Xinhua News Agency back issues from Friday, July 25:
Three Jordanians to be extradite from Iraq
Jul 25, 2008 ... Three Jordanians to be extradite from Iraq AMMAN, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Three Jordanians are expected to beextradited from Iraqi prisons to Jordan on Saturday, local dailyJordan Times reported on Friday, quoting a foreign ministryofficial. The three prisoners, who are due to ...
Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- July 25
Jul 25, 2008 ... Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- July 25 CAIRO, July 25 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of major MiddleEast news stories due to be covered or pursued by Xinhua News Agencyon Friday. -- Monitoring the political development in Iraq after the three-member presidency ...
Suicide car bomb kills two, wounds 17 in Yemen: SABA
Jul 25, 2008 ... Suicide car bomb kills two, wounds 17 in Yemen: SABA SANAA, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Two people, including a policeman,were killed and some 17 others slightly injured in a car bomb attackin Yemen's eastern city of Sayun early on Friday, the Yemeniofficial SABA news agency reported ....
Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers
Jul 25, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers ANKARA, July 25 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Turkish newspapers on Friday. TURKIYE (Turkey): -- Turkey is suffering from desert heat wave over 40 degreesCelsius in Aegean and Southeastern ...
Iranian president to visit Turkey late August
Jul 25, 2008 ... Iranian president to visit Turkey late August ANKARA, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejadis expected to pay a visit to Turkey next month at the invitation ofhis Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul, Turkish Daily News reported onFriday. Ahmadinejad's ...
Jordan renews support for Sudan in ICC-Khartoum dispute
Jul 25, 2008 ... Jordan renews support for Sudan in ICC-Khartoum dispute AMMAN, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Jordan on Thursday reiterated itssupport for Sudan's efforts to realize national reconciliation,noting the kingdom's stance on the International Criminal Court(ICC)-Khartoum dispute is in line with ...
Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers
Jul 25, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers CAIRO, July 25 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Egyptian newspapers on Friday. Al Ahram: -- Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Palestinian PresidentMahmoud Abbas will meet on Sunday to discuss ...
Turkey's free zones trade volume increases 12 pct in first half of 2008
Jul 25, 2008 ... Turkey's free zones trade volume increases 12 pct in first halfof 2008 ANKARA, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Trade volume in Turkey's free zonesincreased 12 percent in the first half of 2008 compared with thesame period of 2007, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reportedon Friday ....
U.S. experts find flaws in Israel's flight security system: report
Jul 25, 2008 ... U.S. experts find flaws in Israel's flight security system:report JERUSALEM, July 25 (Xinhua) -- A group of U.S. experts haveuncovered severe shortcomings in Israel's aviation security system,local daily Ha'aretz reported Friday. The major problem affecting flight safety is ...
Clashes between rival groups renew in northern Lebanon
Jul 25, 2008 ... Clashes between rival groups renew in northern Lebanon BEIRUT, June 25 (Xinhua) -- Clashes and sniping fire renewedFriday morning between rival neighborhoods in northern Lebanese portcity of Tripoli, local Naharnet news website reported. The Lebanese army closed the ...
Two soldiers killed by landmine blast in southeastern Turkey
Jul 25, 2008 ... Two soldiers killed by landmine blast in southeastern Turkey ANKARA, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Two soldiers of the Turkish securityforces were killed by a landmine blast in southeastern Turkey onFriday, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported. The report said the landmine ...
Exports of Turkish chemistry sector rises to 51.6 pct in first half of 2008
Jul 25, 2008 ... Exports of Turkish chemistry sector rises to 51.6 pct in firsthalf of 2008 ANKARA, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Exports of Turkish chemistry sectorrose 51.6 percent to 7.3 billion U.S. dollars in the first half of2008, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported on Friday. Murat ...
Truce between Palestinians and Israelis achieves progress: Shaath
Jul 25, 2008 ... Truce between Palestinians and Israelis achieves progress: Shaath GAZA, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas'spersonal representative in Egypt Nabil Shaath said on Friday thatthe Egyptian-mediated truce between the Palestinians and Israelis inthe Gaza Strip has ...
