Xinhua News Agency back issues from Monday, March 2:
Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers
Mar 02, 2009 ... Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers JERUSALEM, March 2 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Israeli newspapers on Monday. Ha'aretz -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert may be indicted oversuspicion of receiving illicit funds from New ...
Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers
Mar 02, 2009 ... Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers ANKARA, March. 2 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Turkish newspapers Monday. RADIKAL (Radical): -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is to visit Ankara onMarch 7 with the Middle East peace ...
Mubarak to open Gaza donors' conference
Mar 02, 2009 ... Mubarak to open Gaza donors' conference SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, March 2 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian PresidentHosni Mubarak will open an international conference for thereconstruction of the Gaza Strip that is set to be held at theEgyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on Monday ....
Major news items in leading Iranian newspapers
Mar 02, 2009 ... Major news items in leading Iranian newspapers TEHRAN, March 2 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Iranian newspapers on Monday. Tehran Times: -- Iranian Chief Prosecutor Ayatollah Qorban-Ali Dori-Najabadi onSunday charged 29 senior Zionist ...
Urgent: International donors meet in Egypt on Gaza reconstruction
Mar 02, 2009 ... Urgent: International donors meet in Egypt on Gaza reconstruction SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, March 2 (Xinhua) -- Officials andrepresentatives from more than 70 countries and some ...
Jordan, BP to sign deal on Risheh gas field
Mar 02, 2009 ... Jordan, BP to sign deal on Risheh gas field AMMAN, March 2 (Xinhua) -- Jordan is to sign an agreement withBritish Petroleum (BP) to develop the Risheh gas field in twomonths, local daily The Jordan Times reported Monday. "We are reviewing the legal portion of the agreement ...
Urgent: Iraqi court sentences three of Saddam aides to death penalty
Mar 02, 2009 ... Urgent: Iraqi court sentences three of Saddam aides to deathpenalty Urgent: Iraqi court sentences three of Saddam aides to deathpenalty BAGHDAD, March 2 (Xinhua) ...
1st LD: International donors meet in Egypt on Gaza reconstruction
Mar 02, 2009 ... 1st LD: International donors meet in Egypt on Gaza reconstruction SHARM EL-SHEIKH, March 2 (Xinhua) -- Officials andrepresentatives from over 70 countries and some 15 organizationskicked off on Monday morning an international donors ' conference toplan the reconstruction of the ...
Pro-Iranian Palestinian group fires rockets into Israel
Mar 02, 2009 ... Pro-Iranian Palestinian group fires rockets into Israel GAZA, March 2 (Xinhua) -- A pro-Iranian Palestinian group Mondayclaimed responsibility for firing seven home-made rockets intosouthern Israel and Western Negev. The group, which calls itself Hezbollah Palestine, said ...
Urgent: Iran's Rafsanjani arrives in Baghdad
Mar 02, 2009 ... Urgent: Iran's Rafsanjani arrives in Baghdad BAGHDAD, March 2 (Xinhua) -- Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, headof Iran's Expediency ...
1st LD: Iraqi court sentences three of Saddam aides to death
Mar 02, 2009 ... 1st LD: Iraqi court sentences three of Saddam aides to death BAGHDAD, March 2 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi court on Monday sentencedSaddam's cousin and two codefendants to death penalty for crimescommitted against Shiites in 1999, Iraqi official televisionreported. The Iraqi High ...
Urgent: Durable ceasefire needed for Gaza reconstruction: UN chief
Mar 02, 2009 ... Urgent: Durable ceasefire needed for Gaza reconstruction: UNchief SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, March 2 (Xinhua) -- UN Secratary ...
Sarkozy says release of Israeli soldier priority for France
Mar 02, 2009 ... Sarkozy says release of Israeli soldier priority for France SHARM EL-Sheikh, Egypt, March 2 (Xinhua) -- French PresidentNicolas Sarkozy said here on Monday the release of the capturedIsraeli soldier Gilad Shalit is a priority for France. Addressing the opening session of an ...
Urgent: Abbas says Gaza rebuilding needs political settlement
Mar 02, 2009 ... Urgent: Abbas says Gaza rebuilding needs political settlement SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, March 2 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian ...
1st LD: Iran's Rafsanjani arrives in Baghdad
Mar 02, 2009 ... 1st LD: Iran's Rafsanjani arrives in Baghdad BAGHDAD, March 2 (Xinhua) -- Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, headof Iran's Expediency Council arrived in Baghdad on Monday for avisit, Iraqi official television reported. Rafsanjani arrived ...
