Xinhua News Agency back issues from Tuesday, April 15:
Twin car bombings wounds 17 people in Mosul
Apr 15, 2008 ... Twin car bombings wounds 17 people in Mosul MOSUL, Iraq, April 15 (Xinhua) -- Two car bomb attacks, includinga suicide one, coordinately targeted a U.S. patrol and an Iraqipolice patrol in the city of Mosul on Tuesday, wounding 17 people, apolice source said. A suicide car ...
Two women, girl killed in attacks in northern Iraq
Apr 15, 2008 ... Two women, girl killed in attacks in northern Iraq MOSUL, Iraq, April 15 (Xinhua) -- Three people were killed andfour policemen wounded in separate shooting and bombing attacks inthe city of Mosul on Tuesday, a provincial police source said. Unknown gunmen shot dead a female ...
Egypt sentences 25 Islamists in prison:report
Apr 15, 2008 ... Egypt sentences 25 Islamists in prison:reportCAIRO, April 15(Xinhua) -- Some 25 members of the Egyptian opposition MuslimBrotherhood were sentenced on Tuesday by a military court to up to10 years in jail, the Qatar-based the pan- Arab Al-Jazeera TVreported. Out of the 40 ...
Iraq qualifies four Chinese companies for oil contracts
Apr 15, 2008 ... Iraq qualifies four Chinese companies for oil contracts BAGHDAD, April 15 (Xinhua) -- Four Chinese oil companies wereamong 35 companies that qualified to participate in Iraq's cominglicensing round for oil and gas contracts, the Iraqi Oil Ministrysaid on Tuesday. A ...
1st LD: Death toll rises to 40 in Iraq's Diyala car bombing
Apr 15, 2008 ... 1st LD: Death toll rises to 40 in Iraq's Diyala car bombing BAGHDAD, April 15 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from a car bombexplosion in the city of Baquba, the capital of Diyala province onTuesday, rose to 40 with some 70 others injured, a provincial policesource said. "The ...
1st LD: At least 14 people killed in suicide car bombing in western Iraq
Apr 15, 2008 ... 1st LD: At least 14 people killed in suicide car bombing inwestern Iraq RAMADI, Iraq, April 15 (Xinhua) -- A suicide car bomb struck arestaurant in the city of Ramadi, the capital of Anbar province, onTuesday, killing at least 14 people and wounded 14 others, aprovincial police ...
Urgent: At least 14 people killed in suicide car bombing in western Iraq
Apr 15, 2008 ... Urgent: At least 14 people killed in suicide car bombing inwestern Iraq RAMADI, Iraq, April 15 (Xinhua) -- A suicide car bomb struck ...
Hamas asks Egypt to reopen Rafah crossing
Apr 15, 2008 ... Hamas asks Egypt to reopen Rafah crossing GAZA, April 15 (Xinhua) -- Supporters of Islamic Hamas movementerected a protest tent in front of Rafah crossing point in southernGaza Strip to demand the reopening of the Egyptian borders. Tens of Hamas supporters, including women, ...
Abbas: statehood too close if final-status issues settled
Apr 15, 2008 ... Abbas: statehood too close if final-status issues settled RAMALLAH, April 15 (Xinhua) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbason Tuesday said if final-status issues settled with Israel, thePalestinian statehood will be very near. Abbas made the remarks in Ramallah during a ...
Turkish agriculture investors turn attention abroad: report
Apr 15, 2008 ... Turkish agriculture investors turn attention abroad: report ANKARA, April 15 (Xinhua) -- Amid an international surge in foodprices, more and more Turkish agriculture companies move investmentsabroad, Turkish Daily News reported on Tuesday. Bureaucratic obstacles, high ...
Iraqi police officer escapes car bombing in Baghdad
Apr 15, 2008 ... Iraqi police officer escapes car bombing in Baghdad BAGHDAD, April 15 (Xinhua) -- An Iraqi Interior Ministry officerescaped unhurt when a car bomb explosion struck his convoy incentral Baghdad on Tuesday, a ministry source said. "A car bomb parked near the al-Wathiq Square in ...
Jordan's king meets Palestinian president on Mideast peace talks
Apr 15, 2008 ... Jordan's king meets Palestinian president on Mideast peace talks AMMAN, April 15 (Xinhua) -- Jordanian King Abdullah II held talksTuesday with visiting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on thelatest developments of the Palestinian-Israeli negotiations andefforts to advance the ...
