Xinhua News Agency back issues from Thursday, July 2:
Algerian security forces foil terrorist attack on U.S. embassy
Jul 02, 2009 ... Algerian security forces foil terrorist attack on U.S. embassy ALGIERS, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Algerian security agencies foiled apremeditated attack against the U.S. embassy in Algiers, Algeriandaily al-Khabar reported on Thursday. A security source told al-Khabar on condition ...
Kuwaiti parliament lifts immunity of eight accused lawmakers
Jul 02, 2009 ... Kuwaiti parliament lifts immunity of eight accused lawmakers KUWAIT CITY, July 2 (Xinhua) -- The Kuwaiti parliament lifted onThursday immunity of eight members accused in press misdemeanors andcriminal cases, Kuwaiti News Agency reported. The Kuwaiti parliament voted for ...
Yemen asks U.S. to release its detainees in Guantanamo, Bagram
Jul 02, 2009 ... Yemen asks U.S. to release its detainees in Guantanamo, Bagram SANAA, July 2 (Xinhua) -- A Yemeni diplomat reiterated calls forreleasing Yemeni detainees in Guantanamo Bay detention camp andBagram Air Base, Yemeni News Agency SABA reported on Thursday. Khaled Mohamed ...
Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers
Jul 02, 2009 ... Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers JERUSALEM, July 2 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Israeli newspapers on Thursday. Ha'aretz: -- The U.S. administration has not been successful in securingcommitments from Arab countries to take ...
Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- July 2
Jul 02, 2009 ... Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- July 2 CAIRO, July 2 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of major MiddleEast news stories due to be covered or pursued by Xinhua News Agencyon Thursday. -- Monitoring the political situation in Iran after the country's Guardians Council ...
Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers
Jul 02, 2009 ... Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers ANKARA, July 2 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Turkish newspapers on Thursday. YENI SAFAK (New Dawn): -- Turkish President Abdullah Gul was reportedly set to return toparliament for reviewing a ...
First Iraqi soldier killed in Baghdad after U.S. troops pullout
Jul 02, 2009 ... First Iraqi soldier killed in Baghdad after U.S. troops pullout BAGHDAD, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi Interior Ministry announced thekilling of first Iraqi soldier and the wounding of ten people in abomb attack in central Baghdad on Thursday. A roadside bomb struck an Iraqi ...
1st LD Writethru: French PM visits Iraq
Jul 02, 2009 ... 1st LD Writethru: French PM visits Iraq BAGHDAD, July 2 (Xinhua) -- French Prime Minister Francois Fillonarrived in Baghdad for an official visit on Thursday to meet withIraq leaders, an Iraqi official television reported. Fillon is expected to meet with his Iraqi counterpart ...
Urgent: French PM visits Iraq
Jul 02, 2009 ... Urgent: French PM visits Iraq BAGHDAD, July 2 (Xinhua) -- French Prime Minister Francois Fillonarrived in ...
Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers
Jul 02, 2009 ... Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers CAIRO, July 2 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Egyptian newspapers on Thursday. Al Ahram: -- Egyptian Ministry of Health reported on Wednesday two morecases of influenza A/H1N1 to raise the ...
Hamas rejects Amnesty report over Gaza violations
Jul 02, 2009 ... Hamas rejects Amnesty report over Gaza violations GAZA, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, onThursday rejected accusations by an international rights group thatthe Islamic movement violated the laws of war during Israel's recentoffensive to the enclave ....
Two illegal migrant killed on Egyptian border
Jul 02, 2009 ... Two illegal migrant killed on Egyptian border RAFAH, Egypt, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Two African illegal migrantswere shot dead while trying to cross the border from Egypt intoIsrael, a security source told Xinhua. According to the source, 23-year-old illegal migrant from ...
Iran police arrests over 1,000 during unrests: report
Jul 02, 2009 ... Iran police arrests over 1,000 during unrests: report TEHRAN, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Police Chief Brigadier GeneralIsmail Ahmadi Moqaddam said that some 1,032 people were detainedduring post-election unrests in Tehran, the semi-official Fars newsagency reported on Thursday ....
Feature: Gaza women suffer from die-hard custom of "honor killing"
Jul 02, 2009 ... Feature: Gaza women suffer from die-hard custom of "honorkilling" by Saud Abu Ramadan GAZA, July 2 (Xinhua) -- M.M., a 34-year-old male resident ofSheikh Radwan neighborhood in northern Gaza City never regretted thekilling of his sister, who he believed had slept with a ...
