BBC Monitoring International Reports articles from April 2006

BBC Monitoring International Reports archives from April 2006

BBC Monitoring News Diary for Saturday 29 April 2006.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Main stories at 0100 gmt IRAN: Watching for Iranian and international reaction to IAEA report that Tehran has failed to suspend its uranium-enrichment programme (as available) WORLD:...

The pick of Uzbek youth selected for army - paper.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Valeriy Petrovskiy entitled "To be a defender of the homeland is great honour and responsibility!", published by Uzbek newspaper Narodnoye Slovo on 21 Apr 06l In line...

Ethiopia: Civil disobedience reportedly paralyse government activities in south.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Ethiopian opposition website Ethiopian Review on 28 April In the town of Fiche [northwestern Ethiopia] and surrounding areas trucks carrying farm products have...

Japanese premier sets off on African, European tour.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report in English by Japanese news agency Kyodo Tokyo, 29 April: Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi left Tokyo's Haneda airport Saturday [29 April] morning for a seven-day trip...

Nigerian presidential aide denies Obasanjo involved in air mishap on 28 April.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Radio Nigeria from Lagos on 28 April [Presenter] Contrary to rumour going about in the country that the presidential aircraft carrying President Olusegun Obasanjo was...

Uganda denies redeploying troops in DRCongo.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Radio Uganda on 29 April Government has denied claims that it has redeployed troops in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Addressing journalists yesterday at Bombo...

Malawi parliament petitioned to stop sale of telecom parastatal.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Malawi Institute of Journalism (MIJ) radio on 28 April Former Malawi Telecommunications Limited, MTL acting board chairman Kenneth Msonda has written Speaker of Parliament...

Netherlands suspends aid to Kenya over "lacklustre" fight against graft.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Jeff Otieno entitled "Aid suspended over graft" published by Kenyan newspaper Daily Nation website on 29 April The Dutch government has suspended a 10.5bn-shilling...

Kyrgyz rally moves to main square.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Kyrgyz news agency Kabar Bishkek, 29 April: Part of the participants of the rally, who have gathered in front of the Bishkek city administration, are heading for the...

Ugandan poll body sets date for election of youth MPs.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report entitled "Youth MP polls for May 8" published by Ugandan newspaper The New Vision website on 29 April The election of youth MPs takes place on 8 and 9 May, the Electoral...

Copyright violation issue no longer impedes Russia's accession to WTO - official.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Russian news agency RIA Washington, 29 April: The issue of violation of intellectual property rights is no longer an obstacle at the negotiations with the USA on Russia's...

Fire reported at Kyrgyz Finance Ministry.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Russian news agency ITAR-TASS Bishkek, 29 April: A fire broke out inside the building of the Kyryz Finance Ministry, in the centre of Bishkek, this morning. Several...

Pakistan test-fires long-range ballistic missile.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) news agency Rawalpindi, 29 April: Pakistan on Saturday [29 April] carried out a successful test fire of its long range surface-to-surface...

Daily says Iran's nuclear "achievements" challenge to "US hegemony".
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Tehran Times website on 29 April By our staff writer The Western media began a new wave of psychological operations suggesting that the US military would soon...

Iran to cooperate with nuclear watchdog if case handled by IAEA - daily.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Tehran Times website on 29 April Tehran Times Political Desk Vienna: On Thursday [28 April], the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Mohamed...

More Kyrgyz brave rain for rally in capital.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Kyrgyz AKIpress news agency website Bishkek, 29 April: Despite the rainy weather, people have begun to gather at [central] Ala-Too square to participate in a peaceful...

Kyrgyz interior minister vows to ensure order during rally.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Russian news agency ITAR-TASS Bishkek, 29 April: Police are prepared to ensure law and order at the mass rally being hold in the centre of Bishkek today, Kyrgyz Interior...

Kenyan paper urges break of ties with West in wake of Chinese leader's visit.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of editorial entitled "Chinese president's visit instructive in many ways" published by Kenyan newspaper The Standard website on 29 April There are two ways of looking at Chinese...

Kyrgyz president, premier meet rally participants.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Russian news agency ITAR-TASS Bishkek, 29 April: Despite a downpour, Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev has come out to meet the participants of the mass rally which is...

Dysentery outbreak registered in Russia's Dagestan.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Russian Channel One TV on 29 April [Presenter] The number of people admitted to hospital with acute intestinal infection has significantly grown in Dagestan. Seventy people...

