BBC Monitoring International Reports articles from January 2007

BBC Monitoring International Reports archives from January 2007

BBC Monitoring quotes from Russian press Tuesday 30 January 2007.
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) The following is a selection of quotes from articles published in the 30 January editions of Russian newspapers, as available to the BBC at 2300 gmt on 29 January: Iran Gas Offer ...

BBC Monitoring quotes from Russian press on Wednesday 31 January 2007.
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) The following is a selection of quotes from articles published in the 31 January editions of Russian newspapers, as available to the BBC at 2300 gmt on 30 January 2007. Middle East...

Sudanese leader returns home after attending AU summit.
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Sudanese radio on 31 January Sudanese President Umar al-Bashir yesterday returned to Khartoum after attending the AU summit in Addis Ababa. Source: Republic of Sudan...

African Football Confederation celebrates 50th anniversary in Addis Ababa.
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Ethiopian news agency ENA website Addis Ababa, 30 January: The 50th Anniversary of the African Football Confederation (CAF) and the launch of the 2010 World Cup...

Summary of Russian press for Wednesday 31 Jan 07.
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Kommersant 1. Dmitriy Butrin and Arina Borodina report on the setting up of Pravo TV, a legal TV channel. The news was announced at a meeting of the Association of Lawyers of Russia (ALR),...

SAfrica said "willing to fall into line with USA over anti-terror terror war.
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Karima Brown entitled "Government too willing to be US Proxy on 'terror'" published by South African newspaper Business Day website on 30 January Unsurprisingly, the US...

Ugandan opposition sets firm terms for Somali troop deployment.
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Mary Karugaba and Maria Wamala entitled "Opposition sets terms for Somalia deployment" published by Ugandan newspaper The New Vision website on 31 January Opposition MPs...

Namibia: Politicians differ over influx of Chinese traders into country.
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Namibian television on 29 January [Presenter] DTA [opposition Democratic Turnhalle Alliance] MP McHenry Venaani says while the country is waiting for a visit of Chinese...

BBC Monitoring quotes from China, Taiwan press 31 Jan 07.
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) The following is a selection of quotes from editorials and commentaries carried in 30-31 January 2007 website editions of mainland Chinese, Hong Kong and Taiwan newspapers available to BBC...

Azeri journalist gets two years for libel - paper.
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) An Azerbaijani court sentenced on 30 January a journalist from the local independent newspaper Nota Bene to two years in prison and its editor to 18 months' forced labour for libelling senior...

Ugandan army warns LRA rebels against re-entering country from Sudan.
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report entitled "UPDF warns LRA rebels on movements" published by Ugandan newspaper Daily Monitor website on 31 January The UPDF [Ugandan People's Defence Forces] has warned LRA...

Kazakh premier on working visit to central region.
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Interfax-Kazakhstan news agency Kokshetau, 31 January: Today Kazakh Prime Minister Karim Masimov arrived in [central] Akmola Region on a working visit, a correspondent...

BBC Monitoring Pan-Arab TV headlines 31 Jan 07.
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) AL-ARABIYA TV 0400 GMT: Candidate to lead US troops in Middle East says US strategy in Iraq did not succeed... Qatari emir urges Israel to begin talks with Palestinian Hamas; says Hamas to...

Nepal press selection list 31 Jan 07.
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) KATHMANDU POST 1. In the wake of escalating violence in the central and eastern Terai regions, the Indian government on Tuesday directed its state governments and security agencies to beef...

Unrest hits Nepal economy.
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Nepalese eKantipur.com website on 31 January [by Milan Mani Sharma] Kathmandu, [Wednesday] 31 January: As government and political parties remain undecided over...

Australia names new envoy to Cambodia.
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of media release from the office of Foreign Affairs Minister Alexander Downer, carried by Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade website on 31 January Margaret Adamson is...

BBC Monitoring quotes from Indonesian press 31 Jan 07.
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) The following is a selection of quotes from editorials and commentaries published in 30-31 January editions of Indonesian newspapers available to BBC Monitoring: African Union (AU) ...

Nepal Press Institute expresses fears for media freedom.
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Nepalese newspaper The Himalayan Times website on 31 January Kathmandu, 30 January: The Nepal Press Institute (NPI) has expressed serious concern over attacks on...

Kenyan capital at "high risk" of Rift Valley Fever outbreak.
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Elizabeth Mwai entitled "Nairobi put on alert over Rift Valley fever" published by Kenyan newspaper The Standard website on 31 January Nairobi has now been put on alert...

UN chief assures Uganda over DRCongo-based "terrorists".
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report entitled "UN chief assures Museveni on Congo" published by Ugandan newspaper The New Vision website on 31 January The new UN secretary-general, Ban Ki-Moon, has assured...

