Xinhua News Agency back issues from Monday, February 25:
Coalition forces kill insurgents in S. Afghanistan
Feb 25, 2008 ... Coalition forces kill insurgents in S. Afghanistan KABUL, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- The U.S.-led Coalition forces havekilled "a number of" insurgents and detained two suspects insouthern Afghanistan's Helmand province during recent two operationsto disrupt Taliban networks, a Coalition ...
Opener, Advisory
Feb 25, 2008 ... Xinhua News Agency closes its cycle of English service forSunday,february 24, 2008, and begins ...
3rd Ld-Writethru: Strong quake hits Indonesia's Sumatra, no potential of tsunami
Feb 25, 2008 ... 3rd Ld-Writethru: Strong quake hits Indonesia's Sumatra, nopotential of tsunami JAKARTA, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with magnitude of 6.5rocked Indonesia's Bengkulu province on Sumatra Island on Sunday,butthere were no potential of tsunami and casualty or ...
Major General Wang Yuren named as new PLA Macao Garrison commander
Feb 25, 2008 ... Major General Wang Yuren named as new PLA Macao Garrisoncommander MACAO, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- China's Central Military Commission(CMC) has appointed Major General Wang Yuren to succeed MajorGeneral Liu Lianhua as commander of the Chinese People's LiberationArmy (PLA) Garrison in ...
Potential U.S. stagflation to have limited impact on China, says World Bank economist
Feb 25, 2008 ... Potential U.S. stagflation to have limited impact on China, saysWorld Bank economist BEIJING, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. may slip intostagflationwith the subprime crisis, but that would have a limitedimpact on China, the World Bank's new chief economist and seniorvice president ...
1st Ld-Writethru: China's century-old bun producer adopts English name "go believe"
Feb 25, 2008 ... 1st Ld-Writethru: China's century-old bun producer adopts Englishname "go believe" TIANJIN, Feb. 24, (Xinhua) -- One of China's longest establishedfood brands in northern Tianjin city has adopted an English name "GoBelieve" which sounds like its famous but bizarreChinese ...
Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Feb. 24
Feb 25, 2008 ... Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Feb. 24 BEIJING, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Following are Domestic newsitemsreleased by Xinhua on Sunday: 1st Ld-Writethru: China's century-old bun producer adopts Englishname "go believe" Potential U.S. stagflation to have limited impact on ...
Pakistani Taliban claim ready for talks with new gov't
Feb 25, 2008 ... Pakistani Taliban claim ready for talks with new gov't ISLAMABAD, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- A Pakistani Taliban militantcommander in northwestern Pakistan claimed on Sunday Taliban areready for peace talks with the new government after the country'sgeneral elections. "The Taliban ...
Chinese official demoted for disaster-relief work absence
Feb 25, 2008 ... Chinese official demoted for disaster-relief work absence BEIJING, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- An official in southwest Chinahasbeen removed from his post after being absent from disaster-reliefwork for 18 days. Pu Dekun, the former deputy director ofQiandong economic and industrial zone ...
News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua
Feb 25, 2008 ... News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua HONG KONG, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items from theAsia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong on Sunday: Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers Some 2.5 mln abortions in Indonesia annually Strong ...
Landslide forces 1,000 students stay away from campus in NW China
Feb 25, 2008 ... Landslide forces 1,000 students stay away from campus in NW China XI'AN, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- An on-going mountain landslidethreatens a middle-school in the northwestern Shaanxi Province,forcing more than 1,000 students to stay away from campus, said thelocal ...
Israeli troops step up security along border ahead of Gaza protestmarch
Feb 25, 2008 ... Israeli troops step up security along border ahead of Gazaprotestmarch JERUSALEM, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF)has stepped up security along borders with the Gaza Strip ahead ofascheduled Gaza demonstration on Monday, local daily Ha'aretzreported on ...
Egypt's parliament speaker says relations with European parliamentback to normal
Feb 25, 2008 ... Egypt's parliament speaker says relations with Europeanparliamentback to normal CAIRO, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- The relations between the Egyptian andEuropean parliaments have returned to normal, Egyptian People'sAssembly (lower house of the parliament) Speaker Ahmed Fathi Soroursaid ...