Four Palestinian factions name representatives in reconciliation committees
Mar 02, 2009 ... Four Palestinian factions name representatives in reconciliationcommittees Four Palestinian factions name representatives inreconciliation committees GAZA, March 2 (Xinhua) -- Four Palestinian factions Monday namedtheir representatives in the five inter-Palestinian ...
Number of foreign tourists to Turkey expected to grow 10 percent in 2009
Mar 02, 2009 ... Number of foreign tourists to Turkey expected to grow 10 percentin 2009 Number of foreign tourists to Turkey expected to grow 10percent in 2009 ANKARA, March. 3 (Xinhua) -- The number of foreign touristsvisiting Turkey is expected to grow 10 percent in 2009 despite theongoing ...
1st LD: Durable ceasefire needed for Gaza reconstruction: UN chief
Mar 02, 2009 ... 1st LD: Durable ceasefire needed for Gaza reconstruction: UNchief SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, March 2 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary GeneralBan Ki-moon said here on Monday that the reconstruction of GazaStrip needs a durable ceasefire in the Palestinian enclave. "When it comes to ...
1st LD: Abbas says Gaza rebuilding needs political settlement
Mar 02, 2009 ... 1st LD: Abbas says Gaza rebuilding needs political settlement SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, March 2 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian PresidentMahmoud Abbas said here on Monday that financial aid to thePalestinians needs a political settlement to the conflict withIsrael. Financial support ...
Hamas calls donors to recognize its legitimacy
Mar 02, 2009 ... Hamas calls donors to recognize its legitimacy GAZA, March 2 (Xinhua) -- The Islamic Hamas movement on Mondaycalled on the international community to recognize its legitimacy asa ruler of the Gaza Strip, as donors began the Gaza reconstructionconference in Egypt without inviting ...
Hamas prefers one-package deal on Palestinian unity
Mar 02, 2009 ... Hamas prefers one-package deal on Palestinian unity GAZA, March 2 (Xinhua) -- A senior official of the Islamic Hamasmovement said Monday his movement would favor a one-package deal onall the outstanding issues in the Palestinian reconciliationdialogue. Hamas lawmaker Mushir ...
Israel to expand settlement in West Bank: report
Mar 02, 2009 ... Israel to expand settlement in West Bank: report JERUSALEM, March 2 (Xinhua) -- Israeli government is tosignificantly enlarge the settlement in the West Bank, the anti-settlement group Israeli left-wing organization Peace Now said onMonday. The plan, formulated by Israeli ...
2nd LD Writethru: International donors meet in Egypt on Gaza reconstruction
Mar 02, 2009 ... 2nd LD Writethru: International donors meet in Egypt on Gazareconstruction 2nd LD Writethru: International donors meet in Egypton Gaza reconstruction SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, March 2 (Xinhua) -- Officials andrepresentatives from over 70 countries and some 15 organizationskicked ...
3rd LD Writethru: International donors meet in Egypt on Gaza reconstruction
Mar 02, 2009 ... 3rd LD Writethru: International donors meet in Egypt on Gazareconstruction 3rd LD Writethru: International donors meet in Egypton Gaza reconstruction SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, March 2 (Xinhua) -- An internationaldonors' meeting kicked off in Egypt on Monday in a bid to ...
2nd LD: Durable ceasefire needed for Gaza reconstruction: UN chief
Mar 02, 2009 ... 2nd LD: Durable ceasefire needed for Gaza reconstruction: UNchief SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, March 2 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary GeneralBan Ki-moon said here on Monday that the reconstruction of GazaStrip needs a durable ceasefire in the Palestinian enclave. "When it comes to ...
Jordan's stock market index closes lower
Mar 02, 2009 ... Jordan's stock market index closes lower AMMAN, March 2 (Xinhua) -- The shares price index of Jordan'sAmman stock market closed at 2,592 points on Monday, down 41 ...
Hamas exiled official confirms his visit to Gaza
Mar 02, 2009 ... Hamas exiled official confirms his visit to Gaza GAZA, March 2 (Xinhua) -- A senior Hamas leader, based inDamascus, Monday confirmed that he entered Gaza Strip through theEgyptian border and stayed there for nearly 30 hours last week. Moussa Abu Marzouq, the deputy of Hamas ...
