Xinhua News Agency back issues from Tuesday, January 27:
Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers
Jan 27, 2009 ... Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers JERUSALEM, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Israeli newspapers on Tuesday. Ha'aretz: -- Israeli Transport Minister Shaul Mofaz, a senior figure in thecurrent ruling Kadima party, ...
2nd LD: Israeli soldier killed, three wounded near Gaza border
Jan 27, 2009 ... 2nd LD: Israeli soldier killed, three wounded near Gaza border GAZA/JERUSALEM, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- One Israeli soldier waskilled and three others wounded on Tuesday morning near the borderbetween Israel and the central Gaza Strip, Palestinian and Israelisources said ....
1st LD: Israeli soldier killed along Gaza border: source
Jan 27, 2009 ... 1st LD: Israeli soldier killed along Gaza border: source JERUSALEM, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- An Israeli soldier was killed andanother seriously wounded in an attack at the border with the GazaStrip, an Israeli source said Tuesday morning. The source said the incident happened when ...
Urgent: Israeli soldier killed along Gaza border: report
Jan 27, 2009 ... Urgent: Israeli soldier killed along Gaza border: report JERUSALEM, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- An Israeli soldier ...
Iraq to close borders, conduct vehicle ban on election day
Jan 27, 2009 ... Iraq to close borders, conduct vehicle ban on election day BAGHDAD, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Iraq will shut borders, closeairports and impose night-time vehicle ban during the provincialpolls on Saturday when people go to choose members of theirprovincial councils, an electoral ...
1st LD: Palestinian killed by Israeli shelling on eastern Gaza
Jan 27, 2009 ... 1st LD: Palestinian killed by Israeli shelling on eastern Gaza GAZA, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- A Palestinian civilian was killed onTuesday morning by an Israeli shelling on an area east of centralGaza Strip near the border with Israel, medics and witnesses said. The witnesses said ...
Ruling coalition stresses Lebanese unity towards Palestinians
Jan 27, 2009 ... Ruling coalition stresses Lebanese unity towards Palestinians BEIRUT, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- The ruling March 14 coalition hasunderlined the importance of a unified Lebanese stance regarding thePalestinian cause and solidarity with Gaza, local An-Nahar dailyreported Tuesday ....
Urgent: Palestinian killed by Israeli shelling on eastern Gaza
Jan 27, 2009 ... Urgent: Palestinian killed by Israeli shelling on eastern Gaza GAZA, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- A Palestinian civilian was killed ...
Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers
Jan 27, 2009 ... Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers ANKARA, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Turkish newspapers on Tuesday. TURKIYE (Turkey): -- Turkish Board of Statistics (TUIK) said on Monday thatTurkey's population increased 13.1 per ...
Senior Iraqi official escapes bomb attack in Baghdad
Jan 27, 2009 ... Senior Iraqi official escapes bomb attack in Baghdad BAGHDAD, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- A high-ranking Iraqi officialsurvived unhurt a roadside bomb explosion near his convoy in centralBaghdad on Tuesday, an Interior Ministry source said. An explosive charge went off near the ...
Hamas denies Gaza leader injured during Israeli offensive
Jan 27, 2009 ... Hamas denies Gaza leader injured during Israeli offensive GAZA, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- The Islamic movement Hamas Tuesdaydenied that its top leader Mahmoud al-Zahar has been injured duringthe 22-day Israeli military assault on the Gaza Strip. Fawzi Barhoum, the movement's Gaza ...
News analysis: Gaza reconstruction likely to take long time
Jan 27, 2009 ... News analysis: Gaza reconstruction likely to take long time by Husam Hamdan, Hua Chunyu RAMALLAH, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Palestinians in the battered GazaStrip are suffering from new threats related to the reconstructionof their demolished homes, following Israel's 22-day war on ...
Israel shuts down Gaza commercial crossings
Jan 27, 2009 ... Israel shuts down Gaza commercial crossings GAZA, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Israel on Tuesday informed thePalestinian side in Gaza that all the commercial crossings betweenthe Gaza Strip and the Jewish state had been shut down. The Israeli decision to shut down all Gaza commercial ...
