BBC Monitoring International Reports articles from April 2006, page 2

BBC Monitoring International Reports archives from April 2006

Plane carrying three UN food agency employees goes missing in east DRCongo.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Italian-based Missionary Service News Agency (Misna) website; all place names in eastern DRCongo Since this morning the WFP has lost contact with three of its...

Two Britons feared among eight dead in 27 April eastern DRCongo plane crash.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by DRCongo's UN-sponsored Radio Okapi website on 28 April An Antonov plane belonging to the Goma-based PAT aviation company crashed late morning on Thursday 27 April in...

UN humanitarian agency worried over plight of 150,000 displaced in east DRCongo.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by DRCongo's UN-sponsored Radio Okapi website on 28 April; all place names in eastern DRCongo Men, women and children have in the recent months fled military operations...

Two killed in eastern DRCongo armed attack.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by DRCongo's UN-sponsored Radio Okapi website on 28 April The Luiro Research Centre situated some 30km from the town of Bukavu [eastern DRCongo] was the target of an...

Djibouti foreign minister ends visit to UK; to depart for South Korea 30 April.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Djibouti news agency ADI website Djibouti, 28 April: At the invitation of his British counterpart, the minister of foreign affairs and international cooperation, Mr...

Landmine explosion injures two in Pakistan's Baluchistan.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Pakistani newspaper Dawn website on 29 April Quetta, 28 April: Two security personnel were injured in a landmine explosion in Sangsilla area of Dera Bugti, while tribesmen...

Norwegian minister to visit Nepal 2-5 May.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Nepalese daily newspaper Nepal Samacharpatra on 29 April Norway: The international development minister for the Norwegian government, Erik Solheim, is to visit Nepal 2-5...

Iranian president says Zanjan residents not to back down on rights.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Iranian news agency IRNA website Zanjan, 29 April, IRNA: President Mahmud Ahmadinezhad here Friday evening [28 April] said the active involvement of residents of...

Pakistan, Iran reaffirm desire to realize pipeline with or without India.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Khaleeq Kiani entitled: "Pipeline gas requirement estimate raised", published by Pakistani newspaper Dawn website on 29 April Islamabad, 28 April: Islamabad on Friday [28...

US warns Maoists may pose long-term challenge in India.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Sridhar Krishnaswami, carried by Indian news agency PTI Washington,StartDateStartDate 28 April: The United States Friday [28 April] warned Naxalites in eastern India are...

Uzbek language department reopened in Afghan province.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Afghan independent Aina TV on 27 April [Presenter] The Uzbek Language and Literature Department has been reopened at the Jowzjan Teacher Training Institute. The...

Three Iraqi policemen hurt in Baghdad explosion.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Kuwaiti news agency Kuna website Baghdad, 29 April: Three Iraqi policemen were wounded on Saturday [29 April] when an explosive device blew up in Sa'dun Street,...

Pakistani tribal court declares honour killing permissible.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Zahid Jan entitled: "Jirga to kill anyone reporting honour killing cases to police", published by Pakistani newspaper Daily Times website on 29 April Dir: Anyone reporting...

Russian Baltic Fleet reports on winter exercise completion.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Russian news agency Interfax-AVN website Kaliningrad, 28 April: The Baltic Fleet's roadstead assembly on the results of the winter training period ended with a paratrooper...

Australia has no plans to send troops to East Timor - minister.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Radio Australia on 29 April [Newsreader] Calm is returning to the East Timorese capital, Dili, after a wave of rioting and looting. Soldiers and police are patrolling the...

Japanese PM apologizes for failure to control Minamata disease.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Japanese news agency Kyodo Tokyo, 28 April: Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi apologized in a statement Friday [28 April] for the government's failure to prevent...

Over 200,000 Japanese attend May Day rallies, urge curbing income disparity.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Japanese news agency Kyodo Tokyo, 29 April: More than 200,000 people attended May Day rallies held Saturday [29 April] across Japan, calling for efforts to stop...

Two Chadian rebel groups join forces to reportedly sabotage 3 May poll process.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Radio France Internationale on 29 April Two main rebel groups in Chad have joined forces five days before the holding of presidential elections. The Rally of...

Vietnam needs 400m dollars to combat bird flu.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Vietnamese news agency VNA website Hanoi, 29 April: Vietnam will need more than 400m USD for the 2006-10 Integrated Operational Programme for Avian and Human...

No incidents reported in rally, 17,000 strong - Kyrgyz police.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Kyrgyz AKIpress news agency website Bishkek, 29 April: The rally in Ala-Too square in Bishkek today was held peacefully and was calm. No incidents in the form of...

