Xinhua News Agency back issues from Thursday, April 17:
Israel's Netanyahu sees possible peace deal with Palestinians as " invalid"
Apr 17, 2008 ... Israel's Netanyahu sees possible peace deal with Palestinians as" invalid" JERUSALEM, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Israeli opposition leader andLikud Chairman Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that the peaceagreement that might be achieved between Israel and the PalestinianNational ...
Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, April 17
Apr 17, 2008 ... Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, April 17 TIKRIT, Iraq -- A suicide bomber blew himself up at a funeraltent in a village near the town of Edheim in Diyala province onThursday, killing at least 33 mourners and wounding more than 30others, police said. "A suicide ...
Southern Sudanese leader confirms census on April 22
Apr 17, 2008 ... Southern Sudanese leader confirms census on April 22 KHARTOUM, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Sudanese First Vice President andPresident of the southern Sudanese government Salva Kiir Mayarditconfirmed on Thursday that the national population census would beheld on Tuesday, or April 22 all ...
U.S. envoy urges for immediate presidential election in Lebanon
Apr 17, 2008 ... U.S. envoy urges for immediate presidential election in Lebanon BEIRUT, April 17 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Assistant Secretary of Statefor Near Eastern Affairs David Welch on Thursday urged for animmediate election of a president in Lebanon, local Naharnet newswebsite reported ....
Unidentified explosion kills one, injures two in Egypt
Apr 17, 2008 ... Unidentified explosion kills one, injures two in Egypt CAIRO, April 17 (Xinhua) -- An explosion of an unidentifiedobject in northern Egypt killed one and injured two others onThursday, the official MENA news agency reported. The explosion in the central Nile Delta governorate ...
Two Iraqi policemen killed in Baghdad bombings
Apr 17, 2008 ... Two Iraqi policemen killed in Baghdad bombings BAGHDAD, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Two Iraqi policemen were killed and15 other people injured in bomb and gunfire attacks across Baghdadon Thursday, an Interior Ministry source said. A roadside bomb went off after midday near a police ...
Lebanese labor union threatens strike if pay dispute not resolved
Apr 17, 2008 ... Lebanese labor union threatens strike if pay dispute not resolved BEIRUT, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese General Federation of LaborUnions (GFLU) has threatened to go on strike on May 7 if a paydispute was not resolved, local Naharnet news website reported onThursday. "If the ...
IEA chief meets UAE officials on stabilizing oil markets
Apr 17, 2008 ... IEA chief meets UAE officials on stabilizing oil markets ABU DHABI, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Senior officials of the oil- richUnited Arab Emirates (UAE) and the International Energy Agency (IEA)met here Thursday in a bid to enhance cooperation on stabilizing oilmarkets, the official ...
Hamas, Syria should participate in peace process: Carter
Apr 17, 2008 ... Hamas, Syria should participate in peace process: Carter CAIRO, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Visiting former U.S. President JimmyCarter said here Thursday Syria and Palestinian Islamic ResistanceMovement (Hamas) should be allowed to participate in the Mideastpeace process. Carter, ...
Hezbollah official speaks of possible Israeli attack along Lebanese Syrian boarders
Apr 17, 2008 ... Hezbollah official speaks of possible Israeli attack alongLebanese Syrian boarders BEIRUT, April 17 (Xinhua) -- A Hezbollah official has spokenabout possible Israeli infiltration towards the Lebanese-Syrianboarders, local Elnashra news website reported on Thursday. "Syrian ...
Abbas says peace deal with Israel must include release of prisoners
Apr 17, 2008 ... Abbas says peace deal with Israel must include release ofprisoners GAZA, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbassaid on Thursday that he won't sign any permanent peace agreementwith Israel if it doesn't include the release of all Palestinianprisoners from ...
Turkey, Iran agree to boost security cooperation
Apr 17, 2008 ... Turkey, Iran agree to boost security cooperation ANKARA, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Turkish and Iranian officials signeda memorandum of understanding aimed to develop cooperation insecurity issues in the future, Turkish Interior Ministry said in astatement on Thursday. The ...
