Xinhua News Agency back issues from Sunday, May 10:
1st LD Writethru: U.S. speaker arrives in Baghdad
May 10, 2009 ... 1st LD Writethru: U.S. speaker arrives in Baghdad BAGHDAD, May 10 (Xinhua) -- Speaker of U.S. House ofRepresentative Nancy Pelosi arrived in Baghdad on a surprise visiton Sunday, Iraqi official television reported. "Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the U.S. House of Representative ...
Hamas: no problem for Abbas visiting Gaza
May 10, 2009 ... Hamas: no problem for Abbas visiting Gaza GAZA, May 10 (Xinhua) -- Islamic Hamas movement on Sunday said ithas no problem for President Mahmoud Abbas of rival Fatah party tovisit the Gaza Strip. "The Gaza Strip is an arena for all the Palestinian peopleincluding the ...
2nd LD Writethru: Detained U.S.-Iranian reporter's lawyer " optimistic" on case
May 10, 2009 ... 2nd LD Writethru: Detained U.S.-Iranian reporter's lawyer "optimistic" on case 2nd LD Writethru: Detained U.S.-Iranianreporter's lawyer " optimistic" on case TEHRAN, May 10 (Xinhua) -- The detained U.S.-Iranian reporter'slawyer said Sunday that he is "optimistic" on his client's ...
Support rate for Aso's Cabinet up to 28.7 pct: poll
May 10, 2009 ... Support rate for Aso's Cabinet up to 28.7 pct: poll TOKYO, May 11 (Xinhua) -- The support rate for Prime MinisterTaro Aso's Cabinet has risen to 28.7 percent this month from 24.3percent last month, the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper reported Monday. In a telephone survey conducted ...
Urgent: India, Kazakhstan to sign nuclear cooperation deal in June
May 10, 2009 ... Urgent: India, Kazakhstan to sign nuclear cooperation deal inJune NEW DELHI, May 10 (Xinhua) -- India ...
Feature: Urban Indians celebrate Mother Day's
May 10, 2009 ... Feature: Urban Indians celebrate Mother Day's by Neeraja Ganesh NEW DELHI, May 10 (Xinhua) -- Indians, mostly in urban areas, donot celebrate Mother's Day, primarily a Western concept, untilrecent years, while those in rural areas know almost nothing aboutit ....
Pakistani president expresses concern over displacement of people in war-hit areas
May 10, 2009 ... Pakistani president expresses concern over displacement of peoplein war-hit areas ISLAMABAD, May 10 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani President Asif AliZardari Sunday expressed concern over the displacement of peoplefrom the northwestern parts of the country in the wake of theongoing ...
Car explodes at Egyptian church
May 10, 2009 ... Car explodes at Egyptian church CAIRO, May 10 ( Xinhua) -- A blast took place at Al-Azra churchin Al- Zeitoun area, south of Egypt's capital city Cairo, lateSunday due to the explosion of a Fiat car, a security source in theEgyptian Interior Ministry said. The source ...
Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers
May 10, 2009 ... Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers JERUSALEM, May 10 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Israeli newspapers on Sunday. Ha'aretz: -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will tell EgyptianPresident Hosni Mubarak and Jordanian King ...
Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- May 10
May 10, 2009 ... Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- May 10 CAIRO, May 10 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of major MiddleEast news stories due to be covered or pursued by Xinhua News Agencyon Sunday. -- Continue to monitor influenza A/H1N1 in the Middle East regionafter Israel has ...
Urgent: U.S. speaker arrives in Baghdad
May 10, 2009 ... Urgent: U.S. speaker arrives in Baghdad BAGHDAD, May 10 (Xinhua) -- Speaker of U.S. House ...
Iran's court hears appeal by detained U.S.-Iranian reporter
May 10, 2009 ... Iran's court hears appeal by detained U.S.-Iranian reporter TEHRAN, May 10 (Xinhua) -- An Iranian court on Sunday began hearingan appeal by detained U.S.-Iranian reporter Roxana Saberi who hasbeen charged espionage, Iran's satellite channel Press TV reported. Saberi's lawyer ...
Senior police officer escapes bomb attack in Baghdad
May 10, 2009 ... Senior police officer escapes bomb attack in Baghdad BAGHDAD, May 10 (Xinhua) -- An Iraqi high-ranking police officerescaped a bomb explosion near his convoy in central Baghdad onSunday, an Interior Ministry source said, adding the explosionwounded three people. "Maj. Gen ....