Two killed, 17 injured in Iraq bomb attacks
Jul 02, 2009 ... Two killed, 17 injured in Iraq bomb attacks BAGHDAD, July 2 (Xinhua) -- At least two people were killed and17 others injured in a car bomb and a roadside bomb explosions nearand in the Iraqi capital on Thursday, a well-informed police sourcesaid. A booby-trapped car parking ...
Egypt reports two more cases of A/H1N1 flu
Jul 02, 2009 ... Egypt reports two more cases of A/H1N1 flu CAIRO, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Egypt reported on Thursday two morecases of influenza A/H1N1, bringing the total number of the flu inthe populous country to 71, the Ministry of Health said instatement. According to the statement, the new ...
Turkey, Germany to sign submarine deal
Jul 02, 2009 ... Turkey, Germany to sign submarine deal ANKARA, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Turkey will sign an agreement Thursdaywith Germany to jointly build six submarines for the Turkish NavalForces, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported. The deal covers six Class-214 air-independent ...
Lebanese gov't, Hezbollah criticize UN Secretary General's report.
Jul 02, 2009 ... Lebanese gov't, Hezbollah criticize UN Secretary General'sreport. BEIRUT, July 2 (Xinhua) -- The Lebanese Foreign Ministry and theLebanese Shiite armed group Hezbollah both criticized Thursday UNSecretary General Ban Ki-moon's 10th report on the implementation ofUN resolution ...
Turkey's foreign exchange reserves slightly down
Jul 02, 2009 ... Turkey's foreign exchange reserves slightly down ANKARA, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Turkey's foreign exchange reservesfell slightly to 64.8 billion U.S dollars as of June 26 from 65.5billion U.S dollars a week ago, the central bank said Thursday. Turkey has so far paid back some 6.4 ...
Defeated Mousavi to disclose "tell-all documents" on election: report
Jul 02, 2009 ... Defeated Mousavi to disclose "tell-all documents" on election:report Defeated Mousavi to disclose "tell-all documents" onelection: report TEHRAN, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Iran's defeated candidate Mir- HosseinMousavi said that he will disclose "tell-all documents" provingfraud and ...
Hamas official visited Switzerland, other European countries: sources
Jul 02, 2009 ... Hamas official visited Switzerland, other European countries:sources Hamas official visited Switzerland, other Europeancountries: sources GAZA, July 2 (Xinhua) -- A senior Gaza-based Hamas officialvisited a number of European countries recently to promote theIslamic movement's ...
Tel Aviv stock exchange index closes lower
Jul 02, 2009 ... Tel Aviv stock exchange index closes lower JERUSALEM, July 2 (Xinhua) -- The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange generalshare index closed at ...
Worst of economic crisis behind Israel: central bank chief
Jul 02, 2009 ... Worst of economic crisis behind Israel: central bank chief JERUSALEM, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Record gains in the financialmarkets are a sign that Israel has braved the roughest stretch ofthe economic downturn, Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fischer saidon Thursday. "We've ...
Iraq, France sign cooperation agreement
Jul 02, 2009 ... Iraq, France sign cooperation agreement BAGHDAD, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Malikiand his visiting French counterpart Francois Fillon said in a jointstatement on Thursday that the two sides signed a cooperationagreement to promote bilateral economic, cultural ...
U.S. diplomat stressed support to Lebanese security forces
Jul 02, 2009 ... U.S. diplomat stressed support to Lebanese security forces BEIRUT, July 2 (Xinhua) -- U.S. ambassador to Lebanon MichelSison expressed Thursday her country's strong support to theLebanese security forces, Elnashra website reported. "It is necessary for you to be trained and ...
Israeli man comes back to life after being pronounced dead
Jul 02, 2009 ... Israeli man comes back to life after being pronounced dead JERUSALEM, July 2 (Xinhua) -- An Israeli man gave emergencypersonnel a shock Wednesday when he came back to life after beingpronounced dead by paramedics at his home, local daily the JerusalemPost reported Thursday on its ...
Urgent: Israeli fire kills Gaza girl, wounds another
Jul 02, 2009 ... Urgent: Israeli fire kills Gaza girl, wounds another GAZA, July 2 (Xinhua) -- A Palestinian girl was killed and arelative was ...
