BBC Monitoring International Reports articles from September 2006

BBC Monitoring International Reports archives from September 2006

BBC Monitoring News Diary for Saturday 30 September 2006.
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Main stories at 0100 gmt BRAZIL: Monitoring developments following reports of disappearance of a plane flying from Amazonian city of Manaus to capital Brazilia with more than 140 people on...

Eyewitness reports casualties in blast near Kabul.
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Kabul, 30 September: An explosion happened on Saturday in downtown Kabul, capital of Afghanistan,...

ECOWAS summit on Cote d'Ivoire brought forward to 6 October.
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Radio France Internationale on 30 September The ECOWAS [Economic Community of West African States] heads of state summit on the Ivorian crisis that was initially planned to...

Afghan ministry says police in Kabul targeted by suicide blast.
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Pakistan-based Afghan Islamic Press news agency Kabul, 30 September: A high-rankling official in-charge of the Anti-Criminal Branch at the Ministry of Interior in Kabul,...

New Japanese premier pledges stronger ties with coalition partner.
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Japanese news agency Kyodo Tokyo, 30 September: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Saturday (30 September) he will seek to further strengthen the ties between his...

Nigerian commentator urges media "maturity" to ensure peaceful 2007 poll.
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of announcer-read commentary written by Mike Onochie on role of media in ensuring a peaceful transition in 2007 and broadcast by Nigerian radio from Abuja on 27 September The media...

Kenyan troops on alert along border as tensions rise in Somalia.
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Mugo Njeru entitled "Kenya troops put on alert as tensions rise in Somalia" published by Kenyan newspaper Daily Nation website on 30 September Kenya has put its armed...

CAR president seeks help of France in manning border with Sudan.
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Radio France Internationale on 30 September [Presenter] Francois Bozize and Jacques Chirac held talks on the sidelines of the International Organization of Francophonie...

WHO fears outbreak of polio in Kenya following influx of Somali refugees.
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report entitled "Influx of Somali refugees worrying" published by Kenyan newspaper The Standard website on 30 September Kenya risks a polio outbreak following the influx of...

DRCongo: Opposition party expected to express concrete support for Kabila.
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Radio France Internationale on 30 September In the DRCongo, PALU [Unified Lumumbist Party] is today expected to more concretely express its support for the...

Ugandan rebels reportedly resume peace talks after boycott threat.
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Henry Mukasa entitled "Kony rebels resume peace talks" published by Ugandan newspaper The New Vision website on 30 September Southern Sudan President Salva Kiir...

Envoy hopes UN will solve Russia-Georgia crisis.
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Russia TV on 30 September [Presenter] Owing to the US stance, the UN Security Council has postponed the adoption of the UN Security Council president's draft...

Kazakh, US leaders ink joint communique on strategic ties.
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Kazakhstan Today news agency website Washington, 29 September: Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev and US President George Bush have signed a joint statement after talks...

French leader visits Armenia's "genocide" memorial.
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Armenian news agency Arminfo Yerevan, 30 September: French President Jacques Chirac and his wife Bernadette Chirac today laid a wreath at the Tsitsernakaberd memorial...

Japan grants Tanzania some 2.8m dollars to control HIV/AIDS pandemic.
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Angel Navuri entitled "3.5bn shillings grant from Japan for HIV/AIDS control" published by Tanzanian newspaper The Guardian website on 30 September The war against...

Taleban claim responsibility for bomb blast in Afghan ministry.
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Pakistan-based Afghan Islamic Press news agency Peshawar, 30 September: The Taleban claim responsibility for the explosion in the Afghan Capital, Kabul, but deny if it was...

Armenian, French leaders opens France Square in Yerevan.
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Armenian news agency Mediamax Yerevan, 30 September. The Armenian and French presidents, Robert Kocharyan and Jacques Chirac, opened today the France Square in the centre...

Turkish army not to tolerate threat to secularism - commander.
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Turkish news agency Anatolia Istanbul, 29 September: "Making concessions from secularism and unitary structure of the state will lead to irreversible damages in...

Chad Alwihda website news digest for 29 September.
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) The following are highlights of reports on political, military, and economic activities in Chad posted on the Alwihda website on 29 September. Youths angry with bad living standard ...

Twelve people die, 42 wounded in Afghan ministry bombing.
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Pakistan-based Afghan Islamic Press news agency Kabul, 30 September: Twelve people, including two police officers, have been killed and 42 others wounded in a suicide...

Turkey: One arrested for trying to set up "terrorist group".
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Turkish news agency Anatolia Hatay: One person was detained for trying to set up a terrorist organization and for having documents relating to this organization. ...