Turkish Criminal Court accepts indictment in Ergenekon probe
Jul 25, 2008 ... Turkish Criminal Court accepts indictment in Ergenekon probe ANKARA, July 25 (Xinhua) -- The High Criminal Court No:13 inIstanbul agreed Friday to hear the Ergenekon case, local NTVreported. The court accepted the 2,455 pages long indictment compiled in441 folders about 86 ...
Update: Clashes between rival groups caused more casualties in northern Lebanon
Jul 25, 2008 ... Update: Clashes between rival groups caused more casualties innorthern Lebanon BEIRUT, June 25 (Xinhua) -- Heavy clashes and sniping firerenewed on Friday between rival sectarian factions in Lebanon'snorthern city of Tripoli, causing more casualties, local Naharnetnews website ...
Egyptian authorities seize 25 kg of heroin
Jul 25, 2008 ... Egyptian authorities seize 25 kg of heroin CAIRO, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian authorities confiscated 25 kgof heroin during an operation in the eastern coast of the Sinaipeninsula, Egyptian official MENA news agency reported Friday. Acting on a tip-off report, anti-drug ...
Recast: Update: Clashes between rival groups caused more casualties in northern Lebanon
Jul 25, 2008 ... Recast: Update: Clashes between rival groups caused morecasualties in northern Lebanon BEIRUT, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Heavy clashes and sniping firerenewed on Friday between rival sectarian factions in Lebanon'snorthern city of Tripoli, causing more casualties, local Naharnetnews ...
Update: Four Palestinians killed in Gaza explosion
Jul 25, 2008 ... Update: Four Palestinians killed in Gaza explosion GAZA, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Four Palestinians, including threeHamas militants and an eight-year-old girl, were killed and 20others injured in an explosion in the Gaza Strip Friday evening,Hamas' armed wing said. Al-Qassam ...
Three Palestinians killed in Gaza explosion
Jul 25, 2008 ... Three Palestinians killed in Gaza explosion GAZA, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Three Palestinians, including twomembers of the Hamas armed wing and an eight-year-old girl, werekilled in an explosion in the Gaza Strip on Friday evening, saidmedical sources in Gaza. Hamas Interior ...
Iran's Rafsanjani rejects deadline for nuclear response
Jul 25, 2008 ... Iran's Rafsanjani rejects deadline for nuclear response TEHRAN, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Iran's head of the Expediency Counciland former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani on Friday rejected adeadline for Tehran to respond to an offer of incentives by sixmajor countries aimed to ...
Home sales rise in Los Angeles
Jul 25, 2008 ... Home sales rise in Los Angeles LOS ANGELES, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Home sales rose 1.7 percent inthe Los Angeles area in June, compared with the same period a yearago, while the median home price fell 32.3 percent to 396,560dollars, according to figures released on Friday ....
Barroso welcomes negotiations between Cypriot communities
Jul 25, 2008 ... Barroso welcomes negotiations between Cypriot communities BRUSSELS, July 25 (Xinhua) -- European Commission President JoseManuel Barroso on Friday welcomed the announcement of full- fledgednegotiations between the Cypriot government and the Turkish north ofthe country. "The ...
Turkey welcomes decision to start Cyprus peace talks
Jul 25, 2008 ... Turkey welcomes decision to start Cyprus peace talks ANKARA, July 25 (Xinhua) -- The Turkish Foreign Ministry onFriday welcomed a decision taken by Greek Cypriot leader DemetrisChristofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat to startcomprehensive peace negotiations to end ...
Ecuador, Belgium reach immigration agreement
Jul 25, 2008 ... Ecuador, Belgium reach immigration agreement QUITO, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Ecuador and Belgium reached anagreement on consular and immigration issues on Friday, theEcuadorian presidency said in a statement. One of the main aims of the agreement, which was signed inBrussels, is ...
1st LD: Cypriot peace talks to start on Sept. 3
Jul 25, 2008 ... 1st LD: Cypriot peace talks to start on Sept. 3 ATHENS, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Greek Cypriot leader DemetrisChristofias and his Turkish counterpart Mehmet Ali Talat agreedFriday to start the Cypriot peace negotiations on Sept. 3 with aview to ending years of division of Cyprus ....
