Xinhua News Agency back issues from Monday, May 12:
UN aid for Iraqis at stake due to price rise in Jordan
May 12, 2008 ... UN aid for Iraqis at stake due to price rise in Jordan AMMAN, May 12 (Xinhua) -- The UN refugees agency warned that itsaid programs for Iraqis are in jeopardy because of price hike inJordan, whose food price has doubled or more after cancelling fuelsubsidies in February, local ...
Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers
May 12, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers CAIRO, May 12 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Egyptian newspapers on Monday. Al Ahram: -- Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Sunday inaugurated AfricaTelecom 2008 exhibition that houses ...
U.S. warship heads towards Mediterranean water: report
May 12, 2008 ... U.S. warship heads towards Mediterranean water: report BEIRUT, May 12 (Xinhua) -- A U.S. warship has crossed theEgyptian Suez Canal towards the Mediterranean as Lebanon politicalcrisis boiled into sectarian clashes, As-Safier daily reportedMonday. U.S. had previously sent ...
Haneya hopes Egypt to convince Israel accepting ceasefire
May 12, 2008 ... Haneya hopes Egypt to convince Israel accepting ceasefire GAZA, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Deposed Hamas Premier Ismail Haneya onMonday hoped Egypt would succeed in convincing Israel to accept aceasefire deal designated to take place in the Hamas-ruled GazaStrip. In a statement ...
Urgent: Intensive gun shots heard in northwestern Khartoum
May 12, 2008 ... Urgent: Intensive gun shots heard in northwestern Khartoum KHARTOUM, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Intensive gun shots were heard ...
1st LD: Intensive gun shots heard in northwestern Khartoum
May 12, 2008 ... 1st LD: Intensive gun shots heard in northwestern Khartoum Khartoum, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Intensive gun shots were heard atcentral Omdurman in northern Khartoum on Monday noon, where a fiercefighting took place between army troops and rebels on Saturday. Xinhua correspondent ...
2nd LD: Intensive gun shots heard in northwestern Khartoum
May 12, 2008 ... 2nd LD: Intensive gun shots heard in northwestern Khartoum KHARTOUM, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Intensive gun shots were heard atcentral Omdurman in northern Khartoum on Monday noon, where a fiercefighting took place between army troops and rebels on Saturday. Xinhua correspondent ...
UAE low-cost airline reports surge of 81 pct in net profit in Q1
May 12, 2008 ... UAE low-cost airline reports surge of 81 pct in net profit in Q1 ABU DHABI, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Air Arabia, a low-cost airline ofthe United Arab Emirates (UAE), reported a net profit of 78 milliondirhams (21.25 million U.S. dollars) in the first quarter of 2008,surging 81 percent ...
Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers
May 12, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers ANKARA, May 12 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Turkish newspapers on Monday. SABAH(Morning): -- A van carrying illegal migrants rolled over a cliff on Sundayin Milas town of the Aegean province ...
U.S. soldier killed in bomb attack in Baghdad
May 12, 2008 ... U.S. soldier killed in bomb attack in Baghdad BAGHDAD, May 12 (Xinhua) -- An American soldier was killed by aroadside bomb explosion in Baghdad, the U.S. military said Monday. The soldier was killed on Sunday night when the blast hit hisvehicle during a route clearance patrol ...
Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers
May 12, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers JERUSALEM, May 12 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Israeli newspapers on Monday. Ha'aretz: -- The investigation into Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert'salleged illegal receipt of hundreds of ...
Major news items in leading Iranian newspapers
May 12, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Iranian newspapers TEHRAN, May 12 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Iranian newspapers on Monday. Tehran Times: -- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad-Ali Hosseini saidon Sunday that the Islamic Republic is ...
Jordan's stock market index ends higher
May 12, 2008 ... Jordan's stock market index ends higher AMMAN, May 12 (Xinhua) -- The shares price index of Jordan'sAmman stock market closed at 9,284 points on Monday, up 55 ...
Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- May 12
May 12, 2008 ... Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- May 12 CAIRO, May 12 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of major MiddleEast news stories due to be covered or pursued by Xinhua News Agencyon Monday. -- Monitoring the political and security situation in Sudanfollowing a fighting in ...
