BBC Monitoring International Reports articles from June 2011

BBC Monitoring International Reports archives from June 2011

India, UK to discuss Afghanistan, counter-terrorism - agency.
June 30, 2011... Text of report by Indian news agency PTI London, 29 June: India and the UK will hold wide-ranging talks on foreign policy matters, including Afghanistan and counter-terrorism, during a crucial meeting between External Affairs Minister S M...

Top diplomat says Pakistan supports Afghan-led peace process.
June 30, 2011... Text of report by leading private Pakistani satellite TV channel Geo News website on 29 June Islamabad: The first meeting of the Working Level of the Afghanistan-Pakistan Joint Commission for Peace was held on 29 June 2011 in Kabul at the...

US, Israel filling "bottomless pockets" - Iran president.
June 30, 2011... Text of report by Iranian news channel Press TV website Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinezhad has lashed out at the United States and Israel as the root cause of problems plaguing the human community. "The most problems humanity suffers...

Pakistan PM greets Congo counterpart on national day.
June 30, 2011... Text of report by official news agency Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) Islamabad, 30 June: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gillani has sent a message of greetings to Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo Adolph Muzito on the...

Chinese vice-premier praises British ex-business secretary for promoting ties.
June 30, 2011... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Beijing, 29 June: Vice-Premier Wang Qishan met with Peter Mandelson, former British business, innovation and skills secretary, on Wednesday afternoon [29...

Chinese leaders, Sudanese president vow to boost ties.
June 30, 2011... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Beijing, 29 June: Chinese top legislator Wu Bangguo and Vice Premier Li Keqiang met respectively with Sudanese President Umar al-Bashir on Wednesday [29...

Programme summary of Russian Ekho Moskvy radio news 1000 gmt 30 Jun 11.
June 30, 2011... Presenter: Aleksandr Plyushchev 1. 0030 News in brief: Constitutional Court confirms civil servants' right to make violations in their offices public and make statements on important public issues; journalist Nikolay Troitskiy quits RIA...

Programme summary of Croatian TV news 1730 gmt 29 Jun 11.
June 30, 2011... 1. Headlines. 2. Census preliminary results show Croatia has population of 4,290,612 - 150,000 fewer than 10 years ago; new EU methodology blamed for marked fall in population; full and final results expected in first half of 2012; video...

Russia attacks Romanian president over World War II remarks.
June 30, 2011... Text of "Statement by Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman", published on the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs website on 30 June Russia is outraged by Romanian President T. Basescu's recent statements that if he were "in place of...

Lavrov Wants "Any Emotional Outbursts" Removed from Russian-Belarusian Ties
June 30, 2011... Text of report by Russian state news agency RIA Novosti Moscow, 30 June: Any emotional outbursts in relations between Russia and Belarus should be removed, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said, while addressing the State Duma on...

Kiir says south Sudan to preserve social, political ties with north.
June 30, 2011... Text of report in English by Sudanese government newspaper Sudan Vision website on 30 June First Vice-President, GoSS President, SPLM Chief, 1st Lt Gen Salva Kiir Mayardit affirmed that the Republic of South Sudan (ROSS) will be a sisterly...

Taleban report attack on supply convoy in Afghan south.
June 30, 2011... Text of report entitled: "Supply convoy attacked in Shahjoy" by Afghan Taleban Voice of Jihad website on 30 June [Taleban spokesman] Qari Yusof Ahmadi: According to a report from Zabol Province, an armed attack was carried out on a supply...

Lithuanian special services respond to bomb threat.
June 30, 2011... Text of report by Lithuanian news website Delfi on 29 June [Report by Ainis Gurevicius: "One million euros demanded from Swedbank for not detonating bomb"] On 29 June, in the afternoon, a few employees of Swedbank, which is located on...

China-Chad joint oil refinery starts operation.
June 30, 2011... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Beijing, 30 June - A joint venture oil refinery between China and Chad started operation on Wednesday [29 June], according to the Chinese Foreign...

