Xinhua News Agency back issues from Thursday, April 10:
Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2215 GMT, April 10
Apr 10, 2008 ... Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2215 GMT, April 10 RAMALLAH -- The Israeli army arrested early on Thursday 21Palestinians during raids on different West Bank towns and villages,Palestinian security sources said. Israeli Radio Arabic service reported that the Israeli ...
Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- April 10
Apr 10, 2008 ... Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- April 10 CAIRO, April 10 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of majorMiddle East news stories due to be covered or pursued by Xinhua NewsAgency on Thursday. -- Israel does not intend to make significant changes in itspolicy in the Gaza ...
Major news items in leading Iranian newspapers
Apr 10, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Iranian newspapers TEHRAN, April 10 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Iranian newspapers on Thursday. Tehran Times: -- Deputy Director of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran MohammadSaeedi has said the testing of the ...
Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers
Apr 10, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers JERUSALEM, April 10 (Xinhua) -- The following are major newsitems in leading Israeli newspapers on Thursday. Ha'aretz: -- Israel does not intend to make significant changes in itspolicy in the Gaza Strip following an ...
Two U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq
Apr 10, 2008 ... Two U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq BAGHDAD, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Two American soldiers were killedin two incidents on Wednesday, the U.S. military said on Thursday. A soldier was killed when his vehicle was hit by a roadside bombduring a patrol in central Baghdad, a military ...
Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers
Apr 10, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers ANKARA, April 10 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Turkish newspapers on Thursday. TURKIYE (Turkey): -- Turkish Security Forces detained 190 illegal migrants ofAfghan, Pakistani, Palestinian, ...
Seven people wounded by roadside bombs in Baghdad
Apr 10, 2008 ... Seven people wounded by roadside bombs in Baghdad BAGHDAD, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Seven people were wounded in tworoadside bomb attacks targeted police patrols in Baghdad onThursday, an Interior Ministry source said. A roadside bomb went of near a police patrol near the ...
Israel's Barak proposes to issue permits for more Palestinian construction workers
Apr 10, 2008 ... Israel's Barak proposes to issue permits for more Palestinianconstruction workers JERUSALEM, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Defense Minister EhudBarak is raising a proposal to allow more Palestinians to work forconstruction projects in Israel, local daily The Jerusalem ...
Lebanese PM briefs ministers on outcome of Arab tour
Apr 10, 2008 ... Lebanese PM briefs ministers on outcome of Arab tour BEIRUT, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese Prime Minister FouadSeniora on Thursday briefed cabinet ministers on the outcome ofcontacts he held with Arab leaders during a recent tour, localNaharnet news website reported ....
Olmert vows to disable Hamas from operating
Apr 10, 2008 ... Olmert vows to disable Hamas from operating JERUSALEM, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Israel will strike Hamas hard toprevent the militant group from operating against the Jewish state,Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Thursday, one day after a deadlyattack on an Israeli border terminal ....
Lebanon at crossroads: mufti
Apr 10, 2008 ... Lebanon at crossroads: mufti BEIRUT, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Lebanon's Muslim Sunni Grand MuftiSheikh Mohammed Rashid Qabbani warned Thursday that Lebanon is at"crossroads" and urged the speedy election of Gen. Michel Suleimanpresident, local Naharnet news website reported ....
Turkey must maintain reforms for membership: EU chief
Apr 10, 2008 ... Turkey must maintain reforms for membership: EU chief ANKARA, April 10 (Xinhua) -- European Commission chief JoseManuel Barroso on Thursday called on Turkey to strengthen democracyand speed up reforms in order to join the 27-member European Union(EU). "Turkey needs to ...
Turkey's business elite calls for accelerating pace to EU
Apr 10, 2008 ... Turkey's business elite calls for accelerating pace to EU ANKARA, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Turkish business elite has called onthe government to regain the time it has lost on the road to theEuropean Union (EU), the semi-official Anatolia news agency reportedThursday. Arzuhan ...
Tel Aviv stock exchange index closes lower
Apr 10, 2008 ... Tel Aviv stock exchange index closes lower JERUSALEM, April 10 (Xinhua) -- The Tel Aviv Stock Exchangegeneral share index closed at ...
