Xinhua News Agency back issues from Friday, April 11:
Iraqi PM condemns assassination of Shiite cleric Sadr's aide
Apr 11, 2008 ... Iraqi PM condemns assassination of Shiite cleric Sadr's aide BAGHDAD, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki condemned on Friday the assassination of a senior aide to theShiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in Najaf, state media reported. "The premier condemned the ...
Another Egyptian dies of bird flu
Apr 11, 2008 ... Another Egyptian dies of bird flu CAIRO, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian health ministry on Fridayreported one more human bird flu fatality, which brought the deathtally of the disease in the most populous Arab country to 22, theEgyptian MENA news agency reported. The victim ...
Nine killed as Israel escalates military actions in Gaza
Apr 11, 2008 ... Nine killed as Israel escalates military actions in Gaza GAZA, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Nine Palestinians, including fivechildren and three Hamas militants were killed on Friday as theIsraeli army escalated military operations in the Gaza Strip,medical sources said. The sources ...
Iran installs 492 new centrifuges at nuclear facility
Apr 11, 2008 ... Iran installs 492 new centrifuges at nuclear facility TEHRAN, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Iran has installed 492 newcentrifuges at its sensitive Natanz nuclear facility, the officialIRNA news agency reported Friday. "Three new cascades of 164 centrifuges are installed and ...
U.S. airstrikes kill 12 in Iraq
Apr 11, 2008 ... U.S. airstrikes kill 12 in Iraq BAGHDAD, April 11 (Xinhua) -- U.S. airstrikes in Baghdad's SadrCity district and in the southern city of Basra killed at least 12suspected insurgents on Friday, the U.S. military and coalitionspokesman said. An unmanned aerial vehicle fired a ...
U.S. airstrike kills six "criminals" in Baghdad: military
Apr 11, 2008 ... U.S. airstrike kills six "criminals" in Baghdad: military BAGHDAD, April 11 (Xinhua) -- A US airstrike killed six "criminals" in eastern Baghdad where militias and Iraqi governmenttroops backed by U.S. forces have been clashing for nearly a week,the U.S. military said Friday ....
Urgent: Senior aide to Shiite cleric Sadr killed in Najaf
Apr 11, 2008 ... Urgent: Senior aide to Shiite cleric Sadr killed in Najaf BAGHDAD, April 11 (Xinhua) -- A senior aide to ...
Roundup: Lebanese rulers exchange accusations of blocking solutions
Apr 11, 2008 ... Roundup: Lebanese rulers exchange accusations of blockingsolutions BEIRUT, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese parliament speaker NabihBerri and Prime Minister Fouad Seniora have been exchanging blamesand accusations for the past week on who is responsible forobstructing a solution to ...
Six killed as Israel escalates military actions in Gaza
Apr 11, 2008 ... Six killed as Israel escalates military actions in Gaza GAZA, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Six Palestinians, including fourchildren and two Hamas militants, were killed on Friday as Israeliarmy escalated military operations on the Gaza Strip, medicalsources said. The sources said ...
1st LD: Senior aide to Iraq's Shiite cleric Sadr shot dead in Najaf
Apr 11, 2008 ... 1st LD: Senior aide to Iraq's Shiite cleric Sadr shot dead inNajaf BAGHDAD, April 11 (Xinhua) -- A senior aide to Iraq's Shiitecleric Muqtada al-Sadr was shot dead by gunmen in the Shiite holycity of Najaf after Friday prayer, police told Xinhua. Riyad al-Nouri, director of ...
Update: Death toll from Israeli attacks on Gaza rises to seven
Apr 11, 2008 ... Update: Death toll from Israeli attacks on Gaza rises to seven GAZA, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Seven Palestinians, including fivechildren and two Hamas militants, were killed on Friday as Israeliarmy escalated military operations on the Gaza Strip, medics andwitnesses said ....
Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers
Apr 11, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers ANKARA, April 11 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Turkish newspapers on Friday. TURKIYE (Turkey): -- Manuel Barroso, the visiting European Commission President,said on Thursday that he believed ...
Israeli airstrikes kill two Hamas militants in Gaza
Apr 11, 2008 ... Israeli airstrikes kill two Hamas militants in Gaza GAZA, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Two Islamic Hamas militants werekilled and two wounded early on Friday in two Israeli airstrikeseast of the southern Gaza Strip town of Khan Younis, medics andwitnesses said. Medical sources at ...
