Xinhua News Agency back issues from Thursday, August 14:
Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- Aug. 14
Aug 14, 2008 ... Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- Aug. 14 CAIRO, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of major MiddleEast news stories due to be covered or pursued by Xinhua News Agencyon Thursday. -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his Lebanese counterpartMichel Suleiman ...
Iranian president to visit Turkey over nuclear talks
Aug 14, 2008 ... Iranian president to visit Turkey over nuclear talks ANKARA, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Turkey is scheduled to host IranianPresident Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday amid escalating tensionbetween Tehran and the Western countries due to Iran's controversialnuclear program ....
Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers
Aug 14, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers ANKARA, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Turkish newspapers on Thursday.TURKIYE (Turkey): --Turkish President Abdullah Gul telephoned both RussianPresident Dmitriy Medvedev and Georgian ...
Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers
Aug 14, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers JERUSALEM, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Israeli newspapers on Thursday. Ha'aretz: -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has proposed to PalestinianNational Authority President Mahmoud ...
U.S. soldier killed in bomb attack in Iraq
Aug 14, 2008 ... U.S. soldier killed in bomb attack in Iraq BAGHDAD, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- An American soldier and an Iraqiinterpreter were killed in a roadside bomb explosion in northwestBaghdad, the U.S. military said on Thursday. The victims were killed on Wednesday when an ...
Lebanon declares day of mourning for Tripoli blast victims
Aug 14, 2008 ... Lebanon declares day of mourning for Tripoli blast victims BEIRUT, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Senioradeclared a day of mourning on Thursday across the country in honorof 17 people killed and some 40 others wounded in a blast in thenorthern city of Tripoli, ...
Major news items in leading Iranian newspapers
Aug 14, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Iranian newspapers TEHRAN, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Iranian newspapers on Thursday. Tehran Times: -- In a meeting with members of Iranian parliament's specialcommittee on the economic reform plan on ...
Israel arrests 11 Palestinians in West Bank
Aug 14, 2008 ... Israel arrests 11 Palestinians in West Bank RAMALLAH, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Israeli forces arrested 11Palestinians in West Bank during raids and search operations in theoccupied territory, Palestinian and Israeli sources said onThursday. Seven Palestinians were arrested in ...
Two Iraqis killed in Baghdad bomb attacks
Aug 14, 2008 ... Two Iraqis killed in Baghdad bomb attacks BAGHDAD, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Two people were killed and fiveothers injured in two separate roadside bomb attacks in Baghdad, anInterior Ministry source said on Thursday. "A roadside bomb struck on Thursday morning a police patrol ...
Danish cartoonist, editor to face trial in Jordan
Aug 14, 2008 ... Danish cartoonist, editor to face trial in Jordan AMMAN, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- The Darnish artist and editor involvedin the Islamic Prophet cartoon dispute will face trial in Jordan'scapital of Amman, local daily Jordan Times reported on Thursday. Kurt Westergaard, the artist ...
Iran's president departs for first visit to Turkey
Aug 14, 2008 ... Iran's president departs for first visit to Turkey TEHRAN, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Iranian President Mahmoud AhmadinejadThursday left Tehran for Turkey on an official visit, the officialIRNA news agency reported. The two-day visit, which comes at an official invitation ...
Jordan seeks to put four sites on UN heritage list
Aug 14, 2008 ... Jordan seeks to put four sites on UN heritage list AMMAN, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Jordan's government seeks to add fourmore natural sites to the UN's World Heritage List, local daily TheJordan Times reported on Thursday. The four sites are the Dana, Al Azraq, Al Mujib and Wadi ...
Jihad: Gaza ceasefire fragile and it will end at any time
Aug 14, 2008 ... Jihad: Gaza ceasefire fragile and it will end at any time GAZA, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Islamic Jihad movement's armed wing onThursday said the ceasefire with Israel in Gaza Strip was " fragileand was expected to end at any time." "We are using the lull to prepare fighters for ...
Divorce rate up in Jordan, financial hardship main factor
Aug 14, 2008 ... Divorce rate up in Jordan, financial hardship main factor AMMAN, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Jordan's divorce rate has shown asteady uptrend with financial difficulty as the main factor, localdaily The Jordan Times reported on Thursday. Divorce cases reached 13,530 in 2007, up 18.5 ...
