Xinhua News Agency back issues from Wednesday, October 8:
1st LD: Female suicide bomber kills six in northeast of Baghdad
Oct 08, 2008 ... 1st LD: Female suicide bomber kills six in northeast of Baghdad BAGHDAD, Oct 8 (Xinhua) -- A woman suicide bomber blew herself upon Wednesday outside a court in Baquba, the capital city of thevolatile province of Diyala, killing six people and wounding 18others, a provincial ...
Major news items in leading Iranian newspapers
Oct 08, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Iranian newspapers TEHRAN, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Iranian newspapers on Wednesday. Tehran Times: -- Iranian Majlis (Parliament) Speaker Ali Larijani told hisvisiting Iraqi counterpart Mahmoud ...
Jordan's stock market index closes lower
Oct 08, 2008 ... Jordan's stock market index closes lower AMMAN, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- The shares price index of Jordan'sAmman stock market closed at 3,493 points on Wednesday, down ...
Update: 9 killed, 17 injured in Iraq's Diyala suicide bombing
Oct 08, 2008 ... Update: 9 killed, 17 injured in Iraq's Diyala suicide bombing BAGHDAD, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from a female suicidebomb attack in Diyala province on Wednesday rose to nine and 17others were injured, a provincial police source said. "Our latest reports said that ...
Talks with Fatah to be complicated: Hamas
Oct 08, 2008 ... Talks with Fatah to be complicated: Hamas GAZA, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- A spokesman for Islamic Hamas movementon Wednesday said talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas'Fatah movement would be complicated. Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoom added that "Fatah proposesdifficult ...
Iran says intruding jet belongs to NATO
Oct 08, 2008 ... Iran says intruding jet belongs to NATO TEHRAN, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- A Falcon jet that violated Iranianairspace and was forced to land in one of Iran's airports belongedto the NATO forces, Iran's English language Press TV reported onWednesday. The North Atlantic Treaty ...
Hamas urges Arabs to linger in punishing Palestinian rivals
Oct 08, 2008 ... Hamas urges Arabs to linger in punishing Palestinian rivals GAZA, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- Ousted Hamas prime minister IsmailHaneya on Wednesday urged Arab countries to linger if they wanted totake action against the Palestinian factions which may blocknational reconciliation ....
Turkish military kills four PKK rebels in southeast
Oct 08, 2008 ... Turkish military kills four PKK rebels in southeast ANKARA, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- Turkish General Staff said onWednesday that Turkish security teams killed four rebels of thebanned Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) in southeastern Turkey. The general staff said in a statement posted ...
Sanctions can do nothing to Iran: president
Oct 08, 2008 ... Sanctions can do nothing to Iran: president TEHRAN, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- Iranian President Mahmoud AhmadinejadWednesday said that the Western governments should know thatsanctions can do nothing to Iranian nation, the official IRNA newsagency reported. Speaking at a rally in ...
Israeli military training on Gaza border prelude to offensive: Hamas
Oct 08, 2008 ... Israeli military training on Gaza border prelude to offensive:Hamas GAZA, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- The armed wing of Islamic Hamas movementon Wednesday said Israeli army exercises and training on Gaza Stripborders prove that Israel prepares for offensive. Abu Obaida, a spokesman ...
Feature: Gaza fuel crisis still pending
Oct 08, 2008 ... Feature: Gaza fuel crisis still pending by Saud Abu Ramadan GAZA, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- Mahmoud Akeila, 43, who distributescooking gas balloons to houses of Gaza city's Remal neighborhood'sresidents, turned off his mini-truck engine and waited for theresidents to bring their ...
Fatah official suggests national unity government
Oct 08, 2008 ... Fatah official suggests national unity government RAMALLAH, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- A member of Palestinian PresidentMahmoud Abbas' Fatah movement on Wednesday revealed that Fatahsuggested in Egypt to form a Palestinian national unity government. Ibraheem Abu al-Najja, a senior ...
Egyptian mediator meets Hamas leader on ending Palestinian rift
Oct 08, 2008 ... Egyptian mediator meets Hamas leader on ending Palestinian rift CAIRO, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian intelligence chief OmarSuleiman held talks on Wednesday with a high-level delegation of thePalestinian Hamas movement on means of ending the current inter-Palestinian feud ....