Egypt says mini-summit on Mideast peace under consultations
Apr 11, 2008 ... Egypt says mini-summit on Mideast peace under consultations CAIRO, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Egypt said on Friday that the holdinga mini-summit on Middle East peace process is still underconsultations, the official MENA news agency reported. Consultations are still under way on ...
Mass grave of about 30 bodies found south of Baghdad
Apr 11, 2008 ... Mass grave of about 30 bodies found south of Baghdad BAGHDAD, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi army soldiers found a massgrave containing more than 30 bodies in the town of Mahmoudiyahsouth of Baghdad, the U.S. military said on Friday. The troops discovered the site of the mass ...
Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers
Apr 11, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers JERUSALEM, April 11 (Xinhua) -- The following are major newsitems in leading Israeli newspapers on Friday. Ha'aretz: -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has called on IsraelDefense Forces (IDF) commanders in the West ...
Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- April 11
Apr 11, 2008 ... Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- April 11 CAIRO, April 11 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of majorMiddle East news stories due to be covered or pursued by Xinhua NewsAgency on Friday. -- Monitoring Israeli action against Hamas as Prime Minister EhudOlmert vowed ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
Apr 11, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers TOKYO, April 12 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Japanese newspapers on Saturday: The Daily Yomiuri: -- Japan and the United States have agreed that the U.S. forcesin Japan will immediately ...
Major news items in leading Australian newspapers
Apr 11, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Australian newspapers CANBERRA, April 12 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Australian newspapers on Saturday. The Australian: -- Key Liberal powerbrokers who backed Brendan Nelson asOpposition Leader have switched ...
Major news items in leading Indian newspapers
Apr 11, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Indian newspapers NEW DELHI, April 12 (Xinhua) -- The following are major newsitems in leading Indian newspapers on Saturday. The Indian Express: -- Japanese auto major Toyota will set up a plant in ...
Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, April 11
Apr 11, 2008 ... Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, April 11 BAGHDAD -- Iraqi army soldiers found a mass grave containing morethan 30 bodies in the town of Mahmoudiyah south of Baghdad, the U.S.military said on Friday. The troops discovered the site of the mass grave at a house ...
Indian stock market opens higher
Apr 11, 2008 ... Indian stock market opens higher MUMBAI, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Indian shares opened higher onFriday, with the key Sensex index up 0.92 percent shortly afteropening. Sensex rose 145.46 points, or 0.92 percent to 15,840.56. Sensex ...
ASEM Forum on Energy Security opens in Vietnam
Apr 11, 2008 ... ASEM Forum on Energy Security opens in Vietnam HANOI, April 11 (Xinhua) -- The first Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM)Forum on Energy Security opened here Friday, focusing its discussionon energy security policy, and ASEM cooperation on energy securityand sustainable development ....
Vietnam to invest 1.1 bln USD in developing district hospitals
Apr 11, 2008 ... Vietnam to invest 1.1 bln USD in developing district hospitals HANOI, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam will pour 17 trillionVietnamese dong (VND) (nearly 1.1 billion U.S. dollars) intobuilding and upgrading hospitals in districts nationwide from 2008to 2010, the newspaper Young People ...
1st CA constituency result comes out in Nepal
Apr 11, 2008 ... 1st CA constituency result comes out in Nepal KATHMANDU, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Kathmandu Constituency-1 onConstituent Assembly (CA) elections bore the first result on Fridaymorning. Constituency-1 of Nepali capital Kathmandu is the country's onlyconstituency where voting in ...
Jobless likely to abuse psychoactive substances: French study
Apr 11, 2008 ... Jobless likely to abuse psychoactive substances: French study PARIS, April 11 (Xinhua) -- The jobless people are more likely toresort to the use of psychoactive substances such as tobacco,alcohol, cannabis than employed people, France's 2005 HealthBarometer has revealed ....
Morocco discovers medieval village near Fez
Apr 11, 2008 ... Morocco discovers medieval village near Fez RABAT, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Moroccan and French archaeologistshave uncovered a village that existed in medieval times specializingin wrought iron works close to the imperial city of Fez, officialsources have said. "This town was ...
