BBC Monitoring International Reports articles from August 2009

BBC Monitoring International Reports archives from August 2009

Chinese envoy meets Nepalese PM, reviews bilateral ties - paper.
August 31, 2009... Text of report by privately-owned Nepalese newspaper Kathmandu Post via eKantipur website on 31 August Kathmandu - Chinese Ambassador Qiu Guohong called on Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal at his office on Sunday [30 August], amid stepped-up...

WHO chief arrives in Rwanda for health summit.
August 31, 2009... Text of report by Edmund Kagire and Edwin Musoni entitled "WHO boss arrives for Health Summit" published in English by Rwandan newspaper The New Times website on 31 August Kigali - The Executive Director of the World Health Organization...

Afghan expert says US envoy did not call for run-off.
August 31, 2009... A prominent Afghan political affairs expert has denied the US special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan has called in a meeting with Karzai for a presidential run-off in Afghanistan. The expert has also criticized a BBC report that Hamed Karzai...

Kazakh, Chinese anti-corruption body chiefs discuss cooperation.
August 31, 2009... Text of report by state-owned Kazakh TV on 29 August [Presenter] Kazakhstan and China are planning to fight corruption jointly. The head of the agency for combating economic crimes and corruption [Financial Police], Kayrat Kozhamzharov, met a...

Commentary says its time for Somaliland to re-envision itself.
August 31, 2009... Text of report in English by Somali pro-Puntland government Garoweonline website on 30 August The people of Somaliland - a separatist republic in northwest Somalia - have been here before. The dictatorial tendencies of President Dahir Riyale,...

Kazakh, Azeri emergencies ministers sign cooperation accord.
August 31, 2009... Excerpt from report by state-owned Kazakh TV on 29 August [First presenter] Kazakh Emergency Situations Minister Vladimir Bozhko has arrived in Azerbaijan on a working visit. During his two-day visit, the minister met his Azerbaijani...

Residents protest against new "Islamist" mayor for central Somali town.
August 31, 2009... Text of report by Somali opposition Radio Voice of Mudug on 29 August Demonstration against the newly-elected mayor takes place in Northern Gaalkacyo town, in central of Somalia. Hundreds of aggravated people have marched the streets of...

Somaliland parliament appoints committee to solve political crisis.
August 31, 2009... Text of report in English by Somali pro-Puntland government Garoweonline website on 30 August A meeting held in Somalia's breakaway republic of Somaliland has concluded with the naming of a new fact-finding committee, Radio Garowe reports. ...

Papua New Guinea minister warns on first known cholera outbreak.
August 31, 2009... Excerpt from report by Papua New Guinea Post-Courier website on 31 August [By Eric Tapakau] Health and HIV Minister Sasa Zibe has announced an outbreak of the potentially deadly disease cholera in the Wasu area of Finschhafen District in...

Afghan candidates slam commission for announcing partial vote count results.
August 31, 2009... Abdollah Abdollah and Ramazan Bashardost have both slammed Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission for continuously announcing results of partial vote count of the 20 August presidential elections, saying the move is against the election...

Gabon main presidential candidates declare themselves winners.
August 31, 2009... Text of report by French state-funded public broadcaster Radio France Internationale on 31 August [Presenter] There are no official results for the presidential elections in Gabon. The electoral commission had announced that it will give the...

Pakistan may launch fresh offensive against Taleban after Mehsud's death - paper.
August 31, 2009... Text of report by Ismail Khan headlined "Troops brace for decisive offensive" published by Pakistani newspaper Daily Times website on 31 August Peshawar: With Baitullah Mehsud dead, troops may be bracing for a new round of offensive against...

Bangladesh pulls out four more army camps from hill tracts.
August 31, 2009... Text of report by Bangladeshi privately-owned newspaper New Age on 31 Aug Four more security camps at four places under Langadu upazila [sub-district] in Rangamati [in Chittagong Hill Tracts - CHT] were withdrawn on Saturday [30 August]...

Sudanese ruling partners to resume talks on referendum bill on 31 August.
August 31, 2009... Text of report in English by Paris-based Sudanese newspaper Sudan Tribune website on 31 August 30 August 2009, Juba: Sudan peace partners will meet on Monday [31 August] in Khartoum to resume talks over the controversial referendum bill which...