Kazakh police to pay for drug-related information.
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Kazakh Khabar TV on 29 January The Kazakh Internal Affairs Ministry will pay residents for information about drug-dealers, cases of illegal sale or storage of drugs. A...

Sudanese foreign minister says AU summit "successful".
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Sudanese news agency Suna website [Sudanese President] Al-Bashir Tuesday [30 January] returned to Khartoum after participating in the Eighth African Summit, held...

Japan confirms virulent H5N1 bird flu at Okayama farm.
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Japanese news agency Kyodo Okayama, Japan, 31 January: Bird flu at a poultry farm in Takahashi, Okayama Prefecture, has been confirmed as the highly pathogenic...

Thailand: Bomb blast in Pattani kills one villager, injures two policemen.
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Thai newspaper The Nation website on 31 January Pattani: A bomb hidden in front of a tambon [subdistrict] administrative organization exploded killing one...

Son of North Korea's Kim Jong-il reportedly visiting Macao.
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Matthew Lee, carried in English by Japanese news agency Kyodo Hong Kong, 31 January: Kim Jong-nam, eldest son of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, is in Macao in...

Vietnamese PM receives deputy prime minister of Qatar 30 Jan.
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Vietnamese news agency VNA website Hanoi: Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung introduced Viet Nam's policies to attract foreign investment to the visiting deputy...

Vietnam says bird flu epidemic diminishing.
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Vietnamese news agency VNA website Hanoi: The bird flu epidemic has been on the decrease thanks to drastic measures, affirmed Bui Quang Anh, Head of the...

Liberia: Opposition parties demand apology from President Sirleaf.
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by independent Liberian Star Radio on 31 January Three opposition political parties on Tuesday [30 January] issued a joint statement, calling on President Ellen...

Iranian foreign minister arrives in Sudan for one-day visit.
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Iranian TV news channel on 31 January Our country's foreign minister [Manuchehr Mottaki] has arrived in Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, from Ethiopia. During his...

Ugandan cabinet to discuss "illegal detention" of treason suspects 31 January.
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Mercy Nalugo entitled "Cabinet to discuss PRA illegal detention" published by Ugandan newspaper Daily Monitor website on 31 January The continued illegal detention of the...

Kyrgyz court sentences man to death for murder.
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Kyrgyz AKIpress news agency website Bishkek, 31 January: The trial of Andrey Zemerov, who was accused of committing two murders, ended at the Lenin district court in...

Ex-US ambassador seeks clarification on Thai decision to produce generic drugs.
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Thai newspaper The Nation website on 31 January Former US ambassador to Thailand Darryl Johnson will meet today with Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister...

South Korean foreign minister hopeful for joint document from six-way talks.
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report in English by South Korean news agency Yonhap Seoul, 31 January: South Korea expects to see a written pledge from North Korea in the upcoming round of the six-nation...

Kenya: Journalists barred from visiting clash-torn western region.
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Alex Ndegwa entitled "Police bar journalists from Mt Elgon region" published by Kenyan newspaper The Standard website on 31 January A day after police officers barred...

Russian Far East farmers protest against electricity tariff hike.
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of "Segodnya" news report by Russian NTV on 31 January Around 1,000 people gathered today on the main square of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy [capital of Kamchatka Region], where farmers...

Ugandan paper urges government to act legally on PRA treason suspects.
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of editorial entitled "Government should act legally on PRA" published by Ugandan newspaper The New Vision website on 31 January As this newspaper stated before, the continued...

Russia: Detainee confesses to making attempt on official's life in Ingushetia.
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Ingush government website on 30 January Ingushetia, 30 January: Members of the Ingush Interior Ministry together with the Federal Security Service's directorate for...

New Zealand signs protocols fighting maritime terrorism, proliferation.
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of news release carried by New Zealand government website on 31 January New Zealand has signed two international protocols addressing the threat of maritime terrorism and the...

Bangladesh paper reports on militants' alleged patrons.
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Bangladeshi newspaper Prothom Alo on 30 January At least eight ministers and MPs of BNP (Bangladesh Nationalist Party), one of the mail parties of the four-party coalition...

Another Russian cadet commits suicide in Urals.
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Russian news agency Interfax Chelyabinsk, 31 January: A first-year student of the Chelyabinsk higher military aviation [navigation] school has committed suicide,...

Bangladesh reportedly in talks with Burma for hydro-electric investments.
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Bangladesh-based Burmese website Narinjara News on 31 January Bangladesh is a country facing a power crisis, and during the tenure of the last administration there a...

Guinean web site reportedly reveals duties of proposed premier.
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Amadou Tham Camara entitled "Politics: Exclusive: Proposal of decree on contributions of prime minister, head of government" published by Guineenews website on 30 January ...

