Xinhua News Agency back issues from Friday, September 12:
Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers
Sep 12, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers JERUSALEM, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- The following are major newsitems in leading Israeli newspapers on Friday. Ha'aretz: -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Thursday night that hewould resign immediately after a new ...
Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers
Sep 12, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers ANKARA, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Turkish newspapers on Friday.TURKIYE (Turkey): -- Northern Cyprus leader Mehmet Ali Talat met Greek Cypriotleader Demetris Christofias for ...
Road accident kills 3 Italian tourists in Egypt
Sep 12, 2008 ... Road accident kills 3 Italian tourists in Egypt CAIRO, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- A tourist bus overturned Friday inEgypt's Sinai peninsula, killing three Italian tourists and injuringfive others. The bus carrying the tourists overturned on a coastal road nearthe Red Sea resort ...
Jordan checks passengers from Iraq to prevent cholera
Sep 12, 2008 ... Jordan checks passengers from Iraq to prevent cholera AMMAN, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- All passengers entering Jordan fromIraq, both overland and by air, are now required to undergoquestioning and medical tests if they show symptoms of cholera,local daily The Jordan Times quoted ...
Jordan discovers three more AIDS cases
Sep 12, 2008 ... Jordan discovers three more AIDS cases AMMAN, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Three Jordanians have been testedpositive for HIV/AIDS in August and September, bringing the numberof AIDS cases registered in Jordan to seven since the beginning of2008, local daily The Jordan Times reported on ...
UAE to form national monitoring web after Iran's earthquake
Sep 12, 2008 ... UAE to form national monitoring web after Iran's earthquake ABU DHABI, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- The United Arab Emirates (UAE)will form an "Emirates National Web" to keep track of earthquakes inthe Gulf country after being shaken by a strong earthquake thatstruck southern Iran on ...
New poll shows Israeli FM will win Kadima primary
Sep 12, 2008 ... New poll shows Israeli FM will win Kadima primary JERUSALEM, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Foreign Minister TzipiLivni is most likely to win the race to succeed incumbent PrimeMinister Ehud Olmert as chair of the ruling Kadima party andpossibly also as prime minister, found a new ...
Israeli army prepares for possible post-Abbas violence: report
Sep 12, 2008 ... Israeli army prepares for possible post-Abbas violence: report JERUSALEM, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF)has been preparing for possible violence in the West Bank afterPalestinian President Mahmoud Abbas ends his term in January, localdaily The Jerusalem Post ...
Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- Sept. 12
Sep 12, 2008 ... Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- Sept. 12 CAIRO, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of majorMiddle East news stories due to be covered or pursued by Xinhua NewsAgency on Friday. -- Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos pays a two-day visit to Egypt ....
Roundup: Abbas pessimistic on Annapolis goal
Sep 12, 2008 ... Roundup: Abbas pessimistic on Annapolis goal JERUSALEM, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian President MahmoudAbbas doubts that any peace agreement could be reached with Israelwithin 2008, citing the fact that none of the key issues in thesluggish process has been solved, Israeli ...
Al-Qaida seeks recruiting Palestinians in Lebanon
Sep 12, 2008 ... Al-Qaida seeks recruiting Palestinians in Lebanon BEIRUT, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- A Jordanian security official toldpan-Arab daily al-Hayat that al-Qaida representatives are seeking torecruit Palestinians in Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp in south Lebanon,local Naharnet website reported ...
AL chief in Beirut Monday to attend national dialogue
Sep 12, 2008 ... AL chief in Beirut Monday to attend national dialogue BEIRUT, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Arab League (AL) chief Amr Moussawill arrive in Beirut on Monday to attend the national dialoguesession due to start on Tuesday, local An-Nahar daily reportedFriday. Moussa said "It is ...
Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers
Sep 12, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers CAIRO, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Egyptian newspapers on Friday. Al Ahram: -- Egypt and France have agreed on the need to protect theenvironment of the Mediterranean from all forms ...
