Xinhua News Agency back issues from Thursday, August 28:
Jordan and French company ink MoU on uranium mining
Aug 28, 2008 ... Jordan and French company ink MoU on uranium mining AMMAN, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Jordan signed Wednesday a memorandumof understanding (MoU) with French company Areva on uranium mining,local daily The Jordan Times reported Thursday. Khalid Touqan, head of the Jordan Atomic ...
Jordan's king, Sarkozy voice support to a Palestinian statehood
Aug 28, 2008 ... Jordan's king, Sarkozy voice support to a Palestinian statehood AMMAN, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Jordan's King Abdullah II and FrenchPresident Nicolas Sarkozy voiced support to a Palestinian statehoodsolution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict, local daily The JordanTimes reported on ...
Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, Aug. 28
Aug 28, 2008 ... Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, Aug. 28 GAZA -- Israel opened the crossing points into the Gaza Strip onThursday after two-day closure, Israeli radio reported. The decision to reopen the crossings was made followingdiscussions between Israeli Defense Minister ...
Jordan agrees to extend financial closure deadline for light railway project
Aug 28, 2008 ... Jordan agrees to extend financial closure deadline for lightrailway project AMMAN, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Jordan's government has agreed toextend the financial closure deadline for the Amman-Zarqa lightrailway project, local daily The Jordan Times reported on Thursday. The ...
Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers
Aug 28, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers JERUSALEM, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Israeli newspapers on Thursday. Ha'aretz: -- The Jerusalem District Prosecutor on Wednesday informed theJerusalem District Court that Morris ...
Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- Aug. 28
Aug 28, 2008 ... Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- Aug. 28 CAIRO, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of major MiddleEast news stories due to be covered or pursued by Xinhua News Agencyon Thursday. -- The 82nd session of the Arab League Economic and SocialCouncil starts at a ...
Jordan to build first Terabit cable
Aug 28, 2008 ... Jordan to build first Terabit cable AMMAN, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Jordan will construct the firstTerabit cable in a step to build the kingdom into a competitiveregional IT hub, local daily The Jordan Times reported on Thursday. An agreement on the cable, the second submarine ...
Major news items in leading Iranian newspapers
Aug 28, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Iranian newspapers TEHRAN, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Iranian newspapers on Thursday. Tehran Times: -- Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Commander MajorGeneral Mohammad Ali Jafari announced ...
Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers
Aug 28, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers ANKARA, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Turkish newspapers on Thursday. VATAN (Motherland): -- Turkey's next Chief of General Staff General Ilker Basbug saidon Wednesday that Turkey would ...
Israel reopens Gaza crossings under Egyptian request
Aug 28, 2008 ... Israel reopens Gaza crossings under Egyptian request GAZA, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Israel opened the crossing points intothe Gaza Strip on Thursday after tow-day closure, Israeli radioreported. The decision to reopen the crossings was made followingdiscussions between Israeli ...
Iraqi child dies of cholera in southern Iraq
Aug 28, 2008 ... Iraqi child dies of cholera in southern Iraq BASRA, Iraq, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- A three-year-old child wasannounced dead of cholera in the Maysan province in southern Iraq,raising fears of spreading the disease throughout the country, aprovincial medical source said on Thursday ....
Free Gaza boats to return Cyprus with stranded Palestinians aboard
Aug 28, 2008 ... Free Gaza boats to return Cyprus with stranded Palestiniansaboard GAZA, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Two "Free Gaza and Liberty" boatscarrying International pro-Palestinian activists will leave Gaza forCyprus on Thursday, together with several stranded students andpatients aboard ....
Urgent: Local TV says gunfire attacks Lebanese army helicopter
Aug 28, 2008 ... Urgent: Local TV says gunfire attacks Lebanese army helicopter BEIRUT, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- A Lebanese TV ...
Haneya says money for right of return is rejected
Aug 28, 2008 ... Haneya says money for right of return is rejected GAZA, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Deposed Prime Minister of Hamas in GazaIsmail Haneya said on Thursday that the principle of compensatingthe Palestinian refugees for their right of return is rejected. Haneya, who is also a senior ...