Kenyan opposition to continue with mass action despite threats of arrest.
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Omwa Ombara, Philip Mwakio, Ayub Savula, Ali Abdi, Caroline Mango and Mutinda Mwanzia entitled "ODM-K vows to conduct mass action despite Michuki order" published by Kenyan...

South Korea's ruling party elects new floor leader.
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by South Korean news agency Yonhap Seoul, 31 January: The ruling Uri Party on Wednesday [31 January] elected Chang Young-dal, a four-time lawmaker, as its new floor...

South Korean peacekeepers likely to arrive in Lebanon in July.
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by South Korean news agency Yonhap Seoul, 31 January: About 350 South Korean troops will likely arrive in southern Lebanon this summer as part of the United Nations...

Moscow police detain criminal group selling fake immigration documents.
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of "Novosti" news report by Russian Channel One TV on 31 January [Presenter] For almost two months Moscow police officers have been tracking a group of fraudsters that provided...

Ugandan army says soldiers on death row "did not appeal" sentences.
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Solomon Muyita and Grace Matsiko entitled "Condemned soldiers appealed late - army" published by Ugandan newspaper Daily Monitor website on 31 January The army has said...

SAfrican writer reviews decline of right-wing Afrikaner groups.
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of commentary by Patrick Laurence entitled "Afrikaners opt out, or for ANC" published by South African newspaper The Star website on 30 January The recapture of the two Boeremag trial...

North Korean radio to South carries denial of "nuclear cooperation" with Iran.
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by North Korean radio broadcasting to South Korea on 27 January [Major North Korean media outlets targeting the domestic audience, such as central radio, central television,...

Zimbabwe: Authorities reportedly refuse to renew weekly's licence.
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of unattributed report entitled "Media commission refuses to renew newspaper's licence" published South Africa-based Zim Online website on 31 January Harare: The government's Media and...

Declare deadly fever a national disaster now - Kenyan paper.
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of editorial entitled "Declare deadly fever a national disaster now" published by Kenyan newspaper The Standard website on 31 January The Rift Valley Fever continues to spread despite...

Iran: Gilan activist ascribes president's postponed visit to plight of workers.
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Iranian Labour News Agency (ILNA) website The secretary of Gilan's Society of Forces in the Line of the Imam has said: The ninth government made many promises...

Thai official blames Thaksin for "corruption", problems at airport.
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Thai newspaper The Nation website on 31 January Bannawit blames ex-PM for airport's problems but lawyer refutes claims The National Legislative Assembly...

Grenade attack on Daily News office undermines confidence in Thai government.
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Thai newspaper Bangkok Post website on 31 January The grenade attack on the office of the Daily News will further undermine public confidence in the government...

Palestinian Hamas, Fatah exchange hostages.
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English headlined: "Hamas, Fatah exchange hostages amid efforts to support Cease-fire", carried by Palestinian Ramattan News Agency website Gaza, [no dateline as received]...

Iran's Rafsanjani to deliver speech at Khomeyni's mausoleum on 1 Feb 07.
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Iranian Mehr news agency Tehran, 31 January: The chairman of the Expediency Council is to deliver a speech at the resting place of the founder of the Islamic Republic of...

BBC Monitoring headlines, quotes from Palestinian press 31 Jan 07.
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) The following is a selection of headlines and quotes taken from the Palestinian press published on 31 Jan: Headlines Al-Quds: [Hamas's military wing Izz al-Din] al-Qassam commander...

Sri Lanka bus blast toll reported rising to nine.
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by the TamilNet website on 31 January Five police constables and three army personnel and a civilian were killed and seven army personnel, five policemen and three civilians...

BBC Monitoring quotes from Afghan press 31 Jan 07.
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) The following is a selection of quotes from editorials published on 31 January 2007 editions of Dari/Pashto language Afghan newspapers: President's offer of peace talks to insurgents ...

Cote d'Ivoire: UN mission boss to end tour of duty 15 February.
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Radio France Internationale on 31 January The UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire, ONUCI, boss Swedish Pierre Schori has announced that he will be ending his tour of duty in two...

Kenyan opposition considers picking presidential candidate by consensus.
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Emman Omari entitled "ODM's new strategy in State House race" published by Kenyan newspaper Daily Nation website on 31 January; subheading inserted editorially Top...

BBC Monitoring quotes for Middle East Arabic press for 31 Jan 07.
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) The following is a selection of quotes from editorials and commentaries published in the 31 Jan 2007 editions of Arabic language newspapers in the Middle East and North Africa, as available to...

Agency hails "strategic partnership" with Cameroon in light of China leader visit.
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Yaounde, 30 January: Chinese President Hu Jintao arrived here on Tuesday [30 January], starting his...

