Xinhua News Agency back issues from Friday, October 12:
Turkish PM ready to face up to cost of incursion into Iraq
Oct 12, 2007 ... Turkish PM ready to face up to cost of incursion into Iraq ANKARA, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Turkish Prime Minister RecepTayyipErdogan said here on Friday that he was ready to face up to thecost of a cross-border incursion into Iraq to fight against theoutlawed Kurdish Workers' Party ...
Chinese, African representatives discuss cultural policy
Oct 12, 2007 ... Chinese, African representatives discuss cultural policy BEIJING, Oct.12 (Xinhua) -- Chinese and African culturalrepresentatives met on Friday to exchange views on cultural policyandimplementation. Addressing the meeting, Chinese Vice Minister of Culture ZhaoWeisui said ...
Growing Chinese economy not a threat: UN official
Oct 12, 2007 ... Growing Chinese economy not a threat: UN official GUANGZHOU, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- A senior UN official said FridaytheChinese economy enjoying sustained rapid growth was not a threat, asit has been demonstrating a positive effect in the global economy. Speaking at the Forum on ...
Singapore revises laws to enhance barrier-free accessibility
Oct 12, 2007 ... Singapore revises laws to enhance barrier-free accessibility SINGAPORE, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- All new buildings in Singapore fromnext April must have wheelchair-friendly features connecting theirentrances with other open spaces and structures like bus stops. The barrier-free ...
Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Oct. 12
Oct 12, 2007 ... Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Oct. 12 YANGON -- Myanmar Prime Minister General Soe Win passed awayinYangon Friday, according to the state-run Radio Myanmar. Soe Win died at 5:30 p.m. (1100 GMT) on Friday at the MingaladonMilitary Hospital-2, the report said. ...
China expands trial rural bank scheme nationwide
Oct 12, 2007 ... China expands trial rural bank scheme nationwide BEIJING, Oct. 12 (Xinhua)-- The China Banking RegulatoryCommission (CBRC) announced on Friday that it would extend its pilotproject of rural financial institutions to all the country'sregions,in a move to improve financial services ...
7 rebels killed in northern Sri Lanka
Oct 12, 2007 ... 7 rebels killed in northern Sri Lanka COLOMBO, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Seven Tamil Tiger rebels were killedand three government soldiers were injured in confrontations in theisland' north on Friday, defense officials said. Army officials said that three LTTE (Liberation Tigers ...
Britain announces new framework for conserving biodiversity
Oct 12, 2007 ... Britain announces new framework for conserving biodiversity LONDON, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- The British government Fridaypublished a new framework for conserving the country's wildlife andhabitats. The new framework "Conserving Biodiversity - The UK Approach"announced by the ...
Russian manned spaceship docks with international space station
Oct 12, 2007 ... Russian manned spaceship docks with international space station MOSCOW, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- A Russian spaceship carrying a two-man crew of the International Space Station (ISS) and a Malaysianastronaut docked with the ISS on Friday evening after traveling fortwo days through ...
Airbus to deliver first A380 to Singapore Airline on Monday
Oct 12, 2007 ... Airbus to deliver first A380 to Singapore Airline on Monday PARIS, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Airbus will next Monday celebrate thefirst delivery of the giant A380 double-deck four engined airliner toits first client Singapore Airline, the company said Friday. This ceremony, to be ...
German chancellor meets Polish president over EU treaty
Oct 12, 2007 ... German chancellor meets Polish president over EU treaty BERLIN, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel onFriday met with Polish President Lech Kaczynski over a disputedEuropean Union treaty draft a week before the upcoming EU summit. Kaczynski told reporters ...
Urgent: Gore urges greater efforts to fight climate
Oct 12, 2007 ... Urgent: Gore urges greater efforts to fight climate LOS ANGELES, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Former U.S. Vice President AlGore, ...
France urges Serbian role in resolving Kosovo issue
Oct 12, 2007 ... France urges Serbian role in resolving Kosovo issue PARIS, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- France would like to see Serbia playinga more "supportive" role in the search for a solution to the issue ofKosovo, a senior French foreign ministry official said Friday. "We would like to see Serbia ...