Mittal Steel says pay rise impossible as 5,000 Kazakh miners stage rally.
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Kazakhstan Today news agency website Temirtau, 30 September: Due to the problems with the shipment of goods, the issue of raising the salaries of metallurgists cannot be...

BBC Monitoring quotes from Iranian press 30 September 06.
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) The following is a selection of quotes from editorials published in 30 September 2006 editions of Iranian newspapers available to the BBC via the Internet at 0800 gmt: Nuclear ...

Ugandan army seeks proof of LRA rebels' compliance with peace pact.
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Alfred Wasike and agencies entitled "UPDF demands proof of LRA in assembly points" published by Ugandan newspaper The New Vision website on 30 September The UPDF...

Egyptian soap opera discusses US war in Iraq, terror, West's relations with Islam.
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Egyptian Channel 1 TV is showing a soap opera that discusses the US war in Iraq, terrorism and the relations between the West and Islam. The soap opera, which is called "Heart of the...

Romanian, French leaders discuss bilateral relations.
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Romanian news agency Rompres Bucharest, 29 September: Romania has never been separated from France and the organization of the Francophony Summit in Bucharest...

Turkey welcomes Finland's initiatives regarding Cyprus.
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Turkish news agency Anatolia Helsinki, 29 September: Turkey welcomes recent initiatives of EU Acting President Finland regarding Cyprus, Turkish State Minister...

Tajik opposition splinter group allowed to take part in presidential poll.
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Tajik Avesta website on 30 September The Tajik Justice Ministry has recognized as legal the decision of the Vatan faction's extraordinary congress to elect a new chairman...

Hamas statement on intifadah anniversary urges unity, against "foreign diktats".
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by pro-Hamas Palestinian Information Centre website on 29 September Gaza: On the anniversary of the Al-Aqsa Intifadah which started on 28 September 2000 the Hamas...

Summary of Uzbek Namangan TV Asr news 1430 gmt 29 Sep 06.
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Presenter: Shaxlo Soliyeva 1. 0000 Farming news widely. 2. 0836 A video report from Uchqorgon District says that borders guards have detained a number of residents of the district, who...

Afghan policeman wounded in attack in east.
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Pakistan-based Afghan Islamic Press news agency Khost, 30 September: A policeman has been injured in an attack on a security post in Khost Province. Giving the details...

Opposition says Mbeki taking sides in mediation of Cote d'Ivoire crisis.
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Radio France Internationale on 30 September [Presenter] This week in Bucharest, African heads of state had two Ivorians at hand: Prime Minister Charles Konan Banny, who...

Kosovo status should be resolved through peaceful means - Japanese envoy.
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by independent internet news agency KosovaLive Prishtina [Pristina], 29 September: The Japanese ambassador to Belgrade, Tadashi Nagai, said today in Peje [Pec]...

Summary of Uzbek Fargona radio "Viloyat yangiliklari" news 0905 gmt 29 Sep 06.
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Presenter: Shahnoza Saidjonova 1. A seminar on the activities of tax agencies and promoting tax policy in mass media has been held at the regional tax directorate. 2. The Vodiy Ziyosi...

DFLP leader pessimistic about Palestinian situation, views possible solutions.
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report on interview with Nayif Hawatimah, secretary-general of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine [DFLP], by Nadia Sa'd al-Din, date and place not given, entitled "In...

UK-financed spent nuclear fuel dump opens in Russia's Murmansk.
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Russian Channel One TV on 30 September [Presenter] A new onshore facility to store spent nuclear fuel has opened in Murmansk. It is a joint Russian-British project worth...

Taleban attack district headquarters in Afghan Logar Province.
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Afghan independent Pajhwok news agency website Kabul, 30 September: Press official in the Interior Ministry Saturday [30 September] said they pushed back...

Kosovo independence supported by EU, international community - president.
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by independent internet news agency KosovaLive Gjakove [Djakovica], 29 September: Kosova [Kosovo] President Fatmir Sejdiu said today in Gjakove that independence...

BBC Monitoring headlines, quotes from Iraqi press 30 Sep 06.
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) The following is a selection of headlines and quotes taken from the Iraqi press published on 30 September: Headlines Al-Sharq al-Awsat [Baghdad edition of London-based independent...

Kazakh minister upbeat on US support in bid to chair OSCE.
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Interfax-Kazakhstan news agency Washington, 30 September: The USA supports Kazakhstan's intention to chair the OSCE, Kazakh Foreign Minister Kasymzhomart Tokayev has...

Situation in Ethiopia "deteriorating daily", says rebel group.
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of resolutions made in English by the Oromo Liberation Front's Executive Committee, published front's website on 29 September The Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) Executive Committee has...