Gaza gas union warns of humanitarian crisis due to fuel shortage
Apr 10, 2008 ... Gaza gas union warns of humanitarian crisis due to fuel shortage GAZA, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Gaza gas stations union chief Mahmoudal-Khazendar warned Thursday that Gaza Strip enclave is on the edgeof a serious humanitarian crisis after Israel closed the key fuelcrossing of Nahal ...
Turkish president highlights importance of reforms to join EU
Apr 10, 2008 ... Turkish president highlights importance of reforms to join EU ANKARA, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Turkey has to continue its reformswithout any interruption to join the EU, President Abdullah Gulstressed Thursday. Speaking at the 24th meeting of the Turkish-EU Joint ...
Israeli army storms central Gaza to arrest Palestinians
Apr 10, 2008 ... Israeli army storms central Gaza to arrest Palestinians GAZA, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Israeli army forces backed by tanksand armored vehicles on Thursday afternoon stormed an area east ofthe central Gaza Strip city of Deir el-Ballah, arresting severalfarmers, Hamas security sources ...
Syria accuses U.S. of using Hariri court as pressure tool
Apr 10, 2008 ... Syria accuses U.S. of using Hariri court as pressure tool DAMASCUS, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Syria on Thursday accused theUnited States of using an international tribunal against suspects inthe assassination of former Lebanese premier Rafik Hariri as a toolto pressure against ...
Morocco to start high-speed train project late next year: report
Apr 10, 2008 ... Morocco to start high-speed train project late next year: report RABAT, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Morocco will start the project of ahigh-speed train linking a distance of 300 km between the two largeport cities of Tangier and Casablanca at the end of 2009, officialnews agency MAP ...
Hamas militants in Gaza increase to 20,000: Israeli intelligence
Apr 10, 2008 ... Hamas militants in Gaza increase to 20,000: Israeli intelligence JERUSALEM, April 10 (Xinhua) -- The Hamas movement has increasedits militia to some 20,000 gunmen and now is able to carry outcomplex attacks, an Israeli intelligence organization said a reportissued Thursday ....
Hamas says Israel digs tunnels to kidnap Hamas leaders in Gaza
Apr 10, 2008 ... Hamas says Israel digs tunnels to kidnap Hamas leaders in Gaza GAZA, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Israel has dug tunnels under the GazaStrip in order to kidnap senior Hamas leaders, Hamas InteriorMinister Said Siam told the London-based Arabic newspaper al-Sharqal-Awsat. In an ...
Hamas denies beefing up forces, weapons in Gaza
Apr 10, 2008 ... Hamas denies beefing up forces, weapons in Gaza RAMALLAH, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Islamic Hamas movement's spokesmanSami Abu Zuhri on Thursday denied that his movement is beefing upforces and weapons in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center ...
Feature: Palestinian athlete running for Olympic dream
Apr 10, 2008 ... Feature: Palestinian athlete running for Olympic dream BEIT HANOUN, Palestine, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Nader al-Masri, a 28-year-old Palestinian athlete living in northern Gaza Strip town ofBeit Hanoun, are passing the Israeli-controlled Erez crossing to theWest Bank city of ...
U.S., Iraqi troops kill 13 insurgents in Baghdad
Apr 10, 2008 ... U.S., Iraqi troops kill 13 insurgents in Baghdad BAGHDAD, April 10 (Xinhua) -- U.S. and Iraqi troops killed 13suspected insurgents in four clashes across Baghdad on Wednesdaynight, the U.S. military said on Thursday. In one attack, a U.S. helicopter fired two hellfire ...
Some 11 PKK rebels killed in eastern Turkey
Apr 10, 2008 ... Some 11 PKK rebels killed in eastern Turkey ANKARA, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Turkish troops killed 11 rebels ofthe outlawed Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) in a clash in easternTurkey, the private Dogan news agency reported on Thursday. The clash occurred near the city of Tunceli, ...
Jordan's stock market index ends higher
Apr 10, 2008 ... Jordan's stock market index ends higher AMMAN, April 10 (Xinhua) -- The shares price index of Jordan'sAmman stock market closed at 8,639 points on Thursday, up 83 ...