U.S. troops capture two suspects linked to Iranian-backed Shiite militants
Sep 12, 2008 ... U.S. troops capture two suspects linked to Iranian-backed Shiitemilitants BAGHDAD, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- U.S. soldiers captured twosuspected Iranian-backed Shiite militiamen during an operation insoutheastern Baghdad on Friday, the U.S. military said. The operation, which ...
Urgent: Suicide bomber kills two people in northern Iraq
Sep 12, 2008 ... Urgent: Suicide bomber kills two people in northern Iraq MOSUL, Iraq, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- A suicide bomber blew himselfup at a crowd of ...
1st LD: Suicide bomber kills 2 in northern Iraq
Sep 12, 2008 ... 1st LD: Suicide bomber kills 2 in northern Iraq MOSUL, Iraq, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- A suicide bomber blew himselfup at a crowd of Muslim worshippers in the town of Sinjar in Ninevehprovince on Friday, killing two of them and wounding 15 others, aprovincial police source said ....
Amman to launch its first dial-up taxi service next month
Sep 12, 2008 ... Amman to launch its first dial-up taxi service next month AMMAN, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Jordan's capital of Amman will launchits first dial-up taxi service as of mid-October, local daily TheJordan Times reported on Friday. The Jordan-Kuwait Noor Financial Investment Company, a ...
Urgent: Suicide bombing kills 27 in Iraq
Sep 12, 2008 ... Urgent: Suicide bombing kills 27 in Iraq BAGHDAD, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- A suicide bombing in ...
1st LD: Suicide bombing kills 27, wounds 40 in northern Iraq
Sep 12, 2008 ... 1st LD: Suicide bombing kills 27, wounds 40 in northern Iraq BAGHDAD, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- At least 27 Iraqis were killed andabout 40 others wounded in a suicide bombing targeting a policestation in northern province of Salahuddin on Friday evening,according to a provincial police ...
Turkey condemns assassination of Lebanese lawmaker
Sep 12, 2008 ... Turkey condemns assassination of Lebanese lawmaker ANKARA, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Turkey Friday condemned theassassination of Lebanese lawmaker Saleh Aridi in a bomb attack onWednesday, an official statement said. "This terrorist attack aims to undermine stability and peace ...
Strong earthquake hits eastern Indonesia
Sep 12, 2008 ... Strong earthquake hits eastern Indonesia JAKARTA, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- A strong earthquake with magnitudeof 6.1 rocked Ambon in eastern parts of Indonesia on Saturdaymorning, according to Indonesia's meteorology agency. The quake struck at 07:04 Jakarta time (0004 GMT) with ...
2nd LD Writethru: Kenya appeals oil marketer to cut fuel prices
Sep 12, 2008 ... 2nd LD Writethru: Kenya appeals oil marketer to cut fuel prices NAIROBI, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki onFriday appealed to oil marketing firms to reduce local pump pricesand reflect the drop in the international crude prices. Kibaki said oil companies ...
Wall Street falls led by retailers, financials
Sep 12, 2008 ... Wall Street falls led by retailers, financials NEW YORK, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Wall Street pulled back Friday,after the U.S. government unexpectedly reported a decline in retailsales for August and as investors still worried about LehmanBrothers. The U.S. Commerce Department ...
Euro zone employment up in second quarter
Sep 12, 2008 ... Euro zone employment up in second quarter BRUSSELS, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Euro zone employment rose by 0.2percent in the second quarter of 2008 compared with the previousquarter, estimated Eurostat, the statistical service of the EuropeanUnion (EU), on Friday. Euro zone ...
Euro zone industrial production further down in July
Sep 12, 2008 ... Euro zone industrial production further down in July BRUSSELS, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Euro zone industrial productionfell for the third month in a row in July 2008, said Eurostat, thestatistical service of the European Union (EU), on Friday. Industrial production fell by 0.3 ...
1st LD Writethru: U.S. says Venezuelan ambassador to be expelled
Sep 12, 2008 ... 1st LD Writethru: U.S. says Venezuelan ambassador to be expelled WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. State Department saidFriday the Venezuelan ambassador to the United States will beexpelled in a response to Venezuela's decision to expel U.S.ambassador to the country ....
