Xinhua News Agency back issues from Friday, July 3:
2nd LD Writethru: AU leaders reach agreement on new authority, ICC Bashir indictment
Jul 03, 2009 ... 2nd LD Writethru: AU leaders reach agreement on new authority,ICC Bashir indictment 2nd LD Writethru: AU leaders reach agreementon new authority, ICC Bashir indictment SIRTE, Libya, July 3 (Xinhua) -- The 13th African Union (AU)summit wrapped up here Friday after the AU leaders ...
Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers
Jul 03, 2009 ... Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers JERUSALEM, July 3 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Israeli newspapers on Friday. Ha'aretz: -- Israeli Housing Minister Ariel Atias Thursday warned againstthe spread of Arab population into various ...
Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers
Jul 03, 2009 ... Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers ANKARA, July 3 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Turkish newspapers on Friday. MILLIYET (National): -- According to a recent survey conducted among 2,409 people in33 provinces of Turkey, 43 percent ...
Each Israeli infantry battalion in war to have fighter jet: report
Jul 03, 2009 ... Each Israeli infantry battalion in war to have fighter jet:report JERUSALEM, July 3 (Xinhua) -- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) hasdecided every single infantry battalion participating in war willsoon have its "very own" Israel Air Force (IAF) fighter jet at itsbeck and call, ...
Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers
Jul 03, 2009 ... Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers CAIRO, July 3(Xinhua) -- The following are major news items in leading Egyptiannewspapers on Friday. Al Ahram: -- Egypt's embassy in Berlin, in cooperation with the EgyptianCultural Office, is following up the latest ...
Israel hopes U.S. Congress to lift F-22 export ban
Jul 03, 2009 ... Israel hopes U.S. Congress to lift F-22 export ban JERUSALEM, July 3 (Xinhua) -- The Israel Air Force (IAF) willreview the possibility of purchasing the advanced American F-22fifth-generation stealth fighter jet if a U.S. congressional ban islifted, enabling it to be sold abroad, ...
Syria hopes to improve ties with U.S.
Jul 03, 2009 ... Syria hopes to improve ties with U.S. DAMASCUS, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assadexpressed his willingness to improve bilateral ties with Washington on the occasion of the U.S. independence anniversary. In his congratulatory message sent to U.S. President ...
Turkish Armed Forces Kill 16 PKK Members in Past Three Weeks
Jul 03, 2009 ... Turkish Armed Forces Kill 16 PKK Members in Past Three Weeks ANKARA, July 3 (Xinhua) -- The Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) havekilled 16 members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) inoperations since June 12, announced a spokesperson for Turkey'sGeneral Staff on Friday ....
British Embassy Local Staff to Be tried in Iran
Jul 03, 2009 ... British Embassy Local Staff to Be tried in Iran TEHRAN, July 3 (Xinhua) -- A top Iranian cleric said Friday thatsome local staff of the British embassy in Iran will be put on trialfor alleged instigating post-election unrest in the country. "In these developments, their ...
IFC lends Turkey's Sekerbank 30 mln Euros
Jul 03, 2009 ... IFC lends Turkey's Sekerbank 30 mln Euros ANKARA, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Turkish lender Sekerbank signed Fridaya protocol to receive 30 million euros of loans from theInternational Finance Corporation (IFC), the World Bank Group'sprivate sector arm. The loans, which should be ...
No definite date for Nabucco agreement, says Turkish minister
Jul 03, 2009 ... No definite date for Nabucco agreement, says Turkish minister ANKARA, July 3 (Xinhua) -- There was no definite date for theinking of an intergovernmental agreement on the Nabucco pipelineproject, Turkish media quoted Turkey's energy minister as sayingFriday. "The Energy and ...
Biden discusses U.S. mission in Iraq
Jul 03, 2009 ... Biden discusses U.S. mission in Iraq BAGHDAD, July 3 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden onFriday discussed American mission in Iraq with U.S. officials,following the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Iraq's citiesand towns. Biden met with U.S. chief commander in ...
Egypt reports another case of A/H1N1 flu
Jul 03, 2009 ... Egypt reports another case of A/H1N1 flu CAIRO, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Egypt reported on Friday another caseof influenza A/H1N1, bringing the total number of the flu in thepopulous country to 72, according to the Ministry of Health. The new case is a 16-year-old girl who just ...
