Xinhua News Agency back issues from Thursday, September 18:
News Analysis: Livni's victory not automatically sunshine to peace process
Sep 18, 2008 ... News Analysis: Livni's victory not automatically sunshine topeace process by Zhang Yanyang, Deng Yushan JERUSALEM, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Foreign Minister TzipiLivni, the new chair of the ruling Kadima party and possibly the newprime minister, vowed Thursday to push ...
Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2210 GMT, Sept. 18
Sep 18, 2008 ... Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2210 GMT, Sept. 18 GAZA -- The armed wing of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) al-Qassam Brigades on Thursday called on its members in WestBank to use force if the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) forcestried to arrest them. The ...
Five U.S. soldiers killed in helicopter crash in southern Iraq
Sep 18, 2008 ... Five U.S. soldiers killed in helicopter crash in southern Iraq BAGHDAD, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Five American soldiers were killedon Thursday when a U.S. helicopter crashed near the southern city ofBasra, the U.S. military said. A CH-47 Chinook made a hard landing about 100 km ...
Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers
Sep 18, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Israeli newspapersJERUSALEM,Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items in leadingIsraeli newspapers on Thursday. Ha'aretz: -- Livni wins Kadima primary by narrow margin on Wednesdayovernight by a mere 431 votes. Olmert wished ...
UAE Central Bank launches survey on exposure to Lehman Brothers
Sep 18, 2008 ... UAE Central Bank launches survey on exposure to Lehman Brothers ABU DHABI, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- The Central Bank of the UnitedArab Emirates (UAE) has launched a survey on the country's exposureto the bankrupt U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers, localnewspaper Khaleej Times ...
Roundup: Livni wins Kadima primary with slim margin
Sep 18, 2008 ... Roundup: Livni wins Kadima primary with slim margin by Qi Xianghui JERUSALEM, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Final results released by Israel's ruling Kadima party early Thursday showed that Foreign MinisterTzipi Livni won the party's primary, local news service Ynetreported ....
Bangladeshi garment workers stage sit-in protest in Jordan
Sep 18, 2008 ... Bangladeshi garment workers stage sit-in protest in Jordan AMMAN, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- About 38 Bangladeshi migrant workersWednesday staged a sit-in outside Jordanian Labor Ministry, urgingthe government to take legal action against their former employer inSahab, southeast of ...
Environmental experts excluded from team for Jordan's nuclear power plant location
Sep 18, 2008 ... Environmental experts excluded from team for Jordan's nuclearpower plant location AMMAN, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Jordan's environmental group said itis irresponsible not to include their experts on the committeeentrusted with finding a suitable location for the kingdom's ...
Suleiman: Lebanon likely sets diplomatic ties with Syria before year- end
Sep 18, 2008 ... Suleiman: Lebanon likely sets diplomatic ties with Syria beforeyear-end BEIRUT, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese President Michel SuleimanWednesday said that Beirut and Damascus were likely to exchangeambassadors by the end of 2008, local Daily Star reported Thursday ....
Livni's major rival Mofaz accepts Kadima primary's result
Sep 18, 2008 ... Livni's major rival Mofaz accepts Kadima primary's result JERUSALEM, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Shaul Mofaz's aides said thatMofaz, Livni's main rival and the transportation minister, hasaccepted the Kadima primary's result, despite his lawyers' advice tolaunch an appeal due to alleged ...
Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- Sept. 18
Sep 18, 2008 ... Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- Sept. 18 CAIRO, Sept. 18(Xinhua) -- The following are some of major MiddleEast news stories due to be covered or pursued by Xinhua News Agencyon Thursday. -- Monitoring developments after Livni wins Israeli Kadima partyprimary by narrow ...
Lebanese defense ministry ordered ban on gun permits
Sep 18, 2008 ... Lebanese defense ministry ordered ban on gun permits BEIRUT, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- The Lebanese defense ministryordered an indefinite ban on gun permits starting Wednesday, withthe exception of weapons carried by bodyguards of diplomats, cabinetministers and lawmakers, local Daily ...