Clinton calls for moving forward Mideast peace process
Mar 02, 2009 ... Clinton calls for moving forward Mideast peace process SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt, March 2 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Secretary ofState Hillary Clinton calls on the Palestinians and Israel to takeurgent action to move forward the peace process in the Middle Eastregion. Clinton made the ...
Iran dismisses U.S. nuclear bomb statement
Mar 02, 2009 ... Iran dismisses U.S. nuclear bomb statement TEHRAN, March 2 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesmanHassan Qashqavi on Monday dismissed the statement by a top U.S.military officer that Tehran was believed to have enough nuclearmaterial to make a bomb, the official IRNA news ...
Roundup: International donors meet in Egypt on Gaza reconstruction
Mar 02, 2009 ... Roundup: International donors meet in Egypt on Gazareconstruction by Lin Liping, Yu Zhongwen SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, March 2 (Xinhua) -- An internationaldonors' meeting kicked off in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharmel-Sheikh on Monday in a bid to raise billions of ...
Former Saddam's aide Aziz found no guilty over killing of Shiites in 1999: chief judge
Mar 02, 2009 ... Former Saddam's aide Aziz found no guilty over killing of Shiitesin 1999: chief judge Former Saddam's aide Aziz found no guilty overkilling of Shiites in 1999: chief judge BAGHDAD, March 2 (Xinhua) -- The Iraqi High Criminal Courtannounced Monday that Saddam Hussein's former ...
Iran's oil revenues to stand at 70 bln USD: report
Mar 02, 2009 ... Iran's oil revenues to stand at 70 bln USD: report TEHRAN, March 2 (Xinhua) -- Iran's oil revenues will stand at 70billion U.S. dollars by the end of current Iranian calendar year(March 20), the English-language Press TV satellite reported onMonday. "Despite a plunge in ...
Key Casablanca blast plotter gets ten years in jail
Mar 02, 2009 ... Key Casablanca blast plotter gets ten years in jail RABAT, March 2 (Xinhua) -- The appeals court of Morocco's anti-terror tribunal on Monday condemned Hassan el-Haski, one of the keyplotters of the 2003 Casablanca blasts that killed 45, to 10 yearsin jail, local MAP news agency ...
Iraqi security forces capture two insurgent leaders
Mar 02, 2009 ... Iraqi security forces capture two insurgent leaders BAGHDAD, March 2 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi security forces capturedleaders of two militant groups who are allegedly behind many crimesagainst Iraqis in Baghdad, an Interior Ministry spokesman said onMonday. "Iraqi security froces ...
Taking Hamas away from conference, is to kneel down resistance: official
Mar 02, 2009 ... Taking Hamas away from conference, is to kneel down resistance:official Taking Hamas away from conference, is to kneel downresistance: official GAZA, March 2 (Xinhua) -- A lawmaker of the Islamic ResistanceMovement (Hamas) slammed on Monday taking his movement away fromjoining a ...
Lebanese rival leaders to hold new round of national dialogue in late April: TV report
Mar 02, 2009 ... Lebanese rival leaders to hold new round of national dialogue inlate April: TV report Lebanese rival leaders to hold new round ofnational dialogue in late April: TV report BEIRUT, March 2 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese rival leaders decided hereMonday to resume the fifth round of national ...
Iran asks Interpol to arrest "Israeli war criminals"
Mar 02, 2009 ... Iran asks Interpol to arrest "Israeli war criminals" TEHRAN, March 2 (Xinhua) -- Tehran's Public Prosecutor SaeedMortazavi said that Iran had asked the International Criminal PoliceOrganization (ICPO or Interpol) to arrest "Israeli war criminals,"the satellite Press TV reported on ...
Iraq wants Iranian opposition camp out: Talabani
Mar 02, 2009 ... Iraq wants Iranian opposition camp out: Talabani BAGHDAD, March 2 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi President Jalal Talabani saidon Monday that Iraq wanted to expel the Iranian rebel MujahideenKhalq Organization (MKO) that opposes the Islamic regime. Talabani made the remarks in a joint news ...
Iran, Turkey sign agreement to boost transport, trade cooperation
Mar 02, 2009 ... Iran, Turkey sign agreement to boost transport, trade cooperation TEHRAN, March 2 (Xinhua) -- Iranian and Turkish officials signedan agreement on Monday to boost cooperation on transportation andtrade fields, the official IRNA news agency reported. The agreement was signed by ...