German stocks close higher
Sep 12, 2008 ... German stocks close higher BERLIN, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- German stocks closed higher onFriday on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The benchmark DAX index of 30 big companies, increased 55.99points or 0.91 ...
No Polish troops in Iraq by end of October: defense minister
Sep 12, 2008 ... No Polish troops in Iraq by end of October: defense minister WARSAW, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Poland will convey the camp Echomilitary base in Iraq into "other hands," in mid October and therewill be no Polish troops there by the end of the month, PolishDefense Minister Bogdan Klich ...
Palin urges Schwarzenegger to veto pollution fees
Sep 12, 2008 ... Palin urges Schwarzenegger to veto pollution fees LOS ANGELES, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Alaska Governor Sarah Palin,the Republican candidate for vice president, has urged CaliforniaGovernor Arnold Schwarzenegger to veto a fee on cargo containersgoing through the ports of Los Angeles ...
London key market information
Sep 12, 2008 ... London key market information LONDON, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- The following is the key marketinformation at close in London on Friday.Sept. 12 Sept. 11 Pound1.79175 1.75160 U.S. dollars 1.26275 1.25625 ...
Chevron caught up in oil agency scandal
Sep 12, 2008 ... Chevron caught up in oil agency scandal LOS ANGELES, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Chevron Corp., the secondlargest U.S. oil company, has been ensnared in a government scandalmixing alleged drug use, cronyism and sex at a federal office, itwas reported on Friday. The oil company ...
London metal exchange prices
Sep 12, 2008 ... London metal exchange prices LONDON, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- The following are the closing cashand three-month prices at the London Metal Exchange on Friday. CashThree-month (U.S. dollars per ton)(U.S. dollars per ton) Unofficial ...
Metal prices boost London stock market
Sep 12, 2008 ... Metal prices boost London stock market LONDON, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- The London Stock Market ended higheron Friday boosted by a rebound in metal prices. The benchmark FTSE 100 rose ...
Britain's boat show joined by Olympic gold medalists
Sep 12, 2008 ... Britain's boat show joined by Olympic gold medalists SOUTHAMPTON, Britain, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Celebrities like BenAisle, Olympic Gold Medalist joined the grand celebration of theopening of the 2008 Southampton Boat Show on Friday which marks its40th birthday. "It's really ...
UN chief urges restraint, dialogue after deadly violence in Bolivia
Sep 12, 2008 ... UN chief urges restraint, dialogue after deadly violence inBolivia UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday called for restraint and dialogue after deadlyviolence claimed at least eight people in Bolivia. In a statement issued by his ...
Russia's Agrarian Party to merge with United Russia
Sep 12, 2008 ... Russia's Agrarian Party to merge with United Russia MOSCOW, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- The Russian Agrarian Party willmerge with the United Russia party, leaders of the two parties saidFriday. "Problems of the agricultural sector have always been of priorityimportance for the ...
WHO seeks 4.2 mln USD to help hurricane victims in Haiti
Sep 12, 2008 ... WHO seeks 4.2 mln USD to help hurricane victims in Haiti GENEVA, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- The World Health Organization (WHO)and its partners launched an urgent appeal on Friday for 4.2 millionU.S. dollars to provide health care for hundreds of thousands ofhurricane victims in Haiti ....
Tuberculosis drug shows promise against latent bacteria
Sep 12, 2008 ... Tuberculosis drug shows promise against latent bacteria WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- A new study has shown that aninvestigational drug R207910, currently in clinical trials againstmulti-drug resistant tuberculosis strains, is quite effective atkilling latent bacteria, a report ...
World Bank chief calls for new approach to fragile states
Sep 12, 2008 ... World Bank chief calls for new approach to fragile states GENEVA, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- World Bank President Robert Zoellickon Friday called for a new approach to fragile states focused on"securing development" to help people in those countries escape frompoverty and civil war ....
