Xinhua News Agency back issues from Tuesday, June 17:
Major news items in leading Iranian newspapers
Jun 17, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Iranian newspapers TEHRAN, June 17 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Iranian newspapers on Tuesday. Tehran Times: -- Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Mondaythat Iran will respond to the major ...
U.S. soldier killed in bomb attack south of Baghdad
Jun 17, 2008 ... U.S. soldier killed in bomb attack south of Baghdad BAGHDAD, June 17 (Xinhua) -- An American soldier was killed by aroadside bomb attack near Hilla city, the capital of Babel province,the U.S. military said on Tuesday. A soldier assigned to Multi-National Division - Center ...
Meeting between Lebanese president and Christian opposition leader unfruitful
Jun 17, 2008 ... Meeting between Lebanese president and Christian oppositionleader unfruitful BEIRUT, June 17 (Xinhua) -- The meeting between Lebanon'sPresident Michel Suleiman and Christian opposition leader parliamentmember Michel Aoun on Monday did not result in facilitating theformation of a ...
1st LD: Suicide motorcycle bomber killed four anti-Qaida fighters in Baghdad
Jun 17, 2008 ... 1st LD: Suicide motorcycle bomber killed four anti-Qaida fightersin Baghdad BAGHDAD, June 17 (Xinhua) -- A suicide motorcycle bomber struckan anti-Qaida group checkpoint in northern Baghdad on Tuesday,killing four anti-Qaida fighters and wounding two civilians, anInterior ...
Urgent: Suicide motorcycle bomber killed four anti-Qaida fighters in Baghdad
Jun 17, 2008 ... Urgent: Suicide motorcycle bomber killed four anti-Qaida fightersin Baghdad BAGHDAD, June 17 (Xinhua) -- A suicide motorcycle bomber ...
Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers
Jun 17, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers CAIRO, June 17 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Egyptian newspapers on Tuesday. Al Ahram: -- Up to 150 illegal immigrants, including at least 50 Egyptians,died when their boat sank off the Libyan ...
Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers
Jun 17, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers ANKARA, June 17 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Turkish newspapers on Tuesday. RADIKAL (Radical): -- Turkey's unemployment rate has climbed to 10.7 percent as ofMarch 2008, compared to 10.4 ...
Annual Arab children's congress to focus on quality education
Jun 17, 2008 ... Annual Arab children's congress to focus on quality education AMMAN, June 17 (Xinhua) -- More than 150 teenagers from differentcultures and backgrounds will convene in Jordan's capital of Ammannext month to discuss access to quality education as every child'sright at the 28th ...
Iran urges oil exporting states to use alternative currencies instead of U.S. dollar
Jun 17, 2008 ... Iran urges oil exporting states to use alternative currenciesinstead of U.S. dollar TEHRAN, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejadon Tuesday urged world oil exporting countries to find ways toswitch their oil revenues from the U.S. dollar to ...
Zambia urges media to report environmental issues accurately
Jun 17, 2008 ... Zambia urges media to report environmental issues accurately LUSAKA, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Zambian Tourism, Environment andNatural Resources Minister Michael Kaingu has called on the Zambianmedia to report accurately on environmental issues to provideinformation that will encourage ...
Jordan's uranium facility study under way
Jun 17, 2008 ... Jordan's uranium facility study under way AMMAN, June 17 (Xinhua) -- A feasibility study for the creationof Jordan's first uranium manufacturing facility is under way, dueto be completed in seven months, a top executive with the projectwas quoted by local daily Jordan Times on ...
A group of PKK rebels killed in northern Iraq: Turkish military
Jun 17, 2008 ... A group of PKK rebels killed in northern Iraq: Turkish military ANKARA, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Turkish security forces killed agroup of rebels of the outlawed Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) innorthern Iraq, a military statement said on Tuesday. A statement posted on the General ...
Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- June 17
Jun 17, 2008 ... Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- June 17 CAIRO, June 17 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of major MiddleEast news stories due to be covered or pursued by Xinhua News Agencyon Tuesday. -- Arab League chief Amr Moussa meets Palestinian PresidentMahmoud Abbas in Amman to ...
Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers
Jun 17, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers JERUSALEM, June 17 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Israeli newspapers on Tuesday. Ha'aretz: -- An agreement on a ceasefire with Israel is near, Hamas leaderIsmail Haneya said Monday. However, ...
