BBC Monitoring International Reports articles from November 2006

BBC Monitoring International Reports archives from November 2006

BBC Monitoring News Diary for Thursday 30 November 2006.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Main stories at 0200 gmt JORDAN: Meeting between US President George W. Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, planned for evening of 29 November, is cancelled at short notice and...

Afghan MPs criticized for demanding salary increase.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Afghan independent Tolo TV on 30 November [Presenter] Many Kabul residents have criticized MPs for demanding an increase in their monthly salary. They said that MPs...

Iran president felicitates victory of new Ecuadorian president.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Iranian news agency IRNA website Tehran, 30 November: President Mahmud Ahmadinezhad cabled a message to new Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa on Thursday to...

India to visit Nepal next month, to meet PM on SAARC invitation.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Indian news agency PTI Kathmandu, 30 November: India's external affairs minister, Pranab Mukherjee, will pay a brief visit to Nepal next month to hold bilateral...

Israeli deputy PM to visit India 4-7 December.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Indian news agency PTI New Delhi, 30 November: Israel's deputy prime minister, Eliyahu Yishay, will undertake a four-day visit here from 4 December during which the...

Palestinian president urges extending truce to West Bank at conference with Rice.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) At 1107 gmt Palestinian TV interrupted its regular broadcast to relay live a news conference by Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, at the...

Ecuadoran president-elect outlines some economic measures.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of Interview with Ecuadoran President-elect Rafael Correa: "Payment will be based on consumption", published by Ecuadoran newspaper El Universo website on 30 November Quito, 30...

Iran's Majlis Speaker says fears of democracy root-cause of insecurity in Iraq.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Iranian news agency IRNA website Tehran, 30 November: Visiting Iraqi President Jalal Talabani conferred here Thursday [30 November] with Majlis Speaker Gholam...

Iraqi president: Iran will help Iraq restore security.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Iranian news agency IRNA website Tehran, 30 November: Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said here Thursday [30 November] that the Islamic Republic of Iran has...

More Afghan officials accused of embezzling.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Afghan independent Tolo TV on 30 November [Presenter] The attorney-general has arrested the head of Konar Province Endowment and Islamic Affairs Department on charges of...

Abkhaz leader restates demand for removal of Georgian forces from Kodori.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Abkhaz news agency Apsnypress Sukhumi, 29 November. The deployment of Georgian troops in the Kodori Gorge is an act of provocation which will harm Georgia if it does not...

PM says Iraqis ready to take over security responsibility after meeting Bush.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Iraqi TV station Al-Iraqiyah TV at 1251 gmt on 30 November interrupted its regular programming to carry live and in progress a news conference held by Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki upon...

Burkinabe leader says Africans determined to solve Darfur issue.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Sudanese TV on 30 November President Al-Bashir today attended the AU Peace and Security summit held in the Nigerian capital, Abuja. Several other African leaders were also...

Al-Maliki, former Iraqi premier Allawi discuss Amman summit.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Iraqi Al-Sharqiyah TV on 30 November Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki discussed with former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi the results of the talks he held with US President...

AU extends mandate of AU troops in Darfur by six months.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Sudanese news agency Suna website In a statement to the Sudanese News Agency [Suna], Sudan representative to the UN Abd-al-Mohamud Abd-al-Halim has said the AU Peace and...

Corruption threatens Russia's national security - interior minister.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Russian news agency ITAR-TASS Moscow, 30 November: The scale of corruption in Russia has become a threat to the country's national security, Interior Minister Rashid...

Ukraine launches probe into army hardware return from Iraq.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Interfax-Ukraine news agency Kiev, 30 October: The military prosecutor's office of the Western Region of Ukraine has launched a criminal case to investigate why some...

Lebanese premier calls Lebanese to "stand with" government.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Qatari Al-Jazeera satellite TV at 1842 gmt on 30 November interrupted its programming to carry live from Beirut a news conference by Lebanese Prime Minister Fu'ad al-Sanyurah. Al-Sanyurah...

Russia opposes rotation of military observer chiefs in Moldovan rebel region.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Dniester region news agency Olvia-press website The JCC [Joint Control Commission, a peacekeeping body consisting of representatives of Moldova, Russia, Ukraine, the OSCE...

Not all regions agree it's A Just Russia.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of "24" news report by Russian Ren TV on 29 November [Presenter] A Just Russia - the union of three political parties, Motherland, the Russian Party of Life, the Party of Pensioners -...

Kuwait, France sign defence, intelligence agreement.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Kuwaiti news agency Kuna website Paris, 30 November: French President Jacques Chirac and His Highness the Emir of Kuwait Shaykh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah...

