Xinhua News Agency back issues from Friday, February 22:
Britain regrets that U.S. "torture flights" landed on British territory
Feb 22, 2008 ... Britain regrets that U.S. "torture flights" landed on Britishterritory LONDON, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- British Foreign Secretary DavidMiliband admitted on Thursday that two U.S. "torture flights" didland on British territory in 2002, contrary to previous reports. Miliband told ...
Opener, Advisory
Feb 22, 2008 ... Xinhua News Agency closes its cycle of English serviceforThursday, february 21, 2008, and begins ...
ECB main reference exchange rates
Feb 22, 2008 ... ECB main reference exchange rates BERLIN, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- The following are the exchange ratesof major currencies released by the Frankfurt-based EuropeanCentralBank (ECB) on ...
1st Ld-Writethru: China channels direct farm subsidies to help post- disaster reconstruction
Feb 22, 2008 ... 1st Ld-Writethru: China channels direct farm subsidies to helppost-disaster reconstruction BEIJING, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- China is allocating billions of farmsubsidies in advance to support spring ploughing as part of its post-disaster reconstruction efforts, Xinhua learnt from the ...
Xinhua world news summary at 1610 GMT, Feb. 21
Feb 22, 2008 ... Xinhua world news summary at 1610 GMT, Feb. 21 NAIROBI -- Eleven people are feared dead and scores injured whenover 500 raiders attacked a community in west Kenya on Wednesday ina planned but aborted livestock raid, the Kenya News Agency reportedThursday ....
Flash: Pakistan's PPP and PML-N to form governments in center and provinces
Feb 22, 2008 ... Flash: Pakistan's PPP and PML-N to form governments in center ...
1st Ld: Pakistan's PPP and PML-N to form governments in center and provinces
Feb 22, 2008 ... 1st Ld: Pakistan's PPP and PML-N to form governments in centerand provinces ISLAMABAD, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan's political partiesPakistan People's Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) will form coalition governments in central and provincial levels,leaders ...
Urgent: Pakistan's PPP and PML-N to form governments in center and provinces
Feb 22, 2008 ... Urgent: Pakistan's PPP and PML-N to form governments in centerand provinces ISLAMABAD, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- The Pakistan ...
Seeing off darkness, China embraces Lantern Festival with joys after snow disaster
Feb 22, 2008 ... Seeing off darkness, China embraces Lantern Festival with joysafter snow disaster BEIJING, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Chinese have celebrated the LanternFestival, the formal end to the lunar new year festivities,Thursdayacross the country with joys after the worst snow disaster in ...
Japanese PM meets Chinese state councilor
Feb 22, 2008 ... Japanese PM meets Chinese state councilor TOKYO, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Prime Minister YasuoFukudamet with visiting Chinese State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan onThursdayat his official residence. Tang recalled the wide range of agreements reached betweenChinese leaders and ...
Chinese leaders attend Lantern Festival party
Feb 22, 2008 ... Chinese leaders attend Lantern Festival party BEIJING, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- Chinese leaders joined noted intellectuals in a party to celebrate the Lantern Festival, the 15thday of the Chinese lunar new year, Thursday night at the Great Hallof the People in Beijing. Hu Jintao, ...
Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Feb. 21 (1)
Feb 22, 2008 ... Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Feb. 21 (1) BEIJING, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Following are Domestic newsitemsreleased by Xinhua on Thursday: Hong Kong actor Edison Chen quits business after sex photoscandal Key Three Georges power line restored in advance China ...
Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Feb. 21 (2)
Feb 22, 2008 ... Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Feb. 21 (2) China's Africa policies widely welcomed by African nations:FMspokesman Hong Kong stocks narrow gains to close almost flat Hong Kong stocks close 0.14 pct higher -- Feb. 21 Three men jailed for making drugs in ...
