Xinhua News Agency back issues from Sunday, August 10:
Jordan's fuel prices down some 5 percent
Aug 10, 2008 ... Jordan's fuel prices down some 5 percent AMMAN, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Jordan tunes down its fuel derivativesprices by some 5 percent Sunday amid oil nosedive on global market,local daily Jordan Times reported. According to the new decision, gasoline 90 goes down by 4.8percent ...
Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- Aug. 10
Aug 10, 2008 ... Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- Aug. 10 CAIRO, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of major MiddleEast news stories due to be covered or pursued by Xinhua News Agencyon Sunday. -- Keep watching developments of the Iranian nuclear issue as thecountry's Supreme ...
Car bombing kills 7 people in Algeria: report
Aug 10, 2008 ... Car bombing kills 7 people in Algeria: report AlGIERS, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Seven people were killed and sevenwounded in a car bomb explosion in Algeira on ...
Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers
Aug 10, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers JERUSALEM, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Israeli newspapers on Sunday. Ha'aretz: -- Israeli Foreign Ministry has recommended a complete halt tothe sale of arms and any security-related ...
Dubai's gold trade volume up 48 pct in first half of 2008
Aug 10, 2008 ... Dubai's gold trade volume up 48 pct in first half of 2008 ABU DHABI, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Gold trade volume in Dubai, thecommercial hub of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), hit 13.07 billionU.S. dollars in the first half of 2008, up 48 percent over 8.84billion dollars in the same ...
Major news items in leading Iranian newspapers
Aug 10, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Iranian newspapers TEHRAN, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Iranian newspapers on Sunday. Tehran Times: -- Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday saidthe Iranian nation should rise to ...
U.S. soldier killed in bomb attack in Iraq
Aug 10, 2008 ... U.S. soldier killed in bomb attack in Iraq BAGHDAD, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- An American soldier was killed andtwo others injured in a bomb explosion near their patrol in Baghdad,the U.S. military said Sunday. The incident took place on Friday when an improvised explosivedevice ...
Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers
Aug 10, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers ANKARA, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Turkish newspapers on Sunday. RADIKAL (Radical): -- The war in Caucasus continues. Russia, which has close tieswith the province, responded by ...
Six Palestinians killed in Gaza tunnel collapse
Aug 10, 2008 ... Six Palestinians killed in Gaza tunnel collapse GAZA, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Six Palestinians were killed and fourothers wounded when an underground smuggling tunnel collapsed insouthern Gaza Strip on Saturday night, security sources said Sunday. The tunnel extends from the ...
Israeli army arrests 4 Palestinians on Gaza border
Aug 10, 2008 ... Israeli army arrests 4 Palestinians on Gaza border GAZA, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Israeli forces arrested fourPalestinians at the security fence with Gaza, Palestinian securitysources said Sunday. However, witnesses and Israeli media reported that thePalestinians have ...
Palestinians to launch ceremony to receive Free Gaza boats
Aug 10, 2008 ... Palestinians to launch ceremony to receive Free Gaza boats GAZA, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Palestinians will launch a ceremony toreceive boats that are sailing to Gaza in defiance of the Israeliblockade, Palestinian official said on Sunday. Two boats, departed from Cyprus, will ...
Update: Suicide bombing attack kills seven people in eastern Algeria
Aug 10, 2008 ... Update: Suicide bombing attack kills seven people in easternAlgeria AlGIERS, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- A suicide car bombing attack ineastern Algeria late Saturday killed at least seven people andwounded some eight others, the Algeria Press Service (APS) reportedSunday. The car ...
Two killed, 10 injured in Baghdad bank bombing
Aug 10, 2008 ... Two killed, 10 injured in Baghdad bank bombing BAGHDAD, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Two people were killed and some 10others wounded Sunday in a bomb explosion in Baghdad, an InteriorMinistry source said. Two people were killed and ten others injured when a roadsidebomb went off ...
Hamas-Egypt differences over prisoner swap widen: source
Aug 10, 2008 ... Hamas-Egypt differences over prisoner swap widen: source GAZA, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Hamas and Egypt have widened theirdifferences over prisoner swap between Hamas and Israel, and callsamong Hamas to withdraw the Egyptian mediation increased, aPalestinian official source said ...
Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers
Aug 10, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers CAIRO, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Egyptian newspapers on Sunday. Al Ahram: -- Egyptian boxer Ramdan Abdel-Ghaffar has qualified for round 16in the men's boxing competition (81kg) ...
Three killed in Baghdad bombings, mortar rounds hit Green Zone
Aug 10, 2008 ... Three killed in Baghdad bombings, mortar rounds hit Green Zone BAGHDAD, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- A total of three people were killedand some 24 others wounded in separate bomb attacks in Baghdad onSunday, while mortar rounds struck Baghdad heavily fortified GreenZone, an Interior ...
Turkish soldier killed in PKK attack in eastern province
Aug 10, 2008 ... Turkish soldier killed in PKK attack in eastern province ANKARA, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- One Turkish soldier was killed whenmilitants of the outlawed Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) staged anattack on a police outpost in eastern Turkey, the semi-officialAnatolia news agency reported ...
Hamas supporters protest against Egyptian borders' closure
Aug 10, 2008 ... Hamas supporters protest against Egyptian borders' closure GAZA, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Thousands of Hamas supporters Sundaymarched in front of Rafah crossing point in southern Gaza Strip,demanding Egypt to open the only crossing for 1.5 million Gazans. The demonstrators chanted ...
Iran not to change nuclear stance in face of sanctions: spokesman
Aug 10, 2008 ... Iran not to change nuclear stance in face of sanctions: spokesman TEHRAN, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Iran's government spokesman Gholam-Hossein Elham said Sunday that Iran's nuclear stance will not bechanged by sanctions or threats. "Iran's nuclear stance is strong and transparent ...
Jordan's stock market index closes higher
Aug 10, 2008 ... Jordan's stock market index closes higher AMMAN, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- The shares price index of Jordan'sAmman stock market closed at 4,563 points on Sunday, up 96 ...
PLO considers to announce Gaza "a rebel region"
Aug 10, 2008 ... PLO considers to announce Gaza "a rebel region" RAMALLAH, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- The decision-making body of thePalestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) discussed an idea ofannouncing the Hamas-controlled Gaza "a rebel region", sources saidon Sunday. According to the sources, ...
Israeli naval gunships open fire at Gaza fishing boats
Aug 10, 2008 ... Israeli naval gunships open fire at Gaza fishing boats GAZA, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Israeli naval gunships opened fire onSunday at fishing boats near Rafah shores in southern Gaza Strip,but no injuries were reported, Hamas security sources said. The sources said Israeli naval ...
Three people killed, 20 wounded in suicide attack in eastern Iraq
Aug 10, 2008 ... Three people killed, 20 wounded in suicide attack in eastern Iraq BAGHDAD, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Three people were killed and some 20others wounded in a suicide car bomb attack in a town in Diyalaprovince near the Iranian border on Sunday, a provincial policesource said. A ...
Egypt mediates between Abbas, Hamas to free political prisoners
Aug 10, 2008 ... Egypt mediates between Abbas, Hamas to free political prisoners GAZA, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Well-informed Palestinian sources saidSunday that high-ranking Egyptian security officials are mediatingbetween President Mahmoud Abbas and Islamic Hamas movement torelease each other's ...
Israel considers halt of arms sales to Georgia: report
Aug 10, 2008 ... Israel considers halt of arms sales to Georgia: report JERUSALEM, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- The Israeli foreign ministry hasproposed to completely halt the arms sales to Georgia amid fears ofRussian retaliation, local daily Ha'aretz reported Sunday. "Israel needs to be very careful ...
Algerian President arrives in Tehran
Aug 10, 2008 ... Algerian President arrives in Tehran TEHRAN, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Algerian President AbdelazizBouteflika arrived in Tehran on Sunday for a three-day visit, theofficial IRNA news agency reported. Bouteflika was received at the airport by Iranian ForeignMinister Manouchehr ...
