Xinhua News Agency back issues from Friday, June 19:
Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- June 19
Jun 19, 2009 ... Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- June 19 CAIRO, June 19 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of major MiddleEast news stories due to be covered or pursued by Xinhua News Agencyon Friday. -- Monitoring developments after Palestinian President MahmoudAbbas announced on ...
Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers
Jun 19, 2009 ... Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers ANKARA, June 19 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Turkish newspapers on Friday. RADIKAL (Radical): -- Turkish Culture Minister Ertugrul Gunay and Chief EuropeanUnion (EU) Negotiator Egemen Bagis ...
Fewer Israeli Jews see U.S. as pro-Israel: poll
Jun 19, 2009 ... Fewer Israeli Jews see U.S. as pro-Israel: poll JERUSALEM, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Only 6 percent of Israeli Jews nowthink that the current U.S. government is pro-Israel, a rapidlydecreasing approval rating of the United States in the Jewish state,said a poll published on Friday ....
Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers
Jun 19, 2009 ... Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers CAIRO, June 19(Xinhua) -- The following are major news items in leading Egyptiannewspapers on Friday. Al Ahram: -- Egypt reported on Thursday new case of A/H1N1 to raise thenumber of infections to 30, the new case is for A ...
Urgent: Iran's supreme leader calls for calm, patience
Jun 19, 2009 ... Urgent: Iran's supreme leader calls for calm, patience TEHRAN, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah AliKhamenei said that the Iranian nation needs calm and patience onFriday, as the country has been ...
Urgent: All four candidates belong to Iran's Islamic establishment: supreme leader
Jun 19, 2009 ... Urgent: All four candidates belong to Iran's Islamicestablishment: supreme leader Urgent: All four candidates belong toIran's Islamic establishment: supreme leader TEHRAN, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah AliKhamenei said Friday that all four candidates in the ...
Urgent: Iran's supreme leader says Ahmadinejad's opinions closer to his
Jun 19, 2009 ... Urgent: Iran's supreme leader says Ahmadinejad's opinions closerto his Urgent: Iran's supreme leader says Ahmadinejad's opinionscloser to his TEHRAN, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah AliKhamenei said Friday that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad'sopinions ...
Hezbollah chief met rival Druze majority leader in Beirut
Jun 19, 2009 ... Hezbollah chief met rival Druze majority leader in Beirut BEIRUT, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Chief of Lebanese Shiite armed groupHezbollah Hasan Nasrallah met with his rival Druze majority leaderWalid Joumblat in Beirut's southern suburbs after over three-yearpolitical boycott, local ...
1st LD: Iran's supreme leader calls for calm, patience
Jun 19, 2009 ... 1st LD: Iran's supreme leader calls for calm, patience TEHRAN, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah AliKhamenei said that the Iranian nation needs calm and patience onFriday, as the country has been hit by massive rallies against the"frauds" in Iran's recent ...
2nd LD: Iran's supreme leader calls for calm, rules out vote rigging
Jun 19, 2009 ... 2nd LD: Iran's supreme leader calls for calm, rules out voterigging 2nd LD: Iran's supreme leader calls for calm, rules out voterigging TEHRAN, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah AliKhamenei said that the Iranian nation needs calm and patience onFriday and ruled ...
Hamas: Carter proposes direct dialogue with U.S.
Jun 19, 2009 ... Hamas: Carter proposes direct dialogue with U.S. GAZA, June 19 (Xinhua) -- A senior Hamas movement's leaderrevealed on Friday that former U.S. President Jimmy Carter presentedto the movement a proposal to hold direct dialogue between Hamas andthe United States. Carter paid ...
Police seize 480 kg of heroin in southern Turkey
Jun 19, 2009 ... Police seize 480 kg of heroin in southern Turkey ANKARA, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Turkish police seized 480 kg ofheroin in southern Turkish province of Adana Friday, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported. Police stopped a truck coming from Iran and found the ...
News Analysis: Pushing an alternative Palestinian-Israeli peace plan
Jun 19, 2009 ... News Analysis: Pushing an alternative Palestinian-Israeli peaceplan News Analysis: Pushing an alternative Palestinian-Israeli peaceplan By David Harris Jerusalem, Jun. 19 (Xinhua) -- Over the years peace plans havebeen emerging on the Middle East peace track, yet most of ...