Most Israelis believe Olmert should resign: poll
May 12, 2008 ... Most Israelis believe Olmert should resign: poll JERUSALEM, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Fifty-nine percent of the Israelisbelieve their Prime Minister Ehud Olmert should resign or besuspended until the police investigation against him is completed, apoll published Monday revealed ....
Iran summons British embassador over removal of opposition group ban
May 12, 2008 ... Iran summons British embassador over removal of opposition groupban TEHRAN, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Foreign Ministry summoned theBritish ambassador on Monday in protest against a British court'sverdict concerning the removal of a dissident Iranian politicalorganization from ...
Olmert rejects Egyptian draft of ceasefire agreement with Hamas in current form
May 12, 2008 ... Olmert rejects Egyptian draft of ceasefire agreement with Hamasin current form JERUSALEM, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmertsaid on Monday that Israel will not endorse the Egyptian draft of aceasefire agreement with Hamas in its current form. Olmert made ...
Lebanese Druze opposition says welcomes Arab delegation without Moussa
May 12, 2008 ... Lebanese Druze opposition says welcomes Arab delegation withoutMoussa BEIRUT, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese opposition Druze leader WeamWahab on Monday said the opposition welcomes an Arab ministerialdelegation to Lebanon to mediate the political crisis here, butsnubbed the Arab ...
Egypt's Suez Canal revenues record new high in April
May 12, 2008 ... Egypt's Suez Canal revenues record new high in April CAIRO, May 12 (Xinhua) -- The revenues of Egypt's Suez Canalreached 449 million U.S. dollars in April, recording a new high in asingle month, the official Egyptian MENA news agency reported onMonday. Compared with the ...
Japanese PM, business leader pledges all-out support to China over earthquake
May 12, 2008 ... Japanese PM, business leader pledges all-out support to Chinaover earthquake TOKYO, May 13 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukudasent a message later Monday to Chinese President Hu Jintao andPremier Wen Jiabao, pledging Japan's "every support" to China ifnecessary over ...
Iran expresses grief over China's earthquake
May 12, 2008 ... Iran expresses grief over China's earthquake TEHRAN, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Iran on Monday expressed grief over amajor earthquake in China's southwest province of Sichuan which haskilled and injured several thousands of people. Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Mohammad-Ali ...
EU to send delegation to watch parliamentary election of Cambodia
May 12, 2008 ... EU to send delegation to watch parliamentary election of Cambodia PHNOM PENH, May 13 (Xinhua) -- The European Union (EU) isplanning to send a 120-member delegation to Cambodia to helpsupervise its parliamentary election on July 27, Chinese-languagenewspaper the Jianhua Daily said ...
New Zealand extends sympathy after China earthquake
May 12, 2008 ... New Zealand extends sympathy after China earthquake WELLINGTON, May 13 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand acting Prime MinisterMichael Cullen on Tuesday extended New Zealand's sympathy to Chinafollowing a large earthquake which has affected the country'ssouthwestern region. Reports so ...
Dollar trades in upper 103 yen in Tokyo
May 12, 2008 ... Dollar trades in upper 103 yen in Tokyo TOKYO, May 13 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar traded in the upper 103yen zone early Tuesday in Tokyo. At 9 a.m., the dollar was quoted at 103.85-90 yen, against 103.69-79 yen in New York and ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
May 12, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers TOKYO, May 13 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Japanese newspapers on Tuesday: Yomiuri: -- The opposition-controlled House of Councillors on Mondayrejected a bill requiring gasoline tax revenues ...
New Zealand supports Pakistan's return to Commonwealth
May 12, 2008 ... New Zealand supports Pakistan's return to Commonwealth WELLINGTON, May 13 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand fully supports theCommonwealth Ministerial Action Group's (CMAG) decision to readmitPakistan as a full member while maintaining Fiji's suspension, NewZealand Foreign Minister Winston ...
Tokyo stocks rise
May 12, 2008 ... Tokyo stocks rise TOKYO, May 13 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks advanced Tuesday morning. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average gained 88.49 points, or ...