Tottenham beat Chelsea to win League Cup
Feb 25, 2008 ... Tottenham beat Chelsea to win League Cup LONDON, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Tottenham Hotspur lifted their firsttrophy in nine years after beating Chelsea 2-1 in the Carling Cupfinal at Wembley on Sunday. Jonathan Woodgate headed the winner four minutes into thefirstperiod of extra ...
(Beijing Olympics) Sports should not be mixed up with politics: IOCmember
Feb 25, 2008 ... (Beijing Olympics) Sports should not be mixed up with politics:IOCmember by Zhang Suyue, Song Ying NAIROBI, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Sports should not be mixed upwithpolitics, and the Olympic Games is definitely not a stage forpoliticians, said a member of the International ...
Ourinhos wins opener of Brazilian women's basketball final
Feb 25, 2008 ... Ourinhos wins opener of Brazilian women's basketball final BRASILIA, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- The basketball team of Ourinhosdefeated on Saturday night Catanduva by 81-75 in the opener oftheBrazilian women's basketball final. The Ourinhos, coached by Paulo Bassul, is seeking this ...
Result of English Leauge Cup final
Feb 25, 2008 ... Result of English Leauge Cup final LONDON, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Following is the result of theEnglish ...
Argentine Nalbandian wins Buenos Aires Open tennis
Feb 25, 2008 ... Argentine Nalbandian wins Buenos Aires Open tennis BUENOS AIRES, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Argentine David NalbandianonSunday defeated compatriot Jose Acasuso to win the Buenos AiresOpen, his eighth Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) title,with a set score of 3-6, 7-6 and ...
Juliana and Larissa win second stage of Brasileiro beach volleyball
Feb 25, 2008 ... Juliana and Larissa win second stage of Brasileiro beachvolleyball BRASILIA, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Juliana and Larissa won onSundaytheir second title of the 2008 Brazilian Beach VolleyballCircuit in Florianopolis, defeating Renata and Talita 16-18, 18-14and 15-10. Sunday's ...
Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2230 GMT, Feb. 24
Feb 25, 2008 ... Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2230 GMT, Feb. 24 JERUSALEM -- Israel will be in possession of an anti-missiledefense system by the year 2010, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmertsaid Sunday in the weekly cabinet meeting. Olmert was quoted by local daily Ha'aretz as saying ...
English soccer Premier League results
Feb 25, 2008 ... English soccer Premier League results LONDON, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of theEnglish Premier ...
French Ligue 1 soccer standings
Feb 25, 2008 ... French Ligue 1 soccer standings PARIS, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Following are the French Ligue 1soccer standings on Sunday (tabulated under matches played, won,drawn, lost, goals for, against and points): 1 Olympique Lyon 26 16 4 6 50 24 52 2 Girondins Bordeaux 26 ...
Italian Serie A soccer summaries
Feb 25, 2008 ... Italian Serie A soccer summaries ROME, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Following are the Italian Serie Asoccer summaries on Sunday: AC Milan 2 Massimo Ambrosini 25, Filippo Inzaghi 90+1 Palermo 1 Mark Bresciano 9 Halftime: 1-1; Attendance: 50,643 - - ...
Argentine soccer championship results
Feb 25, 2008 ... Argentine soccer championship results BUENOS AIRES, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Following are the Argentinesoccer championship results on Sunday: Arsenal 1 Olimpo0 River Plate 2 San Lorenzo 0 San Martin (San Juan) 0 Boca Juniors ...
Italian Serie A top scorers
Feb 25, 2008 ... Italian Serie A top scorers ROME, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Following are the Italian Serie Atopscorers on Sunday: 15 Marco Borriello (Genoa) David Trezeguet (Juventus) 14 Adrian Mutu (Fiorentina) Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Inter Milan) 11 Antonio Di Natale ...
Major news items in leading Australian newspapers
Feb 25, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Australian newspapers CANBERRA, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Australian newspapers on Monday. The Australian: -- Business has demanded a three-year freeze in federal spendingand attacked the Howard ...
Portuguese soccer championship results
Feb 25, 2008 ... Portuguese soccer championship results LISBON, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Following are the Portuguesesoccerchampionship results on Sunday: Benfica 1 Braga1 Nacional Madeira 1 Leixoes SC 0 Vitoria Setubal 1 Sporting ...