1st LD: Local TV says gunfire attacks Lebanese army helicopter
Aug 28, 2008 ... 1st LD: Local TV says gunfire attacks Lebanese army helicopter BEIRUT, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- A Lebanese TV channel reportedThursday that gunfire attacked a Lebanese army helicopter while itflew over a village in south Lebanon. The incident took place at a village in Telal ...
Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers
Aug 28, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers CAIRO, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Egyptian newspapers on Thursday. Al Ahram: -- Cairo urged Israel to stop making threats against Lebanon,Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit ...
Israel arrests 17 Palestinians in West Bank
Aug 28, 2008 ... Israel arrests 17 Palestinians in West Bank RAMALLAH, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Israeli army has arrested 17Palestinians in the West Bank for the last two days, including aFatah activist who was granted an amnesty, Palestinian sources said. The arrest of Adham Labada, a fighter ...
2nd LD: Lebanese helicopter hit by gunfire, one killed and 4 wounded
Aug 28, 2008 ... 2nd LD: Lebanese helicopter hit by gunfire, one killed and 4wounded BEIRUT, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- A Lebanese army helicopter from thearmy air force was subjected to fire on Thursday over the hills ofSojod in south Lebanon, one officer was killed and four otherswounded among the ...
Hamas rules out Abbas' readiness for reconciliation
Aug 28, 2008 ... Hamas rules out Abbas' readiness for reconciliation GAZA, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Islamic Hamas movement Thursday saidPalestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was ready for dialogue but ruledout his readiness for reconciliation. Abbas, who is the chief of the secular Fatah movement, ...
Israel's first solar power station up and running in South
Aug 28, 2008 ... Israel's first solar power station up and running in South JEURSALEM, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Israel's first solar power stationis up and running in the south desert Negev, which is expected toprovide 220,000 shekels (about 61,452 U.S.dollars) of electricity ayear to the national ...
Jordan's stock market index closes higher
Aug 28, 2008 ... Jordan's stock market index closes higher AMMAN, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- The shares price index of Jordan'sAmman stock market closed at 4,317 points on Thursday, up 7 ...
Hamas denies weapons smuggled into Gaza via tunnels
Aug 28, 2008 ... Hamas denies weapons smuggled into Gaza via tunnels GAZA, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) said the underground tunnels between Gaza and Egypt are notused for smuggling weapons, according to a Hamas statement releasedon Thursday "The tunnels are ...
Israel's jobless rate declines to lowest in 20 years
Aug 28, 2008 ... Israel's jobless rate declines to lowest in 20 years JERUSALEM, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Israel's unemployment rate in thesecond quarter of 2008 stands at 5.9 percent, reaches two- decadelowest, official statistics showed Thursday. According to Israel's Central Bureau of ...
Egypt to partially open its border with Gaza on weekend
Aug 28, 2008 ... Egypt to partially open its border with Gaza on weekend GAZA, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Egypt is to partially open its borderswith Gaza for two days to allow stranded and humanitarian cases tocross, Hamas sources in Gaza said on Thursday. The crossing will be open on Saturday and ...
Iraq's Sadr extends suspension of Mahdi Army activities indefinitely
Aug 28, 2008 ... Iraq's Sadr extends suspension of Mahdi Army activitiesindefinitely BAGHDAD, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al- Sadrsaid Thursday that the suspension of his militia activities wouldcontinue indefinitely. "The suspension of Mahdi Army will continue ...
One killed, five injured in PKK attack in southeastern Turkey
Aug 28, 2008 ... One killed, five injured in PKK attack in southeastern Turkey ANKARA, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- One person was killed and five othersinjured in an attack staged by the militants of the outlawed KurdishWorkers' Party (PKK) in southeastern Turkey on Thursday, the semi-official Anatolia ...