Kenya airways to launch 2 daily flights into lusaka
Apr 11, 2008 ... Kenya airways to launch 2 daily flights into lusaka LUSAKA, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Kenya Airways is to launch two dailyflights linking Lusaka and Nairobi from July in a bid to absorb theincreasing number of traders who frequently use the route, the Postreported on Friday ....
Roundup: Kenyan leaders appeal for calm amid stalemate over cabinet
Apr 11, 2008 ... Roundup: Kenyan leaders appeal for calm amid stalemate overcabinet NAIROBI, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Kenyan leaders have appealed forcalm as a stalemate over the formation of the 40-member cabinetentered its fourth day Friday. Prime Minister-designate Raila Odinga has ...
Paris to host African Economic Outlook 2008 launch
Apr 11, 2008 ... Paris to host African Economic Outlook 2008 launch ABIDJAN, April 11 (Xinhua) -- The 2008 edition of "AfricanEconomic Outlook" is scheduled to be officially launched in Paris onMay 13, the Cote d'Ivoire press reported Friday. The information, which has been widely publicized ...
Observer force to be stationed on Chad-Sudan border
Apr 11, 2008 ... Observer force to be stationed on Chad-Sudan border LIBREVILLE, April 11 (Xinhua) -- The first meeting of the "Contact Group" that is responsible for monitoring the peaceagreement that was signed between Chad and Sudan in Dakar, Senegal,on March 13, has resolved to urgently ...
Africa Focus: Uganda's peace process falters again
Apr 11, 2008 ... Africa Focus: Uganda's peace process falters again KAMPALA, April 11 (Xinhua) -- After several walk-outs of therebel delegates, the 20 months long peace negotiations betweenUgandan government and the rebel group Lord's Resistance Army (LRA)seems to be faltering again at a critical ...
Zimbabwean president, opposition leader invited to SADC meeting
Apr 11, 2008 ... Zimbabwean president, opposition leader invited to SADC meeting LUSAKA, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Both Zimbabwean President RobertMugabe and opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leaderMorgan Tsvangirai have been invited to the extra-ordinary summit ofthe Southern African ...
France to organize return of hijacked ship's crew
Apr 11, 2008 ... France to organize return of hijacked ship's crew PARIS, April 11 (Xinhua) -- France will organize the return ofthe crew of Le Ponant, a luxury sailboat that has just been releasedafter being held hostage off the coast of Somalia, "as soon aspossible," French Foreign Minister ...
Roundup: Kenyan leaders optimistic of breaking stalemate
Apr 11, 2008 ... Roundup: Kenyan leaders optimistic of breaking stalemate NAIROBI, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Kenyan leaders Friday expressedoptimism that the current stalemate over the formation of thecoalition government as part of a power-sharing deal signed inFebruary following December's disputed ...
Police ban all political rallies in Zimbabwe
Apr 11, 2008 ... Police ban all political rallies in Zimbabwe HARARE, April 11 (Xinhua) -- The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP)has with immediate effect banned political rallies in the country,local media ZBC News reported Friday. Assistant Commissioner Wayne Bvudzijena was quoted as saying ...
IPU to open 118th assembly in Cape Town, South Africa
Apr 11, 2008 ... IPU to open 118th assembly in Cape Town, South Africa CAPE TOWN, April 11 (Xinhua) -- The 118th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and its related meetings will be held atthe Cape Town International Convention Center, South Africa, fromApril 13 to 18. The ...
Romanian foreign minister resigns
Apr 11, 2008 ... Romanian foreign minister resigns BUCHAREST, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Romanian Foreign Minister AdrianCioroianu resigned Friday as he was criticized for his handling withthe case of Romanian national Daniel Crulic, who was jailed in aPolish prison for theft and died in a hospital ...
U.S., DPRK yet to reach agreement, says Rice
Apr 11, 2008 ... U.S., DPRK yet to reach agreement, says Rice WASHINGTON, April 11 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Secretary of StateCondoleezza Rice denied on Friday a report that the United Stateshad reached an agreement with the Democratic People's Republic ofKorea (DPRK) over the latter's nuclear program ....
