Xinhua News Agency back issues from Saturday, August 9:
Turkey urges for peaceful means to solve problems in Georgia
Aug 09, 2008 ... Turkey urges for peaceful means to solve problems in Georgia ANKARA, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Turkish Prime Minister Recep TayyipErdogan urged late Friday that problems should be solved throughpeaceful means in Georgia. A Prime Ministry Press Center's statement said that Erdogan ...
Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- Aug. 9
Aug 09, 2008 ... Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- Aug. 9 CAIRO, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of major MiddleEast news stories due to be covered or pursued by Xinhua News Agencyon Saturday. -- Continue to monitor security situation in Iraq as sporadic carbombings and suicide ...
Majority of Fatah movement supports dialogue with Hamas: official
Aug 09, 2008 ... Majority of Fatah movement supports dialogue with Hamas: official RAMALLAH, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- A senior official of PresidentMahmoud Abbas' Fatah movement said Saturday that there is alandslide majority in the movement that supports a resumption ofdialogue with rival Hamas ...
Major news items in leading Iranian newspapers
Aug 09, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Iranian newspapers TEHRAN, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Iranian newspapers on Saturday. Tehran Times: -- Iranian nuclear officials on Friday described the latestnegotiations between Iran and the UN ...
Israel to free 150 prisoners on August 25: PA minister
Aug 09, 2008 ... Israel to free 150 prisoners on August 25: PA minister RAMALLAH, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Minister of prisoners' affairs inthe caretaker government headed by Salam Fayyad said Saturday thatIsrael will release 150 prisoners from its prisons on August 25. Ashraf el-Ajrami told ...
Hamas is a hostile organization to PA: Fayyad
Aug 09, 2008 ... Hamas is a hostile organization to PA: Fayyad RAMALLAH, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Salam Fayyad, Prime Minister of thecaretaker government said Saturday that Islamic Hamas movement iscurrently a hostile organization that acts against the Palestinian(National) Authority. He said in ...
Hamas leader vows to include West Bank in its control
Aug 09, 2008 ... Hamas leader vows to include West Bank in its control GAZA, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- A senior Hamas leader said Saturday thathis movement should also rule the West Bank in addition to the GazaStrip that it currently controls. "Hamas movement must rule in Gaza and the occupied West ...
Turkey to increase exports to 136 bln dollars by end of 2008
Aug 09, 2008 ... Turkey to increase exports to 136 bln dollars by end of 2008 ANKARA, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Turkey aimed to increase its exportsto 136 billion U.S. dollars by the end of 2008, Turkish StateMinister Kursad Tuzmen said on Saturday. In an interview with Anatolia news agency in ...
Two U.S. marines die in non-combat incidents in Iraq
Aug 09, 2008 ... Two U.S. marines die in non-combat incidents in Iraq BAGHDAD, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Two U.S. marines died of non-battlerelated cause in Iraq's western province of Anbar, the U.S. militarysaid on Saturday. The Marines, assigned to Multi-National Force-West, died onThursday near ...
Egypt seeking Palestinian factions' responses to resume dialogue
Aug 09, 2008 ... Egypt seeking Palestinian factions' responses to resume dialogue GAZA, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian factions on Saturday startedto respond to Egyptian questions about their views, ideas andstances to resume inter-Palestinian dialogue. Kayed al-Ghoul, a leader of the Popular ...
Hamas says PNA shuts down its four charities, two print houses in West Bank
Aug 09, 2008 ... Hamas says PNA shuts down its four charities, two print houses inWest Bank RAMALLAH, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Interior Minister of the PalestinianNational Authority (PNA) Abdel Raazaq el-Yahia ordered on Saturdayto shut down four Hamas charities and two print houses in the WestBank ....
Israel to send cash to Gaza to allow PA employees get paid
Aug 09, 2008 ... Israel to send cash to Gaza to allow PA employees get paid RAMALLAH, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian Authority (PA) employeesin Gaza will receive complete salaries this month after Israelaccepted to send 72 million Shekels in cash to the besiegedterritory, Palestinian official said ...
Hamas: U.S. administration causes troubles in region
Aug 09, 2008 ... Hamas: U.S. administration causes troubles in region GAZA, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Islamic Hamas movement on Saturday saidthe U.S. administration makes troubles among the Palestinians bysupporting one party against the other. "The U.S. administration's role is to make unrest on ...