U.S. ex-president, Hamas leaders meet in Egypt
Apr 17, 2008 ... U.S. ex-president, Hamas leaders meet in Egypt CAIRO, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Former U.S. President Jimmy Carterheld talks Thursday with a delegation of the Palestinian IslamicResistance Movement (Hamas), Egyptian official MENA news agencyreported. The talks focused on the ...
Arab League condemns Israeli strikes on Gaza
Apr 17, 2008 ... Arab League condemns Israeli strikes on Gaza CAIRO, April 17 (Xinhua) -- The Cairo-based Arab League (AL)Thursday condemned the Israeli raids on the Palestinian territory ofGaza Strip on Wednesday that left some 18 Palestinians killed andscores of others wounded. Terming ...
Tel Aviv stock exchange index closes up
Apr 17, 2008 ... Tel Aviv stock exchange index closes up JERUSALEM, April 17 (Xinhua) -- The Tel Aviv Stock Exchangegeneral share index closed at ...
Palestinian journalists bid farewell to Reuters colleague
Apr 17, 2008 ... Palestinian journalists bid farewell to Reuters colleague GAZA, April 17 (Xinhua) -- A couple hundred Palestinianjournalists on Thursday bid farewell to their Reuters colleague whowas killed a day ago while filming Israeli shelling in Gaza Strip. On Wednesday afternoon, ...
Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers
Apr 17, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers CAIRO, April 17 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Egyptian newspapers on Thursday. Al Ahram: -- Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Wednesday congratulatedItaly's prime minister-elect Silvio ...
Urgent: Suicide bomber kills dozens in north of Baghdad
Apr 17, 2008 ... Urgent: Suicide bomber kills dozens in north of Baghdad TIKRIT, Iraq, April 17 (Xinhua) -- A suicide bomber blew himselfup at a funeral in a village near the town of ...
Hamas delegation in Cairo ready for ceasefire talks: report
Apr 17, 2008 ... Hamas delegation in Cairo ready for ceasefire talks: report GAZA, April 17 (Xinhua) -- The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) is ready to talk with Egypt about reaching a ceasefirebetween Israel and armed Palestinian groups in the Hamas-ruled GazaStrip, a pan-Arab newspaper ...
1st LD: Suicide bomber kills 33 north of Baghdad
Apr 17, 2008 ... 1st LD: Suicide bomber kills 33 north of Baghdad TIKRIT, Iraq, April 17 (Xinhua) -- A suicide bomber blew himselfup at a funeral in a village near the town of Edheim in Diyalaprovince on Thursday, killing at least 33 mourners and wounding morethan 30 others, police said. "A ...
Fatah official calls for halting Israeli-Palestinian peace talks
Apr 17, 2008 ... Fatah official calls for halting Israeli-Palestinian peace talks RAMALLAH, April 17 (Xinhua) -- An official from PalestinianPresident Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah movement on Thursday criticized thePalestinian National Authority (PNA) for not halting peacenegotiations with Israel ....
Jordan's stock market index ends lower
Apr 17, 2008 ... Jordan's stock market index ends lower AMMAN, April 17 (Xinhua) -- The shares price index of Jordan'sAmman stock market closed at 8,652 points on Thursday, down ...
2nd LD Writethru: Suicide bomber hits funeral tent in north of Baghdad, 33 killed
Apr 17, 2008 ... 2nd LD Writethru: Suicide bomber hits funeral tent in north ofBaghdad, 33 killed TIKRIT, Iraq, April 17 (Xinhua) -- A suicide bomber blew himselfup at a funeral tent in a village near the town of Edheim in Diyalaprovince on Thursday, killing at least 33 mourners and wounding ...
Palestinian militant killed, two wounded in southern Gaza
Apr 17, 2008 ... Palestinian militant killed, two wounded in southern Gaza GAZA, April 17 (Xinhua) -- A Palestinian militant was killed andtwo others were wounded on Thursday near Kerem Shalom bordercrossing between southern Gaza and Israel, Israeli and Palestiniansources said. Israeli ...
Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers
Apr 17, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers JERUSALEM, April 17 (Xinhua) -- The following are major newsitems in leading Israeli newspapers on Thursday. Ha'aretz: -- Twenty Palestinians were killed Wednesday, including a Reuterscameraman, in Israel Defense Forces ...
Major news items in leading Iranian newspapers
Apr 17, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Iranian newspapers TEHRAN, April 17 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Iranian newspapers on Thursday. Tehran Times: -- Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali KhameneiWednesday called on the army to ...
Olmert: Iran will not have nuclear capability
Apr 17, 2008 ... Olmert: Iran will not have nuclear capability JERUSALEM, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister EhudOlmert assured to the citizens of Israel that the internationalcommunity is making great effort to prevent Iran from gainingnuclear capability, local media reported on ...
Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- April 17
Apr 17, 2008 ... Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- April 17 CAIRO, April 17 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of majorMiddle East news stories due to be covered or pursued by Xinhua NewsAgency on Thursday. -- Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak meets former U.S. PresidentJimmy Carter in ...
Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers
Apr 17, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers ANKARA, April 17 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Turkish newspapers on Thursday. TURKIYE (Turkey): -- Turkish General Staff said on Wednesday that a group rebels ofthe outlawed Kurdish Workers' ...
Two Islamic Jihad militants killed in northern W. Bank
Apr 17, 2008 ... Two Islamic Jihad militants killed in northern W. Bank RAMALLAH, April 17 (Xinhua) -- A senior Islamic Jihad (Holy War)militant and his aide were killed on Thursday in the village ofQabatia, south of northern West Bank city of Jenin, the movement andmedics said. The Islamic ...
G8 business leaders meet in Tokyo on climate change
Apr 17, 2008 ... G8 business leaders meet in Tokyo on climate change TOKYO, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Business leaders from the Group ofEight countries held a one-day conference here Thursday to discussmeasures to curb global warming. The meeting was convened to prepare proposals for the G-8 ...
3 million poultry culled in S. Korea amid bird flu outbreaks
Apr 17, 2008 ... 3 million poultry culled in S. Korea amid bird flu outbreaks SEOUL, April 17 (Xinhua) -- The South Korean government saidThursday that 2.99 million chickens and ducks have been culled sofar to prevent further spreading of the bird flu throughout thecountry. Seven new ...
Indonesia gov't asked to butt out tobacco ads
Apr 17, 2008 ... Indonesia gov't asked to butt out tobacco ads JAKARTA, April 17 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian National Commissionfor Child Protection said the government's 2003 regulation oncigarettes control was abusing children's rights by allowingcigarette advertising that encouraged them to ...
Feature: Myanmar new year ushers in after merry water festival
Apr 17, 2008 ... Feature: Myanmar new year ushers in after merry water festival YANGON, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar people were hurried doingdeeds of merit since early Thursday morning to greet the Myanmar newcalendar year according to its traditions and customs beginning withthe dawn feasting of ...
S.Korea's commodity prices rise 23 pct in March
Apr 17, 2008 ... S.Korea's commodity prices rise 23 pct in March SEOUL, April 17 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's commodity prices rose23.1 percent in March from a year earlier, creating the fastest clipsince July 1998, the Bank of Korea (BOK) said Thursday. The country's commodity prices shot up ...
Nepali gov't to launch students' enrollment campaign
Apr 17, 2008 ... Nepali gov't to launch students' enrollment campaign KATHMANDU, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Nepali Ministry of Education andSports is all set to launch a door-to-door campaign from April 27 toMay 7 to increase the enrollment of students at the primary level,The Himalayan Times daily ...
Urgent: Chinese FM arrives in Tokyo for a four-day visit
Apr 17, 2008 ... Urgent: Chinese FM arrives in Tokyo for a four-day visit TOKYO, April 17 ...
Dollar at lower 102 yen level in Tokyo
Apr 17, 2008 ... Dollar at lower 102 yen level in Tokyo TOKYO, April 18 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar was firm at the lower102 yen level and rose against the euro Friday morning in Tokyo. At noon, the dollar traded at 102.39-44 yen against 102.38-48 yenin New ...
