Xinhua News Agency back issues from Saturday, April 26:
Emirates Airline to launch flights to south India's Kozhikode
Apr 26, 2008 ... Emirates Airline to launch flights to south India's Kozhikode ABU DHABI, April 26 (Xinhua) -- The Dubai-based Emirates Airlinewill launch flights to India's Kozhikode, a coastal city in thecountry's southern state of Kerala, from July 1, local newspaperGulf News reported on ...
1st LD: Fire in Morocco kills 25: report
Apr 26, 2008 ... 1st LD: Fire in Morocco kills 25: report RABAT, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Twenty-five people were killed in afire on Saturday at a mattress factory in the country's largest cityCasablanca, official Moroccan news agency MAP reported. The fire broke out at 10 a.m. (1000 GMT) on ...
1st LD: Death toll rises to 55 in Morocco's mattress factory fire: MAP
Apr 26, 2008 ... 1st LD: Death toll rises to 55 in Morocco's mattress factoryfire: MAP RABAT, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Death toll in a fire at a mattressfactory in Morocco's biggest city Casablanca on Saturday morning nowrose to 55, the official news agency MAP reported. A communique issued by ...
Update: Up to two anti-Qaida members killed in Baghdad suicide car bombing
Apr 26, 2008 ... Update: Up to two anti-Qaida members killed in Baghdad suicidecar bombing BAGHDAD, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Up to two anti-Qaida members werekilled and eight others injured, including a local leader, in asuicide car bomb attack in western Baghdad on Saturday, an InteriorMinistry ...
Urgent: Death toll rises to 55 in Morocco's mattress factory fire: MAP
Apr 26, 2008 ... Urgent: Death toll rises to 55 in Morocco's mattress factoryfire: MAP RABAT, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Death toll in ...
Turkish PM visits Syria on mediation effort
Apr 26, 2008 ... Turkish PM visits Syria on mediation effort DAMASCUS, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Turkish Prime MinisterRecep Tayyip Erdogan held talks on Saturday with Syrian PresidentBashar al-Assad in an effort to mediate peace between Syria andIsrael. He was expected to deliver a ...
Gaza humanitarian crisis "unacceptable": AL
Apr 26, 2008 ... Gaza humanitarian crisis "unacceptable": AL CAIRO, April 26 (Xinhua) -- The Cairo-based Arab League (AL) onSaturday warned of the deterioration of the humanitarian situationin the Palestinian territory of Gaza Strip. Expressing its growing concern over the humanitarian crisis ...
Urgent: Fire in Morocco kills 25: report
Apr 26, 2008 ... Urgent: Fire in Morocco kills 25: report RABAT, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Twenty-five people have been killedin a ...
Syrian President, Turkish PM meet on peace process with Israel
Apr 26, 2008 ... Syrian President, Turkish PM meet on peace process with Israel DAMASCUS, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assadon Saturday held talks with visiting Turkish Prime Minister RecepTayyip Erdogan on activation of the peace process in the MiddleEast. The two ...
Hamas urges Abbas to declare peace talks failure
Apr 26, 2008 ... Hamas urges Abbas to declare peace talks failure GAZA, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Islamic Hamas movement on Saturdaycalled on Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to announce thefailure of the Middle East peace process and to start a nationaldialogue instead. "Hamas movement calls ...
Conservatives win Iran's parliament run-off election
Apr 26, 2008 ... Conservatives win Iran's parliament run-off election TEHRAN, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Fifty-two of the Principlistcandidates (conservatives) have won the country's parliamentary run-off election, accounting for 63.4 percent of the remaining seats,the semi-official Fars news agency ...
1st LD: Suicide car bombing kills at least one anti-Qaida member
Apr 26, 2008 ... 1st LD: Suicide car bombing kills at least one anti-Qaida member BAGHDAD, April 26 (Xinhua) -- At least one Awakening Councilmember group was killed and three others were wounded in a suicidecar bomb attack in western Baghdad on Saturday, an Interior Ministrysource said ....
Palestinians reject Israeli accusation over fuel crisis
Apr 26, 2008 ... Palestinians reject Israeli accusation over fuel crisis GAZA, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian gas union on Saturdayrejected Israeli statements that the Palestinians, led by Hamas, areresponsible for the fuel shortages in Gaza Strip. On Friday, Col.Nir Press, head of the ...
