Xinhua News Agency back issues from Wednesday, June 3:
Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- June 3
Jun 03, 2009 ... Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- June 3 CAIRO, June 3 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of major MiddleEast news stories due to be covered or pursued by Xinhua News Agencyon Wednesday. -- Monitoring developments of influenza A/H1N1 cases in theMideast region after Egypt ...
Six Palestinians wounded in Gaza clashes, shelling
Jun 03, 2009 ... Six Palestinians wounded in Gaza clashes, shelling GAZA, June 3 (Xinhua) -- Six Palestinians were injured earlyWednesday after Israeli forces entered some hundreds of meters deepinto the northern Gaza Strip, medical and military sources said. Two of the wounded were fighters ...
Major news items in leading Iranian newspapers
Jun 03, 2009 ... Major news items in leading Iranian newspapers TEHRAN, June 3 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Iranian newspapers on Wednesday. Tehran Times: -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Tuesday thatRussia has submitted renewed proposals to ...
Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers
Jun 03, 2009 ... Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers JERUSALEM, June 3 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Israeli newspapers on Wednesday. Ha'aretz: -- U.S. President Barack Obama made a surprise appearance onTuesday at a meeting Israeli Defense ...
Lebanese president hails uncovering Israeli-linked spy networks
Jun 03, 2009 ... Lebanese president hails uncovering Israeli-linked spy networks BEIRUT, June 3 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese President Michel Suleimanpraised on Wednesday the achievements of the Internal SecurityForces (ISF) about uncovering Israeli-linked spy networks, localNaharnet website reported ....
Egypt steps up efforts to stop smuggling to Gaza: reports
Jun 03, 2009 ... Egypt steps up efforts to stop smuggling to Gaza: reports GAZA, June 3 (Xinhua) -- Egypt beefed up security measures alongits border with the Gaza Strip to combat smuggling to the Israeli-blockaded territory, Palestinian media reported on Wednesday. Palestinian residents in ...
Israel removes two West Bank roadblocks
Jun 03, 2009 ... Israel removes two West Bank roadblocks JERUSALEM, June 3 (Xinhua) -- Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said onWednesday that it removed two roadblocks in the West Bank on Tuesdayin order to ease the movement of local Palestinians. Both roadblocks were located near the West Bank ...
Urgent:Obama arrives in Saudi Arabia
Jun 03, 2009 ... Urgent:Obama arrives in Saudi Arabia RIYADH, June 3 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama arrives inSaudi Arabia on ...
Urgent:First case of suspected influenza A/H1N1 virus reported in Saudi Arabia
Jun 03, 2009 ... Urgent:First case of suspected influenza A/H1N1 virus reported inSaudi Arabia Urgent:First case of suspected influenza A/H1N1 virusreported in Saudi Arabia ...
1st LD: Saudi Arabia confirms first influenza A/H1N1 case
Jun 03, 2009 ... 1st LD: Saudi Arabia confirms first influenza A/H1N1 case RIYADH, June 3 (Xinhua) -- Saudi Arabia confirmed the firstinfluenza A/H1N1 case in the country, Al-Arabiya TV reportedWednesday. Saudi authorities said the patient is a Philippine nurse of about40 ...
Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers
Jun 03, 2009 ... Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers CAIRO, June 3 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Egyptian newspapers on Wednesday. Al Ahram: -- On the eve of his historic visit to Cairo, U.S. PresidentBarack Omaba described Egyptian President ...
Obama to arrive in Saudi Arabia in few hours
Jun 03, 2009 ... Obama to arrive in Saudi Arabia in few hours RIYADH, June 3 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama is to landSaudi capital of Riyadh in few hours at the beginning of a MiddleEast tour that will also take him to Cairo, pan-Arab Al- Jazeera TVreported Wednesday. During his ...
Feature:Gaza beach the only vent for blockaded Gazans to zest
Jun 03, 2009 ... Feature:Gaza beach the only vent for blockaded Gazans to zest by Saud Abu Ramadan GAZA, June 3 (Xinhua) -- Ramadan Malaka and four other youngworkers had just finished building up their summer cafeteria west ofGaza city on the 40 kilometer long beach of the ...
Authorities warn: FMD virus may spread in Gaza
Jun 03, 2009 ... Authorities warn: FMD virus may spread in Gaza GAZA, June 3 (Xinhua) -- Food-and-mouth disease (FMD) is likelyto spread in the Gaza Strip because vaccines ran out after two yearsof Israeli border closure, local authorities warned here Wednesday. "Indications of the disease in ...