African countries pile pressure on rich nations to reach global trade deal
Jul 25, 2008 ... African countries pile pressure on rich nations to reach globaltrade deal GENEVA, July 25 (Xinhua) -- African countries urged rich nationson Friday to reduce farm subsidies and make efforts to end agridlock on reaching a global trade deal. "The negotiations for agriculture ...
U.S. promises to continue aid to Bolivia
Jul 25, 2008 ... U.S. promises to continue aid to Bolivia LIMA, July 24 (Xinhua) -- The United States will continue toprovide aid to Bolivia, visiting U.S. Assistant Secretary of Statefor Western Hemisphere Affairs Thomas Shannon said Thursday,according to reports from La Paz, Bolivia's ...
Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, July 25
Jul 25, 2008 ... Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, July 25 WASHINGTON, July 25 (Xinhua) -- The United States imposed onFriday new sanctions against Zimbabwe's government for alleged"politically-motivated violence." "Today I have signed a new Executive Order that expands oursanctions ...
Highway pileup kills four, injures five in east China
Jul 25, 2008 ... Highway pileup kills four, injures five in east China FUZHOU, July 25 (Xinhua) -- A highway pileup involving fivevehicles killed four people and injured five in east China's FujianProvince, traffic police said Friday. The pileup occurred at around 8 p.m. Friday on a national ...
Finnish team hopes to get three medals in Beijing Olympic Games
Jul 25, 2008 ... Finnish team hopes to get three medals in Beijing Olympic Games HELSINKI, July 25 (Xinhua) -- The Finnish Olympic team hopes toget three medals with at least one gold medal in the coming BeijingOlympic Games, according to the Finnish Olympic Committee on ...
Chinese shares close 1.55 pct lower tracking Wall Street losses
Jul 25, 2008 ... Chinese shares close 1.55 pct lower tracking Wall Street losses BEIJING, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Chinese shares snapped the uptrendof the previous trading day and ended 1.55 percent lower on Friday,inheriting Wall Street losses overnight and an oil price rebound. The benchmark ...
Hushen 300 index down -- July 25
Jul 25, 2008 ... Hushen 300 index down -- July 25 BEIJING, July 25 (Xinhua) -- The Hushen 300 Index reflecting theperformance of China's Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges closedat 2,939.2 on Friday, down 38.16 points, or ...
Beijing's Olympic Village "all ready" for guests
Jul 25, 2008 ... Beijing's Olympic Village "all ready" for guests BEIJING, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Beijing's Olympic Village is "allready" to welcome athletes from across the world, the village'sspokeswoman said here Friday. The village officially opens on Sunday and is now poised toreceive ...
Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2100 GMT, July 25
Jul 25, 2008 ... Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2100 GMT, July 25 SANAA -- Two people, including a policeman, were killed and some17 others slightly injured in a car bomb attack in Yemen's easterncity of Sayun early on Friday, the Yemeni official SABA news agencyreported. An ...
Six killed in series of explosions in Gaza
Jul 25, 2008 ... Six killed in series of explosions in Gaza GAZA, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Six Palestinians, including four Hamasmilitants, were killed and over 20 wounded in a series of explosionsand attacks in Gaza City on Friday, according to the InteriorMinistry of the deposed Hamas government and ...
U.S. Secretary of State visits New Zealand
Jul 25, 2008 ... U.S. Secretary of State visits New Zealand AUCKLAND, July 26 (Xinhua) -- United States Secretary of StateCondoleezza Rice arrived in New Zealand's largest city of AucklandFriday night for a 24-hour visit. She is scheduled to have a morning meeting with New ZealandForeign ...
Rice holds talks with New Zealand FM
Jul 25, 2008 ... Rice holds talks with New Zealand FM AUCKLAND, July 26 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Secretary of State CondoleezzaRice held talks with her New Zealand counterpart Winston Peters onSaturday in New Zealand's largest city of Auckland. The talks were expected to focus on trade issues, ...
1st Ld Writethru: Rice holds talks with New Zealand FM
Jul 25, 2008 ... 1st Ld Writethru: Rice holds talks with New Zealand FM AUCKLAND, News Zealand, July 26 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Secretary ofState Condoleezza Rice held talks with her New Zealand counterpartWinston Peters on Saturday in New Zealand's largest city ofAuckland. The talks focused on ...