Fatah: 20 Hamas members released from West Bank jails
Jun 19, 2009 ... Fatah: 20 Hamas members released from West Bank jails RAMALLAH, June 19 (Xinhua) -- President Mahmoud Abbas securityforces in the West Bank released Thursday 20 Hamas activists, andplanned to free more within the 48 hours, a senior Fatah partyofficial said Friday. Azzam ...
Two bodies of helicopter crash victims found in Turkey
Jun 19, 2009 ... Two bodies of helicopter crash victims found in Turkey ANKARA, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Rescue workers found Friday thebodies of a Turkish pilot and a forestry worker after theirhelicopter crashed in western Turkey Thursday, local media reported. The two went missing after the ...
3rd LD: Iran's supreme leader calls for calm, rules out vote rigging
Jun 19, 2009 ... 3rd LD: Iran's supreme leader calls for calm, rules out voterigging 3rd LD: Iran's supreme leader calls for calm, rules out voterigging TEHRAN, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah AliKhamenei said that the Iranian nation needs calm and patience onFriday and ruled ...
Feature: Severe water shortage threatens W. Bank refugee camp
Jun 19, 2009 ... Feature: Severe water shortage threatens W. Bank refugee camp by Xinhua Writers Hua Chunyu and Qi Xianghui BETHLEHEM, WEST BANK, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Narrow alleys, simpleand crude buildings ... at the first glance, the Duheisheh refugeecamp does not look special, compared with ...
Hamas finds ICRC call to let Shalit sees his family
Jun 19, 2009 ... Hamas finds ICRC call to let Shalit sees his family GAZA, June 19 (Xinhua) -- The Islamic Resistance Movement, orHamas, expressed astonishment on Friday following the InternationalCommittee of the Red Cross (ICRC) calls on Hamas to let captiveIsraeli soldier Gilad Shalit to hold ...
Turkish Airlines to buy more Airbus, Boeing planes
Jun 19, 2009 ... Turkish Airlines to buy more Airbus, Boeing planes ANKARA, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Turkey's flag carrier TurkishAirlines will buy seven A330 wide-body aircrafts from the Europeanmanufacturer Airbus and seven B777-300ER planes from the U.S.producer Boeing, local media reported on ...
Spanish gov't approves extradition of drug baron to Morocco
Jun 19, 2009 ... Spanish gov't approves extradition of drug baron to Morocco RABAT, June 19 (Xinhua) -- The Spanish government on Fridayapproved the handover to Morocco of a notorious drug baron arrestedin April 2008 in Spain after breaking out from a highly securedMoroccan prison. A ...
Iran's Karroubi calls for election re-run
Jun 19, 2009 ... Iran's Karroubi calls for election re-run TEHRAN, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Iran's defeated presidentialcandidate Mehdi Karroubi on Friday called on the Guardian Council tonullify the June 12 election and arrange a re-run, the satellitechannel Press TV reported. "We expect that ...
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1000 GMT, June 19
Jun 19, 2009 ... Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1000 GMT, June 19 SEOUL -- The third round of government-level talks between SouthKorea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'sdelegation, held in Kaesong, was wrapped up amid escalated tensionson the Korean Peninsula. The ...
Nepal holds competitions to raise awareness on climate change
Jun 19, 2009 ... Nepal holds competitions to raise awareness on climate change KATHMANDU, June 19 (Xinhua) -- The winners of the "ClimateChange: Voices of Khumbu's Children" interschool art and letterwriting competitions were announced in Nepal at the KhumjungFestival on Friday amid a celebration ...
Foreign exchange rates in India
Jun 19, 2009 ... Foreign exchange rates in India MUMBAI, June 19 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreign exchangerates against the rupee released by the Reserve Bank of India onFriday: Currency...
Singapore, Indonesia to enhance cooperation to tackle haze issue
Jun 19, 2009 ... Singapore, Indonesia to enhance cooperation to tackle haze issue SINGAPORE, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Singapore will continue to workclosely with Indonesia to deal with the annual haze issue, a seniorofficial said on Friday. According to local radio 938live, Singapore's Environment ...
3rd LD Writethru: First A/H1N1 flu case detected in Bangladesh
Jun 19, 2009 ... 3rd LD Writethru: First A/H1N1 flu case detected in Bangladesh DHAKA, June 19 (Xinhua) -- The first A/H1N1 flu case has beendetected in Bangladesh, the country's health ministry said in apress release on Friday. The release was quoted by local media as saying that the ...
