Xinhua News Agency back issues from Monday, April 20:
Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers
Apr 20, 2009 ... Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers ANKARA, April 20 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Turkish newspapers on Monday. HURRIYET (Freedom): -- With the help of Italy, the humanitarian drama on thePanamanian-flagged Turkish ship "Pinar ...
Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers
Apr 20, 2009 ... Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers JERUSALEM, April 20 (Xinhua) -- The following are major newsitems in leading Israeli newspapers on Monday. Ha'aretz: -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not makePalestinian recognition of Israel as a Jewish ...
Seven people killed in traffic accident in northern Turkey
Apr 20, 2009 ... Seven people killed in traffic accident in northern Turkey ANKARA, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Seven people were killed and 11others injured in a traffic accident in northern Turkey earlyMonday, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported. A minibus, carrying Turks who came back ...
Hamas envoys head for Cairo in preparations for inter-Palestinian dialogue
Apr 20, 2009 ... Hamas envoys head for Cairo in preparations for inter-Palestinian dialogue Hamas envoys head for Cairo in preparations forinter-Palestinian dialogue GAZA, April 20 (Xinhua) -- A Hamas delegation has left the GazaStrip for Cairo to prepare for a new round of ...
Hamas denies rights group accusations over Gaza killings
Apr 20, 2009 ... Hamas denies rights group accusations over Gaza killings GAZA, April 20 (Xinhua) -- A Hamas spokesman on Monday deniedaccusations by an international rights group that its movement haskilled tens of political rivals and collaborators with Israel in theGaza Strip. In a new ...
Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- April 20
Apr 20, 2009 ... Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- April 20 CAIRO, April 20 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of majorMiddle East news stories due to be covered or pursued by Xinhua NewsAgency on Monday. -- Following the process of the inter-Palestinian dialogue as aHamas delegation left ...
Israel prepares to mark Holocaust Day
Apr 20, 2009 ... Israel prepares to mark Holocaust Day JERUSALEM, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Israel will pause Monday night inmemory of the six million Jews who perished from 1933 to 1945, asthe Jewish state marks the start of Holocaust Remembrance Day. The annual state ceremony which ushers in the ...
Major news items in leading Iranian newspapers
Apr 20, 2009 ... Major news items in leading Iranian newspapers TEHRAN, April 20 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Iranian newspapers on Monday. Tehran Times: -- Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday called on thecountry's judiciary to ensure justice ...
Hamas proposes "government of tasks" to push for unity
Apr 20, 2009 ... Hamas proposes "government of tasks" to push for unity GAZA, April 20 (Xinhua) -- A Hamas official on Monday said hismovement proposed the formation of a Palestinian government withspecific missions. "Let's get out of this crisis and form a government of tasks thatwould not ...
Libya's Gaddafi meets Chad's premier on regional peace
Apr 20, 2009 ... Libya's Gaddafi meets Chad's premier on regional peace TUNIS, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi met onSunday in Tripoli with Chad's Prime Minister Yussef Saleh Abbas onregional peace and stability, Libyan dailies reported Monday. During the meeting, Abbas ...
Jordan's stock market index closes higher
Apr 20, 2009 ... Jordan's stock market index closes higher AMMAN, April 20 (Xinhua) -- The shares price index of Jordan'sAmman stock market closed at 2,831 points on Monday, up 6 ...
Gaza importers complains they pay money for nothing due to Israeli closure
Apr 20, 2009 ... Gaza importers complains they pay money for nothing due toIsraeli closure Gaza importers complains they pay money for nothingdue to Israeli closure GAZA, April 20 (Xinhua) -- The Palestinian Chamber of Commercesaid Monday that importers in Gaza have been paying rents for ...
Lebanese ambassador to Syria takes office
Apr 20, 2009 ... Lebanese ambassador to Syria takes office BEIRUT/DAMASCUS, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Lebanon's first ambassadorto Syria Michel Khoury assumed office in Damascus on Monday, over amonth after Lebanon opened its first ever embassy in Damascus. Upon his arrival on the Lebanese-Syrian ...
UNRWA staff in Jordan strike for higher salary
Apr 20, 2009 ... UNRWA staff in Jordan strike for higher salary AMMAN, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Staff with the UNRWA, known as the UNRelief and Works Agency for Palestine refugees, on Monday staged astrike in Jordan, asking for higher salaries in light of soaringprices of commodities. About ...