Italian Serie A soccer results
Feb 25, 2008 ... Italian Serie A soccer results ROME, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Following are the Italian Serie Asoccer results on Sunday: AC Milan 2 Palermo 1 AS Roma 1 Fiorentina 0 Atalanta Bergamo 2 Siena 2 Cagliari 1 Lazio ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
Feb 25, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers TOKYO, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Japanese newspapers on Monday: Asahi: -- Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda arrived in South Korea onSundayfor a two-day trip to attend the presidential ...
English Premier League soccer summaries
Feb 25, 2008 ... English Premier League soccer summaries LONDON, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Following are the English PremierLeague soccer summaries on Sunday: Blackburn Rovers 4 Benni McCarthy 25pen, 67pen, David Bentley71, Morten Gamst Pedersen 90+4 Bolton Wanderers 1 Kevin Davies ...
Spanish Primera Liga soccer results
Feb 25, 2008 ... Spanish Primera Liga soccer results MADRID, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Following are the Spanish PrimeraLiga soccer results on Sunday: Athletic Bilbao 1 Villarreal2 Deportivo Coruna 2 Espanyol 0 Barcelona5 Levante 1 Osasuna ...
Sao Paulo ties Noroeste 2-2
Feb 25, 2008 ... Sao Paulo ties Noroeste 2-2 BRASILIA, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Sao Paulo tied Noroeste 2-2 in theSao Paulo state tournament, their last test before their debutin the2008 Libertadores Cup. Although Sao Paulo opened the team with a 2-0 lead, it endeduplosing a player in the 19th ...
German Bundesliga soccer summaries
Feb 25, 2008 ... German Bundesliga soccer summaries BERLIN, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Following are the GermanBundesligasoccer summaries on Sunday: Nuremberg 1 Marco Engelhardt 58 Energie Cottbus 1 Dennis Sorensen 59 Halftime: 0-0; Attendance: 40,900 - - ...
German Bundesliga top scorers
Feb 25, 2008 ... German Bundesliga top scorers BERLIN, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Following are the GermanBundesligatop scorers on Sunday: 13 Luca Toni (Bayern Munich) 11 Mladen Petric (Borussia Dortmund) Mario Gomez (VfB Stuttgart) 10 Diego (Werder Bremen) Ivica Olic ...
French Ligue 1 soccer summaries
Feb 25, 2008 ... French Ligue 1 soccer summaries PARIS, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Following are the French Ligue 1soccer summaries on Sunday: Girondins Bordeaux 0 Lille 0 Halftime: 0-0; Attendance: 21,761 - - - Toulouse0 Olympique ...
French Ligue 1 top scorers
Feb 25, 2008 ... French Ligue 1 top scorers PARIS, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Following are the French Ligue 1topscorers on Sunday: 16 Karim Benzema (Olympique Lyon) 12 Mamadou Niang (Olympique Marseille) 11 Tulio (Le Mans) David Bellion (Girondins Bordeaux) 10 Daniel ...
Tokyo stocks open higher
Feb 25, 2008 ... Tokyo stocks open higher TOKYO, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks opened sharply higherMonday. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the 225-issue Nikkei StockAverage, which fell nearly 190 points Friday, ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Feb. 25
Feb 25, 2008 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Feb. 25 NICOSIA -- Cyprus Parliament Speaker and General Secretary of theleft-wing AKEL Demetris Christofias won a crucial runoff and wasproclaimed the island state's new president on Sunday night. Obtaining 53.36 percent of all the valid ...
Dollar trades at lower 107 yen in Tokyo
Feb 25, 2008 ... Dollar trades at lower 107 yen in Tokyo TOKYO, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar traded at the lower107 yen level early Monday in Tokyo. At 9 a.m., the dollar was quoted at 107.32-37 yen against 107.07-17 yen in New York and ...
Argentine soccer championship standings
Feb 25, 2008 ... Argentine soccer championship standings BUENOS AIRES, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Following are the Argentinesoccer championship standings on Sunday (tabulated under matchesplayed, won, drawn, lost, goals for, against and points): 1 Estudiantes 3 3 0 0 9 3 9 1 Velez ...