2nd Ld: Pakistan's PPP and PML-N to form gov'ts in center and provinces
Feb 22, 2008 ... 2nd Ld: Pakistan's PPP and PML-N to form gov'ts in center andprovinces ISLAMABAD, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan's political partiesPakistan People's Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) will form coalition governments in central and provincial levels,leaders of the ...
3rd Ld Writethru: Pakistan's PPP and PML-N to form coalition governments
Feb 22, 2008 ... 3rd Ld Writethru: Pakistan's PPP and PML-N to form coalitiongovernments ISLAMABAD, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan's political partiesPakistan People's Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) will form coalition governments in central and provincial levels,leaders of ...
News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)
Feb 22, 2008 ... News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2) HONG KONG, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items from theAsia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong Thursday: Indonesia shares close higher on mining gains Indonesia to make adjustments on state budget due to ...
Former French president Chirac to grace agricultural show
Feb 22, 2008 ... Former French president Chirac to grace agricultural show PARIS, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Former French president Jacques Chiracwill attend the agricultural show to be held here on Feb. 26,according to reports Thursday. In a statement issued Thursday by his private office, Chirac ...
France says "ready" to offer transport for AU forces to Comoros
Feb 22, 2008 ... France says "ready" to offer transport for AU forces to Comoros PARIS, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- France has confirmed Thursday its"readiness" to transport the African Union (AU) troops to supportthe government of the Union of Comoros against the self-declaredAnjouan leader Mohamed Bacar, ...
Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, Feb. 21
Feb 22, 2008 ... Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, Feb. 21 RAMALLAH -- Israeli forces arrested 28 Palestinians duringovernight raids in the West Bank, Palestinian security sources saidon Thursday. Israeli forces stormed Bita town after midnight and detainedatleast 20 people, the ...
News Analysis: Bush's visit highlights Africa's significance for America
Feb 22, 2008 ... News Analysis: Bush's visit highlights Africa's significance forAmerica NAIROBI, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- After a five-nation tour that lastedsix days, U.S. President George W. Bush concluded Thursday hissecond and probably final visit to Africa during his presidentialterm, pledging ...
Nuremberg ties Benfica 2-2
Feb 22, 2008 ... Nuremberg ties Benfica 2-2 BERLIN, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Following is a UEFA Cup last 32,second-leg match result on Thursday: Nuremberg 2 Benfica 2 (Benfica win 3-2 on ...
(China Sports) Table tennis queen seeks last Olympic ticket
Feb 22, 2008 ... (China Sports) Table tennis queen seeks last Olympic ticket By Sportswriter Cao Jianjie GUANGZHOU, China, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- With a bulging trophycabinet and happily married to a multimillionaire realtor,Chinesetable tennis queen Wang Nan says her life will be perfectwith an ...
Urgent: UN Security Council condemns attacks against embassies in Belgrade
Feb 22, 2008 ... Urgent: UN Security Council condemns attacks against embassies inBelgrade UNITED NATIONS, Feb ....
Everton beat Brann Bergen 6-1
Feb 22, 2008 ... Everton beat Brann Bergen 6-1 LONDON, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Following is a UEFA Cup last 32,second-leg match result Thursday: Everton 6 Brann Bergen 1 (Everton win 8-1 on aggregate) At Goodison ...
Girondins Bordeaux ties Anderlecht 1-1
Feb 22, 2008 ... Girondins Bordeaux ties Anderlecht 1-1 PARIS, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Following is a UEFA Cup last 32,second-leg match result on Thursday: Girondins Bordeaux 1 Anderlecht 1 (Anderlecht win 3-2 on aggregate) At ...
Sporting beats Basel 3-0 in UEFA Cup
Feb 22, 2008 ... Sporting beats Basel 3-0 in UEFA Cup GENEVA, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Following is a UEFA Cup last 32,second-leg match result Thursday: Basel 0 Sporting ...
