Xinhua News Agency back issues from Monday, April 27:
Feature: Northern Iraqi town gets hurt from suicide bombing
Apr 27, 2009 ... Feature: Northern Iraqi town gets hurt from suicide bombing by Ghassan A. Ibrahim, Fu Yiming BAGHDAD, April 27 (Xinhua) -- In a largely quiet and peacefulIraqi town of Dhuloiyah, some 90 km north of Baghdad, happy dwellershave been reconstructing their war-shattered ...
Roundup: Fatah, Hamas resume unity talks to clinch "last chance"
Apr 27, 2009 ... Roundup: Fatah, Hamas resume unity talks to clinch "last chance" by Chen Gongzheng, Muhammad Yamany CAIRO/GAZA, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Rival Palestinian factions ofHamas and Fatah started their fourth round of reconciliation talkssponsored by Egypt on Monday in Cairo in a bid ...
Urgent: Yemen recaptures hijacked oil tanker
Apr 27, 2009 ... Urgent: Yemen recaptures hijacked oil tanker SANAA, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Yemen's special forces ...
Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- April 27
Apr 27, 2009 ... Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- April 27 CAIRO, April 27 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of majorMiddle East news stories due to be covered or pursued by Xinhua NewsAgency on Monday. -- Rivals Hamas and Fatah movements are in latest round ofreconciliation talks in ...
Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers
Apr 27, 2009 ... Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers JERUSALEM, April 27 (Xinhua) -- The following are major newsitems in leading Israeli newspapers on Monday. Ha'aretz: -- Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Sunday it was of "crucial strategic interest" for Israel to ...
1st LD Writethru: Yemen recaptures hijacked oil tanker
Apr 27, 2009 ... 1st LD Writethru: Yemen recaptures hijacked oil tanker SANAA, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Yemen's special forces haverecaptured an oil tanker hijacked off its coast and arrested fourpirates, a source with the Yemeni defense ministry said on Monday. "A group of commandos stormed the ...
7 Turkish policemen wounded in clash with militants in Istanbul
Apr 27, 2009 ... 7 Turkish policemen wounded in clash with militants in Istanbul ANKARA, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Istanbul Governor Vali Guler said onMonday that seven Turkish policemen were wounded in a shootout withsuspected militants in the largest Turkish city of Istanbul, thesemi-official ...
Major news items in leading Iranian newspapers
Apr 27, 2009 ... Major news items in leading Iranian newspapers TEHRAN, April 27 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Iranian newspapers on Monday. Tehran Times: -- Iran's Majlis (Parliament) Speaker Ali Larijani on Sundayblamed the United States for recent terror ...
Israeli army detains 15 Palestinians in West Bank
Apr 27, 2009 ... Israeli army detains 15 Palestinians in West Bank RAMALLAH, April 27 (Xinhua) -- The Israeli army forces arrestedovernight and on early Monday 15 Palestinians during raids all overthe West Bank, Palestinian security sources said. The sources said the Israeli army raids ...
Israel says U.S.-Iran dialogue to fail without time frame, benchmarks
Apr 27, 2009 ... Israel says U.S.-Iran dialogue to fail without time frame,benchmarks Israel says U.S.-Iran dialogue to fail without timeframe, benchmarks JERUSALEM, April 27 (Xinhua) -- A senior Israeli official hassaid without a clear time frame and set benchmarks, the dialogue U.S. President ...
Hamas, Fatah resume reconciliation talks in Cairo
Apr 27, 2009 ... Hamas, Fatah resume reconciliation talks in Cairo GAZA/CAIRO, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Rival Palestinian factions ofHamas and Fatah kicked off a fourth round of reconciliation talks inCairo on Monday, which were delayed a day after the schedule. The two factions are expected to ...
Gunmen kill three Iraqi Christians in Kirkuk
Apr 27, 2009 ... Gunmen kill three Iraqi Christians in Kirkuk KIRKUK, Iraq, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Gunmen have killed three ofIraq's Christian minority members and wounded two others in twoseparate attacks in the northern city of Kirkuk, a local policechief said on Monday. Unknown gunmen ...
Hamas reelects Mashaal as politburo chief: sources
Apr 27, 2009 ... Hamas reelects Mashaal as politburo chief: sources GAZA, April 27 (Xinhua) -- The Islamic Hamas movement reelectedits exiled leader Khaled Mashaal as the movement's politburo chieffor the third time, well-informed sources in Hamas movement said onMonday. The Bethlehem-based ...