Iraqi Sunni scholar blames Iran, Israel, foreign forces for civil war.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report from Amman entitled: "The Americans asked for help in getting out of the Iraqi predicament. Al-Dari accuses Iranian, Israeli intelligence of involvement in large-scale violations...

Thai ruling party reportedly divided over caretaker premier's future.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Thai newspaper The Nation website on 29 April Thai Rak Thai Party members are split over whether caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who has taken...

East Timor government blames violence on disgruntled youths.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Radio Australia on 29 April [Newsreader] Calm is returning to the East Timorese capital, Dili, after a night of rioting. Soldiers and police are now patrolling the city...

Taleban recruit in Pakistan tribal areas for jihad in Afghanistan.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Iqbal Khattak entitled: "'Registering with Taleban can save your neck", published by Pakistani newspaper Daily Times website on 29 April Peshawar: A person can escape...

People in Kyrgyz south support president - association leader.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Kyrgyz public educational TV on 27 April A peaceful rally organized by the People's March Revolution public association was held in the town of Osh [in the south of the...

Japan daily views ruling party ex-vice-president's China visit.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report entitled: "Former LDP Vice-President Yamasaki: Hold meetings with Chinese leaders; Is he supporting Fukuda?", published by Japanese newspaper Mainichi Shimbun website on 28 April...

Iraq: Kurdish university reportedly bans beard, headscarf in badge photos.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Muhammad Jamal entitled: "Sulaymaniyah University bans beard and headscarf in badge pictures" published by Iraqi Kurdistan Islamic Group weekly newspaper Komal on 29 April ...

Yemeni coastguard intercepts two boats carrying illegal Somali immigrants.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Somali independent Shabeelle Media Network website on 29 April The Yemen coastguard has arrested two boats carrying illegal Somali immigrants, who normally enter into...

Thailand to host regional meeting on bird flu.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Suzanne Nam entitled: "Meeting to focus on curbing bird flu", published in English by Thai newspaper Thai Day website on 29 April Thailand will host a regional meeting on...

King returns to Cambodia after North Korea visit.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Cambodian government-run Phnom Penh Television Kampuchea in Cambodian has broadcast King Norodom Sihamoni's return to Cambodia after paying a state visit to North Korea from 17 to 19 April. ...

Philippine ex-president Aquino joins anti-charter change drive.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report in English by Philippine newspaper Philippine Daily Inquirer website on 29 April; subheading as published The Bishops-Businessmen's Conference [BBC] will be at the...

Nepal army says at least eight soldiers killed in barracks blast.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Nepalnews.com website on 29 April The Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) has said at least eight soldiers were killed and nine others were injured in a landmine explosion within the...

Azeri leader back from USA, says visit "successful".
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has returned from Washington, Lider TV reported on 29 April. Video showed Aliyev getting off the plane and shaking hands with the prime minister, the head...

South Korean prosecutors arrest Hyundai Motor chairman.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report in English by South Korean news agency Yonhap Seoul, 28 April: South Korea's prosecution on Friday [28 April] arrested Chung Mong-koo, chairman of the Hyundai Motor...

Iran official says nuclear dossier must be returned to international agency.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Tehran's nuclear dossier must be returned to the International Atomic Energy Agency for the case to move forward, the deputy head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization, Mohammad Sa'idi, said on...

UN investigating Haitian elections.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Caribbean Media Corporation news agency website on 28 April Port au Prince, Haiti: Haiti's most recent elections are being investigated by the United Nations mission amid...

Movement of troops reported in Pakistan's tribal areas.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Pakistani newspaper The News website on 29 April Tank: Movement of fresh troops into South Waziristan has given rise to fears that another military operation could take...

Russia: Gypsy village destroyed amid drug trafficking allegations.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Russian NTV on 29 April [Presenter] Out of 50 houses only three have been built legally. Virtually all of their residents do not have a right to live there. Many of them...

Former Trinidad prime minister released from jail.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Caribbean Media Corporation news agency website on 28 April Port of Spain, Trinidad: Former Prime Minister Basdeo Panday has been released on bail, Opposition Leader Kamla...

Guyana opposition slams government official.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Caribbean Media Corporation news agency website on 28 April Georgetown, Guyana: The main opposition Peoples National Congress/Reform (PNCR) Friday [28 April] described as...

Russian chemical plant continues destroying lewisite.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Russian news agency ITAR-TASS Kambarka, 29 April: More than 166t of lewisite have been destroyed at a chemical weapons destruction facility in Kambarka, Udmurtia. The...

