Xinhua News Agency back issues from Saturday, September 13:
Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, Sept. 13
Sep 13, 2008 ... Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, Sept. 13 BAGHDAD -- Six Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga fighters were killed andtwo others injured in a roadside bomb attack in the volatileprovince of Diyala on Saturday, an Interior Ministry source said. A roadside bomb struck a vehicle ...
Abbas: We'll ask new U.S. Administration to support peace
Sep 13, 2008 ... Abbas: We'll ask new U.S. Administration to support peace RAMALLAH, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian President MahmoudAbbas said on Saturday evening that the Palestinian Authority wouldask the newly elected American administration to support the MiddleEast peace process ....
Solana doubts Israeli-Palestinian peace deal within 2008: report
Sep 13, 2008 ... Solana doubts Israeli-Palestinian peace deal within 2008: report JERUSALEM, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- The foreign policy chief of theEuropean Union (EU) doubts that Israel and the Palestinians couldreach a peace agreement within 2008, local daily Ha'aretz reportedSaturday. Since ...
Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- Sept. 13
Sep 13, 2008 ... Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- Sept. 13 CAIRO, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of majorMiddle East news stories due to be covered or pursued by Xinhua NewsAgency on Saturday. -- The second meeting of the UN coordination mechanism under Asha-Rose Migiro, UN ...
Lebanese president to meet U.S. president on Sept. 25
Sep 13, 2008 ... Lebanese president to meet U.S. president on Sept. 25 BEIRUT, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- The White House announced officiallythe first meeting between Lebanese president Michel Suleiman andU.S. president George W. Bush in Washington on Sept. 25, local DailyStar reported Saturday ....
Lebanese Druze leaders accuses foreign powers of assassinating Druze official
Sep 13, 2008 ... Lebanese Druze leaders accuses foreign powers of assassinatingDruze official BEIRUT, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Leaders of Lebanese Druze communitygathered Friday at the funeral of pro-Syrian official Saleh Aridi,accusing foreign powers of being behind the assassination, localDaily ...
Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers
Sep 13, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers ANKARA, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Turkish newspapers on Saturday. CUMHURIYET (Republic): --While commenting on relations between Turkey and Armenia,Turkish Foreign Minister Ali ...
Hamas will swap prisoners according to its vision: Zahar
Sep 13, 2008 ... Hamas will swap prisoners according to its vision: Zahar GAZA, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- A senior Hamas leader on Saturday saidhis movement will swap prisoners with Israel according to its visionand conditions. "We will apply our conditions, demands and agenda to achieve ...
Oil flow resumes at BTC pipeline after technical failure in Turkey
Sep 13, 2008 ... Oil flow resumes at BTC pipeline after technical failure inTurkey ANKARA, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Oil flow has resumed at the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline after technicians fixed the technicalfailure at a pumping station in eastern Turkey on Saturday, the semi-official ...
Egypt faces obstacles in mediating Hamas-Israel prisoner exchange
Sep 13, 2008 ... Egypt faces obstacles in mediating Hamas-Israel prisoner exchange GAZA, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Egypt's mediation between Hamas andIsrael to broker prisoner exchange faces several obstacles, well-informed Palestinian sources said on Saturday. The main obstacle was that Hamas ...
Major news items in leading Iranian newspapers
Sep 13, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Iranian newspapers TEHRAN, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Iranian newspapers on Saturday. Tehran Times: -- Iranian Foreign Minister Manuchehr Mottaki who arrived inMoscow on Friday emphasized the ...
Six Kurdish peshmerga killed in bomb attack in Iraq
Sep 13, 2008 ... Six Kurdish peshmerga killed in bomb attack in Iraq BAGHDAD, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Six Iraqi Kurdish peshmergafighters were killed and two others injured in a roadside bombattack in the volatile province of Diyala on Saturday, an InteriorMinistry source said. A roadside bomb ...
Egypt draws up plan to end Palestinian crisis
Sep 13, 2008 ... Egypt draws up plan to end Palestinian crisis GAZA, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Egypt drew up a plan to end internalPalestinian crisis and would put it forward after obtaining thePalestinian factions' acceptance, sources said Saturday. Egypt envisioned the plan after rounds of ...