Schwarzenegger defies high court over sex offenders
Oct 12, 2007 ... Schwarzenegger defies high court over sex offenders LOS ANGELES, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- California Governor ArnoldSchwarzenegger has vowed to fight an order from the state's highestcourt over sex offenders, it was reported on Friday. Schwarzenegger and corrections officials have ...
Praise rolls in for winners of 2007 Nobel Peace Prize
Oct 12, 2007 ... Praise rolls in for winners of 2007 Nobel Peace Prize STOCKHOLM, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Immediate reaction to the awardingof this year's Nobel Peace Prize was overwhelmingly positive, saidreports reaching here from Oslo on Friday. The Norwegian Nobel Committee announced Friday ...
U.S. stocks trade higher
Oct 12, 2007 ... U.S. stocks trade higher NEW YORK, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks traded higher in earlyafternoon trading on Friday. At 12:59 p.m. (1659 GMT), the Dow ...
Zambia not ready for Economic Partnership Agreements: official
Oct 12, 2007 ... Zambia not ready for Economic Partnership Agreements: official LUSAKA, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Zambia is not ready for a reciprocaltrading arrangement with a developed region like the EuropeanUnion(EU), a senior Zambian government official said hereFriday. It is evident that the ...
S. African rand remains firm
Oct 12, 2007 ... S. African rand remains firm JOHANNESBURG, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- The South African rand remainedfirm against other major currencies in late trade on Friday but wasoff the day's best levels after soaring to a 16-month best levelagainst the U.S. dollar late on Thursday. By 15:54 ...
1st Lead: Gore urges greater efforts to fight climate change
Oct 12, 2007 ... 1st Lead: Gore urges greater efforts to fight climate change LOS ANGELES, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Former U.S. Vice President AlGore, who shared this year's Nobel Peace Prize with a UN panel, saidon Friday that greater efforts should be made to combat climatechange. Speaking ...
Zambia seeks China's help over food processing
Oct 12, 2007 ... Zambia seeks China's help over food processing LUSAKA, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Zambia has appealed for technical andfinancial assistance from China to boost animal production andfoodprocessing in the southern African nation, Zambia NationalBroadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) reported on ...
Johannesburg bourse ends down
Oct 12, 2007 ... Johannesburg bourse ends down JOHANNESBURG, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- The Johannesburg SecuritiesExchange (JSE) closed in the red on Friday as it absorbed Thursday'ssurprise decision by the South African Reserve Bank's Monetary PolicyCommittee to hike the repo rate by 50 basis ...
Feature: Ramadan strengthens religious faith, business in Jordan
Oct 12, 2007 ... Feature: Ramadan strengthens religious faith, business in Jordan AMMAN, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Sounds of firecrackers can be heard inwestern Amman every now and then on Friday, in celebration of Eid al-Fitr, a three-day Muslim holiday that marks the end of the fastingmonth of ...
World maternal mortality declines too slowly: UNICEF
Oct 12, 2007 ... World maternal mortality declines too slowly: UNICEF GENEVA, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- The world's maternal mortality ratiois declining too slowly to meet the target set in the MillenniumDevelopment Goals (MDGs), the United Nations Children'sFund (UNICEF)said on Friday. While an ...
London key market information
Oct 12, 2007 ... London key market information LONDON, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- The following is the key marketinformation at close in London on Friday. Oct. 12 Oct. 11 Pound 2.03605 2.03480 U.S. dollars 1.43610 1.43070 Euro ...
Oracle makes 6.7-billion-dollar bid for rival software company
Oct 12, 2007 ... Oracle makes 6.7-billion-dollar bid for rival software company LOS ANGELES, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- U.S. business software giantOracle on Friday made an aggressive step to dominate the marketofInternet operation software by announcing an unsolicited bid to buyrival BEA Systems for ...
Croatian parliament dissolved for November election
Oct 12, 2007 ... Croatian parliament dissolved for November election TIRANA, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- The Croatian parliament was dissolvedwith a unanimous vote on Friday for the election set forNov. 25,according news reports reaching here from Zagreb. In the past four years, the parliament held 27 ...
