Xinhua News Agency back issues from Monday, February 2:
Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers
Feb 02, 2009 ... Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers ANKARA, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Turkish newspapers on Monday. SABAH (Morning): -- Turkish security teams on Sunday reached wreckage of anambulance helicopter that went missing on ...
Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- Feb. 2
Feb 02, 2009 ... Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- Feb. 2 CAIRO, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of major MiddleEast news stories due to be covered or pursued by Xinhua News Agencyon Monday. -- Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and visiting PalestinianNational Authority (PNA) ...
Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers
Feb 02, 2009 ... Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers JERUSALEM, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Israeli newspapers on Monday. Ha'aretz: -- Palestinian sources in the Gaza Strip said late Sunday nightthat Israeli aircraft had bombed Hamas ...
Lebanon's majority leader says parliamentary elections to be held on schedule
Feb 02, 2009 ... Lebanon's majority leader says parliamentary elections to be heldon schedule Lebanon's majority leader says parliamentary electionsto be held on schedule BEIRUT, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese Sunni majority leader SaadHariri said Monday that the parliamentary elections in June is to ...
Major news items in leading Iranian newspapers
Feb 02, 2009 ... Major news items in leading Iranian newspapers TEHRAN, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Iranian newspapers on Monday. Tehran Times: -- Commander of the Iranian Navy Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyarisaid on Sunday that the navy plans to ...
Palestinian gunman killed by Israeli army in West Bank
Feb 02, 2009 ... Palestinian gunman killed by Israeli army in West Bank JERUSALEM, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- A Palestinian gunman was killedMonday in an exchange of fire with Israel Defense Forces (IDF) inthe West Bank, local daily Ha'aretz reported on its website. Palestinian militants shot at IDF ...
Mubarak meets Abbas, Saudi FM on Gaza, inter-Palestinian dialogue
Feb 02, 2009 ... Mubarak meets Abbas, Saudi FM on Gaza, inter-Palestinian dialogue CAIRO, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak heldtalks here Monday morning with Palestinian National AuthorityChairman Mahmoud Abbas and Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal on Gaza situation ...
Israeli army confirms killing of Palestinian near Hebron
Feb 02, 2009 ... Israeli army confirms killing of Palestinian near Hebron GAZA, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- The Israeli army confirmed Monday thatits troops shot and killed a Palestinian gunman near one of theJewish settlement in southern West Bank area of Hebron, IsraelRadio's Arabic service reported ....
Israeli aircraft hits car in southern Gaza: witnesses
Feb 02, 2009 ... Israeli aircraft hits car in southern Gaza: witnesses GAZA, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- An Israeli aircraft struck by onemissile a car that drove east of the southern Gaza Strip town ofRafah, two people who were in the car were hurt, medics andwitnesses said. Witnesses in the town ...
Two Palestinians killed as Israeli-Palestinian violence flares
Feb 02, 2009 ... Two Palestinians killed as Israeli-Palestinian violence flares GAZA/RAMALLAH, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- Two Palestinians were killedand five injured in both Gaza and the West Bank on Monday asviolence between Israel and the Palestinians had mounted. Gaza emergency chief Mo'aweya ...
Hamas slams Abbas for criticizing its rule of Gaza
Feb 02, 2009 ... Hamas slams Abbas for criticizing its rule of Gaza GAZA, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- The Islamic movement of Hamas Mondayslammed the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas for criticizing themovement's political attitudes of ruling the Gaza Strip. Fawzi Barhoum, Hamas spokesman in Gaza ...
Hamas says it accepts one-year truce with Israel
Feb 02, 2009 ... Hamas says it accepts one-year truce with Israel GAZA, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- The Islamic Hamas movement said onMonday that it accepted a one-year truce with Israel for lifting theblockade on Gaza and reopening the border crossings. Fawzi Barhoum, Hamas spokesman in Gaza told ...
Iranian president urges UN to bring Israeli leaders to justice
Feb 02, 2009 ... Iranian president urges UN to bring Israeli leaders to justice TEHRAN, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejadon Monday called on the United Nations to bring Israeli leaders tojustice, the official IRNA news agency reported. The president made the remarks in a ...
