BBC Monitoring International Reports articles from September 2010

BBC Monitoring International Reports archives from September 2010

"Unjust" verdict against Pakistani scientist to fuel anti-US feelings - TV.
September 30, 2010... Text of report by private Pakistani news channel Dawn News in Urdu at 0322 gmt on 26 September The verdict of the US court to sentence Dr Aafia Siddique to 86 years imprisonment and heinous plan of a US pastor to desecrate the holy Koran have...

Japan asks China to stop development in disputed gas field.
September 30, 2010... Text of report in English by Japan's largest news agency Kyodo Beijing, 30 September: Japanese Ambassador Uichiro Niwa on Thursday in talks with a Chinese Foreign Ministry official called on China to refrain from carrying out "any unilateral...

No progress by end of inter-Korean military talks - Yonhap.
September 30, 2010... Text of report in English by South Korean news agency Yonhap [Report by Kim Deok-hyun: "(2nd LD)Inter-Korean military talks end without progress"] SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) - The first inter-Korean military talks in two years ended without...

Rwandan prisons chief denies holding two suspected Ugandan spies.
September 30, 2010... Text of report in English by Rwandan news agency RNA on 29 September Kigali: The Uganda parliament is up in arms after it emerged that two Ugandans have allegedly been held in Rwanda for more than a week on spying charges - but the Rwanda...

No improvement in Kazakh health minister's condition, doctor says.
September 30, 2010... Excerpt from report by privately-owned Interfax-Kazakhstan news agency Astana, 30 September: Kazakh Health Minister Zhaksylyk Doskaliyev is still in grave condition, at the national medical centre in Astana. "His condition has not changed,...

Pakistan article says "Islamophobia" rising in US.
September 30, 2010... Text of article by Tayeba Zia headlined "US Is Suffering From 'Islam phobia'" published by Pakistani newspaper Nawa-e Waqt on 29 September The construction of a mosque in our area has fallen prey to US bigotry. May God protect the mosques...

Indian court admits Mumbai gunman's appeal against death penalty.
September 30, 2010... Text of report by Press Trust of India news agency Mumbai, 29 September: The Bombay High Court Wednesday [29 September] admitted an appeal filed by Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab challenging the death penalty awarded to him for his role in...

Nepal army chief to visit UK 4-8 October.
September 30, 2010... Text of report by privately-owned Nepalnews.com website on 30 September Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) Chhatraman Singh Gurung is visiting the UK, at the invitation of UK's former Chief of General Staff, Gen Sir David Richards, from 4 to 8...

Kashmiri separatist leader rejects Indian government's peace proposals.
September 30, 2010... Text of report by Press Trust of India news agency Srinagar, 29 September: Separatist outfit Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), headed by Yasin Malik, Wednesday [29 September] rejected seven of the eight proposals announced by the...

Eleven political parties ask Nepali Congress to quit PM race.
September 30, 2010... Text of report by privately-owned Nepalnews.com website on 29 September Eleven political parties have asked the Nepali Congress [NC] to back out of the ongoing prime ministerial race so that new process for formation of a consensus government...

UN official to visit Nepal to take stock of peace process.
September 30, 2010... Text of report by privately-owned Nepalnews.com website on 29 September Under secretary general of the United Nations for Political Affairs, B. Lynn Pascoe, is set to arrive in Kathmandu next Wednesday (6 October) to take stock of the peace...

Two hoax bomb alerts disrupt lessons at school in Kazakh south.
September 30, 2010... Text of report by privately-owned Interfax-Kazakhstan news agency Bishkek, 30 September: An unknown man has interrupted lessons at secondary school No 31 in Taraz (the administrative centre of South Kazakhstan Region) two days in a row by...

Paper urges Pakistan to seek "guidance" from China to thwart US "designs".
September 30, 2010... Text of editorial headlined "China's strategy to save Pakistan" published by Pakistani newspaper Ausaf on 28 September The United States intends to push Pakistan toward destruction, while China wants to save us. Both these powers have...

Indian firm said to operate "largest" farming project in Ethiopia.
September 30, 2010... Text of report in English by Ethiopian newspaper The Reporter website on 25 September Karuturi Global Limited, India's largest private investment company in Ethiopia, is expecting to generate one billion US dollars in export revenues. The...