Turk Eximbank gets 40 bln-USD loan from BSTDB
Jul 02, 2009 ... Turk Eximbank gets 40 bln-USD loan from BSTDB ANKARA, July 2 (Xinhua) -- The Black Sea Trade and DevelopmentBank (BSTDB) signed here Thursday an agreement to lend 40 billionU.S. dollars to the Turk Eximbank to help the credit-strainedTurkish exporters and contractors, the ...
1st LD: Israeli fire kills Gaza girl, wounds others
Jul 02, 2009 ... 1st LD: Israeli fire kills Gaza girl, wounds others GAZA, July 2 (Xinhua) -- A Palestinian girl was killed and arelative was badly wounded Thursday afternoon in an Israeli shellingnear the border between the Jewish states and central Gaza Strip,local sources said. Medical ...
1st LD: DPRK fires three short-range missiles off east coast: media
Jul 02, 2009 ... 1st LD: DPRK fires three short-range missiles off east coast:media SEOUL, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Democratic People's Republic of Korea(DPRK) fired three short-range missiles off its east coast onThursday, South Korea's ...
2nd LD Writethru: DPRK fires three short-range missiles off east coast: media
Jul 02, 2009 ... 2nd LD Writethru: DPRK fires three short-range missiles off eastcoast: media SEOUL, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Democratic People's Republic of Korea(DPRK) fired three short-range missiles off its east coast onThursday, South Korea's media reported. The reports, quoting a South ...
URGENT: DPRK fires fourth short-range missile off east coast: South Korea
Jul 02, 2009 ... URGENT: DPRK fires fourth ...
URGENT: DPRK fires fourth short-range missile off east coast: Yonhap
Jul 02, 2009 ... URGENT: DPRK fires fourth short-range missile off east coast:Yonhap SEOUL, July 2 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's ...
Urgent: Afghan army, U.S. Marine evict Taliban insurgents, regain district control
Jul 02, 2009 ... Urgent: Afghan army, U.S. Marine evict Taliban insurgents, regaindistrict control KABUL, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Afghan troops and the U.S. Marineregained the control of ...
1st LD: DPRK fires fourth short-range missile off east coast: Yonhap
Jul 02, 2009 ... 1st LD: DPRK fires fourth short-range missile off east coast:Yonhap SEOUL, July 2 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republic ofKorea (DPRK) fired the fourth short-range missile off its east coastin a single day on Thursday, South Korea's Yonhap News ...
Sri Lankan president calls for unity among parties
Jul 02, 2009 ... Sri Lankan president calls for unity among parties COLOMBO, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lankan President MahindaRajapakse told a multi-party forum on Thursday that all politicalparties in the island should unite as one team of patriots as it wasnot the time to concentrate on ...
1st LD: Afghan, U.S. Marine evict Taliban insurgents, regain district control
Jul 02, 2009 ... 1st LD: Afghan, U.S. Marine evict Taliban insurgents, regaindistrict control KABUL, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Afghan troops and the U.S. Marineregained the control of Khanshin district in Helmand province, southof Afghanistan, hours after launching operation Thursday, a seniormilitary ...
Japanese PM condemns Pyongyang's latest missile test-firings
Jul 02, 2009 ... Japanese PM condemns Pyongyang's latest missile test-firings TOKYO, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso saidon Thursday the latest test-firings of missiles by the DemocraticPeople's Republic of Korea (DPRK) as a "provocative act." "We have often warned that ...
2nd LD: DPRK fires fourth short-range missile off east coast: Yonhap
Jul 02, 2009 ... 2nd LD: DPRK fires fourth short-range missile off east coast:Yonhap SEOUL, July 2 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republic ofKorea (DPRK) fired the fourth short-range missile in the day off itseast coast on Thursday evening, South Korea's Yonhap News Agencyreported ....
Factbox: A/H1N1 flu cases in Asia-Pacific region
Jul 02, 2009 ... Factbox: A/H1N1 flu cases in Asia-Pacific region HONG KONG, July 2 (Xinhua) -- The following are the latestconfirmed cases of Influenza A/H1N1 in the Asia-Pacific region onThursday: Japan: 1266; Australia: 4,090; South Korea: 202; China: 1,882 (915 in mainland, 857 in Hong ...