Bangladesh remembers US Senator Kennedy.
August 31, 2009... Text of report by Bangladeshi privately-owned newspaper New Age on 31 Aug The foreign minister, Dipu Moni, signed a condolence book at the US embassy in Dhaka on Sunday in remembrance of US Senator Edward M Kennedy who died last week at the...

Kyrgyzstan no longer unpromising country - president.
August 31, 2009... Kyrgyzstan managed to dispel the myth that it is a poor, unpromising country, said Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev in his congratulatory address to the country's people on the occasion of the Independence Day. His address was broadcast live...

Cypriot president begin state visit to Syria.
August 31, 2009... Text of report in English by state-run Syrian news agency SANA website ["President Dimitris Christofias of Cyprus And His Wife Start a State Visit To Syria." - SANA headline] Damascus, 30 August: President Dimitris Christofias of Cyprus...

Syrian president discusses Mideast peace, ties with EU leader Solana.
August 31, 2009... Text of report in English by state-run Syrian news agency SANA website ["President Al-Assad Discusses With Solana Enhancing Cooperation Between Syria And the Eu And Efforts for Reviving Peace P" - SANA headline] Damascus, 30 August:...

Israel sentences former Arafat aide over weapons ship case.
August 31, 2009... Text of report in English by privately-owned Israeli daily The Jerusalem Post website on 30 August [Unattributed report: "Karine A Mastermind Gets 20 Years"] A month after he was convicted of dealing arms and funding and organizing the...

Heavy rains in Afghan east kill 10, destroy 300 houses.
August 31, 2009... Excerpt from report by private Pakistan-based Afghan Islamic Press news agency Jalalabad, 31 August: At least 10 people have been killed and hundreds of houses destroyed due to heavy rains and floods in Jalalabad. According to details, 10...

Northern rebels surrender to Yemeni army.
August 31, 2009... Text of report in English by state-run Yemeni news agency Saba website Sanaa, 30 August: Tens of rebels in Sa'dah gave themselves up to the army, a military source told Al-Motamar.net on Sunday [30 August]. The sources also denied claims...

Tanzanian opposition party prepares for elections.
August 31, 2009... Text of report by Tanzanian newspaper The Guardian on Sunday website on 31 August The opposition Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (Chadema) [Development and Democracy party] yesterday started screening its candidates vying for various party...

TV reports on alleged Syrian role in Iraq blasts; tribal coalition forged; roundup.
August 31, 2009... Al-Iraqiyah Television during its 1700 gmt newscast on 30 August highlights accusations to Syria of training and financing the masterminds and perpetrators of the 19 August bombings in Baghdad and the formation of a new tribal coalition in the...

Iran parliament debates president's nominee for education minister.
August 31, 2009... On day two of the three-day parliamentary debates on the new Iranian cabinet proposed by President Ahmadinezhad on 31 August, MPs commented on the president's choice of a woman for the post of education minister. The debates were broadcast live...

Ukrainian premier says no need for emission to pay for Russian gas.
August 31, 2009... Text of report by Ukrainian Korrespondent.net website on 28 August Prime Minister Yuliya Tymoshenko is confident that Ukraine will pay for August supplies of Russian gas on time, according to a statement by the media relations department of...

Chinese experts say ties with Japan not to be affected after DPJ takes power.
August 31, 2009... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) TOKYO, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) - The main opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) scored an overwhelming victory over the ruling Liberal Democratic Party...

Chinese office reiterates "resolute opposition" to Dalai Lama's Taiwan visit.
August 31, 2009... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) BEIJING, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) - The Chinese mainland Sunday reiterated its "resolute opposition" against the Dalai Lama's visit to Taiwan. "The Democratic...

Earthquake hits Northwest China's Qinghai.
August 31, 2009... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) [Xinhua: "2nd Ld-Writethru: Earthquake Hits NW China's Qinghai"] BEIJING, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) - A 5.0-magnitude earthquake hit northwest China's Qinghai...

