Xinhua News Agency back issues from Monday, February 11:
India, Russia trade to hit 20 bln U.S. dollars by 2015
Feb 11, 2008 ... India, Russia trade to hit 20 bln U.S. dollars by 2015 MUMBAI, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Trade between India and Russia hasthe potential to hit 10 billion U.S. dollars by 2010 and 20 billionU.S. dollars by 2015 if some obstacles like high credit risk andprocedural hassles are addressed, ...
Opener, Advisory
Feb 11, 2008 ... Xinhua News Agency closes its cycle of English service forSunday,february 10, 2008, and begins ...
News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua
Feb 11, 2008 ... News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua HONG KONG, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- The following are news items fromthe Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong on Sunday: Strong earthquake hits Indonesia Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers Earthquake jolts ...
Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2210 GMT, Feb. 10
Feb 11, 2008 ... Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2210 GMT, Feb. 10 GAZA -- Israeli warplanes carried out a series of airstrikesondifferent targets in the Gaza Strip shortly after midnight,killing one Hamas militant and wounding about 10 people,witnessesand medics said. The Israeli ...
Egypt sets record winning Africa Nations Cup for sixth time
Feb 11, 2008 ... Egypt sets record winning Africa Nations Cup for sixth time ACCRA, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Defending champion Egypt defeatedCameroon 1-0 to ...
Egypt sets record winning Africa Nations Cup for sixth time (updated)
Feb 11, 2008 ... Egypt sets record winning Africa Nations Cup for sixth time(updated) ACCRA, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Defending champion Egypt defeatedCameroon 1-0 to win the trophy of the Africa Nations Cup for thesixth time, a record of the continental tournament, on Sunday in theGhanaian capital of ...
Roda upsets inconsistent Ajax in Dutch soccer league
Feb 11, 2008 ... Roda upsets inconsistent Ajax in Dutch soccer league BRUSSELS, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Ajax suffered a shock defeat byhost Roda JC Sunday, squandering the opportunities to narrow the gapwith Dutch premier league (Eredivisie) leader and defending championPSV Eindhoven, which was held to ...
Angola to receive FIBA Oscar Award
Feb 11, 2008 ... Angola to receive FIBA Oscar Award LUANDA, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Angola will receive the highest awardof the Oscar del Basket of the International Federation ofBasketball Associated (FIBA) for the successful holding of the 24thAfrican Men's Basketball Championship (Afrobasket-2007), ...
Former tennis star Sampras to play Rios in exhibition match
Feb 11, 2008 ... Former tennis star Sampras to play Rios in exhibition match SANTIAGO, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Retired tennis star Pete Sampras ofthe United States will play an exhibition match in Chile againstMarcelo Rios on May 18, in Chile's capital city Santiago. Rios is famous for being the ...
Sao Paulo beats Santos in emotional soccer game
Feb 11, 2008 ... Sao Paulo beats Santos in emotional soccer game BRASILIA, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- On Sunday, Sao Paulo defeatedSantos 3-2 in a game full of excitement. The victory in Morumbi stadium gives Muricy Ramalho and Sao Paulo16 points and the guaranteed spot in the final four of the Sao ...
Argentina's Davis Cup tennis captain pleased by victory
Feb 11, 2008 ... Argentina's Davis Cup tennis captain pleased by victory BUENOS AIRES, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Alberto Mancini, captain ofArgentina's Davis Cup tennis team, said on Sunday that he waspleased by Argentina's victory over Britain and also for Sweden'sclassification. "The results are ...
Egypt sets record winning Africa Nations Cup for sixth time (updated)
Feb 11, 2008 ... Egypt sets record winning Africa Nations Cup for sixth time(updated) ACCRA, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Defending champion Egypt defeatedCameroon 1-0 and won the trophy of the Africa Nations Cup for thesixth time, a record of the continental tournament, on Sunday in theGhanaian capital ...
FLASH: EAST TIMOR PRESIDENT WOUNDED BY REBEL SOLDIERS -- ARMY SPOKESMAN
Feb 11, 2008 ... FLASH: EAST TIMOR PRESIDENT WOUNDED ...