Dollar falls into upper 97 yen range in Tokyo
Apr 20, 2009 ... Dollar falls into upper 97 yen range in Tokyo TOKYO, April 21 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar fell into the upper97 yen range early Tuesday in Tokyo. At 9:00 a.m., the dollar changed hands at 97.72-77 yen comparedwith 97.85-95 yen ...
3rd Ld Writethru: S.Korean delegation crosses border for inter- Korean talks
Apr 20, 2009 ... 3rd Ld Writethru: S.Korean delegation crosses border for inter-Korean talks 3rd Ld Writethru: S.Korean delegation crosses borderfor inter-Korean talks SEOUL, April 21 (Xinhua) -- A South Korean delegation crossed theland border with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea ( ...
Cambodia expects to export more rice in 2010
Apr 20, 2009 ... Cambodia expects to export more rice in 2010 PHNOM PENH, April 21 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia expects to regain itsstatus of major rice exporter in the region beside the Mekong Riverin 2010, on basis of more and more surplus production, nationalmedia said on Tuesday. The kingdom ...
Cook Islands continental shelf claim lodged with UN
Apr 20, 2009 ... Cook Islands continental shelf claim lodged with UN WELLINGTON, April 21 (Xinhua) -- The Cook Islands became thefirst Pacific island country to lodge its extended continental shelfclaim, one of the biggest that will be submitted to the UnitedNations, the Cook Islands News reported ...
NASA to start Mt. Qomolangma research trip from Nepali side
Apr 20, 2009 ... NASA to start Mt. Qomolangma research trip from Nepali side KATHMANDU, April 21 (Xinhua) -- A team of the U.S. NationalAeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) flew to Lukla on Monday,where they will mix family fun with research at Mt. Qomolangma basecamp, The Kathmandu Post ...
Police kill 5 suspected kidnappers, rescue victim in N. Philippines
Apr 20, 2009 ... Police kill 5 suspected kidnappers, rescue victim in N.Philippines MANILA, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Philippine police killed fivekidnapping suspects in a rescue operation that saved a 22-year-oldFilipino-German victim in northern Philippine province ...
Moderate quake rocks eastern Indonesia
Apr 20, 2009 ... Moderate quake rocks eastern Indonesia JAKARTA, April 21 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with magnitude of 5.0struck eastern parts of Indonesia Tuesday morning, with no report ofdamage or casualty, meteorology agency said here. The quake jolted at 02:49 Jakarta time (2109 GMT ...
Dollar falls into upper 98 yen range
Apr 20, 2009 ... Dollar falls into upper 98 yen range TOKYO, April 20 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar falls into the upper98 yen range Monday morning in Tokyo. At noon, the dollar fetched 98.68-73 yen compared with Friday's 5p.m. quotes of ...
Urgent: India Launches Spy and Education Satellite
Apr 20, 2009 ... Urgent: India Launches Spy and Education Satellite NEW DELHI, April 15 (Xinhua) -- India Monday ...
(recast) Urgent: India Launches Spy and Education Satellite
Apr 20, 2009 ... (recast) Urgent: India Launches Spy and Education Satellite NEW DELHI, April 20 (Xinhua) -- India Monday ...
Pakistani security forces kill 10 militants in tribal region
Apr 20, 2009 ... Pakistani security forces kill 10 militants in tribal regionPakistani security forces kill 10 militants in tribal region ISLAMABAD, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan's security forces,backed by gunship helicopters, continued their attacks on militants'hideouts in northwestern tribal ...
1st LD-Writethru: India Launches Spy and Education Satellites
Apr 20, 2009 ... 1st LD-Writethru: India Launches Spy and Education Satellites NEW DELHI, April 20 (Xinhua) -- India's all-weather defencesurveillance satellite - radar imaging satellite (RISAT-2) - and themicro education satellite Anusat were successfully placed in orbitby an Indian rocket that ...
Over 20,000 escape floods in eastern Indonesia
Apr 20, 2009 ... Over 20,000 escape floods in eastern Indonesia JAKARTA, April 20 (Xinhua) -- At least 20,000 residence inSamarinda city of East Kalimantan province have fled their homes andtook shelters at makeshif tents and relative houses after floods hittheir area, National Disaster Management ...