French Ligue 1 soccer results
Feb 25, 2008 ... French Ligue 1 soccer results PARIS, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Following are the French Ligue 1soccer results on Sunday: Girondins Bordeaux 0 Lille 0 Toulouse 0 Olympique Marseille 0 Played on Saturday AS Nancy 2 Racing Lens ...
Profile: Raul Castro, President of Cuba
Feb 25, 2008 ... Profile: Raul Castro, President of Cuba HAVANA, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Cuban army general Raul Castro waselected president of Cuba Sunday to replace his brother FidelCastro, during a legislative session at Cuba's Palace of Conventionsin the capital Havana. Raul Castro was born ...
English Premier League top scorers
Feb 25, 2008 ... English Premier League top scorers LONDON, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Following are the English PremierLeague top scorers on Sunday: 21 Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) 19 Emmanuel Adebayor (Arsenal) 15 Fernando Torres (Liverpool) 13 Benjamin Mwaruwari ...
Italian Serie A soccer standings
Feb 25, 2008 ... Italian Serie A soccer standings ROME, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Following are the Italian Serie Asoccer standings on Sunday (tabulated under matches played, won,drawn, lost, goals for, against and points): 1 Inter Milan 24 18 6 0 49 14 60 2 AS Roma 24 15 6 ...
Flamengo comes from behind to win Rio de Janeiro state championship
Feb 25, 2008 ... Flamengo comes from behind to win Rio de Janeiro statechampionship BRASILIA, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- With the victory of this Sunday by2-1, Flamengo became champion of the Rio de Janeiro state tournamentfor the 18th time. The championship of the Rio de Janeiro state championship ...
Spanish Primera Liga soccer standings
Feb 25, 2008 ... Spanish Primera Liga soccer standings MADRID, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Following are the Spanish PrimeraLiga soccer standings on Sunday (tabulated under matches played,won, drawn, lost, goals for, against and points): 1 Real Madrid25 18 2 5 54 21 56 2 Barcelona ...
Spanish Primera Liga top scorers
Feb 25, 2008 ... Spanish Primera Liga top scorers MADRID, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Following are the Spanish PrimeraLiga top scorers on Sunday: 19 Luis Fabiano (Sevilla) 14 Diego Milito (Real Zaragoza) 13 Joseba Llorente (Real Valladolid) 12 Ruud van Nistelrooy (Real ...
English Premier League soccer standings
Feb 25, 2008 ... English Premier League soccer standings LONDON, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Following are the English PremierLeague soccer standings on Sunday (tabulated under matchesplayed,won, drawn, lost, goals for, against and points): 1 Arsenal27 19 7 1 56 20 64 2 ...
Frenchman Llodra beats Soderling to win Rotterdam tennis title
Feb 25, 2008 ... Frenchman Llodra beats Soderling to win Rotterdam tennis title BRUSSELS, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Frenchman Michael Llodradefeatedcomeback boy Robin Soderling of Sweden in a three-setthriller to win the 824,000-euro ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament inRotterdam,the Netherlands, on ...
PSV Eindhoven rout De Graafschap, Ajax narrowly escape
Feb 25, 2008 ... PSV Eindhoven rout De Graafschap, Ajax narrowly escape BRUSSELS, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Dutch premier league leaders PSVEindhoven routed visitors De Graafschap 4-1 Sunday to keep theirnine-point lead over second-placed Ajax, which rallied to defeathosts NAC Breda. At the Philips ...
German Bundesliga soccer results
Feb 25, 2008 ... German Bundesliga soccer results BERLIN, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Following are the GermanBundesligasoccer results on Sunday: Nuremberg 1 Energie Cottbus 1 Bayern Munich 1 Hamburg SV 1 Played on Saturday Arminia Bielefeld 0 MSV Duisburg ...
Portuguese soccer championship standings
Feb 25, 2008 ... Portuguese soccer championship standings LISBON, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Following are the Portuguesesoccerchampionship standings on Sunday (tabulated under matchesplayed, won, drawn, lost, goals for, against and points): 1 Porto 20 16 2 2 38 7 50 2 ...