Major news items in leading Iranian newspapers
Apr 15, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Iranian newspapers TEHRAN, April 15 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Iranian newspapers on Tuesday. Tehran Times: -- Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad said on Monday at ameeting with Philippine Secretary of ...
Urgent: At least 12 people killed car bombing in Iraq's Baquba
Apr 15, 2008 ... Urgent: At least 12 people killed car bombing in Iraq's Baquba BAGHDAD, April 15 (Xinhua) -- At least 12 people were killed andmore ...
Two people killed in bomb attack in Baghdad
Apr 15, 2008 ... Two people killed in bomb attack in Baghdad BAGHDAD, April 15 (Xinhua) -- Two people were killed and fourothers injured in a roadside bomb and mortar attacks in Baghdad, anInterior Ministry source said on Tuesday. "A roadside bomb detonated in the morning near the ...
Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers
Apr 15, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers CAIRO, April 15 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Egyptian newspapers on Tuesday. Al Ahram: -- Egyptian Presidential spokesman Suleiman Awad on Monday saidEgypt expected new stances by Syrian and ...
Turkey's imports and exports to surpass goals: official
Apr 15, 2008 ... Turkey's imports and exports to surpass goals: official ANKARA, April 15 (Xinhua) -- Total amounts of Turkey's exportsand imports this year will exceed the goals set by the government inits economic program, local newspaper Today's Zaman reported onTuesday. Foreign Trade ...
Hamas denies plan to attack Gaza-Egypt borders
Apr 15, 2008 ... Hamas denies plan to attack Gaza-Egypt borders GAZA, April 15 (Xinhua) -- Hamas Tuesday denied a report on itsplan to breach Gaza-Egypt borders by force after Egyptian troopsintensified presence on the frontiers. Sami Abu Zuhri, spokesman of the Islamic movement which ...
1st LD: At least 12 people killed in car bombing in Iraq's Baquba
Apr 15, 2008 ... 1st LD: At least 12 people killed in car bombing in Iraq's Baquba BAGHDAD, April 15 (Xinhua) -- At least 12 people were killed andmore than 40 others wounded in a car bomb explosion in the city ofBaquba, the capital of Diyala province on Tuesday, a provincialpolice source said ....
Urgent: Death toll rises to 40 in Iraq's Diyala car bombing
Apr 15, 2008 ... Urgent: Death toll rises to 40 in Iraq's Diyala car bombing BAGHDAD, April 15 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from a car bombexplosion ...
Bomb blasts kill three, injure 18 in Ethiopian capital
Apr 15, 2008 ... Bomb blasts kill three, injure 18 in Ethiopian capital ADDIS ABABA, April 15 (Xinhua) -- Three people were killed and 18others injured in separate bomb blasts that occurred here Mondaysimultaneously in areas locally known as Gerji and Lem Hotel,Ethiopia's federal police said ...
Nineteen pupils perish in school fire in Uganda
Apr 15, 2008 ... Nineteen pupils perish in school fire in Uganda KAMPALA, April 15 (Xinhua) -- Nineteen pupils and two teacherswere killed in a fire that broke out in a school near capitalKampala Monday night, a police spokesman said here Tuesday. The fire broke out in the dormitory at around ...
2nd LD: Passenger plane crashes in DRC, with 94 people on board: airport source
Apr 15, 2008 ... 2nd LD: Passenger plane crashes in DRC, with 94 people on board:airport source KINSHASA, April 15 (Xinhua) -- A passenger plane crashed in thetown of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Tuesdayshortly after taking off, with 94 people on board, an official withthe ...
Roundup: Mungiki sect terrorizes Kenyans amid peace deal
Apr 15, 2008 ... Roundup: Mungiki sect terrorizes Kenyans amid peace deal NAIROBI, April 15 (Xinhua) -- Riots erupted in Kenya Monday, aday after Kenya's new grand coalition was announced, when members ofa shadowy sect blockaded roads to protest the killing of theirleader's wife. Members of ...
(Special for CAFS)Africa Focus: Roundup: Kenya's new cabinet welcomed by UN, regional lawmakers, worries civil societies
Apr 15, 2008 ... (Special for CAFS)Africa Focus: Roundup: Kenya's new cabinetwelcomed by UN, regional lawmakers, worries civil societies NAIROBI, April 15 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations and regionallawmakers have welcomed the formation of Kenya's grand cabinet namedSunday and urged the ministers ...