Compound could reduce heart attack damage: study
Sep 12, 2008 ... Compound could reduce heart attack damage: study WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- U.S. researchers said they haveidentified a protein that reduces the extent of heart damage in ratsundergoing a heart attack, according to a report in the Sept. 12issue of journal Science. If ...
China, Bosnia pledge more efforts to strengthen ties
Sep 12, 2008 ... China, Bosnia pledge more efforts to strengthen ties SARAJEVO, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- China and Bosnia pledged on Fridayto strengthen cooperation between each other and push theirrelations to a higher level. "China cherishes the traditional friendship with Bosnia, hopes ...
UN envoy cautiously optimistic on Cyprus peace talks
Sep 12, 2008 ... UN envoy cautiously optimistic on Cyprus peace talks NICOSIA, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary General's specialadvisor on Cyprus expressed on Friday his optimism about the newlylaunched substantive negotiations aimed at reunifying the eastMediterranean island. Alexander ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
Sep 12, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers TOKYO, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Japanese newspapers on Saturday: Yomiuri: -- The ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party and NewKomeito has discussed an earlier schedule ...
Strong earthquake hits eastern Indonesia, no casualties
Sep 12, 2008 ... Strong earthquake hits eastern Indonesia, no casualties JAKARTA, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- A strong earthquake with magnitudeof 6.1 rocked Maluku province in eastern parts of Indonesia onSaturday, no initial reports of damage or casualties, meteorologyand disaster management agencies ...
About 10,000 Filipino kids die of diarrhea every year
Sep 12, 2008 ... About 10,000 Filipino kids die of diarrhea every year MANILA, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Around 10,000 Filipino children dieof diarrhea every year, according to local media on Saturday. Over the past seven years, some 70,000 children were killed bydiarrhea, the fourth-leading cause ...
2 killed in bomb explosion in Myanmar central part
Sep 12, 2008 ... 2 killed in bomb explosion in Myanmar central part YANGON, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- A series of two bomb explosions haveclaimed the lives of two people, a man and a woman, in Kyaukkyitownship, Myanmar's Bago division, the state-run newspaper New Lightof Myanmar confirmed on Saturday ....
IMF downgrades S. Korea's economic growth to 4.1 pct
Sep 12, 2008 ... IMF downgrades S. Korea's economic growth to 4.1 pct SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) changed it projection of the South Korea's economic growth forthis year to 4.1 percent, down 0.1 percentage from its predictionfive months ago, the South Korea's ...
Cholera epidemic rising in southern Nepal
Sep 12, 2008 ... Cholera epidemic rising in southern Nepal KATHMANDU, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Epidemic of cholera, pneumoniaand fever has been rising among Saptakoshi flood victims due to lackof proper sanitation and drinking water in southern Nepal's Terairegion, The Rising Nepal reported on ...
Major news items in leading Indian newspapers
Sep 12, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Indian newspapers NEW DELHI, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- The following are major newsitems in leading Indian newspapers on Saturday. The Times of India: -- After the slow growth at 3.8 percent in May and 5.4 percent inJune, ...
U.S. wants closer cooperation with Vietnam: Negroponte
Sep 12, 2008 ... U.S. wants closer cooperation with Vietnam: Negroponte HANOI, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Deputy Secretary of State JohnNegroponte told Vietnamese government leaders that the U.S.government wants to consolidate cooperation with the Vietnamesegovernment in various aspects, according ...
Major news items in leading Indian newspapers
Sep 12, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Indian newspapers NEW DELHI, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- The following are major newsitems in leading Indian newspapers on Friday: The Times of India: -- In a bid to undo a Himalayan blunder, Indian government hasscrapped the four-year-old ...
URGENT: 20 militants killed by security forces in Pakistan's tribal region
Sep 12, 2008 ... URGENT: 20 militants killed by security forces in Pakistan'stribal region ISLAMABAD, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Up to 20 ...