Palestinian Leftist factions and Hamas agree to end crackdown
Aug 14, 2008 ... Palestinian Leftist factions and Hamas agree to end crackdown GAZA, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian leftist factions agreedwith Islamic Hamas movement to end the politically-motivated arreststhat Hamas exchanges with rival Fatah faction, an official said onThursday. A ...
Three Iraqis killed in Diyala bomb attacks
Aug 14, 2008 ... Three Iraqis killed in Diyala bomb attacks BAGHDAD, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Three people were killed and nineothers injured in separate roadside bomb attacks in the volatileprovince of Diyala northeast of Baghdad, a local police source saidon Thursday. "A roadside bomb struck ...
Israel won't take in any Palestinian refugees: Olmert's office
Aug 14, 2008 ... Israel won't take in any Palestinian refugees: Olmert's office JERUSALEM, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmerthas told Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas that Israel will notallow the return of any Palestinian refugees as part of a futurestatehood deal, Olmert's ...
Urgent: Syria, Lebanon agree to demarcate borders
Aug 14, 2008 ... Urgent: Syria, Lebanon agree to demarcate borders DAMASCUS, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Syria and Lebanon agreed onThursday to resume a joint committee to ...
1st LD: Syria, Lebanon agree to demarcate borders
Aug 14, 2008 ... 1st LD: Syria, Lebanon agree to demarcate borders DAMASCUS, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Syria and Lebanon agreed onThursday to resume a joint committee to demarcate their borders, ajoint statement said after a summit between Syrian President Basharal-Assad and his visiting Lebanese ...
Hijaz Railway to resume service between Jordan and Syria
Aug 14, 2008 ... Hijaz Railway to resume service between Jordan and Syria AMMAN, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- The century-old Hijaz Railway isexpected to restore operation between Jordan and Syria to celebrateits centennial on Aug. 20, local daily Jordan Times reported onThursday. The history-loaded ...
Jordan's stock market index closes higher
Aug 14, 2008 ... Jordan's stock market index closes higher AMMAN, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- The shares price index of Jordan'sAmman stock market closed at 4,434 points on Thursday, up 13 ...
Young mother charged with attempting to strangle baby for 5 times
Aug 14, 2008 ... Young mother charged with attempting to strangle baby for 5 times JERUSALEM, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- A young mother from Samaria, inIsrael, was charged Thursday with attempting to strangle her eight-month-old baby to death five times on different occasions, localdaily The Jerusalem ...
Iranian president arrives in Istanbul for nuclear talks
Aug 14, 2008 ... Iranian president arrives in Istanbul for nuclear talks ANKARA, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejadarrived in the Turkish largest city of Istanbul on Thursday on aworking visit for nuclear talks, the semi-official Anatolia newsagency reported. Tight ...
Writethru: Syria, Lebanon agree to demarcate borders
Aug 14, 2008 ... Writethru: Syria, Lebanon agree to demarcate borders DAMASCUS, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Syria and Lebanon agreed to resumea joint committee to demarcate their borders on Thursday, a dayafter the leaders of the two neighboring nations formally declare toestablish diplomatic ties at the ...
Weak results of Egyptian mediation compels Hamas to look for another mediator
Aug 14, 2008 ... Weak results of Egyptian mediation compels Hamas to look foranother mediator GAZA, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Weak results achieved by Egyptianmediation between Israel and Hamas compel the Islamic movement tolook for an international mediator to make better progress, a Hamaslawmaker ...
Shebaa borders cannot be drawn under Israeli occupation: Syrian FM
Aug 14, 2008 ... Shebaa borders cannot be drawn under Israeli occupation: SyrianFM DAMASCUS, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- The borders of the Shebaa farmscannot be demarcated under the Israeli occupation, Syrian ForeignMinister Walid al-Muallem said on Thursday. Muallem made the remarks at a joint ...
