Xinhua News Agency back issues from Tuesday, July 15:
Urgent: Suicide bomber kills at least five army recruits in Diyala
Jul 15, 2008 ... Urgent: Suicide bomber kills at least five army recruits inDiyala BAGHDAD, July 15 (Xinhua) -- A suicide bomber blew himself up ata recruitment ...
Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers
Jul 15, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers ANKARA, July 15 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Turkish newspapers on Tuesday. YENI SAFAK (New Dawn): -- Istanbul Chief Prosecutor Aykut Cengiz Engin on Mondayannounced an indictment against 86 ...
1st LD Writethru: Twin suicide bombers kill 20 in northeast Baghdad
Jul 15, 2008 ... 1st LD Writethru: Twin suicide bombers kill 20 in northeastBaghdad BAGHDAD, July 15 (Xinhua) -- Up to 20 Iraqi Army recruits werekilled and 65 others wounded when two suicide bombers blewthemselves up at a recruitment center in the city of Baquba, capitalof Diyala province, on ...
Urgent: Twin suicide bombers kill up to 20 in northeast Baghdad
Jul 15, 2008 ... Urgent: Twin suicide bombers kill up to 20 in northeast Baghdad BAGHDAD, July 15 (Xinhua) -- Up to 20 Iraqi Army recruits werekilled and 65 others wounded ...
Major news items in leading Iranian newspapers
Jul 15, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Iranian newspapers TEHRAN, July 15 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Iranian newspapers on Tuesday. Tehran Times: -- Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei'srepresentative to the Islamic Revolutionary ...
Israel arrests 7 in Nablus, including Hamas members
Jul 15, 2008 ... Israel arrests 7 in Nablus, including Hamas members RAMALLAH, July 15 (Xinhua) -- Israeli forces arrested sevenPalestinians in West Bank city of Nablus early on Tuesday, includingprominent Hamas members. According to local sources in the city, several army vehiclesrolled ...
AU not to evacuate its staff from Darfur
Jul 15, 2008 ... AU not to evacuate its staff from Darfur KHARTOUM, July 15 (Xinhua) -- The African Union (AU) said onTuesday that it did not intend to evacuate its staff from the jointpeacekeeping security operation with the UN in western Sudan 'sDarfur region after the International Criminal ...
UAE launches cyber security team
Jul 15, 2008 ... UAE launches cyber security team ABU DHABI, July 15 (Xinhua) -- The United Arab Emirates (UAE) haslaunched the operations of a cyber security team in a bid to protectthe country's information and communications technologyinfrastructure, local newspaper Gulf News reported on ...
Hezbollah prepares to celebrate victory over Israel
Jul 15, 2008 ... Hezbollah prepares to celebrate victory over Israel BEIRUT, June 15 (Xinhua) -- Final preparations were made by theLebanese Shiite militant group Hezbollah to celebrate their "majorvictory" over Israel Wednesday on prisoners swap operation, localDaily Star reported Tuesday ....
Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers
Jul 15, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers JERUSALEM, July 15 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Israeli newspapers on Tuesday. Ha'aretz -- The cabinet will discuss Hezbollah's report on its efforts todetermine the fate of missing Israeli ...
Jordan's official rejects claims on prisoners tortured in Israel
Jul 15, 2008 ... Jordan's official rejects claims on prisoners tortured in Israel AMMAN, July 15 (Xinhua) -- A Jordanian Foreign Ministry officialrejected as baseless claims by a committee for prisoners' welfarethat the 28 prisoners in Israel are being "tortured and mistreated,"local daily Jordan ...
Experts: Jordan's growth threatened by lack of water
Jul 15, 2008 ... Experts: Jordan's growth threatened by lack of water AMMAN, July 15 (Xinhua) -- Low water availability places Jordan's economic sustainable growth at risk, experts were quoted by localdaily Jordan Times on Tuesday. Availability of water in Jordan is affected by two major ...
Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- July 15
Jul 15, 2008 ... Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- July 15 CAIRO, July 15 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of major MiddleEast news stories due to be covered or pursued by Xinhua News Agencyon Tuesday. -- The Quartet envoy to the Middle East Tony Blair pays a severalhours' visit to the ...
Iran rejects preconditions for nuclear talks: president
Jul 15, 2008 ... Iran rejects preconditions for nuclear talks: president TEHRAN, July 15 (Xinhua) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejadsaid Tehran will not accept any preconditions for nuclear talks withEU foreign policy Chief Javier Solana, the English-languagesatellite channel Press TV ...