Kazakh police detain migrants working at construction site of military facility.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Kazakh Channel 31 TV on 28 April Another group of foreigners who have been working illegally have been detained in Aktau [administrative centre of western Mangistau...

Pakistan denies report on dumping of nuclear waste.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Pakistani newspaper Dawn website on 29 April Islamabad, 28 April: The Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission [PAEC] says the disposal and storage of the waste material is being...

North Korea, India sign agreement to cooperate in information field.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by North Korean news agency KCNA New Delhi, 26 April: An agreement on cooperation in the field of information between the governments of the DPRK [Democratic...

Police officer shot and killed in Jamaica.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Caribbean Media Corporation news agency website on 28 April Kingston, Jamaica: Jamaica police were searching for unidentified gunmen that shot and killed a police officer...

Kenyan paper calls for review of laws governing mineral mining, oil exploration.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of editorial entitled "Consider China's oil venture" published by Kenyan newspaper The People on 29 April We want to congratulate the two governments of China and Kenya for signing an...

Azeri TV reports blasts in Karabakh front line.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Azerbaijani TV station ANS on 29 April Up to 20 heavy explosions took place in the occupied [Azeri] villages of Yusifcanli and Novruzlu in Agdam District from 1050 to 1100...

St Lucia's UN envoy reports on visit to Turks and Caicos Islands.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Caribbean Media Corporation news agency website on 28 April United Nations: St Lucia's United Nations envoy, Julian Hunte, says the level of awareness among the people of...

Madagascar disowns remarks by National Assembly Speaker on Iran nuclear issue.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Malagasy independent newspaper L'Express de Madagascar website on 29 April According to the government, the [recent] missions and visits by the Speaker of the...

Haiti's Preval to visit Canada on 30 April.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Haitian Metropole radio on 28 April President-elect Rene Preval will go to Canada on 30 April within the framework of Canadian cooperation with Haiti. It is an unofficial...

Hong Kong holds exhibition in Taiwan to lure tourists.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Hong Kong, 28 April: "Hong Kong Cultural Week", an exhibition celebrating Hong Kong's culture and...

Afghan children die playing with cannon shell.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Afghan independent Pajhwok news agency website Ghazni, 29 April: Two children were killed when an old cannon shell went off in Khogiani District, Ghazni...

Basque EHTA party could be successor to Batasuna in Spain.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Spanish newspaper La Razon website on 29 April Madrid: The radical Basque nationalist Left intends to register shortly in the register of political parties at the...

Rebel website says 14 enemy killed in Chechnya.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Kavkaz-Tsentr news agency website 28 April: Six occupiers have been killed and at least five wounded by mojahedin in military clashes in Chechnya's southern districts over...

FARC news agency slams Colombian president's "cynicism".
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by independent New Colombia News Agency (Anncol) website Anncol: In the framework of the whistle stop visit to Brazil and meeting with [President] Lula da Silva, Uribe Velez...

Pakistan militants hold parties to target young in bomb blasts.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report entitled: "Men hold parties to bomb the young and the rich", published by Pakistani newspaper Daily Times website on 29 April Karachi: The CID [Crimes Investigation...

Smuggling ring busted as 530 illegals cross Kazakh border.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Kazakh Channel 31 TV on 28 April Another violation on the [Kazakh-Uzbek] border. Public prosecutors in South Kazakhstan Region today instituted a criminal case against...

Colombian rebel negotiator says several countries would support peace talks.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Colombian RCN radio text website on 26 April In dialogue with RCN's "Radio Events" newscast, ELN [National Liberation Army] guerrilla military leader Antonio Garcia said...

Serbian official says currently unknown when Mladic will be arrested - daily.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Serbian independent news agency FoNet Belgrade, 29 April: The chairman of the National Council for Cooperation with the Hague tribunal [and the Serbia-Montenegro human...

Chinese police delegation watches Russian Interior Ministry drills.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Russian news agency RIA Novosti Moscow, 28 April: The forces of the special subunits from the Russian Interior Ministry carry out over 230 operations of various kinds...

Egyptian president arrives in Jordan for talks.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Egyptian news agency MENA Aqaba, Jordan, 29 April: President Husni Mubarak and his spouse Mrs Suzanne Mubarak arrived here on Saturday [29 April] on a lightning...

India ready to free jailed Nepalese Maoists, politician says.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Nepalese daily newspaper Rajdhani on 29 April Kathmandu, 28 April: Leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI-Marxist] Sitaram Yechury has said India will...

Nepal Maoists warn parties not to renege on constituent assembly pledge.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Nepalese daily newspaper Nepal Samacharpatra on 29 April Kathmandu: Two leaders of the Maoists' sister organizations have threatened to unleash a tsunami of agitation if...

