BBC Monitoring International Reports articles from December 2005, page 2

BBC Monitoring International Reports archives from December 2005

Papua New Guinea ex-premier flown to Australian hospital.
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Radio Australia on 31 December [Newsreader] Former Papua New Guinea (PNG) Prime Minister Bill Skate is in a stable condition in a Brisbane hospital after suffering a...

Pakistan troops, tribesman clash in Baluchistan town, 17 injured.
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Amanullah Kasi entitled: "Seventeen hurt in 'attack' on Dera Bugti"; published by Pakistani newspaper Dawn website on 31 December Quetta, 30 December: Security forces...

\E\I\I\a\E\I\I\aTaiwan's minister of economic affairs says economy to improve in 2006.
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Y.F. Low, carried in English by Taiwanese Central News Agency website Taipei, 31 December: Minister of Economic Affairs Ho Mei-yueh expressed confidence Saturday [31...

\E\I\I\a\E\I\I\aTaiwan opposition spokeswoman to give up radio job.
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by P.C. Tang, carried in English by Taiwanese Central News Agency website Taipei, 31 December: Opposition Kuomintang (KMT) Chairman Ma Ying-jeou on Saturday [31 December]...

Slovak avalanche kills seven Czech tourists - Czech news agency.
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Czech news agency CTK Kosice, East Slovakia, 31Dec: Seven Czech tourists died in an avalanche in the Western Tatras today, Jan Kostka from the Slovak Mountain...

EU monitors hail plan for Indonesian military help in Aceh rehabilitation.
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Nani Afrida and Muninggar Sri Saraswati; published in English by Indonesian newspaper The Jakarta Post website on 31 December Banda Aceh/Jakarta: The European...

India reportedly willing to restore Kashmir to 1950 status - Pakistan daily.
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Pakistani newspaper Ausaf on 31 December Islamabad: As a result of the ongoing secret diplomacy between the two countries, India has agreed to restore the 1950 independent...

China's international TV channel discusses Wang Daohan, cross-strait ties.
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) The 30 December 2005 edition of Chinese state-owned international channel CCTV-4's "Across the Strait" [Chinese: Hai Xia Liang An], a 20-minute interview programme broadcast daily, features a...

Russia nuclear agency's new head due in Iran in February.
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Iranian news agency IRNA website Moscow, 31 December, IRNA: The new head of Russia's Federal Atomic Energy Agency, Sergey Kiriyenko, will visit Iran in February...

Seven Czech tourists killed by avalanche in Slovak mountains.
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Slovak commercial news TV station TA3 on 31 December [Presenter] An avalanche in the Western Tatras mountains [in Slovakia] has buried seven Czech tourists - today's...

Russia charges extradited ex-minister with fraud.
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Russian news agency Interfax Moscow, 31 December: The Russian Prosecutor-General's Office on Saturday [31 December] charged former Russian Federation atomic energy...

Vietnam deputy PM urges continued vigilance against bird flu.
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Vietnamese news agency VNA website Hanoi, 30 December: Though the number of bird flu-affected communes has thus far dropped to 13 from 200 and no new H5N1 cases...

Vietnam Supreme Court sentences eight to death for drug trafficking.
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report in English by Vietnamese news agency VNA website Ho Chi Minh City, 30 December: The Ho Chi Minh City Supreme People's Court on 30 December sentenced eight drug...

Vietnam PM urges efforts for rapid, sustainable development.
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Vietnamese news agency VNA website Ho Chi Minh City, 30 December: Vietnam should strive for further sustainable and rapid socioeconomic development in the next...

International Juche delegation arrives in North Korea.
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by North Korean news agency KCNA Pyongyang, 31 December: Kenichi Ogami, secretary-general of the International Institute of the Juche Idea [self-reliance...

Philippine Moro rebels report return of fighters from "reconnoitre".
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report in English by Moro Islamic Liberation Front website Luwaran.com on 28 December Seven hundred forty eight fully armed MILF combatants have returned to their communities...

Algerian leader returns from Paris after hospital treatment.
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Algerian radio at 1105 gmt today reported that Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika had returned from France after receiving treatment at a military hospital in Paris. "Very large crowds of...

Afghan paper laments lack of experienced doctors.
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of article by Abdol Latif Menatbar in Pashto entitled "Hospitals or trouble" by Afghan newspaper Erada on 31 December It is an obvious fact that health is wealth. A person who is ill...

Russian region wants wife of ex-Yukos boss to be their Duma MP.
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Russian Ekho Moskvy radio on 31 December [Presenter] The wife of Mikhail Khodorkovskiy, Inna, could become a Duma MP from Sakhalin. This is what the head of the local...

