Xinhua News Agency back issues from Friday, April 25:
Iran denies confrontation with U.S. ship in Gulf: state media
Apr 25, 2008 ... Iran denies confrontation with U.S. ship in Gulf: state media TEHRAN, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Iran on Friday denied any militaryconfrontation between its boats and U.S. ships in the Gulf, thestate media reported. A senior official of the elite Revolutionary Guards rejected ...
Turkish 12-month exports hit 117 billion dollars
Apr 25, 2008 ... Turkish 12-month exports hit 117 billion dollars ANKARA, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Turkish exports in the past 12months have reached 117 billion U.S. dollars, the semi-officialAnatolia news agency reported on Friday. "Turkish exports in the past 12 months have reached 117 ...
Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2100 GMT, April 25
Apr 25, 2008 ... Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2100 GMT, April 25 TEHRAN -- Iran on Friday denied any military confrontationbetween its boats and U.S. ships in the Gulf, the state mediareported. A senior official of the elite Revolutionary Guards rejected theWestern reports that an ...
Egypt strengthens security along border with Gaza
Apr 25, 2008 ... Egypt strengthens security along border with Gaza CAIRO, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Egypt has stepped up security alongits border with the Gaza Strip as more police were sent to theclosed Rafah border crossing to prevent any possible borderbreaches, security sources said on Friday ....
Abbas, Mubarak to meet on developments in Palestinian territories: MENA
Apr 25, 2008 ... Abbas, Mubarak to meet on developments in Palestinianterritories: MENA CAIRO, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, whois due to arrive here Saturday afternoon, will meet with EgyptianPresident Hosni Mubarak on the latest developments in thePalestinian ...
Urgent: Sadr calls on followers for patience with ceasefire
Apr 25, 2008 ... Urgent: Sadr calls on followers for patience with ceasefire BAGHDAD, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Iraq's Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr on ...
Two Turkish soldier killed in clash with PKK rebels
Apr 25, 2008 ... Two Turkish soldier killed in clash with PKK rebels ANKARA, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Two Turkish soldiers were killed inan operation staged against the outlawed Kurdish Workers' Party(PKK) in southeastern Turkey on Friday, the General Staff said in astatement. Two soldiers were ...
Sarkozy to visit Tunisia, Mediterranean, trade on agenda
Apr 25, 2008 ... Sarkozy to visit Tunisia, Mediterranean, trade on agenda TUNIS, April 25 (Xinhua) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy isdue to fly to Tunisia on Monday for a three-day visit to discuss anew Mediterranean Union and expand trade links with Tunisia, theTunis Press Agency (TAP) ...
Turkey stronger against external financial shocks
Apr 25, 2008 ... Turkey stronger against external financial shocks ANKARA, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Turkey's resilience to externalfinancial shocks is increasing, local newspaper Today's Zamanreported on Friday. "The negative effects of the ongoing global financial crisis onTurkey have been ...
1st LD: Sadr calls on followers for patience with ceasefire
Apr 25, 2008 ... 1st LD: Sadr calls on followers for patience with ceasefire BAGHDAD, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Iraq's Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr on Friday issued a statement and asked his followers to bepatient in continuing their ceasefire and avoid fighting the Iraqisecurity forces. "I ...
Turkish army hit PKK camps
Apr 25, 2008 ... Turkish army hit PKK camps ANKARA, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Turkish fighter jets hit camps ofthe outlawed Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) in northern Iraq, localnewspaper Zaman reported on Friday. Turkish air force hit PKK camps in the Hakurk region of northernIraq in the ...
3rd LD Writethru: Israel dismisses Hamas truce offer
Apr 25, 2008 ... 3rd LD Writethru: Israel dismisses Hamas truce offer JERUSALEM, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Israel dismissed on Friday aproposal by Hamas to call a conditional six-month truce in the GazaStrip, calling it a ruse aimed at allowing the Palestinian Islamistgroup to recover from recent ...
U.S. soldier killed in bomb attack in Iraq
Apr 25, 2008 ... U.S. soldier killed in bomb attack in Iraq BAGHDAD, April 25 (Xinhua) -- An American soldier was killed in aroadside bomb attack in the south of Baghdad, the U.S. military saidon Friday. The incident occurred on Thursday when a soldier assigned toMulti-National ...