Total to remain committed to Iran projects: Iranian national oil company
Jul 15, 2008 ... Total to remain committed to Iran projects: Iranian national oilcompany TEHRAN, July 15 (Xinhua) -- National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC)on Tuesday rejected reports about French energy giant Total'swithdrawal from the nation's South Pars gas deal, saying it hasofficially announced ...
Urgent: Israeli Cabinet ratifies Hezbollah swap deal
Jul 15, 2008 ... Urgent: Israeli Cabinet ratifies Hezbollah swap deal JERUSALEM, July 15 ...
1st LD: Israeli Cabinet ratifies Hezbollah swap deal
Jul 15, 2008 ... 1st LD: Israeli Cabinet ratifies Hezbollah swap deal JERUSALEM, July 15 (Xinhua) -- Israeli cabinet on Tuesdayratified the prisoners swap deal with Hezbollah that will take placeWednesday. In the framework of the deal which was approved by a majority ofministers, Hezbollah ...
1st LD: 22 PKK rebels killed in operation in southeastern Turkey
Jul 15, 2008 ... 1st LD: 22 PKK rebels killed in operation in southeastern Turkey ANKARA, July 15 (Xinhua) -- A total of 22 rebels of the outlawedKurdish Workers' Party (PKK) were killed in the operations staged bythe Turkish security forces in southeastern Turkey in the past fourdays, a Turkish ...
Iraqi minister escapes bomb attack in Baghdad
Jul 15, 2008 ... Iraqi minister escapes bomb attack in Baghdad BAGHDAD, July 15 (Xinhua) -- An Iraqi minister survived aroadside bomb explosion near his convoy in eastern Baghdad onTuesday morning, an Interior Ministry source said. "Waheed Kareem, minister of electricity, escaped unhurt from ...
Israel sends goods to Gaza via three crossings: Hamas
Jul 15, 2008 ... Israel sends goods to Gaza via three crossings: Hamas GAZA, July 15 (Xinhua) -- Israel has allowed more goods into Gazafrom Monday through three commercial crossings it partly reopened aspart of an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire, Hamas government said onTuesday. The new goods ...
2nd LD Writethru: Israeli cabinet ratifies Hezbollah swap deal
Jul 15, 2008 ... 2nd LD Writethru: Israeli cabinet ratifies Hezbollah swap deal JERUSALEM, July 15 (Xinhua) -- Israeli cabinet on Tuesdayratified the prisoners swap deal with Hezbollah that will take placeon Wednesday. The swap is expected to begin on 9:00 a.m. (0600 GMT) Wednesdayat the ...
Hamas says inter-Palestinian dialogue postponed due to pressure on Fatah
Jul 15, 2008 ... Hamas says inter-Palestinian dialogue postponed due to pressureon Fatah GAZA, July 15 (Xinhua) -- Talks between Hamas and PalestinianPresident Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah movement were postponed due toAmerican and Israeli pressures on Fatah, a Hamas leader said onTuesday. "The ...
Palestinians negotiators head for peace talks in U.S.
Jul 15, 2008 ... Palestinians negotiators head for peace talks in U.S. RAMALLAH, July 15 (Xinhua) -- The Palestinian negotiations teamwith Israel headed on Tuesday to the United States to hold talkswith U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on permanent statusissues, officials said ....
Blair postpones Gaza visit
Jul 15, 2008 ... Blair postpones Gaza visit GAZA, July 15 (Xinhua) -- International Middle East envoy TonyBlair postponed a visit to the Hamas-controled Gaza Strip which wasscheduled to take place on Tuesday, a UN official said. John Ging, operations director of United Nations Relief and ...
2nd LD: Death toll rises to 23 in Iraq's Diyala twin suicide bombings
Jul 15, 2008 ... 2nd LD: Death toll rises to 23 in Iraq's Diyala twin suicidebombings BAGHDAD, July 15 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from the twin suicidebombings at a recruitment center in the city of Baquba, capital ofDiyala province, on Tuesday, rose to 23 with 68 others injured, anInterior ...
22 PKK rebels killed in operation in southeastern Turkey
Jul 15, 2008 ... 22 PKK rebels killed in operation in southeastern Turkey ANKARA, July 15 (Xinhua) -- A total of 22 rebels of the outlawedKurdish Workers' Party (PKK) were ...