Kosovo president says efforts being made to ensure return of displaced persons.
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by independent internet news agency KosovaLive Prishtina [Pristina], 29 September: Kosova [Kosovo] President Fatmir Sejdiu said today that the presence of minority...

Francophone body chief calls for increase of Ivorian premier's powers.
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Radio France Internationale on 30 September [Presenter] Charles Konan Banny did not take part in the heads of state mini summit on Cote d'Ivoire held behind closed doors on...

Kenya's image said stained by claims Rwanda genocide suspect hiding in country.
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of editorial entitled "It is time to end this Kabuga saga" published by Kenyan newspaper The People on 30 September For many years it has been suspected that [Rwandan] Felicien Kabuga,...

Russia steps up security at Tbilisi HQ, Georgian police maintain cordon - TV.
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Georgian TV station Rustavi-2 on 30 September [Presenter] Security has been stepped up at the [Tbilisi] headquarters of the Group of Russian Troops in Transcaucasia. There...

Russia suspends troop withdrawal from Georgia - commander.
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Russian news agency Interfax Rostov-na-Donu, 30 September: Work planned for this year on the withdrawal of troops [in Georgia] from the Group of Russian Troops in...

Kosovo Protection Force joined by 27 minority community members.
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by independent internet news agency KosovaLive Ferizaj [Urosevac], 29 September: Twenty-seven members of minority communities have joined today the Kosova [Kosovo]...

Only two diplomats to stay in Georgia after full evacuation of Russian embassy.
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Russian Centre TV on 30 September The situation in Georgia following the arrests of Russian officers has become even more critical. About an hour ago the Russian...

Military observers seize AA gun in Georgia-Ossetia zone.
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) A survey of the Georgia-Ossetia conflict zone carried out by military observers from Russia, Georgia and the OSCE on 28 September turned up an AA gun near the village of Andzisi, the Russian...

Iran's intelligence minister denies interference in Iraqi affairs.
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA) website The intelligence minister has stressed that there should is no particular concern for holing the next elections so far as...

Albania's premier welcomes his country's membership of Francophone organization.
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Albanian news agency ATA Tirana, 29 September: Prime Minister Sali Berisha said during the proceedings of 11th Francophone summit on Thursday [28 September] in...

Georgia warns Russia not to hold military exercise off its coast.
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs website on 29 September Georgia has learnt that the Russian Federation is planning to hold a military exercise in Georgia's special...

Iran Press: Pope's traditional ideas behind Islam remarks.
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of commentary by Khosrow Naqed published by Iranian daily newspaper Ayande-ye Now on 21 September;subheadings as published: A few days after his speech to the gathering of the students...

Albania's peacekeepers leave for Bosnia-Hercegovina.
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Albanian news agency ATA Tirana, 29 September: At the Rapid Intervention Brigade (RIB) in Zallher on Friday [29 September], a send-off ceremony was organized to...

Iran Press: Commentary ponders government implementation of economic promises.
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of commentary by Iranian newspaper Kargozaran on 23 September In Mordad 1384 [July-August 2005], the ninth government proposed its solutions to "improve the economic situation," as...

Press selection list of Afghan newspapers 30 Sep 06.
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Newspapers published in Kabul Hewad (state-run daily) 30 September 1. Editorial entitled "NATO is strongly determined" comments on NATO's decision to extend its mission to all...

Turkish Cypriot leader, European MEP discuss Cyprus issue.
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Turkish news agency Anatolia Nicosia, 29 September: President Mehmet Ali Talat of [self-declared] Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) met MEP Yeoryios...

Indian PM visits South Africa.
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Indian news agency PTI New Delhi, 30 September: Embarking on a four-day visit to South Africa to participate in Satyagraha centenary celebrations, Prime Minister...

South Ossetia says Georgia "spy" arrests part of plan to discredit Russia.
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of a statement by South Ossetian foreign minister Murat Dzhioyev published by the South Ossetian Press and Information Committee website on 29 September [No dateline, as received] The...

Turkey: More than 110,000 displaced persons back in villages - minister.
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Turkish news agency Anatolia Van, 29 September: About 114,158 people, who had to leave their villages due to terrorism, have returned to their homelands, said...

Afghan official says 29 suspects arrested with weapons in west.
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Afghan independent Pajhwok news agency website Farah City, 30 September: At least 29 suspected fighters were arrested with arms and ammunition during a joint...

Iran Press: Reformists warned to be active, not boycott election.
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of commentary by Hasan Asadi-Zeydabadi in Iranian newspaper Kargozaran on 19 September The concurrent elections for the Assembly of Experts and the city councils, which will be held in...