Peace talks between Philippine government, MILF again break down: MILF
Jul 25, 2008 ... Peace talks between Philippine government, MILF again break down:MILF MANILA, July 26 (Xinhua) -- The peace talks between Philippinegovernment and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) held in theMalaysian capital Kuala Lumpur on July 24 to 25 broke down becausethe government ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
Jul 25, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers TOKYO, July 26 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Japanese newspapers on Saturday: Yomiuri: -- Rising inflationary pressures pushed the rise of overallnational consumer price index in June up to ...
Major news items in leading Australian newspapers
Jul 25, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Australian newspapers CANBERRA, July 26 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Australian newspapers on Saturday. The Australian: -- Debris flew past passengers as air was sucked out of an ageingMelbourne-bound Qantas ...
Indian stock market opens down 325 points
Jul 25, 2008 ... Indian stock market opens down 325 points MUMBAI, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Indian shares opened higher onFriday, with the key index Sensex down 2.20 percent shortly afteropening. Sensex lost 325.06 points, or 2.20 percent, to 14,451.95 ....
Vietnam's export turnovers up 37.7 pct in 7 months
Jul 25, 2008 ... Vietnam's export turnovers up 37.7 pct in 7 months HANOI, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam is estimated to gain exportrevenues of nearly 36.9 billion U.S. dollars in the first sevenmonths of this year, posting a year-on-year surge of 37.7 percent,according to the country's General ...
Indonesia unhappy with EU renewed ban on airlines
Jul 25, 2008 ... Indonesia unhappy with EU renewed ban on airlines JAKARTA, July 25 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian government feelsunhappy with renewed airlines ban by the European Union. Indonesiahas followed the prevalent procedures for improving the airlineindustry. "We have taken any steps ...
Major news items in leading Indian newspapers
Jul 25, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Indian newspapers NEW DELHI, July 26 (Xinhua) -- Following are major news items inleading Indian newspapers on Saturday. The Hindu: -- Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh spoke to RussianPresident Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday night to seek ...
Tokyo stocks decline
Jul 25, 2008 ... Tokyo stocks decline TOKYO, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks declined Friday. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average lost 268.55 points, or 1.97percent, ...
Dollar falls to upper 106 yen in Tokyo
Jul 25, 2008 ... Dollar falls to upper 106 yen in Tokyo TOKYO, July 25 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar slid to the upper 106yen level Friday in Tokyo. At 5 p.m., the dollar traded at 106.78-80 yen against Thursday' s5 p.m. quotes of 107.28-38 yen in New York and 107.82-84 yen inTokyo ....
Pakistan's militants release 8 hostages
Jul 25, 2008 ... Pakistan's militants release 8 hostages ISLAMABAD, July 25 (Xinhua) -- The militants in northwesternPakistan on Friday released eight hostages two days after the armydeclared end of military operation in the troubled Hangu district. The militants freed eight government ...
Cambodian FM optimistic about talks with Thailand over border issue
Jul 25, 2008 ... Cambodian FM optimistic about talks with Thailand over borderissue PHNOM PENH, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Foreign ministers' meetingbetween Cambodia and Thailand held on Monday at Siem Reap provinceis expected to produce positive result to break the 10-day militarystalemate at the ...
URGENT: Plane with 300 on board makes emergency landing in Manila
Jul 25, 2008 ... URGENT: Plane with 300 on board makes emergency landing in Manila MANILA, July 25 (Xinhua) -- A Boeing 747 passenger plane withsome 300 passengers and crew members on board made an emergencylanding at the Manila international airport on Friday after a " holein ...
1st Ld-Writethru: Plane with over 300 on board makes emergency stop in Manila
Jul 25, 2008 ... 1st Ld-Writethru: Plane with over 300 on board makes emergencystop in Manila MANILA, July 25 (Xinhua) -- A Boeing 747 passenger plane withover 300 passengers and crew members on board made an emergencylanding at the Manila international airport on Friday after a " holein its ...
Australian PM says China serious about security of Games athletes
Jul 25, 2008 ... Australian PM says China serious about security of Games athletes CANBERRA, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Australian Prime Minister KevinRudd said on Friday that the Chinese government was taking seriouslythe security of athletes competing in the Beijing Olympic Games. Chinese police ...