Palestinian president arrives on official visit to Saudi.
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Saudi news agency SPA website Riyadh, 31 December: Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas arrived here today on an official visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. ...

Latvian commission on Soviet occupation damage wants access to Russian archives.
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by RIGA TELEGRAF IN RUSSIAN 0000 GMT 29 DEC 2005 PAGE NO. P 2 on 29 December [Interview with Edmunds Stankevics, head of the governmental commission calculating the losses...

Five Iraqi Islamic Party members killed in blast north of Baghdad.
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Qatari Al-Jazeera satellite TV on 31 December Iraqi police sources have said that five members of the Iraqi Islamic Party were killed and three others were wounded in the...

Gas can be cut to Ukraine without stopping exports says Russian official.
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Russia TV on 31 December Now the gas crisis between Russia and Ukraine. Kiev has less than a day to accept Moscow's terms for the delivery of gas at the market price...

Nepal auditor reports "flaws" in use of army's welfare fund.
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Nepalnews.com website on 31 December The office of the Auditor-General (OAG) has pointed out that the Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) has been using its welfare fund haphazardly,...

Bird flu said killing doves in Somalia.
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Somali Puntland-based Radio Midnimo on 31 December Doves are gradually dying and have been observed falling from the sky during the day, this has been confirmed to Radio...

Indian president urges excellence in New Year greeting.
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Indian news agency PTI New Delhi,StartDateStartDate 31 December: Greeting the nation on the eve of the New Year, Indian President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam on Saturday [31...

Kosovo president reportedly in a coma for second day.
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Montenegrin Mina news agency Belgrade, 31 December: Kosovo President Ibrahim Rugova is in a coma for a second day now, Belgrade media have relayed. It is said that...

Fatah armed group storms Palestinian Authority offices in Gaza Strip.
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by pro-Hamas Palestinian Information Centre website on 31 December Dayr al-Balah: Armed men affiliated with the PNA [Palestinian National Authority] de facto...

New Indian opposition party leader denies infighting.
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Indian news agency PTI Mumbai,StartDateStartDate 31 December: The new president of India's main opposition party, Bharatiya Janta Party [BJP], Rajnath Singh, on Saturday...

China grants 3.72m dollars in aid to Niger.
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Lome, 30 December: China signed a pact with Niger on Friday [30 December] and agreed to grant the...

Chinese oil company, Shell complete joint petrochemical complex.
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Beijing, 31 December: China's largest Sino-foreign capital investment project, the petrochemical...

New Egyptian government line-up.
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Egyptian news agency MENA website Cairo, 31 December: The new Egyptian government of Prime Minister Ahmad Nazif took the constitutional oath on Saturday 31 December before...

Radio says Iran's right to peaceful technology vital part of nuclear talks.
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Iranian radio on 31 December Following a phone conversation between the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, Ali Larijani, and his Russian counterpart Igor...

Moroccan authorities deny attack against press.
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Moroccan news agency MAP website Rabat, 30 December: The Justice Ministry has said that the setting up of a cell to monitor articles published in the press and other...

Saudi paper reports clashes between Yemeni Army, Al-Huthi followers.
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Saudi newspaper Al-Watan website on 27 December Clashes between the Yemeni Army and supporters of Husayn Badr-al-Din al-Huthi were renewed, causing the death of a number of...

Russian paper details row over control of Kyrgyz mobile company.
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of the article by Igor Korolev entitled: "Akayev's Son Chooses MTS," and published by Russian newspaper Moskovskiye Novosti on 16 December At the beginning of the week, one of the...

Pakistan opposition meeting decides to mount pressure on government.
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Ahmed Hassan entitled: "Opposition to mount pressure"; published by Pakistani newspaper Dawn website on 31 December Islamabad, 30 December: Opposition parties have decided...

Indian, US envoys tell Nepal party leaders of concern over political situation.
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Nepalese newspaper Kantipur on 31 December Kathmandu, 30 December: Ambassadors of America and India have met Nepali Congress chief Girija Prasad Koirala and General...

Kosovo Serb official hails Serbia's move to strip mobile operator of license.
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Serbian independent news agency FoNet Belgrade, 30 December: Responding to the Serbian government's decision to strip Mobtel [formerly owned by tycoon Bogoljub Karic] of...

Major Pakistan seminaries vows to resist expulsion of foreign students.
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by S. Raza Hassan entitled: "Karachi: Crackdown plan alarms seminaries"; published by Pakistani newspaper Dawn website on 31 December Karachi, 30 December: The imminent...

Saudi government, border tribes sign agreement to hand over smugglers.
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Saudi newspaper Al-Watan website on 30 December The Waylah tribes, some of the most prominent tribes that inhabit the Yemeni-Saudi borderlands, have concluded an agreement,...