German stocks end mixed
Oct 12, 2007 ... German stocks end mixed BERLIN, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- German stocks ended mixed on Fridayonthe Frankfurt market. The 30-share DAX Index rose 7.57, or 0.09 percent to 8,041.26points ....
U.S. wholesale prices surge 1.1 percent in September
Oct 12, 2007 ... U.S. wholesale prices surge 1.1 percent in September WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- U.S. wholesale prices surged 1.1percent in September, driven by high energy costs, but core inflationremained tame, the Labor Department reported Friday. The surge in the department's producer ...
Afro-Asian insurance, reinsurance companies to meet in Morocco
Oct 12, 2007 ... Afro-Asian insurance, reinsurance companies to meet in Morocco RABAT, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- The Federation of Afro-Asian Insuranceand Reinsurance (FAIR) will hold its 20th bi-annual congress in thecity of Marrakech, southwestern Morocco, from Oct.18 to 20. The meeting, whose main ...
Majority of Parisians satisfied with level of cleanliness
Oct 12, 2007 ... Majority of Parisians satisfied with level of cleanliness PARIS, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- More than 65 percent of Parisians havea "good or very good impression" of the level of cleanliness in theFrench capital city compared with 50 percent in 2002, according to astudy published Friday ...
Oil hits record, pushes past 84 dpb mark
Oct 12, 2007 ... Oil hits record, pushes past 84 dpb mark NEW YORK, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Oil prices hit a record high Fridayon news of shrinking stockpiles, potential trouble with Turkey andprojections for a colder winter. U.S. crude for ...
London stock market ends higher
Oct 12, 2007 ... London stock market ends higher LONDON, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Share prices on the London StockExchange closed higher on Friday after Richard Branson's Virgin Grouplooked set to rescue Northern Rock. At the close, the FTSE 100 rose 6.2 points or 0.09 percent to6,730.7, pushed ...
Moody's cuts credit ratings on about 2,000 subprime bonds: report
Oct 12, 2007 ... Moody's cuts credit ratings on about 2,000 subprime bonds: report WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Moody's Investors Service slashedcredit ratings on about 2,000 bonds backed by subprime home loansthat were originally valued at 33.4 billion U.S. dollars, in itslargest wave of ...
S. Korea grants 35 mln USD for Angola's telecom projects
Oct 12, 2007 ... S. Korea grants 35 mln USD for Angola's telecom projects LUANDA, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- South Korea and Angola here on Fridaysigned an accord with the former granting a 35 million U.S.dollarscredit to fund Angola's "Governmental Telecom Network" project toexpand Angola's existing ...
London metal exchange prices
Oct 12, 2007 ... London metal exchange prices LONDON, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- The following are the closing cash andthree-month prices at the London Metal Exchange on Friday. CashThree-month (U.S. dollars per ton)(U.S. dollars per ton) Unofficial close ...
Eurozone industrial production rises by 1.2 percent in August
Oct 12, 2007 ... Eurozone industrial production rises by 1.2 percent in August BRUSSELS, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Industrial production in theeurozone rose by 1.2 percent in August, compared to the previousmonth,the European Union's statistics bureau Eurostat said on Friday. The seasonally adjusted ...
ECB main reference exchange rates
Oct 12, 2007 ... ECB main reference exchange rates BERLIN, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- The following are the exchange ratesof major currencies released by the Frankfurt-based EuropeanCentralBank (ECB) on ...
Canadian soldier faces trial for shooting comrade in Afghanistan
Oct 12, 2007 ... Canadian soldier faces trial for shooting comrade in Afghanistan OTTAWA, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- A Canadian soldier will face amilitary trial after being charged in the shooting death of a fellowsoldier in Afghanistan last year, military officials said Friday. Master Corporal ...
Marines to probe Afghan shooting
Oct 12, 2007 ... Marines to probe Afghan shooting LOS ANGELES, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- The Marines Corps announcedonFriday that they will convene a special court of inquiry toinvestigate a controversial March 4 shooting in Afghanistan whereMarines allegedly killed as many as 19 civilians. "The ...
