Xinhua News Agency back issues from Tuesday, August 26:
Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers
Aug 26, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers ANKARA, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Turkish newspapers on Tuesday. TURKIYE (Turkey): -- Turkey's Defense Industry Undersecretary Murad Bayar said thattalks were underway to produce ...
Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers
Aug 26, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers JERUSALEM, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Israeli newspapers on Tuesday. Ha'aretz: -- Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak headed to Egypt Tuesdaymorning for a working visit whose agenda ...
Jordan sentences five men for Iraqi insurgency plots
Aug 26, 2008 ... Jordan sentences five men for Iraqi insurgency plots AMMAN, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- Five Jordanians were sentenced to five-year in prison for plotting to fight Americans in Iraq by Jordan'sState Security Court Monday, local daily the Jordan Times reportedon Tuesday. The ...
Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- Aug. 26
Aug 26, 2008 ... Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- Aug. 26 CAIRO, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of major MiddleEast news stories due to be covered or pursued by Xinhua News Agencyon Tuesday. -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who arrived inIsrael Monday afternoon, ...
Turkish capital markets pour 24 bln U.S. dollars into economy since 2004
Aug 26, 2008 ... Turkish capital markets pour 24 bln U.S. dollars into economysince 2004 ANKARA, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- Turkey's Capital Markets Board (SPK)President Turan Erol said Turkey's capital markets have channeled 24billion U.S. dollars in financial resources to nonfinancial sectorssince ...
Major news items in leading Iranian newspapers
Aug 26, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Iranian newspapers TEHRAN, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Iranian newspapers on Tuesday. Tehran Times: -- Iran's former president, Chairman of the Experts AssemblyAyatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Monday ...
Four killed in car bombing north of Baghdad
Aug 26, 2008 ... Four killed in car bombing north of Baghdad TIKRIT, Iraq, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- Four people were killed and sixothers injured in a car bomb explosion near a government office inTikrit, the capital city of Salahudin province on Tuesday, aprovincial police source said. "A ...
Israel shuts crossing points into Gaza after rocket attacks
Aug 26, 2008 ... Israel shuts crossing points into Gaza after rocket attacks GAZA, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- Israel shut down crossing points intoGaza on Tuesday in response to Palestinian rockets which hit itssouthern territories, Israeli radio reported. The decision was made by Israeli Defense ...
Israeli settlement construction nearly doubles over 2007: watchdog
Aug 26, 2008 ... Israeli settlement construction nearly doubles over 2007:watchdog JERUSALEM, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- The construction of Jewishsettlements in the West Bank has nearly doubled over 2007, despiteIsrael's pledge to freeze such activities, an Israeli watchdog saidTuesday ....
Insurgents kill U.S. soldier in Baghdad
Aug 26, 2008 ... Insurgents kill U.S. soldier in Baghdad BAGHDAD, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- An American soldier died of woundssustained from small-arms attack in northern Baghdad, the U.S.military said on Tuesday. The soldier, who assigned to a Multi-National Division-Baghdad,died on Monday at a ...
Rice, Olmert still envision peace deal in 2008
Aug 26, 2008 ... Rice, Olmert still envision peace deal in 2008 JERUSALEM, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmertand U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice still believe theIsraelis and the Palestinians can reach a peace deal within 2008,Olmert's office said Tuesday ....
Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers
Aug 26, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers CAIRO, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Egyptian newspapers on Tuesday. Al Ahram: -- Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Monday ordered theformation of a fact-finding committee to assess ...
Lebanese cabinet meeting postponed due to Abbas visit
Aug 26, 2008 ... Lebanese cabinet meeting postponed due to Abbas visit BEIRUT, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- The Lebanese cabinet meetingscheduled for Thursday to name key security officials was postponedas Lebanese leaders were to meet visiting Palestinian PresidentMahmoud Abbas on that day, local Naharnet ...
Hamas: Egypt to open Rafah crossing for two days ahead of Ramadan
Aug 26, 2008 ... Hamas: Egypt to open Rafah crossing for two days ahead of Ramadan GAZA, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- Hamas spokesman Ayman Taha on Tuesdaysaid the Hamas government in Gaza has received a promise from Egyptto open the Rafah crossing for two days before the start of the holymonth of Ramadan ....