Pakistan: Charges against accused filed in Sri Lankan cricket team attack case.
June 30, 2011... Text of report headlined "Challan of SL team attackers submitted" published by Pakistani newspaper The News website on 30 June Lahore: The CIA [Crime Investigation Agency] police Wednesday [29 June] submitted a challan against various accused...

Fatah urges Palestinians to resist settlements in West Bank.
June 30, 2011... Text of report by Palestinian presidency-controlled news agency Wafa website ["Fatah Calls for Widest Participation in Popular Resistance Events in Hebron, Qalqilyah On Friday 1 Jul" - WAFA News Agency headline] Ramallah, 29 June 11 (WAFA)...

Pakistan rebel Taleban commander claims support of militants - paper.
June 30, 2011... Text of report by Rahimullah Yusufzai headlined "Rebel TTP commander claims his group is getting offers of support" published by Pakistani newspaper The News website on 30 June Peshawar: Fazal Saeed Haqqani, the Taleban commander for Kurram...

Programme summary of Radio Togo news 0600 gmt on 30 Jun 11.
June 30, 2011... 1. Headlines. 2. Report of Togolese cabinet weekly meeting under chairmanship of President Faure Gnassingbe. Bill on judicial police discussed at first reading. Minister of justice lays reports on universal review of human rights, health...

Russia's Ingushetia leader interviewed on corruption, refugees.
June 30, 2011... Text of report by the website of Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta, often critical of the government on 29 June [Interview with Yunus-Bek Yevkurov, head of Ingushetia, by Vyacheslav Izmaylov on 26 June: "Sunday breakfast with Yevkurov: The head...

Spokesman urges US to be mindful of Pakistan military's "constraints".
June 30, 2011... Text of report by Baqir Sajjad Syed headlined "US told to consider Pakistan's constraints" published by Pakistani newspaper Dawn website on 30 June Islamabad: The Army on Wednesday [29 June] asked US commanders to be mindful of its "concerns...

China expects Egypt to maintain social stability - official.
June 30, 2011... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Beijing, 30 June - China hopes to see Egypt maintain social stability and avoid further casualties, Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said Thursday [30...

Russia's Putin retracts defence official's statement on his behalf.
June 30, 2011... Text of report by corporate-owned Russian news agency Interfax Yekaterinburg, 30 June: Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has said that when suggesting that Russia needed to buy foreign weapon systems former Deputy Defence Minister...

Yemeni: President Salih kept away from media for "health reasons".
June 30, 2011... Dubai Al-Arabiyah Television in Arabic at 0810 GMT on 30 June conducts a live three-minute telephone interview with Abd-al-Hafiz al-Nahari, deputy head of the Media Department in the ruling General People's Congress [GPC], from Sanaa, on the...

Russian chess federation head meets Al-Qadhafi's representatives in Libya.
June 30, 2011... Text of report by corporate-owned Russian news agency Interfax Moscow, 30 June: FIDE [International Chess Federation] president Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, on the sidelines of his official visit to Libya, has had a meeting with representatives of...

Two scenarios for Karabakh conflict in strategic defence review - minister.
June 30, 2011... Text of report in English by private Armenian news agency Mediamax Yerevan, 30 June: Armenian Minister of Defence Seyran Ohanyan said today that "numerous external and internal threats to Armenia's security were analysed during Strategic...

Ivorian civil society official says ICC investigations should go back to 2003.
June 30, 2011... Text of report by UN Mission in Cote d'Ivoire radio ONUCI FM on 28 June [From "Evening News" presented by Lazare Essoh] [Essoh] In order to ensure the holding of just and equitable investigations, the ICC delegation currently in Abidjan...

Programme summary of Nagornyy Karabakh Public TV "Or" news 1300 gmt 30 Jun 11.
June 30, 2011... Text of report by Nagornyy Karabakh's Artsakh Public TV Presenter Gagik Harutyunyan 1.0000 Armenian National Security Council Secretary Artur Baghdasaryan has told journalists in Yerevan that Azerbaijan is trying to obtain maximum...

Germany's Merkel to visit Kenya in "two weeks time" - report.
June 30, 2011... Excerpt from report by Lucas Barasa entitled "Germany's Merkel set for Kenya visit" published by Kenyan privately-owned newspaper Daily Nation website on 28 June Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel is scheduled to make a State visit to Kenya in...