Jordan's stock market index closes higher
Feb 02, 2009 ... Jordan's stock market index closes higher AMMAN, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- The shares price index of Jordan'sAmman stock market closed at 2,690 points on Monday, up 5 ...
20 injured in clash between PKK supporters, Islamist group in Turkey
Feb 02, 2009 ... 20 injured in clash between PKK supporters, Islamist group inTurkey 20 injured in clash between PKK supporters, Islamist group inTurkey ANKARA, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- Twenty people were injured in a clashbetween supporters of the outlawed Kurdish Workers' Party ( PKK) andmembers of ...
Hamas leader urges Iran to continue to support Gazan people
Feb 02, 2009 ... Hamas leader urges Iran to continue to support Gazan people TEHRAN, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- Visiting chief of Hamas politicalbureau Khaled Meshaal on Monday urged Iran to continue to supportGazan people in their ongoing "battle" against Israel. "We call on you to continue with the ...
Iran urges Group 5+1 to give up preconditions in nuclear talks
Feb 02, 2009 ... Iran urges Group 5+1 to give up preconditions in nuclear talks TEHRAN, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Parliament (Majlis) Speaker AliLarijani said on Monday Group 5+1 had to give up preconditions infuture nuclear talks with Tehran, the official IRNA news agencyreported. Calling ...
Larijani calls on Obama to explain policy toward Tehran
Feb 02, 2009 ... Larijani calls on Obama to explain policy toward Tehran TEHRAN, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Parliament (Majlis) Speaker AliLarijani on Monday called on new U.S. President Barak Obama who hasoffered a new approach in dealing with the controversial nuclearprogram to clearly explain ...
Tel Aviv stock exchange index closes lower
Feb 02, 2009 ... Tel Aviv stock exchange index closes lower JERUSALEM, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange generalshare index closed at ...
Iran rules out talks with U.S. at Munich conference
Feb 02, 2009 ... Iran rules out talks with U.S. at Munich conference TEHRAN, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Parliament (Majlis) Speaker AliLarijani said on Monday that Iran would not hold talks with theUnited States at the upcoming Munich conference, the official IRNAnews agency reported ....
Israeli DM suggests tunnel connecting Gaza, West Bank
Feb 02, 2009 ... Israeli DM suggests tunnel connecting Gaza, West Bank JERUSALEM, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Defense Minister Ehud BarakMonday proposed the construction of a tunnel that would connect thenorthern Gaza Strip with the southern West Bank, local dailyHa'aretz reported on its website ....
Iran should handle its missing diplomats through diplomatic channels: Joumblat
Feb 02, 2009 ... Iran should handle its missing diplomats through diplomaticchannels: Joumblat Iran should handle its missing diplomats throughdiplomatic channels: Joumblat BEIRUT, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese Druze majority leader WalidJoumblat said on Monday that Iran should follow up the case of ...
Syria to evaluate new peace talks after Israeli elections
Feb 02, 2009 ... Syria to evaluate new peace talks after Israeli elections DAMASCUS, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem said Monday that his country would have another evaluationof a new round of peace talks with Israel after its elections nextweek with a leader who is ...
News Analysis: Obama's envoy in search of new Mideast policy
Feb 02, 2009 ... News Analysis: Obama's envoy in search of new Mideast policy by Yu Zhongwen, Chen Gongzheng CAIRO, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- U.S. special envoy to the Middle EastGeorge Mitchell wrapped up his maiden trip to the region on Sundayand arrived in France on Monday to continue his visit, ...
Hamas team in Cairo for Gaza truce talks
Feb 02, 2009 ... Hamas team in Cairo for Gaza truce talks CAIRO, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- A delegation of the Palestinian IslamicHamas movement arrived here on Monday for talks with Egyptianmediators on a durable ceasefire with Israel. During the two-day visit to Egypt, the Hamas delegation led ...
Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, Feb. 2
Feb 02, 2009 ... Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, Feb. 2 AMMAN -- The Jordan Engineers Association (JEA)has announcedtoestablish an "international commission" to help rebuild Gaza,local daily The Jordan Times reported on Monday. "Many organizations across the world want to help, ...
Kuwaiti cabinet approves economic rescue plan
Feb 02, 2009 ... Kuwaiti cabinet approves economic rescue plan KUWAIT CITY, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- Kuwait's cabinet on Mondayapproved in principle an economic rescue package aiming to protectthe state's financial system hit by global economic downturn, anofficial statement said. The cabinet ...
Dollar at lower 89 yen in Tokyo
Feb 02, 2009 ... Dollar at lower 89 yen in Tokyo TOKYO, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar stood at the lower 89yen level early Tuesday in Tokyo. The dollar traded at 89.38-43 yen at 9 a.m., compared with 89. 38-48 yen in New York ...
Tokyo stocks open slightly lower
Feb 02, 2009 ... Tokyo stocks open slightly lower TOKYO, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks opened slightly lowerTuesday with the key Nikkei index dipping 0.10 percent. At 9:15 a.m., ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
Feb 02, 2009 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers TOKYO, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- The following are the major news itemsin leading Japanese newspapers on Tuesday: The Daily Yomiuri -- Softbank Mobile Corp. and Emobile Ltd. have entered the finalstages of talks over a tie-up ...
Dollar mixed against major currencies
Feb 02, 2009 ... Dollar mixed against major currencies NEW YORK, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- The dollar rose against the poundbut fell against the euro on Monday amid mixed U.S. economic dataand coming interest decisions in Europe. The European Central Bank (ECB) and the Bank of England are dueto ...
Russia's Putin pledges broader cooperation with Cuba
Feb 02, 2009 ... Russia's Putin pledges broader cooperation with Cuba MOSCOW, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- Prime Minister Vladimir Putin onMonday hailed the ongoing visit by Cuban leader Raul Castro andpledged further cooperation with the Caribbean state. "I do hope the agreements reached during your ...
Earthquake of 4.2 magnitude shakes southern Mexico
Feb 02, 2009 ... Earthquake of 4.2 magnitude shakes southern Mexico MEXICO CITY, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 4.2 onthe Richter scale hit Mexico's southern state of Oaxaca on Mondaymorning, causing no casualties or property ...
Brazil's House of Representatives elects new chief
Feb 02, 2009 ... Brazil's House of Representatives elects new chief RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- Congressman Michel Temer, fromthe Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB), was electedpresident of the country's House of Representatives on Monday. A total of 509 of the 513 ...
Older killer whales make better mothers
Feb 02, 2009 ... Older killer whales make better mothers WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- Killer whales (Orcinus orca)nearing the menopause may be more capable in rearing their young asestimated survival rates for calves born to these older mothers are10 percent higher than those for other calves, ...
Results of Johannesburg Open ATP tennis
Feb 02, 2009 ... Results of Johannesburg Open ATP tennis JOHANNESBURG, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results ofJohannesburg Open men's singles first round on Monday (prefix numberdenotes seeding): 8-Marcos Baghdatis, Cyprus, bt Andrew Anderson, South Africa, 6-4, 6-2 ...
Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Feb. 2
Feb 02, 2009 ... Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Feb. 2 BEIJING, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- Following are domestic news itemsreleased by Xinhua on Monday: Fog delays 700 ships in Yangtze River mouth Drought put north China on red alert China reports no more case involving fake ...
China Focus: China targets early recovery with stimulus, consumer spending (3)
Feb 02, 2009 ... China Focus: China targets early recovery with stimulus, consumerspending (3) EARLY RECOVERY DESPITE DIFFICULTIES Premier Wen Jiabao, in a tour of eastern China's industrialJiangsu Province last month, gave his assessment of the situation. "Measures taken by the ...
Chinese shares up 1 pct as recovery signs boost confidence
Feb 02, 2009 ... Chinese shares up 1 pct as recovery signs boost confidence BEIJING, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- Chinese shares rose about 1 percentMonday, the first trading day after the national Lunar New Yearholiday, as signs of an economic recovery inspired investorconfidence, analysts said ....