S. Korean government approves extra budget plan
Jun 17, 2008 ... S. Korean government approves extra budget plan SEOUL, June 17 (Xinhua) -- The South Korean government announcedTuesday the approval of a 4.9-trillion-won supplementary budget plan(4.7 billion U.S dollars) to alleviate the huge burden on theeconomy amid surging oil price, reported ...
Local gov't begins taking over relief work in Aceh, Indonesia
Jun 17, 2008 ... Local gov't begins taking over relief work in Aceh, Indonesia JAKARTA, June 17 (Xinhua) -- The local government in the AcehProvince will take over the works of rehabilitation andreconstruction from Jakarta this year, the provincial governorIrwandi Yusuf said here Tuesday ....
Beef talks crucial to S.Korean government's crisis control: experts
Jun 17, 2008 ... Beef talks crucial to S.Korean government's crisis control:experts SEOUL, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Progress in the extended talks betweenthe top trade officials of South Korea and the United States remainscritical to President Lee Myung-bak's political efforts to avert adomestic ...
Tokyo stocks end flat
Jun 17, 2008 ... Tokyo stocks end flat TOKYO, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed almost flatTuesday. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average lost 6.00 points, or 0.04percent, from Monday to 14,348.37. The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the TokyoStock Exchange ...
Australia develops human vaccine for bird flu
Jun 17, 2008 ... Australia develops human vaccine for bird flu CANBERRA, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Australia has developed a humanvaccine for bird flu, federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon announcedhere on Tuesday. "The first ever Australian-made vaccine to protect humans fromfuture bird flu ...
Domestic news items from Xinhua -- June 17
Jun 17, 2008 ... Domestic news items from Xinhua -- June 17 BEIJING, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Following are domestic news itemsreleeased by Xinhua on Tuesday: Bumper harvest of China's summer grain within reach: ministry Health Ministy to intensify supervision over Olympic preparation ...
2nd Ld-Writethru-China Focus: China aims to rebuild medical system in quake zone by year-end
Jun 17, 2008 ... 2nd Ld-Writethru-China Focus: China aims to rebuild medicalsystem in quake zone by year-end BEIJING, June 17 (Xinhua) -- China has a timetable for rebuildingthe medical care system in southwest areas hit by a massive quakelast month, Health Minister Chen Zhu said Tuesday ....
U.S. offers revised proposal on beef exports to S. Korea
Jun 17, 2008 ... U.S. offers revised proposal on beef exports to S. Korea SEOUL, June 17 (Xinhua) -- The United States presented a "revised proposal" to South Korea during their unofficial meeting onthe impasse over the resumption of U.S. beef exports to SouthKorean, according to News Agency ...
Kidnappers extend talks for captives release in Philippines
Jun 17, 2008 ... Kidnappers extend talks for captives release in Philippines MANILA, June 17 (Xinhua) -- The kidnappers of two journalists andone professor have given an indefinite extension on talks for thecaptives' release, the employer of the journalists said on Tuesdaynoon. The ...
Bangladesh to get 320 mln USD from WB to offset budget deficit
Jun 17, 2008 ... Bangladesh to get 320 mln USD from WB to offset budget deficit DHAKA, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Bangladesh is likely to receive 320million U.S. dollars worth of credit from the World Bank (WB) laterthis month to help offset the budget deficit in the current fiscalyear to be ended on ...
Indonesia to pioneer forest carbon projects
Jun 17, 2008 ... Indonesia to pioneer forest carbon projects JAKARTA, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia is expected to be thefirst nation to carry out forest carbon projects to help combatclimate change thanks to a newly launched forest carbon partnershipwith Australia, a local newspaper reported ...
Indian stock market opens lower
Jun 17, 2008 ... Indian stock market opens lower MUMBAI, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Indian shares opened lower onTuesday, with the key Sensex index down 0.05 percent shortly afteropening. Sensex declined 7.46 points, or 0.05 percent to 15,388.36. Sensex ...
Bangladesh to host SAARC ministerial meeting on climate change
Jun 17, 2008 ... Bangladesh to host SAARC ministerial meeting on climate change DHAKA, June 17 (Xinhua) -- The South Asian Association forRegional Cooperation (SAARC) ministerial meeting on climate changewill be held here on July 3. The meeting will be held in the backdrop of growing concern ...
