Xinhua News Agency back issues from Thursday, June 25:
UAE approves establishing new bank amid global financial crisis
Jun 25, 2009 ... UAE approves establishing new bank amid global financial crisis ABU DHABI, June 25 (Xinhua) -- The United Arab Emirates(UAE)cabinet approved on Wednesday the establishment of a new bank withtotal investments of about 2.7 billion U.S. dollars to tackle theglobal financial crisis, ...
Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- June 25
Jun 25, 2009 ... Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- June 25 CAIRO, June 25 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of major MiddleEast news stories due to be covered or pursued by Xinhua News Agencyon Thursday. -- The Lebanese parliament is set to re-elect Nabih Berri asspeaker for a fifth ...
UAE records 8th A/H1N1 flu case
Jun 25, 2009 ... UAE records 8th A/H1N1 flu case ABU DHABI, June 25 (Xinhua) -- The United Arab Emirates (UAE)detected the 8th A/H1N1 case, the official Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported on Thursday, citing a health statement. According to the statement issued by the UAE Health Ministry, ...
Israel proposes direct talks with Lebanon: report
Jun 25, 2009 ... Israel proposes direct talks with Lebanon: report BEIRUT, June 25 (Xinhua) -- An Israeli army delegation hasproposed direct political bilateral talks between the governmentsLebanon and Israel, local As-Safier daily reported Thursday. Lebanese government sources were quoted as ...
Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers
Jun 25, 2009 ... Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers ANKARA, June 25 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Turkish newspapers on Thursday. TURKIYE (Turkey): -- High-quality oil reserves worth at least 4 trillion U.S.dollars were found in the mined area ...
Egyptian billionaire, hit man sentenced to death for murder
Jun 25, 2009 ... Egyptian billionaire, hit man sentenced to death for murder CAIRO, June 25 (Xinhua) -- An Egyptian billionaire and a hit man hired to slay a Lebanese singer were sentenced to death by a localcourt Thursday after getting go-ahead from the grand mufti, Nile TVreported ....
Police officer killed, 7 people injured in Baghdad violence
Jun 25, 2009 ... Police officer killed, 7 people injured in Baghdad violence BAGHDAD, June 25 (Xinhua) -- An Iraqi police officer was killedand seven people injured in two bomb attacks and a mortar barrage inBaghdad on Thursday morning, a well-informed police source said. In early Thursday ...
Major news items in leading Iranian newspapers
Jun 25, 2009 ... Major news items in leading Iranian newspapers TEHRAN, June 25 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Iranian newspapers on Thursday. Tehran Times: -- In a meeting with Speaker of Belarus Parliament's UpperChamber Boris Batura on Wednesday, Iranian ...
Urgent: Ahmadinejad urges Obama to express regret over interference in Iran
Jun 25, 2009 ... Urgent: Ahmadinejad urges Obama to express regret overinterference in Iran Urgent: Ahmadinejad urges Obama to expressregret over interference in Iran TEHRAN, June 25 (Xinhua) -- Iranian ...
1st LD: Ahmadinejad urges Obama to express regret over interference in Iran
Jun 25, 2009 ... 1st LD: Ahmadinejad urges Obama to express regret overinterference in Iran 1st LD: Ahmadinejad urges Obama to expressregret over interference in Iran TEHRAN, June 25 (Xinhua) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejadon Thursday urged U.S. President Barack Obama to express ...
Urgent: Lebanese parliament elects Nabih Berri as speaker
Jun 25, 2009 ... Urgent: Lebanese parliament elects Nabih Berri as speaker BEIRUT, June 25 (Xinhua) -- The new Lebanese parliament ...
1st LD: Lebanese parliament elects Berri as speaker
Jun 25, 2009 ... 1st LD: Lebanese parliament elects Berri as speaker BEIRUT, June 25 (Xinhua) -- The new Lebanese parliament formedfollowing the parliamentary election on June 7 re-elected ThursdayShiite Nabih Berri as speaker for a fifth consecutive term, LBC TVreported. The newly-elected ...
Urgent: Hamas says has no knowledge of Shalit's life
Jun 25, 2009 ... Urgent: Hamas says has no knowledge of Shalit's life GAZA, June 25 (Xinhua) -- The Islamic Hamas movement on Thursdaysaid it cannot confirm or deny if the captive Israeli soldier GiladShalit is still alive. "The crazy war on the Gaza Strip ...