2nd LD Writethru: Afghan, U.S. Marines evict Taliban insurgents, regain district control
Jul 02, 2009 ... 2nd LD Writethru: Afghan, U.S. Marines evict Taliban insurgents,regain district control KABUL, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Afghan troops and the U.S. Marinesregained the control of Khanshin district in Helmand province southof Afghanistan hours after launching operation Thursday, a ...
Malaysia reports 48 more A/H1N1 flu cases
Jul 02, 2009 ... Malaysia reports 48 more A/H1N1 flu cases KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia reported 48 more A/H1N1 flu cases here on Thursday, bringing up the total number ofsuch cases to 244 in the country. Malaysian Health Minister Liow Tiong Lai told reporters herethat, among ...
State bond market takes steps in Cambodia
Jul 02, 2009 ... State bond market takes steps in Cambodia PHNOM PENH, July 2 (Xinhua) -- State bond market in Cambodia istaking important steps in developing the national economy,Cambodia's national news agency reported on Thursday, citing a high-ranking economy and finance official ....
Roundup: Asia-Pacific countries probe into death cases as A/H1N1 flu case tally closes on 13,000
Jul 02, 2009 ... Roundup: Asia-Pacific countries probe into death cases as A/H1N1flu case tally closes on 13,000 HONG KONG, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Countries in the Asia-Pacificregion kept a close watch on death cases related to the recent A/H1N1 pandemic and stepped up precautions against the disease ...
Myanmar to attend Asia-Pacific Summit in Australia on climate change
Jul 02, 2009 ... Myanmar to attend Asia-Pacific Summit in Australia on climatechange YANGON, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar will attend for the first timethe upcoming Asia-Pacific Summit on global climate change to be heldin Melbourne of Australia next weekend, the local Biweekly Elevenreported ...
Feature: Indians mourn for Michael Jackson
Jul 02, 2009 ... Feature: Indians mourn for Michael Jackson By Wu Qiang NEW DELHI, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Two days after Michael Jackson diedin his LA home, a top Indian TV channel, Times Now, quoted a Britishsource as saying that Michael was still alive. This gave a brief respite to the ...
Thai red-shirts collect signatures for pardoning ex-PM
Jul 02, 2009 ... Thai red-shirts collect signatures for pardoning ex-PM BANGKOK, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Core leader of a Thailand's anti-government group on Thursday handed out signature forms tosupporters amid a campaign collecting 1 million signatures to askfor a royal pardon for convicted ...
India pledges 2 million U.S. dollars of aid to Bhutan flood victims
Jul 02, 2009 ... India pledges 2 million U.S. dollars of aid to Bhutan floodvictims NEW DELHI, July 2 (Xinhua) -- India will give 2 million U.S.dollars to the victims of flash floods in Bhutan and will supportThimphu to host the 16th South Asian Association of RegionalCooperation (SAARC) summit ...
Bangladesh's largest mobile operator gets nod to float shares
Jul 02, 2009 ... Bangladesh's largest mobile operator gets nod to float sharesBangladesh's largest mobile operator gets nod to float shares DHAKA, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Bangladesh's capital market regulatorybody on Thursday approved the proposal of the country's largestmobile operator Grameenphone ...
U.S. Vice President Biden arrives in Iraq on surprise visit
Jul 02, 2009 ... U.S. Vice President Biden arrives in Iraq on surprise visit BAGHDAD, July 2 (Xinhua)-- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden onThursday arrived in Baghdad on a surprise visit to Iraq, U.S.sources said to the media. During his unannounced visit to the country, he is due to visitU.S ....
News Analysis: Israeli financial plan may fall short
Jul 02, 2009 ... News Analysis: Israeli financial plan may fall short by Zhang Yanyang JERUSALEM, July 2 (Xinhua) -- A financial plan proposed byIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister YuvalSteinitz aiming to increase Israel's 2009 budget deficit to 6percent of gross ...
News Analysis: Israel, Palestinians could face robust international peacekeeping forces
Jul 02, 2009 ... News Analysis: Israel, Palestinians could face robustinternational peacekeeping forces News Analysis: Israel,Palestinians could face robust international peacekeeping forces by David Harris JERUSALEM, July 2 (Xinhua) -- International consensus isincreasing on the need for ...