Hamas urged its West Bank supporters to resist detention by force
Sep 18, 2008 ... Hamas urged its West Bank supporters to resist detention by force GAZA, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- The armed wing of the IslamicResistance Movement (Hamas) al-Qassam Brigades on Thursday called onits members in West Bank to use force if the Palestinian NationalAuthority (PNA) forces ...
Yemen attests 19 suspects of U.S. embassy attack
Sep 18, 2008 ... Yemen attests 19 suspects of U.S. embassy attack CAIRO, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Yemeni authorities arrested 19 peoplesuspected of being connected to al-Qaida and having links toWednesday's attack on heavily fortified U.S. embassy in Yemen'scapital city of Sanaa, the pan-Arab ...
Iraqi PM warns of political impasse if security deal with U.S. fails: report
Sep 18, 2008 ... Iraqi PM warns of political impasse if security deal with U.S.fails: report BAGHDAD, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki warned that failure in concluding security deal betweenBaghdad and Washington by the end of the year could cause politicalcrisis, ...
Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers
Sep 18, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers CAIRO, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Egyptian newspapers on Thursday. Al Ahram: -- Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini arrived in CairoWednesday for the first time since assuming ...
Israeli police, soldiers to evacuate illegal settlers in West Bank: report
Sep 18, 2008 ... Israeli police, soldiers to evacuate illegal settlers in WestBank: report JERUSALEM, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- A large number of police officersand Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers were sent to the illegalWest Bank outpost of Yad Yair to enact a forced evacuation, localdaily ...
Livni begins to form coalition: report
Sep 18, 2008 ... Livni begins to form coalition: report JERUSALEM, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Tzipi Livni, Israeli ForeignMinister and newly elected Kadima chair, is set to meet later onThursday with the three rivals in the primary in an attempt to forma coalition. The local daily Ha'aretz ...
Hamas fighter killed in work accident in Gaza
Sep 18, 2008 ... Hamas fighter killed in work accident in Gaza GAZA, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- A Hamas fighter was killed on Thursdayduring training inside a Hamas base in southern Gaza Strip, theIslamic movement's armed wing said. Mohammed Adel Shamia, 21, was killed "during training for ...
Jordan establishes first Confucius Institute
Sep 18, 2008 ... Jordan establishes first Confucius Institute AMMAN, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- China and Jordan inked on Thursday aMemorandum of Understanding (MoU) on establishment of the firstConfucius Institute in the kingdom. The MoU is signed between the Confucius Institute Headquarters ...
2 Palestinians killed in tunnel collapse in Gaza
Sep 18, 2008 ... 2 Palestinians killed in tunnel collapse in Gaza GAZA, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Two Palestinians were killed when twounderground smuggling tunnels near the Egyptian borders in southernGaza Strip collapsed, medical sources said on Thursday. The sources said Ibraheem Zu'rob, 19 and ...
Egypt to keep Rafah crossing closed until Palestinian reconciliation
Sep 18, 2008 ... Egypt to keep Rafah crossing closed until Palestinianreconciliation GAZA, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Egypt will maintain the closure of itsborders with the Gaza Strip until Hamas and Palestinian NationalAuthority (PNA) reconcile and the captive Israeli soldier in Gaza isreleased, ...
Update: Seven U.S. soldiers killed in chopper crash in southern Iraq
Sep 18, 2008 ... Update: Seven U.S. soldiers killed in chopper crash in southernIraq BAGHDAD, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. soldiers death toll roseto 7 in an American Chinook helicopter crashed, which happened earlyon Thursday near the southern Iraqi city of Basra, the U.S. militarysaid ....
News Analysis: Livni likely to form coalition after clinching Kadima leadership
Sep 18, 2008 ... News Analysis: Livni likely to form coalition after clinchingKadima leadership by Xu Gang JERUSALEM, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- After winning Wednesday's rulingKadima primary, Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni is likely toform a coalition which will make her Israel's second ...
Arab ministers to discuss Egypt proposal on ending Palestinian crisis
Sep 18, 2008 ... Arab ministers to discuss Egypt proposal on ending Palestiniancrisis GAZA, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- There is a trend to form an Arabministerial committee to discuss any Egyptian proposal to end thePalestinian political crisis before putting it forward to the ArabLeague, a source ...
