news reaching here fromFrance said. The three ...
Man arrested in Australia in connection with failed UK bombings
Jul 03, 2007 ... Man arrested in Australia in connection with failed UK bombingsCANBERRA, July 3 (Xinhua) -- A doctor has been arrested inAustralia's state of Queensland in connection with the failed carbombings in the United Kingdom, Australian Broadcasting Corporationradio reported Tuesday ....
Bangkok rubber price
Jul 03, 2007 ... Bangkok rubber priceBANGKOK, July 3 (Xinhua) -- The following are Bangkok grade 3rubber sheet F.O.B. price during Monday through Thursday, in baht perkilogram (34 baht to the U.S. dollar):this week last week ...
Russian Lebedeva sets world's best in triple jump
Jul 03, 2007 ... Russian Lebedeva sets world's best in triple jumpATHENS, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Russian Tatyana Lebedeva set the besttriple jump mark of the year with a leap of 15.14 meters at the GrandPrix meeting ...
Major news items in leading Philippine newspapers
Jul 03, 2007 ... Major news items in leading Philippine newspapersMANILA, July 3 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inthe leading Philippine newspapers on Tuesday:Manila Bulletin: -- The first working day for the country's more than 17,500 newlyelected local officials ...
FIFA U-20 soccer standings
Jul 03, 2007 ... FIFA U-20 soccer standingsOTTAWA, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Following are the standings from theFIFA U-20 soccer championship on Monday (tabulated under matchesplayed, won, drawn, lost, goals for, against and points): Group A 1 Chile 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 2 ...
Foreign exchange rates in Thailand
Jul 03, 2007 ... Foreign exchange rates in ThailandBANGKOK, July 3 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreign exchangerates against the baht on Tuesday as offered by the Bangkok Bank:Tuesday Monday U.S. dollar 34.05/34.70 34.15/34.80 ...
New Dutch soccer star hot on bidding
Jul 03, 2007 ... New Dutch soccer star hot on biddingBRUSSELS, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Holland Under-21 star Maceo Rigtersis hot on the bidding, Dutch media reported on Monday. Blackburn, Celtic, Newcastle and Rangers have all been linked withthe 23-year-old forward, according to the striker's ...
Major news items in leading Australian newspapers
Jul 03, 2007 ... Major news items in leading Australian newspapersCANBERRA, July 3 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Australian newspapers on Tuesday.The Australian: -- Banks and insurers are rushing to install powerful computersystems to combat money ...
Australian police nab British car bomb suspect
Jul 03, 2007 ... Australian police nab British car bomb suspectCANBERRA, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Australian police have arrested aneighth person suspected of links with car bombing attempts ...
Tokyo stocks open higher
Jul 03, 2007 ... Tokyo stocks open higherTOKYO, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks opened higher Tuesday. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the 225-issue Nikkei StockAverage rose 70.11 points, or ...
Torch relay of Shanghai Special Olympics held in Egypt
Jul 03, 2007 ... Torch relay of Shanghai Special Olympics held in EgyptCAIRO, July 2 (Xinhua) -- A torch relay of 2007 Shanghai SpecialOlympics was held Monday evening at the Giza Pyramids in the Egyptiancapital of Cairo after the flame of the games arrived here fromGreece via Egypt's northern ...
Wimbledon defends non-play Sunday decision
Jul 03, 2007 ... Wimbledon defends non-play Sunday decisionLONDON, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Wimbledon tournament referee AndrewJarrett has defended the All England Club's decision not to playmatches on the middle Sunday despite rain delay. Bad weather in the past week has left the tournament ...
Mexico press cheers national soccer team's second Copa win
Jul 03, 2007 ... Mexico press cheers national soccer team's second Copa winMEXICO CITY, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Mexico's press on Monday cheeredthe national soccer team's second victory in the Copa America,currently being held in Venezuela, although beating Ecuador 2-1 wasnot greeted with the same ...
IOC recognizes China's anti-pollution efforts
Jul 03, 2007 ... IOC recognizes China's anti-pollution effortsGUATEMALA CITY, July 2 (Xinhua) -- The International OlympicCommittee on Monday formally recognized the efforts made by Chineseauthorities to reduce air pollution in Beijing ahead of the 2008Olympics games, IOC spokesman Giselle ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, July 3
Jul 03, 2007 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, July 3LONDON -- British police carried out a controlled explosion onMonday at the Royal Alexandra Hospital near Glasgow, where a manarrested in the wake of the attempted airport attack is beingtreated. A man arrested at the scene of ...
Xinhua international news advisory -- July 3
Jul 03, 2007 ... Xinhua international news advisory -- July 3BEIJING, July 3 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of the majorinternational news stories scheduled to be covered or pursued byXinhua on Tuesday. -- Portugal, EU ...
Argentine president backs wife as candidate
Jul 03, 2007 ... Argentine president backs wife as candidateBUENOS AIRES, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Argentine President NestorKirchner has declined to stand for re-election and is instead backinghis wife as candidate in the upcoming presidential election, CabinetChief Alberto Fernandez said Monday ....
Eleven people murdered within hours in Mexico, including four children
Jul 03, 2007 ... Eleven people murdered within hours in Mexico, including fourchildrenMEXICO CITY, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Police have found the murderedbodies of 11 people within 24 hours in Mexico, including fourchildren, police and emergency services reported on Monday. The bloodiest cases ...
1st LD-Writethru: Yuan hits new high against U.S. dollar
Jul 03, 2007 ... 1st LD-Writethru: Yuan hits new high against U.S. dollarBEIJING, July 3 (Xinhua) -- China's currency, the yuan, hit a newhigh on Tuesday against the U.S. dollar, according to the ChineseForeign Exchange Trading System. The central parity rate of the yuan, also known as ...