1st LD Writethru: 20 militants killed by security forces in Pakistan's tribal region
Sep 12, 2008 ... 1st LD Writethru: 20 militants killed by security forces inPakistan's tribal region ISLAMABAD, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Up to 20 militants were killed bysecurity forces in northwestern Pakistan's tribal region on Friday,private DAWN ...
3rd LD Writethru: Thai Parliament voting on new PM postponed due to coalition parties' boycott
Sep 12, 2008 ... 3rd LD Writethru: Thai Parliament voting on new PM postponed dueto coalition parties' boycott BANGKOK, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's Parliament Fridaycanceled a voting on a new premier absence of coalition parties' MPsfailed the quorum, and postponed it to next Wednesday ....
URGENT: 12 killed in missile attack in Pakistan's tribal belt
Sep 12, 2008 ... URGENT: 12 killed in missile attack in Pakistan's tribal belt ISLAMABAD, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Twelve ...
1st LD Writethru: 12 killed in missile attack in Pakistan's tribal belt
Sep 12, 2008 ... 1st LD Writethru: 12 killed in missile attack in Pakistan'stribal belt ISLAMABAD, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Twelve people were killed in amissile attack in Pakistan's ...
2nd LD Writethru: 20 militants killed by security forces in Pakistan's tribal region
Sep 12, 2008 ... 2nd LD Writethru: 20 militants killed by security forces inPakistan's tribal region ISLAMABAD, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Up to 20 militants were killed bysecurity forces in northwestern Pakistan's tribal region on Friday,private DAWN NEWS TV channel reported. The security forces ...
Indian shares open higher
Sep 12, 2008 ... Indian shares open higher MUMBAI, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Indian shares opened higher onFriday, with the key Sensex index up 0.75 percent shortly afteropening. Sensex rose 107.79 points, or 0.75 percent to 14,432.08 points. Sensex ...
Dollar trades at lower 107 yen in Tokyo
Sep 12, 2008 ... Dollar trades at lower 107 yen in Tokyo TOKYO, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar traded narrowly atthe lower 107 yen level Friday morning in Tokyo. At noon, the dollar traded at 107.20-25 yen, little change from107.11-21 yen in New York ...
Unidentified disease hits 1,000 in western Nepal
Sep 12, 2008 ... Unidentified disease hits 1,000 in western Nepal KATHMANDU, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- At least 1,000 people have beenreportedly affected by an unidentified disease in some villages ofGulmi district in western Nepal, while number of pneumonia patientshas gone drastically up in the ...
Thai RSS3 rubber price
Sep 12, 2008 ... Thai RSS3 rubber price BANGKOK, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- The following are the official noonFOB prices of Ribbed Smoked Sheets Grade 3 (RSS3) rubber atThailand's southern central market in Songkhla ...
Vietnam's banking, insurance develop after WTO accession
Sep 12, 2008 ... Vietnam's banking, insurance develop after WTO accession HANOI, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's insurance and bankingindustries have taken advantage of its integration with the globaleconomy after two years with the World Trade Organization (WTO),local newspaper Vietnam News on ...
2nd LD Writethru: 12 killed in missile attack in Pakistan's tribal belt
Sep 12, 2008 ... 2nd LD Writethru: 12 killed in missile attack in Pakistan'stribal belt ISLAMABAD, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Twelve people were killed in amissile attack in Pakistan's tribal belt on Friday, private DAWNNEWS TV channel reported. A house in Tulkhel village in North Waziristan ...
Indonesian manufacture business in contradiction: minister
Sep 12, 2008 ... Indonesian manufacture business in contradiction: minister JAKARTA, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian industry minister FahmiIdris has admitted that a contradictive situation is prevailing indoing business of manufacturing in Indonesia. "The prevalent situation also covers ...
3rd LD Writethru: 20 militants killed by security forces in Pakistan's tribal region
Sep 12, 2008 ... 3rd LD Writethru: 20 militants killed by security forces inPakistan's tribal region ISLAMABAD, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Up to 20 militants were killed bysecurity forces in northwestern Pakistan's tribal region on Friday,private DAWN NEWS TV channel reported. The security forces ...