Palestinian official urges Israel to open commercial crossing with Gaza
Aug 09, 2008 ... Palestinian official urges Israel to open commercial crossingwith Gaza GAZA, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- A Palestinian official said Saturdaythat the flow of goods into Gaza will remain weak unless Israelopens a key commercial crossing point into the besieged territory. "The ...
New sanctions on Iran will harm West: chairman
Aug 09, 2008 ... New sanctions on Iran will harm West: chairman TEHRAN, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Chairman of National Security andForeign Policy Commission of Iran's parliament, Alaeddin Boroujerdi,said Saturday that imposing new sanctions on the Islamic Republicwill harm the West, the official IRNA ...
Islamic Jihad official says Hamas, Fatah ready to stop political arrests
Aug 09, 2008 ... Islamic Jihad official says Hamas, Fatah ready to stop politicalarrests GAZA, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- An Islamic Jihad leader on Saturday saidthat feuding factions of Hamas and Fatah have accepted to endpolitically-motivated detentions. Hamas controls Gaza Strip where Fatah ...
Turkey condemns suicide bomb attack in northern Iraq
Aug 09, 2008 ... Turkey condemns suicide bomb attack in northern Iraq ANKARA, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Turkey condemned the suicide bombattack that took place in Tel Afar town of Mosul city in northernIraq on Friday, an official statement said on Saturday. The statement issued by the Turkish ...
NGO warns of humanitarian threat to civilians in South Ossetia
Aug 09, 2008 ... NGO warns of humanitarian threat to civilians in South Ossetia AMMAN, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- An international group said the currentfighting in Georgia's breakaway region of South Ossetia poses ahumanitarian threat to 75,000 civilians, official news agency Petrareported on Saturday ....
Six Iraqis injured in Baghdad bomb attacks
Aug 09, 2008 ... Six Iraqis injured in Baghdad bomb attacks BAGHDAD, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Six Iraqi civilians were wounded bytwo bomb explosions in Baghdad on Saturday, an Interior Ministrysource said. Four civilians were injured when a roadside bomb targeting anIraqi police patrol detonated ...
Iran urges immediate ceasefire in South Ossetia
Aug 09, 2008 ... Iran urges immediate ceasefire in South Ossetia TEHRAN, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Iran Saturday called for an immediateceasefire in Georgia's breakaway region of South Ossetia where theongoing conflict has reportedly killed 1,500 people, the officialIRNA news agency reported. "The ...
EP president speaker starts visit to Syria
Aug 09, 2008 ... EP president speaker starts visit to Syria DAMASCUS, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- European Parliament (EP) PresidentHans-Gert Poettering arrived here on Saturday on a four-day officialvisit to Syria, the official SANA news agency reported. Poettering said in a statement upon arrival ...
Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2100 GMT, Aug. 9
Aug 09, 2008 ... Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2100 GMT, Aug. 9 RAMALLAH -- A senior official of President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatahmovement said Saturday that there is a landslide majority in themovement that supports a resumption of dialogue with rival Hamasmovement. Mohamed al-Hourani, ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
Aug 09, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers TOKYO, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Japanese newspapers on Sunday: Yomiuri: -- A Russian Navy intelligence ship has been spotted in thePacific off Okinawa Prefecture's main island, ...
Flash floods kill 73, leave 34 missing in northern Vietnam
Aug 09, 2008 ... Flash floods kill 73, leave 34 missing in northern Vietnam HANOI, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Flash floods in some Vietnamesenorthern provinces sparkled by heavy rain in a storm since Fridayhave killed at least 73 local people and left 34 others missing, theonline version of local ...
Major news items in leading Indian newspapers
Aug 09, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Indian newspapers NEW DELHI, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Following are major news items inleading Indian newspapers on Sunday. The Hindu: -- India will sign soon labor agreements with Malaysia, Oman andBahrain for the protection and welfare of ...
Myanmar to export more marine products to Middle East
Aug 09, 2008 ... Myanmar to export more marine products to Middle East YANGON, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar is making increased effortsto penetrate the Middle East market with its marine products bymaking use of Kuwait as a transit point, the local Flower Newsreported Sunday. To boost its ...