Foreign exchange rates in Hong Kong -- Feb. 2
Feb 02, 2009 ... Foreign exchange rates in Hong Kong -- Feb. 2 HONG KONG, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- Following are foreign exchangerates against the Hong Kong dollar released by the Bank of China(Hong Kong) Limited on Monday: Buying Selling Japanese yen 867.65 871.05 ...
Weather information for Asia Pacific cities -- Feb. 2
Feb 02, 2009 ... Weather information for Asia Pacific cities -- Feb. 2 HONG KONG, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- The following is temperature andweather forecast of Feb. 3 for 22 Asia-Pacific cities dispatched bythe Hong Kong Observatory Friday: CITY MINIMUMMAXIMUM FORECAST ...
Urgent: Korean company bus plunges into Philippine ravine, 19 hurt
Feb 02, 2009 ... Urgent: Korean company bus plunges into Philippine ravine, 19hurt MANILA, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- A bus carrying at least 50 workers ofthe ...
Nikkei up 0.1 pct in morning trading
Feb 02, 2009 ... Nikkei up 0.1 pct in morning trading TOKYO, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks edged up Tuesday morningwith the key Nikkei index up 0.10 percent ....
1st LD-Writethru: S. Korean company bus plunges into Philippine ravine, 19 hurt
Feb 02, 2009 ... 1st LD-Writethru: S. Korean company bus plunges into Philippineravine, 19 hurt MANILA, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- A bus carrying at least 50 workers ofSouth Korean construction firm Hanjin Heavy Industries, Inc. plungedinto a ravine in northern Philippines, wounding at least 19, ...
Delhi sees drop in foreign tourists
Feb 02, 2009 ... Delhi sees drop in foreign tourists NEW DELHI, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Global meltdown and the recentMumbai terror attacks have led to a sharp decline in the number offoreign tourists coming to visit capital Delhi's rich heritage inthe last few months, the Times of India reported ...
Major news items in leading Indian newspapers
Feb 02, 2009 ... Major news items in leading Indian newspapers NEW DELHI, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Following are major news items inleading Indian newspapers on Tuesday. The Indian Express: -- Jitender Kumar, a 42-year-old chartered accountant, thepassenger on board the Indigo flight from ...
Indonesia promises well treatment for boat people from Bangladesh, Myanmar
Feb 02, 2009 ... Indonesia promises well treatment for boat people fromBangladesh, Myanmar JAKARTA, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian Foreign Minister HassanWirajuda said here on Monday that the government would treat wellthe 193 people believed to have come from Bangladesh and Myanmar andfound ...
Japan's central bank to purchase bank-held shares amid financial crisis
Feb 02, 2009 ... Japan's central bank to purchase bank-held shares amid financialcrisis TOKYO, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- The Bank of Japan (BOJ) decided Tuesdayto purchase 1 trillion yen (about 11.2 billion U.S. dollars) worthof shares held by financial institutions. The BOJ said it hopes that the ...
Dollar rises to upper 89 yen in Tokyo
Feb 02, 2009 ... Dollar rises to upper 89 yen in Tokyo TOKYO, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar rose against the yenTuesday morning in Tokyo. The dollar bought 89.71-76 yen at midday, compared with 89.38- 48yen in New York and ...
Filipino-Chinese trader kidnapped in S. Philippines
Feb 02, 2009 ... Filipino-Chinese trader kidnapped in S. Philippines COTABATO, Philippines, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine policeauthority said a Filipino-Chinese trader was kidnapped by gunmenMonday afternoon in Sulu province, the tenth abduction in less thana month in the insurgency-infested ...
Myanmar to hold trade exhibition in Yangon
Feb 02, 2009 ... Myanmar to hold trade exhibition in Yangon YANGON, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar will hold a trade exhibitionlater this month in the former capital of Yangon to boost externaland domestic trade, exhibition sources said on Monday. The four-day 2009 Yangon Expo, comprising 180 ...