Israeli forces raid Palestinians villages after boy stabbed
Sep 13, 2008 ... Israeli forces raid Palestinians villages after boy stabbed RAMALLAH, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Israeli forces on Saturday stormedtwo villages near West Bank city of Nablus and started searchoperations after a Palestinian stabbed an Israeli boy in a nearbysettlement. The ...
Fatah talks with Egypt on inter-dialogue on Sept. 22:Official
Sep 13, 2008 ... Fatah talks with Egypt on inter-dialogue on Sept. 22:Official GAZA, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- A senior Fatah movement official inGaza said on Saturday that the talks between his movement's leadersand the Egyptian officials on launching the inter- Palestiniandialogue will be on Sept ....
Pro-Abbas forces arrest 10 Hamas Islamists in West Bank
Sep 13, 2008 ... Pro-Abbas forces arrest 10 Hamas Islamists in West Bank RAMALLAH, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- The Palestinian security forces ofPresident Mahmoud Abbas arrested ten members of Islamic Hamasmovement in the West Bank, Hamas said Saturday. The detentions took place in the West Bank ...
Three Iraqis killed, 13 injured in Baghdad bomb attacks
Sep 13, 2008 ... Three Iraqis killed, 13 injured in Baghdad bomb attacks BAGHDAD, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Three people were killed and atotal of 13 others injured in three bomb attacks in the Iraqicapital on Saturday, an Interior Ministry source said. A roadside bomb struck a police commando ...
Hamas warns Israel over a military offensive against Gaza
Sep 13, 2008 ... Hamas warns Israel over a military offensive against Gaza GAZA, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Spokesman of Islamic Hamas movement' sarmed wing al-Qassam Brigades warned Israel on Saturday not to carryout any future military offensive against the Gaza Strip. Earlier Israeli reports ...
Four TV workers killed in northern Iraq
Sep 13, 2008 ... Four TV workers killed in northern Iraq MOSUL, Iraq, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Four-member Iraqi televisioncrew were killed in city of Mosul, the capital of Nineveh provinceon Saturday, a provincial police source said. The bodies of Musa'b al-Azzawi, a journalist working for the ...
Islamic Jihad leader warns factions of Israeli assassinations
Sep 13, 2008 ... Islamic Jihad leader warns factions of Israeli assassinations GAZA, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- An Islamic Jihad leader on Saturdaywarned that Israel would resume assassinations against leaders ofPalestinian political factions and their armed groups. "It is clear that the (Israeli) ...
Israeli forces wound 8 Palestinians in West Bank raid
Sep 13, 2008 ... Israeli forces wound 8 Palestinians in West Bank raid RAMALLAH, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- At least eight Palestinians werewounded when Israeli forces stormed two villages near West Bank cityof Nablus, Palestinian medical sources said Saturday. The attacks came after Israeli forces ...
Spanish FM urges Israel to suspend settlement activities
Sep 13, 2008 ... Spanish FM urges Israel to suspend settlement activities CAIRO, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Spanish Foreign MinisterMiguel Moratinos on Saturday called on Israel to halt its settlementactivities for the purpose of pushing forward the Palestinian-Israeli peace process, the ...
Israeli soldiers kill Palestinian teen near Bethlehem
Sep 13, 2008 ... Israeli soldiers kill Palestinian teen near Bethlehem RAMALLAH, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- A 16-year-old Palestinian teen wasshot dead on Saturday during clashes with Israeli soldiers inTaquo'a town southeast of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, localmedics said. The medics said ...
EU seeking cooperation with Arabs on Mideast peace: Solana
Sep 13, 2008 ... EU seeking cooperation with Arabs on Mideast peace: Solana CAIRO, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Visiting European Union (EU) foreignpolicy chief Javier Solana said here Saturday that the EU is keen onpromoting cooperation with Arab countries in a bid to supportefforts aimed at reaching a ...
AL chief: No big expectation for Palestinian-Israeli settlement
Sep 13, 2008 ... AL chief: No big expectation for Palestinian-Israeli settlement CAIRO, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Arab League (AL) Secretary GeneralArm Moussa said on Saturday that there is little hope to reach anacceptable solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict by the yearend. Following ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
Sep 13, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers TOKYO, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Japanese newspapers on Sunday: The Daily Yomiuri: -- Major oil wholesalers will begin revising prices of gasolineand other ...
