Xinhua News Agency back issues from Thursday, May 8:
Major news items in leading Iranian newspapers
May 08, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Iranian newspapers TEHRAN, May 8 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Iranian newspapers on Thursday. Tehran Times: -- Iran has summoned Iraqi ambassador to Tehran Mohammad Majid Al-Shaikh to the Foreign Ministry to ...
Palestinians to stage one-hour strike against Israel's celebration
May 08, 2008 ... Palestinians to stage one-hour strike against Israel'scelebration RAMALLAH, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Palestinians inside the Palestinianterritories and in diaspora will go on a one-hour strike at noonThursday to commemorate their Nakba (Arabic for catastrophe) as theIsraelis marks the ...
Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers
May 08, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers CAIRO, May 8 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Egyptian newspapers on Thursday. Al Ahram: -- Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif said Wednesday thatPresident Hosni Mubarak gives the ordinary ...
Iran accuses Britain, U.S. of being related to Shiraz mosque blast
May 08, 2008 ... Iran accuses Britain, U.S. of being related to Shiraz mosqueblast TEHRAN, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Iran blamed Britain and the UnitedStates for having links to a "terrorist group" which engineered amosque blast last month in the southern city of Shiraz, the stateIRNA news agency ...
Six killed in clashes in eastern Baghdad
May 08, 2008 ... Six killed in clashes in eastern Baghdad BAGHDAD, May 8 (Xinhua) -- At least six people were killed andsome 18 others injured in fresh battles between Shiite militiamenand U.S.-backed Iraqi security forces in Baghdad's Sadr City,medical source said on Thursday. Hospitals of ...
Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- May 8
May 08, 2008 ... Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- May 8 CAIRO, May 8 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of major MiddleEast news stories due to be covered or pursued by Xinhua News Agencyon Thursday. -- A strike in Lebanon against a modest increase of the monthlysalaries, which turned ...
Israel celebrates 60th anniversary of statehood
May 08, 2008 ... Israel celebrates 60th anniversary of statehood JERUSALEM, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Israel marks its 60th IndependenceDay with diverse events on Thursday amid tight security due towarnings over terror organizations' plans to attack the Jewishstate. Israeli President Shimon Peres ...
Morocco denies political decision behind banning Al Jazeera program
May 08, 2008 ... Morocco denies political decision behind banning Al Jazeeraprogram RABAT, May 8 (Xinhua) -- The Moroccan government said itsdecision to ban the Arabic language Al Jazeera news channel frombroadcasting a daily news program on north African countries has nopolitical reasons, state ...
Lebanese opposition continues to block Beirut roads
May 08, 2008 ... Lebanese opposition continues to block Beirut roads BEIRUT, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese opposition demonstratorsresumed burning tiers on Thursday morning to block roads in westernBeirut, local Elnashra website reported. An opposition source revealed that Beirut Rafik ...
Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers
May 08, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers ANKARA, May 8 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Turkish newspapers on Thursday. TURKIYE (Turkey): -- Turkey's Chief of General Staff Gen. Yasar Buyukanit said onWednesday that the outlawed Kurdish ...
Hamas: Egypt should open Rafah crossing if Israel rejects lull
May 08, 2008 ... Hamas: Egypt should open Rafah crossing if Israel rejects lull GAZA, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Hamas movement on Thursday said it askedEgypt to reopen the Rafah crossing point between Egypt and Gaza ifIsrael rejects Egypt's ceasefire offer. "The Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, ...
Beirut clashes expand to Bekaa areas.
May 08, 2008 ... Beirut clashes expand to Bekaa areas. BEIRUT, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Clashed between pro- and anti-government camps in Lebanon spread to the Bekaa region, where twopeople were wounded, local Elnashra Website reported on Thursday. The casualties took place in the Bekaa towns of ...
Israeli operations in Gaza kill two Palestinians
May 08, 2008 ... Israeli operations in Gaza kill two Palestinians GAZA, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Two Palestinians, including a mother ofseven children, were killed during Israeli army operations insouthern Gaza Strip, medics and witnesses said on Thursday. Several Israeli army tanks and bulldozers ...