Major news items in leading Iranian newspapers
May 10, 2009 ... Major news items in leading Iranian newspapers TEHRAN, May 10 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Iranian newspapers on Sunday. Tehran Times: -- Iranian Majlis (Parliament) Speaker Ali Larijani on Saturdaytold organizers of the Palestine ...
Egyptian consumer inflation hits 12.2 pct in April
May 10, 2009 ... Egyptian consumer inflation hits 12.2 pct in April CAIRO, May 10 (Xinhua) -- The annual consumer inflation rate inEgypt rose from 11.6 percent in March to 12.2 percent nationwide inApril due to the high prices of food, drink, culture, entertainmentand cigarettes, Al Ahram Daily ...
Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers
May 10, 2009 ... Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers ANKARA, May 10 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Turkish newspapers on Sunday. MILLIYET (National): -- Three village guards and two villagers were killed when theirvehicle hit a landmine planted by ...
Hamas: no ceasefire imminent in Gaza
May 10, 2009 ... Hamas: no ceasefire imminent in Gaza GAZA, May 10 (Xinhua) -- The Palestinian Islamic Hamas movementsaid on Sunday there is no imminent ceasefire with Israel in theGaza Strip. "There is no lull in the moment," said Mushier al-Massri, aspokesman of Hamas movement, which ...
Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers
May 10, 2009 ... Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers CAIRO, May 10 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Egyptian newspapers on Sunday. Al Ahram: -- Anas Al Fiqi, Egyptian Information Minister said Saturday no A/H1N1 cases have been detected in Egypt ....
475 applicants sign up for Iran's presidential election
May 10, 2009 ... 475 applicants sign up for Iran's presidential election TEHRAN, May 10 (Xinhua) -- A total of 475 applicants have signedup for Iran's presidential election slated for June 12, the officialIRNA news agency reported on Sunday. The number has reduced by 53 percent compared to ...
Hamas says pro-Abbas forces arrest 14 of its members in West Bank
May 10, 2009 ... Hamas says pro-Abbas forces arrest 14 of its members in West Bank RAMALLAH, May 10 (Xinhua) -- The Palestinian Islamic Hamasmovement said on Sunday that pro-Abbas security forces arrested 14Hamas members and supporters in West Bank. Hamas said the detentions were made on ...
Urgent: Abbas is expected to authorize government reshuffle soon: PNA official
May 10, 2009 ... Urgent: Abbas is expected to authorize government reshuffle soon:PNA official Urgent: Abbas is expected to authorize governmentreshuffle soon: PNA official RAMALLAH, May 10 (Xinhua) -- Minister of Labor and ...
2nd LD Writethru: Abbas to announce new government soon: PNA official
May 10, 2009 ... 2nd LD Writethru: Abbas to announce new government soon: PNAofficial 2nd LD Writethru: Abbas to announce new government soon:PNA official RAMALLAH, May 10 (Xinhua) -- A senior Palestinian NationalAuthority (PNA) official revealed on Sunday that President MahmoudAbbas is expected ...
1st LD: New Palestinian government to be announced soon: sources
May 10, 2009 ... 1st LD: New Palestinian government to be announced soon: sources GAZA, May 10 (Xinhua) -- A new Palestinian government will bedeclared by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas within 24 hours, alocal news agency reported on Sunday. "President Mahmoud Abbas will announce the ...
Hamas voices anger over Israeli PM visits to Arab countries
May 10, 2009 ... Hamas voices anger over Israeli PM visits to Arab countries GAZA, May 10 (Xinhua) -- Islamic Hamas movement on Sundayexpressed anger over receiving Israeli right-wing premier BenjaminNetanyahu "in the Arab capitals." "It is unfortunate that Netanyahu, who denies all the ...
1st LD: Iran's court hears appeal by detained U.S.-Iranian reporter
May 10, 2009 ... 1st LD: Iran's court hears appeal by detained U.S.-Iranianreporter TEHRAN, May 10 (Xinhua) -- An Iranian court on Sunday heard anappeal by detained U.S.-Iranian reporter Roxana Saberi, local ISNAnews agency reported. "Saberi's appeal was heard this morning for four hours ...