Tunisia invites foreign investors to build two power plants
Jan 27, 2009 ... Tunisia invites foreign investors to build two power plants TUNIS, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Tunisia issued two internationaltenders to invite foreign investors to build two power plants tomeet the growing economy, local daily Le Quotidien reported Tuesday. "Tunisia launched two ...
Haneya slams Europe for holding Hamas responsible for Gaza crisis
Jan 27, 2009 ... Haneya slams Europe for holding Hamas responsible for Gaza crisis GAZA, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Deposed Prime Minister of Hamas unitygovernment Ismail Haneya on Tuesday slammed Europe for holding hismovement responsible for the Israeli offensive and the humanitariancrisis in the Gaza ...
Urgent: Israeli army confirms soldier killed near Gaza border
Jan 27, 2009 ... Urgent: Israeli army confirms soldier killed near Gaza border JERUSALEM, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- The Israeli military confirmed ...
Mubarak, Solana meet on maintaining Gaza ceasefire
Jan 27, 2009 ... Mubarak, Solana meet on maintaining Gaza ceasefire CAIRO, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak onTuesday held talks with visiting European Union (EU) foreign policychief Javier Solana on efforts to shore up a fragile ceasefire inthe Palestinian territory of Gaza ...
1st LD: Israel confirms soldier killed along Gaza border
Jan 27, 2009 ... 1st LD: Israel confirms soldier killed along Gaza border JERUSALEM, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- An Israeli soldier was killed onTuesday morning in a blast at the border with the Gaza Strip,triggering the first notable outbreak of violence since a fragileceasefire went into effect nine ...
Iran says 12 policemen killed on Pakistani border
Jan 27, 2009 ... Iran says 12 policemen killed on Pakistani border TEHRAN, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Iran's judiciary spokesman, Ali RezaJamshidi, said on Tuesday that 12 border policemen have been killedin an ambush by rebels on the Pakistani border. "They (the policemen) were on a mission and ...
Assad: Syria willing to talk with U.S. without preconditions
Jan 27, 2009 ... Assad: Syria willing to talk with U.S. without preconditions DAMASCUS, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assadsaid his country is willing to conduct dialogue with the UnitedStates without any preconditions, the official SANA news agencyreported Tuesday. Assad ...
2nd LD: Israeli soldier killed along Gaza border
Jan 27, 2009 ... 2nd LD: Israeli soldier killed along Gaza border JERUSALEM, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- An Israeli soldier was killed onTuesday morning in a blast at the border with the Gaza Strip,triggering the first notable outbreak of violence since a fragileceasefire went into effect nine days ago ....
Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- Jan. 27
Jan 27, 2009 ... Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- Jan. 27 CAIRO, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of major MiddleEast news stories due to be covered or pursued by Xinhua News Agencyon Tuesday. -- U.S. Special Envoy for the Middle East George Mitchell arrivesin Cairo for talks ...
Jordan's stock market index closes higher
Jan 27, 2009 ... Jordan's stock market index closes higher AMMAN, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- The shares price index of Jordan'sAmman stock market closed at 2,687 points on Tuesday, up 33 ...
Iranian president submits 89-billion-USD budget
Jan 27, 2009 ... Iranian president submits 89-billion-USD budget TEHRAN, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejadon Tuesday submitted to Majlis (parliament) an 890- trillion-rial(89-billion-U.S. dollar) budget bill for the next Iranian calendaryear (to start on March 21), the ...
Four security forces killed in suicide car bombing in northern Iraq
Jan 27, 2009 ... Four security forces killed in suicide car bombing in northernIraq MOSUL, Iraq, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- A suicide car bomber struck theoffice of a Kurdish party in the city of Mosul Tuesday, killing foursecurity members and wounding five others, a provincial policesource said ....
Syria approved Lebanon's ambassador to Damascus
Jan 27, 2009 ... Syria approved Lebanon's ambassador to Damascus BEIRUT, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese Foreign Minister FawziSalloukh announced Tuesday that Syria has approved the nomination ofthe first Lebanese ambassador to Damascus Michel Khoury, Elnashrewebsite reported. The first ever ...