Explosion hit a cafe in Istanbul, 3 injured: NTV
Jun 03, 2009 ... Explosion hit a cafe in Istanbul, 3 injured: NTV ANKARA, June 3 (Xinhua) -- An explosion hit a cafe in Istanbul,the largest city of Turkey on Wednesday, leaving some peoplewounded, the local NTV news channel reported. Governor of Istanbul Muammer Guler told the channel that ...
1st LD: Obama arrives in Saudi Arabia
Jun 03, 2009 ... 1st LD: Obama arrives in Saudi Arabia RIYADH, June 3 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama arrived inSaudi Arabia on Wednesday at 2:25 p.m. (1125 GMT), on his first legof a landmark Middle East trip to reach out to Muslims and promotepeace efforts in the region ....
WHO expert says A/H1N1 flu in Egypt unlikely to spread
Jun 03, 2009 ... WHO expert says A/H1N1 flu in Egypt unlikely to spread CAIRO, June 3 (Xinhua) -- As Egypt has reported its first A/ H1N1influenza case, WHO's Cairo-based regional office said Tuesday nightthat this case might be the last one if local government andindividuals adopt proper ...
Jordan's stock market index closes lower
Jun 03, 2009 ... Jordan's stock market index closes lower AMMAN, June 3 (Xinhua) -- The shares price index of Jordan'sAmman stock market closed at 2,930 points on Wednesday, down ...
Hamas urges West Bank fighters not to surrender to pro-Abbas forces
Jun 03, 2009 ... Hamas urges West Bank fighters not to surrender to pro-Abbasforces GAZA, June 3 (Xinhua) -- Islamic Hamas movement on Wednesdayurged its West Bank-based fighters not to surrender to securityforces of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. "Our holy fighters will resist the ...
2nd LD: Saudi king, Obama to hold summit shortly
Jun 03, 2009 ... 2nd LD: Saudi king, Obama to hold summit shortly RIYADH, June 3 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama will holda summit with Saudi king Abdullah bin Abdulaziz shortly after hisarrival in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, the Al-Arabiya TV channelreported. Obama arrived in Saudi ...
Rivals' accusations all lies to control the country: Ahmadinejad
Jun 03, 2009 ... Rivals' accusations all lies to control the country: Ahmadinejad TEHRAN, June 3 (Xinhua) -- Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejadsaid that his rivals' accusations against him are all lies to takecontrol of the country, local Press TV reported on Wednesday. "They (the rivals) ...
Iran's speaker calls for massive turnout in presidential election
Jun 03, 2009 ... Iran's speaker calls for massive turnout in presidential election TEHRAN, June 3 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Majlis (Parliament) Speaker AliLarijani urged on Wednesday for a massive turnout in the country'supcoming presidential election which will be a sign of might, thesemi-official Fars ...
9 killed, 39 injured in Baghdad cafe bombing
Jun 03, 2009 ... 9 killed, 39 injured in Baghdad cafe bombing BAGHDAD, June 3 (Xinhua) -- Nine people were killed and 39 othersinjured in a bomb explosion in a cafe in southwest Baghdad Wednesdayevening, a well-informed police source said. The blast occurred at a cafe in the Shiite ...
Ancient boat unearthed in Myanmar
Jun 03, 2009 ... Ancient boat unearthed in Myanmar YANGON, June 4 (Xinhua) -- A boat, believed to be an ancient one,has been unearthed in Mrauk Oo, Myanmar's Rakhine state in thewestern part, the local 7-Days News reported Thursday. Found by local people when they were digging a water pond in ...
Bulls hit back at Pakistan's stock exchange
Jun 03, 2009 ... Bulls hit back at Pakistan's stock exchange KARACHI, June 3 (Xinhua) -- Investors were seen taking advantageof scrips available at lower levels at Pakistan's Karachi StockExchange Wednesday as the main index accumulated more than 22points. Market began the day in the ...
Indonesian ministry: High taxes hampers underdeveloped cocoa industry
Jun 03, 2009 ... Indonesian ministry: High taxes hampers underdeveloped cocoaindustry JAKARTA, June 3 (Xinhua) -- High taxes on processed cocoa havehalted development of Indonesia's cocoa industry, a director at thecountry's Agricultural Ministry has said here. Director of Plantation of the ...