1st LD: UN Security Council condemns attacks against embassies in Belgrade
Feb 22, 2008 ... 1st LD: UN Security Council condemns attacks against embassies inBelgrade UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- The UN Security Councilcondemned on Thursday the attacks against embassies in Belgrade. The council condemned "in the strongest terms the mob attacksagainst embassies ...
Ugandan boxer Muwendo to join team for Olympic qualifiers in Namibia
Feb 22, 2008 ... Ugandan boxer Muwendo to join team for Olympic qualifiers inNamibia KAMPALA, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Uganda's American-based boxer IsmailMuwendo is expected to join the Bombers' team that will go for theOlympic qualifiers in Namibia on March 18. "We expect him here a week before ...
Nigerian boxers optimistic of qualifying for Beijing Olympics
Feb 22, 2008 ... Nigerian boxers optimistic of qualifying for Beijing Olympics LAGOS, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Nigerian boxers will qualify fortheBeijing Olympics, first Vice President of the Nigeria AmateurBoxing Association (NABA), Brig.-Gen. Ola Ayeni, said in Lagos onThursday. Ayeni said in an ...
Tottenham Hotspur ties Slavia Prague 1-1
Feb 22, 2008 ... Tottenham Hotspur ties Slavia Prague 1-1 LONDON, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Following is a UEFA Cup last 32,second-leg match result on Thursday: Tottenham Hotspur 1 Slavia Prague 1 (Tottenham ...
Getafe beat AEK Athens 3-0
Feb 22, 2008 ... Getafe beat AEK Athens 3-0 MADRID, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Following is a UEFA Cup last 32,second-leg match result on Thursday: Getafe 3 AEK Athens ...
Atletico Madrid ties Bolton Wanderers 0-0
Feb 22, 2008 ... Atletico Madrid ties Bolton Wanderers 0-0 MADRID, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Following is a UEFA Cup last 32,second-leg match result ...
Werder Bremen edges Braga 1-0 in UEFA Cup away match
Feb 22, 2008 ... Werder Bremen edges Braga 1-0 in UEFA Cup away match BERLIN, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Following is a UEFA Cup last 32,second-leg result ...
3rd LD: UN Security Council condemns attacks against embassies in Belgrade
Feb 22, 2008 ... 3rd LD: UN Security Council condemns attacks against embassies inBelgrade UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- The UN Security Councilcondemned on Thursday the attacks against embassies in Belgrade. The council condemned "in the strongest terms the mob attacksagainst embassies ...
Villarreal beats Zenit St Petersburg 2-1
Feb 22, 2008 ... Villarreal beats Zenit St Petersburg 2-1 MADRID, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Following is a UEFA Cup last 32,second-leg match result on Thursday: Villarreal 2 Zenit St Petersburg 1 (Aggregate 2-2, Zenit St Petersburg win on away goals) At ...
Fiorentina beats Rosenborg Trondheim 2-1
Feb 22, 2008 ... Fiorentina beats Rosenborg Trondheim 2-1 ROME, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Following is a UEFA Cup last 32, second-leg match result Thursday: Fiorentina 2 Rosenborg Trondheim 1 (Fiorentina win 3-1 on ...
PSV Eindhoven beats Helsingborg 2-1 in UEFA Cup away match
Feb 22, 2008 ... PSV Eindhoven beats Helsingborg 2-1 in UEFA Cup away match BRUSSELS, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Following is a UEFA Cup last 32,second-leg match result on Thursday: Helsingborg 1 PSV Eindhoven 2 (PSV ...
Dollar trades in lower 107 yen range in Tokyo
Feb 22, 2008 ... Dollar trades in lower 107 yen range in Tokyo TOKYO, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar traded at the lower107 yen level early Friday in Tokyo. At 9 a.m., the dollar was quoted at 107.42-44 yen against 107.35-45 yen at 5 p.m. Thursday in New ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Feb.22
Feb 22, 2008 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Feb.22 NEW YORK -- The United States embassy in Belgrade was set on fireon Thursday by Serbs who rallied to protest at U.S. support forKosovo's independence, CNN reported. (Serbia-US-Embassy Attack) - - - - WASHINGTON -- A missile ...