Lebanese speaker sets new date for presidential election
Apr 26, 2008 ... Lebanese speaker sets new date for presidential election BEIRUT, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese Parliament Speaker NabihBerri on Saturday set May 13 as a new schedule date for electing anew president, local ANB reported. "Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri decided to set Tuesday, ...
Abu Dhabi to repatriate Arabian oryx to Jordan
Apr 26, 2008 ... Abu Dhabi to repatriate Arabian oryx to Jordan ABU DHABI, April 26 (Xinhua) -- The Environment Agency of AbuDhabi signed an agreement here on Saturday with Jordan's AqabaSpecial Economic Zone Authority to repatriate Arabian oryx to thewild of Jordan, the official Emirates News ...
UNRWA: Gaza food aid halt would not last for long
Apr 26, 2008 ... UNRWA: Gaza food aid halt would not last for long GAZA, April 26 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Relief and WorksAgency (UNRWA) for Palestinian refugees said on Saturday suspensionof food aid deliveries to refugees in the Gaza Strip will not lastfor long. "From our ...
Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers
Apr 26, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers CAIRO, April 26 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Egyptian newspapers on Saturday. Al Ahram: -- The president of Supreme people's Court of China, WangShengjun, and the president of Egypt's Court ...
UNRWA calls on militants to halt attacks on crossings
Apr 26, 2008 ... UNRWA calls on militants to halt attacks on crossings GAZA, April 26 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Relief and WorkAgency (UNRWA) for Palestinian refugees called on Gaza militantgroups on Saturday to stop armed attacks on Gaza border crossings. Adnan Abu Hassna, UNRWA ...
Four security members killed in attacks northeast of Baghdad
Apr 26, 2008 ... Four security members killed in attacks northeast of Baghdad BAGHDAD, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Three soldiers and a policeman werekilled and two civilians injured in gunfire and bomb attacks inDiyala province on Saturday, a provincial police source said. A roadside bomb struck an ...
PFLP delegation to head to Egypt for truce talks
Apr 26, 2008 ... PFLP delegation to head to Egypt for truce talks GAZA, April 26 (Xinhua) -- A delegation of Popular Front for theLiberation of Palestine (PFLP) will head to Egypt on Monday fortalks with senior Egypt officials on a possible ceasefire withIsrael, the group said on Saturday ....
Eight people injured in Baghdad violence
Apr 26, 2008 ... Eight people injured in Baghdad violence BAGHDAD, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Eight people were wounded ingunfire and bomb attacks in Baghdad on Saturday, an InteriorMinistry source said. Three traffic policemen and two civilian were injured when gunmenin a black sedan opened fire ...
Turkish army strikes PKK targets in northern Iraq
Apr 26, 2008 ... Turkish army strikes PKK targets in northern Iraq ANKARA, April 26, (Xinhua) -- Turkish jets and artillery strucktargets of the outlawed Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) in northernIraq on Friday and early Saturday, Turkish General Staff said in astatement issued on Saturday ....
Urgent: Suicide car bombing kills at least one anti-Qaida member
Apr 26, 2008 ... Urgent: Suicide car bombing kills at least one anti-Qaida member BAGHDAD, April 26 (Xinhua) -- At least one Awakening Councilmember ...
Egyptian spokesman: Israel's stance on Hamas truce offer not final
Apr 26, 2008 ... Egyptian spokesman: Israel's stance on Hamas truce offer notfinal CAIRO, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian Foreign Ministry spokesmanHossam Zaki said Saturday that Israel's statements on Hamas truceproposal are premature and not final, the official MENA news agencyreported ....
Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers
Apr 26, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers ANKARA, April 26 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Turkish newspapers on Saturday. MILLIYET (National): -- Three Turkish soldiers were killed in clashes with a largegroup of rebels of the outlawed ...
U.S. air strike kills four Qaida militants in Iraq
Apr 26, 2008 ... U.S. air strike kills four Qaida militants in Iraq TIKRIT, Iraq, April 26 (Xinhua) -- U.S. aircraft pounded an al-Qaida safehouse near the city of Samarra in Salahudin province,killing a local al-Qaida leader and three militants, including aSaudi Arabian, a local police source ...