Singapore to deploy weapon locating radar team in Afghanistan
Jun 03, 2009 ... Singapore to deploy weapon locating radar team in Afghanistan SINGAPORE, June 3 (Xinhua) -- Singapore's Deputy Prime Ministerand Defense Minister Teo Chee Hean said that the country is preparedto deploy a weapon locating radar (WLR) team to central Afghanistan,local media reported ...
Overseas job market shrinks in Bangladesh amid global economic slowdown
Jun 03, 2009 ... Overseas job market shrinks in Bangladesh amid global economicslowdown DHAKA, June 3 (Xinhua) -- Overseas jobs for Bangladeshis in thefirst five months of this year plunged nearly 44 percent asemployment opportunities continued to suffer the brunt of globalfinancial crunch in ...
20 children die after drinking contaminated water in west India: report
Jun 03, 2009 ... 20 children die after drinking contaminated water in west India:report NEW DELHI, June 3 (Xinhua) -- At least 20 children have diedafter drinking industrial contaminated water in west India's Jaipurin the past two weeks, local media Mail Today reported on Wednesday. An ...
Foreign exchange rates in Singapore
Jun 03, 2009 ... Foreign exchange rates in Singapore SINGAPORE, June 3 (Xinhua) -- The following are inter-bank ratesof foreign currencies against the Singapore dollar on Wednesday. Wednesday Tuesday bid/askbid/ask Australian dollar 1.1803/1.1817 ...
Bangkok rice F.O.B prices
Jun 03, 2009 ... Bangkok rice F.O.B prices BANGKOK, June 3 (Xinhua) -- The following are Bangkok rice F.O. Bprices as offered by the Rice Exporters Association of Thailand, forthe week starting Wednesday: Unit: U.S. dollar/Metric Ton this weeklast week Jasmine Rice ...
Malaysia tin market closes higher
Jun 03, 2009 ... Malaysia tin market closes higher KUALA LUMPUR, June 3 (Xinhua) -- The local tin market closedhigher on Wednesday, but the trading volume dropped compared withTuesday ....
India summons Pakistani envoy to convey disappointment over release of militant
Jun 03, 2009 ... India summons Pakistani envoy to convey disappointment overrelease of militant NEW DELHI, June 3 (Xinhua) -- India Wednesdaysummoned Pakistan's High Commissioner to the country and formallyconveyed its " disappointment" over the release of banned outfitJamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafeez Saeed ....
Five Nepali parties sit in before Indian embassy against "encroachment"
Jun 03, 2009 ... Five Nepali parties sit in before Indian embassy against"encroachment" KATHMANDU, June 3 (Xinhua) -- Five Nepali parties on Wednesdaystaged sit-in before Indian embassy in Nepal against "the Indianencroachment" in Dang district in the west, including otherterritory of Nepal ....
Writethru: Former Somali senior military officials to meet in U.S.
Jun 03, 2009 ... Writethru: Former Somali senior military officials to meet inU.S. NAIROBI, June 3 (Xinhua) -- Former Somali senior militaryofficials will convene in United States later this week for ameeting organized by the UN Political Office for Somalia (UNPOS)under the auspices of the ...
Writethru: South Africans abroad seeking jobs at home
Jun 03, 2009 ... Writethru: South Africans abroad seeking jobs at home JOHANNESBURG, June 3 (Xinhua) -- The number of enquiries fromSouth Africans living abroad about the availability of top jobs onhome ground has increased, a South African headhunting firm said onWednesday. Positive ...
Roundup: Zuma's state of nation speech positive in tough times
Jun 03, 2009 ... Roundup: Zuma's state of nation speech positive in tough times by Li Jianmin JOHANNESBURG, June 3 (Xinhua) -- South African President JacobZuma's state of the nation speech was positive considering thesocioeconomic challenges facing the country, its stance on keyissues such as ...
Writethru: 15 die as fighting escalates in Mogadishu
Jun 03, 2009 ... Writethru: 15 die as fighting escalates in Mogadishu MOGADISHU, June 3 (Xinhua) -- Up to 15 people, most of themcombatants, were killed and almost 70 others mainly civilians werewounded on Wednesday in a fierce fighting between Islamistinsurgents and Somali government forces, ...
Former Somali army officers to meet for UN-backed talks in U.S. capital
Jun 03, 2009 ... Former Somali army officers to meet for UN-backed talks in U.S.capital UNITED NATIONS, June 3 (Xinhua) -- Former senior army officersfrom Somalia are slated to meet in Washington D.C. on Thursday forUnited Nations-backed talks aimed at bolstering securityinstitutions in the ...