Nepal PM wants closer UN supervision of Maoist ex-combatants.
August 31, 2009... Text of report by privately-owned Nepalese newspaper Kathmandu Post via eKantipur website on 31 August Kathmandu, [Sunday] 30 August: Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal on Sunday raised serious concern over the recent incident in Kapilvastu...

Iran daily says names, proofs of post-poll events be made public.
August 31, 2009... Text of report citing Hayat-e No headlined "Then why don't you announce the names of infiltrators?" published by Iranian provincial newspaper Qods on 30 August In an editorial, quoting the Friday speech of Ahmadinezhad, the newspaper [Hayat-e...

UK official visits Somaliland to help mediate political dispute.
August 31, 2009... Text of report in English by Somali pro-Puntland government Garoweonline website on 29 August An official from the United Kingdom's embassy in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa arrived in Hargeysa on Saturday to help mediate the worsening...

Iraqi parliament calls for international tribunal; political update.
August 31, 2009... Al-Iraqiyah Television reports within its 0900 gmt newscast on 30 August on calls by the Iraqi parliament's Legal Committee for forming an international tribunal to investigate crimes "the details of which cannot be revealed"; the Council of...

Decision on USA missile shield to be taken soon - Polish official.
August 31, 2009... Text of report in English by Polish national independent news agency PAP Warsaw, 30 August: Decisions on the installation in Poland of the US missile shield will fall in four-five weeks, Foreign Deputy Minister Jacek Najder said on Saturday....

Czech Interior Ministry bans German NGO - news agency.
August 31, 2009... Text of report in English by Czech national public-service news agency CTK Prague, 30 August: The Interior Ministry has banned the Sudeten German Association in Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia that demands the abolition of President Edvard...

Iranian foreign minister urges Iraqi parties to join alliance; security update.
August 31, 2009... Al-Sharqiyah Television in Arabic reports within its morning newscasts on 30 August on statements by the Iranian foreign minister regarding divisions in the Iraqi coalition bloc. The channel also reports extensively on security developments...

Fiji "not flinching" as Commonwealth expulsion deadline nears.
August 31, 2009... Text of report by news portal Fijilive website on 31 August Fiji is set to face suspension from the Commonwealth for not adhering to certain conditions by tomorrow. The Commonwealth Action Group [CMAG], which addresses serious or persistent...

Koreas to normalize traffic flow at joint industrial park.
August 31, 2009... Text of report in English by South Korean news agency Yonhap SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) - The two Koreas will normalize the flow of traffic to a joint industrial park in the North from Tuesday [1 September], officials said, following Pyongyang's...

South Korea president replaces staff ahead of cabinet reshuffle.
August 31, 2009... Text of report in English by South Korean news agency Yonhap SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) - President Lee Myung-bak [Ri Myo'ng-pak] replaced five of his nine senior secretaries in a major shakeup of the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae [ROK...

Nigerian said among two peackeeping staff abducted in Darfur.
August 31, 2009... Text of report by Nigerian newspaper This Day website on 31 August [Report by Juliana Taiwo: "Gunmen Kidnap Nigerian UN Staff in Darfur"] Two international civilian staff -a Nigerian male and a woman -of the joint United Nations/African...

Somaliland Police Forces Seize Parliament Building in Hargeysa
August 31, 2009... Text of report in English by Somali pro-Puntland government Garoweonline website on 29 August Soldiers in Somalia's separatist republic of Somaliland have seized the parliament building on a day a UK embassy official arrived to mediate the...

Chinese party delegation leaves for visits to four Asian nations.
August 31, 2009... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) [Xinhua: "CCP Delegation Leaves for Visits To Four Asian Nations"] CHENGDU, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) - A delegation of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) left...

Official says no famine in southern Sudan, situation stable.
August 31, 2009... Text of report in English by state-owned Sudanese news agency Suna website Khartoum, 30 August: The commissioner for humanitarian aid, Hasabu Muhammad Abd-al-Rahman, said that what is happening in south Sudan is not a famine but a food gap in...