Israel closes fuel terminal after attack
Apr 10, 2008 ... Israel closes fuel terminal after attack JERUSALEM, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Israel officials said Thursdaythe border terminal used for fuel supplies to the Gaza Strip wastemporarily closed, following a deadly attack by Palestinianmilitants which left two Israelis killed ....
Earthquake shakes Sulawesi, Indonesia
Apr 10, 2008 ... Earthquake shakes Sulawesi, Indonesia JAKARTA, April 11 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 5.7 on theRichter scale shook eastern and northern parts of Indonesia'sSulawesi island Friday morning, causing people in several areas torush out their homes. The earthquake took ...
Hundreds of houses burned in fire accident in Cambodia
Apr 10, 2008 ... Hundreds of houses burned in fire accident in Cambodia PHNOM PENH, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Hundreds of houses were burnedto ashes Friday during a fire accident in northwest Phnom Penh,Cambodia officials said. The fire erupted ...
Climate change to be taught in Philippine schools
Apr 10, 2008 ... Climate change to be taught in Philippine schools MANILA, April 10 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine Department ofEducation on Thursday said that lessons on climate change will soonbe incorporated in the elementary and high school curricula to raiseawareness on global environmental ...
Major news items in leading Indian newspapers
Apr 10, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Indian newspapers NEW DELHI, April 10 (Xinhua) -- The following are major newsheadlines in leading Indian newspapers on Thursday. The Times of India: -- India and Pakistan are ready to reopen the talks, while IndianExternal Affairs ...
Australia to withdraw troops from Iraq in June as scheduled
Apr 10, 2008 ... Australia to withdraw troops from Iraq in June as scheduled CANBERRA, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Australian Defence Minister JoelFitzgibbon said on Friday that his country would continue theplanned withdrawal of troops from Iraq despite the decision of theUnited States to freeze its ...
URGENT: Suicide explosion targets NATO convoy killing at least 8 civilians in S. Afghanistan
Apr 10, 2008 ... URGENT: Suicide explosion targets NATO convoy killing at least 8civilians in S. Afghanistan KABUL, April 10 (Xinhua) -- A suicide ...
1st Ld-Writethru: Nepali CA election voting stalled in 4 districts
Apr 10, 2008 ... 1st Ld-Writethru: Nepali CA election voting stalled in 4districts KATHMANDU, April 10 (Xinhua) -- The elections to the ConstituentAssembly (CA) have been stalled in four districts of Baglung,Chitwan, Mahottari and Siraha out of total 75 districts of Nepal,local leading news ...
Myanmar warns against foreign interference in internal affairs
Apr 10, 2008 ... Myanmar warns against foreign interference in internal affairs YANGON, April 10 (Xinhua) -- The Myanmar authorities have warnedthrough official media against interference in its internal affairsby some foreign embassies stationed in the country, blaming someunidentified diplomats ...
Commonwealth to restore Pakistan's membership in May: report
Apr 10, 2008 ... Commonwealth to restore Pakistan's membership in May: report ISLAMABAD, April 10 (Xinhua) -- The Commonwealth MinisterialAction Group (CMAG) will meet on May 7 and 8 in London to restorePakistan's membership to the Commonwealth, local newspaper DailyTimes reported on Thursday ....
Geologists watch South Pacific after swarm of quakes
Apr 10, 2008 ... Geologists watch South Pacific after swarm of quakes WELLINGTON, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Geologists were watching part ofthe South Pacific after seven strong earthquakes struck in quicksuccession overnight Wednesday, Radio New Zealand reported onThursday. One of the quakes, ...
Vietnam to intensify ensuring food safety
Apr 10, 2008 ... Vietnam to intensify ensuring food safety HANOI, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Education and media campaigns on foodsafety must be raised, local newspaper Vietnam News on Thursdayquoted Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung as saying. Greater efforts should be made to help ...
Feature: CA election voting starts peacefully in Nepal
Apr 10, 2008 ... Feature: CA election voting starts peacefully in Nepal By ZhangJianhua KATHMANDU, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Nationwide voting in Nepal beganpeacefully at 7:00 a.m. (0115 GMT) on Thursday for the election ofmuch-awaited Constituent Assembly (CA), which will decide Nepal'sfuture ...