Iraq ready to take over security control in Baghdad
Oct 08, 2008 ... Iraq ready to take over security control in Baghdad BAGHDAD, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi security forces are capable oftaking over security responsibility in Baghdad from the U.S. troopsif foreign troops withdraw, a top Iraqi Interior Ministry spokesmansaid on Wednesday. "We ...
Two American journalists missing in Lebanon since Sept. 30
Oct 08, 2008 ... Two American journalists missing in Lebanon since Sept. 30 BEIRUT, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- Two American journalists, who arereportedly working for The Jordan Times, have been missing inLebanon since Sept. 30, local Naharnet website reported Wednesday. The two journalists ...
Turkish PM vows to create buffer zone in north of Iraq
Oct 08, 2008 ... Turkish PM vows to create buffer zone in north of Iraq ANKARA, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- Turkey's Prime Minister Recep TayyipErdogan said Wednesday that if "truly necessary," a buffer zone innorth of Iraq could be created as a counter measure against attacksof the banned Kurdish Workers' ...
Czech PM says support Turkey's unconditional EU accession
Oct 08, 2008 ... Czech PM says support Turkey's unconditional EU accession ANKARA, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- Czech Prime Minister Marek TopolanekWednesday said his country support Turkey's full-fledged membershipin the European Union, rejecting any privileged partnership or suchformulas. The Czech ...
One officer killed, 14 injured after PKK's attack in Turkey
Oct 08, 2008 ... One officer killed, 14 injured after PKK's attack in Turkey ANKARA, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- One police officer was killed and 14others were injured after a police shuttle bus came under attack bythe militants of the banned Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) in thesoutheastern province of ...
Feature: Chinese tourists closer to Israel
Oct 08, 2008 ... Feature: Chinese tourists closer to Israel by Ma Xiaoyan JERUSALEM, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- "I was full of excitement andcuriosity for the whole trip. I wish to come back in the future anddig into the diverse culture of this biblical land," said a ladywith the surname of Ren ...
Turkey extends mandate for striking PKK in north Iraq
Oct 08, 2008 ... Turkey extends mandate for striking PKK in north Iraq ANKARA, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- Turkey's parliament on Wednesdayapproved to extend the government's mandate for striking the bannedKurdish Workers' Party (PKK) in north Iraq. Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan vowed on ...
UAE Central Bank cuts bank lending rates
Oct 08, 2008 ... UAE Central Bank cuts bank lending rates ABU DHABI, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- The Central Bank of the United ArabEmirates (UAE) announced on Wednesday a two-percentage-point cut inits lending rate to 3 percent, the official Emirates News Agencyreported. The UAE Central Bank also ...
Update: Turkey extends mandate for striking PKK in north Iraq
Oct 08, 2008 ... Update: Turkey extends mandate for striking PKK in north Iraq ANKARA, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- Turkey's parliament on Wednesdayapproved to extend the government's mandate for striking the bannedKurdish Workers' Party (PKK) in northern Iraq. The parliament adopted the Prime ...
Update: Four officers killed, 20 injured in PKK attack in Turkey
Oct 08, 2008 ... Update: Four officers killed, 20 injured in PKK attack in Turkey ANKARA, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- Four police officers were killed and20 others injured when a police shuttle bus came under attack by thebanned Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) in southeastern Turkey onWednesday, the ...
Sudanese, U.S. officials discuss situation in Darfur
Oct 08, 2008 ... Sudanese, U.S. officials discuss situation in Darfur KHARTOUM, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. envoy to Sudan RichardWilliamson and Sudanese Presidential Assistant Nafie Ali Nafie methere on Wednesday to discuss the situation in the restive westernSudanese region of Darfur ....
Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, Oct. 8
Oct 08, 2008 ... Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, Oct. 8 BAGHDAD -- The death toll from a female suicide bomb attack inDiyala province on Wednesday rose to nine and 17 others wereinjured, a provincial police source said. "Our latest reports said that nine people were killed and ...
Hamas, Fatah to meet in Egypt on reconciliation talks
Oct 08, 2008 ... Hamas, Fatah to meet in Egypt on reconciliation talks CAIRO, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- Egypt will host talks between thePalestinian movements Fatah and Hamas later this month to discussthe differences between the two rivals, a senior Hamas leader saidon Wednesday. Moussa Abu ...