1st LD: Hamas says has no knowledge of Shalit's life
Jun 25, 2009 ... 1st LD: Hamas says has no knowledge of Shalit's life GAZA, June 25 (Xinhua) -- The Islamic Hamas movement on Thursdaysaid it cannot confirm or deny if the captive Israeli soldier GiladShalit is still alive. "The crazy war on the Gaza Strip wiped out everything so we don't ...
2nd LD Writethru: Lebanese parliament elects Berri as speaker
Jun 25, 2009 ... 2nd LD Writethru: Lebanese parliament elects Berri as speaker BEIRUT, June 25 (Xinhua) -- The new Lebanese parliament formedfollowing the parliamentary election on June 7 re-elected ThursdayShiite Nabih Berri as speaker for a fifth consecutive term, LBC TVreported. The ...
2nd LD Writethru: Ahmadinejad urges Obama to express regret over interference in Iran
Jun 25, 2009 ... 2nd LD Writethru: Ahmadinejad urges Obama to express regret overinterference in Iran 2nd LD Writethru: Ahmadinejad urges Obama toexpress regret over interference in Iran TEHRAN, June 25 (Xinhua) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejadon Thursday urged U.S. President Barack Obama ...
2nd LD Writethru: Hamas says has no knowledge of Shalit's life
Jun 25, 2009 ... 2nd LD Writethru: Hamas says has no knowledge of Shalit's life GAZA, June 25 (Xinhua) -- The Islamic Hamas movement on Thursdaysaid it cannot confirm or deny if the captive Israeli soldier GiladShalit is still alive. "The crazy war on the Gaza Strip wiped out everything so we ...
9 U.S. soldiers wounded in bomb attack in Baghdad
Jun 25, 2009 ... 9 U.S. soldiers wounded in bomb attack in Baghdad BAGHDAD, June 25 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. military said nine of itssoldiers were wounded in a roadside bomb attack in eastern Baghdadon Thursday. "A coalition forces patrol was struck by two improvised explosivedevices this ...
Mousavi says under pressure to abandon vote concellation demand
Jun 25, 2009 ... Mousavi says under pressure to abandon vote concellation demand TEHRAN, June 25 (Xinhua) -- Iran's defeated presidentialcandidate Mir-Hossein Mousavi said on Thursday he is under pressureto abandon his demand for the cancellation of the country 'sdisputed presidential vote result ....
Lebanese parliament speaker calls for maintaining stability
Jun 25, 2009 ... Lebanese parliament speaker calls for maintaining stability BEIRUT, June 25 (Xinhua) -- Newly-elected Lebanese ParliamentSpeaker Nabih Berri called on lawmakers Thursday to take advantageof the positive regional and international atmosphere to work formaintaining peace and ...
Urgent: Iran's Mousavi urges supporters to continue legal protests
Jun 25, 2009 ... Urgent: Iran's Mousavi urges supporters to continue legalprotests TEHRAN, June 25 (Xinhua) -- Iran's defeated ...
1st LD: Iran's Mousavi urges supporters to continue legal protests
Jun 25, 2009 ... 1st LD: Iran's Mousavi urges supporters to continue legalprotests TEHRAN, June 25 (Xinhua) -- Iran's defeated presidentialcandidate Mir-Hossein Mousavi urged his supporters to "continuelegal protests," a statement posted on his website Kalemeh said onThursday. "The ...
At least 2 killed in bomb attacks in Southern Baghdad parking lot
Jun 25, 2009 ... At least 2 killed in bomb attacks in Southern Baghdad parking lot BAGHDAD, June 25 (Xinhua) -- At least two people were killed andnine others injured in a bomb and a car bomb which blasted at aparking lot in Baghdad's Baiyaa district on Thursday, an Interiorministry source said ....
Nearly 3 pct of Moroccan adults use drugs: official
Jun 25, 2009 ... Nearly 3 pct of Moroccan adults use drugs: official RABAT, June 25 (Xinhua) -- A total of 2.8 percent of Moroccanadults are addicted to psychoactive substances, while younger peopleare increasingly using drugs, a statement of the Health Ministrysaid on Thursday. "The ...
2nd LD: Iran's Mousavi urges his supporters to "continue legal protests"
Jun 25, 2009 ... 2nd LD: Iran's Mousavi urges his supporters to "continue legalprotests" 2nd LD: Iran's Mousavi urges his supporters to "continuelegal protests" TEHRAN, June 25 (Xinhua) -- Iran's defeated presidentialcandidate Mir-Hossein Mousavi urged his supporters to "continuelegal protests," ...
Iran raises security measures to guarantee university entrance exams
Jun 25, 2009 ... Iran raises security measures to guarantee university entranceexams Iran raises security measures to guarantee university entranceexams TEHRAN, June 25 (Xinhua) -- As Iran's university entrance examsstart, the government raised security measures to guarantee thesecurity of the ...