Turkey's inflation rate up in June
Jul 03, 2009 ... Turkey's inflation rate up in June ANKARA, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Turkey's consumer price index (CPI),the main gauge of inflation, rose 5.73 percent in June from a yearearlier, official figures showed Friday. The inflation rate was slightly up from that of May, whenconsumer ...
Haneya criticizes linking reconciliation with reconstruction of Gaza
Jul 03, 2009 ... Haneya criticizes linking reconciliation with reconstruction ofGaza Haneya criticizes linking reconciliation with reconstruction ofGaza GAZA, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Deposed Prime Minister of Hamasgovernment in Gaza Ismail Haneya said on Friday that reaching areconciliation deal with ...
Urgent: AU approves resolution to end cooperation with ICC over Bashir indictment
Jul 03, 2009 ... Urgent: AU approves resolution to end cooperation with ICC overBashir indictment Urgent: AU approves resolution to end cooperationwith ICC over Bashir indictment SIRTE, ...
Urgent: AU summit closed by approving resolution to end cooperation with ICC over Bashir indictment
Jul 03, 2009 ... Urgent: AU summit closed by approving resolution to endcooperation with ICC over Bashir indictment Urgent: AU summit closedby approving resolution to end cooperation with ICC over Bashirindictment SIRTE, Libya, July ...
1st LD: AU approves resolution to end cooperation with ICC over Bashir indictment
Jul 03, 2009 ... 1st LD: AU approves resolution to end cooperation with ICC overBashir indictment 1st LD: AU approves resolution to end cooperationwith ICC over Bashir indictment SIRTE, Libya, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Africa Union on Friday adopted aresolution to suspend cooperation with the ...
1st LD: AU summit closed by approving resolution to end cooperation with ICC over Bashir indictment
Jul 03, 2009 ... 1st LD: AU summit closed by approving resolution to endcooperation with ICC over Bashir indictment 1st LD: AU summit closedby approving resolution to end cooperation with ICC over Bashirindictment SIRTE, Libya, July 3 (Xinhua) -- The 13th African Union (AU)summit wrapped up here ...
African leaders reach agreement to form new Authority
Jul 03, 2009 ... African leaders reach agreement to form new Authority SIRTE, Libya, July 3 (Xinhua) -- African leaders have reached anagreement on the creation of the African Union (AU) Authority, butit has to be ratified by African parliamentaries, said Libyan leaderMuammar Khaddafi on Friday ....
Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2100 GMT, July 3
Jul 03, 2009 ... Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2100 GMT, July 3 SIRTE, Libya -- The 13th African Union (AU) summit wrapped uphere Friday after the AU leaders approved a resolution to endcooperation with the International Criminal Court (ICC) overextraditing Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir ....
1st LD Writethru: Africa leaders reach agreement to form new Authority
Jul 03, 2009 ... 1st LD Writethru: Africa leaders reach agreement to form newAuthority 1st LD Writethru: Africa leaders reach agreement to formnew Authority SIRTE, Libya, July 3 (Xinhua) -- African leaders have reached anagreement on the creation of the African Union (AU) Authority, butit has to ...
Two foreign aid workers kidnapped in Sudan's Darfur
Jul 03, 2009 ... Two foreign aid workers kidnapped in Sudan's Darfur KHARTOUM, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Two female aid workers, one fromIreland and the other from Uganda, were kidnapped on Friday in therestive western Sudanese region of Darfur, a UN source said. The two aid workers, with the Irish ...
Antarctica melting faster than expected: scientist
Jul 03, 2009 ... Antarctica melting faster than expected: scientist WELLINGTON, July 4 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand scientists have warnedthat Antarctica is melting faster than expected. Professor Peter Barrett of Victoria University's AntarcticResearch Center told the annual Antarctic Conference, ...
Major news items in leading Indian newspapers
Jul 03, 2009 ... Major news items in leading Indian newspapers NEW DELHI, July 4 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Indian newspapers on Saturday: The Hindu: -- Better amenities, concessions for the masses and students anda record number of new trains, including ...
Urgent: DPRK test-fires two scud missiles off its eastern coast: Yonhap
Jul 03, 2009 ... Urgent: DPRK test-fires two scud missiles off its eastern coast:Yonhap SEOUL, July 4 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republic ...
1st LD: DPRK test-fires two scud missiles off eastern coast: Yonhap
Jul 03, 2009 ... 1st LD: DPRK test-fires two scud missiles off eastern coast:Yonhap SEOUL, July 4 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republic ofKorea on Saturday morning test-fired two scud missiles off itseastern coast in Wonsan, South Korea's Yonhap news ...