Princeton University briefly locked down due to security concern
Jun 03, 2009 ... Princeton University briefly locked down due to security concern WASHINGTON, June 3 (Xinhua) -- The prestigious PrincetonUniversity in New Jersey was briefly locked down Wednesday after areport of an armed man on campus, authorities said. Students at the university were asked ...
UN envoy says no model imposed on Cyprus
Jun 03, 2009 ... UN envoy says no model imposed on Cyprus NICOSIA, June 3 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations can help Greek andTurkish Cypriots during the peace talks but will not impose anyreunification model on Cyprus, UN envoy Alexander Downer said hereon Wednesday. "The role of the United ...
Simple drug treatment may prevent nicotine-induced SIDS: study
Jun 03, 2009 ... Simple drug treatment may prevent nicotine-induced SIDS: study WASHINGTON, June 3 (Xinhua) -- A new study has identified aspecific class of pharmaceutical drugs that could be effective intreating babies vulnerable to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS),because their mothers smoked ...
1st LD: French investigators not hopeful to find black box of missing jet
Jun 03, 2009 ... 1st LD: French investigators not hopeful to find black box ofmissing jet PARIS, June 3 (Xinhua) -- The French accident investigationagency said Wednesday that it is not hopeful that the black box ofthe missing Air France airliner would be found. Paul-Louis Arslanian, head ...
Roundup: What happened to Air France Flight 447?
Jun 03, 2009 ... Roundup: What happened to Air France Flight 447? PARIS, June 2 (Xinhua) -- A debris field scattered across threemiles (five kilometers) of open water marks the spot in the AtlanticOcean where an Air France Airbus A330-200 went down with 228 peopleon board. But until the ...
1st LD: Moldova to hold snap parliamentary election
Jun 03, 2009 ... 1st LD: Moldova to hold snap parliamentary election BUCHAREST, June 3 (Xinhua) -- Moldova's parliament failed onWednesday to elect a new president of the country and a snapelection is to be called, according to reports by the officialMoldpres news agency reaching here. In ...
Bulgarian stock market closes lower
Jun 03, 2009 ... Bulgarian stock market closes lower SOFIA, June 3 (Xinhua) -- The Bulgarian stock market closed inthe red on Wednesday. The benchmark Sofia Index closed at 379.34 points, 5.41 points or 1.41 percent lower. The BG 40 Index closed at 104.54 points, ...
Urgent: Russia's Putin warns of stop of gas supplies to Europe
Jun 03, 2009 ... Urgent: Russia's Putin warns of stop of gas supplies to Europe HELSINKI, June 3 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Russian Prime MinisterVladimir Putin said here on Wednesday that gas supplies to Europemay stop in late ...
Bernanke says U.S. needs to curb record-high budget deficit
Jun 03, 2009 ... Bernanke says U.S. needs to curb record-high budget deficit WASHINGTON, June 3 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman BenBernanke said on Wednesday that the United States should beginefforts to curb the record-high U.S. budget deficit. "Certainly, our economy and financial ...
Medvedev urges government to continue gas talks with Ukraine
Jun 03, 2009 ... Medvedev urges government to continue gas talks with Ukraine MOSCOW, June 3 (Xinhua) -- President Dmitry Medvedev instructedthe government to speed up talks with Ukraine and the European Union(EU) on Kiev's payments for Russian gas. "Contacts with the European partners, with ...
Defender Sylvinho to leave Barcelona at the end of June
Jun 03, 2009 ... Defender Sylvinho to leave Barcelona at the end of June MADRID, June 3 (Xinhua) -- FC Barcelona announced on Wednesdaythat the club would not be renewing the contract of veteran leftback Sylvinho. The decision ended a five-year relation between the EuropeanChampions and the ...
World Cup trophy set for global tour
Jun 03, 2009 ... World Cup trophy set for global tour LONDON, June 3 (Xinhua) -- The World Cup trophy will start aglobal tour in September to help publicize next year's World Cuptournament in South Africa. The tour, the biggest one in the Cup's history, will cover 86countries and regions in ...
USOC may lose Bank of America sponsorship
Jun 03, 2009 ... USOC may lose Bank of America sponsorship WASHINGTON, June 3 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Olympic Committee lookedto lose its sponsorship from the Bank of America after the lattersaid on Wednesday bad economic situation forced them not to renewtheir deal. The bank's senior vice ...