Cypriot Speaker, South African Official Discuss Cyprus Problem
June 30, 2011... Text of report in English by Greek Cypriot news agency CNA Nicosia, 29 June: The president of the House of Representatives, Yiannakis Omirou on Wednesday [29 June] met with South African Deputy Foreign Minister Ebrahim Ismail Ebrahim, whom he...

Sri Lanka releases 23 Indian fishermen - PTI.
June 30, 2011... Text of report by Indian news agency PTI Colombo, 29 June: Sri Lanka Wednesday [29 June] released 23 Indian fishermen who were arrested last week for reportedly straying into country's water, after India took up the matter with authorities...

Diaoyu Islands "indisputable" part of China - spokesman.
June 30, 2011... Text of report in Chinese by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Beijing, 29 June: Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman made clear China's position on the issue of the Diaoyu Islands on the 29th. A reporter asked: A...

Website says two ex-reporters of Uzbek TV continue hunger strike.
June 30, 2011... Text of report by Russian Ferghana.ru news agency website The two former journalists of the Uzbek National TV and Radio Company, Malohat Eshonqulova and Saodat Omonova, continue their hunger strike in an effort to be received by President...

China terms naval drills in South China Sea "routine".
June 30, 2011... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Beijing, 29 June: The recent military drills by the Chinese navy are routine arrangements made in accordance with the navy's annual plan and irrelevant...

BBC Monitoring quotes from Russian press Thursday 30 June 2011.
June 30, 2011... The following is a selection of quotes from articles published in the 30 June editions of Russian newspapers, as available to the BBC at 2300 gmt on 29 June. Russian president's budget address Kommersant (heavyweight liberal daily)...

Pakistan High Commissioner discusses medical cooperation with South Africa.
June 30, 2011... Text of report by official news agency Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) Lahore, 29 June: High Commissioner of Pakistan to South Africa Zaigham Uddin Azam met South African Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsolaedi. The meeting was also...

Turkmen leader, US Chevron boss discuss cooperation.
June 30, 2011... Excerpt from report by state-owned Turkmen TV Altyn Asyr channel on 28 June [Presenter] Esteemed President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow today received senior officials of well-known US Chevron corporation, its vice-president Jay Pryor, and the...

Residents in Afghan south oppose electoral tribunal's decision.
June 30, 2011... Text of report by Afghan privately-owned Shamshad TV on 27 June [Presenter] Dozens of people at a gathering in Zabol Province have condemned the verdict by the special court, in which the three winner candidates of this province have been...

Visiting Chinese minister highlights opportunities in Russian privatization.
June 30, 2011... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Moscow, 30 June: Russia's privatization plan is a good opportunity for Chinese investors, visiting Chinese Vice Minister of Commerce Chen Jian told...

Turkmenistan, Russia in favour of developing energy cooperation.
June 30, 2011... Excerpt from report by state-owned Turkmen TV Altyn Asyr channel on 28 June [Presenter] Turkmenistan's president, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, in his Serdar office received today a number of foreign business partners of our country. During the...

Iran to introduce "newer" missiles in future - senior MP.
June 30, 2011... Excerpt from report by Iranian news channel Press TV website A senior Iranian lawmaker has hailed the Islamic Republic's ongoing military maneuvers [sic; manoeuvres], saying the country will be equipped with further defensive technology. ...

Seven injured in magnitude 5.4 quake in Japan prefecture.
June 30, 2011... Text of report in English by Japan's largest news agency Kyodo Tokyo, 30 June: A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.4 jolted Nagano Prefecture and its vicinity in central Japan on Thursday morning, injuring at least seven...

Indian minister says new IMF chief "eminently suited".
June 30, 2011... Text of report by Indian news agency PTI Washington, 29 June: French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde is "eminently suited" to head the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and India voted for her, Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said...

Afghan commission gives advice to address poll crisis.
June 30, 2011... Text of report by Afghan independent Tolo TV on 29 June [Presenter] The Independent Commission for the Supervision of the Implementation of the Constitution (ICSIC) today [29 June] has given legal advices to address controversies about the...

