Xinhua News Agency back issues from Monday, July 28:
Update: Blasts in Istanbul kill 16, injuring 154
Jul 28, 2008 ... Update: Blasts in Istanbul kill 16, injuring 154 ANKARA, July 28 (Xinhua) -- Sixteen people including a three-year-old child were killed and 154 others injured in two separatebomb attacks in Gungoren neighborhood of Istanbul late Sunday, thesemi-official Anatolia news agency ...
Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers
Jul 28, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers JERUSALEM, July 28 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Israeli newspapers on Monday. Ha'aretz: -- The Labor Party will demand that Justice Minister DanielFriedmann be replaced by someone from its ...
Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers
Jul 28, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers ANKARA, July 28 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Turkish newspapers on Monday. TURKIYE (Turkey): -- Turkey's Constitution Court is scheduled to hear the closurecase filed against the ruling ...
Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- July 28
Jul 28, 2008 ... Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- July 28 CAIRO, July 28 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of major MiddleEast news stories due to be covered or pursued by Xinhua News Agencyon Monday. -- Monitoring the security situation in Turkey after twin blastsat a busy shopping ...
Urgent: Three female suicide bombers kills nine Shiite pilgrims in Baghdad
Jul 28, 2008 ... Urgent: Three female suicide bombers kills nine Shiite pilgrimsin Baghdad BAGHDAD, July 28 (Xinhua) -- Three female ...
PKK rebel killed, two injured in clash in eastern Turkey
Jul 28, 2008 ... PKK rebel killed, two injured in clash in eastern Turkey ANKARA, July 28 (Xinhua) -- One militant of the outlawed KurdishWorkers' Party (PKK) was killed and two others were injured as theywere trying to stage an attack in eastern Turkey late Sunday, thesemi-official Anatolia news ...
1st LD: Three female suicide bombers kills nine Shiite pilgrims in Baghdad
Jul 28, 2008 ... 1st LD: Three female suicide bombers kills nine Shiite pilgrimsin Baghdad BAGHDAD, July 28 (Xinhua) -- Three female suicide bombers blewthemselves up among groups of Shiite pilgrims in central Baghdad onMonday, killing at least nine of them and wounding some 30 others,an ...
Urgent: 19 killed, 43 wounded in three suicide bomb attacks in Baghdad
Jul 28, 2008 ... Urgent: 19 killed, 43 wounded in three suicide bomb attacks inBaghdad BAGHDAD, July 28 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from three ...
New PM to be named if deadlock persists: Lebanese Speaker
Jul 28, 2008 ... New PM to be named if deadlock persists: Lebanese Speaker BEIRUT, July 28 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese Parliament Speaker NabihBerri threatened that a new prime minister would be named if the 30-day consultation period ends without finalizing the cabinet policystatement, local As-Safier ...
1st LD: 19 killed, 43 wounded in three suicide bomb attacks in Baghdad
Jul 28, 2008 ... 1st LD: 19 killed, 43 wounded in three suicide bomb attacks inBaghdad BAGHDAD, July 28 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from three suicidebomb attacks targeting Shiite pilgrims in central Baghdad on Monday,rose to 19 and up to 43 others wounded, an Interior Ministry sourcesaid ....
WB to study alternatives to save Dead Sea
Jul 28, 2008 ... WB to study alternatives to save Dead Sea AMMAN, July 18 (Xinhua) -- The World Bank (WB) will kick off astudy on alternatives to save the shrinking Dead Sea later thisyear, including the Red Sea-Dead Sea Water Conveyance Program, localdaily Jordan Times quoted a WB official on ...
Major news items in leading Iranian newspapers
Jul 28, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Iranian newspapers TEHRAN, July 28 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Iranian newspapers on Monday. Tehran Times: -- Iranian Majlis (Parliament) Speaker Ali Larijani said onSunday that Iran and the major powers should ...
Abbas security forces crackdown on Hamas in West Bank
Jul 28, 2008 ... Abbas security forces crackdown on Hamas in West Bank RAMALLAH, July 28 (Xinhua) -- Islamic Hamas movement on Mondayaccuses Palestinian security forces of President Mahmoud Abbas forarresting its members and supporters in the West Bank. In a statement Hamas said it is the ...