Dollar trades in upper 99 yen level
Oct 08, 2008 ... Dollar trades in upper 99 yen levelTOKYO, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) --The U.S. dollar traded in the upper 99 yen level early Thursday inTokyo, up from its levels overnight in New York. At 9 a.m., the dollar fetched 99.69-74 yen versus 99.08-18 ...
Tokyo stocks open lower despite global rate cuts
Oct 08, 2008 ... Tokyo stocks open lower despite global rate cuts TOKYO, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks open lower on Thursdaydespite concerted rate cuts by the United States Federal Reserve,the European Central bank and five other central banks around theworld, including Britain and China ....
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
Oct 08, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapersTOKYO, Oct. 9(Xinhua) -- The following are the major news items in leadingJapanese newspapers on Thursday:The Daily Yomiuri -- The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed asupplementary budget for fiscal 2008 that ...
Nepali President extends greetings on Dashain festival
Oct 08, 2008 ... Nepali President extends greetings on Dashain festival KATHMANDU, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- Nepali President Ram Baran Yadavhas said Nepal and Nepali people's future would be brighter onlywhen sustainable peace could be established by taking peace processto happy conclusion, unity and ...
Tokyo stocks rebound on global rate cuts
Oct 08, 2008 ... Tokyo stocks rebound on global rate cutsTOKYO, Oct. 9(Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks rebounded Thursday morning following globalrate cuts and on bargain hunting after the previous day's nose-dive. The benchmark ...
Urgent: Presidential election begins in Maldives
Oct 08, 2008 ... Urgent: Presidential election begins in Maldives MALE, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- The first-ever multiparty ...
15 Philippine seamen freed by Somali pirates: report
Oct 08, 2008 ... 15 Philippine seamen freed by Somali pirates: report MANILA, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- Fifteen Filipino seafarers on board aJapanese-operated chemical tanker were freed by Somali piratesWednesday evening, Philippine media reported Thursday. The seafarers had been hijacked for 49 ...
1st Ld: Presidential election begins in Maldives
Oct 08, 2008 ... 1st Ld: Presidential election begins in Maldives MALE, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- The first-ever multi party presidentialelection began Wednesday in the Indian Ocean archipelago of Maldiveswith six candidates contesting the presidency. The incumbent President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, ...
Major news items in leading Indian newspapers
Oct 08, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Indian newspapers NEW DELHI, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- Following are major news headlinesin leading Indian newspapers on Thursday:The Times of India: -- The exchange rate of Indian currency rupee against U.S. dollardropped ...
Corruption remains a festering sore in Vietnam: legislators
Oct 08, 2008 ... Corruption remains a festering sore in Vietnam: legislators HANOI, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- The handling of corruption casesnationwide has been slower than expected, Vietnamese newspaper TheYouth reported on Thursday, citing a report presented at theNational Assembly (NA) session ....
Bangkok appears calm after clashes, injuries rise to 437
Oct 08, 2008 ... Bangkok appears calm after clashes, injuries rise to 437 BANGKOK, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) --- The Thai capital appeared calm undergloomy sky Wednesday morning following Tuesday's clashes betweenanti-government protesters and police in the city center, while theinjury toll from the riots ...
Japan may slash funds for clearing land mines in Cambodia
Oct 08, 2008 ... Japan may slash funds for clearing land mines in Cambodia PHNOM PENH, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- The Cambodian Mine Action Center(CMAC) has expressed concern over a proposed 50 percent cut fromJapan's annual aid contribution to clear land mines and unexplodedordnance (UXOs) in Cambodia, ...
1st Ld: 18 feared dead as Nepali plane catches fire
Oct 08, 2008 ... 1st Ld: 18 feared dead as Nepali plane catches fire KATHMANDU, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- A Nepal Yeti Airlines domesticplane on Wednesday morning caught fire while landing at Luklaairport in the east of Nepali capital Kathmandu, and 18 might havebeen dead, said the Lukla ...