Iraq approves export of Kurdistan crude oil
May 10, 2009 ... Iraq approves export of Kurdistan crude oil BAGHDAD, May 10 (Xinhua) -- The Iraqi government said on Sundayit has approved Kurdish plans to export crude oil from fields in thenorthern Kurdish region through Iraq's national pipeline. "The Iraqi Ministry of Oil approved that ...
Lebanese speaker voices commitment to Palestinian rights
May 10, 2009 ... Lebanese speaker voices commitment to Palestinian rights BEIRUT, May 10 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese Parliament Speaker NabihBerri on Sunday announced his bloc's electoral lists for theupcoming general elections and voiced commitment to the rights ofthe Palestinian people, LBC TV ...
Israeli FM to head strategic dialogue with U.S.
May 10, 2009 ... Israeli FM to head strategic dialogue with U.S. JERUSALEM, May 10 (Xinhua) -- Israeli cabinet approved on Sundaythat Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman will be responsible forIsrael's strategic dialogue with the United States. Lieberman will head the multi-agency high-level ...
Tehran hosts conference on Iran-China economic cooperation
May 10, 2009 ... Tehran hosts conference on Iran-China economic cooperation TEHRAN, May 10 (Xinhua) -- A conference on Iran-China economiccooperation opened on Sunday in Tehran with attendance of hundredsof Iranian and Chinese officials and businessmen. Addressing the conference, Iranian ...
Islamic Jihad says to accept conditioned truce with Israel
May 10, 2009 ... Islamic Jihad says to accept conditioned truce with Israel GAZA, May 10 (Xinhua) -- A spokesman for the Islamic Jihad ( HolyWar) movement said on Sunday that his group would accept the currenttruce proposal "if Israel accepts the conditions of the Palestinianarmed resistance." ...
PNA says Hamas plan to rebuild Gaza impractical
May 10, 2009 ... PNA says Hamas plan to rebuild Gaza impractical RAMALLAH, May 10 (Xinhua) -- A senior Palestinian NationalAuthority (PNA) official on Sunday slammed the decision of deposedgovernment of Hamas to reconstruct the Gaza Strip with clay and mud. Samir Abdullah, minister of planning ...
Iran criticizes Britain, Saudi Arabia over anti-Iran positions
May 10, 2009 ... Iran criticizes Britain, Saudi Arabia over anti-Iran positions TEHRAN, May 10 (Xinhua) -- An Iranian lawmaker criticized therecent anti-Iran positions of Britain and Saudi Arabia, the officialIRNA news agency reported on Sunday. Iran's parliament (Majlis) National Security ...
U.S. troops not needed in Iraqi cities: Maliki
May 10, 2009 ... U.S. troops not needed in Iraqi cities: Maliki BAGHDAD, May 10 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Malikion Sunday told visiting Speaker of U.S. House of RepresentativeNancy Pelosi that the pullout of U.S. forces from Iraqi cities willnot affect security in his country ....
(Special for CAFS) OIC condemns violence in eastern Chad
May 10, 2009 ... (Special for CAFS) OIC condemns violence in eastern Chad RIYADH, May 10 (Xinhua) -- Secretary General of the Organizationof Islamic Conference (OIC) Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu strongly condemnedthe armed incursions by rebel groups from Sudan into eastern Chad. In a statement issued ...
Tel Aviv stock exchange index closes higher
May 10, 2009 ... Tel Aviv stock exchange index closes higher JERUSALEM, May 10 (Xinhua) -- The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange generalshare index closed at ...
Tokyo stocks close down at break
May 10, 2009 ... Tokyo stocks close down at break TOKYO, May 11 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks gave up early gains andended down at break due to profit-taking and a stronger yen, afterthe key Nikkei index briefly topped 9,500 for the first time in ...
NC, CPN-UML to make joint efforts to form new Nepali gov't
May 10, 2009 ... NC, CPN-UML to make joint efforts to form new Nepali gov't KATHMANDU, May 11 (Xinhua) -- Leaders of the Nepali Congress (NC) and the Communist Party Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) have decided to make joint efforts to form a CPN-UML-ledcoalition government ....
Philippines lifts temporary ban on Canadian pork imports
May 10, 2009 ... Philippines lifts temporary ban on Canadian pork imports MANILA, May 10 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine government on Sundayannounced that a temporary ban on most Canadian pork imports hasbeen lifted as pork consumption is proved not to transmit InfluenzaA H1N1 virus that has claimed ...