Heliborne, delaying manoeuvre 100 per cent successful - Iran's Esfahan commander.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Vision of the Islamic Republic of Iran Esfahan Provincial TV on 28 April [Presenter] The personnel of the Basij Resistance Force belonging to Ashura Battalions in the city...

Senior cleric says nuclear know-how cannot be taken away from Iranians.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Tehran's Friday prayer leader and Iran's former President Akbar Hashemi-Rafsanjani has said that no-one can take away Iran's nuclear technology. Addressing the worshippers in Tehran University...

Chinese police bust human trafficking ring in Hainan Province.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Beijing, 29 April: Police have busted a cross-border ring organizing illegal emigration from China...

UK urges Morocco, Algeria to bury differences over Sahara problem.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt unattributed report headlined: "London calls on Morocco and Algeria 'to bury' their differences to solve Sahara conflict. Layoune governor rejects Algerian claims of demonstrations",...

Angry locals accuse officials of squandering Afghan reconstruction budget.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Afghan independent Aina TV on 27 April [Presenter] As a result of being in a bad condition, the tarmac has been removed from the newly resurfaced roads of Sar-e Pol...

Nepal legal experts urge people, media to act as parliamentary opposition.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Nepalese daily newspaper Nepal Samacharpatra on 29 April Kathmandu: Legal experts have said that, owing to the absence of a strong opposition in the reinstated House of...

China passes law on passport management.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Beijing, 29 April: China's top legislature on Saturday [29 April] passed the country's first...

Wording of Nepal prime minister's appointment changed.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Nepalese newspaper Kantipur on 29 April Kathmandu, 28 April: The wording "in accordance with the Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal, 1990" in the king's [notice of]...

Allawi's Iraqi list to fill five ministerial portfolios, including defence.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Iraqi Al-Sharqiyah TV on 29 April The Iraqi National List [led by former Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi] has affirmed that it will participate in the new government with...

Eastern Kurdistan party head comments on political conditions in Iran.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) The head of the United Kurdish Front, located in Iran, has told an Iraqi Kurdish newspaper that the party is functioning adequately in Iran although it is not encouraged by the Iranian...

Yahoo accused of helping Chinese government jail another dissident.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Hong Kong newspaper South China Morning Post website on 29 April Yahoo has been linked to the imprisonment of yet another Chinese writer, Wang Xiaoning, who was jailed for...

Senior customs official detained at Moscow's Vnukovo airport.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Russia TV on 29 April [Presenter] The customs services have been hit by another major scandal. A leader of the Vnukovo airport customs house has been detained after he was...

Iranian press menu on 29 April 06.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) AFTAB-E YAZD 1. Comment by Mohammad Hoseyn Ravanbakhsh: "Principle-ism, from claims to action" The commentator observes there is a contradiction between the government's decision not to...

Kenyan leader lauds China's sympathetic outlook towards developing nations.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Kenyan KBC Radio on 29 April President Mwai Kibaki has lauded China's sympathetic outlook towards developing countries and expressed hope that China will continue to use...

Iranian MP says IAEA report on nuclear program "not realistic".
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Iranian news agency IRNA website Tehran, 29 April: A Majlis deputy here Saturday [27 April] said that the report submitted by International Atomic Energy Agency...

Kazakh minister says provision of jobs for youths important.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Kazakh Channel 31 TV on 28 April [Presenter] Something like French youth protests may happen in Kazakhstan, Gulzhan Karagusova, minister of labour and social...

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April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Eritrean Ministry of Information's Shabait website on 28 April Asmara, 28 April: The head of organizational affairs at the [ruling] PFDJ [People's Front for...

Iran weapons crisis worse than Iraq's, Spanish daily says.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from unsigned editorial: "Iran on the nuclear precipice", published by Spanish newspaper La Razon website on 29 April Bad news from Iran. The International Atomic Energy Agency...

DRCongo: Plane crashes in east killing crew, passengers.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by DRCongo's UN-sponsored Radio Okapi website on 28 April A PAT plane transporting telecommunication equipment for Vodacom crashed on the Amisi runway, 73 km from Lubutu...

Armenian, Russian presidents discuss mutual cooperation by phone.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Armenian Public TV on 28 April Armenian President Robert Kocharyan had a telephone conversation with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin today, Mediamax news agency...

Iran president says ready to talk to "all countries" over nuclear row.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Iranian news agency IRNA website Tehran, 29 April: President Mahmud Ahmadinezhad here Friday [29 April] night remarked that Iran would expect the United Nations...