Erekat says peace deal faces delay if Israel holds early elections
May 08, 2008 ... Erekat says peace deal faces delay if Israel holds earlyelections RAMALLAH, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekatsaid Thursday if Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert quits his postand the Jewish state holds early elections, a permanent peace treatybetween the ...
1st LD: Moderate earthquake hits southern Iran
May 08, 2008 ... 1st LD: Moderate earthquake hits southern Iran TEHRAN, May 8 (Xinhua) -- A moderate earthquake has jolted asmall town in southern Iran, Iranian state radio reported onThursday. The earthquake, the U.S. Geological Survey measured 4.7 on theRichter scale, ...
Urgent: Moderate earthquake hits southern Iran
May 08, 2008 ... Urgent: Moderate earthquake hits southern Iran TEHRAN, May 8 (Xinhua) -- A moderate ...
Update: Israel holds military demonstration to highlight 60th anniversary celebration
May 08, 2008 ... Update: Israel holds military demonstration to highlight 60thanniversary celebration TEL AVIV, May 8 (Xinhua)-- Israel highlighted its 60thanniversary of Independence on Thursday with the Israel DefenseForces displaying its military might by aerial demonstration off theshore of ...
Jordan's stock market index ends higher
May 08, 2008 ... Jordan's stock market index ends higher AMMAN, May 8 (Xinhua) -- The shares price index of Jordan's Ammanstock market closed at 9,247 points on Thursday, up 183 points ...
Feature: Ailing Palestinian refugee leaves old house key to grandsons to symbolizes right of return
May 08, 2008 ... Feature: Ailing Palestinian refugee leaves old house key tograndsons to symbolizes right of return by Saud Abu Ramadan GAZA, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Ailing 87-year-old Abu Mohammed Abu Assi,a Palestinian refugee from al-Shatee (Beach) Refugee camp in westernGaza City, has made ...
Lebanon's Shiite council denounces cabinet's decision against Hezbollah
May 08, 2008 ... Lebanon's Shiite council denounces cabinet's decision againstHezbollah BEIRUT, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Sheikh Abdel Amir Qabalan, VicePresident of Lebanon's Higher Shiite Council, labeled Thursday agovernment decision against Hezbollah's communication network a "crime." "It was ...
Israel holds military demonstration to highlight 60th anniversary celebration
May 08, 2008 ... Israel holds military demonstration to highlight 60th anniversarycelebration TEL AVIV, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Israel highlights its 60thanniversary of Independence on Thursday with the Israel DefenseForces displaying its military might by aerial demonstration off theshore of ...
Hamas says it still awaits Israeli response to ceasefire offer
May 08, 2008 ... Hamas says it still awaits Israeli response to ceasefire offer GAZA, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Hamas is still awaiting Israel's responseto an Egyptian-proposed ceasefire in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, aspokesman for the Islamic movement said on Thursday. The spokesman, Ismail Radwan, ...
Turkish energy imports up 56 percent in first quarter
May 08, 2008 ... Turkish energy imports up 56 percent in first quarter ANKARA, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Turkey's oil and fuel imports increasedby 56 percent in the January-March period this year over the sameperiod of 2007, amounting to 11 billion U.S. dollars, the TurkishStatistics Institute's data ...
Hamas lawmaker slams PNA forces deployment in West Bank
May 08, 2008 ... Hamas lawmaker slams PNA forces deployment in West Bank GAZA, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian National Authority (PNA)security campaigns in the West Bank are meant to apply Americanplans targeting the Palestinian "resistance," a Hamas lawmaker saidon Thursday. Mushir ...
Oman's Sultan Qaboos leaves UAE for visit to Egypt
May 08, 2008 ... Oman's Sultan Qaboos leaves UAE for visit to Egypt ABU DHABI, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Oman's Sultan Qaboos bin Saeed lefthere for Egypt on Thursday after winding up a three-day visit to theUnited Arab Emirates (UAE), the official Emirates News Agency (WAM)reported. During his ...
