Xinhua News Agency back issues from Friday, June 5:
Jordan welcomes Obama's speech in Cairo
Jun 05, 2009 ... Jordan welcomes Obama's speech in Cairo AMMAN, June 5, (Xinhua) -- Jordan has commended U.S. PresidentBarack Obama's speech at Cairo University, saying it sent positivesignals to Arabs and Muslims, local daily The Jordan Times reportedon Friday. "The U.S. wants a new ...
Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2115 GMT, June 5
Jun 05, 2009 ... Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2115 GMT, June 5 AMMAN -- Jordan has commended U.S. President Barack Obama'sspeech at Cairo University, saying it sent positive signals to Arabsand Muslims, local daily The Jordan Times reported on Friday. "The U.S. wants a new beginning ...
Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- June 5
Jun 05, 2009 ... Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- June 5 CAIRO, June 5 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of major MiddleEast news stories due to be covered or pursued by Xinhua News Agencyon Friday. -- Monitoring reactions and comments from officials, analysts ...
Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers
Jun 05, 2009 ... Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers JERUSALEM, June 5 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Israeli newspapers on Friday. Ha'aretz: -- During long, personal conversations with his inner circle overthe past week, Prime Minister Benjamin ...
News Analysis: Lebanese opposition claim election victory, while majority claim staying in power
Jun 05, 2009 ... News Analysis: Lebanese opposition claim election victory, whilemajority claim staying in power News Analysis: Lebanese oppositionclaim election victory, while majority claim staying in power BEIRUT, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese most significant, tense anddecisive parliamentary ...
Election outcomes decide U.S. aid to Lebanon: U.S. official
Jun 05, 2009 ... Election outcomes decide U.S. aid to Lebanon: U.S. official BEIRUT, June 5 (Xinhua) -- A senior U.S. official said thatWashington will await the outcomes of the Lebanese June 7 electionsand the formation of new government to assess its policy and aidprogram to Lebanon, pan-Arab ...
Iraqi gov't welcomes Obama's speech over troops' pullout
Jun 05, 2009 ... Iraqi gov't welcomes Obama's speech over troops' pullout BAGHDAD, June 5 (Xinhua) -- The Iraqi government on Fridaywelcomed Barrack Obama's address over his pledge to respect timelineof U.S. troops pullout and his positive gesture toward Muslim world. "The Iraqi government ...
Turkish security forces seize 70 kg of heroin
Jun 05, 2009 ... Turkish security forces seize 70 kg of heroin ANKARA, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Turkish security forces impounded 70kg of heroin in an operation in Turkey's eastern province of Agri,the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported on Friday. Acting on a tip off, the security forces ...
Roundup: Israeli media have mixed reactions to Obama's Cairo speech
Jun 05, 2009 ... Roundup: Israeli media have mixed reactions to Obama's Cairospeech by David Harris JERUSALEM, June 5 (Xinhua) -- There was divided opinion in theIsraeli media on U.S. President Barack Obama's speech in Cairo onThursday. What did unite all media outlets, printed and ...
Cases of A/H1N1 influenza in Turkey rises to 10: ministry
Jun 05, 2009 ... Cases of A/H1N1 influenza in Turkey rises to 10: ministry ANKARA, June 5 (Xinhua) -- The number of A/H1N1 influenza casesin Turkey rose to 10 on Friday as the virus was detected in two morepeople, who arrived in the country earlier this week, an officialstatement said. The ...
Abbas security forces arrest 10 militants in West Bank
Jun 05, 2009 ... Abbas security forces arrest 10 militants in West Bank RAMALLAH, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Islamic Hamas movement saidPalestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' security forces arrested onFriday seven of its members and three members of the Islamic Jihadmovement. The group said in a ...
Six PKK rebels killed in Turkey
Jun 05, 2009 ... Six PKK rebels killed in Turkey ANKARA, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Turkey's General Staff spokesman MetinGurak said on Friday that the Turkish Armed Forces had killed sixmilitants of the banned Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) in the past twoweeks. In the operations between May 22 and ...
Palestinian negotiator: U.S. to announce Mideast peace plan in few months
Jun 05, 2009 ... Palestinian negotiator: U.S. to announce Mideast peace plan infew months Palestinian negotiator: U.S. to announce Mideast peaceplan in few months RAMALLAH, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Veteran Palestinian negotiator SaebErekat said on Friday that the U.S. administration will declare aplan ...
