BBC Monitoring International Reports articles from August 2012

BBC Monitoring International Reports archives from August 2012

China, New Zealand to Aid Water Development Project in Cook Islands
August 31, 2012... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Rarotonga, Cook Islands, 30 August: China, New Zealand and the Cook Islands announced a new partnership that will deliver an improved water mains system...

Chinese Dissident Jailed on Evidence from Yahoo Released
August 31, 2012... Text of report in English by Japan's largest news agency Kyodo Hong Kong, 31 August: A Chinese dissident who was sentenced to 10 years in prison for "inciting subversion" after Internet giant Yahoo turned over identification materials that...

Informal EU Meeting in Cyprus to Push Ahead Agreement on MFF by End of 2012
August 31, 2012... Text of report in English by Greek Cypriot news agency CNA [Unattributed report: "Informal European Affairs Meeting Decides To Push Ahead With an Agreement on MFF by End of 2012"] Nicosia, Aug 30 (CNA) -The EU Ministers pledged their...

Jordan Says "Organized Powers" Working for Failure of Forthcoming Polls
August 31, 2012... Text of report in English by privately-owned Jordan Times website on 31 August [Unattributed Report: "Maaytah says 'organized powers' working towards election failure"] Amman - Government Spokesperson Samih Ma'atiyah on Thursday [30...

Former Greek PM Re-Elected President of Socialist International
August 31, 2012... Text of report in English by government-affiliated Greek news agency ANA-MPA website [Unattributed report: "G. Papandreou Re-Elected as SI President"] Socialist International (SI) President and ex-premier George [Georgios] Papandreou on...

Somali Forces Arrest 20 over Alleged Links with Al-Shabab Islamists
August 31, 2012... Somalia's transitional government forces and moderate [pro-government] Islamist Ahlu Sunnah wal Jama'a forces in Gedo region, southwestern Somalia, have arrested twenty youngsters for allegedly having links with Al-Shabab, UN-backed Radio...

Russian Pundit Says Authorities Too Weak to Change Migration Policies
August 31, 2012... Text of report by Gazprom-owned, editorially independent Russian news agency Ekho Moskvy Moscow, 30 August: The government realizes that disappearance of migrants will cause a growth in inflation in Russia, the president of the Effective...

Syrian Activists in Jordan Begin Strike over Inadequate International Response
August 31, 2012... Text of report in English by privately-owned Jordan Times website on 31 August [Report by Muath Freij: "Syrian activists begin hunger strike over 'inadequate' int'l response"] Amman - Ten Syrians in Jordan began a hunger strike on Thursday...

Greek Main Opposition Party Says Premier Represents Bankruptcy Lobby
August 31, 2012... Text of report in English by government-affiliated Greek news agency ANA-MPA website [Unattributed report: "SYRIZA: PM ' Bankruptcy Lobby's Representative'"] Main opposition Radical Left Coalition (SYRIZA) on Thursday responded to the...

Cyprus Spokesman: Turkish Cypriots Follow Delaying Tactics in Settlement Talks
August 31, 2012... Text of report in English by Greek Cypriot news agency CNA [Unattributed report: "Turkish Side Follows Delaying Tactics on Cyprus Talks, Government Spokesman Says"] Nicosia, Aug. 30(CNA) - -Government Spokesman Stephanos Stephanou...

Finnish Police See No Threat in Online Discussion about Massacre in Parliament
August 31, 2012... Text of report by Finish popular conservative newspaper Helsingin Sanomat website on 29 August [Report by Lea Karhu: "NBI: Talk About Strike in Parliament Examined, No Preliminary Investigation"] According to the National Bureau of...

Latest IAEA Report "Nothing New" - Iranian MP
August 31, 2012... An Iranian MP has said that the most recent IAEA report on his country's nuclear activities is "political" and contains "nothing new", ISNA news agency reported on 31 August. "The report published by the IAEA about the Islamic Republic of...

Russian Deputy Premier Inspects Progress on Biggest Aircraft-Making Facility
August 31, 2012... Text of report by the website of government-owned Russian newspaper Rossiyskaya Gazeta on 29 August [Report by Sergey Ptichkin: "Zhukovskiy To Become Centre of Aircraft Building. World's Largest Aircraft-Building Centre Being Created Outside...