Gayoom leads in Maldives' presidential election
Oct 08, 2008 ... Gayoom leads in Maldives' presidential election MALE, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- Early results showed that the Maldives 'incumbent President Maumood Abdul Gayoom is leading other fivecandidates in the Indian Ocean archipelago's first-ever multi partypresidential elections held on ...
Gasoline price drops in Vietnam as global oil price slips
Oct 08, 2008 ... Gasoline price drops in Vietnam as global oil price slips HANOI, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- The Vietnam National PetroleumCorporation, or Petrolimex, which supplies 70 percent of thecountry's retail gasoline, has decided to cut the A92 gas prices by500 Vietnamese dong (0.03 dollars) to ...
2nd Ld Writethru: 18 feared dead as Nepali plane catches fire
Oct 08, 2008 ... 2nd Ld Writethru: 18 feared dead as Nepali plane catches fire KATHMANDU, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- A Nepal Yeti Airlines domesticplane on Wednesday morning caught fire while landing at Luklaairport, east of Nepali capital Kathmandu, and 18 were feared dead,said Lukla airport authority ....
S.Korean ruling party vows to push forward ratification of FTA with U.S.
Oct 08, 2008 ... S.Korean ruling party vows to push forward ratification of FTAwith U.S. SEOUL, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's ruling Grand NationalParty (GNP) said Thursday that it will make efforts to pass the freetrade agreement (FTA) between South Korea and the United States atthe National ...
Dollar at lower 101 yen level in Tokyo at midday
Oct 08, 2008 ... Dollar at lower 101 yen level in Tokyo at midday TOKYO, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar went down to the lower101 yen level Wednesday morning in Tokyo. The dollar was quoted at 101.25-30 yen at midday, compared with101.45-55 yen ...
Tokyo stocks nosedive 7 pct in afternoon trading
Oct 08, 2008 ... Tokyo stocks nosedive 7 pct in afternoon trading TOKYO, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks took a header Wednesdayafternoon with the key Nikkei index plunging ...
Indian stock market opens down 3.24 percent
Oct 08, 2008 ... Indian stock market opens down 3.24 percent MUMBAI, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- Indian shares opened lower onWednesday, with the key index Sensex down 3.24 percent shortly afteropening. Sensex lost 379.00 points, or 3.24 percent, to 11,316.24 ....
Dollar rises to mid-100 yen level
Oct 08, 2008 ... Dollar rises to mid-100 yen levelTOKYO, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) --The U.S. dollar rose to the mid-100 yen level Thursday morning inTokyo on gains by Japanese stocks. At noon, the dollar fetched 100.55-60 yen against lateWednesday's quotes ...
3rd Ld Writethru: 18 die in Nepali plane crash, nationalities confirmed
Oct 08, 2008 ... 3rd Ld Writethru: 18 die in Nepali plane crash, nationalitiesconfirmed KATHMANDU, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- Nepali aviation authority confirmed18 died in an air crash in Lukla airport on Wednesday morning. A Nepal Yeti Airlines domestic plane on Wednesday morning caughtfire while ...
Thai RSS3 rubber price
Oct 08, 2008 ... Thai RSS3 rubber price BANGKOK, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- The following are the official noonFOB prices of Ribbed Smoked Sheets Grade 3 (RSS3) rubber atThailand's southern central market in Songkhla ...
Nepali gov't to strictly control alcohol consumption
Oct 08, 2008 ... Nepali gov't to strictly control alcohol consumption KATHMANDU, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- The Nepali government is preparingto bring in stringent rules to control the consumption of alcohol,the Nepalnews.com reported Wednesday. As drinking alcohol is one of the reasons for rising ...
Tokyo stocks shed 9 pct in afternoon trading
Oct 08, 2008 ... Tokyo stocks shed 9 pct in afternoon trading TOKYO, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks tumbled Wednesdayafternoon with the key Nikkei index ...
Japan's corporate debts triple in 1st half of FY2008
Oct 08, 2008 ... Japan's corporate debts triple in 1st half of FY2008 TOKYO, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- Japan is burdened with huge corporatedebts of up to 8.66 trillion yen (85.74 billion U.S. dollars) in theApril-September period as a result of the collapse of the Lehmansubsidiaries in Japan, said the ...