Iran says U.S. should prove "change" of policy on Palestinians
Mar 02, 2009 ... Iran says U.S. should prove "change" of policy on Palestinians TEHRAN, March 2 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Parliament (Majlis) SpeakerAli Larijani said on Sunday that the United States should prove "change" of policy on Palestinians, the official IRNA news agencyreported. "The U.S ....
Retired Turkish policeman holds gun protest against economic crisis
Mar 02, 2009 ... Retired Turkish policeman holds gun protest against economiccrisis ANKARA, March 2 (Xinhua) -- A retired Turkish policeman on Mondayheld a gun to his head and heart outside the Prime Ministry officehere in protest against economic crisis, the semi-official Anatolianews agency ...
Clinton doubtful Iran will respond to U.S. initiatives
Mar 02, 2009 ... Clinton doubtful Iran will respond to U.S. initiatives SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, March 2 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Secretary ofState Hillary Clinton said here on Monday that she doubts Iran willrespond to a U.S. initiative over contacts, a senior U.S. officialrevealed. Clinton, who is ...
Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, March 2
Mar 02, 2009 ... Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, March 2 BAGHDAD -- Iraqi court on Monday sentenced Saddam's cousin andtwo codefendants to death penalty for crimes committed againstShiites in 1999, Iraqi official television reported. The Iraqi High Criminal Tribunal sentenced ...
Dollar changes hand at lower 97 yen level
Mar 02, 2009 ... Dollar changes hand at lower 97 yen level TOKYO, March 3 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar changed hands at thelower 97 yen level early Tuesday in Tokyo, down from the mid-97 yenrange in New York overnight. At 9 a.m., the dollar fetched 97.06-09 yen ...
S. Korea's foreign currency reserve drops by 200 mln USD in February
Mar 02, 2009 ... S. Korea's foreign currency reserve drops by 200 mln USD inFebruary S. Korea's foreign currency reserve drops by 200 mln USD inFebruary SEOUL, March 3 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's foreign currencyholdings fell by 200 million U.S. dollars due to the weakening yenand euro against the ...
Nikkei touches new low after bubble economy
Mar 02, 2009 ... Nikkei touches new low after bubble economy TOKYO, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Japan's benchmark Nikkei index toucheda new low in early Tuesday trading since the burst of the country'seconomic bubble in the ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
Mar 02, 2009 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers TOKYO, March 3 (Xinhua) -- The following are the major news itemsin leading Japanese newspapers on Tuesday: The Daily Yomiuri -- Quails at a second farm in Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture, havetested positive for the H7 ...
1st LD: Writethru: Nikkei touches new low after bubble economy
Mar 02, 2009 ... 1st LD: Writethru: Nikkei touches new low after bubble economy TOKYO, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Japan's benchmark Nikkei index toucheda new low in early Tuesday trading since the burst of the country'seconomic bubble in the early 1990s. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average was down ...
South Korean president in Auckland for visit to New Zealand
Mar 02, 2009 ... South Korean president in Auckland for visit to New Zealand AUCKLAND, New Zealand, March 3 (Xinhua) -- South Korean PresidentLee Myung-bak arrived in Auckland on Tuesday morning to begin a 24-hour visit to New Zealand. Lee will meet with New Zealand Prime Minister John Key ...
Retired king of Cambodia says battle with cancer going well
Mar 02, 2009 ... Retired king of Cambodia says battle with cancer going well PHNOM PENH, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Retired king of Cambodia NorodomSihanouk has reported that his battle with cancer is going well,said English-Khmer language newspaper the Cambodia Daily on Tuesday. His treatment in ...
Major news items in leading Indian newspapers
Mar 02, 2009 ... Major news items in leading Indian newspapers NEW DELHI, March 3 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Indian newspapers on Tuesday: The Hindu: -- The general elections to the 15th Lok Sabha (Lower House ofParliament) will be held in five phases, ...
Survey finds acute malnutrition among poor urban children of Cambodia
Mar 02, 2009 ... Survey finds acute malnutrition among poor urban children ofCambodia PHNOM PENH, March 3 (Xinhua) -- A national survey has indicatedthat rising food prices have fueled an increase in acutemalnutrition among poor children in urban areas of Cambodia,national media said on Tuesday ....