UK unveils new Armed Forces Memorial
Oct 12, 2007 ... UK unveils new Armed Forces Memorial LONDON, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- The United Kingdom's new nationalArmed Forces Memorial was unveiled Friday at the NationalMemorialArboretum in Staffordshire, central England, BBC reported. Vice-Admiral Sir John Dunt, chairman of the Armed Forces ...
Consortium plans to take controls of Northern Rock
Oct 12, 2007 ... Consortium plans to take controls of Northern Rock LONDON, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- A consortium led by British VirginGroup has put forward plans to take control of troubled NorthernRock, the fifth largest mortgage lender in the United Kingdom. Sir Richard Branson of the Virgin ...
Italian cabinet approves welfare, pension package
Oct 12, 2007 ... Italian cabinet approves welfare, pension package ROME, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Italian Premier Romano Prodi succeededon Friday in winning cabinet approval for a package of welfare andpension measures which have divided his center-left coalition. The draft legislation now goes ...
U.S. military leaders want larger-than-planned forces in Europe
Oct 12, 2007 ... U.S. military leaders want larger-than-planned forces in Europe WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Senior U.S. military commandersinEurope are urging Pentagon leaders to keep four Army combat brigadeson the continent, officials said. The commanders believe their troops' strategic ...
Angola, Israel reinforce financial cooperation
Oct 12, 2007 ... Angola, Israel reinforce financial cooperation LUANDA, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Angola and Israel will reinforce andexpand existing financial relations, Angola's official news agencyANGOP quoted Angolan Finance Minister Jose Pedro de Morais asreporting on Friday. Morais, who just ...
2nd Lead: Gore urges greater efforts to fight climate change
Oct 12, 2007 ... 2nd Lead: Gore urges greater efforts to fight climate change LOS ANGELES, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Former U.S. Vice President AlGore, who shared this year's Nobel Peace Prize with a UN panel, saidon Friday that greater efforts should be made to combat climatechange. Speaking ...
Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2100 GMT, Oct. 12
Oct 12, 2007 ... Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2100 GMT, Oct. 12 BAGHDAD -- U.S. troops backed by aircraft raided the al-Qaida inIraq network northwest of Baghdad on Thursday, killing 19 suspectedmilitants and 15 civilians, including nine children, theU.S. militarysaid on Friday. Actin ...
Canadian PM appoints panel to review Afghan mission
Oct 12, 2007 ... Canadian PM appoints panel to review Afghan mission OTTAWA, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harperappointed a five-member panel Friday to study the future ofCanada'smilitary mission in Afghanistan amid mounting public disputes overthe issue. Harper said at ...
UN chief hails Nobel Peace Prize winners
Oct 12, 2007 ... UN chief hails Nobel Peace Prize winners UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon hailed on Friday this year's Nobel Peace Prize winners Al Goreand the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). In a statement released by his spokesperson, ...
Fujimori appears before judge in his first trial
Oct 12, 2007 ... Fujimori appears before judge in his first trial LIMA, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- The former Peruvian PresidentAlbertoFujimori appeared Friday before a judge in Lima to begin aseries of legal processes which he will face in Peru. A closed-door hearing was held at the Special ...
Cyprus hopeful of better performance in Beijing Olympic Games
Oct 12, 2007 ... Cyprus hopeful of better performance in Beijing Olympic Games NICOSIA, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Cyprus and its athletes are well-prepared and hopeful this time on the road to Beijing for the2008Olympic Games, said the head of the Cyprus Olympic Committee onFriday. At a press ...
Crude ends at record 83.69 dollars
Oct 12, 2007 ... Crude ends at record 83.69 dollars NEW YORK, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Crude oil futures finished at a newrecord high Friday, after briefly trading above the 84-dollar-a-barrel level for the first time ever. Crude for November delivery ended at 83.69 U.S. dollars on the ...
People in 31 Nigerian states at risk of endemic-related blindness
Oct 12, 2007 ... People in 31 Nigerian states at risk of endemic-related blindness ABUJA, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Nigeria's Federal Ministry ofHealth(FMOH) said here on Friday that 31 states in Nigeria wereendemic to Onchocerciasis, which will consequently lead to blindness. Onchocerciasis, or ...
