Xinhua News Agency back issues from Wednesday, August 6:
Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers
Aug 06, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers JERUSALEM, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Israeli newspapers on Wednesday. Ha'aretz: -- A victory by Israeli Transportation Minister Shaul Mofaz innext month's Kadima Party leadership ...
Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- Aug. 6
Aug 06, 2008 ... Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- Aug. 6 CAIRO, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of major MiddleEast news stories due to be covered or pursued by Xinhua News Agencyon Wednesday. -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime MinisterEhud Olmert are to ...
Major news items in leading Iranian newspapers
Aug 06, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Iranian newspapers TEHRAN, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Iranian newspapers on Wednesday. Tehran Times: -- The deputy head of the International Atomic Energy Agency OlliHeinonen will visit Iran on Thursday ...
Fire continues in Turkish part of Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline
Aug 06, 2008 ... Fire continues in Turkish part of Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oilpipeline ANKARA, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- The fire caused by a Tuesday nightexplosion at Refahiye part of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) oilpipeline continues on Wednesday, Turkish semi-official Anatolia newsagency reported ....
Gunmen set beachfront resort ablaze in Hamas-ruled Gaza
Aug 06, 2008 ... Gunmen set beachfront resort ablaze in Hamas-ruled Gaza GAZA, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Unknown gunmen attacked a resort villageon Gaza beach and set it on fire early on Wednesday, witnesses andsecurity sources said. The sources said that the militants stormed Ebad ...
Lebanese Speaker calls Parliament for vote of confidence
Aug 06, 2008 ... Lebanese Speaker calls Parliament for vote of confidence BEIRUT, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese Parliament Speaker NabihBerri called Parliament to convene Friday to discuss the cabinetpolicy statement for the vote of confidence, local Daily Starreported Wednesday. The ...
Erekat: Abbas to discuss prisoners' release with Olmert
Aug 06, 2008 ... Erekat: Abbas to discuss prisoners' release with Olmert RAMALLAH, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekatsaid that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli PrimeMinister Ehud Olmert will discuss several issues including therelease of prisoners during their ...
Israeli forces arrest 7 Palestinians in Nablus
Aug 06, 2008 ... Israeli forces arrest 7 Palestinians in Nablus RAMALLAH, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Israeli troops arrested sevenPalestinians, including a municipal council member, in the West Bankcity of Nablus early Wednesday, witnesses and local sources said. Israeli troops entered the city from ...
Israel frees 5 Palestinian prisoners in final stage of swap deal with Hezbollah
Aug 06, 2008 ... Israel frees 5 Palestinian prisoners in final stage of swap dealwith Hezbollah JERUSALEM, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Israel Wednesday released fivePalestinian prisoners as part of a swap deal with Lebanon'sHezbollah group that brought the bodies of two Israeli soldiers homein mid July, ...
Bomb attacks wound six people in Baghdad
Aug 06, 2008 ... Bomb attacks wound six people in Baghdad BAGHDAD, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Two bomb attacks targeted a convoy ofa foreign security firm and an Iraqi police patrol in centralBaghdad on Wednesday, wounding six people, an Interior Ministrysource said. A roadside bomb detonated in ...
Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers
Aug 06, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers CAIRO, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Egyptian newspapers on Wednesday. Al Ahram: -- Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Russian Prime MinisterVladimir Putin Tuesday discussed economic ...
Lebanese president to visit Syria next week
Aug 06, 2008 ... Lebanese president to visit Syria next week BEIRUT, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese President Michel Suleimanwill visit Syria on Aug. 13 as the two countries move to establishdiplomatic ties, local Al-Moustakbal daily reported Wednesday. An official source from the presidential ...
Islamic Jihad calls to end Fatah-Hamas tension
Aug 06, 2008 ... Islamic Jihad calls to end Fatah-Hamas tension GAZA, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- An Islamic Jihad leader Wednesday saidhis movement tries to end tension between feuding factions of Hamasand Fatah in Gaza Strip and West Bank. "There are bids to release all Hamas and Fatah prisoners ...