Egypt hopes Palestinians reach reconciliation in February
Jan 27, 2009 ... Egypt hopes Palestinians reach reconciliation in February CAIRO, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed AbulGheit voiced his hope that the Palestinians should reach an internalreconciliation in February. At a joint press conference with visiting European Union ...
Iran protests to Egypt over stopping Iranian aid ship to Gaza
Jan 27, 2009 ... Iran protests to Egypt over stopping Iranian aid ship to Gaza TEHRAN, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Iranian Foreign Ministry summoned thehead of Egyptian Interest Section in Tehran, Amr Ahmed Abd el MeguidEl Zayat, on Tuesday to hear Tehran's protest to Cairo over stoppingIranian relief aid ...
Kuwait reaffirms support to Palestinian cause
Jan 27, 2009 ... Kuwait reaffirms support to Palestinian cause KUWAIT CITY, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Kuwait affirmed on Tuesday thatit would always be backing the just cause of the Palestinian peopleand their dream in having their own independent state. Kuwait's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister ...
Urgent: Israel resumes airstrike on Gaza
Jan 27, 2009 ... Urgent: Israel resumes airstrike on Gaza GAZA, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Israeli war plane on Tuesday afternooncarried out an airstrike on a Palestinian militant in Khan ...
Turkey appreciates cooperation between India, Pakistan on Mumbai case
Jan 27, 2009 ... Turkey appreciates cooperation between India, Pakistan on Mumbaicase Turkey appreciates cooperation between India, Pakistan onMumbai case ANKARA, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Turkey appreciated the cooperationwhich has been boosted recently between India and Pakistan in regardto arrests ...
Urgent: Iran waiting for "practical changes" in U.S. policy: spokesman
Jan 27, 2009 ... Urgent: Iran waiting for "practical changes" in U.S. policy:spokesman Urgent: Iran waiting for "practical changes" in U.S.policy: spokesman TEHRAN, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Iran's government spokesman saidTuesday that Iran is waiting for the "practical ...
Iran to send satellite to space by March 20
Jan 27, 2009 ... Iran to send satellite to space by March 20 TEHRAN, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Space Agency (ISA) announcedthat the first domestically-built satellite of Iran called "Omid"(Hope) would be sent to the space by March 20, the semi-officialFars news agency reported on Tuesday ....
Obama's Mideast envoy arrives in Egypt for regional peace
Jan 27, 2009 ... Obama's Mideast envoy arrives in Egypt for regional peace CAIRO, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama's specialenvoy to the Middle East George Mitchell arrived in Egypt on Tuesdayafternoon, the first leg of his regional tour to push for lastingpeace in the region ....
2nd LD Writethru: Israeli warplane strikes on southern Gaza, one killed
Jan 27, 2009 ... 2nd LD Writethru: Israeli warplane strikes on southern Gaza, onekilled 2nd LD Writethru: Israeli warplane strikes on southern Gaza,one killed GAZA, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- A Palestinian militant was killed as anIsraeli warplane struck on Tuesday the motorcycle he was drivingeast of ...
1st LD Writethru: Iran waiting for "practical changes" in U.S. policy: spokesman
Jan 27, 2009 ... 1st LD Writethru: Iran waiting for "practical changes" in U.S.policy: spokesman 1st LD Writethru: Iran waiting for "practicalchanges" in U.S. policy: spokesman TEHRAN, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Iran's government spokesman saidTuesday that Iran is waiting for the "practical changes" in ...
Gunmen attack voting station in western Iraq
Jan 27, 2009 ... Gunmen attack voting station in western Iraq BAGHDAD, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Unknown gunmen attacked a votingcenter in a town near the city of Fallujah in Iraq's westernprovince of Anbar on Tuesday, a local police source said. Unknown gunmen stormed the voting station in a ...
2nd LD Writethru: Iran waiting for "practical changes" in U.S. policy: spokesman
Jan 27, 2009 ... 2nd LD Writethru: Iran waiting for "practical changes" in U.S.policy: spokesman 2nd LD Writethru: Iran waiting for "practicalchanges" in U.S. policy: spokesman TEHRAN, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Iran's government spokesman saidTuesday that Iran is waiting for the "practical changes" in ...
Tel Aviv stock exchange index closes higher
Jan 27, 2009 ... Tel Aviv stock exchange index closes higher JERUSALEM, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- The Tel Aviv Stock Exchangegeneral share index closed at ...