URGENT: Nepali CA election voting stalled in 4 districts
Apr 10, 2008 ... URGENT: Nepali CA election voting stalled in 4 districts KATHMANDU, April 10 (Xinhua) -- The election to the ConstituentAssembly (CA) has been ...
One killed, 2 injured in polling booth firing in central Nepal
Apr 10, 2008 ... One killed, 2 injured in polling booth firing in central Nepal KATHMANDU, April 10 (Xinhua) -- At least one person was killedand two others were injured when unidentified persons opened fire ata polling booth in Mahottari district in central Nepal Thursdaymorning. According ...
Thai RSS3 rubber price
Apr 10, 2008 ... Thai RSS3 rubber price BANGKOK, April 10 (Xinhua) -- The following are the official noonFOB prices of Ribbed Smoked Sheets Grade 3 (RSS3) rubber atThailand's southern central market in Songkhla ...
Vietnam to invest 13.8 bln USD in developing airports by 2020
Apr 10, 2008 ... Vietnam to invest 13.8 bln USD in developing airports by 2020 HANOI, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam plans to pour 221,500 billionVietnamese dong (13.8 billion U.S. dollars) in upgrading andbuilding a total of 26 civil airports nationwide, including 10international airports and 16 ...
Roundup: CA election voting starts in Nepal
Apr 10, 2008 ... Roundup: CA election voting starts in Nepal KATHMANDU, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Nationwide voting in Nepal beganpeacefully at 7:00 a.m. (0115 GMT) on Thursday for the election ofmuch-awaited Constituent Assembly (CA), which will decide Nepal'sfuture political setup and the fate of the ...
Three Indian bomb carriers kill themselves in southern Nepal
Apr 10, 2008 ... Three Indian bomb carriers kill themselves in southern Nepal KATHMANDU, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Three Indian persons were killedand five injured in south Nepal Rautahat district on Wednesdayevening, Nepali national news agency RSS reported on Thursdaymorning. The blast ...
Some 82,000 pigs in Vietnam infected with blue ear disease
Apr 10, 2008 ... Some 82,000 pigs in Vietnam infected with blue ear disease HANOI, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Nearly 82,000 pigs in Vietnam's twocentral provinces of Nghe An and Ha Tinh and northern Thanh Hoaprovince have recently infected with Porcine Reproductive andRespiratory Syndrome (PRRS), known ...
Vietnam faces electricity shortage
Apr 10, 2008 ... Vietnam faces electricity shortage HANOI, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam is encountering electricityshortage this summer since water levels in most of reservoirs ofhydroelectric plants nationwide are now lower than those in the sameperiod last year, and construction of many power ...
Jerusalem status talks likely to be delayed: report
Apr 10, 2008 ... Jerusalem status talks likely to be delayed: report JERUSALEM, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Israel and the Palestinians areconsidering a U.S. proposal to postpone negotiations on the finalstatus of Jerusalem for five years, local daily Yedioth Ahronothreported Thursday. The United ...
Vietnam-Cuba trade reaches 60 mln USD in Q1
Apr 10, 2008 ... Vietnam-Cuba trade reaches 60 mln USD in Q1 HANOI, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Trade between Vietnam and Cuba isestimated at 60 million U.S. dollars in the first quarter of thisyear, local newspaper Vietnam News reported Friday. The Vietnamese government has committed to export ...
Israeli army detains 21 Palestinians in West Bank
Apr 10, 2008 ... Israeli army detains 21 Palestinians in West Bank RAMALLAH, April 10 (Xinhua) -- The Israeli army arrested early onThursday 21 Palestinians during raids on different West Bank townsand villages, Palestinian security sources said. Israeli Radio Arabic service reported that the ...
Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers
Apr 10, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers CAIRO, April 10 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Egyptian newspapers on Thursday. Al Ahram: -- Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak Wednesday met King Abdullahben Abdel-Aziz of Saudi Arabia in the ...