France Regrets Tymoshenko Appeal Was Rejected, Condemns Iraq Executions
August 31, 2012... Text of report by French Foreign Ministry website www.diplomatie.gouv.fr on 30 August [Statements by Vincent Floreani, deputy spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, from the ministry's daily briefing with correspondents at the Foreign...

About 5,000 Pakistani Students in UK Face Deportation in 60 Days - Report
August 31, 2012... Text of report published by Pakistani newspaper Daily Times website on 31 August London: The future of thousands of Pakistani students studying in British universities and colleges is at stake as they are likely to be deported in 60 days. ...

Syrian Premier Expresses Optimism over Tehran Summit
August 31, 2012... Text of report in English by state-run Syrian news agency SANA website ["Al-Halki: Syria is targeted by systematic terrorist attack backed by foreign, Arab and regional countries" - SANA headline] Tehran, 30 Aug, (SANA) - Prime Minister Dr...

Merkel Visits Beijing, Calms Chinese Fears of Slow Euro Rescue - Website
August 31, 2012... Text of report by independent German Spiegel Online website on 30 August [Report by als/dpa/AFP: "Merkel in Beijing: China Urges Faster Pace on Euro Bailout"] Beijing - China has rolled out the red carpet for Angela Merkel during her visit...

Pakistan Tribal Leaders Urge Government to Negotiate Truce with Bajaur Taleban
August 31, 2012... Text of report published by Pakistani newspaper Dawn website on 31 August Peshawar/Landi Kotal, 30 Aug: The tribal elders have urged the government to negotiate a truce with Taliban, fighting against security forces in the border areas of...

Russian Rights NGOs Happy after USA Said They Are Not "Foreign Agents"
August 31, 2012... Two prominent Russian human rights watchdogs have received a letter from the US administration, saying that they are not "foreign agents", Interfax news agency reported on 31 August. The Moscow Helsinki Group and For Human Rights movement...

Article Analyses South Korean-Japanese Territorial Dispute
August 31, 2012... Text of report by Victor Cha, professor at Georgetown University and senior adviser and Korea chair at CSIS in Washington, headlined "Four Lessons of History" published by South Korean newspaper Chungang Ilbo website on 31 August Political...

Turkish Column Sees Problems in Use of Counterterrorism Intelligence
August 31, 2012... Text of report by Turkish newspaper Yeni Safak website on 30 August [Column by Abdulkadir Selvi: "There is Intelligence, But There Are No Operations"] We are passing through a critical stage in the history of our 30-year-long struggle with...

Danish Police Drop Terrorism Charges against Three Suspects Arrested in April
August 31, 2012... Text of report by Danish leading privately-owned independent newspaper Politiken website on 30 August [Report by Morten Skjoldager: "Police Drop Terrorism Charges Against Three Young Men"] There were no preparations for terrorism when they...

Iran Police Chief Praises Security in Tehran during NAM Summit
August 31, 2012... The Iranian police chief has said that the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit in Tehran is being held in complete security, Iranian IRNA news agency reported on 31 August. "We have made efforts for the meeting not to affect the daily life of...

China to Complete Space Station around 2020 - Astrophysicist
August 31, 2012... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Beijing, 31 August: A senior Chinese astronomer on Friday [31 August] revealed a timeline for China's planned programme of space research. In an...

Russia: St Petersburg and Leningrad Region Media Highlights 20-26 Aug 12
August 31, 2012... The following are highlights from Channel Five and 100 TV news, St Petersburg edition of Novaya Gazeta newspaper, Peterburgskiy Dnevnik weekly, Delovoy Peterburg newspaper, BaltInfo, Lenoblinform and Rosbalt news agencies as well as...

Sweden Set to Send Aid to Syrian National Council
August 31, 2012... Text of report by Swedish nation-wide liberal newspaper Dagens Nyheter website on 30 August [Report by Swedish news agency TT: "Syrian Opposition Promised Swedish Aid"] The opposition Syrian National Council (SNC) is in Stockholm for a...

Highlights from UK Arabic Press 31 Aug 12
August 31, 2012... Al-Hayah Online in Arabic 1. Report saying HAMAS delegation left Cairo after drawing up plans with Egyptian officials for security cooperation. (300 words) 2. Report by Samir Franjiyah on the weaknesses in Hizballah's daily control of the...

"USA Not Reliable Partner," Iran's Leader Tells Iraqi Premier
August 31, 2012... Text of report by state-run Iranian TV news channel on 31 August [Presenter]: At a meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Mr Nuri al-Maliki and his accompanying entourage, His Eminence Ayatollah Khamene'i, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic...