Former UN chief due in Kenya Wednesday
Apr 15, 2008 ... Former UN chief due in Kenya Wednesday NAIROBI, April 15 (Xinhua) -- Former UN chief Kofi Annan, whobrokered the power sharing agreement in Kenya, is due in the countryon Wednesday. A brief statement from Annan's spokesman in Nairobi said Tuesdaythat the 70-year-old former ...
China faces challenges in development: legislator
Apr 15, 2008 ... China faces challenges in development: legislator CAPE TOWN, April 15 (Xinhua) -- China, world's largest developingcountry, still faces imbalances in its rural and urban development,regional growth and economic and social development, despiteremarkable achievement in poverty ...
Chinese legislator calls for int'l cooperation in reducing poverty
Apr 15, 2008 ... Chinese legislator calls for int'l cooperation in reducingpoverty CAPE TOWN, April 15 (Xinhua) -- Zha Peixin, head of the Chineseparliamentarian delegation at the 118th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union being held here, called for multilateralism andjoint efforts in ...
IPU assembly urges closer cooperation among watercourse countries
Apr 15, 2008 ... IPU assembly urges closer cooperation among watercourse countries CAPE TOWN, April 15 (Xinhua) -- The 118th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) warned that disputes among watercoursecountries are expected to become more common and more politicallyand economically ...
1st LD: Passenger plane crashes in DR. Congo, with 94 people on board: airport source
Apr 15, 2008 ... 1st LD: Passenger plane crashes in DR. Congo, with 94 people onboard: airport source KINSHASA, April 15 (Xinhua) -- A passenger plane crashed in thetown of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Tuesdayshortly after taking off, with 94 people on board, an official ...
Urgent: Plane crashes in eastern DR. Congo
Apr 15, 2008 ... Urgent: Plane crashes in eastern DR. Congo KINSHASA, April 15 (Xinhua) -- A plane crashed ...
German stocks close higher
Apr 15, 2008 ... German stocks close higher BERLIN, April 15 (Xinhua) -- German stocks closed higher onTuesday on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The benchmark DAX, the index of 30 big companies, rose 30.56points or 0.47 ...
British envoy says London supports efforts to reunify Cyprus
Apr 15, 2008 ... British envoy says London supports efforts to reunify Cyprus NICOSIA, April 15 (Xinhua) -- Britain supports the renewedefforts by the two communities in Cyprus to reunify the dividedisland, said London's special envoy Joan Ryan on Tuesday. "We are very willing to do all that ...
IPU highlights risks parliamentarians facing
Apr 15, 2008 ... IPU highlights risks parliamentarians facing CAPE TOWN, April 15 (Xinhua) -- The IPU Committee on the HumanRights of Parliamentarians said on Tuesday that in many parts of theworld members of parliament continue to live under threat, speakingfreely entails risks, especially in ...
London key market information
Apr 15, 2008 ... London key market information LONDON, April 15 (Xinhua) -- The following is the key marketinformation at close in London on Tuesday. April 15April 14 Pound1.96250 1.98211 U.S. dollars 1.24240 1.25220 Euro ...
EU adopts protection measures to contain swine fever in Slovakia
Apr 15, 2008 ... EU adopts protection measures to contain swine fever in Slovakia BRUSSELS, April 15 (Xinhua) -- The European Commission hasadopted urgent measures to prevent the further spread of classicalswine fever in Slovakia, said the commission on Tuesday. Under the measures, no pigs ...
Wall Street down amid inflation concerns
Apr 15, 2008 ... Wall Street down amid inflation concerns NEW YORK, April 15 (Xinhua) -- Wall Street erased early gainsTuesday as investors concerning about the inflation digested asurprising rebound in New York area manufacturing index. The U.S. Commerce Department's Producer Price Index ...
Polish, French FMs discuss Afghanistan, EU affairs
Apr 15, 2008 ... Polish, French FMs discuss Afghanistan, EU affairs WARSAW, April 15 (Xinhua) -- Polish Foreign Minister RodoslawSikorski and his French counterpart Bernard Kouchner met here onTuesday to discuss the situation in Afghanistan, the ratification ofthe Lisbon Treaty and the EU eastern ...
Bush looks forward to working with Italy's Berlusconi
Apr 15, 2008 ... Bush looks forward to working with Italy's Berlusconi WASHINGTON, April 15 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President George W. Bushlooks forward to working with Italy's prime minister-elect SilvioBerlusconi, White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said Tuesday. "The president looks forward to ...