Update: Death toll rises to 18 in Istanbul twin blasts
Jul 28, 2008 ... Update: Death toll rises to 18 in Istanbul twin blasts ANKARA, July 28 (Xinhua) -- Two persons wounded in two explosionsin Istanbul's Gungoren district late Sunday died early Monday,bringing the death toll to 18, Turkish Radio reported. In a message posted on the General ...
Urgent: At least 10 killed in bomb explosion in Kirkuk
Jul 28, 2008 ... Urgent: At least 10 killed in bomb explosion in Kirkuk BAGHDAD, July 28 (Xinhua) -- At least 10 people were killed andmore than ...
"Free Gaza" to sail to Gaza waters in August
Jul 28, 2008 ... "Free Gaza" to sail to Gaza waters in August GAZA, July 28 (Xinhua) -- A small vessel "Free Gaza" will setsail for Gaza with medical aid from Cyprus on August 5, expecting tobe illegally detained by the Israeli navy as it enters Gaza waters,a Palestinian official said Monday ....
1st LD: At least 11 killed in bomb attack in Kirkuk
Jul 28, 2008 ... 1st LD: At least 11 killed in bomb attack in Kirkuk BAGHDAD, July 28 (Xinhua) -- At least 11 people were killed andmore than 50 others injured in a suicide bomb attack targeted ademonstration in the city of Kirkuk in northern Iraq on Monday, alocal police source said. "A ...
Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers
Jul 28, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers CAIRO, July 28 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Egyptian newspapers on Monday. Al Ahram: -- Egyptian President Mubarak Sunday received Sudanese VicePresident Ali Othman Taha who conveyed a ...
Hamas police bans Palestinian dailies circulation in Gaza
Jul 28, 2008 ... Hamas police bans Palestinian dailies circulation in Gaza GAZA, July 28 (Xinhua) -- Police of ruling Hamas movement in GazaStrip has banned on Monday the circulation of three majorPalestinian dailies in the strip, a Hamas interior ministrystatement said. The three major ...
Update: 24 killed, 62 injured in three suicide bomb attacks in Baghdad
Jul 28, 2008 ... Update: 24 killed, 62 injured in three suicide bomb attacks inBaghdad BAGHDAD, July 28 (Xinhua) -- Up to 24 people were killed and some62 others injured in three suicide bomb attacks, targeting Shiitepilgrims in central Baghdad on Monday, an Interior Ministry sourcesaid ....
Hamas delegation heads for talks in Cairo on Tuesday: official
Jul 28, 2008 ... Hamas delegation heads for talks in Cairo on Tuesday: official GAZA, July 28 (Xinhua) -- Spokesman of Islamic Hamas movement inGaza Sami Abu Zuhri announced on Monday that an official delegationrepresenting the movement would arrive in Cairo on Tuesday for talkswith the Egyptians ....
Oman's largest bank records 43.7 pct growth in net profit
Jul 28, 2008 ... Oman's largest bank records 43.7 pct growth in net profit ABU DHABI, July 28 (Xinhua) -- BankMuscat, the largest bank inOman, recorded a net profit of 57.8 million rials (150.1 million U.S. dollars) in the first half of this year, up 43.7 percent over thesame period of 2007, the ...
Abbas aide: Hamas has no intention of dialogue
Jul 28, 2008 ... Abbas aide: Hamas has no intention of dialogue RAMALLAH, July 28 (Xinhua) -- A top aide of Palestinian PresidentMahmoud Abbas accused Islamic Hamas movement on Monday that it hasno intention of accepting Abbas' initiative for the resumption ofdialogue. "If Hamas has real ...
Urgent: 22 killed, 187 injured in Kirkuk suicide bombing
Jul 28, 2008 ... Urgent: 22 killed, 187 injured in Kirkuk suicide bombing BAGHDAD, July 28 (Xinhua) -- Up to 22 people were killed and ...
1st LD: 22 killed, 187 injured in Kirkuk suicide bombing
Jul 28, 2008 ... 1st LD: 22 killed, 187 injured in Kirkuk suicide bombing BAGHDAD, July 28 (Xinhua) -- Up to 22 people were killed and 187others injured in a suicide bomb attack which targeted ademonstration in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk on Monday, alocal police source said. "Up to ...
Jordan's stock market index closes higher
Jul 28, 2008 ... Jordan's stock market index closes higher AMMAN, July 28 (Xinhua) -- The shares price index of Jordan'sAmman stock market closed at 4,638 points on Monday, up 7 pointsfrom Sunday's ...