Former OSCE representative outlines human trafficking situation
Apr 11, 2008 ... Former OSCE representative outlines human trafficking situation VIENNA, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Former OSCE Special Representativeon Combating Trafficking in Human Beings Helga Konrad outlined thesituation of international human trafficking at a press conferencein Vienna on Friday ....
Macedonia says willing to resume name talks with Greece
Apr 11, 2008 ... Macedonia says willing to resume name talks with Greece TIRANA, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Macedonian President BrankoCrvenkovski said on Friday his country is willing to reopen nametalks with Greece under the UN auspices. Crvenkovski made the announcement after he held a meeting ...
UN Crime Commission to hold 17th Session in Vienna
Apr 11, 2008 ... UN Crime Commission to hold 17th Session in Vienna VIENNA, April 11 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Commission onCrime Prevention and Criminal Justice would hold its 17th sessionfrom April 14 to 18 in Vienna, the commission announced on Friday. This annually meeting would ...
UN chief welcomes upcoming African summit on post-election Zimbabwe situation
Apr 11, 2008 ... UN chief welcomes upcoming African summit on post-electionZimbabwe situation NEW YORK, April 11 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moonwelcomed on Friday the African summit due to be held on Sunday onZimbabwe's situation after the country's heavily contestedpresidential ...
LAX affected by AA concelation of flights
Apr 11, 2008 ... LAX affected by AA concelation of flights LOS ANGELES, April 11 (Xinhua) -- The Los Angeles InternationalAirport (LAX) felt the sting of flight concelations after AmericanAirlines canceled 595 flights nationwide on Friday. The airline took the move as it worked to complete ...
U.S. remains ready to have dialogue with Iran: ambassador
Apr 11, 2008 ... U.S. remains ready to have dialogue with Iran: ambassador WASHINGTON, April 11 (Xinhua) -- The United States remains readyto talk to Iran about improving security in Iraq, U.S. ambassador toIraq Ryan Crocker said here Friday. Crocker denied speculation that the United States ...
Update: Dollar falls against major currencies
Apr 11, 2008 ... Update: Dollar falls against major currencies New York, April 11 (Xinhua) -- The dollar fell against most majorcurrencies on Friday after a disappointing profit report fromGeneral Electric surprised the market and investors doubted whetherthe G7 summit could bring stability to the ...
U.S. navy ship fires flare over Iranian boat
Apr 11, 2008 ... U.S. navy ship fires flare over Iranian boat WASHINGTON, April 11 (Xinhua) -- A small U.S. navy ship fired awarning flare during a confrontation Thursday night with three smallIranian boats in the Persian Gulf, the Pentagon said Friday. The small U.S. patrol craft called ...
2008 cereal production growth could ease tight global supply: FAO
Apr 11, 2008 ... 2008 cereal production growth could ease tight global supply: FAO ROME, April 11 (Xinhua) -- The world cereal production in 2008 isexpected to increase by 2.6 percent to a record 2,164 million toneswith the bulk of the increase expected in wheat, which could easethe current tight ...
Bush's 2007 income disclosed
Apr 11, 2008 ... Bush's 2007 income disclosed WASHINGTON, April 11 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President George W. Bushand his wife reported taxable income of 719, 274 U.S. dollars for2007 and paid 221,635 dollars in federal income taxes, the WhiteHouse disclosed Friday. They also contributed a total ...
U.S. defense chief sees fewer troops in Iraq in 2009
Apr 11, 2008 ... U.S. defense chief sees fewer troops in Iraq in 2009 WASHINGTON, April 11 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Defense Secretary RobertGates said Friday he expects that there'll be fewer U.S. troops inIraq next year. "I'm not saying when in 2009, but I believe we will have a lowernumber of ...
Peruvian president supports Beijing Olympic Games
Apr 11, 2008 ... Peruvian president supports Beijing Olympic Games BEIJING, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Peruvian President Alan Garcia hasvoiced support for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and spoke highlyof China's development modes. Hosting the Olympics is a great opportunity for China to ...
European Parliament passes resolution urging Olympic boycott
Apr 11, 2008 ... European Parliament passes resolution urging Olympic boycott BRUSSELS, April 10 (Xinhua) -- The European Parliament (EP) onThursday passed a resolution urging European Union (EU) leaders toboycott the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics despiteopposition from the ...