Cambodian unions warn of strikes over legal amendments
Mar 02, 2009 ... Cambodian unions warn of strikes over legal amendments PHNOM PENH, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Labor unions of Cambodia havewarned of nationwide strikes over a proposed Labor Law amendmentthat aims to extend use of temporary employment contracts, nationalmedia said on Tuesday. The ...
U.S. FBI chief in India to hold talks with top security officials on terrorism
Mar 02, 2009 ... U.S. FBI chief in India to hold talks with top security officialson terrorism NEW DELHI, March 3 (Xinhua) -- The visiting United States FederalBureau of Investigation (FBI) chief Robert Mueller will meet hereTuesday with Indian Home Minister P. Chidambaram and NationalSecurity ...
South Koran president, New Zealand PM hold talks
Mar 02, 2009 ... South Koran president, New Zealand PM hold talks AUCKLAND, New Zealand, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Visiting South KoreanPresident Lee Myung-bak held talks with New Zealand Prime MinisterJohn Key in Auckland on Tuesday to seek closer economic, securityand cultural ties. Key said ...
Tokyo stocks fall 1.03 pct in morning session
Mar 02, 2009 ... Tokyo stocks fall 1.03 pct in morning session TOKYO, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks fell further Tuesdaymorning, with the key Nikkei index hitting a new intraday low infour months. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average was down 162.49 points fromMonday. At one point, it ...
Australia to reopen dairy exports to India
Mar 02, 2009 ... Australia to reopen dairy exports to India CANBERRA, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Australian and Indian governmentagreed on Tuesday to resume the trade of Australian milk productsfor the first time since the suspension of importing goods in 2003. "India's changing demographics, ...
Milk quake jolts S. Philippines
Mar 02, 2009 ... Milk quake jolts S. Philippines MANILA, March 3 (Xinhua) -- An offshore earthquake measuring 4. 8on the Richter scale hit the southern Philippines Tuesday morning,but no casualty or damage was reported. The quake was recorded at 05:15 a.m. local time on Tuesday ( 2115GMT on ...
(recast) Mild quake jolts S. Philippines
Mar 02, 2009 ... (recast) Mild quake jolts S. Philippines MANILA, March 3 (Xinhua) -- An offshore earthquake measuring 4. 8on the Richter scale hit the southern Philippines Tuesday morning,but no casualty or damage was reported. The quake was recorded at 05:15 a.m. local time on Tuesday ( ...
Sudden death of chickens sparks bird flu fear in south Nepal
Mar 02, 2009 ... Sudden death of chickens sparks bird flu fear in south Nepal KATHMANDU, March 3 (Xinhua) -- More than a dozen chickensbelonging to two poultry farms in south Nepal district died of anunidentified disease triggering fear of bird flu outbreak in thearea, local newspaper The ...
Nepali PLA says to start fresh recruitment
Mar 02, 2009 ... Nepali PLA says to start fresh recruitment KATHMANDU, March 3 (Xinhua) -- The People's Liberation Army (PLA), the armed force of the ruling party, the Unified CommunistParty of Nepal (Maoist) (UCPN-M), has announced fresh intake of PLAcombatants, local newspaper The Kathmandu Post ...
Malaysia mulls over developing Retail Sales Index
Mar 02, 2009 ... Malaysia mulls over developing Retail Sales Index KUALA LUMPUR, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia was mulling overdeveloping a index to measure the performance of the retail sales inthe country, local newspapers reported on Tuesday. Malaysian Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs ...
Cambodia to host ASEAN-U.S. military exercise in 2010
Mar 02, 2009 ... Cambodia to host ASEAN-U.S. military exercise in 2010 PHNOM PENH, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia will host a large- scaleASEAN-U.S. military exercise in 2010, Khmer-language newspaper theDeum Ampil said on Tuesday. "It is an honor for Cambodia to be chosen by ASEAN ...
News Analysis: Clinton takes on tough Mideast peace process
Mar 02, 2009 ... News Analysis: Clinton takes on tough Mideast peace process by David Harris JERUSALEM, March 2 (Xinhua) -- As U.S. Secretary of State HillaryClinton kicked off on Monday evening a 36-hour trip in Israel andthe Palestinian territories, she would feel the full weight of ...
Urgent: South Koran, New Zealand launch FTA negotiations
Mar 02, 2009 ... Urgent: South Koran, New Zealand launch FTA negotiations AUCKLAND, New Zealand, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Visiting South KoreanPresident ...