Israel's settlement activity not helpful: Rice
Aug 26, 2008 ... Israel's settlement activity not helpful: Rice JERUSALEM, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- Visiting U.S. Secretary of StateCondoleezza Rice on Tuesday reiterated that Israel should avoid theconfidence-undermining settlement activities in West Bank. "I think it's no secret, and I have said ...
PNA forces arrest nine Hamas members in West Bank
Aug 26, 2008 ... PNA forces arrest nine Hamas members in West Bank RAMALLAH, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian National Authority's(PNA) regular forces arrested nine members of Islamic Hamas movementin various places in the West Bank, Hamas said on Tuesday. The arrests took place in Qalqilya, ...
Urgent: Suicide bomber kills 10 police recruits in northeast Baghdad
Aug 26, 2008 ... Urgent: Suicide bomber kills 10 police recruits in northeastBaghdad BAGHDAD, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- A suicide bomber blew himself up ata ...
Abbas agrees to form national committee to settle political arrests
Aug 26, 2008 ... Abbas agrees to form national committee to settle politicalarrests RAMALLAH, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbasagreed to form a national committee to settle the issue of thepolitical prisoners in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, factionalsources said ...
1st LD: Suicide bomber kills ten police recruits in northeast Baghdad
Aug 26, 2008 ... 1st LD: Suicide bomber kills ten police recruits in northeastBaghdad BAGHDAD, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- A suicide bomber blew himself up ata crowd of police recruits in the town of Jalawlaa in Diyalaprovince on Tuesday, killing ten recruits and wounding 20 others, aprovincial police ...
2nd LD: Death toll rises to 28 in Diyala suicide bombing
Aug 26, 2008 ... 2nd LD: Death toll rises to 28 in Diyala suicide bombing BAGHDAD, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- The death toll of the suicidebombing at a crowd of police recruits in the volatile province ofDiyala on Tuesday rose to 28, an Interior Ministry source said. "The latest reports said that up ...
Israeli soldiers punished for desecrating Rabin: report
Aug 26, 2008 ... Israeli soldiers punished for desecrating Rabin: report JERUSALEM, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- Two Israeli soldiers were expelledfrom the fighting corps after showing disrespect for assassinatedIsraeli former prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, local radio reportedTuesday. When watching ...
AL envoy to Iraq urges more active Arab role in Iraq
Aug 26, 2008 ... AL envoy to Iraq urges more active Arab role in Iraq CAIRO, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- Newly-appointed Arab League (AL) envoyto Iraq Hani Khallaf called for the Arabs to play a more active rolein Iraq, an Egyptian newspaper reported on Tuesday. In an interview with Rose Al-Youssef ...
Jordan's stock market index closes lower
Aug 26, 2008 ... Jordan's stock market index closes lower AMMAN, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- The shares price index of Jordan'sAmman stock market closed at 4,255 points on Tuesday, down 5 ...
Seven PKK rebels killed in clash in eastern Turkey: report
Aug 26, 2008 ... Seven PKK rebels killed in clash in eastern Turkey: report ANKARA, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- Seven militants of the outlawedKurdish Workers' Party (PKK) and three Turkish village guards werekilled in a clash between the PKK and the security forces in easternTurkey, the semi-official ...
Severe life events raise breast cancer risk: research
Aug 26, 2008 ... Severe life events raise breast cancer risk: research JERUSALEM, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- Young women who have been exposedto several traumatic life events are at higher risk for breastcancer, while happiness may have a protective effect, Israeliresearchers found in a recent study ....
Abbas: final peace deal with Israel has to be complete
Aug 26, 2008 ... Abbas: final peace deal with Israel has to be complete RAMALLAH, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbasreiterated on Tuesday that any final peace agreement to be reachedwith Israel in the future has to be complete and comprehensive. Abbas told a joint news ...
Mubarak urges Israel to be more serious on talks with Palestinians: FM
Aug 26, 2008 ... Mubarak urges Israel to be more serious on talks withPalestinians: FM CAIRO, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak onTuesday urged Israel to work seriously with the Palestinians and bemore positive in the negotiations to reach peace in the region. Mubarak ...