Missile attacks on Afghanistan carried out by Pakistan, intelligence body says.
June 30, 2011... Text of report by privately-owned Afghan Ariana TV on 29 June [Presenter] The National Directorate of Security said evidence suggests that missile attacks on the eastern province of Konar are carried out by the Pakistani government. According...

Work on Iran gas pipeline "satisfactory" - Pakistan minister.
June 30, 2011... Text of report by Iranian official government news agency IRNA website Islamabad, June 30, IRNA - Pakistani Prime Minister, Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani, was informed on Wednesday that 1100 kilometres of gas pipeline on the Iranian side has been...

Programme summary of Ghanaian GBC Radio 1 news 1300 gmt 29 Jun 11.
June 30, 2011... 1. Headlines. 2. President Mills meets President Obiang Nguema on sidelines of AU summit in Equatorial Guinea. 3. Government discloses country's total debt as at May 2011 to be 13.4bn dollars. 4. NGO in Upper East region (northern...

Bangladesh parliament passes national budget for 2011-12 fiscal.
June 30, 2011... Text of report published by Bangladeshi newspaper The Daily Star website on 30 June The Jatiya Sangsad, with the main opposition BNP abstaining, yesterday passed the budget for the 2011-12 fiscal year with a GDP growth target of 7 per cent....

Bangladesh court accepts charge sheet in 2004 ten-truck arms hauls case.
June 30, 2011... Text of report headlined "Court accepts arms haul charge sheet: warrant to arrest ex-secretary Amin, Paresh Barua" published by Bangladesh newspaper The Daily Star website on 30 June A Chittagong court yesterday took into cognisance...

Iran foreign minister leaves Kazakhstan.
June 30, 2011... Iran's Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi has left Astana for Tehran, IRNA reported on 30 June. Salehi was on a three-day visit in Astana to attend the Islamic Organization Conference. Source: Iran, Tehran, in Persian 30 Jun 11 BBC...

North Korea committee sends notice to Seoul over South's "provocation".
June 30, 2011... Text of report in English by state-run North Korean news agency KCNA website Pyongyang, 29 June: The Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland (CPRF) tried to send an urgent notice to the South Korean authorities through...

Senior Chinese politician meets party veterans in Xinjiang.
June 30, 2011... Text of report in Chinese by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) [By Yang Weihan and Liu Yizhan] Beijing, 27 June: Zhou Yongkang, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and secretary of the...

Seoul refuses to accept North Korea message over South's "provocation" - Yonhap.
June 30, 2011... Text of report in English by South Korean news agency Yonhap Seoul, 30 June: South Korea refused to accept a warning message from North Korea over its alleged smear campaign against the North's leaders, an official said Thursday [30 June]. ...

Paper details joint Afghan-German document for Bonn Conference.(Conference news)
June 30, 2011... Text of report entitled: "On the basis of the joint Afghan-German document for the Bonn conference, Afghanistan wants international aid to continue until 2024" and published by Afghan independent secular daily newspaper Hasht-e Sobh on 28 June:...

Iran launches mobile version of leader's website.
June 30, 2011... Text of report by Iranian conservative, privately-owned Fars News Agency website According to Fars news agency, the website for Office of Maintaining and Publishing Works of Ayatollah Khamene'i has launched a mobile version of the site for...

India, US agree to jointly deal with inflation - PTI.
June 30, 2011... Text of report by Indian news agency PTI Washington, 29 June: India and the US Wednesday [29 June] agreed to enhance cooperation to deal with global challenges like high commodity prices and volatility in capital flows, besides strengthening...

Summary of Russian press for Thursday 30 June 2011.
June 30, 2011... Kommersant 1. Dmitriy Butrin article headlined "Budget address to well-known ones" says that President Dmitriy Medvedev has delivered his budget address for 2012-14 at a meeting of the government. Medvedev was critical of Prime Minister...

Chinese politician addresses rally in south ahead of party founding anniversary.
June 30, 2011... According to a 29 June Xinhua Domestic report from Guangzhou by reporter Lai Shaofen, Guangdong Province held a meeting in the morning on 29 June to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the founding of the CPC. Wang Yang, member of the Political...