Hamas won't resume Shalit talks unless Israel respects ceasefire
Aug 06, 2008 ... Hamas won't resume Shalit talks unless Israel respects ceasefire GAZA, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- A Hamas leader on Wednesday said therewill be no talks on freeing a captive Israeli soldier unless Israelabides by an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. "Hamas will not open ...
Hamas can't uproot Fatah in Gaza: official
Aug 06, 2008 ... Hamas can't uproot Fatah in Gaza: official GAZA, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- A Fatah leader on Thursday said HamasIslamists can not uproot his movement in Gaza Strip they control. "Fatah is the Palestinian people's movement and the pioneer ofits struggle since 44 years," said Ibraheem ...
Urgent: Olmert, Abbas meet in Jerusalem
Aug 06, 2008 ... Urgent: Olmert, Abbas meet in Jerusalem JERUSALEM, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmertand ...
1st LD: Olmert, Abbas meet in Jerusalem
Aug 06, 2008 ... 1st LD: Olmert, Abbas meet in Jerusalem JERUSALEM, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmertis currently meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas inJerusalem, local daily Yedioth Ahronoth reported Wednesday on itswebsite. The meeting, took place in ...
PLC launches Hamas-Fatah reconciliation initiative
Aug 06, 2008 ... PLC launches Hamas-Fatah reconciliation initiative GAZA, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Hamas-controlled parliament on Wednesdayreleased an initiative for reconciliation between the Islamicmovement and president Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah movement. Ahmed Bahar, deputy Speaker of the ...
2nd LD: Olmert, Abbas meet in Jerusalem
Aug 06, 2008 ... 2nd LD: Olmert, Abbas meet in Jerusalem JERUSALEM, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmertis currently meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas inJerusalem, local daily Yedioth Ahronoth reported Wednesday on itswebsite. The meeting which took place at ...
Hamas slams frequent Abbas-Olmert meetings
Aug 06, 2008 ... Hamas slams frequent Abbas-Olmert meetings GAZA, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas)on Wednesday slammed frequent meetings between Palestinian presidentMahmoud Abbas and Israeli premier Ehud Olmert which take place inJerusalem. "Abbas-Olmert meetings ...
Sunni political group denies backing Kurds in Kirkuk debate
Aug 06, 2008 ... Sunni political group denies backing Kurds in Kirkuk debate BAGHDAD, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- An Iraqi Sunni Arab political groupdenied on Wednesday that it has supported the Kurds over debate of apower-sharing law in the northern oil-rich province of Kirkuk. "It is not true that ...
Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers
Aug 06, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers ANKARA, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Turkish newspapers on Wednesday. TURKIYE (Turkey): -- Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan met SyrianPresident Bashar al-Asad who arrived in ...
Urgent: Israel to release more Palestinian prisoners, says official
Aug 06, 2008 ... Urgent: Israel to release more Palestinian prisoners, saysofficial JERUSALEM, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- A senior Israeli official saidWednesday Israel would release more Palestinian prisoners by the endof this month as a goodwill gesture to ...
Jordan's stock market index closes lower
Aug 06, 2008 ... Jordan's stock market index closes lower AMMAN, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- The shares price index of Jordan'sAmman stock market closed at 4,431 points on Wednesday, down ...
Iraqi parliament endorses supplementary budget
Aug 06, 2008 ... Iraqi parliament endorses supplementary budget BAGHDAD, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- The Iraqi parliament ratified asupplementary budget of 21 billion U.S. dollars on Wednesday amiddispute over a controversial provincial election law, officialtelevision reported. "The Iraqi lawmakers ...
1st LD: Israel to release more Palestinian prisoners
Aug 06, 2008 ... 1st LD: Israel to release more Palestinian prisoners JERUSALEM, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Israel announced Wednesday that itwould release several Palestinian prisoners as a gesture toPalestinian President Mahmoud Abbas by the end of August, localnewspaper Ha'aretz reported on its ...