Dollar trades at upper 101 yen level in Tokyo
Apr 17, 2008 ... Dollar trades at upper 101 yen level in Tokyo TOKYO, April 17 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar traded at the upper101 yen level Thursday morning in Tokyo. At noon, the dollar changed hands at 101.88-93 yen, compared with101.79-89 yen in New York ...
Tokyo stocks rise 2 pct in morning trading
Apr 17, 2008 ... Tokyo stocks rise 2 pct in morning trading TOKYO, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks rose over 2 percentThursday morning. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average gained 306.10 ...
Philippine population grows 13.6 percent in 7 years: official
Apr 17, 2008 ... Philippine population grows 13.6 percent in 7 years: official MANILA, April 17 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine population rose about13.6 percent over the past seven years to reach 88.57 million in2007, a growth rate that the government says is just slightly abovetarget, local media ...
Cholera hits one more Vietnamese province
Apr 17, 2008 ... Cholera hits one more Vietnamese province HANOI, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Cholera has hit northern Hoa Binhprovince, raising the total number of Vietnamese localitiescurrently affected by the disease to 18, according to localnewspaper Vietnam Agriculture on Thursday. A total of ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
Apr 17, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers TOKYO, April 17 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Japanese newspapers on Thursday: The Daily Yomiuri: -- National pension premiums will be returned to people whocontinued to pay after the required ...
Major news items in leading Indian newspapers
Apr 17, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Indian newspapers NEW DELHI, April 18 (Xinhua) -- The following are major newsitems in leading Indian newspapers on Friday. The Indian Express: -- Indian inflation fell from three-year peaks in early April.The wholesale price index rose ...
Pig disease spreads to additional Vietnamese province
Apr 17, 2008 ... Pig disease spreads to additional Vietnamese province HANOI, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Porcine Reproductive and RespiratorySyndrome (PRRS), known as "blue ear" disease, has recently hitVietnam's northern Thai Binh province, bringing the total number ofaffected localities to seven, ...
Feature: Vietnam imposes rice export curb
Apr 17, 2008 ... Feature: Vietnam imposes rice export curb By Huang Haimin Thai Thanhvan HANOI, April 18 (Xinhua) -- "Food prices are going up every day.Luckily, the state has decided to lower rice export this year tostabilize domestic market price," teacher Nguyen Thi Hoa said ...
S.Korea, U.S. reach agreement on beef import
Apr 17, 2008 ... S.Korea, U.S. reach agreement on beef import SEOUL, April 18 (Xinhua) -- South Korea and the United Statesreached an agreement on beef imports from the U.S. after holdingtough negotiations, said the South Korean government on Friday. "The two sides agreed on the sanitary and ...
Vietnamese govn't requests continued U.S. Agent Orange aid
Apr 17, 2008 ... Vietnamese govn't requests continued U.S. Agent Orange aid HANOI, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen TanDung asked the U.S. government to continue providing pharmaceuticaland medical supplies for the treatment and care of Vietnamesevictims of Agent Orange, local ...
Vietnamese govn't requests continued U.S. Agent Orange aid
Apr 17, 2008 ... Vietnamese govn't requests continued U.S. Agent Orange aid HANOI, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen TanDung asked the U.S. government to continue providing pharmaceuticaland medical supplies for the treatment and care of Vietnamesevictims of Agent Orange, local ...
Vietnam's state farms to be inspected
Apr 17, 2008 ... Vietnam's state farms to be inspected HANOI, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Agricultural and forestry farmsacross Vietnam will undergo inspection, following concerns overinefficient management of land at state farms, local newspaperVietnam News reported Thursday. One of land-use ...
Dollar trades at upper 101 yen level in Tokyo
Apr 17, 2008 ... Dollar trades at upper 101 yen level in Tokyo TOKYO, April 17 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar traded mostly at theupper 101 yen level Thursday in Tokyo. At 5 p.m., the dollar traded at 101.77-79 yen, compared with101.79-89 yen in New York and 101.50-52 yen in Tokyo at 5 ...
