Xinhua News Agency back issues from Friday, May 2:
Rice to visit Israel on weekend to boost peace process
May 02, 2008 ... Rice to visit Israel on weekend to boost peace process JERUSALEM, May 2 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Secretary of State CondoleezzaRice is scheduled to arrive in Israel Saturday night to give anotherpush for the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, the Jerusalem Postreported late Thursday ....
U.S. drone crashes in southern Iraq
May 02, 2008 ... U.S. drone crashes in southern Iraq BAGHDAD, May 2 (Xinhua) -- A U.S. unmanned spy plane crashed insouthern Iraq during a mission on Friday, the U.S. military said. "An Air Force MQ-1 Predator crashed in southern Iraq atapproximately 4 a.m. local time (0100 GMT) today," a ...
Turkish jets strike PKK targets in northern Iraq
May 02, 2008 ... Turkish jets strike PKK targets in northern Iraq ANKARA, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Turkish jets bombed targets of theoutlawed Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) in northern Iraq, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported on Friday. The raid, which started shortly before midnight and ...
Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers
May 02, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers CAIRO, May 2 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Egyptian newspapers on Friday. Al Ahram: -- Egyptian Minister of Finance and Insurance Youssef BoutrosGhali said on Thursday the state will spend ...
1st LD: At least 6 died in blast at Yemen mosque -- TV
May 02, 2008 ... 1st LD: At least 6 died in blast at Yemen mosque -- TV SANAA, May 2 (Xinhua) -- At least six people were killed and over30 others wounded on Friday when a blast went off at the entrance ofa mosque in northern Yemeni city of Saada, pan-Arab al- Jazeera TVreported. The blast ...
Urgent: At least 6 died in the blast at Yemen mosque -- TV
May 02, 2008 ... Urgent: At least 6 died in the blast at Yemen mosque -- TV SANAA, May 2 (Xinhua) -- At least six people were killed and over30 ...
UAE bars 6 foreign newspapers for lack of printing rights
May 02, 2008 ... UAE bars 6 foreign newspapers for lack of printing rights ABU DHABI, May 2 (Xinhua) -- The United Arab Emirates (UAE)barred six foreign languages newspapers from going to press in thecountry due to their lack of printing rights, local newspaper GulfNews reported on Friday ....
Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- May 2
May 02, 2008 ... Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- May 2 CAIRO, May 2 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of major MiddleEast news stories due to be covered or pursued by Xinhua News Agencyon Friday. -- Monitoring security developments in Iraq after radical Shiitecleric Muqtada al-Sadr ...
Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers
May 02, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers ANKARA, May 2 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Turkish newspapers on Friday. SABAH (Morning): -- Turkish security forces arrested 120 illegal migrants inseparate operations conducted on Thursday ....
Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers
May 02, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers JERUSALEM, May 2 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items in leading Israeli newspapers on Friday. Ha'aretz: -- Donor states to the Palestinian Authority are expected toexpress grave concern for the suffering of ...
Urgent: Defence minister of southern Sudanese government, 19 officers killed in plane crash
May 02, 2008 ... Urgent: Defence minister of southern Sudanese government, 19officers killed in plane crash KHARTOUM, May 2 (Xinhua) -- The defence minister of ...
1st LD: Defense minister of southern Sudanese government, 19 officers killed in plane crash
May 02, 2008 ... 1st LD: Defense minister of southern Sudanese government, 19officers killed in plane crash KHARTOUM, May 2 (Xinhua) -- The defense minister of southernSudanese government and 19 military officers were killed as theirplane crashed at the southern Sudanese town of Rumbek, an officer ...
Violations against journalists up 60 percent in Iraq
May 02, 2008 ... Violations against journalists up 60 percent in Iraq BAGHDAD, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Violations against Journalists andmedia workers in Iraq during the period of May 2007 to May 2008 wentup by 60 percent compared with the same period last year, an Iraqimedia watchdog said ....
2nd LD: Defense minister of southern Sudanese government, 19 officers killed in plane crash
May 02, 2008 ... 2nd LD: Defense minister of southern Sudanese government, 19officers killed in plane crash KHARTOUM, May 2 (Xinhua) -- The defense minister of southernSudanese government, Dominic Dim Deng, as well as 19 militaryofficers were killed as their plane crashed at the southern ...