Erekat: Olmert agrees to release 150 Palestinian prisoners
Aug 06, 2008 ... Erekat: Olmert agrees to release 150 Palestinian prisoners RAMALLAH, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekatsaid on Wednesday Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert promised in theface of President Mahmoud Abbas to free 150 Palestinian prisonersfrom Israeli jails ....
WRITETHRU: Israel to release more Palestinian prisoners
Aug 06, 2008 ... WRITETHRU: Israel to release more Palestinian prisoners JERUSALEM, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Israel announced Wednesday that itwould release more Palestinian prisoners as a gesture to PalestinianPresident Mahmoud Abbas by the end of August, local daily Ha'aretzreported on its website ....
Iraqi parliament fails to approve provincial election bill
Aug 06, 2008 ... Iraqi parliament fails to approve provincial election bill BAGHDAD, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- The Iraqi parliament speaker ended anemergency parliamentary session Wednesday after the political blocsfailed to reach an agreement over a disputed provincial electionbill. Parliament ...
Tel Aviv stock exchange index closes lower
Aug 06, 2008 ... Tel Aviv stock exchange index closes lower JERUSALEM, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE)general share index closed at ...
Syria confirms assassination of senior security officer
Aug 06, 2008 ... Syria confirms assassination of senior security officer DAMASCUS, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Syria confirmed on Wednesday anassassination of a senior security officer last week, theindependent Syria-news website reported. Presidential Advisor for Political and Information ...
Arab League concerned about developments in Mauritania
Aug 06, 2008 ... Arab League concerned about developments in Mauritania CAIRO, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- The Cairo-based Arab League (AL) onWednesday voiced its concern on the latest developments inMauritania following a military coup there. The pan-Arab organization called for maintaining the ...
Syria, Iraq keen to develop economic cooperation
Aug 06, 2008 ... Syria, Iraq keen to develop economic cooperation DAMASCUS, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Syria and Iraq signed on Wednesdayminutes to develop bilateral economic cooperation, the official SANAnews agency reported. The two sides inked the documents at the end of their meetings ofthe ...
Egyptian FM warns against military solution to Iranian nuclear issue
Aug 06, 2008 ... Egyptian FM warns against military solution to Iranian nuclearissue CAIRO, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed AbulGheit has warned against any military attacks on Iran for solvingits disputed nuclear program, a press release of the ministry saidWednesday ....
Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2100 GMT, Aug. 6
Aug 06, 2008 ... Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2100 GMT, Aug. 6 GAZA -- Unknown gunmen attacked a resort village on Gaza beachand set it on fire early on Wednesday, witnesses and securitysources said. The sources said that the militants stormed Ebad al-Rahmantourist village, which was ...
Major news items in leading Australian newspapers
Aug 06, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Australian newspapers CANBERRA, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Australian newspapers on Thursday. The Australian: -- Treasury chief Ken Henry has handed the Government a politicaltime bomb with a report ...
Dollar rises to mid-109 yen level in Tokyo
Aug 06, 2008 ... Dollar rises to mid-109 yen level in Tokyo TOKYO, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar traded at the mid-109yen level early Thursday in Tokyo. At 9 a.m., the dollar was quoted at 109.47-52 yen, down slightlyfrom its 5 p.m. Wednesday quote of 109.75-85 yen ...
Tokyo stocks open lower
Aug 06, 2008 ... Tokyo stocks open lower TOKYO, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks opened lower Thursday. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the 225-issue Nikkei StockAverage lost 34.37 points, or 0.26 percent, ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
Aug 06, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers TOKYO, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Japanese newspapers on Thursday: Yomiuri: -- About 45,000 people attended a memorial ceremony Wednesday atthe Peace Memorial Park in ...