Mexico to carry out drug tests in schools: President
Jul 03, 2007 ... Mexico to carry out drug tests in schools: PresidentMEXICO CITY, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Mexico will carry out a pilotproject to test for drugs in schools in a move to reduce narcoticsuse among young people, President Felipe Calderon said on Monday. The president said the drug ...
Brazil to invest in slums to curb gang crime
Jul 03, 2007 ... Brazil to invest in slums to curb gang crimeRIO DE JANEIRO, July 2 (Xinhua) -- The Brazilian government willspend over 1 billion U.S. dollars to improve infrastructure andservices in Rio de Janeiro's slums in a bid to free them from thegrip of gangs, said President Luiz Inacio ...
Human antibodies that block human, animal SARS viruses identified
Jul 03, 2007 ... Human antibodies that block human, animal SARS viruses identified WASHINGTON, July 2 (Xinhua) -- An international team ofinvestigators has identified the first human antibodies that canneutralize different strains of the virus responsible for outbreaksof severe acute respiratory ...
URGENT: Yuan hits new high against U.S. dollar
Jul 03, 2007 ... URGENT: Yuan hits new high against U.S. dollarBEIJING, July 3 (Xinhua) -- China's currency, the yuan, hit a newhigh on Tuesday against the U.S. dollar, according to the ChineseForeign Exchange ...
Guatemalan president meets visiting S. Korean counterpart
Jul 03, 2007 ... Guatemalan president meets visiting S. Korean counterpartGUATEMALA CITY, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Guatemalan President OscarBerger met on Monday with his visiting South Korean counterpart RohMoo-hyun, who is here to promote South Korean city Pyeongchang'scandidacy for the venue of the ...
EU calls on Poland, France to stick to commitments over voting system, budget deficits eradication
Jul 03, 2007 ... EU calls on Poland, France to stick to commitments over votingsystem, budget deficits eradicationLISBON, July 2 (Xinhua) -- The European Union on Monday called onPoland and France to stick to their commitments after media reportssaid Poland's prime minister had questioned the ...
Brazilian police carry out 357 major operations, arrest 6,225 people since 2003: report
Jul 03, 2007 ... Brazilian police carry out 357 major operations, arrest 6,225people since 2003: reportBRASILIA, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's Federal Police have carriedout 357 major operations and arrested 6,225 people since PresidentLuiz Inacio Lula da Silva took office in 2003, local daily ...
Major news items in leading Thai newspapers
Jul 03, 2007 ... Major news items in leading Thai newspapersBANGKOK, July 3 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Thai newspapers Tuesday:The Nation: -- Thai Finance Ministry permanent secretary Suparat Kawatkul isamong seven state officials who the Assets ...
Foreign exchange rates in Nepal
Jul 03, 2007 ... Foreign exchange rates in NepalKATHMANDU, July 3 (Xinhua) -- The following are Inter-bank foreignexchange rates against the Nepali rupee on Tuesday:CurrencyUnit Buying Selling U.S. dollar 1 64.8565.44 Euro1 ...
Hong Kong stocks open higher -- July 3
Jul 03, 2007 ... Hong Kong stocks open higher -- July 3HONG KONG, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Hong ...
Czech Republic receives no information of terror threat: interior minister
Jul 03, 2007 ... Czech Republic receives no information of terror threat: interiorministerPRAGUE, July 2 (Xinhua) -- The Czech Republic has received nointelligence indicating that Prague might be a target for terroristattacks, Czech Interior Minister Ivan Langer said Monday in responseto an ...
Iran beat Jamaica 8-1 in soccer friendly
Jul 03, 2007 ... Iran beat Jamaica 8-1 in soccer friendlyTEHRAN, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Iran whitewashed Jamaica 8-1 in asoccer friendly here ...
Major news items in leading Nepali newspapers
Jul 03, 2007 ... Major news items in leading Nepali newspapersKATHMANDU, July 3 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin Nepali leading newspapers on Tuesday.The Rising Nepal: -- There will be severe shortfall of petroleum products in thecoming days, the Nepal Oil ...
Brazil pledges over 2 billion U.S. dollars for Rio's development
Jul 03, 2007 ... Brazil pledges over 2 billion U.S. dollars for Rio's developmentRIO DE JANEIRO, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian President Luiz InacioLula da Silva pledged a total of 2.03 billion U.S. dollars Monday toboost the development of Rio de Janeiro. Brazil's Chief of Staff Dilma ...
Nicaraguan police register 91,900 people with guns
Jul 03, 2007 ... Nicaraguan police register 91,900 people with gunsMANAGUA, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Nicaragua's National Police (PN) onMonday announced it has registered 91,900 people with guns since2005. The PN has also separately made a record of 113,298 guns, PN headAminta Granera said at a ...
Myanmar building resorts in southern archipelago
Jul 03, 2007 ... Myanmar building resorts in southern archipelagoYANGON, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar is building resorts on fourislands of Myeik Archipelago in the country's south in an effort toattract travelers from neighboring countries especially fromThailand, tour operators said on Tuesday ....
Peru authorities incinerate five tons of drugs
Jul 03, 2007 ... Peru authorities incinerate five tons of drugsLIMA, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Peru's National Police incinerated morethan five tons of drugs on Monday in the Ate neighborhood in Lima. Interior Minister Luis Alva was present when all the drugs seizedsince March 23 were set on flame ...
Sao Paulo stock exchange index breaks 55,000-point barrier
Jul 03, 2007 ... Sao Paulo stock exchange index breaks 55,000-point barrierRIO DE JANEIRO, July 2 (Xinhua) -- The Sao Paulo Stock Exchange(Bovespa) benchmark index hit the 55,000-point barrier Monday,reaching up to 55,371 points. The index was up 1.8 percent from Friday. Over the past 24 ...