Guinea-Conakry: Anti-junta youth group rally again in capital.
August 31, 2009... Text of report by French state-funded public broadcaster Radio France Internationale on 31 August Hundreds of youth chanting "Dadis must go", a message which speaks for itself in reference to the junta chief's intention to stand for...

Fencing of key Kenyan forest completed.
August 31, 2009... Text of report by John Kariuki entitled ''Fencing of Aberdares completed'' published by Kenyan privately-owned newspaper Daily Nation website on 30 August Kenya's Wildlife and Forestry Minister Noah Wekesa on Saturday [27 August] joined...

Thai police in Yala province on full alert for possible car bomb attack.
August 31, 2009... Text of report in English by Thai newspaper The Nation website on 31 August Yala police were Monday ordered to be full alert against possible car bomb attack. The order was given by Yala police chief Pol Maj Gen Sayan Kasersaen. The police...

Sudanese leader holds talks with AU officials in Libya.
August 31, 2009... Text of report in English by state-owned Sudanese news agency Suna website Tripoli, 30 August: President of the Republic Field Marshal Umar al-Bashir Sunday [30 August] received in his residence in Tripoli, on the sidelines of the African...

Delegation of French senators to visit Nigeria to improve legislative ties.
August 31, 2009... Text of report by private Nigerian newspaper The Guardian website on 31 August [Report by Collins Olayinka: "French Senators To Visit Nigeria"] A delegation of French senators, led by a former minister, Jacques Legendre, is due in Abuja...

Sudan: Kidnappers seek half million dollar ransom for release of peacekeepers.
August 31, 2009... Text of report in English by Paris-based Sudanese newspaper Sudan Tribune website on 31 August 30 August 2009, Khartoum: The Sudanese government condemned strongly the kidnapping of two peacekeepers of the hybrid peacekeeping mission and...

Prominent Kazakh pundit says business community "nervous" amid bankers' arrests.
August 31, 2009... Prominent Kazakh political analyst Dosym Satpayev has said that the arrest of Zhomart Yertayev, former CEO of the Alyans Bank, has been expected. Yertayev is accused of embezzling over 1bn dollars while working as the bank's CEO. Satpayev went...

Belarusian leader says Russia admitted dairy war was unnecessary.
August 31, 2009... Text of report in English by Belarusian privately-owned news agency Belapan Minsk, 30 August: Alyaksandr Lukashenka said during his visit to Lahoysk, Minsk region, on Sunday that at their meeting in Sochi on 27 August Russian President Dmitry...

Nigerian economy grows by over five percent in second quarter - Central Bank.
August 31, 2009... Text of report by Nigerian newspaper Vanguard website on 29 August [Report by Babajide Komolafe: "Nigeria Earns $6.9bn From Oil; Economy Grows by 5.1 per cent in Second Quarter"] Nigeria recorded $6.9 billion from crude oil exports in the...

International community raises concerns over Burundi's controversial poll code.
August 31, 2009... Text of report by French state-funded public broadcaster Radio France Internationale on 31 August [Presenter] In Burundi, the draft bill on the electoral code is dividing and the disagreement between the presidential party and the opposition...

Ethiopia willing to broker talks in Somaliland election feud.
August 31, 2009... Text of statement issued by Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (EMFA) on 28 August; published in English by EMFA website on 28 August It has been almost 20 years now since Somalia had a functioning administration that can exercise...

Dalai Lama arrives in Taiwan to mixed reactions.
August 31, 2009... Text of report in English by Taiwanese Central News Agency website [By Deborah Kuo] Kaohsiung, Aug. 31 (CNA) - Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama arrived at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport late Sunday night to mixed...

Two crew members of Ukrainian vessel held by Somali pirates reportedly sick.
August 31, 2009... Excerpt from report by privately-owned Somali Shabeelle Media Network website on 31 August The health situation of some of the crew members of a Ukrainian Vessel being held, for the last three months, by pirates at Somali coast is...

Iraqi Kurdish press highlights (In Arabic) 30 August 09.
August 31, 2009... Al-Ta'akhi, Baghdad, daily newspaper in Arabic published by the Kurdistan Democratic Party, KDP 1. Report: Kurdistan Region PM Nechirvan Barzani extends condolences to deputy chairman of Iraqi Islamic Supreme Council Ammar al-Hakim on his...

