Xinhua News Agency back issues from Wednesday, July 9:
AL chief suggests establishment of Arab-Euro forum
Jul 09, 2008 ... AL chief suggests establishment of Arab-Euro forum CAIRO, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Arab League (AL) Secretary General AmrMoussa proposed Wednesday that the pan-Arab bloc and the EuropeanUnion (EU) should set up a joint forum to discuss issues of mutualconcern, the Egyptian state MENA ...
Dubai Customs seizes 938 gm. of heroin
Jul 09, 2008 ... Dubai Customs seizes 938 gm. of heroin ABU DHABI, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Dubai Customs has seized 938 gramsof heroin that had been attempted to be smuggled into the UnitedArab Emirates (UAE) through Dubai International Airport, theofficial Emirates News Agency reported Wednesday ....
Update: Tentative approval given for house construction in east Jerusalem
Jul 09, 2008 ... Update: Tentative approval given for house construction in eastJerusalem JERUSALEM, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Interior Ministry has givententative approval to a Jerusalem municipal plan to build 920 newhomes in east Jerusalem, according to the Jerusalem municipality. The ...
Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2100 GMT, July 9
Jul 09, 2008 ... Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2100 GMT, July 9 ANKARA -- Istanbul Governor Muammer Guler said on Wednesday thata security guard and two traffic policemen were killed in a shootoutnear the police post at the visa entrance of the U.S. ConsulateGeneral in Istanbul, Turkish NTV ...
Israeli soldiers kill Fatah militant in West Bank
Jul 09, 2008 ... Israeli soldiers kill Fatah militant in West Bank RAMALLAH, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Soldiers of a special Israeli armyelite force shot dead a Palestinian militant on Wednesday night inthe northern West Bank city of Jenin, Palestinian security sourcessaid. The sources said that ...
Fayyad secretly meets with Hamas leaders in West Bank: report
Jul 09, 2008 ... Fayyad secretly meets with Hamas leaders in West Bank: report RAMALLAH, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Acting Prime Minister of thePalestinian caretaker government Salam Fayyad had secretly met withsenior leaders of Hamas movement in the West Bank, well- informedsources said Wednesday ....
Iran ready to help resolve disputes among Africans: president
Jul 09, 2008 ... Iran ready to help resolve disputes among Africans: president TEHRAN, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejadsaid here on Wednesday that Iran is ready to help resolve disputesamong African states, the official IRNA news agency reported. Ahmadinejad made the ...
Urgent: Israel approves housing construction in east Jerusalem: report
Jul 09, 2008 ... Urgent: Israel approves housing construction in east Jerusalem:report JERUSALEM, July 9 ...
Iran's missile capacity only for defensive purposes: defense minister
Jul 09, 2008 ... Iran's missile capacity only for defensive purposes: defenseminister TEHRAN, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Iranian Defense Minister MostafaMohammad Najjar said Wednesday that Iran's missile capacity is onlyfor defensive purposes, Iran's satellite channel Press TV reported. "Our ...
Peaceful solution to Mideast conflict at risk: Egyptian FM
Jul 09, 2008 ... Peaceful solution to Mideast conflict at risk: Egyptian FM CAIRO, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed AbulGheit warned on Wednesday that a peaceful solution to the MiddleEast conflict remains at risk so long as Israel continues itssettlement activities in the ...
Tel Aviv stock exchange index closes higher
Jul 09, 2008 ... Tel Aviv stock exchange index closes higher JERUSALEM, July 9 (Xinhua) -- The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange generalshare index closed at ...
1st LD: Israel approves housing construction in east Jerusalem: report
Jul 09, 2008 ... 1st LD: Israel approves housing construction in east Jerusalem:report JERUSALEM, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Israel approved new housingconstruction in east Jerusalem, local daily Ha'aretz reportedWednesday on its website. The new homes will be constructed in Har Homa and Pisgat ...
Urgent: Armed men open fire outside U.S. consulate in Istanbul: TV
Jul 09, 2008 ... Urgent: Armed men open fire outside U.S. consulate in Istanbul:TV ISTANBUL, Turkey, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Armed men opened ...