Tel Aviv stock exchange index closes down
Aug 26, 2008 ... Tel Aviv stock exchange index closes down JERUSALEM, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- The Tel Aviv Stock Exchangegeneral share index closed at ...
Urgent: A plane hijacked in Sudan
Aug 26, 2008 ... Urgent: A plane hijacked in Sudan KHARTOUM, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- An airplane was hijacked Tuesdayafter taking off from Nyala, capital city of ...
UAE VP meets Shanghai mayor over Dubai-Shanghai relations
Aug 26, 2008 ... UAE VP meets Shanghai mayor over Dubai-Shanghai relations DUBAI, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- Vice President and Prime Minister ofthe United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum met here Tuesday with visiting Mayor of Chinese city ofShanghai Han Zheng over ties between ...
Urgent: Hijacked Sudanese passenger plane lands in Libya
Aug 26, 2008 ... Urgent: Hijacked Sudanese passenger plane lands in Libya KHARTOUM, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- A Sudanese passenger which washijacked on Tuesday at Niyala, the capital city of South DarfurState in the restive western Sudanese ...
1st LD: Hijacked Sudanese passenger plane lands in Libya
Aug 26, 2008 ... 1st LD: Hijacked Sudanese passenger plane lands in Libya KHARTOUM, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- A Sudanese passenger which washijacked on Tuesday at Niyala, the capital city of South DarfurState in the restive western Sudanese region of Darfur, has landedin Libya, Qatar's al-Jazeera ...
2nd LD: Hijacked Sudanese passenger plane lands in Libya
Aug 26, 2008 ... 2nd LD: Hijacked Sudanese passenger plane lands in Libya KHARTOUM, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- A Sudanese passenger plane whichwas hijacked on Tuesday at Niyala, the capital city of South DarfurState in the restive western Sudanese region of Darfur, has landedin Libya, Qatar's al-Jazeera ...
Update: 14 PKK rebels killed in clash in eastern Turkey: report
Aug 26, 2008 ... Update: 14 PKK rebels killed in clash in eastern Turkey: report ANKARA, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- Fourteen militants of the outlawedKurdish Workers' Party (PKK) and five Turkish village guards werekilled in a clash between the PKK and the security forces in easternTurkey, the ...
Iran, EU work toward new round of talks: FM
Aug 26, 2008 ... Iran, EU work toward new round of talks: FM TEHRAN, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- Iranian Foreign Minister ManouchehrMottaki said on Tuesday that Iran is working with EU Foreign PolicyChief Javier Solana for further talks on the country's nuclearprogram, the English-language Press TV ...
Morocco destroys 2,736 hectares of cannabis
Aug 26, 2008 ... Morocco destroys 2,736 hectares of cannabis RABAT, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- Morocco, a big cannabis-producingnation, has recently destroyed 2,736 hectares of cannabis in thenorthern region of Taounate, 250 km east of Rabat, local MAP newsagency reported on Tuesday. Quoting local ...
Israeli activist arrested after Gaza boat protest
Aug 26, 2008 ... Israeli activist arrested after Gaza boat protest JERUSALEM, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- An Israeli who sailed to the GazaStrip with other international activists in defiance of an Israel-imposed sea blockade was arrested, a spokeswoman for the protestorganizer said Tuesday ....
Roundup: Rice hangs on 2008 peace deal
Aug 26, 2008 ... Roundup: Rice hangs on 2008 peace deal by Deng Yushan JERUSALEM, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Secretary of StateCondoleezza Rice on Tuesday concluded her latest trip to Israel andthe Palestinian territories, reiterating that a peace deal is stillpossible within 2008 ....
3rd LD: Hijacked Sudanese passenger plane lands in Libya
Aug 26, 2008 ... 3rd LD: Hijacked Sudanese passenger plane lands in Libya KHARTOUM, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- A Sudanese passenger plane whichwas hijacked on Tuesday at Niyala, the capital city of South DarfurState in the restive western Sudanese region of Darfur, has landedin Libya, Qatar's al-Jazeera ...