Thai RSS3 rubber price
Feb 02, 2009 ... Thai RSS3 rubber price BANGKOK, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- The following are the official noonFOB prices of Ribbed Smoked Sheets Grade 3 (RSS3) rubber atThailand's southern central market in Songkhla ...
Senior UN official kidnapped in SW Pakistan: TV
Feb 02, 2009 ... Senior UN official kidnapped in SW Pakistan: TV ISLAMABAD, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- A senior United Nations officialhas been kidnapped in southwestern Pakistan on Monday, private TVchannel Geo reported. The head of UN High Commissioner for ...
Indian stock market opens lower
Feb 02, 2009 ... Indian stock market opens lower MUMBAI, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- Indian shares opened lower on Monday,with the key Sensex index down 60.66 points, or 0.64 percent, to 9,363.58 after opening. Sensex is the common name for ...
Philippines' bad loans down in November
Feb 02, 2009 ... Philippines' bad loans down in November MANILA, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- The ratio of bad loans in thePhilippines declined in November last year, allowing commercialbanks to record the lowest rate in non-performing loans (NPL) sincethe 1997 Asian crisis, the country's central bank said ...
New Zealand to provide 3 million NZ dollar aid to Fiji
Feb 02, 2009 ... New Zealand to provide 3 million NZ dollar aid to Fiji WELLINGTON, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand Prime Minister JohnKey said on Monday that New Zealand will donate another 3 million NZdollars (1.6 million U.S. dollars) to assist Fiji with its floodrelief efforts. Key said ...
S. Korea's consumer prices rise 3.7 pct in January
Feb 02, 2009 ... S. Korea's consumer prices rise 3.7 pct in January SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's consumer prices rose 3. 7percent in January from a year earlier over falling crude oilprices, the National Statistical Office (NSO) said Monday. The rising pace of the consumer price ...
Thai FM expresses to continue working as anti-gov't group ask him to step down
Feb 02, 2009 ... Thai FM expresses to continue working as anti-gov't group ask himto step down BANGKOK, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's Foreign Minister KasitPiromya said on Monday that he is not worried about the anti-government protesters' demand that they asked Prime Minister AbhisitVejjajiva ...
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 0630 GMT, Feb. 2
Feb 02, 2009 ... Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 0630 GMT, Feb. 2 MANILA -- Some 100 million U.S. dollars will be saved every yearas Filipinos replace their bulbs with energy-efficient lights, theManila-based Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Monday. ADB will fund the energy-efficiency ...
3 policemen killed in rebels' attack in S. Philippines
Feb 02, 2009 ... 3 policemen killed in rebels' attack in S. Philippines COTABATO, Philippines, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- Leftist rebels stagedan attack Monday in the southern Philippines, killing threepolicemen and wounding two others in their latest series ofoffensive against government troops ....
Tokyo stocks close down 1.5 pct
Feb 02, 2009 ... Tokyo stocks close down 1.5 pct TOKYO, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed lower Monday,extending their losing streak for a second trading day as investorsremained worried about the grim economic outlook. The ...
Iraqi president seeking to visit S.Korea
Feb 02, 2009 ... Iraqi president seeking to visit S.Korea SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi President Jalal Talabani isplanning to visit South Korea this month to meet with his SouthKorean counterpart Lee Myung-bak, South Korea's Yonhap News Agencyreported on Monday. South Korea and Iraq are ...
Urgent: Suicide attack kills 18 Afghan policemen in S. Afghanistan
Feb 02, 2009 ... Urgent: Suicide attack kills 18 Afghan policemen in S.Afghanistan KABUL, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- A suicide bomber targeted police ...
Export of Nepali manpower faces crisis
Feb 02, 2009 ... Export of Nepali manpower faces crisis KATHMANDU, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- The number of Nepali migrantworkers going abroad is witnessing a steep tumble after thegovernment stopped issuing work permits for Malaysia, local mediareported on Monday. According to a nepalnews.com ...
U.S. secretary of state to visit Seoul in February: local media
Feb 02, 2009 ... U.S. secretary of state to visit Seoul in February: local media SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clintonis expected to visit South Korea this month as part of her firstregional trip, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported on Monday. "I know that ...