Antarctic ice shelf found to have melted previously: scientists
May 12, 2008 ... Antarctic ice shelf found to have melted previously: scientists WELLINGTON, May 13 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand scientists haveconfirmed a large part of Antarctica's ice sheet disappeared in thepast, Radio New Zealand reported on Tuesday. Core samples from a hole drilled into the ...
Major news items in leading Australian newspapers
May 12, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Australian newspapers CANBERRA, May 13 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Australian newspapers on Tuesday. The Australian: -- The banking industry faces its biggest shake-up in decadesafter Westpac launched an ...
Tokyo stocks open higher
May 12, 2008 ... Tokyo stocks open higher TOKYO, May 13 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks opened higher Tuesday. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the 225-issue Nikkei StockAverage gained 50.88 points, or 0.37 ...
Relief work in progress in Myanmar after cyclone
May 12, 2008 ... Relief work in progress in Myanmar after cyclone YANGON, May 12 (Xinhua) -- A total of 9,330 cyclone victims havebeen accommodated in 32 relief camps opened in three areas forhomeless survivors in southwestern Ayeyawaddy division severely hitby cyclone Nargis on May 2 and 3, ...
Thai Lower House holds voting on new Speaker nomination
May 12, 2008 ... Thai Lower House holds voting on new Speaker nomination BANGKOK, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's House of Representatives,or lower house of parliament on Monday began a debate and voting toelect a new House Speaker, after Yongyuth Tiyapairat resigned fromthe post pending trial on ...
Australia's two major banks agree to merger terms
May 12, 2008 ... Australia's two major banks agree to merger terms CANBERRA, May 13 (Xinhua) -- Australia's two major banks -Westpac and St George - agreed on merger terms, paving the way forthe combined group to become Australia's biggest bank. The announcement was made in a statement to the ...
Urgent: Veteran MP elected as Thailand's new House Speaker
May 12, 2008 ... Urgent: Veteran MP elected as Thailand's new House Speaker BANGKOK, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's House of Representativeson Monday elected veteran MP Chai ...
Bird flu hits one more Vietnamese locality
May 12, 2008 ... Bird flu hits one more Vietnamese locality HANOI, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Bird flu has recently hit Vietnam'ssouthern Long An province, raising the total number of localitiescurrently affected by the disease to five, according to localnewspaper Pioneer Monday. Specimens from 290 ...
Death toll from launch capsize in Bangladesh rises to 41
May 12, 2008 ... Death toll from launch capsize in Bangladesh rises to 41 DHAKA, May 13 (Xinhua) -- Forty-one persons were confirmed dead,with still many more missing when a passenger launch with more than200 passengers on board capsized Monday in Bangladesh's Kishoreganjdistrict, 100 km northeast ...
Vietnam's exports to EU to surge in 2008
May 12, 2008 ... Vietnam's exports to EU to surge in 2008 HANOI, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's exports to the European Union(EU) will rise to 12.1 billion U.S. dollars this year from 9. 4billion dollars last year, local newspaper Vietnam Investment Reviewreported on Monday. Vietnam's shoe ...
Myanmar says to accept int'l aid but no foreigners allowed to enter disaster-hit areas
May 12, 2008 ... Myanmar says to accept int'l aid but no foreigners allowed toenter disaster-hit areas YANGON, May 12 (Xinhua) -- The Myanmar government has made itclear that it accepts international aid from any country but rejectsforeigners to enter disaster-hit areas, according to the ...
Urgent: U.S. planeload aid supplies arrive in Yangon for cyclone victims
May 12, 2008 ... Urgent: U.S. planeload aid supplies arrive in Yangon for cyclonevictims YANGON, May 12 (Xinhua) -- A large United States militaryaircraft with aid supplies landed at the Yangon InternationalAirport Monday afternoon for delivery to cyclone-hit regions throughthe Myanmar ...
Tokyo stocks rise
May 12, 2008 ... Tokyo stocks rise TOKYO, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks rose Monday. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average gained 88.02 points, or 0.64percent, ...