Iran opposes any Saudi unilateral crude oil output increase
Jun 17, 2008 ... Iran opposes any Saudi unilateral crude oil output increase TEHRAN, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Iran said on Tuesday it opposes anyunilateral move by Saudi Arabia to raise its crude oil outputwithout a consensus from the Organization of Petroleum ExportingCountries (OPEC), Iran's Press TV ...
Too early to declare Gaza truce: Israeli defense chief
Jun 17, 2008 ... Too early to declare Gaza truce: Israeli defense chief JERUSALEM, June 17 (Xinhua) -- It is too early to declare that atruce in the Gaza Strip has been reached between Israel and Hamas,Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Tuesday. Barak made the remarks in response to an ...
2nd LD Writethru: Car bomb kills 51 in Baghdad
Jun 17, 2008 ... 2nd LD Writethru: Car bomb kills 51 in Baghdad BAGHDAD, June 17 (Xinhua) -- The death toll of a market explosionTuesday has risen to 51 with 75 injured, local police said. The explosion at about 5:45 p.m. (1445 GMT) targeted a parkinglot crowded with mini buses near a ...
Morocco's inflation up to 3.7 pct in April on global price hike
Jun 17, 2008 ... Morocco's inflation up to 3.7 pct in April on global price hike RABAT, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Morocco's inflation rate continued itsupward course to stand at 3.7 percent in April, up from 3.2 percentin March and 2.7 percent in February, local MAP news agency reportedon Tuesday, ...
Iran not to withdraw assets from EU banks: bank official
Jun 17, 2008 ... Iran not to withdraw assets from EU banks: bank official TEHRAN, June 17 (Xinhua) -- An Iranian banking official said onTuesday that his country is not planning to withdraw assets fromEuropean banks, Iran's Mehr news agency reported. "No assets from Iranian banks have been ...
Hamas official says truce to become effective on Thursday
Jun 17, 2008 ... Hamas official says truce to become effective on Thursday GAZA, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Senior Islamic Hamas leader Mahmoud al-Zahar announced on Tuesday that a ceasefire between Israel and thePalestinians would become active by Thursday 6:00 a.m. local time. He told a news ...
World desertification summit begins in northeast Nigeria
Jun 17, 2008 ... World desertification summit begins in northeast Nigeria LAGOS, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Nigerian President Umaru Yar'aduadeclares the opening of a two-day world summit on desertencroachment in the northeastern Nigerian state of Bauchi onTuesday. Ambassadors of the United ...
Turkey ranks third in blue-flagged coasts in the world
Jun 17, 2008 ... Turkey ranks third in blue-flagged coasts in the world ANKARA, June 17 (Xinhua) -- The number of blue-flagged coasts inTurkey rose to 258, making Turkey the third in blue-flagged coastsin the world, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported onTuesday. About 258 ...
Ethiopia land of lots of hope: WB vice president
Jun 17, 2008 ... Ethiopia land of lots of hope: WB vice president ADDIS ABABA, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Ethiopia is in the rightdirection in the fight against poverty, but there is still a need toenhance production capacity of its agricultural sector to attainfood security, said World Bank chief ...
Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2100 GMT, June 17
Jun 17, 2008 ... Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2100 GMT, June 17 BAGHDAD -- The death toll of a market explosion Tuesday has risento 51 with 75 injured, local police said. The explosion at about 5:45 p.m. (1445 GMT) targeted a parkinglot crowded with mini buses near a bustling market in ...
Jordan providing decent life not means resettlement of Palestinian refugees: official
Jun 17, 2008 ... Jordan providing decent life not means resettlement ofPalestinian refugees: official AMMAN, June 17 (Xinhua) -- A senior official affirmed Jordan'skeenness on providing a decent life for Palestinian refugees "definitely does not mean resettlement of refugees," the officialnews ...
Fatah delegation arrives in Gaza for internal dialogue
Jun 17, 2008 ... Fatah delegation arrives in Gaza for internal dialogue GAZA, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Two leaders of Fatah movement arrivedin Gaza from Ramallah on Tuesday to brief fellow members thereefforts to cement reconciliation with rival Islamist Hamas movement,a Fatah official said ....