Jordan's stock market index closes lower
Sep 18, 2008 ... Jordan's stock market index closes lower AMMAN, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- The shares price index of Jordan'sAmman stock market closed at 3,861 points on Thursday, down ...
Three bomb attacks wound 11 Iraqis in Baghdad
Sep 18, 2008 ... Three bomb attacks wound 11 Iraqis in Baghdad BAGHDAD, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Eleven people were injured in threebomb explosions which rocked the Iraqi capital of Baghdad onThursday, an interior ministry source said. A roadside bomb wounded seven security members when it ...
Urgent: Mofaz announces temporary withdrawal from politics
Sep 18, 2008 ... Urgent: Mofaz announces temporary withdrawal from politics JERUSALEM, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Shaul Mofaz, Israel's transportation ...
Tel Aviv stock exchange index closes down
Sep 18, 2008 ... Tel Aviv stock exchange index closes down JERUSALEM, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- The Tel Aviv Stock Exchangegeneral share index closed at ...
Egypt to establish first nanotech center in Arab countries
Sep 18, 2008 ... Egypt to establish first nanotech center in Arab countries CAIRO, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Egypt will establish a nanotechnologycenter, the first one in the Arab countries and North Africa, withthe help of the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM),the official MENA news ...
1st LD Writethru: Mofaz announces temporary withdrawal from politics
Sep 18, 2008 ... 1st LD Writethru: Mofaz announces temporary withdrawal frompolitics JERUSALEM, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Shaul Mofaz, Israel's transportation minister and the newly elected Kadima leader TzipiLivni's main rival in the primary, announced temporary withdrawalfrom politics on Thursday ...
2nd LD Writethru: Mofaz announces temporary withdrawal from politics
Sep 18, 2008 ... 2nd LD Writethru: Mofaz announces temporary withdrawal frompolitics JERUSALEM, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Shaul Mofaz, Israel's transportation minister and the newly elected Kadima leader TzipiLivni's main rival in the primary, announced temporary withdrawalfrom politics on Thursday ...
Egyptian FM hopes Livni would lead Israel to road of peace
Sep 18, 2008 ... Egyptian FM hopes Livni would lead Israel to road of peace CAIRO, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed AbulGheit said Thursday that he hoped the newly elected ruling Karimaparty leader Tzipi Livni would lead Israel to the way of peace. "Her (Livni's) stances ...
Israel opposition leader urges general elections to be held
Sep 18, 2008 ... Israel opposition leader urges general elections to be held JERUSALEM, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Binyamin Netanyahu, Israeliopposition leader and Likud chairman, on Thursday evening urged thecountry to hold general elections, the Jerusalem Post reported. Netanyahu told reporters ...
Israeli police, soldiers evacuates illegal settlers in West Bank
Sep 18, 2008 ... Israeli police, soldiers evacuates illegal settlers in West Bank JERUSALEM, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF)soldiers and border police evacuated forcibly the settlers in theillegal outpost of Yad Yair in the West Bank Thursday, promptingsettlers protests ...
Italy to grant 8 mln euros to upgrade Egypt's railways
Sep 18, 2008 ... Italy to grant 8 mln euros to upgrade Egypt's railways CAIRO, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Egypt will receive an eight-million-euro grant from Italy to develop railway system according to abilateral agreement signed here Thursday, the MENA news agencyreported. Egyptian Minister of ...
UAE banks not exposed to Lehman Brothers: central bank
Sep 18, 2008 ... UAE banks not exposed to Lehman Brothers: central bank ABU DHABI, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- The Central Bank of the UnitedArab Emirates (UAE) said on Thursday that banks in the country haveno exposure to the bankrupt U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers,the official Emirates News ...
Dollar up to near 106 yen in Tokyo
Sep 18, 2008 ... Dollar up to near 106 yen in Tokyo TOKYO, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar traded near the 106yen level early Friday in Tokyo. The dollar was quoted at 105.91-96 yen at 9 a.m., compared with105.39-49 yen in New York ...