UAE to translate federal laws into English for expatriates' convenience
Apr 26, 2008 ... UAE to translate federal laws into English for expatriates'convenience ABU DHABI, April 26 (Xinhua) -- The Ministry of Justice of theUnited Arab Emirates (UAE) has started translating the country'sfederal laws written in the official language of Arabic into Englishfor the ...
Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- April 26
Apr 26, 2008 ... Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- April 26 CAIRO, April 26 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of majorMiddle East news stories due to be covered or pursued by Xinhua NewsAgency on Saturday. -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is scheduled to arrive inCairo, Egypt, on ...
Palestinian girl killed in Gaza incursion
Apr 26, 2008 ... Palestinian girl killed in Gaza incursion GAZA, April 26 (Xinhua) -- A Palestinian girl was killed and fivepeople were wounded early Saturday by Israeli fire in northern GazaStrip town of Beit Lahiya, emergency officials said. The 14-year-old girl, Mariam Tal'at Ma'rouf, was ...
Lebanese majority leader accepts dialogue followed by presidential elections
Apr 26, 2008 ... Lebanese majority leader accepts dialogue followed bypresidential elections BEIRUT, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Lebanon's parliamentary majorityleader MP Saad Hariri expressed Saturday that he supports dialogueamong factions on condition that a president would be electedafterwards ....
Roundup: Turkish PM visits Damascus to mediate between Syria, Israel
Apr 26, 2008 ... Roundup: Turkish PM visits Damascus to mediate between Syria,Israel DAMASCUS, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Turkish Prime Minister RecepTayyip Erdogan paid an one-day visit to Damascus on Saturday in aneffort to mediate between Syria and Israel to revive peace talks. Before leaving ...
Abbas arrives in Egypt for talks on Palestinian issue
Apr 26, 2008 ... Abbas arrives in Egypt for talks on Palestinian issue CAIRO, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbasarrived in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh for talkson the latest developments over the Palestine issue, Egypt's Nile TVreported on Saturday ....
Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2100 GMT, April 26
Apr 26, 2008 ... Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2100 GMT, April 26 RABAT -- Some 55 people were killed in a huge fire at a mattressfactory in Morocco's biggest city Casablanca on Saturday morning,the official news agency MAP reported. A communique issued by local authorities was quoted as ...
Hamas downplays Israel's rejection of truce offers
Apr 26, 2008 ... Hamas downplays Israel's rejection of truce offers GAZA, April 26 (Xinhua) -- The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) on Saturday played down Israel's rejection of the movement' sceasefire vision which was sent by Egyptian mediators to the Israeligovernment. Mahmoud Zahar, ...
1st Ld-Writethru: Small plane crashes in Jakarta, injures pilot
Apr 26, 2008 ... 1st Ld-Writethru: Small plane crashes in Jakarta, injures pilot JAKARTA, April 26 (Xinhua) -- A small plane crashed near theTaman Mini resort park in Jakarta Saturday, but the pilot reportedlysurvived the accident with minor injuries. "The (pilot) condition is not too bad. He ...
Many memorabilia of Nobel laureate Tagore stolen in Bangladesh
Apr 26, 2008 ... Many memorabilia of Nobel laureate Tagore stolen in Bangladesh DHAKA, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Many memorabilia of Nobel laureateRabindranath Tagore have been stolen at the Tagore Memorial Museumin Bangladesh's Sirajganj district, 110 northwest of capital Dhaka,leading newspaper The ...
Indonesia signs 889 million dollars power contracts with Chinese firms
Apr 26, 2008 ... Indonesia signs 889 million dollars power contracts with Chinesefirms JAKARTA, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia's state-run power firmPLN has signed two engineering procurement contracts worth 888.4million U.S. dollars with Chinese companies for the constructions ofcoal-fired ...
Thaksin calls for peaceful rally
Apr 26, 2008 ... Thaksin calls for peaceful rally BANGKOK, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's ex-Premier ThaksinShinawatra called on his supporters to rally peacefully, hisspokesman Pongthep Thepkanchana said Saturday. Pongthep said Thaksin urged his supporters not to create conflictwith ...