Al-Aqsa Brigades closes Rafah crossing roads in protest at lawlessness.
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Palestinian Ma'an News Agency website on 31 December Gaza: The [Fatah-affiliated] Al-Aqsa Brigades and the Ayman Judah Units closed the main roads leading to...

Iran court fines former Tehran district mayor for financial irregularity.
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) A former Tehran district mayor has been sentenced to a one-million rial [60 pounds] fine by a court in the capital, ILNA news agency reported. It said the unnamed former district mayor was...

Iran court finds editor not-guilty of violating press regulations.
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Branch 1083 of the penal court in Tehran has found the license holder and managing editor of Pahlevan magazine not guilty of charges against him, ILNA news agency reported. Charges of...

International team to arrive in Iraq, review election results, complaints.
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Iraqi Al-Sharqiyah TV on 31 December An international team for reviewing the election results is expected to arrive in Baghdad within the next two days to look into...

Pakistan rights body calls for end to Baluchistan military operation.
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Pakistani newspaper Daily Times website on 31 December Lahore: The government should stop killing Baluchis in Kohlu under its military operation and ceasefire immediately...

Christians flee Pakistan town after threats.
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Mohammed Rizwan: "Christians fleeing Sangla Hill"; published by Pakistani newspaper Daily Times website on 31 December Lahore: Panic has gripped the Christian community of...

Four killed in Pakistan tanker blast, police suspect Islamabad targeted.
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Javed Aziz Khan entitled: "Police suspect oil tanker blast meant for sabotage in Islamabad"; published by Pakistani newspaper The News website on 31 December ...

Algerian media on president's return after his recovery in French hospital.
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Preparations for the return of the Algerian president after a five-week absence in France, where he underwent a haemorrhagic ulcer operation in a Paris military hospital, were the focus of the...

Bhutanese crown prince explains election process under new constitution.
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Bhutan's crown prince has presided over a second consultation meeting with citizens on the draft constitution aimed at changing the political system from an absolute monarchy to a parliamentary...

Bangladesh court extends remand of militant suspect.
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Bangladesh newspaper The Daily Star website on 30 December A Dhaka court yesterday [29 December] remanded military commander of the banned Jamiat-ul-Mojahedin...

Reason for Jerusalem Fatah candidates withdrawal just excuse - Israel radio.
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Israel radio on 31 December All East Jerusalem-based Fatah candidates have announced that they will not stand in the Palestinian parliamentary elections in about three...

Unknown Palestinian group behind Britons' kidnap - agency.
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Palestinian Ma'an News Agency website on 31 December Gaza: After they were abducted near Rafah on 28 December, three British hostages, identified as 24-year-old...

Russia's Putin congratulates Kyrgyz counterpart on New Year.
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated his Kyrgyz counterpart Kurmanbek Bakiyev on the New Year, the Kabar news agency has said. The agency said: "In his New Year message, the...

Syrian TV tears down "false witness" Khaddam's accusations.
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Syrian TV on 31 December Our correspondent in Paris Rula al-Zayn has reported that Mr [former Syrian Vice-President] Abd-al-Halim Khaddam launched an attack on his...

Afghan minister praises Iran's assistance on combating narcotics.
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Iranian TV on 31 December The Afghan counter-narcotics minister says European countries are set to legalize the poppy cultivation in Afghanistan. In a meeting with his...

Syrian parliament convenes to respond to Khaddam's accusations.
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Syrian TV at 1149 gmt on 31 December interrupted its regular programming to carry live from the seat of the Syrian People's Assembly in Damascus a session dedicated to the debate on the...

Gas to be supplied to Ukraine at 2005 prices to start with - Putin.
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Russian external TV service NTV Mir on 31 December [Presenter] President [Vladimir] Putin has instructed the head of Gazprom, Aleksey Miller, to ensure that gas is...

Russian gas company ready to sign accord with Kiev "before end of day".
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Russian news agency Interfax Moscow, 31 December: Gazprom is ready to sign agreements with Ukraine on gas supplies in 2006 before the end of the day, Gazprom...

Senior Japanese legislator calls off China visit.
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Japanese news agency Kyodo Tokyo, 31 December: Senior Liberal Democratic Party [LDP] lawmaker Taku Yamasaki will call off his planned trip to China in...

First batch of Iranian made vehicles delivered to Iraq.
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Iranian news agency IRNA website Tehran, 31 December: The first consignment of Iranian automobiles consisting of 250 sedans exported to Iraq, Deputy Export...

Ethnic Hungarians report Christmas incidents in Serbia.
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Croatian news agency HINA Subotica, 30 December: Representatives of ethnic Hungarians have said that several ethnically motivated incidents happened over the...