Japanese airlines cancels 14 flights due to computer malfunction
Sep 13, 2008 ... Japanese airlines cancels 14 flights due to computer malfunction TOKYO, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) -- A computer failure has so far causedthe cancellation of 14 domestic flights of All Nippon Airways Co.(ANA), local media reported Sunday. The glitch, which hit the ...
Roundup: Myanmar pushes projects for agricultural development
Sep 13, 2008 ... Roundup: Myanmar pushes projects for agricultural development by Feng Yingqiu YANGON, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar is pushing some projects foragricultural development and planning to set up a specialagricultural zone in Dagon Myothit, one of the several satellitetowns in ...
CPN-M leaders stress on reviewing ties with India
Sep 13, 2008 ... CPN-M leaders stress on reviewing ties with India KATHMANDU, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) -- Senior leaders of the CommunistParty of Nepal (Maoist) (CPN-M), the ruling party, said PrimeMinister Pushpa Kamal Dahal "Prachanda", may review ties betweenNepal and India, local newspaper The Rising ...
1st Ld-Writethru: Powerful quake hits Timor-Leste, no casualty
Sep 13, 2008 ... 1st Ld-Writethru: Powerful quake hits Timor-Leste, no casualty JAKARTA, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with the magnitude of6.5 rocked Timor-Leste on Sunday, but with no report of damage orcasualties, the Indonesian meteorology agency said here. The intensity of the quake ...
Australian men ill informed about prostate cancer
Sep 13, 2008 ... Australian men ill informed about prostate cancer CANBERRA, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) -- A new research report released onSunday showed that Australian men in the age group most at risk ofgetting prostate cancer are ill informed about the disease. More than 500 men aged between 40 ...
Bangladesh adopts long-time flood forecasting technology
Sep 13, 2008 ... Bangladesh adopts long-time flood forecasting technology DHAKA, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) -- Bangladesh Water Development Boardhas adopted a long-time flood forecasting technology to cope withthe perilous impact of climate change, local media reported Sunday. Instead of existing ...
2 mild quakes hit Philippines, no damage recorded
Sep 13, 2008 ... 2 mild quakes hit Philippines, no damage recorded MANILA, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Two mild quakes hit the Philippineson Saturday, but no damage has been reported, seismologists said. A 4.7-magnitude earthquake shook the country's southern region ofMindanao at 10:52 a.m. (0252 ...
Philippines to post lower BOP surplus this year
Sep 13, 2008 ... Philippines to post lower BOP surplus this year MANILA, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- The Philippines will post a balanceof payments (BOP) surplus of 2 billion U.S. dollars this year, 76.7percent lower than the 2007 surplus which was recorded at 8.6billion dollars, media reports said ...
1st LD Writethru: Roadside bomb claims lives of 4 including Afghan provincial governor
Sep 13, 2008 ... 1st LD Writethru: Roadside bomb claims lives of 4 includingAfghan provincial governor KABUL, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Governor of Afghanistan's Logarprovince along with his three bodyguards were killed as a roadsidebomb struck his bulletproof vehicle in the outskirts of ...
ADB to help Georgia in rebuilding after conflict
Sep 13, 2008 ... ADB to help Georgia in rebuilding after conflict MANILA, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) isproviding its first-ever public sector loan in the South Caucasuscountry of Georgia to help rehabilitate infrastructures damaged inthe recent conflict with Russia, the ...
Indonesian president discusses climate change with UN chief
Sep 13, 2008 ... Indonesian president discusses climate change with UN chief JAKARTA, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian President Susilo BambangYudhoyono discussed a follow up of the climate change conference ina video teleconference with UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon. "The talks had to do ...
2nd LD Writethru: Taliban claims responsibility for killing of Afghan provincial governor
Sep 13, 2008 ... 2nd LD Writethru: Taliban claims responsibility for killing ofAfghan provincial governor KABUL, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Taliban militants claimedresponsibility for killing governor of Afghanistan's Logar provinceand his three bodyguards in a roadside bomb attack on his bulletproof ...
World bank to provide loan for Indonesia's gov't reform
Sep 13, 2008 ... World bank to provide loan for Indonesia's gov't reform JAKARTA, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- World bank (WB) will provide 2billion U.S. dollars (18.4 trillion rupiahs) loan each year forfiscal of 2009-2012 period for Indonesia for its reforms ongovernmental institutions, according to ...