Japan's foreign reserves continue to increase
Aug 06, 2008 ... Japan's foreign reserves continue to increase TOKYO, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Japan's foreign exchange reserves poseda monthly increase of 3.11 billion U.S. dollars in July to reach1,004.66 billion dollars, marking the second consecutive month oftopping the 1 trillion line, the Japanese ...
Protests banned in parts of Nepali capital
Aug 06, 2008 ... Protests banned in parts of Nepali capital KATHMANDU, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- The Kathmandu DistrictAdministration Office (DAO) has issued a prohibition order banningprotests in parts of the capital city, local newspaper The RisingNepal reported on Thursday. Rallies, sit-ins and ...
Tokyo stocks fall in morning
Aug 06, 2008 ... Tokyo stocks fall in morning TOKYO, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks fell Thursday morning. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average lost 161.00 points, or ...
Powerful quake hits eastern Indonesia
Aug 06, 2008 ... Powerful quake hits eastern Indonesia JAKARTA, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with magnitude ...
Tibetan separatists face strong action: Nepali media
Aug 06, 2008 ... Tibetan separatists face strong action: Nepali media KATHMANDU, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Tibetan separatists are facingstrong action from the Nepali government against their unauthorizedactivities, local media reported. It is well informed among media people that the ...
Cambodian NEC promises to continue to resolve poll complaints
Aug 06, 2008 ... Cambodian NEC promises to continue to resolve poll complaints PHNOM PENH, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian National ElectionCommittee (NEC) Secretary General Tep Nytha said that the electioncommittee will continue to resolve complaints about allegedirregularities in last month's ...
Hundreds of buildings collapse after strong quake in Indonesia
Aug 06, 2008 ... Hundreds of buildings collapse after strong quake in Indonesia JAKARTA, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Hundreds of houses collapsed after astrong quake with the magnitude of 6.6 rocked West Nusa Tenggaraprovince in eastern parts of Indonesia on Thursday, meteorology anddisaster management ...
Election shows development of democracy in Cambodia: NEC
Aug 06, 2008 ... Election shows development of democracy in Cambodia: NEC PHNOM PENH, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- The National Election Committee(NEC) announced that the July 27 parliamentary election showed goodsigns of progress in the development of democracy in Cambodia, theMekong Times reported ...
Dollar stays at lower 108 yen in Tokyo
Aug 06, 2008 ... Dollar stays at lower 108 yen in Tokyo TOKYO, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar stayed at the lower 108yen level Wednesday morning in Tokyo. At noon, the dollar was quoted at 108.33-36 yen against 108.30-40 yen in New York and ...
1 killed in strong quake in Indonesia
Aug 06, 2008 ... 1 killed in strong quake in IndonesiaJAKARTA, Aug. 7 (Xinhua)-- One person was killed and hundreds of houses collapsed anddamaged after strong quake with magnitude of 6.6 rocked West NusaTenggara province in eastern parts of Indonesia on Thursday,meteorology and disaster management ...
Newly graduated surgeons to serve in Myanmar cyclone relief work
Aug 06, 2008 ... Newly graduated surgeons to serve in Myanmar cyclone relief work YANGON, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- The Myanmar health authorities willtemporarily grant house surgeons, who are fresh medical graduates,to help serve in relief and resettlement work in cyclone-hit areasundertaken by domestic ...
Dollar at mid-109 yen in Tokyo
Aug 06, 2008 ... Dollar at mid-109 yen in Tokyo TOKYO, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar traded in the mid-109yen range Thursday morning in Tokyo. At noon, the dollar was quoted at 109.42-47 yen againstWednesday's 5 p.m. quotes of 109.75-85 yen ...
Vietnam issues sex change decree
Aug 06, 2008 ... Vietnam issues sex change decree HANOI, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- The Vietnamese government issued adecree limiting the legality of sexual reassignment operations,under which sexual reassignment surgery is now legal only for peoplewith inborn or behavioral sexual variants, the Vietnam ...