Palestinians receive musical instruments from China
May 08, 2008 ... Palestinians receive musical instruments from China RAMALLAH, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Various Palestinian culturalorganizations received a passel of musical instruments donated bythe Chinese government on Thursday. The Chinese Ministry of Culture donated the musical instrumentsto ...
2nd LD Writethru: Hezbollah chief says cabinet led Lebanon into danger
May 08, 2008 ... 2nd LD Writethru: Hezbollah chief says cabinet led Lebanon intodanger BEIRUT, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallahsaid Thursday that the government has led Lebanon into a dangeroussituation by its latest decisions which amount to a " declaration ofwar." ...
Hezbollah chief vows to fight any attempts to disarm his group
May 08, 2008 ... Hezbollah chief vows to fight any attempts to disarm his group BEIRUT, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallahvowed Thursday to fight any attempts to disarm his group, accusingthe government of leading Lebanon into a dangerous situation. In his address in a ...
Car bomb hits police patrol, kills four in Baghdad
May 08, 2008 ... Car bomb hits police patrol, kills four in Baghdad BAGHDAD, May 8 (Xinhua) -- A car bomb which targeted a policepatrol in western Baghdad on Thursday killed four people and woundedeight others, an Interior Ministry source said. A booby-trapped car parked near the al-Samad ...
1st LD: Renewed clashes break out in Beirut
May 08, 2008 ... 1st LD: Renewed clashes break out in Beirut BEIRUT, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Fierce gunfire between pro and anti-government movements broke out Thursday in several districts inBeirut, local New TV reported. Assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenade were used during theclashes, ...
Four killed, 17 wounded in Baghdad attacks
May 08, 2008 ... Four killed, 17 wounded in Baghdad attacks BAGHDAD, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Four people were killed and 17 others,including five soldiers, injured by rocket and bomb attacks inBaghdad on Thursday, an Interior Ministry source said. "A bomb planted in a minibus carrying passengers in ...
Urgent: Renewed clashes break out in Beirut
May 08, 2008 ... Urgent: Renewed clashes break out in Beirut BEIRUT, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Fierce gunfires between ...
2nd LD: Renewed clashes break out in Beirut
May 08, 2008 ... 2nd LD: Renewed clashes break out in Beirut BEIRUT, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Fierce gunfire between pro and anti-government movements broke out Thursday in several districts inBeirut, local New TV reported. Assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenade were used during theclashes, ...
Morocco reveals strategy to explore oil amid spiking oil prices
May 08, 2008 ... Morocco reveals strategy to explore oil amid spiking oil prices RABAT, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Hopes to find oil in Morocco was revivedas the government has revealed a four-fold strategy to explore foroil in different parts of the country, state MAP news agencyreported on Thursday ....
Urgent: Hezbollah chief says cabinet led Lebanon into war danger
May 08, 2008 ... Urgent: Hezbollah chief says cabinet led Lebanon into war danger BEIRUT, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Hezbollah chief Sayyed ...
Parachuter hits audience on Israeli Independence Day, 8 injured
May 08, 2008 ... Parachuter hits audience on Israeli Independence Day, 8 injured JERUSALEM, May 8 (Xinhua) -- A paratrooper of Israel DefenseForces (IDF) on Thursday crashed into the audience during askydiving display for the 60th anniversary of the statehood. Among the eight injured people, ...
1st LD: Hezbollah chief says cabinet led Lebanon into danger
May 08, 2008 ... 1st LD: Hezbollah chief says cabinet led Lebanon into danger BEIRUT, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallahsaid Thursday that the government has led Lebanon into a dangeroussituation by its latest decisions which amount to a " declaration ofwar." The ...
Two killed, five wounded in Beirut clashes
May 08, 2008 ... Two killed, five wounded in Beirut clashes BEIRUT, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Two people were killed and five woundedin fierce clashes in western Beirut on Thursday, local Naharnet newswebsite reported. The casualties were caused by sniper fire in Ras Al Nabaa,western Beirut, where ...