Kyrgyz rally called off due to heavy rain - agency.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Russian news agency Interfax Bishkek, 29 April: Representatives of the headquarters of the opposition rally have adopted a decision to stop the protest in the centre of...

Taleban kidnap Indian engineer in Afghan Zabol Province.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Pakistan-based Afghan Islamic Press news agency Kandahar, 29 April: Zabol officials say that the kidnapped engineer is an Indian national who works for Roshan...

BBC Monitoring quotes from Iranian press 29 April 2006.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) The following is a selection of quotes from editorials published in 29 April 2006 editions of Iranian newspapers available to the BBC via the Internet at 0700 gmt: Nuclear dossier ...

Nepal PM, ministers not to take Privy Council oath.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Nepalese daily newspaper Nepal Samacharpatra on 29 April Kathmandu: Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala will not take the Raj Parishad [Privy Council] oath. He is...

Ugandan army accuses DRCongo of "sheltering" LRA rebels.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Emmy Allio entitled "Congo hiding Kony - army" published by Ugandan newspaper The New Vision website on 29 April The Uganda People's Defence Forces has accused the...

Tanzania leader continues visit to Zimbabwe; backs Mugabe land reforms - paper.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Guardian reporter entitled "Kikwete supports Mugabe over land" published by Tanzanian newspaper The Guardian website on 29 April Tanzania lent its support to Zimbabwe...

Al-Qa'idah figure Al-Zawahiri speaks about Iraq on Internet video - Al-Jazeera.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Qatari Al-Jazeera satellite TV on 29 April In a videotape posted on the Internet, Ayman al-Zawahiri, second in command of the Al-Qa'idah organization, said that the...

Police injured in clash with Taleban in southern Afghanistan.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Pakistan-based Afghan Islamic Press news agency Kandahar, 29 April: Three police officers have been wounded in a clash with the Taleban in Kandahar Province [southern...

Almost 60 Iraqis killed in Ba'qubah attacks.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Qatari Al-Jazeera satellite TV on 28 April Iraqi National Security Adviser Muwaffaq al-Rubay'i has said that the coalition troops will probably leave Iraq by the start of...

Egyptian police arrest two suspects in connection with Sinai blasts.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Egyptian news agency MENA Al-Arish, 28 April: Security forces in North Sinai detained two drivers suspected of having participated in Dahab and Al-Jura blasts....

Palestinian Al-Aqsa Brigades denies participation in new security force.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) At 2022 gmt on 28 April, Palestinian Ma'an news agency reported from Khan Yunis: "Interior Ministry spokesman Khalid Abu-Hilal said that the auxiliary police support force will be ready...

China, Taiwan, Singapore press quotes on Iran 29 Apr 06.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) The following is a selection of quotes from editorials and commentaries carried in 29 April 2006 website editions of mainland Chinese, Taiwan, Malaysian and Singaporean newspapers available to...

Kyrgyz rally to resume 27 May unless demands met, says opposition.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Russian news agency ITAR-TASS Bishkek, 29 April: The mass rally, demanding political reforms, in the centre of Bishkek has ended after President Kurmanbek Bakiyev...

Iran: Interior Minister visits north-west, underlines border security.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Iranian newspaper Iran website on 27 April Regarding the publication in a Zionist newspaper of some news about plans to assassinate Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinezhad,...

US, India to discuss nuclear deal 2 May.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Indian news agency PTI New Delhi,StartDateStartDate 28 April: US Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher will undertake a two-day visit here from 2 May to take...

Afghan official reports arrest of ten Taleban fighters.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Afghan independent Pajhwok news agency website Kandahar, 29 April: [Kandahar] province authorities claim arresting 10 Taleban [fighters] during a...

Iranian daily says US involvement in Iraq's political destiny "ludicrous".
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Iranian newspaper Keyhan International on 29 April Donald Rumsfeld, the US Secretary of Defence and Condoleezza Rice, the US Secretary of State, did their very...

Lithuania preparing to host international conference in Vilnius 3-5 May 06.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Lithuanian newspaper Kauno Diena on 28 April Twenty-six high-ranking delegations from different countries of the world will take part in a large international...

Radio says no "immediate" development should be expected in Iran's nuclear case.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Iranian radio on 29 April [Announcer] Political experts and media have expressed contradictory views regarding a report released yesterday by Mr Al-Baradi'i, the head of...

Thai prime minister makes unscheduled visit to Philippines.
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 leader Thaksin Shinawatra files straight from Beijing to Philippines to meet President Arroyo...