Recast: 7 Turkish policemen wounded in clash with militants in Istanbul
Apr 27, 2009 ... Recast: 7 Turkish policemen wounded in clash with militants inIstanbul Recast: 7 Turkish policemen wounded in clash with militantsin Istanbul Eds: please read the name of Istanbul Governor as Muammer Gulerinstead of Vali Guler. A corrected copy follows: ANKARA, April 27 ...
Over 50 detained in anti-terror operations in southern Turkey
Apr 27, 2009 ... Over 50 detained in anti-terror operations in southern Turkey ANKARA, April 27 (Xinhua) -- More than 50 people were detained inanti-terror operations held simultaneously in six provinces ofsouthern Turkey early Monday, the semi-official Anatolian newsagency reported. The ...
Turkish-Syrian drill "disturbing development": Israeli DM
Apr 27, 2009 ... Turkish-Syrian drill "disturbing development": Israeli DM JERUSALEM, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Defense Minister EhudBarak said Monday that a Turkish-Syrian military exercise was a "disturbing development," local daily The Jerusalem Post reported. "Today a Syrian-Turkish ...
1st LD Writethru: Hamas, Fatah resume reconciliation talks in Cairo
Apr 27, 2009 ... 1st LD Writethru: Hamas, Fatah resume reconciliation talks inCairo CAIRO/GAZA, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Rival Palestinian factions ofHamas and Fatah started their fourth round of reconciliation talkssponsored by the Egyptian government on Monday in Cairo with bothsides speaking ...
Erekat calls for end to Palestinian split to establish statehood
Apr 27, 2009 ... Erekat calls for end to Palestinian split to establish statehood RAMALLAH, April 27 (Xinhua) -- A senior Palestinian negotiator onMonday said the Palestinian statehood became a known reality,calling for Palestinian unity to go ahead for the establishment ofsuch a state ....
Hamas officials confirm appointment of new interior minister
Apr 27, 2009 ... Hamas officials confirm appointment of new interior minister GAZA, April 27 (Xinhua) -- The Palestinian Islamic Hamas movementhas appointed its lawmaker Fathi Hammad as the new minister ofinterior in the deposed Hamas government based in the Gaza Strip,senior Hamas officials said ...
Three killed in anti-terror operation in Istanbul
Apr 27, 2009 ... Three killed in anti-terror operation in Istanbul ANKARA, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Turkish Interior Minister BesirAtalay said Monday that three people were killed in a wide-rangeoperation launched by Turkish police in the largest Turkish city ofIstanbul against a far-left ...
Fayyad to form gov't if Cairo dialogue fails: sources
Apr 27, 2009 ... Fayyad to form gov't if Cairo dialogue fails: sources RAMALLAH, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian National Authority (PNA) sources in Ramallah revealed on Monday that there are contactsto form a new Palestinian government to be headed by acting PrimeMinister Salam Fayyad ....
Second suspected case of swine flu reported in Israel
Apr 27, 2009 ... Second suspected case of swine flu reported in Israel JERUSALEM, April 27 (Xinhua) -- A second case of suspected swineflu has been reported Monday in Israel, after a man who returnedfrom Mexico checked himself into a Kfar Saba hospital complaining ofa sore throat, local daily ...
Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers
Apr 27, 2009 ... Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers ANKARA, April 27 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Turkish newspapers on Monday. VATAN (Motherland): -- Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is expected toannounce a cabinet reshuffle on ...
Abbas urges Hamas, Fatah to agree on unity government
Apr 27, 2009 ... Abbas urges Hamas, Fatah to agree on unity government RAMALLAH, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian President MahmoudAbbas on Monday urged rival Fatah and Hamas conferees in Cairo toovercome their differences to form a unity government. Abbas, addressing a young Palestinian ...
Iran not threat to others despite West's propaganda: FM spokesman
Apr 27, 2009 ... Iran not threat to others despite West's propaganda: FM spokesman TEHRAN, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesmanHassan Qashqavi said on Monday that in spite of the West'spropaganda, Iran is not threat to other countries, the official IRNAnews agency reported ....