London metal exchange prices
Apr 15, 2008 ... London metal exchange pricesLONDON, April 15 (Xinhua) -- Thefollowing are the closing cash and three-month prices at the LondonMetal Exchange on Tuesday: CashThree-month (U.S. dollars per ton)(U.S. dollars per ton) Unofficial close ...
Credit crisis may cost London's financial sector 40,000 jobs
Apr 15, 2008 ... Credit crisis may cost London's financial sector 40,000 jobs LONDON, April 15 (Xinhua) -- International credit crisis may costLondon's financial sector some 40,000 jobs, analysts warned onTuesday. The estimate doubles a calculation in December that 20,000 cityworkers will ...
Urgent: Beijing Olympic flame arrives in Pakistani capital
Apr 15, 2008 ... Urgent: Beijing Olympic flame arrives in Pakistani capital ISLAMABAD, April 16 (Xinhua) -- The Beijing ...
Diana inquiry costs over 12 million pounds
Apr 15, 2008 ... Diana inquiry costs over 12 million pounds LONDON, April 15 (Xinhua) -- New figures show that the cost ofthe inquest into the death of Princess Diana has exceeded 12.5million pounds (one pound equals to about two U.S. dollars). The coroner's inquest reached 4.5 million ...
Bush sends letters to Macedonian leaders supporting NATO bid
Apr 15, 2008 ... Bush sends letters to Macedonian leaders supporting NATO bid TIRANA, April 15 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President George W. Bush hassent letters to Macedonian President Branko Crvenkovski and PrimeMinister Nikola Gruevski respectively, promising to supportMacedonia's NATO bid, news ...
U.S. Treasury panels proposes new guidelines to improve hedge fund disclosure
Apr 15, 2008 ... U.S. Treasury panels proposes new guidelines to improve hedgefund disclosure WASHINGTON, April 15 (Xinhua) -- Two U.S. Treasury committeesTuesday released a set of best practices for hedge fund investorsand asset managers to increase their disclosure and risk ...
Bush, UN chief discuss Zimbabwe situation
Apr 15, 2008 ... Bush, UN chief discuss Zimbabwe situation WASHINGTON, April 15 (Xinhua) -- President George W. Bush calledUN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday and the two leadersdiscussed the political situation in Zimbabwe, U.S. NationalSecurity Council spokesman Gordon Johndroe said ....
USAID, ADB sign partnership agreement
Apr 15, 2008 ... USAID, ADB sign partnership agreement WASHINGTON, April 15 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Agency forInternational Development (USAID) and the African Development Bank(ADB) have signed a memorandum of understanding to launch apartnership in support of entrepreneurs in Africa, the USAID said ...
Security Council renews mandate of UN mission in Georgia
Apr 15, 2008 ... Security Council renews mandate of UN mission in Georgia UNITED NATIONS, April 15 (Xinhua) -- The UN Security Councilvoted on Tuesday to renew the mandate of the UN Observer Mission inGeorgia (UNOMIG) until Oct. 15 this year. Unanimously adopting a resolution, the 15-member ...
Bush to make statement on climate change Wednesday
Apr 15, 2008 ... Bush to make statement on climate change Wednesday WASHINGTON, April 15 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President George W. Bushwill make an announcement Wednesday on climate change and greenhousegas emissions, White House press secretary Dana Perino said hereTuesday. Bush is expected to ...
House price falls across Britain
Apr 15, 2008 ... House price falls across Britain LONDON, April 15 (Xinhua) -- Latest surveys show house prices inBritain are coming down, falling by 1.6 percent in February, whileannual house price growth dropped to 6.7 percent. The average cost of a British home now stands at 217,737 ...
Swedish government predicts lower economic growth
Apr 15, 2008 ... Swedish government predicts lower economic growth STOCKHOLM, April 15 (Xinhua) -- The Swedish government predictedhere Tuesday that the Swedish economy can grow by 2.1 percent in2008 and 1.8 percent in 2009, much lower than the previousforecasts, according to its 2008 Spring ...
Albania formally accepts NATO membership invitation
Apr 15, 2008 ... Albania formally accepts NATO membership invitation TIRANA, April 15 (Xinhua) -- Albania has formally accepted NATO's invitation to start talks on joining the alliance, hoping tobecome a full member in 2009, a statement from the country's ForeignMinistry said on Tuesday. "I ...