Urgent: Small plane crashes in Jakarta, injures pilot
Apr 26, 2008 ... Urgent: Small plane crashes in Jakarta, injures pilot JAKARTA, April 26 (Xinhua) -- A small plane crashed ...
Roadside bomb wounds 4 including police officer in E. Afghanistan
Apr 26, 2008 ... Roadside bomb wounds 4 including police officer in E. Afghanistan KABUL, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Four persons including a policeofficer were injured as a roadside bomb struck their car inAfghanistan's eastern Khost province Saturday, a local officialsaid. "It was 8:00 a.m ....
Myanmar PM to visit Thailand
Apr 26, 2008 ... Myanmar PM to visit Thailand YANGON, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar Prime Minister General TheinSein will pay an official visit to Thailand in the near future topromote ties and cooperation between the two countries, said aformal announcement from Nay Pyi Taw Saturday without ...
Africa adopts common position in air agreement negotiations with EU
Apr 26, 2008 ... Africa adopts common position in air agreement negotiations withEU ALGIERS, April 26 (Xinhua) -- The first African Union TransportMinisters' Conference has decided to adopt a common position innegotiating air services agreements with the European Commission (EC), according to ...
Royal prepares to run in French presidential polls in 2012
Apr 26, 2008 ... Royal prepares to run in French presidential polls in 2012 PARIS, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Former Socialist Party presidentialhopeful Segolene Royal has confirmed that she was preparing to runin French presidential elections in 2012, even though the party isin principle expected to ...
Major news items in leading Indian newspapers
Apr 26, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Indian newspapers NEW DELHI, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Following are the major newsitems in leading Indian newspapers Saturday. The Hindu -- Indian Prime Minister Singh Friday announced a Rs 1600-crore(about 400 million U.S. dollars) package ...
Indonesia to raise import duty on sugar by 50 percent
Apr 26, 2008 ... Indonesia to raise import duty on sugar by 50 percent JAKARTA, April 26 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian government isplanning to increase import duty on sugar products by up to 50percent in response to calls from local producers, local press saidSaturday. Trade Minister Mari ...
French researchers experimenting new breast cancer treatment
Apr 26, 2008 ... French researchers experimenting new breast cancer treatment PARIS, April 26 (Xinhua) -- French researchers are working on anew technique to fight breast cancer by using ultrasounds, atreatment that could be used in the future to enhance availabletreatment methods, reliable ...
Somali pirates release Spanish ship
Apr 26, 2008 ... Somali pirates release Spanish ship NAIROBI, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Somali pirates Saturday released aSpanish fishing boat and its 26 crew members seized off the coast ofSomalia last week. Andrew Mwangura, the coordinator of the East African SeafarersAssociation, said the ...
Kenyan leaders finish peace mission on reconciliation path
Apr 26, 2008 ... Kenyan leaders finish peace mission on reconciliation path NAIROBI, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki andPrime Minister Raila Odinga completed a three day reconciliationtour of Rift Valley Province after a series of public rallies inseveral regions Saturday ....
California to use DNA crime-fighting technique
Apr 26, 2008 ... California to use DNA crime-fighting technique LOS ANGELES, April 26 (Xinhua) -- California will become thefirst state in the United States to use DNA to try to identifyelusive criminals through their relatives, the Los Angeles Timesreported on Saturday. The policy is aimed ...
At least 42 people injured in western Canada
Apr 26, 2008 ... At least 42 people injured in western Canada OTTAWA, April 26 (Xinhua) -- At least 42 people were injured,three of them seriously, after the floor of a church collapsedduring a concert Friday night in Canada's western British Columbiaprovince, reports reaching here said Saturday ....
Ukrainian mourners mark 22nd anniversary of Chernobyl tragedy
Apr 26, 2008 ... Ukrainian mourners mark 22nd anniversary of Chernobyl tragedy KIEV, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Hundreds of Ukrainian mourners holdingcandles and red carnations marked the 22nd anniversary of theChernobyl nuclear disaster on Saturday. Overnight, Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko ...
EU urged to protect Iraqi Christians
Apr 26, 2008 ... EU urged to protect Iraqi Christians BRUSSELS, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Demonstrators in front of theEuropean Union headquarters here on Saturday urged for protection ofIraqi Christians. From 3,000 to 6,000 people from several European countries tookpart in the demonstration, ...