Iraq's Maliki denounces U.S. deadly raid
Apr 27, 2009 ... Iraq's Maliki denounces U.S. deadly raid BAGHDAD, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki Monday denounced the deadly raid by the U.S. military in thecity of Kut in southeast of Baghdad Sunday. An official in Maliki's office was quoted Monday by local ...
Backgrounder: Timeline of inter-Palestinian unity talks
Apr 27, 2009 ... Backgrounder: Timeline of inter-Palestinian unity talks CAIRO, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Fatah and Hamas resume their fourthround of unity talks Monday in Cairo under the auspices of Egypt,the following is a timeline of inter-Palestinian talks since lastNovember, when Egypt tried to ...
Israel's population reaches 7.41 million: data
Apr 27, 2009 ... Israel's population reaches 7.41 million: data JERUSALEM, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Israel's population on the eve ofits 61st Independence Day numbers 7,411,000, data released Monday byIsrael's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) showed. According to the data, 75.5 percent, or ...
Iran asks U.S. not interfere with U.S.-Iranian reporter's case
Apr 27, 2009 ... Iran asks U.S. not interfere with U.S.-Iranian reporter's case TEHRAN, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesmanHassan Qashqavi asked the United States and the Europeans not tointerfere with the U.S.-Iranian reporter's case, local Press TVreported Monday. The ...
Iraqi PM to visit Britain, France soon
Apr 27, 2009 ... Iraqi PM to visit Britain, France soon BAGHDAD, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki will kick off an official visit to Britain this week andFrance next week, Iraq's government spokesman said on Monday. Maliki will head a high-level Iraqi delegation to ...
Tel Aviv stock exchange index closes lower
Apr 27, 2009 ... Tel Aviv stock exchange index closes lower JERUSALEM, April 27 (Xinhua) -- The Tel Aviv Stock Exchangegeneral share index closed at ...
Algerian president maintains outgoing government
Apr 27, 2009 ... Algerian president maintains outgoing government ALGIERS, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Algerian President AbdelazizBouteflika decided Monday to maintain Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahiaand members of his outgoing government. According to a presidential statement, Bouteflika "received ...
Lebanese generals involved in Hariri case to be adjudged Wednesday
Apr 27, 2009 ... Lebanese generals involved in Hariri case to be adjudgedWednesday BEIRUT, April 27 (Xinhua) -- The fate of four high-rankingLebanese generals detained after being suspected of involvement inthe assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri will bedetermined Wednesday, ...
Egypt discovers new tunnel at Gaza border
Apr 27, 2009 ... Egypt discovers new tunnel at Gaza border CAIRO, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian security forces discoveredon Monday a new tunnel used for smuggling foodstuffs at the borderwith the Palestinian territory of the Gaza Strip. The Egyptian authorities discovered the tunnel in Rafah ...
Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2100 GMT, April 27
Apr 27, 2009 ... Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2100 GMT, April 27 SANAA -- Yemen's special forces have recaptured an oil tankerhijacked off its coast and arrested four pirates, a source with theYemeni defense ministry said on Monday. "A group of commandos stormed the ship right at 5:30 ...
URGENT: S.Korea reports suspected human infection of swine flu
Apr 27, 2009 ... URGENT: S.Korea reports suspected human infection of swine fluURGENT: S.Korea reports suspected human infection of swine flu SEOUL, April 28 (Xinhua) -- South ...
1st LD Writethru: S.Korea reports suspected human infection of swine flu
Apr 27, 2009 ... 1st LD Writethru: S.Korea reports suspected human infection ofswine flu 1st LD Writethru: S.Korea reports suspected humaninfection of swine flu SEOUL, April 28 (Xinhua) -- The South Korean government confirmsa suspected case of human infection of ...
2nd LD Writethru: S.Korea reports suspected human infection of swine flu
Apr 27, 2009 ... 2nd LD Writethru: S.Korea reports suspected human infection ofswine flu 2nd LD Writethru: S.Korea reports suspected humaninfection of swine flu SEOUL, April 28 (Xinhua) -- The South Korean government confirmsa suspected case of human infection of swine influenza in thecountry, ...
Major news items in leading Australian newspapers
Apr 27, 2009 ... Major news items in leading Australian newspapers CANBERRA, April 28 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Australian newspapers on Tuesday. The Australian: -- Australian Treasurer Wayne Swan is banking on a rapid recoveryfrom recession within two ...