Nepali president asks CA to start PM election process
Aug 09, 2008 ... Nepali president asks CA to start PM election process KATHMANDU, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Nepali President Ram Baran Yadavhas directed Secretary General of the parliament, the ConstituentAssembly (CA), to move ahead the procedures for elections to theprime minister under the Interim ...
Nepali students seeking quality education overseas
Aug 09, 2008 ... Nepali students seeking quality education overseas KATHMANDU, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- The number of Nepali studentsseeking no-objection certificates (NOCs) from the Ministry ofEducation and Sports to study abroad has been going up every year,The Himalayan Times reported on Sunday ....
Nepali newspaper hails opening of Beijing Olympic Games
Aug 09, 2008 ... Nepali newspaper hails opening of Beijing Olympic Games KATHMANDU, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Nepali official newspaper TheRising Nepal in an editorial Sunday hailed the success of theopening of the Beijing Olympic Games, calling it a "big triumph" notonly for China but also for its ...
U.N. to open regional center for peace, disarmament in Nepal
Aug 09, 2008 ... U.N. to open regional center for peace, disarmament in Nepal KATHMANDU, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- United Nations Regional Center forPeace and Disarmament (RCPD) will open its office in Nepali capitalKathmandu on Aug. 18, The Kathmandu Post reported on Saturday. According to a press ...
Food crisis hits several western hill districts in Nepal
Aug 09, 2008 ... Food crisis hits several western hill districts in Nepal KATHMANDU, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Hundreds of local residents havebeen compelled to leave the country for survival as the foodscarcity looms large at nine different hill districts in mid-western and far-western development ...
Japan marks anniversary of Nagasaki atomic bombing
Aug 09, 2008 ... Japan marks anniversary of Nagasaki atomic bombing NAGASAKI, Japan, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- More than 5,000 people bowedtheir heads Saturday in the Peace Park in Nagasaki to mark the 63rdanniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the southwestern Japanesecity. At the ...
9 policemen killed in NW Pakistan
Aug 09, 2008 ... 9 policemen killed in NW Pakistan ISLAMABAD, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Armed suspected Taliban killed atleast nine policemen in an overnight attack on a check post inPakistan's northwest, the News Network International (NNI) newsagency reported Saturday. Security forces at a check ...
Interview: Vietnamese State President a big sports fan
Aug 09, 2008 ... Interview: Vietnamese State President a big sports fan By Xinhuawriters Huang Haimin and Han Qiao HANOI, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Nguyen Minh Triet, Vietnamese StatePresident who attended the opening ceremony of the Beijing OlympicsFriday evening, is a big sports fan who loves to play ...
Sri Lankan newspaper hails Beijing Games as Asia's pride:
Aug 09, 2008 ... Sri Lankan newspaper hails Beijing Games as Asia's pride: COLOMBO, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka's official newspaper saidon Saturday the Beijing Olympic Games is a moment of pride not onlyfor China but also for Asia itself. In its editorial titled "One dream, One world", The ...
13 killed as heavy rains lash south India
Aug 09, 2008 ... 13 killed as heavy rains lash south India NEW DELHI, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- At least 13 people have been killedin heavy rains and flash floods in Indian southeast state AndhraPradesh, officials said Saturday, according to the Indo- Asian NewsService. Thirteen people were killed ...
Beijing Olympic opening ceremony most solemn: Vietnamese media
Aug 09, 2008 ... Beijing Olympic opening ceremony most solemn: Vietnamese media HANOI, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- The opening ceremony of the BeijingOlympic Games full of unique arts performances exhibiting moststriking the traits of China's 5,000-year-old culture anddevelopment could be the most solemn ...
Pakistan's parliament to initiate Musharraf's impeachment
Aug 09, 2008 ... Pakistan's parliament to initiate Musharraf's impeachment ISLAMABAD, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- The parliament of Pakistan wassummoned on Saturday to meet on Aug. 11 to discuss a resolution toseek the impeachment of President Pervez Musharraf. The News Network International news ...
Flash floods kill 23, leave 46 missing in Vietnam
Aug 09, 2008 ... Flash floods kill 23, leave 46 missing in Vietnam HANOI, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Flash floods in Vietnam's northernregion caused by heavy rain have killed 23 local people and left 46others missing, according to local online newspaper VnExpress onSaturday. The flash floods stroke ...