Lebanese majority leader calls Hezbollah to stop Beirut siege
May 08, 2008 ... Lebanese majority leader calls Hezbollah to stop Beirut siege BEIRUT, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese Majority MP Saad Hariri onThursday called Hezbollah to remove the siege off Beirut, open theairport and pull out gunmen from the streets to preserve "the unityof the Muslims." ...
Sudan protests at France extending Darfur rebel leader's residence permit
May 08, 2008 ... Sudan protests at France extending Darfur rebel leader'sresidence permit KHARTOUM, May 8 (Xinhua) -- The Sudanese government on Thursdayprotested Paris' decision to extend the residence permit of WahidMohammed Nour, leader of the rebel Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM)in Darfur, ...
Arab League concerned about Lebanese situation
May 08, 2008 ... Arab League concerned about Lebanese situation CAIRO, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Arab League (AL) Secretary General AmrMoussa said Thursday he was concerned about the current situation inLebanon, where fierce gunfire between pro and anti-governmentmovements occurred recently. Moussa ...
Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2100 GMT, May 8
May 08, 2008 ... Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2100 GMT, May 8 JERUSALEM -- Israel marks its 60th Independence Day with diverseevents on Thursday amid tight security due to warnings over terrororganizations' plans to attack the Jewish state. Israeli President Shimon Peres held a ...
Urgent: Iraqi security forces capture top al-Qaida leader in Iraq
May 08, 2008 ... Urgent: Iraqi security forces capture top al-Qaida leader in Iraq BAGHDAD, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi security forces ...
1st LD, Writethru: Iraqi security forces capture top al-Qaida leader in Iraq
May 08, 2008 ... 1st LD, Writethru: Iraqi security forces capture top al-Qaidaleader in Iraq BAGHDAD, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi security forces captured AbuHamza al-Muhajer, head of al-Qaida in Iraq network, in northernIraqi city Mosul, Iraqi official television reported on Thursday. During ...
Cambodian government pins hope on rice as price doubles
May 08, 2008 ... Cambodian government pins hope on rice as price doubles PHNOM PENH, May 9 (Xinhua) -- The Cambodian government needs tofurther support farmers to grow more rice, as its price has doubledrecently and the country may find it another pivotal revenuegenerator, national media said on ...
Tropical storm "Rammasun" gains strength, moves northward off Philippines
May 08, 2008 ... Tropical storm "Rammasun" gains strength, moves northward offPhilippines MANILA, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Tropical storm "Rammasun", locallycalled "Butchoy", continued to gain strength Friday as it was movingnorthward in the high seas east to the Philippines, the PhilippineAtmospheric ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
May 08, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers TOKYO, May 9 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Japanese newspapers on Friday: The Daily Yomiuri: -- While Toyota Corp. said Thursday it posted record high salesand profits in fiscal 2007, Japan's ...
Smuggling of diesel foiled in Malaysia
May 08, 2008 ... Smuggling of diesel foiled in Malaysia KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 (Xinhua) -- The Malaysian MaritimeEnforcement Agency (MMEA) in Tawau, eastern Sabah state, foiled anattempt to smuggle out 100,000 liters of subsidized diesel when itseized a barge loaded with the fuel, local media ...
Malaysia buys 500,000 tons of rice from Thailand
May 08, 2008 ... Malaysia buys 500,000 tons of rice from Thailand KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 (Xinhua) -- The Malaysian government hasdecided to buy 500,000 tons of rice from Thailand to ensure asufficient stockpile of the staple food, Malaysian Prime MinisterAbdullah Ahmad Badawi said here on Thursday, ...
Tokyo stocks open lower
May 08, 2008 ... Tokyo stocks open lower TOKYO, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks opened lower Friday. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the 225-issue Nikkei StockAverage fell 67.70 points, or 0.49 ...
Major news items in leading Australian newspapers
May 08, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Australian newspapers CANBERRA, May 9 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Australian newspapers on Friday: The Australian: -- A national welfare card that will allow the Government tocontrol payments to negligent ...
Philippine Coast Guard aims at zero casual in typhoon season
May 08, 2008 ... Philippine Coast Guard aims at zero casual in typhoon season MANILA, May 9 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine Coast Guard said onFriday it is aiming at the goal of zero casualty in the upcomingtyphoon season of the country, reported local television network GMANews. Acting Coast ...