Vietnam confirms 155 more swine flu cases 30 Aug.
August 31, 2009... Text of report in English by state-run Vietnamese news agency VNA website Hanoi (VNA) -Vietnam confirmed 155 more cases of A/H1N1 influenza on August 30, raising the total number of flu patients in the country to 2,724 with two deaths. The...

Regional body to meet over Niger crisis on 5 September.
August 31, 2009... Text of report by French state-funded public broadcaster Radio France Internationale on 31 August The opposition demonstrated again in Niger yesterday against the new constitution which has granted the president a three-year extension to his...

Ukrainian law enforcers detain Russian trafficker, Guinean migrants.
August 31, 2009... The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has detained a Russian national who is suspected of trafficking about a dozen of mostly underage Ukrainian girls to Moscow in 2004-07, the Ukrainian news agency UNIAN reported on 28 August. Although his...

Turkish foreign minister arrives in Iraq.
August 31, 2009... Baghdad Al-Iraqiyah Television in Arabic carries at 0725 gmt on 31 August the following "breaking" news as a screen caption: "Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu arrives in Baghdad." Source: Al-Iraqiyah TV, Baghdad, in Arabic 0725 gmt...

Suspected militant wanted by Indian intelligence offloaded from flight - paper.
August 31, 2009... Text of unattributed report headlined "Man wanted by IB off-loaded from flight" published by Indian newspaper The Hindu website on 31 August Thiruvananthapuram: A 28-year-old youth from Wayanad, Kabeer Sayed, who is a suspected activist of...

Israel serves 19 demolition orders on West Bank outposts.
August 31, 2009... Text of report by Israeli public radio station Voice of Israel Network B on 31 August The Civil Administration handed down 19 demolition orders for buildings in Yitzhar and the Havat Gil'ad outpost in Samaria [West Bank]. The Civil...

Chinese army gets tough with lawless drivers ahead of National Day parade.
August 31, 2009... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) BEIJING, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) - The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) has introduced strict new penalties for personnel caught drink-driving and...

China's A/H1N1 flu vaccine set for final experts approval.
August 31, 2009... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) BEIJING, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) - China's State Food and Drug Administration will hold an experts certification meeting at 2 p.m. on Monday, to test the...

Lao party chief to visit China 6-13 Sep.
August 31, 2009... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) BEIJING, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) - Choummaly Saygnasone, secretary general of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Central Committee and president of the Lao...

Identity cards said being given to underage students in Tanzania's Pemba Island.
August 31, 2009... Text of report by Tanzanian newspaper The Guardian on Sunday website on 30 August Controversy continues to haunt registration for the issuance of Identity Cards (IDs) in Pemba [in Zanzibar] with children aged below 18 years reportedly...

Chinese state TV news presenter becomes UNAIDS ambassador.
August 31, 2009... Text of report by Hong Kong newspaper South China Morning Post website on 31 August CCTV-9 news presenter James Chau has been appointed a UNAids goodwill ambassador. He is the first person living on the mainland to be named by the United...

China's Shanghai 2020 vision is "alarming" news for Hong Kong - lawmaker.
August 31, 2009... Text of report by Hong Kong newspaper The Standard website on 31 August Shanghai's push to become an international financial centre by 2020 is "alarming news" for Hong Kong, the lawmaker for the accountancy sector has warned. Premier Wen...

Fiji PM invites Samoan counterpart to visit.
August 31, 2009... Text of report by privately-owned owned national daily newspaper Fiji Sun website on 31 August Samoa Prime Minister Tuila'epa Sailele Malielegaoi might change the way he sees Fiji if he comes over for a visit, Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe...

Al-Jazeera TV discusses Iranian, Turkish mediation in Iraq-Syria conflict.
August 31, 2009... [From the "noon newscast:" Interviews with Dr Sa'd al-Hadithi, writer and political analyst, via satellite from Baghdad; and Yusuf al-Sharifi, director of Al-Jazeera bureau in Ankara, via satellite from Ankara by Fayruz al-Zayyani and...