Car bomb wounds six Iraqis in northern Iraq
Jul 15, 2008 ... Car bomb wounds six Iraqis in northern Iraq MOSUL, Iraq, July 15 (Xinhua) -- Six Iraqi people were injuredTuesday by a car bomb explosion targeting Iraqi security forces inthe city of Mosul, capital of Nineveh province, a provincial policesource said. A booby-trapped car ...
31 illegal immigrants detained in Egypt
Jul 15, 2008 ... 31 illegal immigrants detained in Egypt CAIRO, July 15 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian security authorities onTuesday detained 31 illegal immigrants who were trying to cross intoIsrael via the Egyptian-Israeli borders in the Sinai peninsula. Tipped off about the whereabouts of the ...
Iran backs Sudanese government: FM
Jul 15, 2008 ... Iran backs Sudanese government: FM TEHRAN, July 15 (Xinhua) -- Iranian Foreign Minister ManouchehrMottaki Tuesday said Tehran supports the "legitimate" Sudanesegovernment led by President Omar al-Bashir, Iran's satellite PressTV reported. "Tehran has always called for the ...
Tel Aviv stock exchange index closes lower
Jul 15, 2008 ... Tel Aviv stock exchange index closes lower JERUSALEM, July 15 (Xinhua) -- The Tel Aviv Stock Exchangegeneral share index closed at ...
Israel warns of abduction of Israeli travelers in Egypt's Sinai
Jul 15, 2008 ... Israel warns of abduction of Israeli travelers in Egypt's Sinai JERUSALEM, July 15 (Xinhua) -- The Counter-Terrorism Bureau ofIsraeli National Security Council Tuesday issued a warning thatterror cells in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula were planning a kidnappingattack on Israeli ...
3rd LD Writethru: Death toll rises to 28 in Iraq's Diyala twin suicide bombings
Jul 15, 2008 ... 3rd LD Writethru: Death toll rises to 28 in Iraq's Diyala twinsuicide bombings BAGHDAD, July 15 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from the twin suicidebombings at a recruitment center for the Iraqi army in the city ofBaquba, capital of Diyala province, Tuesday morning rose to 28 with64 ...
UAE to launch nation-wide survey on FDI
Jul 15, 2008 ... UAE to launch nation-wide survey on FDI ABU DHABI, July 15 (Xinhua) -- The government of the United ArabEmirates (UAE) will launch a nation-wide survey on foreign directinvestment (FDI) as part of its strategy to build a strong andreliable database on FDI inflow to the oil-rich ...
Iran ready to negotiate with U.S.: spokesman
Jul 15, 2008 ... Iran ready to negotiate with U.S.: spokesman TEHRAN, July 15 (Xinhua) -- Iran's government spokesman Gholam-Hossein Elham said on Tuesday that Tehran is ready to hold talkswith other countries, including the United States, Iran's satellitePress TV reported. "Iran, as a ...
1st LD: Iran to hold another air force war game soon: army chief
Jul 15, 2008 ... 1st LD: Iran to hold another air force war game soon: army chief TEHRAN, July 15 (Xinhua) -- The commander of Iran's Army AirForce, Amir Pilot Ahmad Migani, said on Tuesday that the great wargame of Iran's Army Air Force will be held soon, the semi-officialFars news agency ...
Urgent: Iran to hold another air force war game soon: army chief
Jul 15, 2008 ... Urgent: Iran to hold another air force war game soon: army chief TEHRAN, July 15 (Xinhua) -- The commander of Iran's Army AirForce Amir ...
Jordan's stock market index closes lower
Jul 15, 2008 ... Jordan's stock market index closes lower AMMAN, July 15 (Xinhua) -- The shares price index of Jordan'sAmman stock market closed at 4,701 points on Tuesday, down 7 ...
Hamas: Israeli acts in West Bank embarrass Gaza groups on ceasefire commitment
Jul 15, 2008 ... Hamas: Israeli acts in West Bank embarrass Gaza groups onceasefire commitment RAMALLAH, July 15 (Xinhua) -- Israeli raids in the West Bank aimat embarrassing Hamas which is committed to an Egyptian- brokeredceasefire in the Gaza Strip, a Hamas lawmaker said Tuesday. "The ...