Most New Zealanders involved in sport or physical activity: survey
May 08, 2008 ... Most New Zealanders involved in sport or physical activity:survey WELLINGTON, May 9 (Xinhua) -- A survey conducted by MasseyUniversity on how New Zealanders spend their leisure time suggestsmost are involved in sport or some kind of physical activity. The study found 85 ...
Dollar trades at upper 103 yen level in Tokyo
May 08, 2008 ... Dollar trades at upper 103 yen level in Tokyo TOKYO, May 9 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar traded in the upper 103yen range early Friday in Tokyo. At 9 a.m., the dollar changed hands at 103.84-89 yen, comparedwith 103.69-79 yen in New York and ...
European officials and businessmen urge Philippines to improve business climate
May 08, 2008 ... European officials and businessmen urge Philippines to improvebusiness climate MANILA, May 9 (Xinhua) -- European officials and businessmen haveurged the Philippine government to improve the business climate inthe country to attract investment from Europe, reported a localdaily, ...
URGENT: Pakistan test fires cruise missile: TV
May 08, 2008 ... URGENT: Pakistan test fires cruise missile: TV ISLAMABAD, May 8 (Xinhua) ...
Vietnam to hold more on-line meetings to save expenses
May 08, 2008 ... Vietnam to hold more on-line meetings to save expenses HANOI, May 8 (Xinhua) -- The Vietnamese government will conductmore on-line meetings among officials to save expenses, Vietnam Newsnewspaper reported Thursday. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has asked the government's ...
3 Filipino left-wing rebels killed by government forces
May 08, 2008 ... 3 Filipino left-wing rebels killed by government forces MANILA, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Three suspected left-wing rebels of theNew People's Army (NPA) were killed in a fight with governmenttroops Friday in Camarines Norte about 200 kilometers southeast toManila, local radio dzBB ...
Vietnam reports 10 deaths by hand, foot, mouth disease
May 08, 2008 ... Vietnam reports 10 deaths by hand, foot, mouth disease HANOI, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam detected, in the first fourmonths of this year, nearly 3,000 patients of hand, foot, mouthdisease, of whom 10 died, according to local newspaper Youth onThursday. Most of the patients ...
Nepali EC to announce names of winning candidates
May 08, 2008 ... Nepali EC to announce names of winning candidates KATHMANDU, May 8 (Xinhua) -- The Election Commission (EC) ofNepal is to make public the name list of 335 candidates elected tothe Constituent Assembly (CA) under the proportional representation(PR) system on Thursday. EC ...
Vietnam offers financial help to Myanmar cyclone victims
May 08, 2008 ... Vietnam offers financial help to Myanmar cyclone victims HANOI, May 8 (Xinhua) -- The Vietnamese government has decided todonate 200,000 U.S. dollars to Myanmar to assist victims of Nargiscyclone, local newspaper People's Army reported on Thursday ....
China calls for strengthening regional security cooperation
May 08, 2008 ... China calls for strengthening regional security cooperation SINGAPORE, May 8 (Xinhua) -- All governments and defenseestablishments in the Asian region should join hands to meet thechallenges and promote common security through enhanced mutualunderstanding and mutually beneficial ...
1st Ld: Pakistan test fires cruise missile: TV
May 08, 2008 ... 1st Ld: Pakistan test fires cruise missile: TV ISLAMABAD, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan on Thursday test fired acruise ...
Major news items in leading Indian newspapers
May 08, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Indian newspapers NEW DELHI, May 9 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Indian newspapers on Friday: The Times of India: -- Chinese climbers lit Olympic torch at the top of Summit ofMount Everest. The Indian ...
ADB warns of negative effects of high food prices on Timor-Leste, Pacific island nations
May 08, 2008 ... ADB warns of negative effects of high food prices on Timor-Leste, Pacific island nations MANILA, May 9 (Xinhua) -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) saidon Friday while high oil prices are already a concern in Timor-Leste and the Pacific region, the recent surge in world food ...