Ingush Activist Could Be Attacked by Law Enforcers - Russian Opposition Leader
August 31, 2012... Text of report by Gazprom-owned, editorially independent Russian news agency Ekho Moskvy Nazran, 31 August: It could be law enforcers who shot at the car of Ingush opposition activist Berd Khazbiyev, member of Ingushetia's branch of the...

China, Taiwan Sign Currency-Clearing Pact to Boost Cross-Strait Financial Ties
August 31, 2012... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Beijing, 31 August: The Chinese mainland and Taiwan Friday [31 August] signed a memorandum on currency clearing, paving the way for a cross-Strait...

Kazakhstan Launches 24-Hour News TV Channel
August 31, 2012... Text of report by privately-owned Interfax-Kazakhstan news agency Astana, 31 August: A 24-hour news TV channel, "24 KZ," will start broadcasting in Kazakhstan from 1 September, the country's culture and information minister, Darkhan Mynbay,...

Programme Summary of Radio Togo News, in French, 0600gmt on 31 August '12
August 31, 2012... 1. Headlines. 2. President Faure Gnassingbe chairs cabinet meeting in Lome on 30 August. 3. President Gnassingbe makes various appointments in public service, military at cabinet meeting of 30 August. (Processing) 4. Togolese National...

Highlights from Bulgarian Press 31 Aug 12
August 31, 2012... Trud in Bulgarian 1. Commentary by Krasimir Uzunov says that Macedonia's attempts to present part of Bulgarian cultural, historical heritage as its own continues to sour bilateral ties, hampers country's EU bid. (pp 18, 19; 1,200 words) 24...

Syrian News Agency Reports "Qualitative Operations" against "Terrorists"
August 31, 2012... Text of report in English by state-run Syrian news agency SANA website ["Army forces carry out qualitative operations against terrorists in several areas" - SANA headline] Provinces, 30 Aug (SANA) - A unit of the armed forces on Thursday...

Guinea Censors Private Radio Ahead of Protests - CPJ
August 31, 2012... Text of report by New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on 30 August Lagos, Nigeria: Authorities in Guinea closed a private radio station on Sunday [26 August], preventing the outlet from reporting on the next day's protests,...

Column Accuses Turkey of Trying to Decieve Public over Refugee Camp
August 31, 2012... Text of report by Turkish privately-owned, mass-circulation daily Hurriyet website on 30 August [Column by Mehmet Y. Yilmaz: "Yes, They Tried to Fool Us with Lies!"] Attempts have been made to fool citizens about the Apaydin Camp, with the...

Visiting US Navy Secretary, Togolese Leader Discuss Piracy
August 31, 2012... Text of report by Togolese government website republicoftogo.com on 28 August President Faure Gnassingbe on Tuesday [28 August] met the American secretary of the navy, Ray Mabus, who is on a 48-hour visit to in line with the common fight...

Italian Daily Criticizes West, Israel for Failing to Adapt to Changing Mideast
August 31, 2012... Text of report by Italian popular privately-owned financial newspaper Il Sole-24 Ore on 31 August [Editorial: "The Arab Spring Does Not End in August"] The script supplied by the Iranian duty presidency provided for the Nonaligned...

China, Germany Agree on "Forward-Looking" Strategic Ties
August 31, 2012... Text of report in China by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Beijing, 30 August: On 30 August, State Vice President Xi Jinping met with German Chancellor Merkel at the Great Hall of the People. Xi Jinping said:...

Kazakh Minister Says Syria's Sovereignty Must Be Respected
August 31, 2012... Text of report by privately-owned Interfax-Kazakhstan news agency Tehran, 31 August: Kazakhstan has called on the world community to observe the principles of sovereignty and non-interference in internal affairs in resolving the conflict in...

Highlights from Hungarian Press 31 Aug 12
August 31, 2012... Magyar Hirlap in Hungarian 1. Defence Ministry State Secretary Karoly Kontrat explains to the parliamentary defence and law enforcement committee that the restructuring of police is to serve efficiency and greater public security (p 3; 370...

Xinhua Analysis Says Purpose of NAM "As Solid as Ever"
August 31, 2012... Text of analysis in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Tehran, 31 August: "The preservation of peace... It is in the pursuit of this policy that we have chosen the path of nonalinement [non-alignment] in...