Egyptian FM warns of gravity of irresponsibly dealing with Sudan
Jul 15, 2008 ... Egyptian FM warns of gravity of irresponsibly dealing with Sudan CAIRO, July 15 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed AbulGheit warned Tuesday that dealing with Sudan irresponsibly wouldresult in grave consequence in the African country, especially inthe western Sudanese ...
1st LD Writethru: Two suicide bombings kill 8 in northern Iraq
Jul 15, 2008 ... 1st LD Writethru: Two suicide bombings kill 8 in northern Iraq MOSUL, Iraq, July 15 (Xinhua) -- Two suicide bomb attacks onTuesday targeted Iraqi security forces in the city of Mosul, thecapital of Nineveh province, killing eight people and wounding fiveothers, a provincial police ...
2nd LD: Iran to hold another air force wargame soon: army chief
Jul 15, 2008 ... 2nd LD: Iran to hold another air force wargame soon: army chief TEHRAN, July 15 (Xinhua) -- Commander of Iran's Army Air Force,Amir Pilot Ahmad Mighani, announced on Tuesday Iran's army will holda great wargame soon in a bid to present the defense and battlepower of its Air Force ...
Urgent: Two suicide bombings kill 8 in northern Iraq
Jul 15, 2008 ... Urgent: Two suicide bombings kill 8 in northern Iraq MOSUL, Iraq, July 15 (Xinhua) -- Two suicide bomb attacks onTuesday targeted Iraqi ...
Dollar trades in upper 104 yen zone in Tokyo
Jul 15, 2008 ... Dollar trades in upper 104 yen zone in Tokyo TOKYO, July 16 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar traded in the upper104 yen range early Wednesday in Tokyo. At 9 a.m., the dollar was quoted at 104.72-77 yen against 104. 66-76 yen in New ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
Jul 15, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers TOKYO, July 16 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Japanese newspapers on Wednesday: Yomiuri: -- South Korean Ambassador to Japan Kwon Chul Hyun lodged aprotest Tuesday over Japan's decision to ...
Fiji fails to sway New Zealand over sanctions
Jul 15, 2008 ... Fiji fails to sway New Zealand over sanctions WELLINGTON, July 16 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand Foreign MinisterWinston Peters said on Wednesday that Fiji could hold elections toreturn to democracy within months if there was the political will todo so. Peters, who was in the Fiji ...
Tokyo stocks fall
Jul 15, 2008 ... Tokyo stocks fall TOKYO, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks fell Wednesday morning. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average lost 73.39 points, or 0.58percent, ...
Japanese parliament leader extends good wishes to Beijing Olympics
Jul 15, 2008 ... Japanese parliament leader extends good wishes to BeijingOlympics TOKYO, July 16 (Xinhua) -- The Japanese people are lookingforward to the Beijing Olympics and wish the games a great success,Japanese House of Representatives Speaker Yohei Kono said in arecent interview with ...
Total to continue projects in Iran: report
Jul 15, 2008 ... Total to continue projects in Iran: report TEHRAN, July 15 (Xinhua) -- A senior official of French energygiant Total said that its company is interested in continuingcooperation with Iran in its oil and gas sectors, the semi- officialMehr news agency reported on Tuesday. In ...
Peres pardons Kuntar ahead of prisoner swap with Hezbollah
Jul 15, 2008 ... Peres pardons Kuntar ahead of prisoner swap with Hezbollah JERUSALEM, July 15 (Xinhua) -- Israeli President Shimon Perespardons Lebanese killer Samir Kuntar on Tuesday ahead of theprisoner swap with Lebanon's Hezbollah, scheduled for Wednesday. In a letter addressed to ...
Roundup: Pacific ministers meet Fiji's ousted PM
Jul 15, 2008 ... Roundup: Pacific ministers meet Fiji's ousted PM WELLINGTON, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Fiji's ousted Prime MinisterLaisenia Qarase told the high-level Pacific Islands ForumMinisterial Contact Group on Wednesday that the interim regimeshould honor its promise to hold elections next year ....
Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2100 GMT, July 15
Jul 15, 2008 ... Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2100 GMT, July 15 KHARTOUM -- The African Union (AU) said on Tuesday that it didnot intend to evacuate its staff from the joint peacekeepingsecurity operation with the UN in western Sudan 's Darfur regionafter the International Criminal Court's ...
Major news items in leading Australian newspapers
Jul 15, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Australian newspapers CANBERRA, July 16 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Australian newspapers on Wednesday. The Australian: -- Petrol excise will be cut to offset the Rudd government'semissions trading scheme under ...