Kuwait's largest bank net profit slightly decreases in 2008
Jan 27, 2009 ... Kuwait's largest bank net profit slightly decreases in 2008 KUWAIT CITY, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- The National Bank of Kuwait (NBK), the country's largest lender, on Tuesday announced net profitsof 255.3 million Kuwait dinars (about 925 million U.S. dollars) in2008, a little lower than ...
Egyptian mediators meet Jihad, PFLP teams on durable Gaza ceasefire
Jan 27, 2009 ... Egyptian mediators meet Jihad, PFLP teams on durable Gazaceasefire CAIRO, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian mediators on Tuesday met withvisiting representatives of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movementfor talks on a durable ceasefire in Gaza Strip and an inter-Palestinian ...
Kuwait calls on Arab countries to work with Obama on Middle East peace process
Jan 27, 2009 ... Kuwait calls on Arab countries to work with Obama on Middle Eastpeace process Kuwait calls on Arab countries to work with Obama onMiddle East peace process KUWAIT CITY, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Ministerand Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammad Sabah Al-Sabah Tuesday ...
Syrian president meets exiled leaders of Palestinian factions
Jan 27, 2009 ... Syrian president meets exiled leaders of Palestinian factions DAMASCUS, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assadheld on Tuesday a meeting with exiled leaders of the Palestinianfactions in Syria, the official SANA news agency reported. Nine exiled leaders attended ...
Feature: Uphill struggle ahead for Gaza reconstruction
Jan 27, 2009 ... Feature: Uphill struggle ahead for Gaza reconstruction by Xu Gang, Huang Heng GAZA, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Inside the Engineer Company forConcrete, one can clearly see the destruction caused by the recentIsrael Defense Forces (IDF) operation in the Hamas-ruled Gaza ...
Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, Jan. 27
Jan 27, 2009 ... Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, Jan. 27 GAZA/JERUSALEM -- One Israeli soldier was killed and three otherswounded on Tuesday morning near the border between Israel and thecentral Gaza Strip, Palestinian and Israeli sources said. Palestinian sources and residents ...
Major news items in leading Australian newspapers
Jan 27, 2009 ... Major news items in leading Australian newspapers CANBERRA, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Australian newspapers on Wednesday. The Australian: -- The world economy is at a standstill, with the major developedcountries in deep ...
Fiji rejects Paficic Islands Forum's further sanctions demand
Jan 27, 2009 ... Fiji rejects Paficic Islands Forum's further sanctions demand WELLINGTON, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- Fiji on Tuesday rejected the needfor further sanctions, saying the country was not in crisis and wasdetermined to complete electoral reform before holding elections. The Pacific ...
Dollar at lower 89 yen level in Tokyo
Jan 27, 2009 ... Dollar at lower 89 yen level in Tokyo TOKYO, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar stood at the lower 89yen level early Wednesday in Tokyo. The dollar traded at 89.30-35 yen at 9 a.m., compared with 88. 94-89.04 yen in New ...
Nikkei opens 0.3 pct higher
Jan 27, 2009 ... Nikkei opens 0.3 pct higher TOKYO, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks opened slightly higherWednesday with the key Nikkei index up 0.30 percent. At 9:15 a.m., the ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
Jan 27, 2009 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers TOKYO, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- The following are the major news itemsin leading Japanese newspapers on Wednesday: The Daily Yomiuri -- Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada plans Wednesday toofficially order the ...
Cambodia considers forming body to implement UN Convention Against Torture
Jan 27, 2009 ... Cambodia considers forming body to implement UN ConventionAgainst Torture PHNOM PENH, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- The Cambodian government isconsidering to meet the UN requirement for establishing an officialorganization to implement the UN Convention Against Torture,national media said ...
Japanese DM orders MSDF to prepare for antipiracy mission off Somalia
Jan 27, 2009 ... Japanese DM orders MSDF to prepare for antipiracy mission offSomalia TOKYO, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Defense Minister YasukazuHamada ordered the Maritime Self-Defense Forces (MSDF) Wednesday toprepare for an antipiracy mission off Somalia in a bid to protectJapanese and ...