Urgent: Khartoum holds intensive contacts with Libya on hijacked plane
Aug 26, 2008 ... Urgent: Khartoum holds intensive contacts with Libya on hijackedplane KHARTOUM, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- The Sudanese government is ...
News Analysis: Rice's visit leaves Israeli-Palestinian peace issue unresolved
Aug 26, 2008 ... News Analysis: Rice's visit leaves Israeli-Palestinian peaceissue unresolved by Zhang Yanyang, Xu Gang JERUSALEM, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- As U.S. Secretary of StateCondoleezza Rice concluded another visit to the Middle East Tuesdayevening, any progress on a peace accord between ...
1st LD: Khartoum holds intensive contacts with Libya on hijacked plane
Aug 26, 2008 ... 1st LD: Khartoum holds intensive contacts with Libya on hijackedplane KHARTOUM, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- The Sudanese government is holdingintensive contacts with Libya on a Sudanese passenger plane whichwas hijacked to Libya from the restive western Sudanese region ofDarfur on ...
Jihad backs Egypt's mediation efforts on inter-Palestinian dialogue
Aug 26, 2008 ... Jihad backs Egypt's mediation efforts on inter-Palestiniandialogue CAIRO, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- A leader of the Palestinian IslamicJihad movement said Tuesday his faction supports the Egyptianmediation efforts to reach a Palestinian consensus for theresumption of the ...
2nd LD: Khartoum holds intensive contacts with Libya on hijacked plane
Aug 26, 2008 ... 2nd LD: Khartoum holds intensive contacts with Libya on hijackedplane KHARTOUM, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- The Sudanese government is holdingintensive contacts with Libya on a Sudanese passenger plane whichwas hijacked to Libya from the restive western Sudanese region ofDarfur on ...
UNAMID condemns "use of excessive force" in Darfur refugee camp
Aug 26, 2008 ... UNAMID condemns "use of excessive force" in Darfur refugee camp KHARTOUM, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- The UN-African Union peacekeepingMission in Darfur (UNAMID) condemned on Tuesday what it called " theuse of excessive force" by the Sudanese government forces in thelargest refugee camp ...
420 kg of hashish seized in Turkey
Aug 26, 2008 ... 420 kg of hashish seized in Turkey ANKARA, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- Turkish police and gendarmerie teamsseized 420 kg of hashish in operations in Turkey over the past fewdays, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported on Tuesday. Turkish gendarmerie teams confiscated 100 kg ...
Israeli activist released "conditionally " after questioned for Gaza boat protest
Aug 26, 2008 ... Israeli activist released "conditionally " after questioned forGaza boat protest JERUSALEM, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- The Israeli who sailed to the GazaStrip with other international activists in defiance of an Israel-imposed sea blockade was released "conditionally" Tuesday ...
Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2100 GMT, Aug. 26
Aug 26, 2008 ... Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2100 GMT, Aug. 26 KHARTOUM -- A Sudanese passenger plane which was hijacked onTuesday at Niyala, the capital city of South Darfur State in therestive western Sudanese region of Darfur, has landed in Libya,Qatar's al-Jazeera TV reported ....
Jordan, Canada sign free trade agreement
Aug 26, 2008 ... Jordan, Canada sign free trade agreement AMMAN, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- Jordan and Canada has inked apreliminary free trade agreement on Tuesday, the first one Canadasigned with the Arab world, the Jordanian official news agency Petrareported. The agreement is expected to be ...
Israeli court sentences former Palestinian mayor in prison for ties with Hamas
Aug 26, 2008 ... Israeli court sentences former Palestinian mayor in prison forties with Hamas JERUSALEM, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- An Israeli army court on Tuesdaysentenced a former Palestinian mayor to six years in prison for hissupport for Hamas, local daily Ha'aretz reported. Hatam Ridah ...
Riot police ready to disperse protesters at Bangkok's Government House
Aug 26, 2008 ... Riot police ready to disperse protesters at Bangkok's GovernmentHouse BANGKOK, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- More than 2,000 anti-riot policewere deployed early Wednesday to disperse thousands of anti-government protesters led by the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) at the Government ...