U.S. secretary of state to visit New Zealand
Jul 15, 2008 ... U.S. secretary of state to visit New Zealand WELLINGTON, July 16 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Secretary of StateCondoleezza Rice is to visit New Zealand in late July, ForeignMinister Winston Peters announced on Wednesday. Rice will arrive on July 25 and meet with New Zealand ...
New Zealand approves Vector's sale of power network to Chinese company
Jul 15, 2008 ... New Zealand approves Vector's sale of power network to Chinesecompany WELLINGTON, July 16 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand's overseas investmentwatchdog on Wednesday approved a Chinese conglomerate's bid to buyNew Zealand electricity company Vector's Wellington power linesnetwork ....
Tokyo stocks open flat
Jul 15, 2008 ... Tokyo stocks open flat TOKYO, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks opened flat Wednesday. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the 225-issue Nikkei StockAverage gained 1.07 points, or 0.01 percent, ...
S. Korea's discount outlet sales down, department stores sales up
Jul 15, 2008 ... S. Korea's discount outlet sales down, department stores sales up SEOUL, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Sales of major discount outlets inSouth Korea dropped in June, while department stores' sale continuedto grow, a report by the Ministry of Knowledge Economy showedWednesday. The ...
1st Ld-Writethru: Thais arrested by Cambodian soldiers after across controversial temple
Jul 15, 2008 ... 1st Ld-Writethru: Thais arrested by Cambodian soldiers afteracross controversial temple BANGKOK, July 15 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian soldiers on Tuesdayarrested three Thais who climbed over a fence from the Thai side tothe overlapping area at the entrance of controversial Preah ...
99 people affected by mass hysteria in Bangladesh
Jul 15, 2008 ... 99 people affected by mass hysteria in Bangladesh DHAKA, July 15 (Xinhua) -- A total of 99 people were attackedwith mass hysteria, a kind of mass psychogenic illness, inBangladesh's southwestern Jessore district, about 164 km southwestof capital Dhaka, the leading English ...
Vietnam tightens rules for foreign exchange agents
Jul 15, 2008 ... Vietnam tightens rules for foreign exchange agents HANOI, July 15 (Xinhua) -- The State Bank of Vietnam, thecountry's central bank, has tightened the criteria for becoming aforeign exchange agent to ensure that its activities meet the needof the expatriate community and foreign ...
S.Korean education minister sends protest letter to Japan over islands dispute
Jul 15, 2008 ... S.Korean education minister sends protest letter to Japan overislands dispute SEOUL, July 15 (Xinhua) -- South Korean Education Minister KimDoh-yeon on Tuesday sent a letter to his Japanese counterpart toexpress his regret over Japan's territorial claim to the disputedislets of ...
Singapore's retail sales growth lowers to 4.8 pct in May
Jul 15, 2008 ... Singapore's retail sales growth lowers to 4.8 pct in May SINGAPORE, July 15 (Xinhua) -- Singapore's retail sales increasedby 4.8 percent to 2.9 billion Singapore dollars (about 2. 15 billionU.S. dollars) in May over a year ago, lower than April' s growth of7.5 percent, according ...
Nepal holds first language survey
Jul 15, 2008 ... Nepal holds first language survey KATHMANDU, July 16 (Xinhua) -- The language survey, which is tobe carried out for the first time in Nepal, should be balanced andreliable, stressed experts. According to Wednesday's National News Agency RSS report, thesurvey is set to start ...
Indian stock market opens lower
Jul 15, 2008 ... Indian stock market opens lower MUMBAI, July 15 (Xinhua) -- Indian shares opened lower onTuesday, with the key Sensex index down 1.98 percent shortly afteropening. Sensex declined 263.43 points, or 1.98 percent to 13,067.08 ....
Nepal to elect its first president on July 19
Jul 15, 2008 ... Nepal to elect its first president on July 19 KATHMANDU, July 16 (Xinhua) -- The election for the firstpresident and vice-president of the Republican Nepal will be held atthe Constituent Assembly (CA) building in Kathmandu on July 19, theNational News Agency RSS reported on ...
Major news items in leading Indian newspapers
Jul 15, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Indian newspapers NEW DELHI, July 15 (Xinhua) -- Following are the major news itemsin leading Indian newspapers Tuesday: The Hindu -- The four Left parties, which withdrew support to the UnitedProgressive Alliance government in India last ...