Aso's Cabinet approval rating falls to 19.7 pct: survey
Jul 03, 2009 ... Aso's Cabinet approval rating falls to 19.7 pct: survey TOKYO, July 4 (Xinhua) -- The support rate for Japan's embattledPrime Minister Taro Aso's Cabinet dropped to 19.7 percent from 22.9percent three weeks ago, the Yomiuri Shimbun reported Saturday. The disapproval rating ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
Jul 03, 2009 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers TOKYO, July 4(Xinhua) -- The following are major news items in leading Japanesenewspapers on Saturday: The Asahi Shimbun -- A mutated form of the new swine flu virus that is resistant tothe drug Tamiflu was confirmed in a ...
2nd LD Writethru: DPRK test-fires two scud missiles off eastern coast
Jul 03, 2009 ... 2nd LD Writethru: DPRK test-fires two scud missiles off easterncoast SEOUL, July 4 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republic ofKorea (DPRK) on Saturday test-fired two short-range scud missilesoff its eastern coast in Wonsan, South Korea's Yonhap news agencyreported ....
Japan calls Pyongyang's missile launch "provocation"
Jul 03, 2009 ... Japan calls Pyongyang's missile launch "provocation" TOKYO, July 4 (Xinhua) -- Japan condemned Pyongyang's latestmissile launch, calling it a serious act of provocation, the topgovernment spokesman said Saturday. "It is a serious act of provocation against the security ...
3rd LD Writethru: DPRK test-fires two scud missiles off eastern coast
Jul 03, 2009 ... 3rd LD Writethru: DPRK test-fires two scud missiles off easterncoast SEOUL, July 4 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republic ofKorea (DPRK) on Saturday test-fired two short-range scud missilesoff its eastern coast in Wonsan, South Korea's Yonhap news agencyreported ....
Cambodia has 7 cases of A/H1N1 virus
Jul 03, 2009 ... Cambodia has 7 cases of A/H1N1 virus PHNOM PENH, July 4 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia has one more confirmedcases of A/H1N1 virus, bringing the total of virus to seven,Cambodian health officials said on Saturday. Cambodia's first six cases of the new influenza A/H1N1 virus havebeen ...
FLASH: DPRK FIRES ADDITIONAL SHORT-RANGE MISSILE OFF EAST COAST : YONHAP
Jul 03, 2009 ... FLASH: DPRK FIRES ADDITIONAL SHORT-RANGE MISSILE OFF EAST COAST :YONHAP ...
No troop cut along disputed border: Thai Deputy PM
Jul 03, 2009 ... No troop cut along disputed border: Thai Deputy PM BANGKOK, July 4 (Xinhua) -- Thai Deputy Prime Minister forsecurity affairs Suthep Thaugsuban said on Saturday that Thailandhas no policy to cut number of troop deployed along Thai-Cambodiaborder for the time being. The ...
URGENT: DPRK fires three short-range missiles off east coast
Jul 03, 2009 ... URGENT: DPRK fires three short-range missiles off east coast SEOUL, July 4 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republic ofKorea (DPRK) fired three short-range missiles off its eastern coastin the morning of Saturday, South Korea's Yonhap News Agencyreported ....
1st LD Writethru: DPRK fires three short-range missiles off east coast
Jul 03, 2009 ... 1st LD Writethru: DPRK fires three short-range missiles off eastcoast SEOUL, July 4 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republic ofKorea (DPRK) fired three short-range missiles off its eastern coastin the morning of Saturday, South Korea's Yonhap News Agencyreported ....
Sri Lanka to host SAARC conferences on children
Jul 03, 2009 ... Sri Lanka to host SAARC conferences on children COLOMBO, July 4 (Xinhua) -- The 4th SAARC (South AsianAssociation for Regional Cooperation) Ministerial Conference onChildren and the 4th SAARC Senior Officials' Conference on Childrenwill be held on July 9 and 10 in Colombo, the ...
Indonesian planes to be freed to fly to Europe: Minister
Jul 03, 2009 ... Indonesian planes to be freed to fly to Europe: Minister JAKARTA, July 4 (Xinhua) -- The European Union would revoke itsflight ban on Indonesian planes from serving flights to Europeancountries with official announcement will possibly be issued withinthe next 20 days, Indonesian ...