Urgent: Israel snubs Hamas truce offer
Apr 25, 2008 ... Urgent: Israel snubs Hamas truce offer JERUSALEM, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Israel on Friday ...
Lebanese prison riots end, hostages freed
Apr 25, 2008 ... Lebanese prison riots end, hostages freed BEIRUT, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Riots at Lebanon's largest prisonended peacefully on early Friday, when prisoners freed seven guardhostages and got in return promises to improve their livingconditions, local As Safir daily reported ....
Dubai police seizes 40,000 capsules of narcotics
Apr 25, 2008 ... Dubai police seizes 40,000 capsules of narcotics ABU DHABI, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Police in Dubai seized 40,000capsules of narcotics concealed in a cargo of apparel at DubaiInternational airport, local newspaper Khaleej Times reported onFriday. The 40,000 capsules of ...
Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers
Apr 25, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers CAIRO, April 25 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Egyptian newspapers on Friday. Al Ahram: -- In a speech on Thursday evening on the occasion of the 26thanniversary of the liberation of Sinai, ...
U.S. air strike kills two people in Baghdad
Apr 25, 2008 ... U.S. air strike kills two people in Baghdad BAGHDAD, April 25 (Xinhua) -- An overnight U.S. air strike hit aneighborhood in the northern part of the Iraqi capital, killing twopeople and wounding eight others, an Interior Ministry source saidon Friday. "A U.S. aircraft ...
Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers
Apr 25, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers JERUSALEM, April 25 (Xinhua) -- The following are major newsitems in leading Israeli newspapers on Friday. Ha'aretz: -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas asked U.S. PresidentGeorge W. Bush Thursday to tighten oversight ...
Anti-Qaida fighter killed in south of Baghdad
Apr 25, 2008 ... Anti-Qaida fighter killed in south of Baghdad BAGHDAD, April 25 (Xinhua) -- A fighter affiliated with anti-Qaida Awakening Council groups was shot dead by unknown gunmen in atown south of Baghdad on Friday morning, said a local police source. "An unidentified armed group shot ...
Syria rejects U.S. allegations on existence of nuclear activities
Apr 25, 2008 ... Syria rejects U.S. allegations on existence of nuclear activities DAMASCUS, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Syria has denounced "thefabrication and forging of facts" of the U.S. administration overthe existence of nuclear activities in the Arab country, theofficial SANA news agency reported ...
1st LD: Israel dismisses Hamas truce offer
Apr 25, 2008 ... 1st LD: Israel dismisses Hamas truce offer JERUSALEM, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Israel dismissed on Friday aproposal by Hamas to call a conditional six-month truce in the GazaStrip, calling it a ruse aimed at allowing the Palestinian Islamistgroup to recover from recent fighting ....
Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers
Apr 25, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers ANKARA, April 25 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Turkish newspapers on Friday. RADIKAL (Radical): -- Tens of thousands of workers and members of non-governmentalorganizations are preparing the ...
Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- April 25
Apr 25, 2008 ... Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- April 25 CAIRO, April 25 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of majorMiddle East news stories due to be covered or pursued by Xinhua NewsAgency on Friday. -- Israel on Friday snubs a truce offer by the Islamic Hamasmovement in Gaza, saying ...
2nd LD: Israel dismisses Hamas truce offer
Apr 25, 2008 ... 2nd LD: Israel dismisses Hamas truce offer JERUSALEM, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Israel dismissed on Friday aproposal by Hamas to call a conditional six-month truce in the GazaStrip, calling it a ruse aimed at allowing the Palestinian Islamistgroup to recover from recent fighting ....
Thai RSS3 rubber price
Apr 25, 2008 ... Thai RSS3 rubber price BANGKOK, April 25 (Xinhua) -- The following are the official noonFOB prices of Ribbed Smoked Sheets Grade 3 (RSS3) rubber atThailand's southern central market in ...
Major news items in leading Indian newspapers
Apr 25, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Indian newspapers NEW DELHI, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Following are the major newsitems in leading Indian newspapers Friday. The Hindu -- The United States has said that the civilian nuclearinitiative with India is bound by the 123 agreement ...