Armed attack on vehicle carrying Turkish journalists in South Ossetia
Aug 10, 2008 ... Armed attack on vehicle carrying Turkish journalists in SouthOssetia ANKARA, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- An armed attack was waged on avehicle carrying a group of Turkish journalists in the self- claimedindependent region of South Ossetia, the semi-official Anatolia newsagency reported ...
FLASH: ITALIAN TAGLIARIOL MATTEO WINS MEN'S INDIVIDUAL EPEE GOLD IN OLYMPICS
Aug 10, 2008 ... FLASH: ITALIAN TAGLIARIOL MATTEO WINS ...
Sunday's medal winners at Beijing Olympic Games
Aug 10, 2008 ... Sunday's medal winners at Beijing Olympic Games BEIJING, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Following are the medal winners atthe Beijing Olympic Games on Sunday, August 10: Archery: Women's team: Gold: South Korea Silver: China Bronze: France ...
Results of women's singles round of 32 at Beijing Olympic Games
Aug 10, 2008 ... Results of women's singles round of 32 at Beijing Olympic Games BEIJING, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of women'ssingles round of 32 at the Beijing Olympic Games after Sunday'scompetitions: Hirose Eriko, Japan, bt Le Ngoc Nguyen, Vietnam, 21-7, 21-12 ...
Results/standings of Group A at Olympic men's soccer tournament
Aug 10, 2008 ... Results/standings of Group A at Olympic men's soccer tournament SHANGHAI, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results andstandings of Group A after Sunday's second round matches at 2008Beijing Olympics men's soccer tournament: Results: Argentina bt Australia 1-0 ...
China 0, Belgium 2 - Final
Aug 10, 2008 ... China 0, Belgium 2 - Final SHENYANG, Northeast China, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- China 0, Belgium ...
Day-3 schedule of finals at Beijing Olympic Games on Aug. 11
Aug 10, 2008 ... Day-3 schedule of finals at Beijing Olympic Games on Aug. 11 BEIJING, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Following are the Day-3 schedule ofthe 13 finals at the Beijing Olympic Games here on August 11 (alllocal time): Archery (1) Men's team (bronze: 16:55, gold: 17:25) ...
Results/standings of Group B at Olympic men's soccer
Aug 10, 2008 ... Results/standings of Group B at Olympic men's soccer TIANJIN, North China, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Following are theresults and standings of Group B at Olympic men's soccer afterSunday's matches: Nigeria bt. Japan 2-1 United States drew with Netherlands 2-2 ...
Weightlifting medals table at Beijing Olympic Games
Aug 10, 2008 ... Weightlifting medals table at Beijing Olympic Games BEIJING, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Following is the medal table of theweightlifting event at the Beijing Olympic Games after thecompetitions on Sunday (tabultated under delegation, gold, silver,bronze and total medals): 1. China ...
Results of women's floor qualification at Beijing Olympic Games
Aug 10, 2008 ... Results of women's floor qualification at Beijing Olympic Games BEIJING, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of thewomen's floor qualification at the Beijing Olympic Games on Sunday: 1. Cheng Fei, China, 15.750 points 2. Sandra Izbasa, ...
Results of women's doubles round of 16 at Beijing Olympic Games
Aug 10, 2008 ... Results of women's doubles round of 16 at Beijing Olympic Games BEIJING, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Following are results of women'sdoubles round of 16 at Beijing Olympic Games after Sunday'scompetitions: Yang Wei/Zhang Jiewen, China, bt Liliyana Natsir/Vita Marissa,Indonesia, ...
1st Ld-Writethru: Chinese premier meets former German chancellor Schroeder
Aug 10, 2008 ... 1st Ld-Writethru: Chinese premier meets former German chancellorSchroeder BEIJING, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met hereSunday with former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder who attendedthe opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games. Shroeder said the ...
Museum collects newspaper archive on southwest China earthquake
Aug 10, 2008 ... Museum collects newspaper archive on southwest China earthquake BEIJING, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- A museum in southwest China iscompiling publications from around the world for a specialexhibition to commemorate the May 12 earthquake. Qiang Folklore Museum curator Gao Zeyou said ...