Olmert: Peace deal including Jerusalem impossible by year-end
Jul 28, 2008 ... Olmert: Peace deal including Jerusalem impossible by year-end JERUSALEM, July 28 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmertsaid Monday there would be no chance for Israel and the Palestiniansto reach a peace accord that includes the issue of Jerusalem by theend of 2008 ....
Egypt hosts funeral for film-maker Chahine
Jul 28, 2008 ... Egypt hosts funeral for film-maker Chahine CAIRO, July 28 (Xinhua) -- The funeral ceremony of noted Egyptianfilm-maker Youssef Chahine was held here on Monday with theparticipation of senior officials and celebrities. Egyptian Minister of Legal and Parliamentary Affairs ...
Turkey expresses concern over bomb attacks in Iraq's Kirkuk
Jul 28, 2008 ... Turkey expresses concern over bomb attacks in Iraq's Kirkuk ANKARA, July 28 (Xinhua) -- The Turkish Foreign Ministry Mondayexpressed its concern over bomb attacks in the northern Iraqi cityof Kirkuk and called on Iraqi security authorities to take necessarymeasures. The ...
News Analysis: Rival Hamas, Fatah get into endless dilemma
Jul 28, 2008 ... News Analysis: Rival Hamas, Fatah get into endless dilemma by Saud Abu Ramadan GAZA, July 28 (Xinhua) -- The current face-off between rivalFatah and Hamas movements in a verbal war and in an exchange ofcrackdown on each other in Gaza and the West Bank, has causedfrustration ...
Roundup: Little economical changes in Gaza after six weeks of truce with Israel
Jul 28, 2008 ... Roundup: Little economical changes in Gaza after six weeks oftruce with Israel GAZA, July 28 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian militant groups led by theIslamic Hamas movement are still observing a truce with Israel inthe Gaza Strip, six weeks after the ceasefire went into force ....
Turkish president reaffirms determination to fight terrorism
Jul 28, 2008 ... Turkish president reaffirms determination to fight terrorism ANKARA, July 28 (Xinhua) -- Turkish President Abdullah Gul onMonday reaffirmed his country's determination to fight againstterrorism. Gul said terrorism would never daunt Turkey which would counterit with ...
Jordan condemns Istanbul bombings
Jul 28, 2008 ... Jordan condemns Istanbul bombings AMMAN, July 28 (Xinhua) -- Jordan Monday condemned the twinbombings in Istanbul, which claimed 17 lives and injured another150, official news agency Petra reported. Jordan's Minister of State for Media and Communications AffairsNasser Judeh ...
Palestinian official: Three-way meeting in Washington last chance for peace
Jul 28, 2008 ... Palestinian official: Three-way meeting in Washington last chancefor peace RAMALLAH, July 28 (Xinhua) -- A senior Palestinian official saidon Monday a three-way meeting scheduled for Wednesday in Washington"is the last chance for peace negotiations with Israel. " ...
Tel Aviv stock exchange index closes lower
Jul 28, 2008 ... Tel Aviv stock exchange index closes lower JERUSALEM, July 28 (Xinhua) -- The Tel Aviv Stock Exchangegeneral share index closed at ...
ROUNDUP: Istanbul twin deadly blasts make Turkey determine to fight against terrorism
Jul 28, 2008 ... ROUNDUP: Istanbul twin deadly blasts make Turkey determine tofight against terrorism By Zheng Jinfa ANKARA, July 28 (Xinhua) -- The twin deadly blasts in the Turkishlargest city of Istanbul have been making Turkish people determineto fight against terrorism ....
Emirates Airline receives first Airbus A380
Jul 28, 2008 ... Emirates Airline receives first Airbus A380 ABU DHABI, July 28 (Xinhua) -- The Dubai-based Emirates AirlineMonday received its first Airbus A380 at the European aircraftmanufacturer's Jurgen Thomas A380 Delivery Center in Hamburg,Germany. The delivery of the Airbus ...
Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2100 GMT, July 28
Jul 28, 2008 ... Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2100 GMT, July 28 JERUSALEM -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Monday therewould be no chance for Israel and the Palestinians to reach a peaceaccord that includes the issue of Jerusalem by the end of 2008. "I don't believe we can ...
Major news items in leading Australian newspapers
Jul 28, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Australian newspapers CANBERRA, July 29 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Australian newspapers on Tuesday. The Australian: -- The former treasurer Peter Costello is overwhelmingly thefirst choice among voters to ...