Finnish Law Enforcers Not Cooperating in Parliament Threat Case - Paper
August 31, 2012... Text of report in English by Finish conservative newspaper Helsingin Sanomat International Edition website on 30 August [Unattributed report: "Security Intelligence Service Kept in Dark About Threatened Attack on Parliament"] National...

UN Chief Asserts Iran's Right to Peaceful Nuclear Energy - Tehran Report
August 31, 2012... Text of report in English by Iranian news channel Press TV website on 31 August UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has asserted Iran's right to use nuclear energy for peaceful objectives, expressing hope that Tehran and the six major world...

Turkish Paper Says Israel's Hints of Attacking Iran Aim to Influence US Election
August 31, 2012... Text of report by Turkish newspaper Yeni Safak website on 30 August [Column by Cem Kucuk: "Israel Taking Aim at Obama"] The world's attention is slowly shifting to the United States because of the upcoming presidential elections in that...

Israeli Homeland Security Minister Calls for Deterrence against Gaza Rocket Fire
August 31, 2012... Text of report by Israeli public radio station Voice of Israel Network B on 31 August Following the rocket fire this morning on Sederot, Minister of Homeland Security Avi Dichter said that Israel will have to create a deterrence that will...

Chinese President Issues Order to Publicize Amendment to Civil Procedure Law
August 31, 2012... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Beijing, 31 August: President Hu Jintao Friday [31 August] issued an order to publicize an amendment to the Civil Procedure Law after China's legislature...

Pakistani Forces Fire 136 Rockets on Eastern Afghan Districts - Official
August 31, 2012... Text of report by state-owned National Afghanistan TV on 31 August [Presenter] A total of 136 missiles have been fired on Konar Province's border districts, as a result of which three people have been wounded. Mohammad Naser Malangzai has...

Russian MP Disapproves of US Republican Presidential Candidate's "Rhetoric"
August 31, 2012... Text of report by Gazprom-owned, editorially independent Russian news agency Ekho Moskvy Moscow, 31 August: A statement by US Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on the need to adopt a harder stance while dealing with Russia lacks...

Egyptian President's Speech at NAM Summit Viewed as "Turning Point" in Mideast
August 31, 2012... Text of report by Italian leading privately-owned centre-left newspaper La Repubblica on 31 August [Commentary by Renzo Guolo: "If Islamist Egypt Changes its Role"] [Egyptian President] Muhammad Mursi's trip to Tehran marks a turning...

Turkish Column Views Minister's "Futile" Appeal for UN Action on Syria
August 31, 2012... Text of report in English by Turkish privately-owned, mass-circulation daily Hurriyet website on 31 August [Column by Semih Idiz: "Turkey's Syrian debacle"] As this piece was being written, the UN Security Council had not yet heard Foreign...

Jordan Education Ministry Rules out Enrolment of Refugees in Public Schools
August 31, 2012... Text of report in English by privately-owned Jordan Times website on 31 August [Report by Khetam Malkawi: "Zaatari children will not attend public schools -ministry"] Amman - Syrian children residing in the Zaatari Refugee Camp will not be...

Iran Rejects IAEA's Report on Parchin Military Site
August 31, 2012... Text of report by semi-official Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA) website Tehran, 31 August: Ali Akbar Salehi has talked about the recent report by Amano [the International Atomic Energy (IAEA) chief] in which it has been mentioned that...

Iran's President Speaks at NAM Summit - Text
August 31, 2012... President Mahmud Ahmadinezhad has proposed that the Non-Aligned Movement to break the "monopoly" of international institutions. He was speaking at the opening ceremony of the 16th summit of the Non-Aligned movement in Tehran. Ahmadinezhad talked...

Chinese Premier Urges Better Market Access with Germany
August 31, 2012... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Tianjin, 31 August: Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said on Friday [31 August] that China-Germany economic and trade relations have long-term and strategic...

Programme Summary of Yekaterinburg's Yermak TV "Den" News 1230 GMT 30 Aug 12
August 31, 2012... Presenters of "Den" news: Timur Valeyev and Irina Arefyeva. 1. 0055 Headlines over video: governor pledges to prevent mass redundancies at aluminium works; suburban train operator accuses regional authorities of non-payment; driver insults...

Government Calls for "Immediate Removal" of Maldives from Commonwealth Agenda
August 31, 2012... Text of report published by Maldives newspaper haveeruonline on 30 August The government today called on the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) to remove the Maldives from its agenda. Following the publication of the final report...