Dollar trades at lower 96 level at Tokyo outset
Apr 27, 2009 ... Dollar trades at lower 96 level at Tokyo outset TOKYO, April 28 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar traded at the lower96 yen level early Tuesday in Tokyo, down from its levels overnightin New York. At 9 a.m., the dollar was quoted at 96.35-40 yen ...
Japan tries to block swine flu out of border
Apr 27, 2009 ... Japan tries to block swine flu out of border TOKYO, April 28 (Xinhua) -- Japan said it will do its best effortto block the outbreak of the swine flu at the border to protect thesafety of the people. Japanese health minister Yoichi Masuzoe said in a statementTuesday his ...
Tokyo stocks open lower on swine flu fear
Apr 27, 2009 ... Tokyo stocks open lower on swine flu fear TOKYO, April 28 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks opened lower Tuesday onWall Street amid fears about the swine flu impact. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the benchmark 225-issueNikkei Stock ...
3rd LD Writethru: S.Korea reports suspected human infection of swine flu
Apr 27, 2009 ... 3rd LD Writethru: S.Korea reports suspected human infection ofswine flu SEOUL, April 28 (Xinhua) -- South Korean official said thegovernment confirms a suspected case of human infection of swineinfluenza in the country, the South Korean government said Tuesday. A ...
Cambodia on alert for swine flu
Apr 27, 2009 ... Cambodia on alert for swine flu PHNOM PENH, April 28 (Xinhua) -- The Health Ministry of Cambodiaon Tuesday will equip scanners at the Phnom Penh and the Siem Reapinternational airports to check travelers' body temperature againstpossible entry of swine flu, said an official ....
56 more people being tested for swine flu in New Zealand
Apr 27, 2009 ... 56 more people being tested for swine flu in New Zealand WELLINGTON, April 28 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand health officialswere investigating 56 new cases of suspected swine flu, as the WorldHealth Organization warned of a significantly increased risk of aninfluenza pandemic. In ...
Gov't, WHO confirms no swine flu case in Cambodia
Apr 27, 2009 ... Gov't, WHO confirms no swine flu case in Cambodia PHNOM PENH, April 28 (Xinhua) -- There have been no reports ofswine influenza cases, both pig and human, so far in Cambodia, saidan official statement received here on Tuesday. "As suggested by the World Health Organization ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
Apr 27, 2009 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers TOKYO, April 28(Xinhua) -- The following are the major news items in leadingJapanese newspapers on Tuesday: The Daily Yomiuri -- The government Monday submitted to the Diet a fiscal 2009extra budget involving a record-high ...
S. Korean consumer sentiment shows sharp rise in April
Apr 27, 2009 ... S. Korean consumer sentiment shows sharp rise in April SEOUL, April 28 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's consumer sentiment rosesharply in April thanks to increasing signs of economic improvement,the central bank said Tuesday. The consumer survey index, a gauge of consumers' overall ...
Three residents killed by insurgent in S.Thailand
Apr 27, 2009 ... Three residents killed by insurgent in S.Thailand BANGKOK, April 28 (Xinhua) -- Three villagers were killed and twomore injured when insurgents opened fire at their house inThailand's southern border province of Yala Monday night, localpress reported Tuesday. The victims ...
S. Korean gov't to keep stimulus packages in 2010 budget
Apr 27, 2009 ... S. Korean gov't to keep stimulus packages in 2010 budget SEOUL, April 28 (Xinhua) -- The South Korean government will keeppump-priming measures in its 2010 budget aiming at creating jobs,boosting research and development activities and finding new growthengines, officials said ...
Nepali gov't announces tough steps to battle swine flu
Apr 27, 2009 ... Nepali gov't announces tough steps to battle swine flu KATHMANDU, April 28 (Xinhua) -- Nepali government has announcedtough measures in response to swine flu which was first detected inMexico some days ago. According to Tuesday's The Himalayan Times, the joint meeting ofthe ...
Tokyo stocks rise slightly in morning trade
Apr 27, 2009 ... Tokyo stocks rise slightly in morning trade TOKYO, April 28 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks rose slightly Tuesdaymorning despite a U.S. stocks plunge amid the global fear for swineflu. The 225-issue ...