Closing West Bank charities dirty war against Hamas: Haneya
Jul 09, 2008 ... Closing West Bank charities dirty war against Hamas: Haneya GAZA, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Deposed Palestinian Prime Minister ofHamas Ismail Haneya said on Wednesday that the Israeli closure ofcharity organizations in the West Bank is "a dirty war against Hamasmovement." Haneya ...
Abbas calls for coordination with Egypt to launch dialogue
Jul 09, 2008 ... Abbas calls for coordination with Egypt to launch dialogue RAMALLAH, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbascalled on Wednesday to intensify coordination with Egypt to launchan inter-comprehensive Palestinian dialogue as soon as possible. The state-run official ...
Seniora expects cabinet to be formed before weekend
Jul 09, 2008 ... Seniora expects cabinet to be formed before weekend BEIRUT, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Senioraexpected a new cabinet to be formed before President Michel Suleimanleaves the country for France on July 12, local Daily Star reportedWednesday. The Lebanese ...
Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers
Jul 09, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers CAIRO, July 9 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Egyptian newspapers on Wednesday. Al Ahram: -- Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit said Egypt sees theMediterranean Union proposed by French ...
2nd LD: Armed attack outside U.S. Consulate in Istanbul kills at least three policemen: Anatolia
Jul 09, 2008 ... 2nd LD: Armed attack outside U.S. Consulate in Istanbul kills atleast three policemen: Anatolia ANKARA, July 9 (Xinhua) -- An armed attack outside the U.S.Consulate in Istanbul killed at least three police officers onWednesday, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported ....
1st LD: Two policemen killed in armed attack outside U.S. consulate in Istanbul: TV
Jul 09, 2008 ... 1st LD: Two policemen killed in armed attack outside U.S.consulate in Istanbul: TV ANKARA, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Two policemen were killed when gunmenopened fire from a vehicle outside the U.S. consulate in Istanbul onWednesday morning, local NTV reported. Several people were ...
Israel's crackdown against Hamas West Bank charities continues
Jul 09, 2008 ... Israel's crackdown against Hamas West Bank charities continues RAMALLAH, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Israeli army Wednesday continued itscrackdown operations against West Bank civil associations andcharities allegedly linked with Islamic Hamas movement. Early in the morning, about 40 ...
Hamas rejects linking Shalit's case with truce
Jul 09, 2008 ... Hamas rejects linking Shalit's case with truce GAZA, July 9 (Xinhua) -- A spokesman for Islamic Hamas movementsaid Wednesday his movement rejects the Israeli intentions tocombine the case of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit with thecurrent truce deal. Fawzi Barhoum ...
Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers
Jul 09, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers ANKARA, July 9 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Turkish newspapers on Wednesday. TURKIYE (Turkey): --The forest fire started in Gulnar town of the Mediterraneanprovince of Mersin on Monday killed ...
Iran test fires new long- and mid-range missiles: report
Jul 09, 2008 ... Iran test fires new long- and mid-range missiles: report TEHRAN, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps(IRGC) has successfully test fired new long- and mid-range missilesin response to threats from the United States and Israel, Iran'ssatellite channel Press TV ...
Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers
Jul 09, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers JERUSALEM, July 9 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Israeli newspapers on Wednesday. Ha'aretz: -- Israeli diplomatic-security cabinet will meet Wednesday todiscuss the situation on the northern ...
Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- July 9
Jul 09, 2008 ... Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- July 9 CAIRO, July 9 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of major MiddleEast news stories due to be covered or pursued by Xinhua News Agencyon Wednesday. -- A Hamas delegation, who arrived in Egypt on Tuesday, is tocontinue talks with ...
3rd LD-Writethru: President Bush wins bill to provide legal immunity to telecom companies
Jul 09, 2008 ... 3rd LD-Writethru: President Bush wins bill to provide legalimmunity to telecom companies WASHINGTON, July 9 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President George W. Bush wonon Wednesday a bill to provide legal immunity to telecommunicationcompanies that help in the government surveillance program ....
Wall Street plunges on uncertainty of financial sector, corporate earnings
Jul 09, 2008 ... Wall Street plunges on uncertainty of financial sector, corporateearnings NEW YORK, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Wall Street plunged Wednesday onrenewed worries about uncertainty of the financial sector andcorporate earnings. The major indexes fell more than 2 percent whilethe Dow Jones ...