Dollar to 8-week high in Tokyo
Apr 25, 2008 ... Dollar to 8-week high in Tokyo TOKYO, April 25 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar moved narrowly at aneight-week high level in the lower 104 yen zone Friday morning inTokyo. At noon, the dollar was quoted 104.15-20 yen against Thursday's 5p.m ....
Philippines expected to brace for 20 typhoons in 2008: weather bureau
Apr 25, 2008 ... Philippines expected to brace for 20 typhoons in 2008: weatherbureau MANILA, April 25 (Xinhua) -- The Philippines will brace for atyphoon-intensive year as around 20 tropical cyclones are expectedto hit the archipelago in the coming rainy season, the nationalweather bureau has ...
Thai Supreme Commander dismisses coup rumors
Apr 25, 2008 ... Thai Supreme Commander dismisses coup rumors BANGKOK, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's Supreme CommanderBoonsang Niampradit dismissed rumors that a coup will be staged,saying they are baseless, local media reported on Friday. Boonsang affirmed that the army has not planned to ...
Over 3,000 people in Vietnam killed in traffic accidents in Q1
Apr 25, 2008 ... Over 3,000 people in Vietnam killed in traffic accidents in Q1 HANOI, April 25 (Xinhua) -- More than 3,000 people were killed intraffic accidents in Vietnam during the first quarter of this year,local newspaper Vietnam News reported Friday. In the period, the country ...
Vietnam offers loans of 287.5 mln USD to job seekers
Apr 25, 2008 ... Vietnam offers loans of 287.5 mln USD to job seekers HANOI, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam will offer preferential loansof 4.6 trillion Vietnamese dong (287.5 million U.S. dollars) tolocal job seekers by 2010, according to local news paper Pioneer onFriday. The preferential ...
Indonesia to limit fuel consumption with electric card
Apr 25, 2008 ... Indonesia to limit fuel consumption with electric card JAKARTA, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia's plan to limit fuelconsumption using electric card is finally being rolled out wit abudget of 300 billion rupiah (around 32.6 million U.S. dollars),local press said Friday. The ...
Vietnam reports 28 acute diarrhea patients within one day
Apr 25, 2008 ... Vietnam reports 28 acute diarrhea patients within one day HANOI, April 25 (Xinhua) -- As many as 28 new acute diarrheapatients in Vietnam were hospitalized on Thursday, local newspaperYouth reported Friday. The new cases have raised the total number of acute ...
Future not optimistic for Cambodian garment industry: Report
Apr 25, 2008 ... Future not optimistic for Cambodian garment industry: Report PHNOM PENH, April 26 (Xinhua) -- The garment manufactures inCambodia have no reason to be optimistic about their future, due toever increasing competition from other countries, the Chinese-language Sin Chew Daily on ...
Major news items in leading Australian newspapers:
Apr 25, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Australian newspapers: CANBERRA, April 26 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Australian newspapers on Saturday. The Weekend Australian: -- The Rudd Government is about to launch a major takeover ofchild protection, ...
Foreign exchange rates in Singapore
Apr 25, 2008 ... Foreign exchange rates in Singapore SINGAPORE, April 25 (Xinhua) -- The following are inter-bankrates of foreign currencies against the Singapore dollar on Friday. Friday Thursday bid/ask bid/ask Australian dollar 1.271/1.2726 ...
2nd Ld-Writethru: Detained former Philippine rebel leader granted bail
Apr 25, 2008 ... 2nd Ld-Writethru: Detained former Philippine rebel leader grantedbail MANILA, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Nur Misuari, a former rebel groupleader who is facing rebellion charges over a 2001 deadly hostagesiege, was granted bail by a Philippine regional court on Friday. Misuari, ...
Philippines welcomes U.S. Senate endorsement of veterans' bill
Apr 25, 2008 ... Philippines welcomes U.S. Senate endorsement of veterans' bill MANILA, April 25 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine government on Fridayhailed the U.S. Senate's endorsement of a bill which will providepension to 18,000 Filipino veterans who fought side by side with theAmerican soldiers in ...