Results and standings of women's Olympic hockey tournament
Aug 10, 2008 ... Results and standings of women's Olympic hockey tournament BEIJING, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Following are the women's Olympichockey tournament results after matches played here on Sunday: Pool A: China beat Spain 3-0 Scorers: China - Fu Baorong 17, Li ...
1st Ld-Writethru: 2 firemen pass out as fire rages plaza in downtown Hong Kong
Aug 10, 2008 ... 1st Ld-Writethru: 2 firemen pass out as fire rages plaza indowntown Hong Kong HONG KONG, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Two fire fighters passed out andabout 60 residents were rescued as a fire raged a building in MongKok, a downtown area of Kowloon, Hong Kong Sunday morning. The two ...
Chinese Premier meets with U.S. president in Beijing
Aug 10, 2008 ... Chinese Premier meets with U.S. president in Beijing BEIJING, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Premier Wen Jiabao met here onSunday afternoon with U.S. President George W. Bush and welcomed theBush family, who attended the opening ceremony of the Olympic Gamesand other events. Wen made ...
2nd Ld: Bombings kill eight, injure four in China's Xinjiang; clean- up begins
Aug 10, 2008 ... 2nd Ld: Bombings kill eight, injure four in China's Xinjiang;clean-up begins KUQA, Xinjiang, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Police and cleaning crewshave largely cleared the scenes of Sunday's deadly bombings here infar northwestern China, but shops and offices remain shut more than14 ...
Israel adopts new means to disperse demonstrators
Aug 10, 2008 ... Israel adopts new means to disperse demonstrators JERUSALEM, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Israeli border guards have putinto practice a new method to scatter demonstrators, local dailyYedioth Ahronoth reported Sunday on its web site. The dispersing apparatus, named "skunk," is ...
Israel calls for peaceful solution to Georgia conflict
Aug 10, 2008 ... Israel calls for peaceful solution to Georgia conflict JERUSALEM, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Israel on Sunday called for apeaceful solution to the recent fighting in Georgia's breakawayregion of South Ossetia, while saying that Israel recognizesGeorgia's territorial integrity ....
Suicide bomber kills seven people north of Baghdad
Aug 10, 2008 ... Suicide bomber kills seven people north of Baghdad BAGHDAD, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- A suicide bomber blew himself upamong a crowd of civilians, Iraqi security forces and U.S. soldiersin a town on the northern outskirts of Baghdad on Sunday, killing atleast seven people and wounding ...
AL envoy says Iraqi national reconciliation priority
Aug 10, 2008 ... AL envoy says Iraqi national reconciliation priority CAIRO, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Newly-appointed Arab League (AL) envoyto Iraq Hani Khallaf said Sunday that the Iraqi nationalreconciliation may be considered one of the priorities of the ALmission in the restive country ....
Syrian president: peace in Mideast needs seriousness by all sides
Aug 10, 2008 ... Syrian president: peace in Mideast needs seriousness by all sides DAMASCUS, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assadsaid on Sunday that achieving peace in the Middle East needsseriousness by all sides and serious international sponsorship. Assad made the remarks ...
Georgian troops in Iraq start pulling out
Aug 10, 2008 ... Georgian troops in Iraq start pulling out BAGHDAD, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- The Georgian troops in Iraq wereheading home amid a serious confrontation with Russia in a breakawayregion of Georgia. "Flights have in fact begun today and Georgian forces areredeploying," said Maj ....
"Free Gaza" vessel to arrive at Gaza shores on Wednesday
Aug 10, 2008 ... "Free Gaza" vessel to arrive at Gaza shores on Wednesday GAZA, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- A Palestinian official announced onSunday that the "Free Gaza" vessel has already sailed and willarrive at Gaza shores on Wednesday or Thursday. Jamal al-Khodary, chief of the Popular Committee ...
Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2100 GMT, Aug. 10
Aug 10, 2008 ... Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2100 GMT, Aug. 10 AlGIERS -- Seven people were killed and eight others wounded in asuicide car bombing in Algeria late Saturday, the Algeria PressService (APS) reported Sunday. The car blast occurred at about 10:00 p.m. local time (2100 ...