Hamas to send message to Obama
Jun 25, 2009 ... Hamas to send message to Obama GAZA, June 25 (Xinhua) -- The Islamic Resistance Movement, orHamas, will send a special message to Washington soon explaining itsposition towards settling Israeli-Palestinian conflict, an officialsaid Thursday. "Hamas is drafting the letter ...
Egypt reports four more cases of A/H1N1 virus
Jun 25, 2009 ... Egypt reports four more cases of A/H1N1 virus CAIRO, June 25 (Xinhua) -- Egypt reported on Thursday four morecases of influenza A/H1N1, bringing the total number of the flu inthe populous country to 48, Ministry of Health said in statement. According to the statement, the ...
Iran's Karroubi vows to pursue vote complaint legally
Jun 25, 2009 ... Iran's Karroubi vows to pursue vote complaint legally TEHRAN, June 25 (Xinhua) -- Iran's defeated presidentialcandidate Mehdi Karroubi said he would pursue his complaint overvote results of Iran's recent presidential election legally, thelocal satellite Press TV reported on ...
Tel Aviv stock exchange index closes lower
Jun 25, 2009 ... Tel Aviv stock exchange index closes lower JERUSALEM, June 25 (Xinhua) -- The Tel Aviv Stock Exchangegeneral share index closed at ...
Mousavi's aide banned from leaving Iran to "clarify unrest issues"
Jun 25, 2009 ... Mousavi's aide banned from leaving Iran to "clarify unrestissues" TEHRAN, June 25 (Xinhua) -- Iran bans one of the aides ofdefeated reformist candidate Mir-Hossein Mousavi from leaving thecountry until he elaborates on aspects pertinent to the recent post-election unrests, the ...
Israeli military build up along borders with Lebanon
Jun 25, 2009 ... Israeli military build up along borders with Lebanon BEIRUT, June 25 (Xinhua) -- The Israeli army has set new militarybuildup along its border with Lebanon Thursday, amid intensified airforce flights over Lebanese territories, the official national Newsagency (NNA) reported ....
Roundup: Controversy over Israel's future defense systems
Jun 25, 2009 ... Roundup: Controversy over Israel's future defense systems by David Harris JERUSALEM, June 25 (Xinhua) -- When Israeli citizens were forcedinto their subterranean bomb shelters and in-house protected rooms,under attack from Lebanon or the Gaza Strip, the country's ...
Roundup: Turkey goes aggressive against drugs
Jun 25, 2009 ... Roundup: Turkey goes aggressive against drugs by Xinhua writers Wang Xiuqiong, Zheng Jinfa ANKARA, June 25 (Xinhua) -- Turkey has taken more aggressivemoves to tackle drug abuse and the long-existing problem of drugtrafficking, with the latest move being a plan to improve its ...
Interview: Chinese envoy calls for continued negotiations on Mideast peace
Jun 25, 2009 ... Interview: Chinese envoy calls for continued negotiations onMideast peace Interview: Chinese envoy calls for continuednegotiations on Mideast peace by Xinhua Writer Deng Yushan JERUSALEM, June 25 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Chinese envoy to theMiddle East on Thursday urged ...
Chinese envoy holds talks with Israeli president
Jun 25, 2009 ... Chinese envoy holds talks with Israeli president JERUSALEM, June 25 (Xinhua) -- China's Mideast envoy Wu Sike heldtalks on Thursday in Jerusalem with Israeli President Shimon Pereson bilateral relations, regional peace situation and other issues. Calling his host an old ...
Hamas chief says U.S. must follow its words
Jun 25, 2009 ... Hamas chief says U.S. must follow its words DAMASCUS, June 25 (Xinhua)-- Khaled Meshaal, exiled chief of thePalestinian Islamic Hamas movement, said on Thursday his groupwelcomes U.S. President Barack Obama's "new language" towards theIslamic group, but said the United States has ...
Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2100 GMT, June 25
Jun 25, 2009 ... Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2100 GMT, June 25 JERUSALEM -- Visiting Chinese envoy to the Middle East onThursday urged Israelis and Palestinians to promptly resumenegotiations on the basis of previous understandings and pushforward the peace process between the two ...
Urgent: Four-year-old boy kidnapped in S. Philippines
Jun 25, 2009 ... Urgent: Four-year-old boy kidnapped in S. Philippines COTABATO, Philippines, June 26 (Xinhua) -- Kidnappers ...