ASEAN to speed up integrated community under its new charter: Surin
Aug 09, 2008 ... ASEAN to speed up integrated community under its new charter:Surin JAKARTA, Aug. 9 (Xinhua)-- The ASEAN Charter will be inspiringthe regional community with visionary of the people's prosperity inthe future, despite it is still facing many unresolved issues, theorganization's ...
Insurgents decapitate man in violence-plagued Thai South
Aug 09, 2008 ... Insurgents decapitate man in violence-plagued Thai South BANGKOK, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- A 60-year-old man was decapitated inThailand's southern province of Pattani on Saturday morning,according to a report of local news network Bangkok Post. An unknown number of insurgents ...
Clashes leave 20 militants killed, 14 injured in W.Afghanistan
Aug 09, 2008 ... Clashes leave 20 militants killed, 14 injured in W.Afghanistan KABUL, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Clashes between Afghan security forcesand militants killed 20 suspected insurgents and injured 14 othersin Afghanistan's western Farah province Friday, an official saidSaturday. "The ...
India, ASEAN sort out differences over FTA
Aug 09, 2008 ... India, ASEAN sort out differences over FTA NEW DELHI, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- India and South Asian trading blockASEAN have finally concluded talks on a free trade agreement (FTA),sorting out long-standing differences over proposed tariff cuts insensitive farm products such as palm ...
Musharraf says to face impeachment
Aug 09, 2008 ... Musharraf says to face impeachment ISLAMABAD, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani President PervezMusharraf said Saturday he would face impeachment with a democraticspirit. During a meeting with Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) leaderChaudhry Shujaat Hussain here, Musharraf ...
Terrorism must be eradicated before having talks: Sri Lankan PM
Aug 09, 2008 ... Terrorism must be eradicated before having talks: Sri Lankan PM COLOMBO, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- The Sri Lankan government issteadfast in eliminating terrorism before having talks with TamilTiger rebels, Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickramanayake said onSaturday. Addressing an ...
Chinese film festival kicks off in Bangladesh to celebrate Beijing Olympics
Aug 09, 2008 ... Chinese film festival kicks off in Bangladesh to celebrateBeijing Olympics DHAKA, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- A week-long Chinese film festival forcelebrating Beijing Olympic Games began in Bangladesh's capitalDhaka on Saturday. Inaugurating the festival in Dhaka University, Acting ...
News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua
Aug 09, 2008 ... News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua HONG KONG, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items from theAsia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong on Saturday: URGENT: Beijing Olympic equestrian events kick off in HK (Sports) 1st Ld: Beijing Olympic equestrian events ...
Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers
Aug 09, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers ANKARA, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Turkish newspapers on Saturday. ZAMAN (Time): -- Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry has allocated 1.45million U.S. dollars for promotion campaign ...
South Africa celebrates women's day
Aug 09, 2008 ... South Africa celebrates women's day JOHANNESBURG, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) - South Africa's Women's Day onSaturday is marked by a mixture of activities that celebratedwomanhood and at the same time urged further strides in protectingand advancing women's rights, South African Press ...
Nigeria's government pledges commitment to effective policing
Aug 09, 2008 ... Nigeria's government pledges commitment to effective policing LAGOS, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Nigeria's Vice President GoodluckJonathan has said that that no effort would be spared in ensuringeffective policing in the country, the News Agency of Nigeriareported on Saturday. The ...
Writethru: AU to suspend Mauritania membership for coup
Aug 09, 2008 ... Writethru: AU to suspend Mauritania membership for coup DAR ES SALAAM, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- The African Union has condemnedthe military coup d'etat in Mauritania and warns to suspend thecountry's membership to the continental union for the time being. Local English broadsheet ...
AU to suspend Mauritania membership for coup
Aug 09, 2008 ... AU to suspend Mauritania membership for coup DAR ES SALAAM, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- The African Union has condemnedthe military coup d'etat in Mauritania and warns to suspend thecountry's membership to the continental union for the time being. Local English broadsheet The Daily ...