Israeli army concludes Gaza family not killed by Israeli fire
May 02, 2008 ... Israeli army concludes Gaza family not killed by Israeli fire JERUSALEM, May 2 (Xinhua) -- An Israel Defense Forces (IDF) probeconcluded Friday that the deaths of a Palestinian mother and herfour children resulted not from Israeli fire, but rather fromexplosions of ammunition ...
Lebanese presidential vacuum "serious burden": AL chief
May 02, 2008 ... Lebanese presidential vacuum "serious burden": AL chief BEIRUT, May 2 (Xinhua) -- The presidential vacuum in Lebanon is aserious burden which leads to great damage on the national andregional levels, Arab league (AL) Secretary General Amr Moussa saidin his address to the economic ...
Israeli police discovered suspicious substance near U.S. consulate
May 02, 2008 ... Israeli police discovered suspicious substance near U.S.consulate JERUSALEM, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Israeli police discovered asuspicious package near the U.S. consulate in Jerusalem Fridayafternoon, before using a robot to neutralize it. At least five claps like gunshots were ...
Sudan's president welcomes Sudanese cameraman released by U.S.
May 02, 2008 ... Sudan's president welcomes Sudanese cameraman released by U.S. KHARTOUM, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Sudanese President Omer al-Bashirwelcomed on Friday the release of Sami al-Haj, a Sudanese cameramanof Qatar's al-Jazeera TV Station, who had been detained by the U.S.administration in the ...
Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2100 GMT, May 2
May 02, 2008 ... Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2100 GMT, May 2 KHARTOUM -- The defense minister of southern Sudanese government,Dominic Dim Deng, as well as 19 military officers were killed astheir plane crashed at the southern Sudanese town of Rumbek, anofficer of the UN peacekeeping force ...
Turkish jets bomb 43 PKK targets in northern Iraq
May 02, 2008 ... Turkish jets bomb 43 PKK targets in northern Iraq ANKARA, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Turkish General Staff said on Fridaythat Turkish jets bombed 43 targets belonging to the outlawedKurdish Workers' Party (PKK) at Quandil Mountain's Iraqi side, thesemi-official Anatolia news agency ...
Lebanese PM supports "special" relations with Syria
May 02, 2008 ... Lebanese PM supports "special" relations with Syria BEIRUT, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Seniorasaid he supports "special relations with sister Syria" based onmutual respect while addressing the Arab economic forum in BeirutLate Friday, Future TV reported ....
Less than one-thousandth Cambodians subscribe to internet
May 02, 2008 ... Less than one-thousandth Cambodians subscribe to internet PHNOM PENH, May 3 (Xinhua) -- There are only some 13,000Cambodians, or less than one-thousandth of the total population,subscribe to internet, according to an industry survey published onSaturday by English-language ...
Major news items in leading Indian newspapers
May 02, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Indian newspapers NEW DELHI, May 3 (Xinhua) -- Following are the major news itemsin leading Indian newspapers on Saturday. The Indian Express: -- Indian inflation soared to a 42-month high of 7.57 per centfor the week ended April 19 on ...
Cambodian opposition parties: "too late" to form coalition with SRP
May 02, 2008 ... Cambodian opposition parties: "too late" to form coalition withSRP PHNOM PENH, May 3 (Xinhua) -- The Cambodian Norodom RanariddhParty (NRP) and the Human Rights Party (HRP) have said that thechance to form an anti-CPP (Cambodian People's party) alliance withopposition leader Sam ...
Cyclone Nargis sweeps Myanmar's capital
May 02, 2008 ... Cyclone Nargis sweeps Myanmar's capital YANGON, May 3 (Xinhua) -- Strong cyclone Nargis, which occurredover the Bay of Bengal, swept Myanmar's capital Yangon earlySaturday morning, paralyzing the city's power and communications. Xinhua reporters witnessed that all the trees ...
All 25 eligible Nepali parties submit PR nominee list
May 02, 2008 ... All 25 eligible Nepali parties submit PR nominee list KATHMANDU, May 3 (Xinhua) -- All the 25 parties able to secureseats in the Constituent Assembly (CA) under proportionalrepresentation (PR) electoral system have submitted the nominee listto the Election Commission of Nepal on ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
May 02, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers TOKYO, May 3 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Japanese newspapers on Saturday: The Daily Yomiuri: -- The Japanese government has given its approval for theintroduction of multiple warheads in the ...