Moderate quake hits eastern Indonesia
Apr 25, 2008 ... Moderate quake hits eastern Indonesia JAKARTA, April 25 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of5.1 rocked eastern parts of Indonesia on Friday afternoon, but nodamage or casualty was reported, local meteorology agency said here.The quake struck at 17:23 Jakarta time ...
Vietnam sentences 3 men for anti-state propaganda
Apr 25, 2008 ... Vietnam sentences 3 men for anti-state propaganda HANOI, April 25 (Xinhua) -- A Vietnamese court on Friday handeddown jail terms of 2-5 years on three local men on charges ofpropagandizing against the state, Vietnam News Agency reported. The People's Court in southern Ho Chi ...
Floods kill two in Indonesia
Apr 25, 2008 ... Floods kill two in Indonesia JAKARTA, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Two villagers of North Barito (Barut) District in Indonesia's Central Kalimantan province werekilled in flooding triggered by the overflowing of the Barito Riverin the wake of incessant rains over the past two days ....
1st Ld: Detained former Philippine rebel leader granted bail
Apr 25, 2008 ... 1st Ld: Detained former Philippine rebel leader granted bail MANILA, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Nur Misuari, a former rebel groupleader who is facing rebellion charges over a 2001 deadly hostagesiege, was granted bail by a Philippine regional court on Friday. Misuari, former ...
Dollar hits 8-week high vs. yen in Tokyo
Apr 25, 2008 ... Dollar hits 8-week high vs. yen in Tokyo TOKYO, April 25 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar rose to an eight-week high Friday in Tokyo. At 5 p.m., the dollar was quoted at 104.70-72 yen againstThursday's 5 p.m. quotes of 104.20-30 yen in New York and 103.69- 72yen in Tokyo ....
Tokyo stocks rebound
Apr 25, 2008 ... Tokyo stocks rebound TOKYO, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks rebounded over 2 percentFriday. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average gained 322.60 points, or 2. 38percent, from Thursday to 13,863.47, a two-month high. The broader Topix index of all First Section issues ...
Singapore shares close higher
Apr 25, 2008 ... Singapore shares close higher SINGAPORE, April 25 (Xinhua) -- The shares prices in Singaporeclosed higher on Friday with the blue chip Straits Times Index (STI) rising 11.65 points to close at 3,189.2 points. The overall volume ...
Indonesian police arrest terror suspect
Apr 25, 2008 ... Indonesian police arrest terror suspect JAKARTA, April 25 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian Police have arresteda suspected militant who is expected to give clues to thewhereabouts of most-wanted terror fugitive Noordin Moh Top. Police said Friday that a massive manhunt is underway ...
Sri Lankan Army enters Madhu Church in north
Apr 25, 2008 ... Sri Lankan Army enters Madhu Church in north COLOMBO, April 25 (Xinhua) -- The military in Sri Lanka said onFriday that its troops had taken control of the Madhu Church in thenorth. Officials from the Ministry of Defense said the Army "liberatedthe sacred Madhu shrine this ...
News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 1)
Apr 25, 2008 ... News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 1) HONG KONG, April 25 (Xinhua) -- The following are news items fromthe Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong on Friday: Major news items in leading New Zealand newspapers New Zealanders mark ANZAC day Major ...
China loans to prioritize balanced growth, environment: ADB
Apr 25, 2008 ... China loans to prioritize balanced growth, environment: ADB MANILA, April 25 (Xinhua) -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB)will provide China loans up to 1.5 billion U.S. dollars every yearfrom 2008 to 2010 to focus on programs that will promote integratedrural and urban development ...
Urgent: Detained former Philippine rebel leader granted bail
Apr 25, 2008 ... Urgent: Detained former Philippine rebel leader granted bail MANILA, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Nur Misuari, a former rebel groupleader who is facing rebellion ...
Private airports allowed in India
Apr 25, 2008 ... Private airports allowed in India NEW DELHI, April 25 (Xinhua) -- The Indian government has clearedthe aviation ministry's proposal to allow private airports,airstrips and helipads for exclusive use by those who build them,The Times of India, a local leading newspaper, reported ...
Indian population to touch 1.20 billion by 2011
Apr 25, 2008 ... Indian population to touch 1.20 billion by 2011 NEW DELHI, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Indian Home Minister ShivrajPatil has said the population is expected to reach 1.20 billion by2011, according to a report posted on the website of the Indian HomeMinistry Friday The minister ...