Nikkei down 0.37 pct in morning trading
Jan 27, 2009 ... Nikkei down 0.37 pct in morning trading TOKYO, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks edged down Wednesdaymorning with the key Nikkei index down 0.37 percent ....
Major news items in leading Indian newspapers
Jan 27, 2009 ... Major news items in leading Indian newspapers NEW DELHI, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- Following are major news headlinesin leading Indian newspapers on Wednesday. The Hindu: -- Indian Former President R Venkataraman, who had served as theeighth president of the country from ...
S. Korean consumer sentiment rises in January
Jan 27, 2009 ... S. Korean consumer sentiment rises in January SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's consumer survey index(CSI) posted 84 in January, up from a 10-year low in the previousmonth, said the nation's central bank on Wednesday. A series of rate cuts and economic stimulus plans ...
S. Korean manufacturing jobs expected to drop below 4 mln this year
Jan 27, 2009 ... S. Korean manufacturing jobs expected to drop below 4 mln thisyear SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- The number of jobs in the South Koreanmanufacturing sector is expected to drop below 4 million this year,South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported on Wednesday. According to ...
S. Korea's durable goods imports drop 26.1 pct in December
Jan 27, 2009 ... S. Korea's durable goods imports drop 26.1 pct in December SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) - South Korea's imports of durableconsumer goods reached 955 million U.S. dollars in December, down26.1 percent from a year ago, the Korea Herald reported Wednesday. The decline was mainly due ...
Indonesian government to launch massive stimulus plan
Jan 27, 2009 ... Indonesian government to launch massive stimulus plan JAKARTA, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia unveiled its stimuluspackage worth 71.3 trillion rupiahs (about 6.31 billion U.S.dollars) or 1.4 percent of its GDP to boost economy amid the threatof global financial crisis, the Jakarta ...
Thai parliament endorses crucial ASEAN agreements
Jan 27, 2009 ... Thai parliament endorses crucial ASEAN agreements BANGKOK, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- Thai lawmakers Tuesday approved atotal of 41 crucial and related agreements to be signed at theAssociation of Southeast Asian Nations'(ASEAN) summit next month,local media reported Wednesday. The ...
Indian shares open higher
Jan 27, 2009 ... Indian shares open higher MUMBAI, Jan.27 (Xinhua) -- Indian shares opened higher onTuesday, with the key Sensex index up 1.48 percent shortly afteropening. Sensex rose 128.72 points, or 1.48 percent to 8,803.07 points. Sensex ...
Thai supreme commander: Myanmar to help prevent Rohingyas from entering Thai territory
Jan 27, 2009 ... Thai supreme commander: Myanmar to help prevent Rohingyas fromentering Thai territory BANGKOK, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar would cooperate withThailand in solving the Rohingya refugee's problem as initiallyMyanmar would help prevent the Rohingya people from approaching ...
Dollar at lower 89 yen level in Tokyo
Jan 27, 2009 ... Dollar at lower 89 yen level in Tokyo TOKYO, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar stood firm at thelower 89 yen level Wednesday morning in Tokyo. The dollar traded at 89.12-17 yen at midday, against 88.94-89. 04yen in New York ...
Australia signs partnerships for development with Solomon Islands, Kiribati
Jan 27, 2009 ... Australia signs partnerships for development with SolomonIslands, Kiribati CANBERRA, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Australian PrimeMinister Kevin Rudd signed Pacific Partnerships for Development withPrime Minister Sikua of Solomon Islands and President Tong ofKiribati in Port Moresby, capital of ...
Military successes in Sri Lanka offer political opportunity: Indian FM
Jan 27, 2009 ... Military successes in Sri Lanka offer political opportunity:Indian FM COLOMBO, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- Indian and Sri Lankan governmentshave agreed that Sri Lankan troops' successes against Tamil Tigerrebels have offered a political opportunity to restore normal lifein the island ....
Five killed in S. Philippines flash floods
Jan 27, 2009 ... Five killed in S. Philippines flash floods COTABATO, Philippines, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Continuous torrentialrain starting from Monday night has left five people dead insouthern Philippines, an official said on Tuesday. The bodies of three of the five people were recovered ...