More than 2,200 Zimbabweans await repatriation from South Africa
Jun 17, 2008 ... More than 2,200 Zimbabweans await repatriation from South Africa HARARE, June 17 (Xinhua) -- At least 2,200 Zimbabweans affectedby anti-migrant violence in South Africa last month are awaitingState assistance to return home, a senior Government official hassaid. Secretary ...
Iraqi TV presenter killed in northern Iraq
Jun 17, 2008 ... Iraqi TV presenter killed in northern Iraq MOSUL, Iraq, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Unknown gunmen on Tuesday shotdead a presenter in a state-run Iraqi television in Mosul city, thecapital of Nineveh province, a provincial police source said. "Unknown gunmen shot dead Muhielddin ...
Zimbabwe opposition leader Biti faces two more charges
Jun 17, 2008 ... Zimbabwe opposition leader Biti faces two more charges HARARE, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Zimbabwe's opposition MDC-T SecretaryGeneral Tendai Laxton Biti, who was last week arrested on returnfrom South Africa at the Harare International Airport for allegedtreason and utterance of ...
U.S. troops kill 4 suspects in northern Iraq
Jun 17, 2008 ... U.S. troops kill 4 suspects in northern Iraq MOSUL, Iraq, June 17 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. troops on Tuesdayraided a house in Mosul city, the capital of Nineveh province,killing four suspected militants from one family and detaining fourothers, U.S. military and Iraqi police said ....
Hamas slams EU decision to strengthen ties with Israel
Jun 17, 2008 ... Hamas slams EU decision to strengthen ties with Israel GAZA, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Islamic Hamas movement in Gaza slammedon Tuesday a European Union decision aims at strengthening ties withIsrael, saying it is a proof that the U.S. still controls the EU. Fawzi Barhoum, Hamas ...
Truce talks are positive, close to an end: Official
Jun 17, 2008 ... Truce talks are positive, close to an end: Official GAZA, June 17 (Xinhua) -- The spokeman of the Islamic ResistanceMovement (Hamas) Sami Abu Zuhri revealed on Tuesday that the talkson reaching a truce with Israel "are positive and very close to endsoon." Egypt has been ...
Jordan's stock market index closes higher
Jun 17, 2008 ... Jordan's stock market index closes higher AMMAN, June 17 (Xinhua) -- The shares price index of Jordan'sAmman stock market closed at 4,985 points on Tuesday, up 91 ...
Zambia, Britain hold bilateral talks
Jun 17, 2008 ... Zambia, Britain hold bilateral talks LUSAKA, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Zambia and Britain held high levelbilateral talks here Tuesday to cement the relationship between thetwo countries. The talks were held between Zambia's Minister of Finance andNational Planning Ng'andu Magande ...
UNICEF boosts emergency operation to help Iraqi children
Jun 17, 2008 ... UNICEF boosts emergency operation to help Iraqi children UNITED NATIONS, June 17 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said Tuesday that it is scaling up its Iraqemergency operation in order to reach more vulnerable childreninside the country. UNICEF said ...
New poll shows Clinton's supporters hesitate to stand behind Obama
Jun 17, 2008 ... New poll shows Clinton's supporters hesitate to stand behindObama WASHINGTON, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Former Democraticpresidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton's supporters have notyet decided to stand behind Barack Obama, the presumptive Democraticpresidential nominee, according to a ...
Wall Street retreats on inflation concerns
Jun 17, 2008 ... Wall Street retreats on inflation concerns NEW YORK, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Wall Street retreated Tuesday asthe latest economic data stirred investors' concerns on inflation. The U.S. Labor Department said its index of producer pricesjumped 1.4 percent in May, the largest ...
U.S. eyes both Poland, Lithuania on missile defense
Jun 17, 2008 ... U.S. eyes both Poland, Lithuania on missile defense WASHINGTON, June 17 (Xinhua) -- The United States said on Tuesdayit remains hoping to reach an agreement with Poland over thedeployment of an American missile defense system despite its "general conversations" with Lithuania over ...
Goldman Sachs' quarterly profit tops forecasts
Jun 17, 2008 ... Goldman Sachs' quarterly profit tops forecasts NEW YORK, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Goldman Sachs, the U.S. largestinvestment bank, reported 2.1 billion U.S. dollars quarterly profitTuesday, beating forecasts. The New York City-based investment bank said net earnings for itssecond ...