Backgrounder: Manado -- host for WOC, CTI Summit
May 10, 2009 ... Backgrounder: Manado -- host for WOC, CTI Summit MANADO, Indonesia, May 11 (Xinhua) -- The World Ocean Conference(WOC) and the Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI) Summit is being heldat the Grand Kawanua Convention Hall in Manado on May 11-15, 2009,attended by experts in fishery, ...
Thai health minister confident of preventing new flu
May 10, 2009 ... Thai health minister confident of preventing new flu BANGKOK, May 10 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's Health Minister WittayaKaewparadai on Sunday expressed his confidence that the country'spublic health system can tackle Influenza A/H1N1 epidemic whichcaused more than 4,150 confirmed cases ...
Indian man detained for allegedly threatening to kill Obama
May 10, 2009 ... Indian man detained for allegedly threatening to kill Obama NEW DELHI, May 10 (Xinhua) -- Indian police have detained a manin the northern state of Bihar for allegedly calling up the U.S.embassy in New Delhi and threatening to kill U.S. President BarackObama, reported the ...
Indian police arrest 2 militants in India-controlled Kashmir
May 10, 2009 ... Indian police arrest 2 militants in India-controlled Kashmir SRINAGAR, India-controlled Kashmir, May 10 (Xinhua) -- Indianpolice Sunday said they have arrested two militants of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) group in India-controlled Kashmir. A police spokesman said the two were ...
FLASH: CONFIRMED A/H1N1 FLU CASES IN U.S. RISE TO 2,532: CDC
May 10, 2009 ... FLASH: CONFIRMED A/H1N1 FLU ...
1st Ld-Writethru: Confirmed A/H1N1 flu cases in U.S. rise to 2,532
May 10, 2009 ... 1st Ld-Writethru: Confirmed A/H1N1 flu cases in U.S. rise to2,532 WASHINGTON, May 10 (Xinhua) -- The total number of confirmedhuman A/H1N1 flu cases has jumped to 2,532 in 44 U.S. states, withthree deaths, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC) reported on ...
Iceland's government to ask parliament to decide on EU membership
May 10, 2009 ... Iceland's government to ask parliament to decide on EU membership STOCKHOLM, May 10 (Xinhua) -- Iceland's coalition government willask the parliament to decide whether the country should startmembership talks with the European Union (EU), according to reportsreaching here from ...
Panama president-elect presents key ministers
May 10, 2009 ... Panama president-elect presents key ministers PANAMA CITY, May 10 (Xinhua) -- Panama's President-elect RicardoMartinelli Sunday announced 14 cabinet ministers and warned them ofnot committing corruption. Martinelli, who will take office on July 1, warned the ministersat a ...
New high blood pressure genes identified
May 10, 2009 ... New high blood pressure genes identified WASHINGTON, May 10 (Xinhua) -- Thirteen genes that influencehypertension and blood pressure levels have been identified,according to two studies published online Sunday. Each of the two studies, which were published in the ...
URGENT: Russian regional governor dies in helicopter crash
May 10, 2009 ... URGENT: Russian regional governor dies in helicopter crash MOSCOW, May 10 (Xinhua) -- The governor of Russia's Irkutskregion ...
China Focus: Rural land policies tested in China's quake zone (2)
May 10, 2009 ... China Focus: Rural land policies tested in China's quake zone (2) Both Zhang and Wang got two certificates: property ownershipcertificates and land use right certificates. For Zhang, it is thecollective rural construction land use right valid for 40 years.With the two certificates, ...
Full text: China's Actions for Disaster Prevention and Reduction (11)
May 10, 2009 ... Full text: China's Actions for Disaster Prevention and Reduction(11) -- Drinking water safety in rural areas. During the Tenth Five-year Plan period (2000-2005), a total of 22.3 billion yuan was spenton solving the problem of drinking water for 67 million people inrural areas, ...
Massive fire in southwest Moscow extinguished: spokesman
May 10, 2009 ... Massive fire in southwest Moscow extinguished: spokesman MOSCOW, May 10 (Xinhua) -- The fire caused by a gas pipelineexplosion in southwest Moscow has been put out, a spokesman for theMoscow branch of the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry said onSunday. The fire was ...
News Analysis: Israeli FM carries out first overseas mission in dispute
May 10, 2009 ... News Analysis: Israeli FM carries out first overseas mission indispute News Analysis: Israeli FM carries out first overseas missionin dispute by David Harris JERUSALEM, May 10 (Xinhua) -- When Israelis voted in a hawkishgovernment in the Feb. 10 general election, they were ...