1st Ld Writethru: Tokyo stocks close lower
Jul 25, 2008 ... 1st Ld Writethru: Tokyo stocks close lower TOKYO, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks declined nearly 2 percentThursday. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average lost 268.55 points, or 1.97percent, from Thursday to 13,334.76. The broader Topix index of all First Section ...
2nd Ld Writethru: Plane with over 300 on board makes emergency stop in Manila
Jul 25, 2008 ... 2nd Ld Writethru: Plane with over 300 on board makes emergencystop in Manila MANILA, July 25 (Xinhua) -- A Boeing 747 passenger plane withover 300 passengers and crew members made an emergency landing atthe Manila international airport in the Philippines on Friday aftera "hole ...
Roundup: Cambodian parties anticipate polling day of general election
Jul 25, 2008 ... Roundup: Cambodian parties anticipate polling day of generalelection By Xia Lin PHNOM PENH, July 25 (Xinhua) -- All 11 participating politicalparties Friday ended their month-long campaigning according to therules set by the National Election Committee (NEC), and sat down ...
News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 1)
Jul 25, 2008 ... News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 1) HONG KONG, July 25 (Xinhua) -- The following are news items fromthe Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong on Friday: Major news items in leading Australian newspapers Tokyo stocks open sharply lower ...
Around 100 Tibetan separatists detained in Nepali capital
Jul 25, 2008 ... Around 100 Tibetan separatists detained in Nepali capital KATHMANDU, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Nepali police on Friday afternoondetained about 100 Tibetan separatists involved in anti- Chinaactivities in the Nepali capital of Kathmandu. At around 1500 local time (0915 GMT), the ...
1st Ld: 3 killed in 5 blasts in Indian city
Jul 25, 2008 ... 1st Ld: 3 killed in 5 blasts in Indian city NEW DELHI, July 25 (Xinhua) -- At least three people were killedin five blasts in Indian southern city Bangalore on Friday,according ...
New Zealand university students offer reward for arrest of U.S. secretary of state
Jul 25, 2008 ... New Zealand university students offer reward for arrest of U.S.secretary of state AUCKLAND, New Zealand, July 25 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand police onFriday warned the Auckland University Students' Association over a"bounty" it has put out for a citizen's arrest of U.S. Secretary ...
URGENT: Explosions hit southern Indian Bangalore
Jul 25, 2008 ... URGENT: Explosions hit southern Indian Bangalore NEW DELHI, July 25 (Xinhua) -- A series of explosions hitBangalore, ...
Foreign exchange rates in India
Jul 25, 2008 ... Foreign exchange rates in India MUMBAI, July 25 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreign exchangerates against the Rupee released by the Reserve Bank of India onFriday: Currency Rate ...
2nd Ld Writethru: 3 killed in blasts in Indian city
Jul 25, 2008 ... 2nd Ld Writethru: 3 killed in blasts in Indian city NEW DELHI, July 25 (Xinhua) -- At least three people were killedin multiple blasts in Indian southern city Bangalore on Friday,according to NDTV. Six low intensity bombs triggered by timer devices shookdifferent places in ...
Niue's Premier to make first visit to New Zealand
Jul 25, 2008 ... Niue's Premier to make first visit to New Zealand AUCKLAND, July 25 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand Prime Minister HelenClark announced on Friday that the new Premier of Niue Hon TokeTalagi, will make his first official visit to New Zealand from July28 to Aug. 1. "New Zealand's ...
Indian stock market ends down 3.4 percent
Jul 25, 2008 ... Indian stock market ends down 3.4 percent MUMBAI, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Indian shares closed lower on Friday,with the key Sensex index down 502.07 points. Sensex fell 502.07 points, or 3.40 percent, to 12,274.94. Thetrade value of the day is 516.40 million ...
EU ban good for boosting Indonesian aviation safety: vice president
Jul 25, 2008 ... EU ban good for boosting Indonesian aviation safety: vicepresident JAKARTA, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian Vice President JusufKalla said here Friday that the European Union (EU)'s travel ban onthe 51 Indonesian airlines, imposed after the rampant air accidentsthat killed ...