Dollar up to upper 104 yen level
May 02, 2008 ... Dollar up to upper 104 yen level TOKYO, May 2 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar traded at the upper 104yen level Friday morning in Tokyo. At noon, the dollar changed hands at 104.65-70 yen, againstThursday's 5 p.m. quotes of ...
New Zealand PM to visit Japan, South Korea
May 02, 2008 ... New Zealand PM to visit Japan, South Korea WELLINGTON, May 2 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand Prime Minister HelenClark will travel to Japan and South Korea in May for meetings withthe leaders of both countries to promote closer bilateral andregional co-operation, the Prime Minister's ...
Vietnam's coffee export drops in 4 months
May 02, 2008 ... Vietnam's coffee export drops in 4 months HANOI, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam shipped abroad 445,000 tons ofcoffee worth 906 million U.S. dollars in the first four months ofthis year, posting year-on-year respective declines of 33.8 percentand 6.9 percent, according to a local trade ...
Olympic flame lights passion in Hong Kong (with correction in last para)
May 02, 2008 ... Olympic flame lights passion in Hong Kong (with correction inlast para) By Sportswriter Zhang Rongfeng HONG KONG, May 2 (Xinhua) -- "Light the Passion, Share theDream". The Olympic torch relay slogan was fully put into practicehere on Friday as the historic run attracted a ...
Urgent: Beijing Olympic torch relay concludes in Hong Kong
May 02, 2008 ... Urgent: Beijing Olympic torch relay concludes in Hong Kong HONG KONG, May 2 ...
Hong Kong windsurfing queen's title gets longer
May 02, 2008 ... Hong Kong windsurfing queen's title gets longer HONG KONG, May 2 (Xinhua) -- The title of Hong Kong's firstOlympic gold medalist Lee Lai-shan, who is already popular in thesouthern city, is getting longer. "We shall have to introduce you as Hong Kong's first gold ...
Beijing Olympic torch relay kicks off in Hong Kong (updated 2)
May 02, 2008 ... Beijing Olympic torch relay kicks off in Hong Kong (updated 2) HONG KONG, May 2 (Xinhua) -- The Olympic flame crossed theVictorian Harbor and landed on Hong Kong Island by ferry at 16:00Friday after five- and-half-hour torch relay in the northern part ofHong Kong. The ...
Human waste plagues Mt. Qomolangma on Nepali side
May 02, 2008 ... Human waste plagues Mt. Qomolangma on Nepali side KATHMANDU, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Increasing number of mountaineeringexpeditions is good news for the tourism industry. However, due toinefficient human waste management, such expeditions invariably endup contributing to a "waste ...
Olympic flame lights passion in Hong Kong (updated)
May 02, 2008 ... Olympic flame lights passion in Hong Kong (updated) By Sportswriter Zhang RongfengHONG KONG, May 2 (Xinhua) -- "Light the Passion, Share theDream". The Olympic torch relay slogan was fully put into practicehere on Friday as the historic run attracted a wide range ...
Vietnamese weightlifter determines to gain Olympic medal
May 02, 2008 ... Vietnamese weightlifter determines to gain Olympic medal HANOI, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Vietnamese weightlifter Hoang Anh Tuan,who won the men's 56kg division at the Asian WeightliftingChampionships in Japan late last month, said he is practicing hardso as to bag home an Olympic medal ....
Youngest and eldest among Olympic torchbearers in Hong Kong
May 02, 2008 ... Youngest and eldest among Olympic torchbearers in Hong Kong HONG KONG, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Chiu Chung-hei, 14, was the youngestamong the 120 torchbearers for the Hong Kong leg of the BeijingOlympic torch relay on Friday and Tsang Hin-chi, the 74-year-oldbusiness legend, was the ...
Skating Olympic champion Yang to start torch relay in Hainan
May 02, 2008 ... Skating Olympic champion Yang to start torch relay in Hainan SANYA, Hainan, May 2 (Xinhua) -- China's skating Olympic championYang Yang will be the first torchbearer of the Olympic torch relayin Sanya on Sunday, said officials at the Beijing 2008 Olympic TorchRelay press ...
Beijing Olympic torch relay concludes in Hong Kong (updated 1)
May 02, 2008 ... Beijing Olympic torch relay concludes in Hong Kong (updated 1) HONG KONG, May 2 (Xinhua) -- The Beijing Olympic torch relay inHong Kong concluded at 16:56 local time on Friday as Wong Kam Po, aworld champion cyclist, lit the cauldron at the Golden BauhiniaSquare on the southern ...