Major news items in leading Australian newspapers
Sep 18, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Australian newspapers CANBERRA, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Australian newspapers on Friday. The Australian: -- Central banks from around the world last night poured $US180billion ($225 billion) into ...
Tokyo stocks open 1.24 pct up
Sep 18, 2008 ... Tokyo stocks open 1.24 pct up TOKYO, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks opened up 1.24 percentFriday following an overnight rebound on Wall Street. The benchmark Nikkei 225 stood at 11,765.04, up 275.74 pointsafter the first 15 minutes of trading. The broader Topix reached ...
Bank of Japan pumps money into market for 4th day
Sep 18, 2008 ... Bank of Japan pumps money into market for 4th day TOKYO, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- The Bank of Japan injected another 2trillion yen (18.87 billion U.S. dollars) into the Tokyo moneymarket Friday for the fourth straight day to stabilize the disruptedfinancial market ....
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
Sep 18, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers TOKYO, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- The following are the major newsitems in leading Japanese newspapers on Friday: The Japan Times -- The Bank of Japan (BOJ) and four other central banks Thursdayagreed to a 180 billion U.S ....
Tokyo stocks rebound 3.3 pct in morning trade
Sep 18, 2008 ... Tokyo stocks rebound 3.3 pct in morning trade TOKYO, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks rebounded 3.30 percentFriday as investors gained confidence from the U.S. rescue measuresfor the financial market. The benchmark Nikkei-225 Stock Average went up 378.90 points ...
Breeding center set up for vultures in Nepal
Sep 18, 2008 ... Breeding center set up for vultures in Nepal KATHMANDU, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Responding to the decliningpopulation of vultures in Nepal, a breeding center for thisendangered species has been established in Chitwan in central Nepal. According to Friday's The Himalayan Times ...
Japanese agriculture minister to quit over tainted rice scandal
Sep 18, 2008 ... Japanese agriculture minister to quit over tainted rice scandal TOKYO, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Japanese agriculture minister SeiichiOta said he had offered his resignation to Prime Minister YasuoFukuda over the tainted-rice scandal on Friday. Vice Minister for Agriculture, ...
Roundup: More Asian neighbor joins Myanmar hydropower projects
Sep 18, 2008 ... Roundup: More Asian neighbor joins Myanmar hydropower projects YANGON, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- India has joined two Myanmar'shydropower projects under a memorandum of understanding (MoU), thestate-run newspaper New Light of Myanmar reported Friday. The two projects, to be ...
Citizenship under "3rd gender" issued in Nepal
Sep 18, 2008 ... Citizenship under "3rd gender" issued in Nepal KATHMANDU, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Nepali local administrationissued a citizenship certificate to a transgender person under a "third" gender category, local newspaper The Kathmandu Post reportedon Friday. Bishnu Adhikari, 21, of ...
Major news items in leading Indian newspapers
Sep 18, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Indian newspapers NEW DELHI, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Following are major newsheadlines in leading Indian newspapers on Friday:The Indian Express: -- Indian government on Thursday announced that it had sanctioned7,612 new posts in Delhi ...
Japan provides more assistance to Myanmar in fighting malaria
Sep 18, 2008 ... Japan provides more assistance to Myanmar in fighting malaria YANGON, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- The Japanese government has provided3.1 million U.S. dollars more assistance to Myanmar in fightingmalaria under its grassroot grant assistance scheme, the localBiweekly Eleven reported ...
Dollar soars to upper 106 yen level in Tokyo
Sep 18, 2008 ... Dollar soars to upper 106 yen level in Tokyo TOKYO, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar soared to the upper106 yen level Friday morning in Tokyo. At noon, the dollar was traded 106.70-75 yen compared with 105.39-49 yen in New York ...
S. Korea's household loans up 0.8 pct in July
Sep 18, 2008 ... S. Korea's household loans up 0.8 pct in July SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- South Korean bank loans to householdsin July increased 0.6 percent from a month earlier, rising for sixthstraight month mainly due to increased home- backed lending, theBank of Korea (BOK) said Thursday ....