Iranian president flaunts military power at army day parade
Apr 17, 2008 ... Iranian president flaunts military power at army day parade TEHRAN, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Iranian President MahmoudAhmadinejad on Thursday said the country's army was a powerfuldeterrent to all enemies, an obvious warning to the West against anyattack over Iranian interests ....
Major news items in leading Australian newspapers
Apr 17, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Australian newspapers CANBERRA, April 18 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Australian newspapers on Friday. The Australian: -- Indigenous leaders will push for a new peak Aboriginalorganization at Kevin Rudd's 2020 ...
Tokyo stocks fall in morning
Apr 17, 2008 ... Tokyo stocks fall in morning TOKYO, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks fell slightly Fridaymorning. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average shed 23.09 points, or ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
Apr 17, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers TOKYO, April 18 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Japanese newspapers on Friday: Japan Times: -- The Air Self-Defense Force's airlifting of multinationalcombat troops into the war zone of Baghdad ...
Dollar trades in lower 102 yen range in Tokyo
Apr 17, 2008 ... Dollar trades in lower 102 yen range in Tokyo TOKYO, April 18 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar traded in the lower102 yen range early Friday in Tokyo. At 9 a.m., the dollar traded at 102.40-45 yen against 102.38-48yen in New York and ...
Tokyo stocks open modestly higher
Apr 17, 2008 ... Tokyo stocks open modestly higher TOKYO, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks opened modestly higherFriday. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the 225-issue Nikkei StockAverage gained 14.04 points, or ...
Vietnamese party official threatened with death
Apr 17, 2008 ... Vietnamese party official threatened with death HANOI, April 17 (Xinhua) -- A provincial party committeesecretary from Vietnam's northern Quang Ninh province is now beingprotected around the clock by relevant forces after being threatenedto be assassinated by illegal coal traders, ...
Philippines lifts ban on Italy poultry imports
Apr 17, 2008 ... Philippines lifts ban on Italy poultry imports MANILA, April 17 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine government onThursday lifted a temporary ban on imports of fowls and poultryproducts from Italy as the risks of bird flu waned in the Europeancountry, local media reported. Local ...
News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 1)
Apr 17, 2008 ... News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 1) HONG KONG, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items from theAsia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong on Thursday: Timor-Leste President heads home from Darwin Major news items in leading New Zealand newspapers ...
Japan's court: ASDF's deployment to Iraq unconstitutional
Apr 17, 2008 ... Japan's court: ASDF's deployment to Iraq unconstitutional TOKYO, April 17 (Xinhua) -- The Nagoya High Court ruled Thursdaythat Japan's dispatch of the Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) to Iraqis unconstitutional, said reports from the central Japanese city ofNagoya. The ASDF's ...
New masterplan launched in Singapore to boost infocomm security
Apr 17, 2008 ... New masterplan launched in Singapore to boost infocomm security SINGAPORE, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Singapore on Thursday launched anew 70 million Singapore dollars (about 51.85 million U.S. dollars)masterplan to strengthen the country's infocomm security over thenext five years ....
Foreigners in Vietnam may own houses for up to 140 years
Apr 17, 2008 ... Foreigners in Vietnam may own houses for up to 140 years HANOI, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Eligible foreigners in Vietnam arelikely to permit, in the near future, to buy houses in the countryand own them for up to 140 years, according to local newspaper Youthon Thursday. Under a ...
Tokyo stocks close nearly 2 pct higher
Apr 17, 2008 ... Tokyo stocks close nearly 2 pct higher TOKYO, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed higher Thursdayfor a third consecutive day. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average advanced ...
Tokyo stocks advance for 3rd straight day
Apr 17, 2008 ... Tokyo stocks advance for 3rd straight day TOKYO, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed higher for athird consecutive day Thursday. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average was up 252.17 points, or 1. 92percent, from Wednesday to 13,398.30. The broader Topix index of all ...