English Premier League soccer results
Feb 11, 2008 ... English Premier League soccer results LONDON, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Following are the English PremierLeague soccer results on Sunday: Chelsea 0 Liverpool 0 Manchester United 1 Manchester City 2 Played on Saturday Aston Villa 4 ...
Davis Cup world group results
Feb 11, 2008 ... Davis Cup world group results BEIJING, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- Following are the Davis Cup worldgroup first round collated results on Sunday (prefix number denotesseeding): 1-Russia bt Serbia 3-2 Czech Republic bt ...
Davis Cup 2008 world group quarter-final draw
Feb 11, 2008 ... Davis Cup 2008 world group quarter-final draw BEIJING, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- Following are the draw for the 2008Davis Cup world group quarterfinal after the first round matches onSunday ...
Urgent: East Timor President wounded by rebel soldiers -- army spokesman
Feb 11, 2008 ... Urgent: East Timor President wounded by rebel soldiers -- armyspokesman JAKARTA, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- A group of rebellious soldiersattacked the home of East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta Mondayand he was wounded in the attack, army spokesman Maj. Domingos daCamara ...
Obama, Clinton vie in Maine Democratic caucuses
Feb 11, 2008 ... Obama, Clinton vie in Maine Democratic caucuses WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Democratic presidentialhopefuls Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are competing Sunday inparty caucuses in Maine. Caucuses were held since Sunday afternoon in 420 towns and citiesacross the ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Feb. 11
Feb 11, 2008 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Feb. 11 LOS ANGELES -- U.S. presidential hopeful Barack Obama aced outformer presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter for an "Best SpokenWord Album" award in the 2008 Grammy Awards, organizers said Sunday. Obama's album, "The Audacity of ...
Kallur sets women's 60m hurdles world record
Feb 11, 2008 ... Kallur sets women's 60m hurdles world record BERLIN, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Susanna Kallur of Sweden broke the 18-year-old world record of the women's 60 meters hurdles whensheclocked 7.68 seconds at an indoor meeting in Karlsruhe, GermanyonSunday. Kallur's time was 0.01 seconds ...
Urgent: Obama projected to win Maine Democratic caucuses
Feb 11, 2008 ... Urgent: Obama projected to win Maine Democratic caucuses WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- U.S. presidential hopeful BarackObama is projected to win Sunday's Maine Democratic caucuses, ...
Spanish Primera Liga soccer results
Feb 11, 2008 ... Spanish Primera Liga soccer results MADRID, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Following are the Spansih PrimeraLiga soccer results on Sunday: Athletic Bilbao 1 Levante 0 Osasuna 1 Real Zaragoza 0 Racing Santander 0 Atletico Madrid 2 Espanyol...
Spanish Primera Liga soccer standings
Feb 11, 2008 ... Spanish Primera Liga soccer standings MADRID, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Following are the Spansih PrimeraLiga soccer standings after matches on Sunday (tabulated undermatches played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, against and points): 1 Real Madrid23 18 2 3 53 18 ...
German Bundesliga soccer results
Feb 11, 2008 ... German Bundesliga soccer results BERLIN, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Following are the GermanBundesligasoccer results on Sunday: Bayern Munich 1 Werder Bremen 1 Borussia Dortmund 2 Schalke 043 Played on Saturday Nuremberg 1 Hansa ...
English Premier League soccer summaries
Feb 11, 2008 ... English Premier League soccer summaries LONDON, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Following are the English PremierLeague soccer summaries on Sunday: Chelsea 0 Liverpool 0 Halftime: 0-0; Attendance: 41,788 - - - Manchester United 1 Michael ...
Italian Serie A soccer summaries
Feb 11, 2008 ... Italian Serie A soccer summaries ROME, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Following are the Italian Serie Asoccer summaries on Sunday: Catania 0 Inter Milan 2 Esteban Cambiasso 65, David Suazo 67 Halftime: 0-0 - - - AC Milan 1 Alberto ...
Spain crushes Peru 5-0 in Davis Cup tennis
Feb 11, 2008 ... Spain crushes Peru 5-0 in Davis Cup tennis LIMA, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Spanish tennis player NicolasAlmagrodefeated Peruvian rival Ivan Miranda in straight sets onSunday tobring the two nations' Davis Cup World Group series to 5-0. Almagro tackled the end of the competition ...