Hamburg SV ties FC Zurich 0-0
Feb 22, 2008 ... Hamburg SV ties FC Zurich 0-0 BERLIN, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Following is a UEFA Cup last 32,second leg match result on ...
Panathinaikos tie Rangers 1-1
Feb 22, 2008 ... Panathinaikos tie Rangers 1-1 ATHENS, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Following is a UEFA Cup last 32,second-leg result Thursday: Panathinaikos 1 Rangers 1 (1-1 on aggregate, ...
FLASH: MAGNITUDE 6.1 EARTHQUAKE HITS SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
Feb 22, 2008 ... FLASH: MAGNITUDE 6.1 EARTHQUAKE ...
URGENT: Strong earthquake hits southern Sumatra, Indonesia
Feb 22, 2008 ... URGENT: Strong earthquake hits southern Sumatra, Indonesia HONG KONG, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 6.1 on theRichter scale hit southern Sumatra, ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
Feb 22, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers TOKYO, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Japanese newspapers on Friday: Yomiuri: -- The Maritime Self-Defense Force resumed Thursday its refuelingmission in the Indian Ocean in support of ...
Bayern Munich thrashes Aberdeen 5-1
Feb 22, 2008 ... Bayern Munich thrashes Aberdeen 5-1 BERLIN, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Following is a UEFA Cup last 32,second-leg match result on Thursday: Bayern Munich 5 Aberdeen 1 (Bayern Munich win 7-3 on ...
Spartak Moscow beats Olympique Marseille 2-0
Feb 22, 2008 ... Spartak Moscow beats Olympique Marseille 2-0 MOSCOW, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Following is a UEFA Cup Last 32,second leg match result on Thursday: Spartak Moscow 2 Olympique Marseille ...
Bayer Leverkusen crush Galatasaray 5-1
Feb 22, 2008 ... Bayer Leverkusen crush Galatasaray 5-1 BERLIN, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Following is a UEFA Cup last 32,second leg result on Thursday: Bayer Leverkusen 5 Galatasaray 1 (Bayer Leverkusen win 5-1 on aggregate) At ...
3rd LD Writethru: UN Security Council condemns attacks against embassies in Belgrade
Feb 22, 2008 ... 3rd LD Writethru: UN Security Council condemns attacks againstembassies in Belgrade UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- The UN Security Councilcondemned on Thursday the attacks against embassies in Belgrade. The council condemned "in the strongest terms the mob attacksagainst ...
Tokyo stocks open sharply lower
Feb 22, 2008 ... Tokyo stocks open sharply lower TOKYO, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks opened sharply lowerFriday. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the 225-issue Nikkei StockAverage, which climbed nearly 380 points Thursday, ...
WGC Accenture Match Play Championship results
Feb 22, 2008 ... WGC Accenture Match Play Championship results WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Following are the WGC-AccentureMatch Play Championship second round results at DoveMountain's Gallery Golf Club in Marana, Arizona on Thursday (prefixnumbers denote seeding): 9-K.J. Choi, South ...
Bogota Cup women's singles results
Feb 22, 2008 ... Bogota Cup women's singles results BOGOTA, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results from theCopa Bogota women's singles second round matches on Thursday (prefixnumber denotes seeding): Betina Jozami, Argentina, bt Mariya ...
Xinhua international news advisory -- Feb. 22
Feb 22, 2008 ... Xinhua international news advisory -- Feb. 22 BEIJING, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of the majorinternational news stories scheduled to be covered or pursued byXinhua on ...
UEFA Cup last 16 draw
Feb 22, 2008 ... UEFA Cup last 16 draw LONDON, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Following is the draw for the last 16of the UEFA Cup after Thursday's matches: Anderlecht (Belgium) vs Bayern Munich (Germany) Rangers (Scotland)vs Werder Bremen (Germany) Bolton Wanderers ...