Thai police circulate arrest warrants for Thaksin and Pojaman
Aug 14, 2008 ... Thai police circulate arrest warrants for Thaksin and Pojaman BANGKOK, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- The Royal Thai Police on Thursdaystarted distributing two arrest warrants for former prime ministerThaksin Shinawatra and his wife Pojaman, According to a report oflocal news network The ...
News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 1)
Aug 14, 2008 ... News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 1) HONG KONG, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- The following are news items fromthe Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong on Thursday: Seoul stock market opens lower Major news items in leading New Zealand newspapers ...
Indian stock market ends down 368.94 points
Aug 14, 2008 ... Indian stock market ends down 368.94 points MUMBAI, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Indian shares closed lower onThursday, with the key Sensex index down 368.94 points. Sensex fell 368.94 points, or 2.44 percent, to 14,724.18. Thetrade value of the day is 395.75 million U.S ....
Roundup: Nepali parties file nomination for prime minister
Aug 14, 2008 ... Roundup: Nepali parties file nomination for prime minister KATHMANDU, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Chairman Prachanda of theCommunist Party of Nepal (Maoist) (CPN-M) was nominated on Thursdayto compete for the post of first prime minister of the federaldemocratic republic of Nepal ....
1st Ld-Writethru: 3 killed, 25 missing as bus plunges into roadside canal in Bangladesh
Aug 14, 2008 ... 1st Ld-Writethru: 3 killed, 25 missing as bus plunges intoroadside canal in Bangladesh DHAKA, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- At least three were killed and 25 weremissing after a bus with about 70 people plunged into roadside canalin Bangladesh's northwestern Bogra district at about 8 p.m ....
1st LD: Zimbabwe opposition leader stopped from attending SADC summit
Aug 14, 2008 ... 1st LD: Zimbabwe opposition leader stopped from attending SADCsummit HARARE, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Zimbabwe authorities confiscatedopposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai's travel documents as he was totravel to Johannesburg to attend the Southern African DevelopmentCommunity (SADC) ...
(Special for CAFS) Malawi to disband Air Malawi
Aug 14, 2008 ... (Special for CAFS) Malawi to disband Air Malawi LUSAKA, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- The Malawi government will disbandAir Malawi and establish a new airline in which it will have 51percent stakes, website of The Nation newspaper of the countryreported Thursday. In his wrap up ...
London key market information
Aug 14, 2008 ... London key market information LONDON, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- The following is the key marketinformation at close in London on Thursday.August 14 August 13 Pound1.86756 1.86922 U.S. dollars 1.26165 1.25395 ...
Ukraine pledges to implement new restrictions on Russia fleet
Aug 14, 2008 ... Ukraine pledges to implement new restrictions on Russia fleet KIEV, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Ukraine's military pledged on Thursdayto carry out orders issued by the president obliging Russia's BlackSea Fleet to seek official permission for its movements. "There is a presidential ...
Wall Street closes higher as financials rally
Aug 14, 2008 ... Wall Street closes higher as financials rally NEW YORK, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Wall Street rose for the first timein three days Thursday, after Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac wereloosened restrictions to help revive the mortgage industry. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac spurred bank ...
Canada announces more disaster aid for Chinese quake victims
Aug 14, 2008 ... Canada announces more disaster aid for Chinese quake victims OTTAWA, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Canada announced Thursday it isproviding more than 31 million Canadian dollars (31 million U.S.dollars) in aid for the victims of the earthquake in China'ssouthwestern Sichuan province ....
News analysis: Musharraf's impeachment -- nobody's easy battle By Li Rong
Aug 14, 2008 ... News analysis: Musharraf's impeachment -- nobody's easy battle By Li Rong BEIJING, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan's ruling coalition lastweek announced initiatives to start the impeachment proceedingsagainst President Pervez Musharraf and the embattled leader said hewould ...
Canada's Conservatives face possible trouble in fall election: poll
Aug 14, 2008 ... Canada's Conservatives face possible trouble in fall election:poll OTTAWA, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- A new poll suggests Canada's rulingConservatives could have difficulty maintaining their minoritygovernment as the party prepares for a possible election this fall. The main ...