Indian PSLV-9C to carry 10 satellites to space orbits
Apr 25, 2008 ... Indian PSLV-9C to carry 10 satellites to space orbits NEW DELHI, April 25 (Xinhua)-- The PSLV-C9 of India, which is tocarry two Indian and eight foreign satellites, will be launched bythe Indian Space Research Organization on April 28, according to thelocal newspaper The Hindu ...
Singapore manufacturing output up 16.9 pct in March
Apr 25, 2008 ... Singapore manufacturing output up 16.9 pct in March SINGAPORE, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Singapore's manufacturing outputgrew by faster-than-expected 16.9 percent in March over a year ago,on the back of a surge in output of pharmaceuticals, the EconomicDevelopment Board (EDB) said on ...
Iran votes in run-off parliamentary elections
Apr 25, 2008 ... Iran votes in run-off parliamentary elections TEHRAN, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Iranians cast their votes on Fridayin run-off parliamentary elections for the remaining 82 seats in the290-seat legislature after a first round of voting in March, whichwas expected to tighten ...
Two alleged separatists arrested in Indonesia
Apr 25, 2008 ... Two alleged separatists arrested in Indonesia JAKARTA, April 25 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian police have arresteda couple believed to be members of the separatist group South MalukuRepublic (RMS) ahead of the group's anniversary, local press saidFriday. Martin Telussa, whom ...
Singapore home prices rise slower in Q1
Apr 25, 2008 ... Singapore home prices rise slower in Q1 SINGAPORE, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Singapore private home pricesincreased by 3.7 percent in the first quarter of this year from thelast quarter of 2007, the second straight quarter of slower pace,showed government figures on Friday. The ...
Nepali EC publicizes allocation CA seats under PR system
Apr 25, 2008 ... Nepali EC publicizes allocation CA seats under PR system KATHMANDU, April 25 (Xinhua) -- The Nepali Election Commission(EC) Friday announced the allocation of seats for the ConstituentAssembly (CA) as per the final results of the elections held underthe proportional representation ...
Bangladeshi caretaker gov't chief adviser meets with Yang Jiechi
Apr 25, 2008 ... Bangladeshi caretaker gov't chief adviser meets with Yang Jiechi DHAKA, April 25 (Xinhua) -- The Bangladeshi caretaker governmentChief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed met with visiting Chinese ForeignMinister Yang Jiechi here Thursday. Ahmed said Bangladesh attaches great importance ...
Pakistani, Indian oil ministers hold talks on IPI gas pipeline project
Apr 25, 2008 ... Pakistani, Indian oil ministers hold talks on IPI gas pipelineproject ISLAMABAD, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani and Indian oilministers Friday opened talks here on the multi-billion dollar gaspipeline projects from Iran to meet their fast growing energy needs. The News ...
CPN-M becomes largest party in Nepal
Apr 25, 2008 ... CPN-M becomes largest party in Nepal KATHMANDU, April 25 (Xinhua) -- The Nepali Election CommissionFriday announced the final results of the Constituent Assembly (CA)election in the country. The results do not give the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) (CPN-M) a clear ...
China trade fair kicks off in Nepali capital
Apr 25, 2008 ... China trade fair kicks off in Nepali capital KATHMANDU, April 24 (Xinhua) -- "China Trade Fair 2008" kickedoff at the Birendra International Conference Center (BICC) in theNepali capital of Kathmand on Friday afternoon. Minister for Information and Communication of Nepal ...
3rd Ld-Writethru: Detained former Philippine rebel leader granted bail
Apr 25, 2008 ... 3rd Ld-Writethru: Detained former Philippine rebel leader grantedbail MANILA, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Nur Misuari, a former rebel groupleader who is facing rebellion charges over a 2001 deadly hostagesiege, was granted bail by a Philippine regional court on Friday. Misuari, ...
Major news items in leading Nigerian newspapers
Apr 25, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Nigerian newspapers LAGOS, April 25 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inNigeria's leading newspapers on Friday. This Day: -- President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua will return to the countryFriday from Germany where he received medical ...