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 0600 GMT, Oct. 8
Oct 08, 2008 ... Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 0600 GMT, Oct. 8 HONG KONG -- The Hong Kong Monetary Authority announced onWednesday that it is to adjust the methodology for determining thebase rate starting from Thursday, which will amount to a base ratecut by 100 basis points. "As a ...
Urgent: Moderate quake shakes Japan's Kanto region
Oct 08, 2008 ... Urgent: Moderate quake shakes Japan's Kanto region TOKYO, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- Moderate quake ...
Australian treasurer to press case for stronger regulation at IMF meeting
Oct 08, 2008 ... Australian treasurer to press case for stronger regulation at IMFmeeting CANBERRA, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- Australian Treasurer Wayne Swan saidhere on Wednesday he would press the case for strengtheningprudential regulation when he attends annual meetings of theInternational Monetary ...
1st Ld: Moderate quake shakes Japan's Kanto region
Oct 08, 2008 ... 1st Ld: Moderate quake shakes Japan's Kanto region TOKYO, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- A moderate quake with a preliminarymagnitude of 4.6 jolted Japan's Kanto region, said the JapanMeteorological Agency Wednesday. The epicenter of quake, which occurred at 3:07 p.m. local ...
Tokyo stocks tumble 9 pct to hit 5-year low
Oct 08, 2008 ... Tokyo stocks tumble 9 pct to hit 5-year low TOKYO, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks took a header Wednesdaywith the key Nikkei index shedding more than 9 percent to a new lowsince June 30, 2003 amid panic sell-offs ...
2nd Ld-Writethru: Presidential election begins in Maldives
Oct 08, 2008 ... 2nd Ld-Writethru: Presidential election begins in Maldives MALE, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- The first-ever multi-party presidentialelection began Wednesday in the Indian Ocean archipelago of theMaldives as a lot of people lined up in the rain to chose their newpresident from six ...
U.S. military vehicle crashes with civilian car injuring 4 in Afghan capital
Oct 08, 2008 ... U.S. military vehicle crashes with civilian car injuring 4 inAfghan capital KABUL, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- Four civilians were injured while twoof them in critical condition as one U.S. military vehicle hit acivilian car in the Afghan capital Kabul on Wednesday. "It occurred in ...
FAO conducts bird flu research activity in Cambodia
Oct 08, 2008 ... FAO conducts bird flu research activity in Cambodia PHNOM PENH, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- The Food and AgricultureOrganization of the United Nations (FAO) Wednesday started a three-day workshop on avian influenza research activities in Cambodia,said a FAO press release. The ...
1st Ld-Writethru: Tokyo stocks tumble 9 pct to hit 5-year low
Oct 08, 2008 ... 1st Ld-Writethru: Tokyo stocks tumble 9 pct to hit 5-year low TOKYO, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks took a header Wednesdaywith the key Nikkei index shedding more than 9 percent to hit a newlow since June 30, 2003 amid panic sell-offs triggered by a newround of fears over the ...
ASEAN Charter's full ratification on track: Surin
Oct 08, 2008 ... ASEAN Charter's full ratification on track: Surin JAKARTA, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- The full ratification of the ASEAN(Association of South East Asian Nations) Charter by December thisyear is on track, according to the Jakarta-based ASEAN Secretariaton Wednesday ....
Indonesia halts stock market trading on abnormal index drop
Oct 08, 2008 ... Indonesia halts stock market trading on abnormal index drop JAKARTA, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- PT Bursa Efek Indonesia (BEI)suspended trading on Indonesia's main stock market Wednesdaymorning, after the Composite Stock Price Index plunged 10.38 percentto 1,451.67 points, The Jakarta Post ...
Lao banks remain healthy: official
Oct 08, 2008 ... Lao banks remain healthy: official HANOI, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- Financial institutions in Laos are ingood health, even though many banks around the world face financialcrises, the Vientiane Times reported on Wednesday, citing a seniorpolicymaker in the local banking sector ....
Hamas urges Egypt to declare stance after supporters arrested in West Bank
Oct 08, 2008 ... Hamas urges Egypt to declare stance after supporters arrested inWest Bank RAMALLAH, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- Islamic Hamas movement on Wednesdaycalled on Egypt, which works on launching a national Palestiniandialogue, to declare its stance about the continued crackdown byPalestinian ...