Roundup: Influenza A/H1N1 continues to spread in Asia
Jun 19, 2009 ... Roundup: Influenza A/H1N1 continues to spread in Asia HONG KONG, June 19 (Xinhua) -- The number of influenza A/H1N1confirmed cases continued to rise in most of Asia countries onFriday. New Zealand now reported 216 confirms cases. Meanwhile, it wasmoving to a "manage it" ...
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, June 19
Jun 19, 2009 ... Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, June 19 JAKARTA -- Indonesian police have boosted security in Papuaprovince in easternmost Indonesia ahead of the presidential electionon July 8, following some incidents recently by the separatistgroup, National Police Spokesman ...
146 Sri Lankans killed by dengue fever
Jun 19, 2009 ... 146 Sri Lankans killed by dengue fever COLOMBO, June 19 (Xinhua) -- The number of patients who have diedof dengue increased to 146 and more than 10,000 dengue patients havebeen reported so far, the Sri Lankan government said Friday. This represents a sharp increase as only 85 ...
Writethru: Two killed in students protest in Nigeria
Jun 19, 2009 ... Writethru: Two killed in students protest in Nigeria LAGOS, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Two people were killed on Thursday andmany others injured during a protest by the students of AdekunleAjasin University in southwest Nigeria's Ondo State, the NigeriaTribune reported Friday. The ...
Urgent: Gabonese PM resigns following President Bongo's burial
Jun 19, 2009 ... Urgent: Gabonese PM resigns following President Bongo's burial LIBREVILLE, June 19 (Xinhua) -- ...
London stock market closes higher
Jun 19, 2009 ... London stock market closes higher LONDON, June 19 (Xinhua) -- The London stock market closed higheron Friday, with the FTSE 100 index up by 65.07 points, or 1. 52percent, at 4,345.93 points. The main winner was Cruise operator Carnival, closing up ...
Retired American engineer charged with sexual conduct with minors in Asia
Jun 19, 2009 ... Retired American engineer charged with sexual conduct with minorsin Asia LOS ANGELES, June 19 (Xinhua) -- U.S. law enforcement hasarrested a retired American engineer with allegations that heengaged in illicit sexual conduct with underage girls in Thailandand Cambodia ....
Southern California utility okayed to start rooftop solar program
Jun 19, 2009 ... Southern California utility okayed to start rooftop solar program LOS ANGELES, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Southern California Edison, amajor electricity supplier in the area, has got a green signal toinstall, own and operate rooftop solar panels capable of generating250 megawatts of power ...
EU leaders criticized for playing "delaying tactic" on climate change
Jun 19, 2009 ... EU leaders criticized for playing "delaying tactic" on climatechange BRUSSELS, June 19 (Xinhua) -- European Union leaders werecriticized on Friday for playing a "delaying tactic" on climatechange shortly after they finished a two-day summit without anyprogress on the issue ....
Sarkozy pleased with progress of Rafale deal with UAE
Jun 19, 2009 ... Sarkozy pleased with progress of Rafale deal with UAE PARIS, June 19 (Xinhua) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozyexpressed his pleasure with the progress of the million-dollar dealfor the sale of 60 Rafale jet fighters to the United Arab Emirates(UAE), the Elysee Palace said on ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, June 20
Jun 19, 2009 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, June 20 ISLAMABAD -- At least two soldiers were killed and three otherswere injured Friday night in a Taliban attack in Pakistan's tribalarea of Bajaur bordering Afghanistan, according to local TV reports. Fifteen militants were also ...
Xinhua international news advisory -- June 20
Jun 19, 2009 ... Xinhua international news advisory -- June 20 BEIJING, June 20 (Xinhua) -- The following are some majorinternational news stories scheduled to be covered or pursued byXinhua on Saturday. -- Chinese, Slovakian ...
2nd LD Writethru: Chinese president arrives in Zagreb for state visit
Jun 19, 2009 ... 2nd LD Writethru: Chinese president arrives in Zagreb for statevisit ZAGREB, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao arrivedhere Friday for a state visit, the first to Croatia by a Chinesehead of state since the two countries established diplomatic ties 17years ago ....