Dollar at mid-107 yen level in Tokyo
Jul 28, 2008 ... Dollar at mid-107 yen level in Tokyo TOKYO, July 29 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar changed hands at themid-107 level early Tuesday in Tokyo. At 9 a.m., the dollar was quoted at 107.43-46 yen, compared withMonday's 5 p.m. quotes of ...
Tokyo stocks open 1.5 pct lower
Jul 28, 2008 ... Tokyo stocks open 1.5 pct lower TOKYO, July 29 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks opened sharply lowerTuesday. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the 225-issue Nikkei StockAverage went down 194.34 points, or ...
6.1 magnitude earthquake hits Solomon Islands
Jul 28, 2008 ... 6.1 magnitude earthquake hits Solomon Islands WELLINGTON, July 29 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 6.1 onthe Richter scale was recorded off the South Pacific nation ofSolomon Islands on Tuesday, but there were no immediate reports ofdamage or injuries. The U.S ....
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
Jul 28, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers TOKYO, July 29 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Japanese newspapers on Tuesday: The Daily Yomiuri: -- A 29-year-old woman and three children drowned Monday in twoseparate incidents after being ...
Roundup: Suicide bomb attacks kills up to 46 in Iraq
Jul 28, 2008 ... Roundup: Suicide bomb attacks kills up to 46 in Iraq BAGHDAD, July 28 (Xinhua) -- A string of suicide bombings struckShiite pilgrims in Baghdad and a Kurdish rally in the northernethnically-mixed city of Kirkuk on Monday, killing up to 46 peopleand wounded more than 250 others ....
ROUNDUP: Egyptian prosecutor orders appeal hearing on ferry case acquittals
Jul 28, 2008 ... ROUNDUP: Egyptian prosecutor orders appeal hearing on ferry caseacquittals by Yu Zhongwen CAIRO, July 28 (Xinhua) -- A day after an Egyptian courtacquitted five of six defendants of a ferryboat fire case thatkilled more than 1,000 people in 2006, Egypt's prosecutor ...
Australian gov't overhauls immigration detention policy
Jul 28, 2008 ... Australian gov't overhauls immigration detention policy CANBERRA, July 29 (Xinhua) -- The Australian government announceda dramatic overhaul of immigration policy on Tuesday, which wouldreduce greatly the number of refugees who face mandatory detention. "A person who poses no ...
Japan's jobless rate at 4.1 pct in June
Jul 28, 2008 ... Japan's jobless rate at 4.1 pct in June TOKYO, July 29 (Xinhua) -- Japan's seasonally adjustedunemployment rate edged up by 0.1 percentage point to 4.1 percent inJune from the previous month, said a government report Tuesday. The number of unemployed people increased by ...
Japanese household spending down 1.8 pct in June
Jul 28, 2008 ... Japanese household spending down 1.8 pct in June TOKYO, July 29 (Xinhua) -- Japan's average monthly householdspending in June shrank 1.8 percent year-on-year in real terms to281,951 yen, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and ...
Prevent possible outbreak of communal riots: Nepali house
Jul 28, 2008 ... Prevent possible outbreak of communal riots: Nepali house KATHMANDU, July 29 (Xinhua) -- The Constituent Assembly (CA) ofNepal has unanimously passed a motion of public importance toprevent possible outbreak of communal riots in the course of theongoing protests against the use of ...
No immediate military withdrawal at disputed Cambodian-Thai border area
Jul 28, 2008 ... No immediate military withdrawal at disputed Cambodian-Thaiborder area PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, July 29 (Xinhua) -- There will be noimmediate military withdrawal at the disputed Cambodian-Thai borderarea, although both sides considered evacuation during their foreignministers' ...
Tokyo stocks plummet in morning trading
Jul 28, 2008 ... Tokyo stocks plummet in morning trading TOKYO, July 29 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks plunged Tuesday morning. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average dived 287.34 points, or ...
S. Korea to make foreigners land purchasing easier
Jul 28, 2008 ... S. Korea to make foreigners land purchasing easier SEOUL, July 29 (Xinhua) -- The South Korean government saidTuesday that it plans to eliminate unnecessary administrative redtape which makes land purchasing procedure complicated for foreignbuyers. The Ministry of Land, ...