German Bundesliga soccer standings
Feb 25, 2008 ... German Bundesliga soccer standings BERLIN, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Following are the GermanBundesligasoccer standings on Sunday (tabulated under matchesplayed, won, drawn, lost, goals for, against and points): 1 Bayern Munich21 12 8 1 38 11 44 2 Werder Bremen ...
President of Botafogo's soccer team retires
Feb 25, 2008 ... President of Botafogo's soccer team retires BRASILIA, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- On Sunday, after their loss of 2-1to Flamengo in the Rio de Janeiro state tournament, the president ofthe Botafogo soccer team, Bebeto de Freitas, announced hisretirement from the position. The ...
Spanish Primera Liga soccer summaries
Feb 25, 2008 ... Spanish Primera Liga soccer summaries MADRID, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Following are the Spanish PrimeraLiga soccer summaries on Sunday: Real Madrid 0 Getafe1 Ikechukwu Uche 64 Halftime: 0-0; Attendance: 75,000 - - - Barcelona ...
Cuba's new leader pledges to streamline government
Feb 25, 2008 ... Cuba's new leader pledges to streamline government HAVANA, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Cuban army general Raul Castro,whowas elected Sunday as president of Cuba, vowed to streamline thegovernment and make it more efficient in his first speech to thelegislature as the nation's ...
Flamengo downs Botafogo to win Guanabara Cup title
Feb 25, 2008 ... Flamengo downs Botafogo to win Guanabara Cup title RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Substitute striker DiegoTardelli scored in injury time for Flamengo to beat Botafogo 2-1 andwin its second consecutive Guanabara Cup in Rio de Janeiro on Sundayin Maracana Stadium. Tardelli ...
English Premier League soccer results
Feb 25, 2008 ... English Premier League soccer results LONDON, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Following are the English PremierLeague soccer results on Sunday: Blackburn Rovers 4 Bolton Wanderers 1 Reading 1 Aston Villa 2 Played on ...
Three people sentenced to life imprisonment for mine blast claiming105 lives in N. China
Feb 25, 2008 ... Three people sentenced to life imprisonment for mine blastclaiming105 lives in N. China TAIYUAN, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Three people were sentenced to lifeimprisonment for a coal mine gas blast that killed 105 minersandinjured 18 others in north China's Shanxi Province in ...
Market exchange rates -- Feb. 25
Feb 25, 2008 ... Market exchange rates -- Feb. 25 BEIJING, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- The central parity rate of the RMBagainst five major currencies announced on Feb. 25 by the ChinaForeign Exchange Trading System: Currency Unit Middle Price (in RMB yuan) U.S. Dollar ...
Women's World Cup super-combined results
Feb 25, 2008 ... Women's World Cup super-combined results OTTAWA, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results in awomen's World Cup super-combined in Whistler, Canada on Sunday: 1. Maria Riesch, Germany, 2:10.07 (1:21.49+48.58) 2. Marlies Schild, Austria, 2:10.16 ...
Venezuela to nationalize more land: Chavez
Feb 25, 2008 ... Venezuela to nationalize more land: Chavez CARACAS, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavezsaid Sunday that more land will be taken over by the state as thecountry presses ahead its agricultural revolution. Speaking in his weekly broadcast Alo Presidente in the ...
Interview: Egyptian expert hails China's role in promoting Darfur development
Feb 25, 2008 ... Interview: Egyptian expert hails China's role in promoting Darfurdevelopmentby Guo Chunju, Yu Zhongwen CAIRO, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- An Egyptian expert on the Darfur issueSunday spoke highly of China's role in promoting the development ofthe war-torn region, calling development the ...
3rd LD Writethru: Raul Castro elected president of Cuba
Feb 25, 2008 ... 3rd LD Writethru: Raul Castro elected president of Cuba HAVANA, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Cuban army general Raul Castro waselected the new president of Cuba on Sunday during a legislativesession held at Cuba's Palace of Conventions in Havana. Raul said his older brother Fidel Castro ...
Xinhua home news advisory -- Feb 25
Feb 25, 2008 ... Xinhua home news advisory -- Feb 25 BEIJING, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Major home news items to be coveredor pursued by Xinhua on Monday: 1. FEATURE: "Conservation culture" in "blue jeans": Chineseshoppers move to protect environment 2. China tries its best to curb marine ...