Opposition newspaper confiscated in Moldova's Gagauzia.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Moldovan news agency Infotag Chisinau, 30 November: The recent seizure of a special edition of the Gagauz Halki [Gagauz People] newspaper took place outside the Gagauz...

Ukrainian president pledges to back embattled ministers, urges unity.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko has said that he will not allow parliament to dismiss Foreign Minister Borys Tarasyuk. Speaking in an interview with the BBC Ukrainian Service which was...

BBC Monitoring quotes from Russian press Thursday 30 November 2006.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) The following is a selection of quotes from articles published in the 30 November editions of Russian newspapers: NATO summit Novyye Izvestiya [liberal daily] www.newizv.ru - "It is...

Eritrean president confers with high-level Sudanese delegation.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Eritrean Ministry of Information's Shabait website on 29 November Asmara, 29 November: President Isayas Afewerki yesterday received and held talks with a...

Eritrean president visits Sudan, heads for Nigeria.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report in English by Eritrean Ministry of Information's Shabait website on 29 November Asmara, 29 November: President Isayas Afewerki arrived in Khartoum today on a working...

Sudanese leader arrives in Abuja for Africa-South America summit.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Sudanese radio on 30 November The Africa-South America summit will this morning start in the Nigerian capital, Abuja. Sudanese President Umar al Bashir will...

BBC Monitoring quotes from China, Taiwan press 30 Nov 06.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) The following is a selection of quotes from editorials and commentaries carried in 30 November 2006 website editions of mainland Chinese, Hong Kong and Taiwan newspapers available to BBC...

Ethiopian oppositions urge government stop interfering in Somalia.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of statement in English issued by Ethiopian opposition the Alliance for Freedom and Democracy entitled "The prospects of war between Somalia and the regime in Ethiopia", published by...

Burundi backs Rwanda over stand-off with France.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Robert Mukombozi entitled "Burundi backs Rwanda on France" published in English by Rwandan newspaper The New Times web site on 30 November The Burundian government has...

UK experts to check BA plane at Moscow airport for radiation - Russian TV.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Rossiya TV on 30 November Traces of radiation have been found on board British Airways aircraft during an inspection carried out as part of the investigation into the...

Sudanese, Eritrean leaders discuss ties, Darfur.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Sudanese radio on 30 November Sudanese President Umar al-Bashir and his Eritrean counterpart President Isayas Afewerki yesterday discussed the bilateral ties and ways of...

Heavy rains kill 24 in northern Rwanda.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Rwandan radio on 30 November The death-toll has risen to 24 in the Northern Province where heavy rains fell on Tuesday [28 November] evening. The disaster...

Summary of Russian press for Thursday 30 Nov 06.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Kommersant 1. Sergey Chabanenko report on the probe into Aleksandr Litvinenko's death. The author notes that polonium-210 that was used to poison the former KGB officer is now available on...

Sudan's Kiir in talks with South African president over ties.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Sudanese radio on 30 November Sudanese Vice President and President of Southern Sudan Salva Kiir Mayardit yesterday held a meeting with South African President Thabo...

Kenyan government accused of sabotaging opposition.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Kenyan newspaper The Standard website on 30 November The government came under harsh criticism from lawyers and politicians for its perceived actions in disorganizing the...

Kyrgyz ex-speaker against Kazakh OSCE chairmanship.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Kyrgyz AKIpress news agency website Bishkek, 29 November: Kazakhstan does not simply dare to run for OSCE chairmanship, Kyrgyz MP Omurbek Tekebayev, has said, commenting...

Uzbek Senate opens plenary session.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Uzbek TV on 30 November The Uzbek Supreme Assembly's Senate [upper house of parliament] today opened its eighth plenary session. [Passage omitted: the session...

Attempt to correct International Space Station orbit fails - Russian agency.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Russian news agency RIA Novosti Moscow, 30 November: The manoeuvre to correct the orbit of the International Space Station [ISS] which was started at 0205 hours [Moscow...

North Korea will not "unilaterally" give up nuclear arms - envoy.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by South Korean news agency Yonhap Beijing, 30 November: North Korea's top nuclear envoy said Thursday [30 November] that his country will not "unilaterally" give...

World Bank mission arrives for Kyrgyz debt relief programme talks.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Kyrgyz AKIpress news agency website Bishkek, 30 November. A mission of the World Bank arrived in Bishkek on 29 November to conduct technical discussions on conditions...