Indonesia records 12 new A/H1N1 cases
Jul 03, 2009 ... Indonesia records 12 new A/H1N1 cases JAKARTA, July 4 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia reported 12 new cases ofpeople positively infected by A-H1N1 flu, putting the total cases to20, two of them were infected in Jakarta, indicating humantransmission had occurred in the country, the Health ...
Thai RSS3 rubber price
Jul 03, 2009 ... Thai RSS3 rubber price BANGKOK, July 3 (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 ...
lst LD: 11 killed as U.S. drone fires missiles in NW Pakistan's tribal area
Jul 03, 2009 ... lst LD: 11 killed as U.S. drone fires missiles in NW Pakistan'stribal area ISLAMABAD, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Missiles fired from suspected U.S.drone kill eleven people in northwestern Pakistan's South ...
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 0600 GMT, July 3
Jul 03, 2009 ... Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 0600 GMT, July 3 TOKYO -- Japanese has detected the first genetic mutation of thenew H1N1 strain of influenza A that develops resistance to the anti-flu drug Tamiflu, the health ministry said late Thursday. The Tamiflu-resistant virus was ...
Myanmar sets new target of exporting rice in 2009-10
Jul 03, 2009 ... Myanmar sets new target of exporting rice in 2009-10 YANGON, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar has set a target of exporting1.5 million tons of rice for the present fiscal year 2009-10 against700,000 tons which was exported in the previous year, according tosources with the Ministry of ...
Thai health officers told to control A/H1N1 flu outbreak
Jul 03, 2009 ... Thai health officers told to control A/H1N1 flu outbreak BANGKOK, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's Public Heath Ministry hasinstructed on Friday its public health offices nationwide to controlthe expanding A/H1N1 influenza virus outbreak within the next threemonths, otherwise the ...
S. Korea's medical expenditure growth highest among OECD members
Jul 03, 2009 ... S. Korea's medical expenditure growth highest among OECD members SEOUL, July 3 (Xinhua) -- South Korea saw the highest medicalexpenditure growth among the Organization for Economic Cooperationand Development (OECD) members as the aging of the society pulled uppublic medical ...
2nd LD: 15 people killed as U.S. drone fires missiles in NW Pakistan's tribal area
Jul 03, 2009 ... 2nd LD: 15 people killed as U.S. drone fires missiles in NWPakistan's tribal area ISLAMABAD, July 3 (Xinhua) -- A suspected U.S. drone fired threemissiles, killing 15 people and injuring 27 others in northwesternPakistan's ...
Brunei reports first A/H1N1 flu fatality
Jul 03, 2009 ... Brunei reports first A/H1N1 flu fatality KUALA LUMPUR, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Brunei has confirmed its first A/H1N1 flu fatality as a 12-year-old girl suffering from chroniccomplications died on Thursday after contracting the A/H1N1 flu,according to local newspapers. Brunei ...
Feature: Nepali on mission to clean world's highest peak
Jul 03, 2009 ... Feature: Nepali on mission to clean world's highest peak By Shambhu Bhujel KATHMANDU, July 3 (Xinhua) -- When he first climbed the world'shighest peak, Mt. Qomolangma (also known as Mt. Everest), in 2007,Nepali mountaineer Dawa Steven Sherpa was struck by how dirty ...
Indonesia cuts lending rate by 25 basis points to 6.75 pct
Jul 03, 2009 ... Indonesia cuts lending rate by 25 basis points to 6.75 pct JAKARTA, July 3 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian central bank on Fridaycut the rate for an eight straight months by 25 basis points to 6.75percent following improving performance of inflation and globaleconomy, in an effort to ...
Major news items in leading Singapore's newspapers
Jul 03, 2009 ... Major news items in leading Singapore's newspapers SINGAPORE, July 3 (Xinhua) -- The following are the major newsitems in leading Singapore's newspapers on Friday. The Straits Times: -- The cruise industry is one tourism sector remaining buoyantduring the current ...
3 dead, 27 feared drowned in road mishap in northern India
Jul 03, 2009 ... 3 dead, 27 feared drowned in road mishap in northern India NEW DELHI, July 3 (Xinhua) -- At least three people were killedand 27 others feared drowned when a bus in which they weretravelling fell into the Bhagirathi river in the northern Indianstate of Uttaranchal Friday, a senior ...