Vietnamese State President leaves for Beijing Olympics
Aug 06, 2008 ... Vietnamese State President leaves for Beijing Olympics HANOI, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Vietnamese State President Nugyen MinhTriet left here Thursday morning for China for the upcoming BeijingOlympics. He is scheduled to attend the opening ...
Vietnam to export 3.4 mln tons of rice in 9 months
Aug 06, 2008 ... Vietnam to export 3.4 mln tons of rice in 9 months HANOI, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam will, according to the VietnamFood Association, ship abroad 3.4 million tons of rice betweenJanuary and September, local newspaper Vietnam Economic Timesreported Wednesday. The association ...
New Zealand Governor-General to attend Beijing Olympics opening ceremony
Aug 06, 2008 ... New Zealand Governor-General to attend Beijing Olympics openingceremony WELLINGTON, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand Governor-General AnandSatyanand is to travel to Asia to represent New Zealand at theBeijing Olympics and to make the first state visit to Mongolia. The ...
Indian shares open higher
Aug 06, 2008 ... Indian shares open higher MUMBAI, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Indian shares opened higher onWednesday, with the key Sensex index up 2.02 percent shortly afteropening. Sensex rose 302.58 points, or 2.02 percent to 15,263.65 points. Sensex ...
Vietnam encounters power shortage
Aug 06, 2008 ... Vietnam encounters power shortage HANOI, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam is facing an electricityshortage of 1,000-1,500 MW a day, local newspaper Young People onWednesday quoted the country's biggest electricity producer and soledistributor as reporting. The shortage is mainly ...
Survey: 1 in 2 Singaporeans would vote female president
Aug 06, 2008 ... Survey: 1 in 2 Singaporeans would vote female president SINGAPORE, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- One in two Singaporeans would votea female president, and four in five would accept a woman cabinetminister, a free English-language tabloid TODAY citing a recentsurvey reported on Wednesday ....
S. Korea, U.S. reach consensus on bilateral cooperation, nuclear issues
Aug 06, 2008 ... S. Korea, U.S. reach consensus on bilateral cooperation, nuclearissues SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- South Korean and U.S. presidents agreedon Wednesday to expand bilateral cooperations in trade, technologyand other areas and strengthen their strategic alliance and worktogether on ...
More than 2 mln children die in India in 2006: Unicef
Aug 06, 2008 ... More than 2 mln children die in India in 2006: Unicef NEW DELHI, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- A total of 2.1 million child deathsoccurred in India in 2006, the UNICEF said in its latest report,State of Asia Pacific's Children 2008, which examines the latesttrends in child and maternal ...
US president leaves for Thailand to continue Asian tour
Aug 06, 2008 ... US president leaves for Thailand to continue Asian tour SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President George W. Bush finishedhis two-day official visit to South Korea and left for ThailandWednesday afternoon. During Bush's two-day visit to Seoul, Bush held summit meetingwith his ...
Helicopter crashes in southern Thailand, killing three soldiers
Aug 06, 2008 ... Helicopter crashes in southern Thailand, killing three soldiers BANGKOK, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- A helicopter of the Royal Thai AirForce on Wednesday crashed in Thailand's ...
Tokyo stocks rise
Aug 06, 2008 ... Tokyo stocks rise TOKYO, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks gained more than twopercent Wednesday. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average gained 340.23 points, or 2 ....
Gasoline price hits record high in Japan
Aug 06, 2008 ... Gasoline price hits record high in Japan TOKYO, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- The average retail price of regulargasoline in Japan increased by 4.40 yen per liter from a weekearlier as of Monday, reaching a record high of 185.10 yen (about1.71 U.S. dollars) per liter, local media reported on ...
Six Russian-made helicopters arrive in Indonesia
Aug 06, 2008 ... Six Russian-made helicopters arrive in Indonesia JAKARTA, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Six Mi-17-V helicopters, ordered byIndonesia from Russia in 2003, arrived at the Indonesian Navy'sairbase in Surabaya, East Java, on Wednesday. "These helicopters can be used not only for military ...