Palestinian mediator holds talks with Hamas leader in Syria on unity government.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of Ma'an Headline: "Al-Barghuthi Meets With Mish'al and Faruq Al-Shar'a in Damascus"]report in English by Palestinian Ma'an News Agency website Damascus, 29 November: The Palestinian...

Iraqi Sunni leader hopes Bush- Maliki talks will stop violence against Sunnis.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of telephone interview with Iraqi Accord Front leader Adnan al-Dulaymi, in Baghdad, by Fakhri al-Ukur and Muhammad al-Rimawi in the Amman studio, broadcast live by Jordanian TV on 29...

Kenya soiled by graft, says US senator.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Kenyan newspaper The Standard website on 30 November The government has been challenged to clear perceptions of corruption if it is to improve its international...

Israeli court orders release of Palestinian housing minister.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Muhammad Abu-Khudayr headlined: "Military Court in Al-Jalmah decides to release the minister of public works and housing on bail", published by Palestinian newspaper Al-Quds...

BBC Monitoring quotes from Indonesian press 30 Nov 06.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) The following is a selection of quotes from editorials and commentaries published in 30 November editions of Indonesian newspapers available to BBC Monitoring: Pope's visit to Turkey ...

Iran dismisses claims of undeclared nuclear activities.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Iranian Mehr news agency in English Tehran, 29 November: Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad Ali Hoseyni issued a statement here on Wednesday [29 November]...

Chief procurator in China's Tianjin expelled from party for graft.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Tianjin, 30 November: Li Baojin, former chief procurator in Tianjin, a municipality in north China,...

Chinese magazine censured for "political defiance".
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Hong Kong newspaper South China Morning Post website on 30 November A leading news magazine has been ordered to clean up its act by the Communist Party's propaganda...

Fiji premier concedes to army demands, drops bills.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Fijilive website on 30 November Fiji's Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase has for the first time conceded to the demands of the army. Qarase has agreed to suspend the...

Fiji commander sticks to demands despite PM's concessions.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Fijilive website on 30 November Fiji's military commander Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama has given Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase till 12 noon tomorrow [midnight gmt 30...

Ugandan president accused of abandoning ruling NRM party.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Chris Obore entitled "MPs attack Museveni" published by Ugandan newspaper Daily Monitor website on 30 November Some legislators in the National Resistance Movement [ruling...

China's Zhejiang Province confirms probe into officials for funds theft.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Hong Kong newspaper South China Morning Post website on 30 November Zhejiang province has confirmed that two Jinhua officials are under investigation for corruption,...

List of Tehran candidates for Assembly of Expert elections published.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Iranian Mehr news agency in English Tehran, 29 November: On Wednesday [29 November], the election headquarters of the Interior Ministry released the list of...

East African Community leaders to launch four-year development plan 30 November.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Sukhdev Chhatbar entitled "EA leaders launch development plan today" published by Tanzanian newspaper Daily News website on 30 November The three east African presidents...

Ethiopian army truck said blown up by land mine near Somali town of Baidoa.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Somali Union of Islamic Courts website Qaadisiya.com on 30 November Reports reaching us from the town of Baydhabo [Baidoa, south-central Somalia] say a group of...

South Sudan capital under tight security - Ugandan report.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Grace Matsiko entitled "Juba tightens security" published by Ugandan newspaper Daily Monitor website on 30 November Juba: Stringent security measures have been slapped on...

Iraqi Al-Sadr Bloc says next step to contest US troops extension.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from telephone interview with Iraqi MP for the Al-Sadr bloc, Salih al-Uqayli, by presenter Iman Ayyad, in Doha, broadcast live by Qatari Al-Jazeera satellite TV on 29 November ...

Indian TV reports two "terrorists" arrested in Delhi.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Indian Doordarshan TV on 30 November; words within double slantlines are in English [Newsreader] The Special Cell of Delhi Police has arrested two Jaish-i Mohammad...

Text of Fiji premier's address to nation.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of Prime Minister Laesenia Qarase's address to the nation on 30 November, carried as press release by Fiji government website; subheadings inserted editorially Fellow citizens of...

South Korea to withdraw all troops from Iraq in 2007 - ruling party.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by South Korean news agency Yonhap Seoul, 30 November: The South Korean government agreed Thursday [30 November] to accept the Uri Party's proposal to pull all of...

Agency publishes text of Iranian president's message to US people.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Iranian news agency IRNA website Tehran, 29 November: Islamic Republic of Iran's President Mahmud Ahmadinezhad said in a message to the American nation, "Both...

Nepal press selection list 30 Nov 06.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) THE KATHMANDU POST 1. Locals of Belha village of Siraha have been in a state of terror since Tuesday (28 November) night when armed cadres of the Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (JTMM), a...