S. Korea says yet to consider higher-level talks with DPRK
Jul 03, 2009 ... S. Korea says yet to consider higher-level talks with DPRK SEOUL, July 3 (Xinhua) -- South Korea is yet to consider higher-level meetings with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) though working-level inter-Korean talks on the joint complexso far haven't made any ...
Tokyo stocks fall on bleak US, European jobs data
Jul 03, 2009 ... Tokyo stocks fall on bleak US, European jobs data TOKYO, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks fell for a third straightday Friday on bleak U.S. and European unemployment data. The benchmark 225-issue Nikkei ...
Philippines deploying more troops to Western Mindanao
Jul 03, 2009 ... Philippines deploying more troops to Western Mindanao MANILA, July 3 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine Navy is deploying threenew multi-purpose attack crafts and augmentation troops to WesternMindanao as the military steps up campaign against threat groups inthe region, especially the ...
3rd LD-Writethru: 15 killed, dozens injured in U.S. drone attack at Pakistan's tribal area
Jul 03, 2009 ... 3rd LD-Writethru: 15 killed, dozens injured in U.S. drone attackat Pakistan's tribal area 3rd LD-Writethru: 15 killed, dozensinjured in U.S. drone attack at Pakistan's tribal area ISLAMABAD, July 3 (Xinhua) -- A U.S. drone has fired threemissiles into northwestern Pakistan's South ...
Indonesia conducts first gas delivery to South Korea
Jul 03, 2009 ... Indonesia conducts first gas delivery to South Korea JAKARTA, July 3 (XInhua) -- Indonesia has carried out the firstshipment of natural liquefied gas from the Tangguh block in Papua,easternmost of the country, to South Korea, Mines and EnergyMinister Purnomo Yusgiantoro said here ...
Roundup: Philippine stocks fall, tracing Wall Street decline
Jul 03, 2009 ... Roundup: Philippine stocks fall, tracing Wall Street decline MANILA, July 3 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine market greeted thesecond half of the year with so much pessimism, retreating onceagain on Friday following the U.S. market's sharp drop on Thursday. The bellwether ...
Over 100 companies sign on to Australian security register
Jul 03, 2009 ... Over 100 companies sign on to Australian security register CANBERRA, July 3 (Xinhua) -- More than 100 Australian companieshave signed on to a secret register of overseas interests andfacilities maintained by the Australian Security IntelligenceOrganization (ASIO). Attorney ...
Indian foreign exchange rates
Jul 03, 2009 ... Indian foreign exchange rates MUMBAI, July 3 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreign exchangerates against the rupee released by the Reserve Bank of India onFriday: Currency Rate ...
S. Korea to spend 157 mln US dollars to secure flu vaccines
Jul 03, 2009 ... S. Korea to spend 157 mln US dollars to secure flu vaccines SEOUL, July 3 (Xinhua) -- The South Korean government said Fridaythat it plans to intensify its efforts on securing vaccines againstthe A/H1N1 virus, increasing its expenditure to nearly 200 billionwon, or 157 million ...
Thai gov't to inject over US$4 bln to shore up sluggish economy
Jul 03, 2009 ... Thai gov't to inject over US$4 bln to shore up sluggish economy BANGKOK, July 3 (Xinhua) -- The Thai government plans to injectapproximately 150 billion baht (4.4 billion U.S. dollars) worth ofeconomic stimulus fund into the domestic sluggish economy fromAugust this year, Finance ...
Philippine bank loans hike 10.2 pct in May
Jul 03, 2009 ... Philippine bank loans hike 10.2 pct in May MANILA, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Outstanding loans of Philippinecommercial banks including reverse repurchase agreements (RRPs) rose10.2 percent year-on-year to 2.1 trillion pesos (about 44 billionU.S. dollars) thanks to monetary easing ...
S. Korea to increase spending on national defense programs
Jul 03, 2009 ... S. Korea to increase spending on national defense programs SEOUL, July 3 (Xinhua) -- South Korea said Friday it will expandits spending on defense research programs by nearly one third overthe next half decade amid the Democratic People's Republic of Korea(DPRK)'s nuclear and ...
Indonesia's investment growth to reach 10 pct this year: official
Jul 03, 2009 ... Indonesia's investment growth to reach 10 pct this year: official JAKARTA, July 3 (Xinhua) -- The growth of investments placed bydomestic and foreign investors in Indonesia is expected to complywith the initial target set at 10 percent this year, an Indonesiasenior official said ...