Hijacked Sudanese plane sends no request to enter Egyptian airspace: official
Aug 26, 2008 ... Hijacked Sudanese plane sends no request to enter Egyptianairspace: official CAIRO, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- The hijacked Sudanese passenger planedid not send any request to enter the Egyptian airspace, head of theEgyptian Civil Aviation Authority (ECAA) said on Tuesday hours ...
Dollar at mid-109 yen level in Tokyo
Aug 26, 2008 ... Dollar at mid-109 yen level in Tokyo TOKYO, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar changed hands at themid-109 yen level early Wednesday in Tokyo. The dollar traded at 109.55-58 yen at 9:00 a.m., compared with109.53-63 yen in ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
Aug 26, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers TOKYO, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Japanese newspapers on Wednesday: The Daily Yomiuri: -- Toshiba has reached an agreement with IHI Corp. and SouthKorea's leading heavy industries ...
Tokyo stocks open flat
Aug 26, 2008 ... Tokyo stocks open flat TOKYO, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks opened trade on a flatnote Wednesday. The Nikkei Stock Average was down 9.11 points, or 0.07 percent,to ...
Tokyo stocks down slightly in morning trading
Aug 26, 2008 ... Tokyo stocks down slightly in morning trading TOKYO, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks went down slightlyWednesday morning. The Nikkei Stock Average fell 14.70 ...
Dollar down to lower 109 yen in Tokyo
Aug 26, 2008 ... Dollar down to lower 109 yen in Tokyo TOKYO, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar slipped to the lower109 yen level Wednesday morning in Tokyo. The dollar traded at 109.21-26 yen at midday, compared with 109.53-63 yen in New ...
India is home to one-third of all poor people in the world: World Bank
Aug 26, 2008 ... India is home to one-third of all poor people in the world: WorldBank NEW DELHI , Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- India is home to roughly one-third of all poor people in the world and has a higher proportion ofits population living on less than 2 U.S. dollars per day, accordingto the World ...
Nepali minister says army integration to finish in 6 months
Aug 26, 2008 ... Nepali minister says army integration to finish in 6 months KATHMANDU, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- Nepali Defense Minister RamBahadur Thapa "Badal" said the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of theCommunist Party of Nepal (Maoist) (CPN-M) would be integrated intothe Nepal Army (NA) within ...
Indochina countries sign triple border meeting point agreement
Aug 26, 2008 ... Indochina countries sign triple border meeting point agreement HANOI, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos have inkedan agreement on their triple border meeting point, paving the wayfor the three countries to further cooperate for mutual developmentand practical ...
Major news items in leading Indian newspapers
Aug 26, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Indian newspapers NEW DELHI, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Indian newspapers on Wednesday.The Hindu: -- With violence spreading to more areas in Indian eastern stateOrissa on Tuesday following the ...
New budget to focus on relief, economic boost, Nepali minister
Aug 26, 2008 ... New budget to focus on relief, economic boost, Nepali minister KATHMANDU, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- Nepali Finance Minister BaburamBhattarai said that the new fiscal budget will focus on relief andeconomic boost, local newspaper The Kathmandu Post reported onWednesday. According ...
Roundup: Myanmar official media hail diplomatic establishment anniversary with Thailand
Aug 26, 2008 ... Roundup: Myanmar official media hail diplomatic establishmentanniversary with Thailand by Feng Yinqiu YANGON, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar official media hailed onTuesday the 60th anniversary of the country's establishment ofdiplomatic relations with Thailand, calling for ...
Indonesia lifts tsunami warning
Aug 26, 2008 ... Indonesia lifts tsunami warningJAKARTA, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) --Indonesia lifted tsunami warning one hour after a 6.6-magnitudequake rocked waters off western parts of Java island on Tuesday, theIndonesian Meteorology agency said. "The ...
2nd Ld-Writethru: U.S. diplomat escapes unhurt in northwestern Pakistan's firing
Aug 26, 2008 ... 2nd Ld-Writethru: U.S. diplomat escapes unhurt in northwesternPakistan's firing ISLAMABAD, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- A U.S. woman diplomat escapedunhurt in a firing in Peshawar, capital of North West FrontierProvince of Pakistan, on Tuesday, local TV channel reported. The ...