Roundup: Bangladesh's stimulus package draws different reactions
Apr 20, 2009 ... Roundup: Bangladesh's stimulus package draws different reactions By Wang Xuemei DHAKA, April 20 (Xinhua) -- The financial stimulus package theBangladeshi government announced on Sunday to help face the globaleconomic recession challenges has drawn different reactions in ...
Urgent: Some 17 killed in Sri Lanka suicide bomb explosion
Apr 20, 2009 ... Urgent: Some 17 killed in Sri Lanka suicide bomb explosion COLOMBO, April 20 (Xinhua) -- At least 17 ...
Australia inevitably slips into recession: PM
Apr 20, 2009 ... Australia inevitably slips into recession: PM CANBERRA, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Australia will inevitably slipinto recession, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said on Monday. "The worst global economic recession in 75 years means it'sinevitable that Australia will be dragged into ...
Urgent: At least 3 wounded in S. Philippine bus blast
Apr 20, 2009 ... Urgent: At least 3 wounded in S. Philippine bus blast COTABATO, the Philippines, April 20 (Xinhua) -- At least threepeople were ...
S. Korean president pushes for increased use of bicycles
Apr 20, 2009 ... S. Korean president pushes for increased use of bicycles SEOUL, April 20 (Xinhua) -- South Korean president Lee Myung- baksaid on Monday that an increased use of bicycles for transportationis vital as the country continues its drive for green growth. "As the use of bicycles ...
Tokyo stocks edges up on bargain hunting
Apr 20, 2009 ... Tokyo stocks edges up on bargain hunting TOKYO, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks rose slightly Monday onbargain hunting. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average rose 17.17 ...
1st Ld Writethru: 17 civilians killed in suicide blast in northern Sri Lanka: military
Apr 20, 2009 ... 1st Ld Writethru: 17 civilians killed in suicide blast innorthern Sri Lanka: military COLOMBO, April 20 (Xinhua) -- At least 17 civilians were killedMonday morning in a suicide explosion launched by Tamil Tiger rebelsin the no fire zone (NFZ) declared by the Sri Lankan government ...
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 0600 GMT, April 20
Apr 20, 2009 ... Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 0600 GMT, April 20 MANILA -- Two improvised bombs exploded near a town bridge insouthern Philippine city of Iligan early Monday morning, themilitary said. Maj Randolph Cabangbang, spokesman of the Armed Forces of thePhilippines Eastern ...
Australia, Estonia to discuss social security agreement
Apr 20, 2009 ... Australia, Estonia to discuss social security agreement CANBERRA, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Australian Foreign MinisterStephen Smith said on Monday that Australia and Estonia will holdtalks on a new social security agreement. "Australia and Estonia have agreed to commence ...
2nd Ld Writethru: 17 civilians killed in suicide blast in northern Sri Lanka: military
Apr 20, 2009 ... 2nd Ld Writethru: 17 civilians killed in suicide blast innorthern Sri Lanka: military COLOMBO, April 20 (Xinhua) -- At least 17 civilians were killedMonday morning in a suicide explosion launched by Tamil Tiger rebelsin the no fire zone (NFZ) declared by the Sri Lankan government ...
Japan will not have nuke weapons: spokesman
Apr 20, 2009 ... Japan will not have nuke weapons: spokesman TOKYO, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Japan will never possess nuclearweapons, said top government spokesman Monday, dismissing recentsuggestion of going nuclear posed by former Finance Minister ShoichiNakagawa. "There is no doubt that we ...
Pakistan air force officer injured in firing
Apr 20, 2009 ... Pakistan air force officer injured in firing ISLAMABAD, April 20 (Xinhua) -- An officer of Pakistan Air Force(PAF) was slightly injured when unidentified gunmen opened fire onhim in northwestern Pakistan on Monday, local media reported. The firing took place near Peshawar, ...
1st LD Writethru: 3 wounded in S. Philippine bus blast
Apr 20, 2009 ... 1st LD Writethru: 3 wounded in S. Philippine bus blast COTABATO, the Philippines, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Three people werewounded in a home-made bomb explosion inside a passenger bus insouth Philippines on Monday, a local official said. The Rural Transit Incorporated bus, with ...