Tajik leader urges in-depth teaching of IT and foreign languages.
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Tajik news agency Asia-Plus website Dushanbe, 30 September: Tajik President Emomali Rahmonov has called on the country's educationalists to make efforts to teach...

Spanish judge accuses policemen of falsifying report on 3-11 attacks.
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Nieves Coll and Dolores Martinez: "Garzon accuses the three experts who wrote the boric acid report of falsification", published by Spanish newspaper ABC website on 30...

End of 2006 said to be ETA's deadline to Spanish government.
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by J.M. Zuloaga: "ETA gives government an ultimatum to keep its promises", published by Spanish newspaper La Razon website on 30 September Madrid: ETA has given the...

Iran Press: "Zionists" behind world media questioning of president.
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of commentary by Mehdi Azizi by Iranian newspaper Siyasat-e Ruz on 23 September If we take a quick look at yesterday's United Nations General Assembly session, clearly we see that the...

Pakistan president returns home after four-nation visit.
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) news agency Islamabad, 30 September: President General Pervez Musharraf arrived here Saturday [30 September] at the conclusion of his...

Bulgaria approves decision to send frigate on Lebanon UN mission.
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Bulgarian news agency BTA website Sofia, 29 September: The cabinet will move to the National Assembly to o'kay the commitment of the Druzki Frigate with...

Kosovo minister says concrete results made in building democratic institutions.
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by independent internet news agency KosovaLive Prishtina [Pristina], 29 September: The representatives of the working group on Standard 1 - the functioning of the...

Iran press: Party official says government reshuffle strategy wrong.
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Iranian newspaper E'temad website on 28 September In a reference to the changes in the cabinet, Elyas Hazrati said: The strategy [preceding word and its recurrences in...

Oil slick from sunken boat cleaned up - Russian TV.
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Russian Centre TV on 30 September Emergency services have fully cleaned up the oil slick near Southern Kurils that was caused by an accident [fuel leak as a result of...

Officer wanted by Georgia not inside Russian troops HQ in Tbilisi - commander.
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Russian news agency RIA Novosti Moscow, 30 September: Vladimir Kuparadze, deputy commander of the Group of Russian Troops in Transcaucasia, has said that Russian...

Burma's National Democracy League calls for release of three activists.
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Japanese news agency Kyodo Yangon [Rangoon], 30 September: The party of Myanmar's [Burma's] opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi Friday [29 September] called for...

Turkish coastguard rescues six Algerian migrants in sinking boat.
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Turkish TRT 2 television on 29 September Once again, the Turkish coastguard saved the lives of six illegal migrants who were in the throngs of death off Dikili in Izmir....

Japan's New Komeito party selects new leader.
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Japanese news agency Kyodo Tokyo, 30 September: The ruling coalition New Komeito party officially endorsed Akihiro Ota as new party leader Saturday [30...

Thailand general says ousted PM giving up politics.
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Piyanart Srivalo and Panya Thiewsangwan from the "Politics" page: "Ex-premier giving up politics: CDR", published by, Thai newspaper The Nation website on 30...

Iran press: Interior minister says elections will be sound, transparent.
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Iranian newspaper Aftab-e Yazd website on 28 September The minister of interior stated that the election executive and ombudsmen boards must be selected from the soundest,...

Japan PM to strengthen ties with coalition partner New Komeito.
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Japanese news agency Kyodo Tokyo, 30 September: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Saturday [30 September] he will seek to further strengthen the ties between his...

Afghan president, US business leaders discuss reviving private sector.
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Afghan independent Pajhwok news agency website Kabul, 30 September: President Hamed Karzai called on senior executives of major US companies and senior US...

Iraqi district of Khanaqin declares it wants to be part of Kurdistan region.
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report on interviews with the chairman of the committee for supporting Article 140 and the head of the Khanaqin Administrative District entitled "The implementation of Article 140...

Russian defence chief says antiterror cooperation within NATO "blocked".
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Russian Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Sergey Ivanov has said that certain states in the North Atlantic alliance are blocking work on the Russian-NATO document "On the role of the...

French leader urges Armenia, Azerbaijan to reach peace.
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Armenian news agency Arminfo Yerevan, 30 September: "I believe in the Armenian people's ability to struggle for peace," French President Jacques Chirac said today at a...

Singapore holding company "unaware" of tax-free status of ex-Thai PM deal.
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Thai newspaper The Nation website on 30 September Singapore's Temasek Holdings was not informed the Shin Corp sale was structured so that the Shinawatra...

Northeast China colliery blast traps 21 miners.
September 30, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Harbin, 30 September: Twenty-one miners are trapped underground following a colliery blast early...