Myanmar warns against swine flu in humans, no cases in country
Apr 27, 2009 ... Myanmar warns against swine flu in humans, no cases in country YANGON, April 28 (Xinhua) -- The Myanmar Livestock Breeding andVeterinary Department Tuesday warned against swine flu in humans inthe wake of detection of the disease in people of some fourcountries. With no ...
Australian official: New Zealand swine flu results expected within 48 hours
Apr 27, 2009 ... Australian official: New Zealand swine flu results expectedwithin 48 hours CANBERRA, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Test results for 10 New Zealandstudents believed to have contracted the potentially deadly swineflu will be known in the next 48 hours, Australian Chief medicalofficer Jim ...
Vietnam on high alert for swine flu
Apr 27, 2009 ... Vietnam on high alert for swine flu HANOI, April 28 (Xinhua) -- Vietnamese Ministry of Health saidthat the country was free of H1N1 swine flu virus, Vietnam Newsreported on Tuesday. However, there was a high risk of the virus reaching Vietnam asin the last two weeks, a ...
Japan to tighten visa control for Mexicans, tries to block swine flu
Apr 27, 2009 ... Japan to tighten visa control for Mexicans, tries to block swineflu TOKYO, April 28 (Xinhua) -- Japan said it would temporarilytighten visa control for citizens of Mexico, the center of the swineflu outbreak. Under the tightened rules, Mexicans could no longer obtain a ...
Drought affects agriculture and dairy production in Nepal
Apr 27, 2009 ... Drought affects agriculture and dairy production in Nepal KATHMANDU, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Droughts in various parts ofNepal have started severely affecting agriculture and dairyproduction, local website myrepublica.com reported on Monday. Chitwan in central Nepal, a place ...
ISAF urges Australia for more troops in Afghanistan
Apr 27, 2009 ... ISAF urges Australia for more troops in Afghanistan CANBERRA, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Deputy Commander of Australianforces in Afghanistan Brigadier John Caligari said on Monday thehead of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) GeneralDavid McKiernan wants more Australian ...
Police ready to secure ADB meeting in Indonesia
Apr 27, 2009 ... Police ready to secure ADB meeting in Indonesia JAKARTA, April 28 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian police were ready tosecure the upcoming Asian Development Bank meeting which would beheld on May 2-5 at the island's tourism enclave, Nusa Dua, theJakata Post quoted official as saying on ...
Australia airlines yet to implant swine flu prevention measures
Apr 27, 2009 ... Australia airlines yet to implant swine flu prevention measures CANBERRA, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Australia's largest airline Qantassaid on Monday it is not yet screening passengers for potentiallydeadly swine flu. The federal government's crisis health committee has met ...
Feature: Contraceptives remain hard-to-come-by for impoverished Filipino women
Apr 27, 2009 ... Feature: Contraceptives remain hard-to-come-by for impoverishedFilipino women By Ana Santos MANILA, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Ask 46-year-old Erlinda Cristobal(real name concealed by request) how many children she has. "Ten," she said. "But I was supposed to have ...
Vietnam to launch FDI attraction program in agriculture sector
Apr 27, 2009 ... Vietnam to launch FDI attraction program in agriculture sector HANOI, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam will launch large-scaleforeign direct investment attraction program abroad this year tosecure greater funding for the agriculture sector, VietnamInvestment Review reported on Monday ....
British PM visiting Pakistan amid diplomatic tension
Apr 27, 2009 ... British PM visiting Pakistan amid diplomatic tension ISLAMABAD, April 27 (Xinhua) -- British Prime Minister GordonBrown is to arrive in Pakistan on Monday on a day-long visit amiddiplomatic row over Britain's terror probe involving Pakistanistudents. This will be Brown's ...
Indonesia issues alert of swine flu outbreak
Apr 27, 2009 ... Indonesia issues alert of swine flu outbreak JAKARTA, April 27 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesia's Health Ministrywarned that immediate preventive measures must be taken to avoidswine flu in the country following a string of deaths caused by thedisease in the United States and Mexico, the ...
Foot-and-mouth disease in livestocks occurs in C. Vietnam
Apr 27, 2009 ... Foot-and-mouth disease in livestocks occurs in C. Vietnam HANOI, April 27 (Xinhua) -- The foot-and-mouth disease inlivestocks occurred in the central province Ha Tinh of Vietnam, thelocal newspaper People's Army reported Monday. According to Pham Thanh Binh, head of the ...