3rd LD: Lebanese helicopter hit by gunfire, one killed, several wounded
Aug 28, 2008 ... 3rd LD: Lebanese helicopter hit by gunfire, one killed, severalwounded BEIRUT, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- An Lebanese air force officer waskilled and several crew members wounded on Thursday when theirmilitary helicopter flying over southern Lebanon came under gunfirefrom unidentified ...
Turkish president calls for Cyprus solution under UN framework
Aug 28, 2008 ... Turkish president calls for Cyprus solution under UN framework ANKARA, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Turkish President Abdullah Gul saidThursday that a solution in Cyprus could be found under theframework of UN secretary general's goodwill mission, based onrealities of the island and with a ...
Two people killed, 10 wounded in Baghdad violence
Aug 28, 2008 ... Two people killed, 10 wounded in Baghdad violence BAGHDAD, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Two people were killed and tenothers injured in bomb and gunfire attacks in Baghdad on Thursday,an Interior Ministry source said. Gunmen shot dead Major Najim Abdullah, an Iraqi Army officer, ...
Two U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq
Aug 28, 2008 ... Two U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq BAGHDAD, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Two U.S. soldiers were killed in twoseparate attacks in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, the U.S. militarysaid on Thursday. A U.S. soldier was killed when insurgents attacked his patrolwith improvised explosive ...
More Palestinian groups to visit Cairo on ending internal rift
Aug 28, 2008 ... More Palestinian groups to visit Cairo on ending internal rift CAIRO, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Two more Palestinian factions areexpected to visit Cairo for talks with Egyptian officials thisweekend in a bid to end the current inter-Palestinian crisis, theEgyptian MENA news agency ...
Palestinian president supports Lebanese government's decisions
Aug 28, 2008 ... Palestinian president supports Lebanese government's decisions BEIRUT, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbason Thursday expressed his full support to all decisions adopted bythe Lebanese government, especially those "related to thePalestinian arms outside the ...
DP World announces 123 pct growth in profit
Aug 28, 2008 ... DP World announces 123 pct growth in profit ABU DHABI, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Dubai Ports (DP) World of theUnited Arab Emirates (UAE), one of the world's largest marineterminal operators, announced Thursday a growth of 123 percent inits profit after tax from continuing operations for ...
No one allowed to cave in to enemies' pressure: Iran's supreme leader
Aug 28, 2008 ... No one allowed to cave in to enemies' pressure: Iran's supremeleader TEHRAN, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah AliKhamenei reiterated on Thursday that no one is allowed to cave in toenemies' pressure, Iran's English-language Press TV satellitechannel reported ....
Israelis rally to mark Shalit's third birthday in captivity
Aug 28, 2008 ... Israelis rally to mark Shalit's third birthday in captivity JERUSALEM, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- About 200 Israelis demonstrated inTel Aviv on Thursday evening to mark Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit'sthird birthday since he was abducted by Hamas in a cross- borderraid in June 2006 ....
Roundup: Pro-Palestinian activists leaves Gaza, with promise to return
Aug 28, 2008 ... Roundup: Pro-Palestinian activists leaves Gaza, with promise toreturn by Deng Yushan, Xu Gang JERUSALEM, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- International activists who sailedto the Gaza Strip in defiance of an Israeli blockade left the Hamas-ruled enclave on Thursday afternoon, leaving ...
URGENT: Thai riot police fire tear gas to disperse protesters
Aug 28, 2008 ... URGENT: Thai riot police fire tear gas to disperse protesters BANGKOK, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- Thai riot police fired tear gas intothe occupied compound of the prime minister's ...
Major news items in leading Australian newspapers
Aug 28, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Australian newspapers CANBERRA, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Australian newspapers on Friday. The Australian: -- Business has stunned financial markets by reporting a surge ofinvestment in the June ...
Tokyo stocks open sharply higher
Aug 28, 2008 ... Tokyo stocks open sharply higher TOKYO, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks opened sharply higherFriday. In the first 15 minutes, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Averagegained 199.32 points, or 1.56 ...