Hong Kong's top cyclist and torchbearer aims at Olympic trophy
May 02, 2008 ... Hong Kong's top cyclist and torchbearer aims at Olympic trophy HONG KONG, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong's top cyclist Wong Kam-po, selected to be the one to conclude the Olympic torch relay inthe southern Chinese city, said he is aiming at the Olympic goldmedal to complete his ...
HK sports official looks forward to success of Beijing Olympics
May 02, 2008 ... HK sports official looks forward to success of Beijing Olympics HONG KONG, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Timothy Tsun-Ting Fok bears a lot oftitles, including member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong,President of the Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of HongKong, Vice President of ...
English Premier League soccer fixtures
May 02, 2008 ... English Premier League soccer fixtures LONDON, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Following are the English PremierLeague soccer fixtures (all times GMT): Playing on Saturday Manchester United v West Ham United (1145) Aston Villa v Wigan Athletic(1400) ...
Chinese, Brazilian make semifinals of beach volley Shanghai Open
May 02, 2008 ... Chinese, Brazilian make semifinals of beach volley Shanghai Open SHANGHAI, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Two beach volley teams from Braziland China secured the first two berths for the women's semifinal ofthe China Shanghai Jinshan Open on Friday. Talita Antunes and Renata Ribeiro ...
Beijing Olympic torch relay concludes in Hong Kong (updated 3)
May 02, 2008 ... Beijing Olympic torch relay concludes in Hong Kong (updated 3) HONG KONG, May 2 (Xinhua) -- The Beijing Olympic torch relay inHong Kong concluded at 16:56 local time on Friday as Wong Kam Po, aworld champion cyclist, lit the cauldron at the Golden BauhiniaSquare on the southern ...
French Ligue 1 soccer fixtures
May 02, 2008 ... French Ligue 1 soccer fixtures PARIS, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Following are the French Ligue 1 soccerweekend fixtures (all times GMT): Playing on Saturday Nicev Olympique Lyon (1510) Toulousev Paris St Germain (1700) ...
Chinese men pair advances to final at Shanghai beach volley
May 02, 2008 ... Chinese men pair advances to final at Shanghai beach volley SHANGHAI, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Chinese beach volleyball tandem XuLinyin and Wu Penggen obtained Friday their fifth victory andadvanced to the final of the China Shanghai Jinshan Open. This will be the first time a ...
Chinese mountaineers in progress of ascent of Olympic flame upon Qomolangma
May 02, 2008 ... Chinese mountaineers in progress of ascent of Olympic flame uponQomolangma by sportswriter Wang Jimin QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP, Tibet, May 2 (Xinhua) -- The Chineseclimbers are beefing up for the ascent of the Olymic flame overQomolangma, said Zhang Zhijian, spokesman of the ...
German Bundesliga soccer fixtures
May 02, 2008 ... German Bundesliga soccer fixtures BERLIN, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Following are the German Bundesligasoccer weekend fixtures (all times GMT): Playing on Friday Borussia Dortmund v Nuremberg (1830) Playing on Saturday Arminia Bielefeld v VfL Bochum ...
Hungary first division soccer results and standings
May 02, 2008 ... Hungary first division soccer results and standings BUDAPEST, May 2 (Xinhua)-- One game was played on Friday in Round26 of Hungary's first division soccer championships: Ujpest - Fehervar 1:0 Standings (tabulated under games played, won, draw, lost, goalsfor, goals ...
Nigerian Fasuba wins Africa 100m third time
May 02, 2008 ... Nigerian Fasuba wins Africa 100m third time LAGOS, May 2 (Xinhua) -- African 100m record holder OlusojiFasuba has confirmed his superiority as he gave Nigeria its firstgold medal at the ongoing 16th African Athletics Championships inAddis Ababa on Thursday, according to local ...
Spanish Primera Liga soccer fixtures
May 02, 2008 ... Spanish Primera Liga soccer fixtures MADRID, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Following are the Spanish Primera Ligasoccer weekend fixtures (all times GMT): Playing on Saturday Atletico Madrid v Recreativo Huelva (1800) Real Zaragozav Deportivo Coruna (2000) ...