Spain soccer giant Real Madrid extends league lead
Feb 11, 2008 ... Spain soccer giant Real Madrid extends league lead MADRID, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Raul Gonzalez, captain of Spain'ssoccer giant Real Madrid, scored two of the team's goals in a 7-0humiliation of Valladolid, boosting the team's lead at the top ofthe league to eight points. Raul ...
English Premier League soccer standings
Feb 11, 2008 ... English Premier League soccer standings LONDON, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Following are the English PremierLeague soccer standings after matches on Sunday (tabulated undermatches played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, against and points): 1 Arsenal25 18 6 1 52 18 ...
Feature: Egyptians celebrate 6th title of African Cup of Nations
Feb 11, 2008 ... Feature: Egyptians celebrate 6th title of African Cup of Nations CAIRO, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- "Abo-Treika! Abo-Treika!" groups ofEgyptian young men, who were in the cars passing through the streetsin the Egyptian capital of Cairo on Sunday night, yelled the name ofthe famous Egyptian ...
German Bundesliga top scorers
Feb 11, 2008 ... German Bundesliga top scorers BERLIN, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Following are the GermanBundesligatop scorers on Sunday: 10 Luca Toni (Bayern Munich) Diego (Werder Bremen) Rafael van der Vaart (Hamburg SV) 9 Marko Pantelic (Hertha Berlin) Miroslav Klose ...
1st LD Writethru: Obama wins Maine caucuses: U.S. media
Feb 11, 2008 ... 1st LD Writethru: Obama wins Maine caucuses: U.S. media WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Democratic presidentialhopeful Barack Obama has won Maine's Democratic caucuses onSunday,preliminary results showed. With 79 percent of the precincts reporting, Obama beat hisopponent ...
Colombian tennis's Falla equals Davis Cup series at 2-2
Feb 11, 2008 ... Colombian tennis's Falla equals Davis Cup series at 2-2 MONTEVIDEO, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Colombian tennis player AlejandroFalla defeated Uruguay's Pablo Cuevas in Sunday's Davis Cup tennismatch in Uruguayan resort Punte del Este, to bring the series to 2-2. Falla, rated 85th ...
German Bundesliga soccer standings
Feb 11, 2008 ... German Bundesliga soccer standings BERLIN, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Following are the GermanBundesligasoccer standings after matches on Sunday (tabulated undermatches played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, against and points): 1 Bayern Munich19 11 7 1 34 10 40 2 ...
French Ligue 1 soccer standings
Feb 11, 2008 ... French Ligue 1 soccer standings PARIS, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Following are the French Ligue 1soccer standings after matches on Sunday (tabulated under matchesplayed, won, drawn, lost, goals for, against and points): 1 Olympique Lyon 24 15 4 5 48 23 49 2 ...
Italian Serie A soccer standings
Feb 11, 2008 ... Italian Serie A soccer standings ROME, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Following are the Italian Serie Asoccer standings after matches on Sunday (tabulated under matchesplayed, won, drawn, lost, goals for, against and points): 1 Inter Milan 22 17 5 0 46 13 56 2 AS Roma ...
Italian Serie A soccer results
Feb 11, 2008 ... Italian Serie A soccer results ROME, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Following are the Italian Serie Asoccer results on Sunday: AC Milan 1 Siena 0 Cagliari 1 Parma 1 Catania 0 Inter Milan 2 Empoli 1 Lazio ...
French Ligue 1 soccer results
Feb 11, 2008 ... French Ligue 1 soccer results PARIS, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Following are the French Ligue 1soccer results on Sunday: Caen 1 Racing Lens 4 Nice 0 Olympique Marseille 2 Played on Saturday Monaco 0 Lille ...
Seoul's 610-year-old gate collapses in fire
Feb 11, 2008 ... Seoul's 610-year-old gate collapses in fire SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's landmark ancientarchitecture of Sungnyemun Gate, which is located in centralSeouland has a 610-year history, collapsed early Monday aftercatching fire. The wooden structure of the gate caught ...
Xinhua international news advisory -- Feb. 11
Feb 11, 2008 ... Xinhua international news advisory -- Feb. 11 BEIJING, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of the majorinternational news stories scheduled to be covered or pursued byXinhua ...