Parents, educators concerned over bullying at American schools
Jun 19, 2009 ... Parents, educators concerned over bullying at American schools LOS ANGELES, June 19 (Xinhua) -- A high school student in OrangeCounty, Southern California , shot himself to death last month. Hisparents filed a lawsuit against the school district, claiming thatschool administrators ...
Xinhua world economic news summary at 0430 GMT, June 19
Jun 19, 2009 ... Xinhua world economic news summary at 0430 GMT, June 19 NEW YORK -- Crude prices ended higher on Thursday on rising hopesthat the demand for oil was picking up along with the economy. Light, sweet crude for July delivery gained 34 cents to settle at71.37 U.S. dollars a barrel ...
California to build largest solar project in U.S.
Jun 19, 2009 ... California to build largest solar project in U.S. LOS ANGELES, June 18 (Xinhua) -- California's state government onThursday approved a plan to build the largest solar project in thenation. Under the plan, the public electricity utility Edison willconstruct the country's ...
Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2100 GMT, June 19
Jun 19, 2009 ... Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2100 GMT, June 19 GAZA -- A senior Hamas movement's leader revealed on Friday thatformer U.S. President Jimmy Carter presented to the movement aproposal to hold direct dialogue between Hamas and the UnitedStates. Carter paid a significant ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
Jun 19, 2009 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers TOKYO, June 20(Xinhua) -- The following are the major news items in leadingJapanese newspapers on Saturday: The Asahi Shimbun -- Tomoji Tanabe, listed as the world's oldest man, died at hishome here Friday just three ...
Major news items in leading Indian newspapers
Jun 19, 2009 ... Major news items in leading Indian newspapers NEW DELHI, June 20 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Indian newspapers on Saturday: The Hindu: -- A major fire broke out in the thermal battery-making divisionof the Electronics Corporation of India ...
Major news items in leading Australian newspapers
Jun 19, 2009 ... Major news items in leading Australian newspapers CANBERRA, June 20 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Australian newspapers on Saturday. The Australian: -- Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has directed the Auditor-General to investigate ...
Naiyin Xue found guilty of murdering wife in New Zealand
Jun 19, 2009 ... Naiyin Xue found guilty of murdering wife in New Zealand WELLINGTON, June 20 (Xinhua) -- Auckland High Court on Saturdayruled that Naiyin Xue, a New Zealand man, was guilty of murderinghis wife An An Liu. After listening to three weeks of evidence, the jury agreed withthe ...
U.S.-hired Russian aircraft suspected to violate Indian airspace, forced to land: report
Jun 19, 2009 ... U.S.-hired Russian aircraft suspected to violate Indian airspace,forced to land: report NEW DELHI, June 20 (Xinhua) -- A Russian aircraft hired by theUnited States military was instructed by the Indian defense ministryto change its flight path mid-way and head for Mumbai airport ...
World Bank grants 89-mln-USD energy aid to Nepal
Jun 19, 2009 ... World Bank grants 89-mln-USD energy aid to Nepal KATHMANDU, June 20 (Xinhua) -- The World Bank has approved 89.2million U.S. dollars to support Nepal in its Energy CrisisManagement Action Plan, local media reported on Saturday. Stating that Nepal is currently faced with a ...
Norovirus hits New Zealand's Palmerston North hospital
Jun 19, 2009 ... Norovirus hits New Zealand's Palmerston North hospital WELLINGTON, June 20 (Xinhua) -- A hospital in New Zealand NorthIsland city of Palmerston North was restricting the number ofvisitors following the closure of a third ward this week due tonorovirus, local media reported ...
Major news items in leading Indian newspapers
Jun 19, 2009 ... Major news items in leading Indian newspapers NEW DELHI, June 19 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Indian newspapers on Friday: The Hindu: -- For the first time in over 30 years, the year-on-yearinflation strayed into negative territory at ...
Australian to reform food export certification process
Jun 19, 2009 ... Australian to reform food export certification process CANBERRA, June 19 (Xinhua) -- The Australian government revealedon Friday it would spend 32 million U.S. dollars (40 millionAustralian dollars) reforming the export certification process, inan attempt to cut red tape and ...