Dollar mostly lower as US housing starts fall
Jun 17, 2008 ... Dollar mostly lower as US housing starts fall NEW YORK, June 17 (Xinhua) -- The dollar fell against most majorcurrencies on Tuesday as US housing starts slid 3.3 percent in Mayto the slowest pace in 17 years. The euro bought 1.5513 dollars in ...
AL chief, Jordanian PM voice against Israeli settlements policy
Jun 17, 2008 ... AL chief, Jordanian PM voice against Israeli settlements policy AMMAN, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Jordanian Prime Minister Nader Dahabiand visiting Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa on Tuesdayvoiced their opposition to Israel's expansion of settlements in eastJerusalem, according ...
Germany, Angola cooperate in train ex-soldiers
Jun 17, 2008 ... Germany, Angola cooperate in train ex-soldiers LUANDA, June 17 (Xinhua) -- The German Technical CooperationAgency and the Angolan government have worked together to trainformer soldiers to help them return to society, a German officialsaid on Tuesday. Ludger Kaup, head of ...
Hamas confirms ceasefire deal with Israel
Jun 17, 2008 ... Hamas confirms ceasefire deal with Israel GAZA, June 17 (Xinhua) -- A Hamas official confirmed Tuesday thatthe militant group has clinched a ceasefire deal with Israel. He added that Hamas will commit itself to the agreement. The remarks came shortly after Egypt, which ...
Iran "surprised" at Egyptian statement on Tehran's role in Arab world
Jun 17, 2008 ... Iran "surprised" at Egyptian statement on Tehran's role in Arabworld TEHRAN, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Iran said on Tuesday that it was "surprised" at an Egyptian official's statement that Tehran isplaying a negative role in the Arab world, Iran's Mehr news agencyreported. "We ...
Urgent: Car bombing kills 10 in Baghdad
Jun 17, 2008 ... Urgent: Car bombing kills 10 in Baghdad BAGHDAD, June 17 (Xinhua) -- A car ...
Earthquakes strike Panama, Costa Rica
Jun 17, 2008 ... Earthquakes strike Panama, Costa Rica PANAMA CITY, June 17 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake of 5.8 degrees onthe Richter scale struck Tuesday the south west zone of Panama,while other seism was registered on the same day in Costa Rica. Panamanian earthquake occurred at 11:42 a.m ....
Overall customer satisfaction with U.S. airline industry declines
Jun 17, 2008 ... Overall customer satisfaction with U.S. airline industry declines LOS ANGELES, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Deteriorating levels of serviceby airline staff has pushed overall satisfaction with U.S. carriersto the lowest level in three years, a new study showed. Alaska, Continental and ...
Two Czechs die in plane crash
Jun 17, 2008 ... Two Czechs die in plane crash PRAGUE, June 17 (Xinhua) -- A small ultra-light plane crashednear the Czech village of Krasno, west of the country, claiming thelives of its two-man crew, local emergency service spokesman LukasHutta said on Tuesday. Two men, aged 52 and 54, ...
Czech archaeologists discover Migration Period burial place
Jun 17, 2008 ... Czech archaeologists discover Migration Period burial place PRAGUE, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Czech archaeologists have discovereda unique burial site from the Migration Period in Prague, thelargest burial grounds of this period unearthed in Europe so far,Milan Kucharik and Jiri Vavra, ...
Overseas Chinese Committee obtains Rosthorn Medal
Jun 17, 2008 ... Overseas Chinese Committee obtains Rosthorn Medal VIENNA, June 17 (Xinhua) --President of the Austrian NationalCouncil, Babara Prammer, awarded the Rosthorn Medal to the OverseasChinese Committee of Austria-China Association on Tuesday, inrecognition of its contributions on ...
Romanian Social Democrats rank first in local elections
Jun 17, 2008 ... Romanian Social Democrats rank first in local elections BUCHAREST, June 17 (Xinhua) -- The Social Democratic Party (PSD)got the most numerous seats of Romanian county councillors, 436,being followed by the Democratic Liberal Party (PD-L) with only twoseats less, according to the ...
UN chief deplores deadly bombing at Baghdad market
Jun 17, 2008 ... UN chief deplores deadly bombing at Baghdad market UNITED NATIONS, June 17 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon strongly condemned on Tuesday the terrorist bombing that hit amarket in northern Baghdad earlier in the day. "The secretary-general condemns, in the ...