1st Ld: Timor-Leste president wounded in attack: U.N. spokesman
Feb 11, 2008 ... 1st Ld: Timor-Leste president wounded in attack: U.N. spokesman JAKARTA, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- A group of rebellious soldiersattacked the home of Timor-Leste President Jose Ramos-HortaMondayand he was wounded in the attack, army spokesman Maj. Domingosda Camara said. Media ...
English premier league top scorers
Feb 11, 2008 ... English premier league top scorers LONDON, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Following are the top scorers of theEnglish Premier League soccer on Sunday: 19 Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) 18 Emmanuel Adebayor (Arsenal) 13 Benjamin Mwaruwari (Manchester City) 12 ...
U.S. presidential hopeful Clinton replaces campaign manager
Feb 11, 2008 ... U.S. presidential hopeful Clinton replaces campaign manager WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Democratic presidentialhopeful Senator Hillary Clinton replaced her campaign manager withalongtime adviser, her campaign announced Sunday. Clinton's new campaign manager, Maggie ...
Italian Serie A top scorers
Feb 11, 2008 ... Italian Serie A top scorers ROME, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Following are the Italian Serie Atopscorers on Sunday: 15 David Trezeguet (Juventus) 14 Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Inter Milan) 13 Adrian Mutu (Fiorentina) 12 Marco Borriello (Genoa) 10 Francesco Totti ...
German Bundesliga soccer summaries
Feb 11, 2008 ... German Bundesliga soccer summaries BERLIN, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Following are the GermanBundesligasoccer summaries on Sunday: Bayern Munich 1 Ze Roberto 32 Missed penalty: Luca Toni 29 Werder Bremen 1 Diego 6 Halftime: 1-1 - - ...
China sexology association gets six-month ban
Feb 11, 2008 ... China sexology association gets six-month ban BEIJING, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- China Sexology Association (CSA) hasbeen ordered to stop operation for six months for allegedlyprofiting from its activities, according to the Ministry of CivilAffairs (MCA). A MCA investigation ...
French Ligue 1 soccer summaries
Feb 11, 2008 ... French Ligue 1 soccer summaries PARIS, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Following are the French Ligue 1soccer summaries on Sunday: Nice0 Olympique Marseille 2 Mamadou Niang 25, Djibril Cisse 76 Halftime: 0-1; Attendance: 15,804 - - - Caen ...
Swedish Rally results
Feb 11, 2008 ... Swedish Rally results STOCKHOLM, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Following are the Swedish Rallyfinal result from Karlstad on Sunday: 1. Jari-Matti Latvala (Finland) Ford 2 hours 46 minutes 41.200seconds 2. Mikko Hirvonen (Finland) Ford +00:58.300 3. Gianluigi ...
Spanish Primera Liga top scorers
Feb 11, 2008 ... Spanish Primera Liga top scorers MADRID, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Following are the Spanish PrimeraLiga top scorers on Sunday: 16 Luis Fabiano (Sevilla) 14 Diego Milito (Real Zaragoza) 12 Ruud van Nistelrooy (Real Madrid) 11 Raul (Real Madrid) Nihat ...
2nd LD Writethru: Obama wins Maine caucuses, scoring another straight vicotry over Clinton
Feb 11, 2008 ... 2nd LD Writethru: Obama wins Maine caucuses, scoring anotherstraight vicotry over Clinton WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- U.S. presidential hopeful BarackObama won Sunday's Maine Democratic caucuses, scoring anotherstraight victory over his sole opponent Senator Hillary ...
Argentine soccer championship results
Feb 11, 2008 ... Argentine soccer championship results BUENOS AIRES, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results fromthe Argentine soccer championship on Sunday: Arsenal 2 Huracan0 Lanus 1 Independiente 0 River Plate 2 ...
African Nations Cup finals results
Feb 11, 2008 ... African Nations Cup finals results CAIRO, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results ofAfricanNations Cup finals: 1957 at Khartoum Egypt 4 Ethiopia 0 1959 at Cairo Egypt 2 Sudan 1 1962 at Addis Ababa Ethiopia 4 Egypt 2 1963 at ...