1st LD: Russia to back any status decision by South Ossetia, Abkhazia
Aug 14, 2008 ... 1st LD: Russia to back any status decision by South Ossetia,Abkhazia MOSCOW, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedevsaid Thursday that Moscow will support any decision made byGeorgia's breakaway regions South Ossetia and Abkhazia on theirstatus. "The ...
ECB main reference exchange rates
Aug 14, 2008 ... ECB main reference exchange rates BERLIN, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- The following are the exchange ratesof major currencies released by the Frankfurt-based European CentralBank (ECB) on Thursday. ...
Wall Street drops after downbeat economic data
Aug 14, 2008 ... Wall Street drops after downbeat economic data NEW YORK, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Wall Street opened lower Thursday,after the U.S. government reported another surprising jump inconsumer prices. The U.S. Labor Department posted that the consumer price indexclimbed 0.8 percent in ...
Greenspan says U.S. house prices to stabilize early next year
Aug 14, 2008 ... Greenspan says U.S. house prices to stabilize early next year WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Former Federal Reserve ChairmanAlan Greenspan has said he expected U.S. house prices will begin tostabilize in the first half of next year, The Wall Street Journalreported Thursday ....
Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Aug. 14
Aug 14, 2008 ... Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Aug. 14 MOSCOW -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Thursday thatMoscow will support any decision made by Georgia's breakaway regionsSouth Ossetia and Abkhazia on their status. "The position of the Russian Federation is unchanged ....
British budget airline files complaint against Amsterdam airport
Aug 14, 2008 ... British budget airline files complaint against Amsterdam airport BRUSSELS, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- British budget airline easyJet isfiling a complaint with the Netherlands Competition Authority (NMa)against Schiphol Airport in the Dutch capital of Amsterdam, Dutchpaper De Volkskrant ...
Serbian FM leaves for New York to present draft resolution on Kosovo
Aug 14, 2008 ... Serbian FM leaves for New York to present draft resolution onKosovo BELGRADE, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Serbian Foreign Minister VukJeremic left for New York Thursday to present a draft resolutionchallenging Kosovo's independence. Jeremic will submit a resolution to the United ...
Dutch banking giant ING benefits from ABN Amro turmoil
Aug 14, 2008 ... Dutch banking giant ING benefits from ABN Amro turmoil BRUSSELS, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Dutch banking and insurance groupING has increased its share in the Dutch corporate market followingthe battle among several big international banks last year toacquire ABN Amro, another large ...
Results/standings of Olympic women's hockey tournament
Aug 14, 2008 ... Results/standings of Olympic women's hockey tournament BEIJING, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Following are the Olympic women'shockey tournament results after matches played here on Thursday: Pool A: Netherlands beat China 1-0 Australia bt South Africa 3-0 ...
Thursday's results of Olympic men's basketball tournament
Aug 14, 2008 ... Thursday's results of Olympic men's basketball tournament BEIJING, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Following are Thursday's results ofthe preliminary-round matches of the men's basketball competitionsat the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games at the Wukesong ...
Roundup: Two Chinese boxers squeeze into last eight, two world silver medalists out
Aug 14, 2008 ... Roundup: Two Chinese boxers squeeze into last eight, two worldsilver medalists out By sportswriter Fei Liena BEIJING, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Chinese light heavyweight (81kg)dark horse boxer Zhang Xiaoping and welterweight favorite HanatiSilamu both slashed their respective ...
Chinese Li upsets Venus Williams at Olympic tennis
Aug 14, 2008 ... Chinese Li upsets Venus Williams at Olympic tennis BEIJING, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Chinese player Li Na continued hertop form in the Olympic Games tennis event as she upset Americanseventh seed Venus Williams in the quarterfinals of the women'ssingles on Thursday. Li, a former ...
Cuban Greco-Roman wrestler to continue his sport career
Aug 14, 2008 ... Cuban Greco-Roman wrestler to continue his sport career HAVANA, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Cuban Greco-Roman wrestler MijainLopez, champion of the 120kg division at the Olympic Games ofBeijing 2008, said on Thursday that he will continue active in thesport for several more years ....