Germany apologies to Afghanistan over spying scandal
Apr 26, 2008 ... Germany apologies to Afghanistan over spying scandal BERLIN, April 26 (Xinhua) -- German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier called his Afghan counterpart on Saturday toapologize for the spying of an Afghan minister by Germany's foreignintelligence service BND ....
Urgent: Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers bomb government troop's position
Apr 26, 2008 ... Urgent: Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers bomb government troop's position COLOMBO, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger ...
Anti-war activist to take on Pelosi in U.S. congressional election
Apr 26, 2008 ... Anti-war activist to take on Pelosi in U.S. congressionalelection LOS ANGELES, April 26 (Xinhua) -- U.S. anti-war activist CindySheehan has launched a congressional campaign, in an uphill effortto snatch incumbent House Speaker Nancy Pelosi from her seat in theNovember election, ...
Premier vows legal actions after Toronto hit by strike
Apr 26, 2008 ... Premier vows legal actions after Toronto hit by strike OTTAWA, April 26 (Xinhua) -- The premier of Canada's Ontarioprovince vowed Saturday to move the back-to-work legislation toforce the striking transit workers back on duty after 1.5 millionpassengers were stranded by a surprise ...
Serbian president in Kosovo for Orthodox Easter
Apr 26, 2008 ... Serbian president in Kosovo for Orthodox Easter BELGRADE, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Serbian President Boris Tadicarrived in Kosovo on Saturday to observe Orthodox Easter. Tadic attended the evening Easter Liturgy in the medieval SerbOrthodox monastery of Visoki Decani, some 90 ...
Update: Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers bomb government troop position
Apr 26, 2008 ... Update: Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers bomb government troop position COLOMBO, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebelscarried out an air raid against a government troop position in thenortheastern Welioya area early Sunday morning but failed to causeany damage, said the ...
Pro-China event reflects change in local Chinese community, says paper
Apr 26, 2008 ... Pro-China event reflects change in local Chinese community, sayspaper LOS ANGELES, April 26 (Xinhua) -- A recent demonstration bythousands of Chinese Americans against CNN commentator JackCafferty's anti-China remarks marked a milestone for the localChinese community, the Los ...
Study shows Indians more prone to HIV-AIDS than other population
Apr 26, 2008 ... Study shows Indians more prone to HIV-AIDS than other population NEW DELHI, April 26 (Xinhua)-- A gene mapping exercise of "people of India" shows that Indians are more vulnerable to HIV- AIDSthan other population groups across the world because a protectivegene marker against ...
Air strikes leave 15 suspected insurgents dead in Afghanistan
Apr 26, 2008 ... Air strikes leave 15 suspected insurgents dead in Afghanistan KABUL, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Air raids carried out byinternational troops on Taliban militants in Afghanistan's easternPaktika province have left over a dozen suspected insurgents dead,spokesman of provincial ...
Number of Filipino nurses seeking jobs in U.S. drops in first quarter
Apr 26, 2008 ... Number of Filipino nurses seeking jobs in U.S. drops in firstquarter MANILA, April 26 (Xinhua) -- The number of Filipino nurses whosought jobs in the United States by taking a U.S. licensure examdropped by 7 percent in the first quarter of this year, reportedlocal newspaper ...
2 die in New Zealand light plane crash
Apr 26, 2008 ... 2 die in New Zealand light plane crash WELLINGTON, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Two people died in a plane crashat the Royal New Zealand Air Force base at Whenuapai in thecountry's largest city of Auckland on Saturday. The accident happened shortly after 4:30 p.m. (0430 GMT) ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0100 GMT, April 27
Apr 26, 2008 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0100 GMT, April 27 RABAT -- Death toll in a fire at a mattress factory in Morocco'sbiggest city Casablanca on Saturday morning now rose to 55, theofficial news agency MAP reported. A communique issued by local authorities confirmed the ...
Philippines to introduce high-tech IDs for buying subsidized food
Apr 26, 2008 ... Philippines to introduce high-tech IDs for buying subsidized food MANILA, April 26 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine government isconsidering introducing high-tech identity cards to low-incomepeople for buying government subsidized food, reported localtelevision network GMA News on ...