Gaza operation unlikely to end rocket attacks: defense chief
Aug 10, 2008 ... Gaza operation unlikely to end rocket attacks: defense chief JERUSALEM, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Defense Minister EhudBarak said Sunday that even a large-scale military operation in GazaStrip will not cease rocket attacks from the Hamas-ruled region. The Egypt-mediated ...
Iraq demands clear timeline for troops pullout: FM
Aug 10, 2008 ... Iraq demands clear timeline for troops pullout: FM BAGHDAD, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi Foreign Minister HoshyarZebari said Sunday that the United States must provide a "very cleartimeline" for its troops to withdraw in the ongoing negotiations ona security deal. The talks by ...
Most Israelis think Israel headed in wrong direction: survey
Aug 10, 2008 ... Most Israelis think Israel headed in wrong direction: survey JERUSALEM, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- A majority of Israelis believethat their country is headed in a wrong direction, found a surveyreleased Sunday. Sixty percent of Israelis feel that "the situation in Israel isheaded ...
AAA081164 Flash floods kill 97, leave 48 missing in northern Vietnam
Aug 10, 2008 ... AAA081164 Flash floods kill 97, leave 48 missing in northernVietnam HANOI, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- Flash floods in some Vietnamesenorthern provinces sparkled by heavy rain in a storm since lastFriday have killed at least 97 local people and left 48 othersmissing, local newspaper ...
Major news items in leading Australian newspapers
Aug 10, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Australian newspapers CANBERRA, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Australian newspapers on Monday. The Australian: -- It was up to the girls on the Australian team led by record-breaking Queenslander ...
Dollar at upper 109 level yen in Tokyo
Aug 10, 2008 ... Dollar at upper 109 level yen in Tokyo TOKYO, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar stood at the upper 109yen level early Monday in Tokyo. The dollar was quoted at 109.65-70 yen at 9 a.m., against withthe quotes of 110.12-22 yen in New York ...
Tokyo stocks open 1.24 pct higher
Aug 10, 2008 ... Tokyo stocks open 1.24 pct higher TOKYO, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks opened higher Monday. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the 225-issue Nikkei StockAverage jumped 163.22 points, or ...
Thai former PM Thaksin may announce political asylum
Aug 10, 2008 ... Thai former PM Thaksin may announce political asylum BANGKOK, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- Rumors about if Thailand's formerPrime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will seek political asylum aboardwill be clear on Monday, since Thaksin will make an announcementthrough his lawyers in Bangkok in ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
Aug 10, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers TOKYO, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Japanese newspapers on Monday: The Daily Yomiuri: -- Olympic women's marathon champion Mizuki Noguchi will be givena few days to prove she has ...
Seoul stock market opens higher
Aug 10, 2008 ... Seoul stock market opens higher SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- South Korean stocks got off to astrong start Monday. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) jumped21.25 ...
NATO soldier killed in S. Afghanistan
Aug 10, 2008 ... NATO soldier killed in S. Afghanistan KABUL, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Clash between insurgents and NATOtroops left one soldier with the NATO-led International SecurityAssistance Force (ISAF) dead in southern Afghanistan on Saturday,said an ISAF statement released here Sunday ....
Flood death toll rises to 79 in northern Vietnam
Aug 10, 2008 ... Flood death toll rises to 79 in northern Vietnam HANOI, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Flash floods in some Vietnamesenorthern provinces caused by a storm since Friday have killed 79local people and left 39 others missing, according to the country' sCentral Committee for Flood and Storm ...
Clashes between troops, rebels resume in S. Philippines
Aug 10, 2008 ... Clashes between troops, rebels resume in S. Philippines MANILA, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Government troops and around 1,000Muslim rebels accused of occupying civilian villages in southernPhilippines exchanged fires on Sunday despite a withdrawal and cease-fire deal agreed by both ...
Olympian says boycotts no use for Olympics
Aug 10, 2008 ... Olympian says boycotts no use for Olympics CANBERRA, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Former Australian Olympian JohnKonrads said here on Sunday Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has done theright thing by attending the Beijing Olympics. Konrads, the 1,500m freestyle champion at the 1960 Rome ...