S. Korean economy expected to recover fastest among OECD members
Apr 20, 2009 ... S. Korean economy expected to recover fastest among OECD members SEOUL, April 20 (Xinhua) -- South Korea is expected to show thefastest recovery pace among the world's major economies as outputand foreign liquidity expand, a report showed Monday. According to the report by ...
1st LD Writethru: Tokyo stocks edges up on bargain hunting
Apr 20, 2009 ... 1st LD Writethru: Tokyo stocks edges up on bargain hunting TOKYO, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks rose slightly Monday onbargain hunting. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average rose 17.17 points, or 0.19percent, from Friday to 8,924.75. The broader Topix index of all ...
Unidentified animal found in western Nepal
Apr 20, 2009 ... Unidentified animal found in western Nepal KATHMANDU, April 20 (Xinhua) -- An unidentified animal has beenfound in Tamghas, some 205 km west of capital Kathmandu, Nepalinational news agency RSS reported on Monday. The wild beast weighing three km and measuring 108 cm in ...
ADB provides large amount of assistance to Cambodia in past decades
Apr 20, 2009 ... ADB provides large amount of assistance to Cambodia in pastdecades PHNOM PENH, April 20 (Xinhua) -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) provided Cambodia with 940 million U.S. dollars of loans and120 million U.S. dollars of grants until December 2007, nationalmedia said on Monday ....
IMF likely to downgrade S. Korea's 2010 growth outlook: media report
Apr 20, 2009 ... IMF likely to downgrade S. Korea's 2010 growth outlook: mediareport SEOUL, April 20 (Xinhua) -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is expected to sharply cut its 2010 growth outlook for SouthKorea to 1.5 percent amid a protracted global recession, local mediasaid Monday ....
Philippine economy seen to grow at lowest level in Q1
Apr 20, 2009 ... Philippine economy seen to grow at lowest level in Q1 MANILA, April 20 (Xinhua) -- For the first quarter of this year,the Philippine economy is seen to grow at its slowest pace in thepast decade, pressured by shrinking exports and flat growth inremittances, Philippine ...
New Zealand pulls out of U.N. anti-racism conference
Apr 20, 2009 ... New Zealand pulls out of U.N. anti-racism conference WELLINGTON, April 20 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand Foreign MinisterMurray McCully announced on Monday that New Zealand will not attenda United Nations conference against racism being held in Geneva thisweek. McCully said he was ...
Thirty-four people die of diarrhea in Bangladesh this year
Apr 20, 2009 ... Thirty-four people die of diarrhea in Bangladesh this year DHAKA, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Some 34 people in Bangladesh have sofar died due to diarrhea this year while the number of patientsaffected by the disease reached 126,548, a senior governmentofficial said on Monday ....
News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 1)
Apr 20, 2009 ... News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 1) HONG KONG, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items from theAsia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong Monday: Dollar trades at lower 99 yen level in Tokyo Major news items in leading Australian newspapers ...
Cambodia, Vietnam to strengthen cooperation on human resource development in military field
Apr 20, 2009 ... Cambodia, Vietnam to strengthen cooperation on human resourcedevelopment in military field PHNOM PENH, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia and Vietnam here onMonday promised to strengthen their cooperation on human resourcedevelopment in the military field. The remarks were made ...
S. Korea's Hyundai, Kia recall 48,000 vehicles
Apr 20, 2009 ... S. Korea's Hyundai, Kia recall 48,000 vehicles SEOUL, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group, SouthKorea's top carmaker, is recalling 48,636 vehicles of its 10 modelsas problems with their brake lights were detected, South Korea'sKorea Times reported Monday ....
Vietnam to host Southeast Asian Librarians Congress
Apr 20, 2009 ... Vietnam to host Southeast Asian Librarians Congress HANOI, April 20 (Xinhua) -- The 14th Congress of Southeast AsianLibrarians will be held in Hanoi on Tuesday, Vietnam News Agencyreported on Monday. Themed in "Towards dynamic libraries and information services inSoutheast ...