Spanish Primera Liga soccer summaries
Feb 11, 2008 ... Spanish Primera Liga soccer summaries MADRID, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Following are the Spanish PrimeraLiga soccer summaries on Sunday: Valencia 3 David Villa 16,89, Silva 28 Real Betis1 Edu 48 Halftime: 2-0; - - - Real Madrid 7 ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
Feb 11, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers TOKYO, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Japanese newspapers on Monday: Asahi: -- The government plans to begin talks with Moscow to buygreenhouse gas emissions credits that will help Tokyo ...
Gymnast Hamm backs to win Winter Cup Challenge
Feb 11, 2008 ... Gymnast Hamm backs to win Winter Cup Challenge WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Olympic champion Paul Hamm of theUnited States won the all-round title at the Winter Cup Challenge inLas Vegas on Sunday. Hamm, in his first all-round event since the 2004 AthensOlympics, finished ...
2nd Ld: Timor-Leste president wounded in surprise attack
Feb 11, 2008 ... 2nd Ld: Timor-Leste president wounded in surprise attack JAKARTA, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- Timor-Leste President Jose Ramos-Horta was attacked and wounded Monday morning by rebel guerrillas onhis residence, a military spokesman said. The president was shot in the stomach, the ...
French Ligue 1 top scorers
Feb 11, 2008 ... French Ligue 1 top scorers PARIS, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Following are the French Ligue 1topscorers on Sunday: 16 Karim Benzema (Olympique Lyon) 11 Mamadou Niang (Olympique Marseille) David Bellion (Girondins Bordeaux) 10 Tulio (Le Mans) Johan ...
Mexican president kicks off five-day visit to U.S.
Feb 11, 2008 ... Mexican president kicks off five-day visit to U.S. MEXICO CITY, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Mexican President FelipeCalderon headed for the United States Sunday on a working visit thatwill run until Feb. 14, the presidential office said. Calderon, First Lady Margarita Zavala and ...
African Nations Cup winners
Feb 11, 2008 ... African Nations Cup winners CAIRO, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Following are the list of the previouswinners of the African Nations Cup, with host countries inparenthesis: 1957 - Egypt (Sudan) 1959 - Egypt (Egypt) 1962 - Ethiopia (Ethiopia) 1963 - Ghana ...
3rd Ld Writethru: Timor-Leste president wounded in surprise attack
Feb 11, 2008 ... 3rd Ld Writethru: Timor-Leste president wounded in surpriseattack JAKARTA, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- Timor-Leste President Jose Ramos-Horta was attacked and wounded Monday morning by rebel guerrillas onhis residence, a military spokesman said. The president was shot in the stomach, ...
Argentine soccer championship standings
Feb 11, 2008 ... Argentine soccer championship standings BUENOS AIRES, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Following are the Argentinesoccer championship standings after matches on Sunday (tabulatedunder matches played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, against andpoints): 1 Arsenal 1 1 0 0 2 0 ...
4th Ld Writethru: Timor-Leste president wounded in attack, condition stabilized
Feb 11, 2008 ... 4th Ld Writethru: Timor-Leste president wounded in attack,condition stabilized JAKARTA, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- Timor-Leste President Jose Ramos-Horta was attacked and wounded on Monday morning by rebel guerrillason his residence, but his wounds were not life threatening. The ...
Xinhua home news advisory -- Feb. 11
Feb 11, 2008 ... Xinhua home news advisory -- Feb. 11 BEIJING, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- Major home news items to be coveredor pursued by Xinhua on Monday: -- Authorized patent rights up 30 percent in China -- China's 78 percent coastal areas "unhealthy" -- Report on China's publishing ...
SW China province to build four railways linking three ASEAN countries
Feb 11, 2008 ... SW China province to build four railways linking three ASEANcountries KUNMING, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- Southwest China's Yunnan Provincehas speeded its pace to build four international railways linkingVietnam, Myanmar and Thailand, according to an official with theprovincial ...
Silva is the only Brazilian left in qualifiers of Brazil Open
Feb 11, 2008 ... Silva is the only Brazilian left in qualifiers of Brazil Open BRASILIA, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- In Sunday's second round ofqualifying matches to see who will be the four wildcard playerstoenter into this year's Brazilian Open, Julio Silva was the onlyBrazilian to stay alive. Out ...