Thai Army Chief rules out another coup
May 12, 2008 ... Thai Army Chief rules out another coup BANGKOK, May 12 (Xinhua) -- The Commander-in-Chief of Royal ThaiArmy Gen. Anupong Paochinda on Monday ruled out the possibility ofanother coup, saying the military is not worried about suchspeculations. "I hereby affirm there will be ...
Urgent: Israeli woman killed by Qassam rocket
May 12, 2008 ... Urgent: Israeli woman killed by Qassam rocket JERUSALEM, May 12 (Xinhua) -- An Israeli woman whose home ...
More Palestinians arrive in Egypt via Rafah
May 12, 2008 ... More Palestinians arrive in Egypt via Rafah CAIRO, May 12 (Xinhua) -- A total number of 719 Palestinians fromthe Gaza Strip were allowed on Monday to enter Egypt through theRafah border crossing, the Egyptian official MENA news agencyreported. The Palestinians holding visas ...
Tel Aviv stock exchange index closes higher
May 12, 2008 ... Tel Aviv stock exchange index closes higher JERUSALEM, May 12 (Xinhua) -- The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange generalshare index closed at ...
Death toll in Lebanon clashes rises to 72: report
May 12, 2008 ... Death toll in Lebanon clashes rises to 72: report BEIRUT, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Fierce clashes between pro- governmentsupporters and the Hezbollah-led opposition in Lebanon have left atleast 72 killed, hundreds of others injured, local press reportedMonday. Local An Nahar said ...
Clashes in Baghdad kill six despite deal between government, militia
May 12, 2008 ... Clashes in Baghdad kill six despite deal between government,militia BAGHDAD, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Sporadic clashes between U.S. troopsand Shiite militia in Baghdad killed six people and wounded 32others, U.S. military and Iraqi police said on Monday. The U.S. military said ...
Release of kidnapped soldier plays key role in Gaza truce: Israeli defense minister
May 12, 2008 ... Release of kidnapped soldier plays key role in Gaza truce:Israeli defense minister JERUSALEM, May 12 (Xinhua) -- The release of Israel DefenseForces soldier Gilad Shalit plays a key role in resolving thesecurity situation in the Gaza Strip, Israeli Defense Minister EhudBarak ...
Hamas leader urges Israel accept ceasefire or face more resistance
May 12, 2008 ... Hamas leader urges Israel accept ceasefire or face moreresistance GAZA, May 12 (Xinhua) -- A senior Hamas leader on Monday urgedIsrael to accept an Egyptian offer for ceasefire to avoid moreescalation in resistance. Israel "has a chance for calmness; if they accept it, it ...
Pro-Abbas forces arrest Islamic Jihad, Hamas members
May 12, 2008 ... Pro-Abbas forces arrest Islamic Jihad, Hamas members RAMALLAH, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Islamic Jihad movement on Mondaysaid the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) arrested two of itsmembers in northern West Bank city of Jenin. In a statement sent to the press, the movement said ...
Gunmen kill senior Iraqi army officer in Baghdad
May 12, 2008 ... Gunmen kill senior Iraqi army officer in Baghdad BAGHDAD, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Unknown gunmen shot dead a high-ranking Iraqi army officer in western Baghdad on Monday, an InteriorMinistry source said. "Brigadier Nebras Fadhil Abbas, head of operations office inIraq's Defense ...
Dubai police seizes 24 kg of heroin
May 12, 2008 ... Dubai police seizes 24 kg of heroin ABU DHABI, May 12 (Xinhua) -- The police of Dubai, the secondlargest emirate of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), said on Mondaythat it had seized 24 kg of heroin that had been attempted to besmuggled into the country, the official Emirates News ...
2nd LD: Lebanese presidential election postponed again amid violence
May 12, 2008 ... 2nd LD: Lebanese presidential election postponed again amidviolence BEIRUT, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese Parliament Speaker NabihBerri on Monday postponed a parliamentary session to elect Lebanon's president scheduled on Tuesday till June 10, the officialNational News Agency ...