1st LD Writethru: Four-year-old boy kidnapped in S. Philippines, suspect captured
Jun 25, 2009 ... 1st LD Writethru: Four-year-old boy kidnapped in S. Philippines,suspect captured COTABATO, Philippines, June 26 (Xinhua) -- Kidnappers abducted afour-year-old son of a local businessman Thursday afternoon in therestive southern Philippines, officials said on Friday ....
Japan's key CPI falls 1.1 pct in May
Jun 25, 2009 ... Japan's key CPI falls 1.1 pct in May TOKYO, June 26 (Xinhua) -- Japan's key consumer price index fella record 1.1 percent in May from a year earlier for the thirdstraight month of decrease, the government said Friday. The fall of 1.1 percent, which matches average ...
Dollar trades in upper 95 yen range in Tokyo
Jun 25, 2009 ... Dollar trades in upper 95 yen range in Tokyo TOKYO, June 26 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar traded in the upper 95yen range early Friday in Tokyo, slightly down from its levels inNew York overnight. At 9 a.m., the dollar was quoted at 95.78-83 yen ...
Tokyo stocks open higher on Wall Street rally
Jun 25, 2009 ... Tokyo stocks open higher on Wall Street rally TOKYO, June 26 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks opened higher Friday,following after an overnight rally on Wall Street. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the benchmark ...
Foreign exchange rates in India
Jun 25, 2009 ... Foreign exchange rates in India MUMBAI, June 25 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreign exchangerates against the rupee released by the Reserve Bank of India onThursday: Currency ...
Indonesia's largest bank to allocate 50 mln USD for car credit
Jun 25, 2009 ... Indonesia's largest bank to allocate 50 mln USD for car credit JAKARTA, June 25 (Xinhua) -- Bank Mandiri, the Indonesia'sbiggest bank, will allocate 500 billion rupiah (50 million U.S.dollars) for car ownership credit, cooperating with IndomobilFinance Indonesia, a leading ...
7 dead, 8 missing after storm Nangka hits Philippines
Jun 25, 2009 ... 7 dead, 8 missing after storm Nangka hits Philippines MANILA, June 25 (Xinhua) -- At least seven people were killed andeight others are still missing as tropical storm Nangka ( locallyknown as "Feria") moved away from the Philippines, the country'sdisaster-relief agency said on ...
Gunmen shoot dead intelligence official in Pakistan
Jun 25, 2009 ... Gunmen shoot dead intelligence official in Pakistan ISLAMABAD, June 25 (Xinhua) -- Unidentified gunmen shot dead aninspector of a sensitive agency in the northwest Pakistani city ofDera Ismail Khan on Thursday, police said. The gunmen opened fire on a passenger bus and killed ...
News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 1)
Jun 25, 2009 ... News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 1) HONG KONG, June 25 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items from theAsia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong on Thursday: Dollar trades in upper 95 yen range Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers Tokyo ...
Brunei reports 4 more cases of A/H1N1 flu
Jun 25, 2009 ... Brunei reports 4 more cases of A/H1N1 flu KUALA LUMPUR, June 25 (Xinhua) -- Brunei has confirmed four morenew cases of A/H1N1 flu, bringing up the total cases to 11. According to Brunei newspapers on Thursday, the four cases,confirmed on Wednesday, included two local ...
Interview: Thailand to destroy over 6 tons of drugs on World Anti- Drug Day
Jun 25, 2009 ... Interview: Thailand to destroy over 6 tons of drugs on World Anti-Drug Day by Xinhua Writers Shi Xianzhen, Nuttanan Srithorn BANGKOK, June 25 (Xinhua) -- With the continuous attempt toeradicate narcotic drug problem, a threat to national security, theThai government will ...
Urgent: Passenger plane overshoots runway in Philippines, no injuries
Jun 25, 2009 ... Urgent: Passenger plane overshoots runway in Philippines, noinjuries MANILA, June 25 (Xinhua) -- A small passenger plane overshot therunaway as it ...
Australian PM condemns violence in Iran
Jun 25, 2009 ... Australian PM condemns violence in Iran CANBERRA, June 25 (Xinhua) -- Australian Prime Minister KevinRudd on Thursday condemned Tehran's violence against its citizensprotesting the outcome of the presidential election as a "travestyof democracy". The international community ...
Moderate quake strikes Sumatra, Indonesia
Jun 25, 2009 ... Moderate quake strikes Sumatra, Indonesia JAKARTA, June 25 (Xinhua) -- A moderate earthquake with amagnitude of 5.2 rocked Sumatra Island in western parts of Indonesiaon Thursday, there is no report of damage or casualty, theMeteorology and Geophysics Agency said here. The ...