Highlights from Serbian Press 31 Aug 12
August 31, 2012... Vecernje Novosti Online in Serbian 1. Interview with Deputy Prime Minister Grubjesic on meeting with EU's Fule, further progress toward EU integration, says EU sets no new conditions for membership. (800 words) 2. Interview with labor...

Italian Paper Welcomes Egyptian President's "Pragmatism" at NAM Summit
August 31, 2012... Text of report by Italian leading privately-owned centre-right newspaper Corriere della Sera on 31 August [Commentary by Franco Venturini: "The Muslim Brotherhood Leader's Pragmatism"] Addressing the Nonaligned Movement conference in...

Maldives President Says Power Transfer Report Legitimizes Present Government
August 31, 2012... Text of report published by Maldives newspaper Haveeru website on 30 August The President Mohamed Waheed has called on the Maldivians to unite for the nation's development, respect the principles of Islam and focus on the peace and harmony of...

Highlights from Croatian Press 31 Aug 12
August 31, 2012... Jutarnji.hr in Croatian 1. Croatian finance minister says salaries paid in coupons illegal. (100 words) Vecernji.hr in Croatian 1. Agriculture minister says Croatia to impose export duty on wheat, corn, and rape in order to prevent food...

(Corr) Russian MP Disapproves of US Republican Presidential Candidate's "Rhetoric"
August 31, 2012... (correcting the source from Ekho Moskvy news agency to RIA news agency) Text of report by Russian state news agency RIA Novosti Moscow, 31 August: A statement by US Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on the need to adopt a...

Highlights from Cameroonian Press 30 Aug 12
August 31, 2012... Cameroon-tribune.net in English and French 1. Nkendem Forbinake reports in English that the 29th session of the Cameroon-Nigeria UN-sponsored Joint Commission for the implementation of the ICJ judgment of October 10, 2002 resumed work in...

Polish Commentary Urges Cross-Party Consensus on Delaying Euro Currency Adoption
August 31, 2012... Text of report by Polish newspaper Rzeczpospolita on 27 August [Commentary by Michal Szuldrzynski: "Dangerous Game With the Euro"] Political squabbling over when we should abandon the zloty can only harm us - a Rzeczpospolita commentator...

Expert Says Romania Lost 400,000 Jobs Gained during Boom Because of Crisis
August 31, 2012... Text of report in English by Romanian government news agency Agerpres [Unattributed report: "Over 400,000 Jobs Lost, Ratio at 28 Unemployed Per Vacancy"] Bucharest, Aug 31 /Agerpres/ - Romania lost during the crisis more than 400,000 jobs,...

Azeri-Iranian Ties Affected by Poets' Arrest - Baku Minister
August 31, 2012... The arrest by Iran of two Azerbaijani poets has a negative impact on the relations between these two countries, a Baku minister has said. Elmar Mammadyarov, foreign minister of Azerbaijan, made the remarks at a meeting with Iran's Oil...

Russia: Police Kill Suspect Militant in Ingushetia
August 31, 2012... A suspect militant was killed in the settlement of Nesterovskaya in Ingushetia's Sunzhenskiy District on 30 August, the regional news website Kavkazskiy Uzel has reported quoting a source in the Interior Ministry of Ingushetia. The suspect...

Turkish Daily Interviews Crew That Recovered of Downed Jet Pilots' Bodies
August 31, 2012... Text of report by Turkish privately-owned, mass-circulation daily Hurriyet website on 31 August [Article by Zeynep Gurcanli in Bodrum: "Syria Did Not Manipulate at All"] Bob Ballard, the director of the foundation that owns the Nautilus,...

Iranian Al-Alam TV Morning News Skates over Mursi's NAM Summit Speech
August 31, 2012... Iranian Arabic-language Al-Alam TV morning news broadcasts on 31 August largely ignored Egyptian President Muhammad Mursi's speech at the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit in Tehran the day before, putting a positive spin on Iranian-Egyptian...

Turkey Trying to Tackle Economic Problems Caused by Syrian Crisis - Paper
August 31, 2012... Text of report by Turkish privately-owned, mass-circulation daily Hurriyet website on 31 August [Report by Erdinc Celikkan in Ankara: "Syria Alert for Economy"] The government plans to implement new strategies to soften the economic impact...