Chinese Americans enraged by attempts against Olympic torch, biased media
Apr 11, 2008 ... Chinese Americans enraged by attempts against Olympic torch,biased media LOS ANGELES, April 11 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese American communityhere has been enraged by "Tibet independence" activists' attempts todisrupt the ongoing global relay of the Beijing Olympic torch, andsome ...
Peruvian police seize counterfeit cash worth over 7 mln USD
Apr 11, 2008 ... Peruvian police seize counterfeit cash worth over 7 mln USD LIMA, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Peruvian police seized more than 20million nuevo sols (7.37 million U.S. dollars) in counterfeitcurrencies in a raid on a house here early Thursday. The police also confiscated note ...
Tibet is an inalienable part of China: Cuba's official newspaper
Apr 11, 2008 ... Tibet is an inalienable part of China: Cuba's official newspaper HAVANA, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Cuba's official newspaper Granmacarried an article Friday stating that "Tibet is an inalienable partof China" and the current campaign by some Western governments aimsto "discredit ...
122 people intoxicated by unidentified gas in Colombia
Apr 11, 2008 ... 122 people intoxicated by unidentified gas in Colombia BOGOTA, April 11 (Xinhua) -- At least 122 people, 96 of whom arestudents, were poisoned by unidentified gases Friday in northwesternColombia, local media reported. The 122 people in La Cruzada suffered toxication Friday ...
No cut in torch relay course in Canberra: Australian official
Apr 11, 2008 ... No cut in torch relay course in Canberra: Australian official CANBERRA, April 11 (Xinhua) -- The chairman of the AustralianCapital Territory (ACT) torch relay task force, Ted Quinlan,expressed confidence Friday that the Beijing Olympic torch relay inCanberra will run its full ...
Xinhua world economic news summary at 0430 GMT, April 11
Apr 11, 2008 ... Xinhua world economic news summary at 0430 GMT, April 11 WASHINGTON -- Leaders of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)and World Bank warned Thursday that surging commodity prices areleading to serious food shortages in the developing world andprompting a new round of inflationary ...
Nicaragua, Honduras sign declaration to strengthen ties
Apr 11, 2008 ... Nicaragua, Honduras sign declaration to strengthen ties MANAGUA, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortegaand his Honduran counterpart Manuel Zelaya signed a jointdeclaration Friday in Honduras' capital Tegucigalpa to strengthenbilateral relations. In the ...
Kim Jong Il inspects army
Apr 11, 2008 ... Kim Jong Il inspects army PYONGYANG, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Kim Jong Il, leader of theDemocratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), inspected a unit ofthe Korean People's Army (KPA), the official Rodong Sinmun newspapersaid Friday. Kim inspected the command of KPA Combined ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0830 GMT, April 11
Apr 11, 2008 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0830 GMT, April 11 BAGHDAD -- Iraqi army soldiers found a mass grave containing morethan 30 bodies in the town of Mahmoudiyah south of Baghdad, the U.S.military said on Friday. The troops discovered the site of the mass grave at a house inthe ...
Former Australian Olympian condemns attempts to politicize Beijing Olympics
Apr 11, 2008 ... Former Australian Olympian condemns attempts to politicizeBeijing Olympics CANBERRA, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Former Australian Olympian LisaCurry-Kenny on Friday condemned the attempts by pro-Tibetdemonstrators and other groups to hijack the Beijing Olympics fortheir own gain ....
London stock market surges in early trade
Apr 11, 2008 ... London stock market surges in early trade LONDON, April 11 (Xinhua) -- The London stock market surged highin early trading on Friday. By 0724 GMT, the ...
Greece, U.S. discuss energy security for Greece, NATO
Apr 11, 2008 ... Greece, U.S. discuss energy security for Greece, NATO ATHENS, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Greece's energy policy is set forits own benefit, but the interests of its European Union partnersare also taken into account, Development Minister Christos Foliassaid Friday. "Our targets ...
Protests in Haiti put Chilean peacekeeping troops at risk
Apr 11, 2008 ... Protests in Haiti put Chilean peacekeeping troops at risk SANTIAGO, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Gen. Ivan Fabry, Chile's NationalDefense Staff Chief, said Friday that the Chilean peacekeepingcontingent in Haiti has been put at risk by recent nationwideprotests launched by Haitians due to ...