Dollar trades at lower 109 yen in Tokyo
Aug 28, 2008 ... Dollar trades at lower 109 yen in Tokyo TOKYO, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar traded at the lower109 yen level early Friday in Tokyo. At 9 a.m., the dollar traded at 109.39-44 yen, against 109.45- 55yen in New York and 108.89-92 ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
Aug 28, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers TOKYO, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Japanese newspapers on Friday: Asahi: -- Japanese support organizations are suspending their activitiesin Afghanistan and evacuating members ...
10 killed in Fiji bus accident
Aug 28, 2008 ... 10 killed in Fiji bus accident WELLINGTON, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- Ten people were killed after abus they were traveling in caught fire and went off the road inFiji, the Fiji Times reported on Friday. The accident occurred on Thursday night in Navuevu, Sigatoka.Forty people ...
Tokyo stocks rise
Aug 28, 2008 ... Tokyo stocks rise TOKYO, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks rose over 2 percentFriday morning. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average gained 279.37 points, or 2 ....
Feature: Farming techniques enrich life of Vietnam's farmers
Aug 28, 2008 ... Feature: Farming techniques enrich life of Vietnam's farmers ByHan Qiao HANOI, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- What will life be like with a womanliving in the countryside with five children to support? The answermust be "tough" in many people's eyes, but Tran Thi Thung gave adifferent ...
Cambodian opposition parties take election grievances overseas
Aug 28, 2008 ... Cambodian opposition parties take election grievances overseas PHNOM PENH, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- The Sam Rainsy Party (SRP) andthe Human Rights Party (HRP), which are two opposition parties ofCambodia, have written to the leaders of 18 nations who signed the1991 Paris Peace ...
Myanmar media calls for combating human trafficking
Aug 28, 2008 ... Myanmar media calls for combating human trafficking YANGON, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar official media Friday urgedthe country's governmental and non-governmental organizations toextensively participate in combating human trafficking and takepreventive measures against such ...
Police break into Thai Government House
Aug 28, 2008 ... Police break into Thai Government House BANGKOK, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- Some 1,000 policemen broke intoGovernment House compound on Friday morning, trying to push out theprotesters, NBT Channel reported. NBT Channel reported at 10:30 a.m. (0330 GMT) that police managedto go ...
New Zealand, Brazil sign working holiday scheme
Aug 28, 2008 ... New Zealand, Brazil sign working holiday scheme WELLINGTON, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- As many as 300 New Zealandersaged between 18 and 30 will be able to live in Brazil for one yearto work, holiday or study under a new reciprocal working holidayscheme signed on Thursday. The ...
Australian dollar ends firmer
Aug 28, 2008 ... Australian dollar ends firmer CANBERRA, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- The Australian dollar ended firmeron Thursday, with the Australian dollar trading at 86.76 U. S.cents, up from Wednesday's close of 85.81 cents. During the ...
Vietnam supports peaceful settlement in South Ossetia, Abkhazia
Aug 28, 2008 ... Vietnam supports peaceful settlement in South Ossetia, Abkhazia HANOI, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam closely follows situations inSouth Ossetia and Abkhazia, and supports settlement of internationaldisputes via peaceful solutions, a spokesman for Vietnam's foreignministry said ...
Over 5,000 flood-displaced people fall sick in Nepal
Aug 28, 2008 ... Over 5,000 flood-displaced people fall sick in Nepal KATHMANDU, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- More than 5,000 people displacedby last week's Saptakoshi flood, are suffering from various healthrelated problems, and two of them died, local leading news websiteNepalnews.com reported on ...
URGENT: Philippine central bank hikes interest rates by 25 basis points
Aug 28, 2008 ... URGENT: Philippine central bank hikes interest rates by 25 basispoints MANILA, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine central bank ...