Roundup: Iran hopes "basic changes," "amendments" to jailed U.S.- Iranian reporter's case
May 10, 2009 ... Roundup: Iran hopes "basic changes," "amendments" to jailed U.S.-Iranian reporter's case Roundup: Iran hopes "basic changes,""amendments" to jailed U.S.- Iranian reporter's case by Mehdi Bagheri TEHRAN, May 10 (Xinhua) -- Both the lawyer of the case and someIranian ...
UN official warns of possible collapse of humanitarian situation in Darfur
May 10, 2009 ... UN official warns of possible collapse of humanitarian situationin Darfur UN official warns of possible collapse of humanitariansituation in Darfur KHARTOUM, May 10 (Xinhua) -- Under-Secretary General of theUnited Nations for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency ReliefCoordinator ...
Hezbollah: Lebanese army has no strategic weapons to confront Israel
May 10, 2009 ... Hezbollah: Lebanese army has no strategic weapons to confrontIsrael Hezbollah: Lebanese army has no strategic weapons to confrontIsrael BEIRUT, May 10 (Xinhua) -- Head of Hezbollah parliamentary blockMohammad Raad said Sunday that the Lebanese army does not possesstrategic ...
Netanyahu: Israel to ease restrictions on West Bank
May 10, 2009 ... Netanyahu: Israel to ease restrictions on West Bank JERUSALEM, May 10 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister BenjaminNetanyahu said on Sunday that Israel will ease the restrictions onthe Palestinians in the West Bank cities. Netanyahu made the remarks during the weekly cabinet ...
News Analysis: Little concrete results expected in Netanyahu's visit to Egypt
May 10, 2009 ... News Analysis: Little concrete results expected in Netanyahu'svisit to Egypt News Analysis: Little concrete results expected inNetanyahu's visit to Egypt by Wael Naguib, Chen Gongzheng SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, May 10 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu will ...
Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2100 GMT, May 10
May 10, 2009 ... Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2100 GMT, May 10 BAGHDAD -- Speaker of U.S. House of Representative Nancy Pelosiarrived in Baghdad on a surprise visit on Sunday, Iraqi officialtelevision reported. "Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the U.S. House of Representative is inBaghdad," ...
Dollar trades at upper 98 yen level in Tokyo
May 10, 2009 ... Dollar trades at upper 98 yen level in Tokyo TOKYO, May 11 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar traded at the upper 98yen level early Monday in Tokyo, up from its levels Friday in NewYork. At 9 a.m., the dollar traded at 98.73-78 yen versus ...
Nikkei tops 9,500 line in early trading
May 10, 2009 ... Nikkei tops 9,500 line in early trading TOKYO, May 11 (Xinhua) -- Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock indextopped the 9,500 line Monday morning for the first time in sixmonths, inheriting ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
May 10, 2009 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers TOKYO, May 11 (Xinhua) -- The following are the major news itemsin leading Japanese newspapers on Monday: The Daily Yomiuri -- In response to confirmed domestic cases of the new type ofinfluenza, the government is ...
New Zealand's Olympic coverage raises role model concerns
May 10, 2009 ... New Zealand's Olympic coverage raises role model concerns NewZealand's Olympic coverage raises role model concerns WELLINGTON, May 11 (Xinhua) -- Women competitors received only athird of the photographic coverage at the Beijing Olympics in two ofNew Zealand's largest daily ...
Indonesia's PD, PDIP have chance to coalesce: Yudhoyono
May 10, 2009 ... Indonesia's PD, PDIP have chance to coalesce: Yudhoyono JAKARTA, May 11 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic Party (PD) and theIndonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) have a wide chance tocoalesce both in the parliament and government in the future,Indonesian President and chief of ...
Urgent: Roadside bombing kills 8 local labors in E. Afghanistan
May 10, 2009 ... Urgent: Roadside bombing kills 8 local labors in E. Afghanistan KABUL, May 10 (Xinhua) -- A roadside bomb went off near a ...
Major news items in leading Indian newspapers
May 10, 2009 ... Major news items in leading Indian newspapers NEW DELHI, May 11 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Indian newspapers on Monday: The Hindu: -- Heavy casualties were reported in the new safety zone (NSZ)under the occupation of the Liberation ...