Bruce named Sunderland coach
Jun 03, 2009 ... Bruce named Sunderland coach LONDON, June 3 (Xinhua) -- Steve Bruce has been appointedSunderland coach and agreed to a three-year contract, the PremierLeague club said on Wednesday. The move left Wigan club to find a replacement for the 48-year-old former Manchester United ...
Nigeria defeat France 1-0 in friendly
Jun 03, 2009 ... Nigeria defeat France 1-0 in friendly PARIS, June 3 (Xinhua) -- Nigeria returned to winning ways onTuesday night when they defeated France 1-0 in an internationalfriendly in the French city of Saint-Etienne. A goal from Club Brugge striker Joseph Akpala handed the ...
International women's volleyball results
Jun 03, 2009 ... International women's volleyball results KUNSHAN, Jiangsu Province, June 3 (Xinhua) -- Following are theresults from the the China International Women's ...
Hong Kong insurance industry's Q1 premiums grow 3.9 pct
Jun 03, 2009 ... Hong Kong insurance industry's Q1 premiums grow 3.9 pct HONG KONG, June 3 (Xinhua) -- The gross premiums of Hong Kong'sgeneral insurance business in the first quarter grew 3.9 percentyear on year to 7.94 billion HK dollars (1.02 billion U.S. dollars), the local Office of the ...
Market exchange rates -- June 4
Jun 03, 2009 ... Market exchange rates -- June 4 BEIJING, June 4 (Xinhua) -- The central parity rate of the RMBagainst five major currencies announced on June 4 by the ChinaForeign Exchange Trading System: Currency Unit Middle Price (in RMB yuan) U.S. Dollar...
Hong Kong stocks open 0.85 pct lower -- June 4
Jun 03, 2009 ... Hong Kong stocks open 0.85 pct lower -- June 4 HONG KONG, June 4 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong ...
China reports one more confirmed A/H1N1 flu case, totaling 59
Jun 03, 2009 ... China reports one more confirmed A/H1N1 flu case, totaling 59 BEIJING, June 4 (Xinhua) -- China's Ministry of Health reportedone more confirmed A/H1N1 flu case on ...
China opens national oil reserve bases for media visit
Jun 03, 2009 ... China opens national oil reserve bases for media visit NINGBO, June 3 (Xinhua) -- China opened its national oil reservebases to domestic and foreign media for the first time Wednesdaysince the bases were built. A total of 26 media organizations, including the Associated ...
Lord Mayor of London proposes makes suggestions to Shanghai about becoming int'l financial center
Jun 03, 2009 ... Lord Mayor of London proposes makes suggestions to Shanghai aboutbecoming int'l financial center SHANGHAI, June 3 (Xinhua) -- The Lord Mayor of the City ofLondon, Alderman Ian Luder, said Shanghai should focus on softwareconstruction if it wants to forge itself as a global ...
Hushen 300 index up -- June 3
Jun 03, 2009 ... Hushen 300 index up -- June 3 BEIJING, June 3 (Xinhua) -- The Hushen 300 Index reflecting theperformance of China's Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges closedat 2,939.39 points Wednesday, up 74.29 points, or ...
Foreign exchange rates in Hong Kong -- June 3
Jun 03, 2009 ... Foreign exchange rates in Hong Kong -- June 3 HONG KONG, June 3 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreign exchangerates against the Hong Kong dollar released Wednesday by the Bank ofChina (Hong Kong) Limited: Buying Selling Japanese yen 804.70 ...
Four ROK women, one Chinese man die from traffic accident in Shanghai
Jun 03, 2009 ... Four ROK women, one Chinese man die from traffic accident inShanghai SHANGHAI, June 3 (Xinhua) -- A traffic accident on Tuesday killedfive people in Shanghai, including four women from the Republic ofKorea and a Chinese male driver, local authorities said onWednesday. The ...
Flu facts in Chinese mainland - June 3
Jun 03, 2009 ... Flu facts in Chinese mainland - June 3 BEIJING, June 3 (Xinhua) -- Following are the latest facts aboutthe influenza A/H1N1 epidemic on the Chinese mainland. Confirmed cases: 51 as of 7:00 p.m. June 3 (13 in GuangdongProvince, 13 in Beijing, seven in Shanghai, 11 in Fujian ...