Egypt opens Rafah crossing for Hamas, humanitarian cases
Jul 02, 2009 ... Egypt opens Rafah crossing for Hamas, humanitarian cases RAFAH, Egypt, July 2 (Xinhua) -- The Egyptian authoritiesreopened, partially for few hours, Rafah crossing at the border withthe Palestinian territory of Gaza Strip on Thursday, for the returnof Hamas representatives, a ...
Settlements issue "blown out of proportion": Israeli FM
Jul 02, 2009 ... Settlements issue "blown out of proportion": Israeli FM JERUSALEM, July 2 (Xinhua) -- The world has blown the settlementsissue entirely out of proportion, Israeli Foreign Minister AvigdorLieberman said Thursday. Lieberman made the comments in response to remarks made ...
18 A/H1N1 flu cases confirmed in Morocco
Jul 02, 2009 ... 18 A/H1N1 flu cases confirmed in Morocco RABAT, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Moroccan health authorities said in astatement on Thursday that 18 confirmed cases of influenza A/H1N1cases were documented up to July 2, while 17 of them totallyrecovered. The 18th case is still submitted ...
Israel welcomes nomination of new IAEA chief
Jul 02, 2009 ... Israel welcomes nomination of new IAEA chief JERUSALEM, July 2 (Xinhua) -- The Israel Atomic Energy Commissionreleased Thursday a formal statement on behalf of the Israeligovernment, welcoming the UN's choice of Japanese ambassador to theInternational Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) ...
Sudanese president returns home before end of AU summit
Jul 02, 2009 ... Sudanese president returns home before end of AU summit KHARTOUM, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Sudanese President Omar al-Bashirreturned to Khartoum from Libya on Thursday, one day before a summitmeeting of the African Union (AU) concludes in the LibyanMediterranean city of Sirte ....
Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2100 GMT, July 2
Jul 02, 2009 ... Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2100 GMT, July 2 BAGHDAD -- At least two people were killed and 17 others injuredin a car bomb and a roadside bomb explosions near and in the Iraqicapital on Thursday, a well-informed police source said. A booby-trapped car parking at a ...
Roundup: Fiji farmers worried about bacteria affecting their cattle
Jul 02, 2009 ... Roundup: Fiji farmers worried about bacteria affecting theircattle SUVA, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Fiji's farmers that supply milk to thesouth Pacific island nation were worried following the Brucellosisoutbreak that currently infects farms. They said that the reemergence of the ...
Japan reports first case of Tamiflu-resistant H1N1 influenza
Jul 02, 2009 ... Japan reports first case of Tamiflu-resistant H1N1 influenza TOKYO, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Japanese has detected the first geneticmutation of the new H1N1 strain of influenza A that developsresistance to the anti-flu drug Tamiflu, the health ministry saidlate Thursday. The ...
Tokyo stocks open sharply lower on U.S. jobs data
Jul 02, 2009 ... Tokyo stocks open sharply lower on U.S. jobs data TOKYO, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks opened sharply lowerFriday after a fall on Wall Street overnight on weak U.S. jobs data. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the benchmark ...
Dollar falls to upper 95 yen range in early Tokyo deals
Jul 02, 2009 ... Dollar falls to upper 95 yen range in early Tokyo deals TOKYO, July 3 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar traded in the upper 95yen range early Friday in Tokyo, down slightly from its levelsovernight in New York. At 9:00 a.m., the dollar fetched 95.80-85 yen ...
UN chief due to visit Myanmar Friday
Jul 02, 2009 ... UN chief due to visit Myanmar Friday YANGON, July 3 (Xinhua) -- United Nations Secretary-General BanKi-moon is due to arrive here later on Friday to start his two-dayofficial visit to Myanmar. During his visit, Ban will meet Chairman of the State Peace andDevelopment ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
Jul 02, 2009 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers TOKYO, July 3 (Xinhua) -- The following are the major news itemsin leading Japanese newspapers on Friday. The Daily Yomiuri: -- A radical student movement led by the ultraleftist Chukaku- hagroup has been growing at the ...
MSG to convene urgent leaders summit next week
Jul 02, 2009 ... MSG to convene urgent leaders summit next week WELLINGTON, July 3 (Xinhua) -- All the four leaders of theMelanesia Spearhead Group have confirmed their attendance at thespecial retreat convened in Vanuatu next week, according to localmedia on Friday. MSG director general ...