Roundup: Tokyo stocks rise sharply on stronger dollar, recovery hopes
Jun 25, 2009 ... Roundup: Tokyo stocks rise sharply on stronger dollar, recoveryhopes TOKYO, June 25 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks rose sharply Thursday ona stronger U.S. dollar as well as hopes on economic recovery. The benchmark 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average gained 205.76points, or 2.15 ...
Nepali PM urges UCPN-M not to disrupt House
Jun 25, 2009 ... Nepali PM urges UCPN-M not to disrupt House KATHMANDU, June 25 (Xinhua) -- Nepali Prime Minister Madhav KumarNepal on Thursday censured the Unified Communist Party of Nepal(Maoist) (UCPN-M) for disrupting the proceedings of the House onThursday. Speaking to a delegation of ...
New Zealand intends to bolsters ties with Indonesia: FM
Jun 25, 2009 ... New Zealand intends to bolsters ties with Indonesia: FM JAKARTA, June 25 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian Foreign Affairs MinisterHasan Wirayuda said here on Thursday that New Zealand intends toincrease its relationship with Indonesia in terms of trade, defenseand economy. "New ...
Pakistan's security forces arrest three terrorists
Jun 25, 2009 ... Pakistan's security forces arrest three terrorists ISLAMABAD, June 25 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan's security forcesapprehended three terrorists during the last 24 hours while foursoldiers were injured, the army said in a press release on Thursday. The army said one suspected ...
1st LD Writethru: Passenger plane overshoots runway in Philippines, none hurt
Jun 25, 2009 ... 1st LD Writethru: Passenger plane overshoots runway inPhilippines, none hurt MANILA, June 25 (Xinhua) -- No one was hurt when a smallpassenger plane overshot the runaway in central Philippines onThursday, carrying tourists to the country's most popular touristisland Boracay, the ...
Australian parliament approves OzCar scheme
Jun 25, 2009 ... Australian parliament approves OzCar scheme CANBERRA, June 25 (Xinhua) -- The Australian government'scontroversial OzCar scheme was passed by parliament on Thursday. Labor would be able to set up the taxpayer-funded finance scheme,worth 850 million Australian dollars (680 ...
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1000 GMT, June 25
Jun 25, 2009 ... Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1000 GMT, June 25 SEOUL --The South Korean government said Thursday that its economy is likelyto shrink 1.5 percent this year, revising upwards its Aprilprojection of a minus growth of 2.0 percent. The growth outlook for 2010 remained at the ...
Malaysia reports 11 more cases of A/H1N1 flu
Jun 25, 2009 ... Malaysia reports 11 more cases of A/H1N1 flu KUALA LUMPUR,June 25 (Xinhua) -- The Malaysian Health Ministryreported on Thursday that 11 more cases of flu A/H1N1 have beenconfirmed, raising the total cases in Malaysia to 91. Malaysian Health Minister Liow Tiong Lai said the ...
Indonesia joins UN peacekeeping expert meeting in Cambodia
Jun 25, 2009 ... Indonesia joins UN peacekeeping expert meeting in Cambodia JAKARTA, June 25 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia is taking part in theThird United Nations'(UN) Peacekeeping Expert Meeting held in SiemReap, Cambodia from June 24 to 26 attended by delegates of 27countries, Indonesian delegation ...
Police kill kidnapper, arrest two others in MW Pakistan
Jun 25, 2009 ... Police kill kidnapper, arrest two others in MW Pakistan ISLAMABAD, June 25 (Xinhua) -- Police on Thursday killed onekidnapper and arrested two others in Peshawar, the capital city ofPakistan's North West Frontier Province (NWFP), the local NewsNetwork International (NNI) reported ....
U.S. citizen Yettaw blamed for Aung San Suu Kyi's trial in Myanmar
Jun 25, 2009 ... U.S. citizen Yettaw blamed for Aung San Suu Kyi's trial inMyanmar Yangon, June 25 (Xinhua) -- The Myanmar authorities on Thursdayblamed U.S. citizen John William Yettaw for the current trialinvolved Aung San Suu Kyi and her two maids. Meeting with the press, Myanmar Police ...
2nd LD Writethru: Four-year-old boy kidnapped in S. Philippines, suspect captured
Jun 25, 2009 ... 2nd LD Writethru: Four-year-old boy kidnapped in S. Philippines,suspect captured COTABATO, Philippines, June 26 (Xinhua) -- Kidnappers abducted afour-year-old son of a local businessman Thursday afternoon in therestive southern Philippines, officials said on Friday ....