BBC Monitoring quotes from Iranian press 31 January 2007.
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) The following is a selection of quotes from editorials and commentaries published in 31 January 2007editions of Iranian newspapers available to BBC Monitoring at 0530 gmt. America's threats...

BBC Monitoring quotes from the Turkish press 31 Jan 06.
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) The following is a selection of quotes from articles and commentaries published in the 31 January 2007 editions of Turkish newspapers: Northern Iraq Hurriyet (centre-right) ...

All-female UN peacekeeping mission arrives in Liberia.
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by independent Liberian Star Radio web site on 30 January One hundred and ten female Indian UN police officers have arrived in the country. The group brings to total 125...

Japan cancels Tanzania's 584m-dollar debt.
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Austin Beyadi entitled "Japan cancels 742bn shillings-debt" published by Tanzanian newspaper The Guardian website on 31 January Japan yesterday signed an agreement with...

Slovene daily warns about euro "challenges".
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Slovene news agency STA Ljubljana, 31 January: Commenting on words of praise that EU finance ministers showered on Slovenia's successful adoption of the euro on...

Chinese official urges Taiwan to lift ban on reporters.
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Beijing, 31 January: A Chinese mainland official on Wednesday [31 January] urged Taiwan authorities...

Mauritania leader denies urging population to cast blank votes.
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Radio France Internationale on 31 January [Presenter] I was misunderstood, Mauritanian head of state Col Ely Ould Mohamed Vall basically says. He denied urging the...

Iran's IAEA envoy comments on foreign visit; 3,000 centrifuges on track.
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Iranian Fars News Agency website Tehran, 31 January: Iran's permanent envoy at the International Atomic Energy Agency has said: The representatives of the NAM [Non-Aligned...

Bulgarian premier stresses "extraordinary importance" of Albania's elections.
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Albanian news agency ATA Tirana, 30 January (ATA) - The chairman of the Socialist Movement for Integration [LSI], Ilir Meta held a meeting with Bulgarian Prime...

Chinese president, United Arab Emirates PM discuss bilateral ties.
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Dubai, 30 January: On his way to the eight-African-nation tour, President Hu Jintao made a stopover in Dubai,...

Ukrainian MPs say ruling coalition to back president's aide as foreign minister.
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Ukraine's former foreign minister Borys Tarasyuk, who resigned from his post on 30 January, has said that President Viktor Yushchenko may nominate one of the following three officials: the...

India to design, build 4 "more" 500MW fast-breeder reactors in Tamil Nadu.
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Indian newspaper The Asian Age website on 31 January Chennai, 30 January: India will design and build four more 500MW fast-breeder reactors in Tamil Nadu by 2017. These...

Somali president returns home from AU summit in Ethiopia.
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Somali independent Shabeelle Media Network website on 31 January The president of the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia, Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmad, arrived a little...

Blast near Chinese construction vehicle in northern Afghanistan.
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Pakistan-based Afghan Islamic Press news agency Kabul, 31 January: An explosion occurred near a vehicle of a Chinese Road Construction Company in northern Afghanistan. ...

BBC Monitoring Quotes from Israel's Hebrew Press 31 Jan 07.
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) The following is a selection of quotes from editorials published in 31 Jan editions of Hebrew-language Israeli newspapers available to BBCM. Ramon verdict The words that Justice Hayuta...

Russia, China interested in Uzbek leader's re-election - website.
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from Qorqmas Mominov's article "Global allies China and Russia need Karimov" published by Centrasia information agency website The Japanese prime minister's message to the Uzbek...

US base in Kyrgyzstan poses no threat to Russia's interests - Russian envoy.
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Kyrgyz news agency 24.kg website Bishkek, 31 January: "The US air base at Manas international airport (Kyrgyzstan) poses no threat to Russia's interests in the republic....

Nigerian president appoints new adviser for Sudan's Darfur.
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Sudanese independent Al-Mashahir (Almshaheer) website on 31 January Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday appointed a special adviser for Darfur and Somalia...

Paper looks into possible scenarios of Kosovo independence recognition.
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of commentary by Beqe Cufaj entitled: "Croatian scenario", published by the Kosovo Albanian newspaper Koha Ditore on 25 January Even for all those with meagre knowledge on the...

Legislator Leong secures numbers to contest Hong Kong top job.
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Radio TV Hong Kong Radio 3 audio website on 31 January [Newsreader] Chief executive candidate and Civic Party legislator Alan Leong has announced that he has secured...

Tajik interior minister gets new deputies.
January 31, 2007... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Tajik news agency Asia-Plus Dushanbe, 31 January: Fattoh Saidov has been appointed head of the interior directorate of Dushanbe by a decree of Tajik Interior Minister...