URGENT: Myanmar top leader hands over military power

Xinhua News Agency;  September 22, 2006 ;     67 words ...URGENT: Myanmar top leader hands over military power YANGON, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- Chairman of the ruling Myanmar State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) Senior-Gener...

JI top leader arrested in Indonesia

Xinhua News Agency;  April 24, 2003 ;     207 words ...JI top leader arrested in Indonesia JAKARTA, April...police have arrested Abu Rusdan, the top leader of regional terror network -- Jemaah...replace the position of Ba'asyir (the top leader of the JI) after Ba'asyir was arrested...

Myanmar top leader to visit India

Xinhua News Agency;  October 5, 2004 ;     468 words ...Myanmar top leader to visit India YANGON, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar top leader Senior-General Than Shwe, Chairman of the State...Tuesday. It will be the first visit by a Myanmar top leader to visit New Delhi since the present ruling government...

DPRK's top leader confident of national economy's tremendous potential

Xinhua News Agency;  December 20, 2008 ;     155 words ...DPRK's top leader confident of national economy's tremendous...Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- Kim Jong Il, the top leader of the Democratic People's Republic...production potential into fullest play. The top leader called for raising the level of technical...

DPRK top leader visits power plant construction site: report

Xinhua News Agency;  January 7, 2008 ;     90 words ...DPRK top leader visits power plant construction site...PYONGYANG, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- Kim Jong-il, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic...the first public visit of the DPRK's top leader being reported by local media in the...

Urgent: Top leader of al-Qaida in Iraq killed in Baghdad - officialTV

Xinhua News Agency;  May 3, 2007 ;     50 words ...Urgent: Top leader of al-Qaida in Iraq killed in Baghdad - official TV BAGHDAD, May 3 (Xinhua) -- The top leader of al-Qaida in Iraq organization Abu Umer al-Baghdadi, also known as head of the so- called Islamic State of Iraq, was killed in western...

DPRK top leader visits zoo: official newspaper

Xinhua News Agency;  December 1, 2008 ;     105 words ...DPRK top leader visits zoo: official newspaper PYONGYANG, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) -- Kim Jong Il, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), paid a visit to a Pyongyang zoo which is under reconstruction, the official Rodong Sinmun...

DPRK top leader urges development in shipbuilding industry

Xinhua News Agency;  June 14, 2008 ;     92 words ...DPRK top leader urges development in shipbuilding industry PYONGYONG, June 15 (Xinhua...go all out to meet the need of building more ships, said Kim Jong Il, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). More efficient...

Myanmar top leader urges USDA members to join in roadmap implementation

Xinhua News Agency;  November 17, 2007 ;     357 words ...Myanmar top leader urges USDA members to join in roadmap...YANGON, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar top leader Senior-General Than Shwe has urged members...or time". At the meeting, the Myanmar top leader also mentioned some achievements of...

DPRK top leader condoles losses in China quake

Xinhua News Agency;  May 13, 2008 ;     128 words ...DPRK top leader condoles losses in China quake PYONGYANG, May 13 (Xinhua) -- Kim Jong Il, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), sent a message of sympathy Tuesday to Chinese President Hu Jintao on the losses in the Sichuan...

Top leader of Philippine kidnapping group killed

Xinhua News Agency;  September 3, 2004 ;     233 words ...Top leader of Philippine kidnapping group killed MANILA, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- A top leader of the Philippine Pentagon kidnap-for-ransom group was killed in a joint local military and police operation in the southern Philippine province of Maguindanao...

Colombian rebel group FARC confirms death of top leader

Xinhua News Agency;  May 25, 2008 ;     273 words ...Colombian rebel group FARC confirms death of top leader BOGOTA, May 25 (Xinhua) -- The Colombian...FARC), confirmed Sunday the death of its top leader Manuel Marulanda. The Colombian Defense...the government despite the death of its top leader. "We will continue our fight without...

Myanmar top leader visits cyclone-hit areas for first time

Xinhua News Agency;  May 18, 2008 ;     187 words ...Myanmar top leader visits cyclone-hit areas for first time YANGON, May 18 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar top leader Senior-General Than Shwe Sunday traveled for the first time from the new capital of Nay Pyi Taw to the former capital of Yangon hit by severe...

Urgent: Myanmar top leader meets UN Chief

Xinhua News Agency;  May 23, 2008 ;     97 words ...Urgent: Myanmar top leader meets UN Chief YANGON, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar top leader Senior-General Than Shwe met on Friday morning with visiting Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon in Nay Pyi Taw, official sources said. The...

Myanmar top leader urges implementation of roadmap with patriotism

Xinhua News Agency;  December 4, 2007 ;     298 words ...Myanmar top leader urges implementation of roadmap with patriotism YANGON, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar's top leader Senior-General Than Shwe on Tuesday called on the country's people to join with the government in implementing a seven-step roadmap...