Urgent: Palestinians protest against W. Bank separation wall, one killed
Jun 05, 2009 ... Urgent: Palestinians protest against W. Bank separation wall, onekilled Urgent: Palestinians protest against W. Bank separation wall,one killed RAMALLAH, June 5 (Xinhua) -- A Palestinian demonstrator was shotdead on Friday by Israeli soldiers during a weekly demonstrationagainst ...
1st LD: Palestinians protest against W. Bank separation wall, one killed
Jun 05, 2009 ... 1st LD: Palestinians protest against W. Bank separation wall, onekilled 1st LD: Palestinians protest against W. Bank separation wall,one killed RAMALLAH, June 5 (Xinhua) -- A Palestinian demonstrator was shotdead on Friday by Israeli soldiers during a weekly demonstrationagainst ...
Feature: Romance outlives Israeli blockade of Gaza
Jun 05, 2009 ... Feature: Romance outlives Israeli blockade of Gaza by Fares Akram GAZA, June 5 (Xinhua) -- For Hamoudi Gharib, time ticked tooslowly on a June day as he was waiting for his Canadian would-bewife to cross into the besiege Gaza, nearly eight years after theyfirst met over the ...
Turkey strongly condemns terrorist attack in Pakistan
Jun 05, 2009 ... Turkey strongly condemns terrorist attack in Pakistan ANKARA, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Turkey strongly condemned theterrorist attack that took place in Pakistan on Friday, said anofficial statement. The statement issued by the Turkish Foreign Ministry said, "Turkey strongly ...
Commentary: After deluge of rhetorics, actions needed
Jun 05, 2009 ... Commentary: After deluge of rhetorics, actions needed by Xinhua writer Chen Gongzheng CAIRO, June 5 (Xinhua) -- On March 28, 1910, the then retired U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt delivered a lecture to the Egyptianstudents at Cairo University, in which he deplored the ...
Taliban outfit vows to fight U.S.-led troops in Afghanistan
Jun 05, 2009 ... Taliban outfit vows to fight U.S.-led troops in Afghanistan KABUL, June 6 (Xinhua)-- Taliban militants fighting Afghan andthe U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan Friday vowed to fight till last,a statement of outfit released to media said. Reacting to President Barack Obama's ...
22 Taliban including commander killed in S. Afghanistan
Jun 05, 2009 ... 22 Taliban including commander killed in S. Afghanistan KABUL, June 6 (Xinhua)-- Afghan troops during operation againstTaliban fighters in the southern Uruzgan province killed 22 rebels,Mohammad Gulab the deputy to provincial police chief said Friday. "In the operation launched ...
Major news items in leading Indian newspapers
Jun 05, 2009 ... Major news items in leading Indian newspapers NEW DELHI, June 6 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Indian newspapers on Saturday: Hindustan Times: -- The future of India's largest free-trade zone, the 10,000-hectare Mumbai Special Economic Zone ...
India puts on hold arms deals with foreign companies over suspected corruptions
Jun 05, 2009 ... India puts on hold arms deals with foreign companies oversuspected corruptions NEW DELHI, June 6 (Xinhua) -- Indian Defense Minister A.K. Antonyhas blacklisted seven companies, including major ones from Israel,Singapore and Poland, after a former Ordnance Factory Board ...
Major news items in leading Australian newspapers
Jun 05, 2009 ... Major news items in leading Australian newspapers CANBERRA, June 6 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Australian newspapers on Saturday. The Australian: -- Sworn rivals Marius Kloppers from BHP Billiton and TomAlbanese from Rio Tinto sealed a ...
Three militants killed in gun fighting in India-controlled Kashmir
Jun 05, 2009 ... Three militants killed in gun fighting in India-controlledKashmir SRINAGAR, India-controlled Kashmir, June 5 (Xinhua) -- IndianArmy troopers and police Friday killed three militants owingallegiance to Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) and Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT)militant groups in gunfights ...
New Zealand's most expensive trial ends, David Bain not guilty
Jun 05, 2009 ... New Zealand's most expensive trial ends, David Bain not guilty WELLINGTON, June 5 (Xinhua) -- The most expensive trial in NewZealand history ended on Friday. David Bain was found not guilty ofthe murders of five members of his family. The jury returned aunanimous verdict ....