UK prince to visit Vietnam in September
Aug 28, 2008 ... UK prince to visit Vietnam in September HANOI, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Prince Andrew of the United Kingdom(UK), the Duke of York, will visit Vietnam from Sept. 7-10, aimed athelping boost friendly and cooperative relations between the twocountries, a spokesman for the foreign ministry ...
Foreign exchange rates in India
Aug 28, 2008 ... Foreign exchange rates in India MUMBAI, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreign exchangerates against the Rupee released by the Reserve Bank of India onThursday: Currency ...
1st Ld-Writethru: Philippine central bank hikes interest rates by 25 basis points
Aug 28, 2008 ... 1st Ld-Writethru: Philippine central bank hikes interest rates by25 basis points MANILA, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine central bank BSPdecided Thursday to raise its interest rates by 25 basis points, asinflation in August is expected to come in a range of 11.8 percentto ...
Pakistan EC accepts nomination papers for presidential candidates
Aug 28, 2008 ... Pakistan EC accepts nomination papers for presidential candidates ISLAMABAD, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- The Election Commission ofPakistan (ECP) on Thursday accepted the nomination papers forpresidential candidates after scrutiny, receiving no challenge fromtheir rivals. The final ...
2nd Ld-Writhru: Philippine central bank hikes interest rates by 25 basis points
Aug 28, 2008 ... 2nd Ld-Writhru: Philippine central bank hikes interest rates by25 basis points MANILA, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine central bank BSPdecided Thursday to raise its interest rates by 25 basis points, asinflation in August is expected to come in a range of 11.8 percentto 12.6 ...
Afghan battle kills, wounds nearly 30 militants in S. Afghanistan
Aug 28, 2008 ... Afghan battle kills, wounds nearly 30 militants in S. Afghanistan KABUL, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Afghan security forces backed by theinternational troops have killed and wounded nearly 30 militants insouthern Afghanistan, said a statement of Defense Ministry releasedhere on Thursday ....
Over 55 persons died in floods in north India
Aug 28, 2008 ... Over 55 persons died in floods in north India NEW DELHI, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Over 55 persons had died andmillions of people were trapped in floods after the Kosi riverchanged its course due to heavy rains in northern Indian stateBihar, the Indo-Asian News Service reported ...
News Analysis: Where is way out of Thai Gov't?
Aug 28, 2008 ... News Analysis: Where is way out of Thai Gov't? By Ling Shuo BANGKOK, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- The Thai criminal court has alreadyissued arrest warrants to nine leaders of the protesting People'sAlliance for Democracy (PAD), who are charged with rebellion andrebellious attempt, ...
Dollar down to upper 108 yen level in Tokyo
Aug 28, 2008 ... Dollar down to upper 108 yen level in Tokyo TOKYO, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar slid to the upper 108yen level Thursday in Tokyo. The dollar traded at 108.89-92 yen, against 109.45-55 yen in NewYork and ...
Indian stock market ends down
Aug 28, 2008 ... Indian stock market ends down MUMBAI, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Bombay Stock Exchange Sensex closedat 14048.34 points on Thursday, down 248.45 points or 1.74 percentfrom the previous trading day. The total turnover was 318 million U.S. dollars ....
Three Japanese lawmakers decide to form new party
Aug 28, 2008 ... Three Japanese lawmakers decide to form new party TOKYO, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Three lawmakers of the Japanese upperhouse from the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan ( DPJ)decided Thursday to leave the DPJ to form a new political party,local media reported. The three, ...
Sri Lankan gov't slams teachers for industrial action
Aug 28, 2008 ... Sri Lankan gov't slams teachers for industrial action COLOMBO, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lankan education authoritieshave accused the island's teachers of trying to ruin the future ofthe country's students by resorting to industrial action. Nimal Bandara, the secretary to the ...
Sri Lankan military says rebel air attacks not a worry
Aug 28, 2008 ... Sri Lankan military says rebel air attacks not a worry COLOMBO, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- The top defense official in SriLanka dismissed the threat posed by Tamil Tigers' air capability asmere psychological warfare on Thursday. "Strategically they can't change anything but of ...