Expert says North Korea increases grain imports from China.
June 30, 2011... Text of report in English by South Korean news agency Yonhap Seoul, 30 June: North Korea imported more than 50,000 tons of grains from its key ally China in May, an expert said Thursday [30 June], amid chronic food shortages in the North. ...

Monitoring group's anti-Eritrea allegations "pure lies" - Foreign Ministry.
June 30, 2011... Text of report in English by Eritrean Ministry of Information's Shabait website on 29 June Asmara, 29 June 2011 - A spokesman of the Eritrean Foreign Ministry said that futile attempts on the part of the self-proclaimed so-called 'monitoring...

PM says "continued vigil" needed in Indian Kashmir - PTI.
June 30, 2011... Text of report by Indian news agency PTI New Delhi, 29 June: Omar Abdullah will serve his full term of six years as Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said here on Wednesday [29 June]. "We had an arrangement...

Afghan daily says Kabul Bank crisis damage to economy.
June 30, 2011... Text of editorial entitled: "Escape from what?" and published by Afghan newspaper Daily Afghanistan, part of the Afghanistan newspaper group, on 29 June The crisis in the Kabul Bank was a great shock and damage to the economy and banking...

Afghan national's tea factory busted in Uzbek capital over fraud - TV.
June 30, 2011... The Uzbek law-enforcement agencies have foiled the illegal activities of a tea packaging factory run by an Afghan national in the capital Tashkent, the Uzbek TV reported on 29 June. The Uzbek state TV first channel, in a programme entitled:...

Islamabad reportedly proposes new dates for India-Pakistan talks.
June 30, 2011... Text of report headlined "Pakistan offers July 11-12 or 25-26 for FM talks" published by Indian newspaper The Asian Age website on 29 June New Delhi: The dates for the talks between the foreign ministers of India and Pakistan, to be held in...

Japan's Fukushima plant repeatedly halts water treatment system due to alarm.
June 30, 2011... Text of report in English by Japan's largest news agency Kyodo Tokyo, 30 June: Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Wednesday that it was repeatedly forced to suspend operation of a newly installed radioactive water treatment system at its crippled...

Programme summary of Azeri ANS TV "Xabarci" news 1600 gmt 28 Jun 11.
June 30, 2011... Presenter Qanira Atasova 1. 0010 Headlines. 2. 0125 Armenian armed forces have fired on Azerbaijani positions in Tartar District. No casualties are reported. 3. 0136 Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and the Palestinian Authority's...

(Corr) Somali MPs approve new premier.
June 30, 2011... (Correcting figures in the second paragraph for clarity. Corrected version of the item follows.) Somali MPs approved the new prime minister, Abdiweli Muhammad Ali, who was recently appointed by the country's president, privately owned...

Eritrean minister delivers President Isayas message to Lebanese leader.
June 30, 2011... Text of report in English by Eritrean Ministry of Information's Shabait website on 29 June Asmara, 29 June: The minister of energy and mines, Mr Ahmad Haj Ali, delivered a message from President Isayas Afewerki to President Michel Sulayman of...

Programme summary of Iranian Kohkiluyeh-Boyer Ahmad TV news 1215 gmt 29 Jun 11.
June 30, 2011... A. News headlines B. Provincial news: 1. 1216 Correspondent's report on the start of the first international cycling tournament of Dena in Yasuj. Video shows the ceremony. 2. 1218 The supreme leader's representative in the province,...

Unidentified gunmen kill government official in Afghan south.
June 30, 2011... Text of report by privately-owned Noor TV on 29 June [Presenter] Unidentified gunmen killed the acting chairman of the Hajj and Islamic Affairs department of Kandahar Province Wednesday morning [29 June]. The Acting Police Chief of Kandahar...

Israel jolted by Iran's naval might - commander.
June 30, 2011... Text of report in English by Iranian news channel Press TV website on 29 June Iran's Navy says its presence in the high seas despite the sanctions imposed on the Islamic Republic by the West has jolted the enemies of the country, particularly...