Japan should announce end of A/H1N1 flu epidemic: tourism minister
Jun 05, 2009 ... Japan should announce end of A/H1N1 flu epidemic: tourismminister TOKYO, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Kazuyoshi Kaneko, Japanese minister ofland, infrastructure, transport and tourism, said Friday that thegovernment should declare the end of A/H1N1 influenza epidemic inJapan ....
Urgent: India puts all southern states on high alert due to terror threat
Jun 05, 2009 ... Urgent: India puts all southern states on high alert due toterror threat NEW DELHI, June 5 (Xinhua) -- India Friday put ...
Pakistani MP injured in parcel bomb blast in Karachi
Jun 05, 2009 ... Pakistani MP injured in parcel bomb blast in Karachi ISLAMABAD, June 5 (Xinhua) -- A member of Pakistan's nationalparliament and his wife were injured in a parcel bomb blast in thesouthern port city of Karachi Friday, police said. Yaqub Bizenjo was at home at the time of the ...
Roundup: Nepal celebrates world environment day
Jun 05, 2009 ... Roundup: Nepal celebrates world environment day KATHMANDU, June 5 (Xinhua) -- While the whole world is turning tomitigating the global climate change, Himalayan nation Nepal, to thevery same context, observed the "World Environment Day-2009 " onFriday amid various programs across ...
Roundup: Tokyo stocks rebound on expectations for waning U.S. economic slump
Jun 05, 2009 ... Roundup: Tokyo stocks rebound on expectations for waning U.S.economic slump TOKYO, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks recovered the previousday's losses Friday with the key Nikkei index up 1.02 percent as U.S. data reinforced hopes that the economic slump is waning. The ...
1st LD Writethru: S. Korea to meet with DPRK at joint park next week
Jun 05, 2009 ... 1st LD Writethru: S. Korea to meet with DPRK at joint park nextweek SEOUL, June 5 (Xinhua) -- South Korea will meet with theDemocratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) at the Kaesong JointIndustrial Park on June 11, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency said,citing a Seoul official ....
Australia welcomes Chinese investment despite collapse of Chinalco deal
Jun 05, 2009 ... Australia welcomes Chinese investment despite collapse ofChinalco deal CANBERRA, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Australian Prime Minister Kevin Ruddasserted that Australia still welcomed Chinese investment despiteRio Tinto's decision to scrap a deal with China's Chinalco onFriday ....
Vietnam reports 5th A/H1N1 case
Jun 05, 2009 ... Vietnam reports 5th A/H1N1 case HANOI, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's Ministry of Health (MOH) onFriday said that a 39 year-old Vietnamese woman recently returninghome from the United States has been confirmed to be infected withthe A/H1N1 virus, Vietnam News Agency reported ....
Singapore kicks off eco-awareness show
Jun 05, 2009 ... Singapore kicks off eco-awareness show SINGAPORE, June 5 (Xinhua) -- An interactive show which helpsraise eco-awareness among the public kicked off here on Friday, alsothe World Environment Day. The three-day "eco ideas" experience road show, which isorganized by Japanese ...
India loses forest cover quickly: report
Jun 05, 2009 ... India loses forest cover quickly: report NEW DELHI, June 5 (Xinhua) -- India lost 1,245 square kilometersof jungles in just two years, a report by the Hindi daily Hindustansaid Friday. The paper quoted a report by the Forest Survey of India sayingthat India had 678,333 ...
1st LD Writethru: India puts southern states on high alert
Jun 05, 2009 ... 1st LD Writethru: India puts southern states on high alert NEW DELHI, June 5 (Xinhua) -- India Friday put all its southernstates on high alert, following intelligence intercepts thatterrorists are planning strikes on "soft spots" across south India,a senior Indian Home Ministry ...
Flu cases rise in Philippine university
Jun 05, 2009 ... Flu cases rise in Philippine university MANILA, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Philippine health authorities onFriday said the number of confirmed Influenza A/H1N1 cases in amajor Manila University has risen to three, providing evidence thatthe virus has jumped from the infected foreign ...
2 security personnel killed in blast in Pakistan's tribal area
Jun 05, 2009 ... 2 security personnel killed in blast in Pakistan's tribal area ISLAMABAD, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Two security personnel were killedand two others injured Friday from a blast in ...