Nepali CA elections held largely in peaceful manners: observation report
Apr 10, 2008 ... Nepali CA elections held largely in peaceful manners: observationreport KATHMANDU, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Nepali National ElectionObservation Committee (NEOC) Friday said the April 10 ConstituentAssembly (CA) elections were held largely in peaceful manners,except a few incidents ...
Nepali parties called to accept people's decision
Apr 10, 2008 ... Nepali parties called to accept people's decision KATHMANDU, April 11 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Mission inNepal (UNMIN) has called on the political parties and leaders toaccept the people 's decision reflected through Thursday'sConstituent Assembly (CA) election, which it ...
Vietnamese firm plans to build oil refinery in central region
Apr 10, 2008 ... Vietnamese firm plans to build oil refinery in central region HANOI, April 11 (Xinhua) -- State-owned Vietnam NationalPetroleum Corporation (Petrolimex) is likely to join hands withforeign partners to construct an oil refinery in central Khanh Hoaprovince with initial investment ...
Malaysia ready for timber trade talks with Indonesia
Apr 10, 2008 ... Malaysia ready for timber trade talks with Indonesia KUALA LUMPUR, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia is ready to discusswith Indonesia how to solve timber trade problems, local mediareported on Friday. "We also seek Indonesia's cooperation to find practical solutionsthat will ...
Major news items in leading Indian newspapers
Apr 10, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Indian newspapers NEW DELHI, April 11 (Xinhua) -- The following are major newsitems in leading Indian newspapers on Friday. The Indian Express: -- The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld 27 percent quota ...
Cattle smugglers use fake tags from Thailand to Malaysia
Apr 10, 2008 ... Cattle smugglers use fake tags from Thailand to Malaysia KUALA LUMPUR, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Cattle smugglers in Simpangan,Malaysian northern Kelantan state, are using a new tactic to smugglein livestock from Thailand, local media reported on Thursday. "They are now using fake ...
Nepali PM congratulates CA polls success
Apr 10, 2008 ... Nepali PM congratulates CA polls success KATHMANDU, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Nepali Prime Minister GirijaPrasad Koirala congratulated all Nepalis for making the ConstituentAssembly election a success, The Himalayan Times reported on Friday. The Prime Minister said in a statement ...
Cambodia signs deal with Indonesian firm to form national airline
Apr 10, 2008 ... Cambodia signs deal with Indonesian firm to form national airline PHNOM PENH, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Deputy Prime MinisterSok An has signed a deal with Indonesian firm Rajawali Corporationto establish a new national airline, the Mekong Times newspaper saidFriday. The ...
Vietnam funds pig raisers amid disease outbreak
Apr 10, 2008 ... Vietnam funds pig raisers amid disease outbreak HANOI, April 11 (Xinhua) -- The Vietnamese government has decidedto set aside 120 billion Vietnamese dong (VND) (7.5 million U.S.dollars) to help pig raisers in the central region currently hit byPorcine Reproductive and Respiratory ...
Tokyo stocks surge in morning deals
Apr 10, 2008 ... Tokyo stocks surge in morning deals TOKYO, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks rose sharply Fridaymorning. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average advanced 272.98 points, or ...
Australia not worried about athletes safety in Beijing
Apr 10, 2008 ... Australia not worried about athletes safety in Beijing CANBERRA, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Australian Olympic officials saidon Friday they have full confidence in China being able to protectlocal athletes at the Beijing Games. Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) president John ...
Japan's wholesale prices rise 3.9 pct in March
Apr 10, 2008 ... Japan's wholesale prices rise 3.9 pct in March TOKYO, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Japan's wholesale prices rose 3.9percent year-on-year in March, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) said Friday. The prices, measured on the scale of BOJ's corporate goods priceindex, read 106.7, with an increase ...
S.Korean central bank governor warns of economic slowdown
Apr 10, 2008 ... S.Korean central bank governor warns of economic slowdown SEOUL, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Bank of Korea (BOK) Governor LeeSeong-tae warned of an economic slowdown on Thursday, saying U.S.financial market unease will pull down growth rates here and pourcold water on consumption and ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
Apr 10, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers TOKYO, April 11 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Japanese newspapers on Friday: The Daily Yomiuri: -- The National Police Agency is hoping application of thehooligan provision of the immigration ...