Roundup: Germany bags 3 Olympic equestrian golds
Aug 14, 2008 ... Roundup: Germany bags 3 Olympic equestrian golds HONG KONG, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Powerful Germans won the Olympicteam dressage gold Thursday night at the Shatin Equestrian Venue,bringing the total number of the golds they got in the event tothree. They won two gold medals in ...
FLASH: REBECCA SONI OF UNITED STATES WINS WOMEN'S 200M BREASTSTROKE GOLD MEDAL AT BEIJING OLYMPIC GAMES
Aug 14, 2008 ... FLASH: REBECCA SONI OF UNITED STATES WINS WOMEN'S ...
Fastest trio effortlessly go through sprint heats in Beijing Olympics
Aug 14, 2008 ... Fastest trio effortlessly go through sprint heats in BeijingOlympics BEIJING, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- The world's fastest three sprinterseffortlessly went through the Olympic men's 100m dash heats hereFriday morning. Usain Bolt, who shortened his countryman Asafa Powell's ...
FLASH: AMERICAN MICHAEL PHELPS BREAKS MEN'S 200M INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY WORLD RECORD
Aug 14, 2008 ... FLASH: AMERICAN MICHAEL PHELPS BREAKS ...
Lochte dethrones backstroke king Peirsol to snatch first individual Olympic gold in world record
Aug 14, 2008 ... Lochte dethrones backstroke king Peirsol to snatch firstindividual Olympic gold in world record BEIJING, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- American Ryan Lochte made a strongfinal dash to defeat reigning Olympic champion Aaron Peirsol here onFriday, winning the men's 200-meter backstroke under ...
Two U.S. beach volleyball women's duos make top eight
Aug 14, 2008 ... Two U.S. beach volleyball women's duos make top eight BEIJING, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Two U.S. beach volleyball women duosadvanced Friday to the last eight at the Beijing Olympics. After a close first set, defending champions Misty May-Treanorand Kerri Walsh made top eight, ...
URGENT: Britta Steffen of Germany wins women's 100m freestyle gold
Aug 14, 2008 ... URGENT: Britta Steffen of Germany wins women's 100m freestylegold BEIJING, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Britta Steffen of Germany won thegold medal of women's 100m freestyle in a time of 53.12 seconds at2008 ...
China lose 2-1 to Spain in Olympic men's hockey
Aug 14, 2008 ... China lose 2-1 to Spain in Olympic men's hockey BEIJING, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- China, with an early 1-0 lead, weredefeated by Spain in the Olympic men's hockey tournament here onFriday. Spain, ranked fourth in the world, are the only team to have wonthree preliminary games so ...
1st Ld-Writethru: China lose 2-1 to Spain in Olympic men's hockey
Aug 14, 2008 ... 1st Ld-Writethru: China lose 2-1 to Spain in Olympic men's hockey BEIJING, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- China, with an early 1-0 lead,suffered their third straight defeat against Spain in the Olympicmen's hockey tournament here on Friday. Spain, ranked fourth in the world, are the only ...
FLASH: DU LI OF CHINA WINS WOMEN'S 50M RIFLE THREE POSITIONS GOLD MEDAL AT OLYMPIC GAMES
Aug 14, 2008 ... FLASH: DU LI OF CHINA WINS WOMEN'S 50M RIFLE ...
1st Ld: Top seed United States fails to enter women's sabre team final
Aug 14, 2008 ... 1st Ld: Top seed United States fails to enter women's sabre teamfinal BEIJING, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Top seed the United States lost toUkraine 45-39 in the Olympic women's sabre team event, failing toenter the gold medal match on Thursday. Boasting of the top three finishers ...
Results of women's 50m rifle 3 positions final at Beijing Olympics
Aug 14, 2008 ... Results of women's 50m rifle 3 positions final at BeijingOlympics BEIJING, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results from thewomen's 50m rifle 3 positions final at the Beijing Olympics here onThursday: 1. Du Li, China, 690.3 points (589/101.3) 2. Katerina ...
FLASH: VIETNAMESE GYMNAST TESTS POSITIVE FOR DOPING: IOC
Aug 14, 2008 ... FLASH: VIETNAMESE GYMNAST ...