S. Korea reports one baby's brain death caused by hand, foot and mouth disease
Jun 05, 2009 ... S. Korea reports one baby's brain death caused by hand, foot andmouth disease SEOUL, June 5 (Xinhua) -- One South Korean infant has beendeclared brain dead after being infected with hand, foot and mouthdisease, the nation's health authorities said Friday. The nation's ...
Indian students in Australia reluctant to report racism related incidents
Jun 05, 2009 ... Indian students in Australia reluctant to report racism relatedincidents SYDNEY, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Indians students studying at variousuniversities across New South Wales (NSW) are believed to bereluctant to report any racism related incidents to the police. NSW Premier ...
Roundup: Philippine stocks close 1.38 pct higher
Jun 05, 2009 ... Roundup: Philippine stocks close 1.38 pct higher MANILA, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Lower-than-expected inflation pushedup the Philippine market on Friday, allowing it to breach itscrucial resistance level. The bellwether Philippine Stock Exchange index has gained 5.83percent for ...
Indonesia's incumbent President Yudhoyono to win election in a single round: survey
Jun 05, 2009 ... Indonesia's incumbent President Yudhoyono to win election in asingle round: survey JAKARTA, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian President Susilo BambangYudhoyono is likely to win the July 8 presidential election in asingle round victory, with 70 percent of votes, a survey ...
Foreign exchange rates in India
Jun 05, 2009 ... Foreign exchange rates in India MUMBAI, June 5 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreign exchangerates against the Rupee released by the Reserve Bank of India onFriday: Currency Rate ...
Indonesia bans beef import from New Zealand, some from Australia
Jun 05, 2009 ... Indonesia bans beef import from New Zealand, some from Australia JAKARTA, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia, the biggest Muslim countryin the world, has banned imports of all beef from New Zealand andsome of beef from Australia which does not meet religiouscertification, Indonesian ...
7 suspected militants arrested, explosive cache destroyed in S. Afghanistan
Jun 05, 2009 ... 7 suspected militants arrested, explosive cache destroyed in S.Afghanistan KABUL, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Afghan troops backed by the U.S.-ledCoalition forces during an overnight raid in southern Afghanprovince of Helmand detained seven suspected Taliban militants anddestroyed their ...
Malaysia tin market closes higher
Jun 05, 2009 ... Malaysia tin market closes higher KUALA LUMPUR, June 5 (Xinhua) -- The local tin market closedhigher on Friday, and the trading volume rose compared withThursday. Tin ...
Trans-Asian railway network agreement to come into effect
Jun 05, 2009 ... Trans-Asian railway network agreement to come into effect BANGKOK, June 5 (Xinhua) -- A major agreement on the trans- Asianrailway network will come into force on 11 June, under which theintergovernmental cooperation in the region on the development andoperation of international ...
Nepali gov't serious towards solving border issue: PM
Jun 05, 2009 ... Nepali gov't serious towards solving border issue: PM KATHMANDU, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Nepali Prime Minister Madhav KumarNepal Friday said that the government has started diplomaticinitiative to solve the encroachment of Nepali territory includingother excesses by the Indian side ....
Thailand eyeing more long-term investments from India: Minister
Jun 05, 2009 ... Thailand eyeing more long-term investments from India: Minister BANGKOK, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Thailand has actively convincedIndian investors to come to Thailand for long-term investments as aThai delegation has met with a number of active Indian investorsduring a roadshow, which ...
Military operation in NW Pakistan to continue for several weeks: minister
Jun 05, 2009 ... Military operation in NW Pakistan to continue for several weeks:minister Military operation in NW Pakistan to continue for severalweeks: minister ISLAMABAD, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani security forces havecompletely cleared some major places in the country's northwest ...
Roundup: Nepal's MPRF withdraws from gov't
Jun 05, 2009 ... Roundup: Nepal's MPRF withdraws from gov't KATHMANDU, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Chairman of Madhesi People's RightsForum (MPRF) Upendra Yadav declared on Friday afternoon that hisparty withdrew its support to the coalition government led by PrimeMinister Madhav Kumar Nepal. Also, ...
Pakistani PM urges U.S. to waive debt to overcome economic problems
Jun 05, 2009 ... Pakistani PM urges U.S. to waive debt to overcome economicproblems ISLAMABAD, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani Prime Minister Syed YusufRaza Gilani Friday urged the United States to write off its debt tohelp Pakistan overcome the present economic difficulties accentuatedby the war ...