1st Ld-Writethru: Strong earthquake hits southern Sumatra, Indonesia
Feb 22, 2008 ... 1st Ld-Writethru: Strong earthquake hits southern Sumatra,Indonesia HONG KONG, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 6.1 on theRichter scale hit southern Sumatra, Indonesia at 8:01 a.m. (0001GMT) Friday, according to a bulletin released by the Hong ...
Stocks close higher in Argentina, Brazil, Mexico
Feb 22, 2008 ... Stocks close higher in Argentina, Brazil, Mexico MEXICO CITY, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Latin America's three majorstock markets closed higher Thursday. Mexico City's IPC stock index rose by 0.47 percent to close at29,2361.32 points. A total of 156 million shares were traded at ...
San Jose Open men's singles results
Feb 22, 2008 ... San Jose Open men's singles results WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results fromthe San Jose Open men's singles second round matches on Thursday(prefix ...
Chinese ambassador, Olympic champion to join Olympic torch relay inLondon
Feb 22, 2008 ... Chinese ambassador, Olympic champion to join Olympic torch relayinLondon LONDON, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Chinese ambassador to the UnitedKingdom Fu Ying and double Olympic champion Kelly Holmes will beamongst the 80 torchbearers passing the Olympic Flame across Londonon April ...
Whistler Mountain men's super-G leading results
Feb 22, 2008 ... Whistler Mountain men's super-G leading results OTTAWA, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Following are the leading result fromthe World Cup men's super-G at Whistler Mountain, Canada onThursday: 1. Christoph Gruber (Austria) 1 minute 26.60 seconds 2. Hannes Reichelt ...
Market exchange rates -- Feb. 22
Feb 22, 2008 ... Market exchange rates -- Feb. 22 BEIJING, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- The central parity rate of theRMBagainst five major currencies announced on Feb. 22 by the ChinaForeign Exchange Trading System: Currency Unit Middle Price (in RMB yuan) U.S. Dollar ...
Urgent: Plane with more than 40 aboard missing in Venezuela
Feb 22, 2008 ... Urgent: Plane with more than 40 aboard missing in Venezuela CARACAS, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- A ...
Saudi Arabia urges rich countries not to use oil as weapon
Feb 22, 2008 ... Saudi Arabia urges rich countries not to use oil as weapon BUENOS AIRES, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Saudi Arabia's foreign ministerand president of the Arab Summit Thursday urged wealthy countriesnot to use the rising oil prices as a weapon to obtain an advantageover poorer ...
Brazilian president says rich countries do not follow Kyoto Protocol
Feb 22, 2008 ... Brazilian president says rich countries do not follow KyotoProtocol RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian President LuizInacio Lula da Silva said Thursday that wealthy countries expectpoor countries to adhere to the Kyoto Protocol, while they exemptthemselves from doing ...
South American, Arab countries call for new Argetina-Britain talks over disputed islands
Feb 22, 2008 ... South American, Arab countries call for new Argetina-Britaintalks over disputed islands BUENOS AIRES, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- South American and Arabcountries on Thursday expressed their support for Argentina's demandon relaunching talks with Britain over the sovereignty of ...
Serial quakes rock Indonesia
Feb 22, 2008 ... Serial quakes rock Indonesia JAKARTA, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- A series of earthquakes withmagnitude of 5.8 and 5.7 respectively rattled western and easternparts of Indonesia on Friday morning, but no report of damage orcasualties, meteorology agency said here. The 5.8 magnitude ...
Chinese shares open 0.6 pct lower after Wall Street decline
Feb 22, 2008 ... Chinese shares open 0.6 pct lower after Wall Street decline BEIJING, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- Chinese share prices opened modestlylower on Friday in the wake of the overnight sharp decline on theWall Street. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index, which covers both A andBshares, ...