Roundup: Liberals reelected in Canada's Ontario province
Oct 12, 2007 ... Roundup: Liberals reelected in Canada's Ontario province OTTAWA, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- The Liberal Party has scored back-to-back majority victories in Ontario, Canada's economic engine and mostpopulous province. The Liberals claimed 42 percent of the popular vote, 71 of the ...
Algerian president congratulates Spanish king on national day
Oct 12, 2007 ... Algerian president congratulates Spanish king on national day ALGIERS, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflikahas sent message of congratulation to the King of SpainJuan Carlos Ion the occasion of his country's national day, Algerian News Agencyreported ...
Romanian president appointed new agriculture minister
Oct 12, 2007 ... Romanian president appointed new agriculture minister BUCHAREST, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Romanian President Traian Basescusigned a decree on Friday appointing Dacian Ciolos minister ofagriculture and rural development. Ciolos, who was under-secretary of state at the Ministry ...
German train drivers strike causes widespread disruption
Oct 12, 2007 ... German train drivers strike causes widespread disruption BERLIN, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Regional railway travel across Germanywas severely disrupted and millions of rail passengers suffereddelays on Friday by a day-long strike by train drivers who arepressing demand for higher ...
Colombia, Venezuela inaugurate binational gas pipeline
Oct 12, 2007 ... Colombia, Venezuela inaugurate binational gas pipeline BOGOTA, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- The Presidents of Colombia andVenezuela, Alvaro Uribe and Hugo Chavez, inaugurated on Friday abinational gas pipeline at a ceremony also attended by EcuadorianPresident Rafael Correa. The ...
Finnish research, development expenditure grow for 4th consecutive year
Oct 12, 2007 ... Finnish research, development expenditure grow for 4th consecutiveyear HELSINKI, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Finland's expenditure on researchanddevelopment went up by nearly 300 million euros and totaled 5.8billion euros in 2006, Statistics Finland said Friday. The growth was 4 ...
Afghan prisoner at Guantanamo charged with attempted murder
Oct 12, 2007 ... Afghan prisoner at Guantanamo charged with attempted murder WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Attempted murder charges have beenfiled against an Afghan prisoner in the U.S. navy base at Guantanamo,Cuba, the Pentagon said Friday. The indictment of Mohammed Jawad, 22, was the ...
U.S. stocks advance sharply
Oct 12, 2007 ... U.S. stocks advance sharply NEW YORK, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks advanced Friday for thefirst time in three days after retail sales rose more than economistsforecast ....
UN chief concerned over suspension of Sudan peace pact enforcement
Oct 12, 2007 ... UN chief concerned over suspension of Sudan peace pact enforcement UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon voiced his concerns on Friday over the suspension of theimplementation of the peace agreement in Sudan. In a statement released by his ...
Speakers of European Senates look forward to adoption of EU reform treaty
Oct 12, 2007 ... Speakers of European Senates look forward to adoption of EU reformtreaty BUCHAREST, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- The Association of European Senateslook forward to the adoption of EU reform treaty, which stipulates aconsolidated role for the parliaments in examining the EU ...
At least 15 people die in highway accident in Mexico
Oct 12, 2007 ... At least 15 people die in highway accident in Mexico MEXICO CITY, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- At least 15 people died anddozens more injured in an accident on Friday morning in a the westernMexican state of Jalisco highway, said the Red Cross of Jalisco'scapital, Guadalajara city. As ...
U.S. supports call for Iran to curb money-laundering
Oct 12, 2007 ... U.S. supports call for Iran to curb money-laundering WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- The United States welcomed onFriday a statement by an international anti-money launderingorganization urging Iran to curb money laundering and stop financingterrorism. The Financial Action ...
EU commissioner confirms Slovak readiness of Schengen entry
Oct 12, 2007 ... EU commissioner confirms Slovak readiness of Schengen entry PRAGUE, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- European Commissioner for Justice,Freedom and Security Franco Frattini confirmed Friday that Slovakiawas prepared to join the Schengen area without border checks, theCzech news agency CTK ...