Rising food costs further pressure world hunger: report
Jul 09, 2008 ... Rising food costs further pressure world hunger: report WASHINGTON, July 9 (Xinhua) -- The soaring cost of food increasedthe number of hungry people in the world by 122 million in 2007 andnow threatens to swell the malnourished population for a decade, TheWall Street Journal ...
ECB chief says inflation in euro-zone worrying
Jul 09, 2008 ... ECB chief says inflation in euro-zone worrying STRASBOURG, July 9 (Xinhua) -- European Central Bank (ECB)President Jean-Claude Trichet said here on Wednesday inflation inthe euro-zone was "worrying." "In the wake of renewed sharp commodities price increases, (inflation) ...
2nd LD-Writethru: President Bush wins bill to provide legal immunity to telecom companies
Jul 09, 2008 ... 2nd LD-Writethru: President Bush wins bill to provide legalimmunity to telecom companies WASHINGTON, July 9 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President George W. Bush wonon Wednesday a bill to provide legal immunity to telecommunicationcompanies that help in the government surveillance program ....
EU reclaims unduly spent farm money
Jul 09, 2008 ... EU reclaims unduly spent farm money BRUSSELS, July 9 (Xinhua) -- The European Commission decided onWednesday to reclaim a total of 410.3 million euros (644 million U.S. dollars) of European Union (EU) farm money unduly spent by memberstates. The EU's executive arm said the ...
Pentagon to reopen refueling tanker bid after Boeing complaint
Jul 09, 2008 ... Pentagon to reopen refueling tanker bid after Boeing complaint LOS ANGELES, July 9 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Defense Department saidWednesday it will reopen the bidding process for a 35-billion-dollar contract to build the U.S. Air Force's next generationrefueling tankers that was ...
"Bric" leaders vow to boost coordination, role in int'l affairs
Jul 09, 2008 ... "Bric" leaders vow to boost coordination, role in int'l affairs TOYAKO, Japan, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Leaders of the so-called "Bric"countries, namely Brazil, Russia, India and China, pledged here onWednesday to enhance coordination and strive to play a positive rolein international ...
Dollar falls on worries about financial sector
Jul 09, 2008 ... Dollar falls on worries about financial sector NEW YORK, July 9 (Xinhua) -- The dollar fell against majorcurrencies on Wednesday amid renewed worries about the U.S.financial sector. Investors speculated that losses at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac,the largest sources of ...
Urgent: Major economies leaders committed to combating climate change
Jul 09, 2008 ... Urgent: Major economies leaders committed to combating climatechange TOYAKO, Japan, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Leaders attending the MajorEconomies ...
New technologies show promise for early earthquake warning
Jul 09, 2008 ... New technologies show promise for early earthquake warning WASHINGTON, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Using remarkably sensitive newinstruments, seismologists in the U.S. have detected minutegeological changes that preceded small earthquakes alongCalifornia's famed San Andreas Fault ....
Three killed in landslides in Mexico
Jul 09, 2008 ... Three killed in landslides in Mexico MEXICO CITY, July 9 (Xinhua) -- At least three people were killedand eight others injured on Wednesday in landslides in mountainousareas in the eastern states of Puebla and Veracruz, authoritiessaid. The landslides, triggered by heavy ...
German stocks open stronger
Jul 09, 2008 ... German stocks open stronger BERLIN, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Germany's stocks opened stronger onWednesday on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The DAX index of 30 big companies rose 32.25 points, or 0.51percent to 6,336.66 ...
Major news items in leading British newspapers
Jul 09, 2008 ... Major news items in leading British newspapers LONDON, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Following are major news items inleading British newspapers on Wednesday.Financial Times: -- Russia warned Tuesday night that it would be forced to make amilitary response if elements of the ...
Japanese PM says 50 percent carbon reduction from current level
Jul 09, 2008 ... Japanese PM says 50 percent carbon reduction from current level TOYAKO, Japan, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Prime Minister YasuoFukuda said on Wednesday that Japan has sticked to its view of 50percent cut of carbon emissions by 2050 from current level, inapparent contrast to the ...