New euthanasia bill to go before senate next week in Australia
Sep 13, 2008 ... New euthanasia bill to go before senate next week in Australia CANBERRA, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Australian Greens leader Bob Brownwill introduce a fresh euthanasia bill into the Senate next weekfollowing an emotional video plea by a dying Melbourne writerAngelique Flowers to Prime ...
Boat sinks off southwestern Philippines with 5 on board
Sep 13, 2008 ... Boat sinks off southwestern Philippines with 5 on board MANILA, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Five persons went missing after amotorized boat capsized off the Philippines' southwestern provinceof Palawan Friday morning, the Philippine Coast Guard said onSaturday. The vessel left ...
Blasts hit residential area near U.S. naval base in Yokosuka
Sep 13, 2008 ... Blasts hit residential area near U.S. naval base in Yokosuka TOKYO, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Two blasts hit a residential areanear the U.S. naval base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture in Japanlate Friday, local media reported Saturday. The explosions, which caused no injuries ...
Pakistani president accepts resignation of PML-N ministers
Sep 13, 2008 ... Pakistani president accepts resignation of PML-N ministers ISLAMABAD, Sept.13 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani President Asif AliZardari has accepted the resignations tendered by the FederalMinisters of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), local TV reportedon Saturday. Zardari, also ...
Asian environment ministers discuss biodiversity in Japan
Sep 13, 2008 ... Asian environment ministers discuss biodiversity in Japan TOKYO, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Environment ministers and officialsfrom 11 Asia-Pacific countries gathered in the central Japanese cityof Nagoya Saturday to discuss ways of protecting biodiversity. At the opening ceremony ...
Pakistan sends fighter jets to tribal region
Sep 13, 2008 ... Pakistan sends fighter jets to tribal region ISLAMABAD, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan Air Force (PAF) onSaturday sent its fighter aircraft to the northwestern tribal regionas the U.S.-led coalition forces are increasing cross- border raids,local media reported. The fighter ...
Pakistan sends fighter jets to tribal region
Sep 13, 2008 ... Pakistan sends fighter jets to tribal region ISLAMABAD, Sept.13 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan Air Force (PAF) onSaturday sent its fighter aircraft to the northwestern tribal regionas the U.S.-led coalition forces are increasing cross- border raids,local media reported. The fighter ...
Thai ruling party to pick new PM Monday
Sep 13, 2008 ... Thai ruling party to pick new PM Monday BANGKOK, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's core ruling party,People Power Party (PPP) is set to decide on its candidate for theprime minister post on Monday, after party leader and disqualifiedpremier Samak Sundaravej declined the nomination ...
4 killed, 20 injured in western Nepal bus accident
Sep 13, 2008 ... 4 killed, 20 injured in western Nepal bus accident KATHMANDU, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- At least four persons were killedand 20 others injured in a bus accident in western Nepal. A passenger bus, en route from Kathmandu to Baglung in WesternDevelopment Region, skidded off the road ...
Serial Blasts rock India
Sep 13, 2008 ... Serial Blasts rock India NEW DELHI, Sept.13 (Xinhua) -- Serial blasts rocked New Delhi ofIndia late Saturday, according to local media. NDTV reports said that many people were injured in the blasts.One blast ...
Blasts hit Delhi of India, killing at least 9
Sep 13, 2008 ... Blasts hit Delhi of India, killing at least 9NEW DELHI, Sept.13 (Xinhua) -- Seven explosions rocked Delhi Saturday evening,killing at least 9 people and injuring 80 others. According to police, the first blast took place at Ghaffar marketin which at least 18 people were ...
Clinton foundation helps reforestation program in Cambodia
Sep 13, 2008 ... Clinton foundation helps reforestation program in Cambodia PHNOM PENH, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- The William J. ClintonFoundation will help reforestation and avoided deforestation programin Cambodia, National Television TVK channel reported Saturday. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun ...
1st Ld: Seven explosions rock Delhi, killing at least 9
Sep 13, 2008 ... 1st Ld: Seven explosions rock Delhi, killing at least 9NEWDELHI, Sept. 13 (Xinhua)-- Seven explosions rocked various places inDelhi of India Saturday evening, killing at least 9 and injuring atleast 80 others, local police said. The blasts took place in a quick succession, ...