Vietnam, France propose focal fields of bilateral cooperation
Jul 28, 2008 ... Vietnam, France propose focal fields of bilateral cooperation HANOI, July 29 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam and France have agreed topromote their relationship to higher plane for mutual benefit, andproposed the two nations foster bilateral cooperation in such fieldsas food, energy and ...
Major news items in leading Indian newspapers
Jul 28, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Indian newspapers NEW DELHI, July 29 (Xinhua) -- Following are the major news itemsin leading Indian newspapers Tuesday: The Hindu -- Four Pakistani troops and an Indian soldier were killed in askirmish on the Line of Control Monday in the ...
Dollar down to lower 107 yen level in Tokyo
Jul 28, 2008 ... Dollar down to lower 107 yen level in Tokyo TOKYO, July 29 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar went down to the lower107 yen level Tuesday morning in Tokyo. At midday, the dollar traded at 107.33-38 yen, compared withMonday's 5 p.m. quotes of ...
Vietnam detects 649 cholera patients in 7 months
Jul 28, 2008 ... Vietnam detects 649 cholera patients in 7 months HANOI, July 29 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam has so far this year spotted4,143 cases of acute diarrhea infections, of whom 649 have beentested positive to cholera virus, according to local newspaper YoungPeople on Tuesday. Vietnam's ...
URGENT: Thai court to proceed trial on lottery case, 3 ministers to suspend work
Jul 28, 2008 ... URGENT: Thai court to proceed trial on lottery case, 3 ministersto suspend work BANGKOK, July 28 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's Supreme Court on Mondaydecided to proceed with the trial into a alleged abuse of ...
Cambodia, Thailand hold meeting on border stalemate
Jul 28, 2008 ... Cambodia, Thailand hold meeting on border stalemate SIEM REAP, Cambodia, July 28 (Xinhua) -- Foreign ministers fromCambodia and Thailand hold a one-day meeting here on Monday for apeaceful solution of the nearly two-week bilateral military standoffin the border area near the Preah ...
Dollar up to 108 yen in Tokyo
Jul 28, 2008 ... Dollar up to 108 yen in Tokyo TOKYO, July 28 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar went up to 108 yenlevel Monday morning, hitting a one-month high. At midday, the dollar was quoted at 107.89-94 yen, compared withFriday's 5 p.m. quotes of 107.80-90 yen in New York and 106 ....
Thai Foreign Minister to join border dispute talks with Cambodia
Jul 28, 2008 ... Thai Foreign Minister to join border dispute talks with Cambodia BANGKOK, July 28 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's newly-appointed ForeignMinister Tej Bunnag left Bangkok Monday morning for Cambodia's SiemReap to hold a talks with his Cambodian counterpart Hor Namhongaimed at solving a ...
Vietnam lures biggest-ever foreign investment in 7 months
Jul 28, 2008 ... Vietnam lures biggest-ever foreign investment in 7 months HANOI, July 28 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam has so far this year licensed654 foreign-invested projects with total registered capital ofnearly 44.5 billion U.S. dollars, rising 546 percent in capitalagainst the same period last year, ...
Tokyo high court allows bail ex-Livedoor chief
Jul 28, 2008 ... Tokyo high court allows bail ex-Livedoor chief TOKYO, July 28 (Xinhua) -- The Tokyo High Court on Monday allowedbail to Takafumi Horie, the founder of the Livedoor Co. group. The bail was set at 600 million yen (5.56 million U.S. dollars). On Friday, the Tokyo High ...
Urgent: At least 6 killed in missile attack in Pakistan's tribal region
Jul 28, 2008 ... Urgent: At least 6 killed in missile attack in Pakistan's tribalregion ISLAMABAD, July 28 (Xinhua) -- At least six were ...
1st Ld: At least 6 killed in missile attack in Pakistan's tribal region
Jul 28, 2008 ... 1st Ld: At least 6 killed in missile attack in Pakistan's tribalregion ISLAMABAD, July 28 (Xinhua) -- At least six people were killed ina missile strike at a religious seminary in Pakistan's SouthWaziristan tribal ...
Indian stock market opens lower
Jul 28, 2008 ... Indian stock market opens lower MUMBAI, July 28 (Xinhua) -- Indian shares opened lower on Monday,with the key Sensex index down 0.05 percent shortly after opening. Sensex declined 7.91 points, or 0.05 percent to 14,267.03. Sensex ...