Urgent: At least 6 killed in twin bombing west of Baghdad
Jul 09, 2008 ... Urgent: At least 6 killed in twin bombing west of Baghdad FALLUJAH, Iraq, July 9 (Xinhua) -- A double roadside ...
Major news items in leading Iranian newspapers
Jul 09, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Iranian newspapers TEHRAN, July 9 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Iranian newspapers on Wednesday. Tehran Times: -- In a letter to Japanese newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun, which waspublished on Tuesday, Iranian ...
1st LD: At least 6 killed in twin bombing west of Baghdad
Jul 09, 2008 ... 1st LD: At least 6 killed in twin bombing west of Baghdad FALLUJAH, Iraq, July 9 (Xinhua) -- A double roadside bombexplosion near the city court in Fallujah City killed at least sixpeople and wounded 18 others on Wednesday, a local police sourcesaid. The two roadside bombs ...
Urgent: Suicide car bomb kills five people, wounds 22 in northern Iraq
Jul 09, 2008 ... Urgent: Suicide car bomb kills five people, wounds 22 in northernIraq MOSUL, Iraq, July 9 (Xinhua) -- A suicide car bomb struck ...
Hamas only respects comprehensive national dialogue: spokesman
Jul 09, 2008 ... Hamas only respects comprehensive national dialogue: spokesman GAZA, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Islamic Hamas movement on Wednesday saidit only respects a comprehensive national dialogue to end the stateof political split in the Palestinian territories. Hamas' reaction was made ...
Update: Iran test fires new long- and mid-range missiles: report
Jul 09, 2008 ... Update: Iran test fires new long- and mid-range missiles: report TEHRAN, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps(IRGC) has successfully test fired new long- and mid-range missilesin response to threats from the United States and Israel, Iran'ssatellite channel ...
Mexican television to send 200 staff members to Beijing 2008
Jul 09, 2008 ... Mexican television to send 200 staff members to Beijing 2008 MEXICO CITY, July 9 (Xinhua) -- The Mexican group of electronicmedia Televisa will send 200 staff members to cover the OlympicGames of Beijing 2008. In a press conference, general director of Operations ...
2010 World Cup disaster plan under spotlight
Jul 09, 2008 ... 2010 World Cup disaster plan under spotlight JOHANNESBURG, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Everything from infectiousdisease screening and control to increased land and air trafficneeded to be considered in the disaster management plan for the 2010World Cup, the department of provincial and ...
Schalke goalkeeper injured, out for two months
Jul 09, 2008 ... Schalke goalkeeper injured, out for two months BERLIN, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Schalke 04 goalkeeper Manuel Neuer,also a back-up goalkeeper for German national football squad, willbe kept out from the pitch for around two month after a surgery, theGerman Bundesliga club said on ...
U.S. NBC TV to air Beijing Olympics Games for 2,900 hours
Jul 09, 2008 ... U.S. NBC TV to air Beijing Olympics Games for 2,900 hours WASHINGTON, July 9 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. NBC TV station hasplanned a 2,900 hours of live coverage on the coming BeijingOlympics Games, top the total U.S. TV hours, 2,562, for all previousSummer Games combined, according to a ...
Beijing Olympic ticket contingent well sold in Germany
Jul 09, 2008 ... Beijing Olympic ticket contingent well sold in Germany BERLIN, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Germany has sold all its 30,000tickets for the Beijing Olympics in record time, travel companyDertour, which handles Olympic tickets in Germany, said onWednesday. "The demand was huge. We have ...
Flash: Beijing Olympic Torch Relay Kicks off in Baotou
Jul 09, 2008 ... Flash: Beijing Olympic Torch Relay Kicks off in Baotou Baotou, July 9 (Xinhua) -- The Beijing Olympic torch relay ...
Medvedev hails rise in Russian arms exports
Jul 09, 2008 ... Medvedev hails rise in Russian arms exports NIZHNY TAGIL, Russia, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Russian President DmitryMedvedev on Wednesday hailed the growth of his country's armsexports, saying Russia has already become one of the world's keyweapons producers. "The consecutive ...