India's largest drug producer warned by US
Sep 18, 2008 ... India's largest drug producer warned by US NEW DELHI, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Food and DrugAdministration issued an "import alert" on over 30 generic drugsproduced by Ranbaxy, India's largest pharmaceutical company,Tuesday, due to "serious manufacturing deficiencies", the ...
Australian PM says financial institutions sound
Sep 18, 2008 ... Australian PM says financial institutions sound CANBERRA, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Australian Prime Minister KevinRudd said here on Thursday the country's financial institutions werestill in a sound position, and better placed than many internationalinstitutions. "The advice of ...
Vietnam to inject 2.2 bln USD to upgrade waterway transport
Sep 18, 2008 ... Vietnam to inject 2.2 bln USD to upgrade waterway transport HANOI, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Vietnamese Ministry of Transport hasannounced a plan to inject 2.2 billion U.S. dollars to upgrade itswaterway transport system, the Vietnam News reported on Thursday. The plan will take ...
Thai RSS3 rubber price
Sep 18, 2008 ... Thai RSS3 rubber price BANGKOK, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- The following are the official noonFOB prices of Ribbed Smoked Sheets Grade 3 (RSS3) rubber atThailand's southern central market in Songkhla ...
Indonesian parliament seeks delay of ASEAN Charter ratification
Sep 18, 2008 ... Indonesian parliament seeks delay of ASEAN Charter ratification JAKARTA, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian House ofRepresentatives has asked the Foreign Ministry to postponeratification of ASEAN Charter, because of several disputedprovisions within the charter, a local newspaper ...
Malaysia calls for innovative financing mechanisms for climate change and health
Sep 18, 2008 ... Malaysia calls for innovative financing mechanisms for climatechange and health KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Malaysian deputy PrimeMinister calls for innovative financing mechanisms on the issue ofclimate change and health here on Thursday. According to the ...
NATO soldier killed in E. Afghanistan
Sep 18, 2008 ... NATO soldier killed in E. Afghanistan KABUL, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- An service member with the NATO-ledInternational Security Assistance Force (ISAF) was killed Wednesdayduring a small-arms fire attack by insurgents in easternAfghanistan, said an ISAF statement released here on ...
Indian stock market opens lower
Sep 18, 2008 ... Indian stock market opens lower MUMBAI, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Indian shares opened lower onThursday, with the key Sensex index down 4.15 percent after opening. Sensex declined 550.14 points to 12712.82 morning. Sensex is the ...
Tokyo stocks close 2 pct lower
Sep 18, 2008 ... Tokyo stocks close 2 pct lower TOKYO, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed sharply lowerThursday. The Nikkei Stock Average plunged 260.49 points, or ...
Pakistan protests U.S. cross-border raids
Sep 18, 2008 ... Pakistan protests U.S. cross-border raids ISLAMABAD, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan on Thursday protested anuninformed U.S. cross-border attack from Afghanistan, which killedsix people in northwestern tribal region. Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi told a ...
1st LD: Japan's central bank injects 2.5 trillion yen more into money market
Sep 18, 2008 ... 1st LD: Japan's central bank injects 2.5 trillion yen more intomoney market TOKYO, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- The Bank of Japan (BOJ) on Thursdaypoured 2.5 trillion yen (23.9 billion U.S. dollars) into Tokyo'smoney market to regulate the market. The BOJ pumped 1.5 trillion yen on ...
Urgent: militants take hostage of 300 school children in Pakistan
Sep 18, 2008 ... Urgent: militants take hostage of 300 school children in Pakistan ISLAMABAD, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- ...
Urgent: Hong Kong stocks close 0.03 pct lower, recoup 7-pct early loss
Sep 18, 2008 ... Urgent: Hong Kong stocks close 0.03 pct lower, recoup 7-pct earlyloss HONG KONG, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong's benchmark Hang SengIndex ...
2nd LD Writethru: Hong Kong stocks open 7.07 pct higher
Sep 18, 2008 ... 2nd LD Writethru: Hong Kong stocks open 7.07 pct higher HONG KONG, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks staged a hugerally, up sharply 1245.8 points, or 7.07 percent, to open Friday'smorning session at 18,878.26, following an overnight rally on WallStreet and an over 8-percent ...