Japan extends grant for projects in Zanzibar.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Yussuf Yussuf entitled "Japan to support projects in Zanzibar" published by Tanzanian newspaper Daily News website on 30 November Japan has extended a grant of 331,154...

North Korean negotiator says Japan needn't join six-party talks.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Japanese news agency Kyodo Beijing, 30 November: North Korea's chief delegate to the six-way talks over the country's nuclear programmes said Thursday [30...

Somali Islamist officials to leave for Djibouti to attend peace talks.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Somali Union of Islamic Courts website Qaadisiya.com on 30 November A delegation from the Somali Islamic Courts Council [SICC] is today heading for Djibouti,...

Dozens injured as Nepal students clash.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Nepalese eKantipur.com website on 30 November Kathmandu, [Thursday] 30 November: Over four dozen students were injured when a scuffle ensued between members of Nepal...

Ugandan paper hails Catholic Church's move to review condom stance.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of editorial entitled "Condom debate is progressive" published by Ugandan newspaper The New Vision website on 30 November The Roman Catholic Church has taken the first step towards...

Toxic chemicals dump found in Russia's Kamchatka Far East.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Russian news agency RIA Novosti Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, 30 November: Experts with the Kamchatka Region directorate of the Federal Service for Veterinary and Plant...

Belarusian opposition leader charged with using forged document, released.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Belarusian news agency Belapan Minsk, 29 November: Belarusian opposition leader Alyaksandr Milinkevich was briefly detained for about four hours on his arrival...

Palestinian Fatah MP arrives in Cairo with hopes on unity government.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Egyptian news agency MENA Cairo, 29 November: Palestinian Legislative Council member Nabil Sha'th arrived here late Wednesday [29 November] on a several days'...

Russia's Putin wishes ex-premier quick recovery in telephone conversation.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Russian news agency Interfax London, 30 November: Russian President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with renowned politician and economist Yegor Gaydar to...

China hopes Fiji maintains stability - spokesman.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Beijing, 30 November: A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said on Thursday [30 November]...

Moldovans growing less hopeful of EU membership, poll shows.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Moldovan news agency Infotag Chisinau, 29 November: About 13 per cent of Moldovan citizens believe that Moldova will never join the European Union. This figure is 5 per...

Palestinian, Egyptian premiers hold Cairo talks.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Egyptian news agency MENA Cairo, 30 November: Prime Minister Dr Ahmad Nazif on Thursday morning [30 November] received Palestinian Prime Minister Isma'il...

Xinhua editors penalized for writing Hu Jintao's name wrong - HK daily.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report entitled: "'Hu Jintao' becomes 'Hu Jinzhu' in a Xinhua report", published by Hong Kong newspaper Ming Pao website on 29 November Last week when reporting on Chinese President...

Liberia: Health Ministry says suspected cholera cases "mostly" acute diarrhoea.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by independent Liberian Star Radio on 30 November The Ministry of Health has clarified that reports of cholera outbreak in some parts of the country are mostly cases of...

Russia: St Petersburg media highlights 25 Sep 1 Oct 06.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) The following are highlights from RTR St Petersburg, STO TV and TRK Channel 5 TV news, Radio Russia and Ekho Peterburga radio news, Metro, Nevskoye Vremya and Smena newspaper and St Petersburg...

Iran favours expansion of ties with Singapore Majlis Speaker.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Iranian news agency IRNA website Tehran, 30 November: Majlis Speaker Gholamali Haddad-Adel said here Wednesday [29 November] that Iran has the desire and...

Nigeria donates arms to Liberian police force.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by independent Liberian Star Radio on 30 November The arms given by Nigeria for the Liberia National Police [LNP] have arrived in the country. The inspector-general of...

BBC Monitoring quotes from the African press 30 Nov 06.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) The following is a selection of quotes from editorials and other material published in the 30 November editions of the African press. As indicated some material from 28 November is also...

Zimbabwe: Party leader says former House Speaker financed anti-Mugabe plot.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by South Africa-based Zim Online website on 30 November Ruling ZANU-PF [Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front] chairman John Nkomo has named former parliamentary...

Lithuanian daily censures special services for attacks on press freedom.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Lithuanian newspaper Lietuvos Rytas on 29 November Fierce fighting between the State Security Department [VSD] and the Seimas [parliament] confirmed an old fear that...

Daily says Russia using Latvia in economic war against Lithuania, Poland.
November 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Lithuanian newspaper Verslo Zinios on 28 November The situation on the Lithuanian-Latvian border only strengthens the suspicion that Russian interests have started to...