Thai anti-gov't group demands lifting state of emergency, vow to continue rally
Apr 20, 2009 ... Thai anti-gov't group demands lifting state of emergency, vow tocontinue rally BANGKOK, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Representatives of the Thai anti-government group, United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD), demanded Monday the government to lift the state of ...
Philippine troops adding pressure on kidnappers to release last Red Cross hostage
Apr 20, 2009 ... Philippine troops adding pressure on kidnappers to release lastRed Cross hostage MANILA, April 20 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine military authoritieson Monday said it is further tightening the pressure on the Al Qaeda-linked militants who are still holding Italian Red Cross ...
Indonesia loses 5.42 bln USD annually due to poor sanitation
Apr 20, 2009 ... Indonesia loses 5.42 bln USD annually due to poor sanitation JAKARTA, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia risks to lose 58 trillionrupiah (around 5.42 billion U.S. dollars) annually due to poorsanitation that interrupted people's productivities, the privatenews portal detikcom quoted a ...
Dollar around 99 yen line in Tokyo
Apr 20, 2009 ... Dollar around 99 yen line in Tokyo TOKYO, April 20 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar trades near the 99-yen line in Tokyo after briefly fell to the upper 98 yen level onMonday. At 5 p.m., the dollar fetched 99.03-05 yen against Friday's 5 p.m. quotes of 99.08-18 yen in New York ...
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1000 GMT, April 20
Apr 20, 2009 ... Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1000 GMT, April 20 COLOMBO -- At least 17 civilians were killed Monday morning in asuicide explosion launched by Tamil Tiger rebels in the no fire zone(NFZ) declared by the Sri Lankan government for war trappedcivilians in the north, the ...
Indonesian police arrest 7 separatists in Papua attack
Apr 20, 2009 ... Indonesian police arrest 7 separatists in Papua attack JAKARTA, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian police arrested sevenpeople suspected of allegedly perpetrating the attack on Abepurapolice station on the eve of legislative election on April 9 inPapua, local administration assured ...
Global recession cripples readymade garment exports in Nepal
Apr 20, 2009 ... Global recession cripples readymade garment exports in Nepal KATHMANDU, April 20 (Xinhua) -- The ongoing financial meltdownhas begun to take its toll on the exports of Nepal's readymadegarments (RMG), local news website Nepalnews reported on Monday. Quoting a statement of the ...
About 1.4 million people suffer from cancer in Bangladesh
Apr 20, 2009 ... About 1.4 million people suffer from cancer in Bangladesh DHAKA, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Around 1.4 million people aresuffering from various types of cancer in Bangladesh, the state-owned news agency BSS reported on Monday quoting oncologists. Oncologists at a discussion here on ...
5.5-magnitude earthquake jolts eastern Indonesia
Apr 20, 2009 ... 5.5-magnitude earthquake jolts eastern Indonesia JAKARTA, April 20 (Xinhua) -- A 5.5-magnitude earthquake joltedeastern Indonesia's Maluku province Monday evening, according to thewebsite of Indonesian Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG). The quake occurred at 21:21 local ...
News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)
Apr 20, 2009 ... News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2) HONG KONG, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items from theAsia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong on Monday: New Zealand pulls out of U.N. anti-racism conference Australian stock market ends lower ...
South Africa to start special voting
Apr 20, 2009 ... South Africa to start special voting JOHANNESBURG, April 20 (Xinhua) -- South Africans who will not beable to vote on Wednesday will cast their votes on Monday, theIndependent Electoral Commission (IEC) has said. The special votes system, scheduled to happen Monday and ...
Ten die in rival Islamist clashes in central Somalia
Apr 20, 2009 ... Ten die in rival Islamist clashes in central Somalia MOGADISHU, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Ten people were killed and morethan thirty others were wounded on Monday after rival Islamistfighters clashed in central Somalia, officials and medical sourcessaid. "Four dead bodies and 12 ...
1st LD Writethru: Two shot dead, over 10 injured in conflicts in Madagascar
Apr 20, 2009 ... 1st LD Writethru: Two shot dead, over 10 injured in conflicts inMadagascar 1st LD Writethru: Two shot dead, over 10 injured inconflicts in Madagascar ANTANANARIVO, April 20 (Xinhua) -- At least two people were shotdead and a dozen of others injured in a confrontation between ...