Roundup: More A/H1N1 flu cases reported in Asia-Pacific
Jun 05, 2009 ... Roundup: More A/H1N1 flu cases reported in Asia-Pacific HONGKONG, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Health authorities in South Korea, Vietnam,the Philippines and New Zealand reported new confirmed cases of A/H1N1 flu on Friday, continuing bring the total number up in Asia-Pacific region ....
Factbox: A/H1N1 flu cases in Asia-Pacific region
Jun 05, 2009 ... Factbox: A/H1N1 flu cases in Asia-Pacific region HONG KONG, June 5 (Xinhua) -- The following is the latestconfirmed cases of influenza A/H1N1 in the Asia-Pacific region onFriday: ...
Malaysia confirms 6th case of A/H1N1 flu
Jun 05, 2009 ... Malaysia confirms 6th case of A/H1N1 flu KUALA LUMPUR, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia Friday confirmed itssixth case of A/H1N1 flu in a student arriving here on Wednesdayfrom the United States on the Malaysia Airline flight MH091. Malaysian Health Minister Liow Tiong Lai said ...
Biscuits manufactured for organization safe for consumption: WFP
Jun 05, 2009 ... Biscuits manufactured for organization safe for consumption: WFPBiscuits manufactured for organization safe for consumption: WFP DHAKA, June 5 (Xinhua) -- World Food Program (WFP) has claimedthe high energy biscuits that caused toxicity havoc afterconsumption by the students in ...
Singapore confirms two more Influenza A/H1N1 cases
Jun 05, 2009 ... Singapore confirms two more Influenza A/H1N1 cases SINGAPORE, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Singapore confirmed two more casesof Influenza A/H1N1 on Friday, bringing the number of total caseshere to 14. According to Singapore's Health Ministry, the 13th confirmed caseis a 23-year-old ...
Thai RSS3 rubber price
Jun 05, 2009 ... Thai RSS3 rubber price BANGKOK, June 5 (Xinhua) -- The following are the official noonFOB prices of Ribbed Smoked Sheets Grade 3 (RSS3) rubber atThailand's southern central market in Songkhla province and in thecapital ...
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, June 5
Jun 05, 2009 ... Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, June 5 ISLAMABAD -- At least 30 persons were killed in a blast at amosque during prayer time Friday in Upper Dir of Pakistan'snorthwest, according to local TV reports. Another 60 to 70 people were injured in the blast at the ...
Malaysia posts 88.3 bln USD in foreign reserves in May
Jun 05, 2009 ... Malaysia posts 88.3 bln USD in foreign reserves in May Malaysiaposts 88.3 bln USD in foreign reserves in May KUALA LUMPUR, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia posted 322.5 billionringgit (88.3 billion U.S.dollars) in foreign reserves as of May 29,according to Malaysia's central ...
News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)
Jun 05, 2009 ... News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2) HONG KONG, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items from theAsia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong Friday: S. Korean police terminate ex-president's suicide investigation Australia to support Nepal through UNDP ...
Tanzania expects 32 pct increase of next budgetary spending
Jun 05, 2009 ... Tanzania expects 32 pct increase of next budgetary spending DAR ES SALAAM, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Tanzanians, especially studentsand farmers, can now expect a better year to fare in as theirgovernment has promised a 32-percent spending increase in the nextfiscal budget with focus on ...
Writethru: Tanzania expects 32 pct increase of next budgetary spending
Jun 05, 2009 ... Writethru: Tanzania expects 32 pct increase of next budgetaryspending Writethru: Tanzania expects 32 pct increase of nextbudgetary spending DAR ES SALAAM, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Tanzanians, especially studentsand farmers, can now expect a better year to fare in as theirgovernment ...
1st LD Writethru: Tanzania expects 32 pct increase of next budgetary spending
Jun 05, 2009 ... 1st LD Writethru: Tanzania expects 32 pct increase of nextbudgetary spending 1st LD Writethru: Tanzania expects 32 pctincrease of next budgetary spending DAR ES SALAAM, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Tanzanians, especially studentsand farmers, can now expect a better year to fare in as ...
Urgent: Zambian two major opposition parties join hands, eyeing on 2011 election
Jun 05, 2009 ... Urgent: Zambian two major opposition parties join hands, eyeingon 2011 election Urgent: Zambian two major opposition parties joinhands, eyeing on 2011 election LUSAKA, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Two Zambian parties, the PatrioticFront (PF) and ...