Malaysia introduces stricter measures to fight A/H1N1 flu
Jun 19, 2009 ... Malaysia introduces stricter measures to fight A/H1N1 flu KUALA LUMPUR, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia has introduced ten newmeasures to prevent A/H1N1 flu from spreading in the country. Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said that one ofthe measures was ...
Thailand's A/H1N1 patients rise to 589
Jun 19, 2009 ... Thailand's A/H1N1 patients rise to 589 BANGKOK, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's Public Health Ministryon Friday announced 71 more patients, who are confirmed to havecaught the A/H1N1 flu virus, bringing the country's total number to589. Of the total, some 349 patients are ...
Vietnam's central bank caps credit growth at 30 pct
Jun 19, 2009 ... Vietnam's central bank caps credit growth at 30 pct HANOI, June 19 (Xinhua) -- The Governor of the State Bank ofVietnam Nguyen Van Giau said the central bank will restrain creditgrowth this year to no more than 30 percent, local newspaper theVietnam News reported Friday ....
2nd Ld: S. Korea, DPRK hold third round of talks over joint venture complex
Jun 19, 2009 ... 2nd Ld: S. Korea, DPRK hold third round of talks over jointventure complex SEOUL, June 19 (Xinhua) -- The third round of government-leveltalks between South Korea and the Democratic People's Republic ofKorea (DPRK)'s delegation was held on Friday at the Kaesong JointIndustrial ...
Dollar remains in upper 96 yen zone at noon
Jun 19, 2009 ... Dollar remains in upper 96 yen zone at noon TOKYO, June 19 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar remained in the upper96 yen zone Friday morning in Tokyo. At noon, the dollar fetched 96.58-61 yen compared with 96.47-57yen in New ...
HRW condemns teacher-killing in deep South Thailand
Jun 19, 2009 ... HRW condemns teacher-killing in deep South Thailand BANGKOK, June 19 (Xinhua) -- A leading international NGO on humanrights on Friday condemned the teacher-killings by suspectedinsurgents in deep south of Thailand, and called on the authoritiesto take appropriate measures to ...
More overseas Vietnamese to have chances to own houses in Vietnam
Jun 19, 2009 ... More overseas Vietnamese to have chances to own houses in Vietnam HANOI, June 19 (Xinhua) -- More overseas Vietnamese will havechances to own houses in Vietnam after the country's NationalAssembly approved changes to the House and Land laws on Thursday,local newspaper the Vietnam ...
Sydney's Asian businesses targeted in phone extortion scam
Jun 19, 2009 ... Sydney's Asian businesses targeted in phone extortion scam SYDNEY, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Detective Superintendent MurrayChapman, head of the Asian Crime Squad, urged Sydney's Asianbusiness community on Friday to report any threatening phone callsdemanding money. Numerous ...
Indian stocks open higher
Jun 19, 2009 ... Indian stocks open higher MUMBAI, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Indian stocks opened higher Friday,with the key Sensex index up by 56.45 points. Sensex opened at 14,321.98 points, up from the previous close of14,265.53 ...
Japan passes law to expand SDF anti-piracy missions
Jun 19, 2009 ... Japan passes law to expand SDF anti-piracy missions TOKYO, June 19 (Xinhua) -- The Japanese parliament passed anantipiracy law Friday expanding the Self-Defense Forces (SDF)'sprotection mission to any commercial ship from pirates, ...
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 0600 GMT, June 19
Jun 19, 2009 ... Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 0600 GMT, June 19 YANGON -- The Myanmar Human Rights Group has rejected Tuesday'sstatement of five human rights rapporteurs of the United Nations,saying that the UN statement is misleading, the state newspaper NewLight of Myanmar reported ...
Japan relaxes over A/H1N1 flu despite rising infections
Jun 19, 2009 ... Japan relaxes over A/H1N1 flu despite rising infections TOKYO, June 19 (Xinhua) -- The Japanese government relaxed itsguidelines for dealing with the new A/H1N1 influenza Friday althoughthe total infection tally is still on the rise. Under the revised guidelines, the ...
1st LD Writethru: Japan passes law to expand SDF anti-piracy missions
Jun 19, 2009 ... 1st LD Writethru: Japan passes law to expand SDF anti-piracymissions TOKYO, June 19 (Xinhua) -- The Japanese parliament passed anantipiracy law Friday expanding the Self-Defense Forces (SDF)'sprotection mission to any commercial ship from pirates, regardlessof a Japanese ...