Russia: Over 700 paratroopers killed in North Caucasus since end of 1999.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Russian news agency Interfax-AVN website Moscow, 28 April: The Russian airborne forces lost over 700 servicemen during the antiterrorist operation in Chechnya...

Somalia regional authority project to be launched 29 April.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Somali Radio HornAfrik on 29 April [Presenter] The Transitional Federal Government of Somalia [TFGS] and officials from the international community are today expected to...

Saudi Arabia to establish state security court.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of unattributed report in English from Riyadh entitled: "Security court in six months" published by Saudi newspaper Saudi Gazette website on 29 April In six months' time a state...

China adopts law on farm produce safety.
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 legislature, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress...

Thai prime minister's opponent turns himself in to police.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Wassayos Ngamkham and Prasit Tangprasert, published in English by Thai newspaper Bangkok Post website on 29 April; all times local Media activist Sondhi Limthongkul...

Russia looking to sell arms to Latin America.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Russian news agency RIA Novosti Moscow, 28 April: Rosoboroneksport is conducting negotiations on weapons supplies with a number of Latin American countries, the assistant...

Two terror suspects killed by Indonesian police.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Indonesian news agency Antara website Jakarta, 29 April: Police Chief Gen Sutanto confirmed here Saturday [29 April] the arrest of three alleged terrorists in...

China, Kenya issue joint communique on boosting ties.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Nairobi, 28 April: Chinese President Hu Jintao and Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki agreed to continue...

Palestinian official on Fatah committee meeting, Abbas-Qaddumi reconciliation.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Walid Awad in Ramallah entitled: "Abbas Zaki tells Al-Quds al-Arabi that President Abbas may leave France for Tunisia to reconcile with Qaddumi; the Palestinian diplomatic...

Abbas not trying to strengthen Palestinian presidency at government's expense.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Palestinian radio Voice of Palestine on 29 April Sa'ib Urayqat, head of the PLO [Palestine Liberation Organization] Negotiations Affairs Department, rejected accusations...

Pakistan's envoy to UN stresses diplomatic solution to Iran issue.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Pakistan's PTV World television on 28 April; words within double slantlines in English [Presenter] Head of the International Atomic Energy Agency Muhammad al-Baradi'i...

Iran to respond to concerns of nuclear agency if dossier remains with agency.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) A senior Iranian nuclear official said on Saturday that Iran is prepared to respond to issues raised by the International Atomic Energy Agency, if Tehran's nuclear dossier remains at the Agency...

Turkmen leader tours farming areas, sets tasks.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Turkmen farmers will be provided with assistance in order to meet targets set for the country's agrarian sector, President Saparmyrat Nyyazow has said. In remarks made on 28 April, during a...

Polisario official welcomes Security Council resolution on Western Sahara.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Algerian radio on 29 April [Presenter] The Security Council has approved a new resolution that offers a just and permanent political resolution to the Western Saharan...

Australia to set up inquiry into death of soldier in Iraq.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from transcript of briefing by Australian Minister for Defence Bernard Nelson on 29 April; carried that day by Australian Department of Defence website Brendan Nelson: Good...

I will never flee, Kyrgyz president tells rally.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Kyrgyz news agency Kabar Bishkek, 29 April: Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev and Prime Minister Feliks Kulov have come to address the rally in a square in Bishkek....

Casualties reported in Nepal army barracks blast.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of "breaking news" report by Nepalnews.com website on 29 April Reports say there has been mine explosion within the Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) barracks at Tamghas, the district...

US president meets mother of Japanese girl abducted by North Korea.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Japanese news agency Kyodo Washington, 28 April: US President George W. Bush promised Friday [28 April] to press North Korea to return abductees and respect...

Palestinian spokesman rejects marginalization of government.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Palestinian radio Voice of Palestine on 29 April Government spokesman Ghazi Hamad said that cancellation or marginalization of the government by certain states for any...

Terror suspect at large after Indonesian raid - dispatch.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Radio Australia on 29 April [Newsreader] Indonesian police say that a key bomb-maker involved in the Australian embassy bombing in Jakarta in 2004 has been killed in a...

Three rockets land near airport in eastern Nangarhar Province.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Pakistan-based Afghan Islamic Press news agency Jalalabad, 29 April: Three rockets landed near Jalalabad Airport last night, causing no casualties. Confirming this to...

Uganda: Parliament passes Persons with Disabilities Bill.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Henry Mukasa entitled "New PWDs law grants them right to jobs, sex" published by Ugandan newspaper The New Vision website on 29 April Parliament passed a new law on...