Writethru: Two German hostages released in Somalia
Aug 09, 2008 ... Writethru: Two German hostages released in Somalia MOGADISHU, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Two German couples held hostage inthe northeastern semi-autonomous Somali region of Puntland sincelate June have been released overnight, reports from the region saidSaturday. Sources in ...
Two German hostages released in Somalia
Aug 09, 2008 ... Two German hostages released in Somalia MOGADISHU, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Two German couples held hostage inthe northeastern semi-autonomous Somali region of Puntland sincelate June have been released overnight, reports from the region saidSaturday. Sources in Puntland told ...
Nigerian government to establish more business incubation centers
Aug 09, 2008 ... Nigerian government to establish more business incubation centers LAGOS, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Nigeria's Minister of State, Scienceand Technology Alhassan Zaku has called on prospective entrepreneursto use the various Technology Incubation Centers in the country toharness their ...
Writethru: Regional railway firm in deal to boost services after ultimatum
Aug 09, 2008 ... Writethru: Regional railway firm in deal to boost services afterultimatum NAIROBI, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- A regional rail company, the RiftValley Railways (RVR), has entered into a technical serviceagreement with PDL Toll of Australia to improve its services. The agreement ...
World Bank gives Zambia 10 million U.S. dollars
Aug 09, 2008 ... World Bank gives Zambia 10 million U.S. dollars LUSAKA, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- The World Bank has given Zambia 10million U.S. dollars under the second phase of the EconomicManagement and Growth Credit (EMGC II) program, according toSaturday Post. World Bank Task Manager Jos ...
Roundup: Opening ceremony of Beijing Olympic Games highly appreciated in Madagascar
Aug 09, 2008 ... Roundup: Opening ceremony of Beijing Olympic Games highlyappreciated in Madagascar ANTANANARIVO, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- The opening ceremony of theBeijing Olympic Games on Friday evening was highly appreciated herewith the local media describing it as "impeccable andhallucinating", ...
Bills to raise Zambian president, ministers salaries presented to parliament
Aug 09, 2008 ... Bills to raise Zambian president, ministers salaries presented toparliament LUSAKA, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- The Zambian government has presentedthree bills to Parliament to raise salaries and allowances for thepresident, ministers and constitutional office holders, according toZambia ...
1st LD Writethru: Zimbabwe government sees Mbeki's Saturday visit as milestone in inter-party talks
Aug 09, 2008 ... 1st LD Writethru: Zimbabwe government sees Mbeki's Saturday visitas milestone in inter-party talks HARARE, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- The Zimbabwe government sees theforthcoming brief visit by South African President Thabo Mbeki as amilestone in inter-party talks, state media the Herald ...
Zimbabwe government sees Mbeki's Saturday visit as milestone in inter-party talks
Aug 09, 2008 ... Zimbabwe government sees Mbeki's Saturday visit as milestone ininter-party talks HARARE, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- The Zimbabwe government sees theforthcoming brief visit by South African President Thabo Mbeki as amilestone in inter-party talks, state media the Herald said onSaturday ....
Writethru: Zimbabwe government sees Mbeki's Saturday visit as milestone in interparty talks
Aug 09, 2008 ... Writethru: Zimbabwe government sees Mbeki's Saturday visit asmilestone in interparty talks HARARE, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- The Zimbabwe government sees theforthcoming brief visit by South African President Thabo Mbeki as amilestone in inter-party talks, state media the Herald said ...
UNDP human development report on Angola outdated: official
Aug 09, 2008 ... UNDP human development report on Angola outdated: official LUANDA, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- The report of the United NationsDevelopment Program (UNDP) on human development index on Angola is"outdated comparing to the current level of growth in the country, "Angola's official news agency ...
Angola, UNDP launch business information center
Aug 09, 2008 ... Angola, UNDP launch business information center LUANDA, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- The Angolan government and the UnitedNations Development Program (UNDP) have jointly launched a businessinformation center in the capital Luanda with a view to boostingbusiness activities in the country, ...
Former UN chief expresses concern over global food, fuel crisis in Ghana
Aug 09, 2008 ... Former UN chief expresses concern over global food, fuel crisisin Ghana LAGOS, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annanhas expressed concern about the current global food crisis and therising costs of fertilizer and fuel in Ghana, reported the GhanaNews Agency ...