Chinese vice-premier inspects mining shantytown in Beijing.
June 30, 2011... Text of report in Chinese by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) [By Xie Dengke] Beijing, 16 June: To accelerate shantytown renovation is an important part of the affordable housing project, and has been attached...

Afghan government detains Kabul Bank's ex-head, deputy head over bankruptcy.
June 30, 2011... Text of report by Afghan independent Tolo TV on 30 June Sher Khan Farnud, former head of the Kabul Bank, and Khalilollah Faruzi, deputy head of the bank, have been detained. Sources say that the Attorney General's Office detained Sher Khan...

Nepal Maoist leader says national unity government "highly unlikely".
June 30, 2011... Text of report by privately-owned Nepalese news website Nepalnews.com on 29 June CPN (UML) leader K.P Sharma Oli on Wednesday [29 June] said it is highly unlikely that the nation will have the much-awaited national unity government any time...

Nepali Congress leader leaves for Greece.
June 30, 2011... Text of report by privately-owned Nepalese news website Nepalnews.com on 29 June Nepali Congress (NC) senior leader and former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has left for Athens, Greece Wednesday [29 June] to attend a meeting of Socialist...

New industrial projects to be launched in Iran's north-western province.
June 30, 2011... Text of report by Iranian state-run provincial TV from West Azarbayjan on 26 June [Presenter] Simultaneously with the Industries and Mines Week, 16 industrial-production projects will be launched in West Azarbayjan. These projects have been...

South Korea main opposition party leader to visit China for talks.
June 30, 2011... Text of report in English by South Korean news agency Yonhap Seoul, 30 June: The leader of the main opposition Democratic Party will visit China next week to help South Korea's bid to host the 2018 Winter Olympics and discuss regional issues,...

Iran names Siri Island new gas hub.
June 30, 2011... Text of report in English by Iranian news channel Press TV website on 29 June Managing director of the National Iranian Offshore Oil Company (NIOOC) says Siri Island in the Persian Gulf will soon turn into a strategic new gas hub. In an...

Programme summary of Syrian TV news 1730 gmt 27 Jun 11.
June 30, 2011... 00:12:22 Headlines (1 min. 0 sec.) 00:13:22 Announcer-read report over video: President Bashar al-Asad received separately US Congressman Dennis Kucinich and British Conservative Party MP Brooks Newmark. He briefed them on the events in Syria...

Two abducted French journalists freed with efforts of tribal elders - TV.
June 30, 2011... Text of report by Afghan privately-owned Shamshad TV on 29 June The two French journalists detained by the armed Taleban nearly 18 months ago have been freed. The journalists and their Afghan interpreter were abducted by the Taleban from...

UK minister reports on detained former Iranian envoy - paper.
June 30, 2011... Text of report citing Fars headlined "Review of [Nosratollah] Tajik's condition in Britain" published by Iranian daily Jaam-e Jam on 26 June. The British Immigration Minister, Damian Green has reported an assessment of the condition of...

(Corr) Iran foreign minister leaves Kazakhstan.
June 30, 2011... [Correction: Replacing source "Iran" to "IRNA" in sourceline. A corrected version of the item follows:] Iran's Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi has left Astana for Tehran, IRNA reported on 30 June. Salehi was on a three-day visit in...

Iran: Roundup of Khuzestan Province Friday prayer sermons 24 Jun 11.
June 30, 2011... In their prayer sermons on 24 June, the Friday imams of Khuzestan Province focused on the arrest and trial of 10 "revolutionary leaders" in Bahrain, the bomb attack in the Islamic Republic Party's Headquarters in Tehran on 28 June 1981, and the...

China to invite bids for shale gas exploration.
June 30, 2011... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Beijing, 30 June: China's Ministry of Land and Resources will open a second public tender for the sale of shale gas prospecting rights later this year...

BBC Monitoring quotes from Indonesian press 30 Jun 11.
June 30, 2011... The following is a selection of quotes from editorials and commentaries published in 30 June editions of Indonesian newspapers available to BBC Monitoring. Libya Jakarta's Kompas (www.kompas.com): "The fate of Libyan leader Mu'ammar...