Azeri position on Karabakh unchanged, leader says in USA.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Azerbaijani TV station Lider on 28 April [Presenter] As we have already reported at the beginning of our newscast, the meeting between the Azerbaijan and US presidents has...

Israel trying to conclude Palestinian issue "unilaterally" - Abd-Rabbuh.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Palestinian radio Voice of Palestine on 29 April PLO [Palestine Liberation Organization] Executive Council member Yasir Abd-Rabbuh warned of attempts by the Israeli...

Senior Russian MP welcomes Iranian role in Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) A senior Russian MP has said he can see no reason why Iran should not become a fully fledged member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. Iran currently has observer status. Speaking on...

Russian government discusses aid to Koryakia, tax laws.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Russian Channel One TV on 28 April [Presenter] The Russian government today discussed emergency assistance to the population of Koryakia, which was affected by an...

Fire at Kyrgyz Finance Ministry put out.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Russian news agency ITAR-TASS Bishkek, 29 April: The fire which broke out in the building of the Kyrgyz Finance Ministry this morning has been extinguished. According...

Romania supports western Balkan nations EU, NATO bids - premier.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Romanian news agency Rompres Bucharest, 28 April: President Traian Basescu re-affirmed Romania's support for the European and Euro-Atlantic integration of the...

Insurgets attack Afghan military units in southeastern Paktika Province.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Pakistan-based Afghan Islamic Press news agency Khost, 29 April: A serious clash erupted in the Angur Ada area in Paktika last night. The governor of Paktika Province,...

Czech news agency schedule of evenst for 29 Apr 06.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) [This schedule of events has not been edited for content, nor have personal names and party names, abbreviations, etc. been amended.] Text of report in English by Czech news agency CTK ...

Three rebels killed in Russian southern republic.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) The Russian Federal Security Service directorate for Kabarda-Balkaria, the republic's Interior Ministry and the centre for combating terrorism discovered three rebels in a residential building...

Kenyan leader lauds China's sympathetic outlook towards developing countries.
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 spokesman dismisses US allegations of supporting terrorism.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Iranian news agency IRNA website Tehran, 29 April: Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi said here Saturday [29 April] Tehran gives no importance to the US...

UN human rights chief to arrive in Sudan 29 April.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Sudanese independent newspaper Al-Ayyam on 29 April The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Louise Arbour, will be arriving today for a one-week visit to the country...

Syrian press highlights 28 Apr 06.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) The following are highlights of the Syrian press on the Internet on 28 April 2006. Al-Thawrah praises the positions of Norway and Switzerland towards the Palestinian government, saying they...

China ratifies extradition treaty with Spain.
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] ratified an extradition treaty...

Lebanese foreign minister on ties with Syria, USA, national dialogue.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of interview with Lebanese Foreign Minister Fawzi Sallukh by unidentified Al-Dustur correspondent in Beirut on 26 April entitled: "Lebanese foreign minister tells Al-Dustur: Syria did not...

Saudi press highlights 28 Apr 06.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) The following are highlights of the Saudi press on the Internet on 28 April 2006: I. International issues 1. Iraq a. Al-Watan newspaper website carries an editorial entitled: "Who...

Afghan officials launch search for kidnapped Indian national.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report in English by Afghan independent Pajhwok news agency website Ghazni/Kandahar, 29 April 29: The Interior Ministry today said that a search operation has been launched to...

Pakistan nuclear scientist released after 30 months of debriefing.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Syed Irfan Raza entitled: "Scientist released after 30 months", published by Pakistani newspaper Dawn website on 29 April Islamabad, 28 April: Senior nuclear scientist of...

Iranian president calls Indian premier to discuss energy.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Indian news agency PTI New Delhi,StartDateStartDate 28 April: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday [28 April] night spoke to Iranian President Mohd Ahmadinezhad...

Taiwan offers courses for officials from diplomatic allies.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Elisa Kao, carried in English by Taiwanese Central News Agency website Taipei, 29 April: Two courses offered by a Republic of China [ROC] government fund to government...

Nepal press selection list 29 Apr 06.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) THE KATHMANDU POST UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has welcomed the restoration of parliament and truce by Maoists in Nepal. (p 1) The US embassy in Kathmandu is resuming from 1 May...

British official Kim Howells issues warning on Iraq chaos.
April 29, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Bari'ah Alam-al-Din in London entitled: "London: Iraq's chaos threatening entire region" published by London-based newspaper Al-Hayat website on 28 April Kim Howells, the...