Spanish basketball coach Hernandez to resign after Beijing Olympics
May 02, 2008 ... Spanish basketball coach Hernandez to resign after BeijingOlympics MADRID, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Spain's basketball coach Pepu Hernandezsaid on Friday that he will resign from the national post after the2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Hernandez officially informed Spanish ...
Beijing Olympic torch relay concludes in Hong Kong (updated 2)
May 02, 2008 ... Beijing Olympic torch relay concludes in Hong Kong (updated 2) HONG KONG, May 2 (Xinhua) -- The Beijing Olympic torch relay inHong Kong concluded at 16:56 local time on Friday as Wong Kam Po, aworld champion cyclist, lit the cauldron at the Golden BauhiniaSquare on the southern ...
Italian Serie A soccer fixtures
May 02, 2008 ... Italian Serie A soccer fixtures ROME, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Following are the Italian Serie A soccerweekend fixtures (all times GMT): Playing on Sunday AC Milan v Inter Milan (1300) Atalanta Bergamo v Livorno (1300) Cagliari v ...
Prague Open women's quarter-final tennis results
May 02, 2008 ... Prague Open women's quarter-final tennis results PRAGUE, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Following are the Prague Open women'ssingles quarter-final tennis results on Friday (prefix numberdenotes seeding): 7-Klara Zakopalova, Czech Republic, bt 2-Shahar Peer, ...
Identities of 72 dead in east China train collision confirmed
May 02, 2008 ... Identities of 72 dead in east China train collision confirmed ZHOUCUN, Shandong, May 2 (Xinhua) -- A total of 72 people wereconfirmed dead in the fatal train wreck in east China's ShandongProvince, officials said on Friday, citing forensic reports and DNAtests. All the ...
German Bundesliga soccer result
May 02, 2008 ... German Bundesliga soccer result BERLIN, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Following is the match ...
Domestic news items from Xinhua -- May 2
May 02, 2008 ... Domestic news items from Xinhua -- May 2 BEIJING, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Following are domestic news itemsreleased by Xinhua on Friday: Mass intestinal virus infection sickens 3,321, kills 22 in eastChina China Focus: May Day tourists bring hope to west China ...
China Southern Airlines opens Guiyang-Seoul route
May 02, 2008 ... China Southern Airlines opens Guiyang-Seoul route GUIYANG, May 3 (Xinhua) -- Chinese major carrier China SouthernAirlines launched a new route on Friday linking picturesque GuiyangCity in southwest China's Guizhou Province to Seoul of the Republicof Korea (ROK). The ...
Xinhua home news advisory -- May 3
May 02, 2008 ... Xinhua home news advisory -- May 3 BEIJING, May 3 (Xinhua) -- Major home news items to be covered orpursued by Xinhua on Saturday: 1. Legal aid offices help migrant workers pursue rights 2. China's food exporters strive to meet challenges of highersafety standards ...
China records 14,296 cases of occupational illness, pneumoconiosis top on list
May 02, 2008 ... China records 14,296 cases of occupational illness,pneumoconiosis top on list BEIJING, May 2 (Xinhua) -- China recorded 14,296 cases ofoccupational diseases last year, including 10,963 cases ofpneumoconiosis, a chronic disease of the lungs resulting from long-term inhalation of ...
Air Berlin launches flights from Beijing, Shanghai to Dusseldorf
May 02, 2008 ... Air Berlin launches flights from Beijing, Shanghai to Dusseldorf BEIJING, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Air Berlin Friday launched servicesfrom Beijing and Shanghai to Dusseldorf respectively. The two routeswill be operated with Airbus A330 aircraft five times per week. At 10:45 every ...
Air quality of major Chinese cities -- May 2
May 02, 2008 ... Air quality of major Chinese cities -- May 2 BEIJING, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Report on the quality of air in 47major Chinese cities (12:00 May 1 to 12:00 May 2, Beijing Time),released by the China Environmental Monitoring Center: CityMajor Pollutant Air ...
Hong Kong cuts its base rate to 3.5 pct follow Fed move
May 02, 2008 ... Hong Kong cuts its base rate to 3.5 pct follow Fed move HONG KONG, May 2 (Xinhua) -- The Hong Kong Monetary Authorityadjusted the Base Rate downwards by 25 basis points to 3.5 percenthere Friday, following the 25 basis-points cut in the U.S. federalfunds target rate. Joseph ...