Sri Lanka gov't to care for war-displaced women and children
Sep 13, 2008 ... Sri Lanka gov't to care for war-displaced women and children COLOMBO, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- The Sri Lankan government hasannounced a special operation to care for the welfare of childrenand women among the people internally displaced by the ongoingmilitary clashes in the north ....
Roundup: Bangladesh pre-election politics takes new turn with two ex- PM on freedom
Sep 13, 2008 ... Roundup: Bangladesh pre-election politics takes new turn with twoex-PM on freedom DHAKA, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Bangladesh's elusive politics underthe state of emergency has now poised to take a positive turnfollowing the release of the country's two former prime ministers,Khaleda ...
3rd Ld: 18 killed, 90 injured in Delhi blasts
Sep 13, 2008 ... 3rd Ld: 18 killed, 90 injured in Delhi blasts NEW DELHI, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Eighteen people were killed andover 90 others injured in seven blasts in various parts of theIndian capital Delhi Saturday evening, according to the NDTV. The blasts all happened in crowed markets ...
Italian Serie A soccer standings
Sep 13, 2008 ... Italian Serie A soccer standings ROME, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Following are the Italian Serie Asoccer standings after matches on Saturday (tabulated under matchesplayed, won, drawn, lost, goals for, against and points): 1 Inter Milan 2 1 1 0 3 2 4 2 Lazio ...
Italian Serie A soccer summaries
Sep 13, 2008 ... Italian Serie A soccer summaries ROME, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Following are the Italian Serie Asoccer summaries on Saturday: Inter Milan 2 Ricardo Quaresma 44, Christian Terlizzi 48og Red Card: Sulley Muntari 45 Catania 1 Gianvito Plasmati 42 ...
Italian Serie A top scorers
Sep 13, 2008 ... Italian Serie A top scorers ROME, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Following are the Italian Serie A topscorers on Saturday: 2 Antonio Di Natale (Udinese) Fabrizio Miccoli (Palermo) Mauro Zarate (Lazio) 1 Julio Baptista (AS Roma) Ricardo Quaresma (Inter ...
Medals reallocated at Beijing Paralympics, again
Sep 13, 2008 ... Medals reallocated at Beijing Paralympics, again BEIJING, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- The International ParalympicCommittee (IPC) was forced to redistribute medals at the men'sswimming competition in its second wrongly held victory ceremonyduring the Beijing Paralympics. In the ...
French Ligue 1 soccer results
Sep 13, 2008 ... French Ligue 1 soccer results PARIS, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Following are the French Ligue 1soccer results on Saturday: Auxerre1 AS Nancy1 Monaco 2 FC Lorient 0 Girondins Bordeaux 1 Olympique Marseille 1 Le ...
Results of WNBA on Sept. 12
Sep 13, 2008 ... Results of WNBA on Sept. 12 WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of theWomen's National Basketball Association on Friday ...
French Ligue 1 soccer standings
Sep 13, 2008 ... French Ligue 1 soccer standings PARIS, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Following are the French Ligue 1soccer standings after matches on Saturday (tabulated under matchesplayed, won, drawn, lost, goals for, against and points): 1 Olympique Lyon 5 4 1 0 9 2 13 2 Olympique ...
Standings of WNBA through Sept. 12
Sep 13, 2008 ... Standings of WNBA through Sept. 12 WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Following are the standings ofthe Women's National Basketball Association through Sept. 12: Eastern Conference W L Pct GB x-Detroit 21 12 0.636 0.0 ...
French Ligue 1 top scorers
Sep 13, 2008 ... French Ligue 1 top scorers PARIS, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Following are the French Ligue 1 topscorers on Saturday: 5 Karim Benzema (Olympique Lyon) 3 Fernando Cavenaghi (Girondins Bordeaux) Modibo Maiga (Le Mans) Frederic Nimani (Monaco) Bakary ...
French Ligue 1 soccer summaries
Sep 13, 2008 ... French Ligue 1 soccer summaries PARIS, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Following are the French Ligue 1soccer summaries on Saturday: Girondins Bordeaux 1 Marouane Chamakh 25 Olympique Marseille 1 Bakary Kone 1 Halftime: 1-1; Attendance: 30,000 - - - ...