Caltech to set up center to study climate change
Apr 15, 2008 ... Caltech to set up center to study climate change LOS ANGELES, April 15 (Xinhua) -- With the help of a 18-million-dollar donation, the Calinornia Institute of Technology (Caltech)will establish a multidicipline center for the study of climatechange, a statement said Tuesday ....
PNA security officer found dead in southern Gaza
Apr 15, 2008 ... PNA security officer found dead in southern Gaza GAZA, April 15 (Xinhua) -- A Palestinian National Authority (PNA) officer, served in PNA security intelligence forces ofPresident Mahmoud Abbas, was found dead on Tuesday near a formerJewish settlement south of Gaza City. The ...
Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- April 15
Apr 15, 2008 ... Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- April 15 CAIRO, April 15 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of majorMiddle East news stories due to be covered or pursued by Xinhua NewsAgency on Tuesday. -- Monitoring situation at the Egypt-Gaza border as Cairo ispreparing a two-part ...
Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers
Apr 15, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers ANKARA, April 15 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Turkish newspapers on Tuesday. ZAMAN (Time): -- Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan on Monday expressed hisrejection to the closure case on the ...
Two U.S. soldiers killed in bomb attacks in Iraq
Apr 15, 2008 ... Two U.S. soldiers killed in bomb attacks in Iraq BAGHDAD, April 15 (Xinhua) -- Two American soldiers were killedin two roadside bomb attacks across Iraq on Monday, the U.S.military said on Tuesday. A soldier was killed by a roadside explosion in the Salahudinprovince north ...
Islamic Jihad slams Carter's statements on rockets attacks
Apr 15, 2008 ... Islamic Jihad slams Carter's statements on rockets attacks GAZA, April 15 (Xinhua) -- The Islamic Jihad (Holy War) movementin Gaza has slammed on Tuesday the statements of former U. S.president Jimmy Carter, after he termed the rockets attacks onIsrael as "a big crime." ...
Israeli airstrike kills DFLP militant in Gaza
Apr 15, 2008 ... Israeli airstrike kills DFLP militant in Gaza GAZA, April 15 (Xinhua) -- A Palestinian militant was killed andtwo civilians wounded early on Tuesday in an Israeli airstrike onBeit Lahia town in northern Gaza Strip, witnesses and medics said. The armed wing of the Democratic ...
Turkey's foreign direct investment drops sharply in first two months of 2008
Apr 15, 2008 ... Turkey's foreign direct investment drops sharply in first twomonths of 2008 ANKARA, April 15 (Xinhua) -- Turkey's foreign direct investment(FDI), which had been growing since the country started negotiationswith the EU in 2005, showed a sharp slowdown in the first two monthsof ...
Lebanese army commander refuses to head interim government: report
Apr 15, 2008 ... Lebanese army commander refuses to head interim government:report BEIRUT, April 15 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese Army Commander Gen. MichelSuleiman rejected the proposal to head an interim government what hethought unconstitutional, local Al-Mustaqbal daily reported onTuesday ....
Syria ready to offer help in solving Lebanon crisis: president
Apr 15, 2008 ... Syria ready to offer help in solving Lebanon crisis: president DAMASCUS, April 15 (Xinhua) -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assadon Tuesday renewed readiness to offer "all possible help demanded bythe Lebanese brothers" in efforts to solve the political crisisthere. Assad made ...
Egypt to toughen traffic law to reduce accidents
Apr 15, 2008 ... Egypt to toughen traffic law to reduce accidents CAIRO, April 15 (Xinhua) -- Egypt on Tuesday expounded theamendments to the traffic law to toughen punishment for offenders ina bid to end the country's traffic jam and high death toll of roadaccidents, the Egyptian MENA news agency ...
Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, April 15
Apr 15, 2008 ... Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, April 15 BAGHDAD -- At least 40 people were killed and more than 70 otherswounded in a car bomb explosion in the city of Baquba, the capitalof Diyala province on Tuesday, a provincial police source said. A car bomb parked outside ...
Gaza universities suspend class as fuel cut off
Apr 15, 2008 ... Gaza universities suspend class as fuel cut off GAZA, April 15 (Xinhua) -- Gaza universities suspended classes onTuesday until a further notice following a severe shortage of fuelwhich caused paralysis in transportation, preventing students fromall over Gaza to reach their ...