Kosovo Serb leader hails Serbia's move over tycoon.
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Serbian independent news agency FoNet Belgrade, 30 December: The chairman of the Serb National Council [SNV] for Northern Kosovo, Milan Ivanovic, has said that [Serbian...

Chinese president pledges Hong Kong stability in New Year speech.
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Beijing, 31 December: Chinese President Hu Jintao pledged here Saturday [31 December] that the...

Chinese president vows "perseverance" on Taiwan issue.
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Beijing, 31 December: Chinese President Hu Jintao vowed adherence to the one-China principle on the...

Press selection list for Afghan newspapers 31 Dec 05.
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Newspapers published in Kabul Hewad (state-run daily) 1. Editorial, entitled "Prevention of money transfers to some people abroad", says foreign countries are still interfering in...

US eyes admitting 5,000 Tibetan refugees from Nepal.
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Tilak P. Pokharel entitled: "US to resettle 5,000 Tibetan refugees"; carried by Nepalese Kantipuronline.com website on 31 December Kathmandu, 31 December: The United...

US lawmaker pledges aid for Pakistan's quake-hit areas.
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) news agency Muzaffarabad, 31 December: United States will continue its assistance for the quake-affected people till their complete...

North Korean radio says "great leader" inspects army Combined Unit 953.
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by North Korean radio on 30 December Comrade Kim Jong-il, supreme commander of the Korean People's Army [KPA], inspected KPA Combined Unit 953 after inspecting KPA Unit 2651...

Angolan leader says polls to be scheduled "at an opportune time".
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos has urged the country's polls body to begin voter registration "as soon as possible" after which, the Council of the Republic will set a date for the...

Indian scientists celebrate 10th birthday of IRS-1C "eye in space" satellite.
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by G.S. Mudur entitled: "ISRO's eye in space turns ten - 'Child who makes us proud'"; published by Indian newspaper The Telegraph on 31 December New Delhi, 30 December: It...

Schools in Tajik south get 995 computers from president's fund.
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Tajik Television First Channel on 30 December In line with President Emomali Rahmonov's order, the executive staff of the president of Tajikistan has given 995...

Syrian MP wants Khaddam tried for treason.
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Syrian People's Assembly continues its session to discuss the accusations made by former Vice-President Abd-al-Halim Khaddam in his interview with Al-Arabiya TV on 30 December. The session is...

Bosnian Serb government appoints minister without portfolio.
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Bosnian Serb news agency SRNA Banja Luka, 30 December: The [Bosnian] Serb Republic [RS] government appointed today the current defence minister, Milovan Stankovic, as...

Pakistan, India to hold rail link talks on 5 January.
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Pakistan's PTV World television on 31 December Pakistan and India will hold two-day technical level talks on the resumption of rail link between Khokhropar and Munabao in...

Saudi radio station for Hajj awareness to begin transmission in 14 Languages.
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Saudi news agency SPA website Riyadh, 31 December: The broadcasting station for Hajj awareness will start its round-the-clock transmission effective from the...

Paper blames black market speculators for currency shortages.
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from article by Baxtiyor Toshnazarov entitled: "Currency speculators exposed", published by Uzbek newspaper Adolat on 30 December These days, currency exchange offices are alive...

Police chief says "comfort zones" aid militants in India's Hyderabad.
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Indian news agency PTI Hyderabad,StartDateStartDate 31 December: Director-General of Police (DGP) of the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh Swaranjit Sen on Saturday...

Nigeria: Polls commission chief dissociates body from alleged third term plot.
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Lawrence Njoku entitled "Count INEC out of alleged third term, says Iwu" published by Nigerian newspaper The Guardian website on 30 December Following allegation that the...

Salt tide threatens water supply in South China city.
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Guangzhou, 31 December: Zhuhai city on Pearl River, south China, has been activating an emergency...

Kashmir Hurriyat delegation leaves for Delhi en route to Pakistan.
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Indian news agency PTI Srinagar,StartDateStartDate 31 December: Hoping the peace process would be carried into the New Year, the [All Parties] Hurriyat Conference moderate...

Chinese government allocates New Year subsidies for people on low-incomes.
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Beijing, 31 December: The Chinese central government has allocated 5.53bn yuan in subsidies for...

China says coal supply to meet demand in 2006; price controls to be lifted.
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Beijing, 31 December: The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said here Friday [30...

Ukraine's position at gas talks with Russia unconstructive - Gazprom chief.
December 31, 2005... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Russian news agency Interfax Moscow, 31 December: Chairman of the Gazprom board Aleksey Miller has described as unconstructive Ukraine's position at the talks on gas...