Car Accident Injures Seven Police Officers in Chechnya
August 31, 2012... Five of the seven police officers seconded to Chechnya from Khabarovsk Territory have been flown to the main clinical hospital of the Interior Ministry in Moscow and the condition of two of them is regarded as extremely difficult, the regional...

Turkish Paper Names Premier's New Domestic, Foreign Policy Advisors
August 31, 2012... Text of report by Turkish newspaper Sabah website on 29 August [Report by Yahya Bostan: "Harvard Graduate Appointed Erdogans Adviser"] On the eve of the local elections expected to be held in 2013, Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan is...

Programme Summary of Yekaterinburg's Channel Four TV News 1430 GMT 30 Aug 12
August 31, 2012... Presenter of "Novosti. Itogi Dnya" news: Darya Voronina. 1. 0005 Headlines over video: tourists from Yekaterinburg have road accident in Turkey; regional traffic police head to keep his post; university plans to build new dormitory; and...

Kyrgyz President to Visit China's Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region
August 31, 2012... Text of report by privately-owned Kyrgyz AKIpress news agency website Bishkek, 31 August: Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev will pay a working visit to the city of Urumqi, China, on 1-2 September. AKIpress has learnt that the president...

Turkey Says UN Showing "Weakness" by Not Acting on Syrian Refugees Issue
August 31, 2012... Text of report in English by the Turkish state-funded news agency Anadolu (also known as Anatolia) [Unattributed report: "It is time for action rather than words, says FM Davutoglu"] NEW YORK (AA) -August 31, 2012 -Turkish Foreign Minister...

Turkish Minister Notes Need to Reform UN, Boost Trade Ties with Iran
August 31, 2012... Text of report in English by the Turkish state-funded news agency Anadolu (also known as Anatolia) [Unattributed report: "UN needs to be reformed, says Turkish development minister"] TEHRAN (AA) -August 31, 2012 -Turkey's Minister of...

Top North Korean Official Makes Speech at NAM Summit in Iran - News Agency
August 31, 2012... Text of report in English by state-run North Korean news agency KCNA website Tehran, 30 August: Kim Yong-nam, president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly [SPA], Thursday made a speech at the 16th Summit of the Non-aligned...

Japan Official, South Korean Envoy Meet to Discuss Boosting Ties
August 31, 2012... Text of report in English by Japan's largest news agency Kyodo Tokyo, 31 August: Vice Foreign Minister Kenichiro Sasae and South Korean Ambassador to Japan Shin Kak Soo discussed on Friday [31 August] how to improve bilateral ties amid...

Influx of Syrian Refugees Exhausts Jordan's Capacity - Website
August 31, 2012... Text of report in English by privately-owned Jordan Times website on 31 August [Jordan Times Editorial: "International help needed"] The continuous influx of Syrian refugees into Jordan has exhausted the capacity of the country to deal...

Turkish Column Views US, Israeli Motives in Threatening to Attack Iran
August 31, 2012... Text of report by Turkish newspaper Milliyet website on 31 August [Column by Metin Munir: "Attack Iran, But Why?"] There are a growing number of press reports that a US-Israeli attack on Iran is inevitable because of the latter's nuclear...

Programme Summary of DRCongo's Radio Candip News 1530 GMT 30 Aug 12
August 31, 2012... 1. News headlines. 2. Administrative sources from Ituri district announced today that flood from Rivers Kisege and Ndiga left dozens of families homeless after their houses were completely destroyed. The same sources called upon the...

Programme Summary of North Korean TV 0800 GMT 31 Aug 12
August 31, 2012... 00:00:06 Announcer-read report over colour photos: Kim Jong Un [Kim Cho'ng-u'n] holds a commemorative photo session with delegates to the celebrations of Youth Day. No date given. ( 4 min. 2 sec. ) 00:04:08 Announcer-read report over colour...

Man Charged with Murder of Security Officers in Kenyan Coastal City
August 31, 2012... Text of report by Philip Muyanga and Athony Kitimo entitled: "Man charged with murder of three officers in Mombasa" published by Kenyan privately-owned newspaper Daily Nation website on 30 August A man who police suspect is behind the attacks...

French Foreign Minister Does Not Rule out Intervention in Syria
August 31, 2012... Text of report by French Europe 1 radio on 31 August [Report by Gaetan Supertino: "Syria: France Could Intervene If..."] Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius does not rule out the possibility of dispensing with the United Nations' agreement...