Iran starts new round of nuclear talks with IAEA
May 12, 2008 ... Iran starts new round of nuclear talks with IAEA TEHRAN, May 12 (Xinhua) -- A delegation from the InternationalAtomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Monday started a third round ofnegotiations with Iranian officials on Tehran's disputed nuclearprogram, the official IRNA news agency ...
1st LD: Lebanese presidential election postponed again amid violence
May 12, 2008 ... 1st LD: Lebanese presidential election postponed again amidviolence BEIRUT, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese Parliament Speaker NabihBerri on Monday postponed a parliamentary session to elect Lebanon 's president scheduled on Tuesday till June 10, the ...
Urgent: Police confiscates documents linked to Olmert probe from Jerusalem city hall
May 12, 2008 ... Urgent: Police confiscates documents linked to Olmert probe fromJerusalem city hall JERUSALEM, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Israeli police ...
Syria condemns attacks against its citizens in Lebanon
May 12, 2008 ... Syria condemns attacks against its citizens in Lebanon DAMASCUS, May 12 (Xinhua) -- The Syrian government on Mondaystrongly condemned attacks on some Syrian citizens in neighboringLebanon by "militia of the Lebanese authority team," the officialSANA news agency reported. In ...
Hamas to demonstrate near Gaza-Israel borders on Thursday
May 12, 2008 ... Hamas to demonstrate near Gaza-Israel borders on Thursday GAZA, May 12 (Xinhua) -- The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas)on Monday called on the Palestinians in Gaza Strip to organize amassive popular demonstration on Thursday near the border betweennorthern Gaza Strip and ...
1st LD: Police confiscates documents linked to Olmert probe from Jerusalem city hall
May 12, 2008 ... 1st LD: Police confiscates documents linked to Olmert probe fromJerusalem city hall JERUSALEM, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Israeli police searched theJerusalem Municipality on Monday and confiscated documents relatedto the new investigation against Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, localdaily ...
1st LD: Israeli woman killed by Qassam in southern Israel
May 12, 2008 ... 1st LD: Israeli woman killed by Qassam in southern Israel JERUSALEM, May 12 (Xinhua) -- An Israeli woman was killed Mondayevening after her house was directly hit by a Palestinian Qassamrocket, local daily Yedioth Ahronoth reported on its ...
2nd LD: Police confiscates documents linked to Olmert probe from Jerusalem city hall
May 12, 2008 ... 2nd LD: Police confiscates documents linked to Olmert probe fromJerusalem city hall JERUSALEM, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Israeli police searched theJerusalem Municipality on Monday and confiscated documents relatedto the new investigation against Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, localdaily ...
3rd LD Writethru: Police confiscates documents linked to Olmert probe from Jerusalem city hall
May 12, 2008 ... 3rd LD Writethru: Police confiscates documents linked to Olmertprobe from Jerusalem city hall JERUSALEM, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Israeli police searched theJerusalem Municipality on Monday and confiscated documents relatedto the new investigation against Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, ...
2nd LD: Israeli woman killed by Qassam in southern Israel
May 12, 2008 ... 2nd LD: Israeli woman killed by Qassam in southern Israel JERUSALEM, May 12 (Xinhua) -- A 70-year-old Israeli woman waskilled Monday evening after her house was directly hit by aPalestinian Qassam rocket, local daily Yedioth Ahronoth reported onits website. The incident ...
International aid agency delivers medical supplies in Sudan
May 12, 2008 ... International aid agency delivers medical supplies in Sudan NAIROBI, May 12 (Xinhua) -- International aid agency theInternational Committee of Red Cross said Monday that it hasdelivered medical supplies to the main hospitals in Khartoum asfighting between the government and rebels ...
Major news items in leading Kenyan newspapers
May 12, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Kenyan newspapers NAIROBI, May 11 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Kenyan newspapers on Monday. Daily Nation -- Kenyan Vice-President Kalonzo Musyoka and two Cabinetministers said on Sunday that those who committed ...
Urgent: German chancellor offers condolences to China over earthquake
May 12, 2008 ... Urgent: German chancellor offers condolences to China overearthquake BERLIN, May 12 (Xinhua) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel onMonday ...