3rd LD Writethru: NATO member states sign accession protocols for Albania, Croatia
Jul 09, 2008 ... 3rd LD Writethru: NATO member states sign accession protocols forAlbania, Croatia BRUSSELS, July 9 (Xinhua) -- NATO member states on Wednesdaysigned accession protocols for Albania and Croatia in a key steptoward formal membership of the two countries in the alliance. A ...
Market exchange rates -- July 10
Jul 09, 2008 ... Market exchange rates -- July 10 BEIJING, July 10 (Xinhua) -- The central parity rate of the RMBagainst five major currencies announced on July 10 by the ChinaForeign Exchange Trading System: Currency Unit Middle Price (in RMB yuan) U.S. Dollar ...
Air quality of major Chinese cities -- July 9
Jul 09, 2008 ... Air quality of major Chinese cities -- July 9 BEIJING, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Report on the quality of air in 47major Chinese cities (12:00 July 8 to 12:00 July 9, Beijing Time),released by the China Environmental Monitoring Center: City Major Pollutant ...
1st Ld-Writethru: China approves transgenic species development program
Jul 09, 2008 ... 1st Ld-Writethru: China approves transgenic species developmentprogramBEIJING, July 9 (Xinhua) -- China's State Council, or cabinet, onWednesday approved a program for the development of transgenicspecies to shore up the country's sustainable agriculturaldevelopment ....
China Enterprises Index up 4.79 pct -- July 9
Jul 09, 2008 ... China Enterprises Index up 4.79 pct -- July 9 HONG KONG, July 9 (Xinhua) -- The Hang Seng China EnterprisesIndex on Hong Kong Stock Exchange surged 540.99 points, or 4.79percent, to close at 11,834.31 on Wednesday. The H-shares index, initiated in August 1994 and readjusted ...
Jordanian King leaves for U.S. to attend meetings
Jul 09, 2008 ... Jordanian King leaves for U.S. to attend meetings AMMAN, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Jordan's King Abdullah II on Wednesday left Amman for the United States on a visit, Royal Hashemite Courtsaid here. The King is scheduled to attend and address the annual meeting ofAspen Institute ...
Urgent: Five UN peacekeeper killed in Darfur
Jul 09, 2008 ... Urgent: Five UN peacekeeper killed in Darfur KHARTOUM, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Five UN peacekeepers form an AfricanUnion-UN force were killed in an attack in Darfur, ...
1st LD: Suicide car bomb kills five, wounds 22 in northern Iraq
Jul 09, 2008 ... 1st LD: Suicide car bomb kills five, wounds 22 in northern Iraq MOSUL, Iraq, July 9 (Xinhua) -- A suicide car bomb struck theconvoy of a senior security commander in Nineveh province onWednesday, killing five people and wounding 22 others, a provincialpolice source said ....
No one claims responsibility for attack outside U.S. Consulate in Istanbul
Jul 09, 2008 ... No one claims responsibility for attack outside U.S. Consulate inIstanbul ANKARA, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Turkish Interior Minister Besir Atalaysaid on Wednesday that no one had claimed the responsibility for theattack outside the U.S. Consulate in Istanbul which left threepolice ...
1st LD: Five UN peacekeepers killed in Darfur
Jul 09, 2008 ... 1st LD: Five UN peacekeepers killed in Darfur KHARTOUM, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Five peacekeepers from an AfricanUnion-UN patrol were killed and 18 others wounded in an ambush inSudan's northern Darfur region, the official SUNA news agencyreported on Wednesday. A flock of ...
Israelis fire crude rockets into West Bank Palestinian villages
Jul 09, 2008 ... Israelis fire crude rockets into West Bank Palestinian villages RAMALLAH, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Israeli settlers Tuesday night firedthree crude rockets into Palestinian villages near West Bank city ofNablus, municipal government official Jamal Muhissen said onWednesday. "The ...
Overnight clashes kill two in northern Lebanon
Jul 09, 2008 ... Overnight clashes kill two in northern Lebanon BEIRUT, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Two people were killed and more than28 others wounded in overnight clashes between pro-government Sunniand Alawits opposition supporters in northern Lebanon, localElnashra website reported Wednesday ....