Turkish foreign minister visits Egypt beginning of September.
August 31, 2009... Text of report in English by Turkish semi-official news agency Anatolia Cairo, 30 August: Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu is set to visit Egypt on the invitation of his Egyptian counterpart Ahmad Aboul Gheit on September 1-3. ...

Cypriot president to discuss Cyprus issue with Syrian counterpart.
August 31, 2009... Text of report in English by Greek Cypriot news agency CNA Nicosia, 30 August: The Cyprus problem as well as issues concerning bilateral ties will be discussed between Cyprus President Demetris Christofias [Dhimitrios Khristofias] and his...

Nigerian trade body faults Central Bank for banking sector crisis.
August 31, 2009... Text of report by Nigerian newspaper Vanguard website on 30 August [Unattributed report: "LCCI Faults CBN, NDIC Over Troubled Banks"] The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has faulted the CBN [Central Bank of Nigeria] and the...

Romanian top political leader censures "hostile" relationship with Moldova.
August 31, 2009... Text of report in English by Romanian government news agency Agerpres Bucharest, 30 August: Chief of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), in the ruling coalition, Mircea Geoana said on Sunday [ 30 August] at Fancel, Mures County, that "there is...

Portuguese intelligence infiltrates agents into ministries - paper.
August 31, 2009... Excerpt from report by Portuguese newspaper Diario de Noticias website on 25 August [Unattributed report: "Spies on Their Way to the Public Administration"] The Portuguese secret services are signing protocols with the public services in...

Latvian daily questions calls for devaluation of national currency.
August 31, 2009... Text of report by Latvian newspaper Diena on 31 August [Commentary by Pauls Raudseps: "Aggressive Ones"] It is hard to refrain from an ironic smirk when thinking about the fact that the People's Party [TP], from which hailed a prime...

Pakistani ship to take part in anti-piracy operations in Gulf of Aden.
August 31, 2009... Text of report by staff reporter headlined "Frigate leaves for anti-piracy mission" published by Pakistan newspaper Dawn website on 31August Karachi, Aug 30: Pakistan Navy's frigate PNS Khyber departed on Sunday [30 August] to participate in...

Kenyan MPs to debate Mau Forest report 1 September.
August 31, 2009... Text of report entitled ''Mau report promises heated debate in House'' published by Kenyan privately-owned newspaper Daily Nation website on 31 August The country's collective environmental eye will be trained on parliament on Tuesday [1...

Talks between Pakistani Taleban factions fail - paper.
August 31, 2009... Text of report headlined "Al-Qai'dah fails to unite Pakistani Taleban published by Pakistan newspaper Daily Times website on 31 August Lahore: Negotiations between the Taleban of Mullah Nazir group and the supporters of Baitullah Mehsud group...

Turkish PM reaffirms determination to complete "democratic move".
August 31, 2009... Text of report in English by Turkish semi-official news agency Anatolia Ankara: Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that the democratic move would be completed regardless of its cost. Erdogan attended the...

Turkish, Chinese ministers discuss Urumqi incidents.
August 31, 2009... Text of report in English by Turkish semi-official news agency Anatolia Beijing: Turkish State Minister Zafer Caglayan met with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi on Sunday. Caglayan told reporters that they discussed relations between...

Army unit, petrol station come under fire in Russia's Ingushetia.
August 31, 2009... Text of report by Russian internet news agency Regnum, specializing in regional reporting 31 August: A motorized infantry unit has come under fire in Ingushetia. Gunmen at 0030 [2030 gmt] on 30 August opened fire from grenade launchers and...

Kenyan premier's party to meet 1 September to discuss unity.
August 31, 2009... Text of report by David Ohito entitled ''Raila, Ruto move to end differences'' published by Kenyan privately-owned daily newspaper The Standard website on 31 August; subheadings as published Prime Minister [PM] Raila Odinga has quietly put...

US envoy says looking forward to working with new Japan government.
August 31, 2009... Text of report in English by Japan's largest news agency Kyodo Tokyo, Aug. 31 Kyodo - US Ambassador to Japan John Roos said Monday he looks forward to working with the next Japanese government on "the full range of" bilateral issues. ...