Iran Central Bank chief denies rate of dollar rising.
September 30, 2010... Text of report by semi-official Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA) website The general director of the Central Bank has denied that the rate of the dollar has increased in the current situation and has said that the Central Bank has...

Russian FSB in breakaway S Ossetia deny "seizure" of Georgian lands.
September 30, 2010... Excerpt from report by pro-separatist South Ossetian Press and Information Committee website on 29 September 29 September: Georgia has accused Russian border guards of "seizing" territories [in Georgia's Shida Kartli, areas adjacent to South...

US billionaires talk philanthropy in Beijing.
September 30, 2010... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Beijing, [Thursday] 30 September: The Chinese wealthy have "no reluctance" to talk about philanthropy, said US billionaire philanthropists Bill Gates and...

Latvian paper looks at parties' economic programmes ahead of parliamentary poll.
September 30, 2010... Text of report by Latvian newspaper Telegraf website [Commentary by Kristine Vasilyeva: "If Only There Were a Party a Sight for Sore Eyes"] This election will most probably be remembered for the variegated proposals for seemingly...

India assures foolproof security for Commonwealth Games despite "difficulties".
September 30, 2010... Text of report by Press Trust of India news agency New Delhi, 29 September: Allaying apprehensions expressed by a few countries, government Wednesday [29 September] promised to provide foolproof security for the Commonwealth Games...

Kazakh security official jailed for six years.
September 30, 2010... Excerpt from report by privately-owned Interfax-Kazakhstan news agency Astana, 30 September: A former deputy head of the Almaty department of the Kazakh National Security Committee (NSC), Serik Asainov, has been sentenced to six years in...

One Russia's Moscow branch drafts list of candidates to replace sacked mayor.
September 30, 2010... Excerpt from report by corporate-owned Russian news agency Interfax Moscow, 30 September: The One Russia party's Moscow city branch has drafted the list of seven possible candidates for the post of the Moscow mayor, the secretary of the...

Ethiopian premier rules out indefinite stay in power.
September 30, 2010... Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has said that he will not remain in power until "kingdom come", the privately-owned Ethiopianreporter.com website reported on 25 September. On 22 September while addressing an audience at Columbia...

Pakistan junior minister states inability to block NATO supplies to Afghanistan.
September 30, 2010... Text of report headlined "State minister helpless to ban NATO supply" published by Pakistani newspaper Daily Times website on 30 September Islamabad: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Malik Amad Khan helplessly said in the National...

China now "major lender" to Ethiopia - website.
September 30, 2010... Excerpt from report in English by Ethiopian newspaper The Reporter website on 29 September The grants and loan Ethiopia used to get from international multilateral organizations declined in the 2002 [2009/2010] budget year. However,...

Ethnic Russian commentary analyses conditions for post-election coalition.
September 30, 2010... Text of report by Latvian newspaper Telegraf website [Commentary by Vladimir Linderman: "Clever Man Will Not Go Up a Hill"] It seems that by now all Latvia's parties participating in the election race have announced that they would be...

NATO probing Pakistan securitymen's killing in strikes - website.
September 30, 2010... Text of report by Pakistan's private television channel Geo News website on 30 September Kabul: NATO said Thursday [30 September] it was investigating claims by Pakistani security officials that three of their soldiers were killed in a...

Ukrainian TV highlights 29 Sep 10.
September 30, 2010... On 29 September, commemorating the victims of the WWII Babyn Yar massacre was among the top stories on major Ukrainian TV channels. Among other top stories were the pledge by President Viktor Yanukovych to ensure transparent and fair local...

Uganda dismisses UN report linking military to DRCongo war crimes.
September 30, 2010... Text of report by leading privately-owned Ugandan newspaper The Daily Monitor website on 30 September Uganda has described as "sinister" a new UN report implicating the UPDF [Uganda People's Defence Force] in having committed war crimes...

North Korean party delegation leaves for China.
September 30, 2010... Text of report in English by state-run North Korean news agency KCNA website Pyongyang, September 30 (KCNA) - A delegation of the Korean Workers' Party led by Choe Thae Bok [Ch'oe t'ae-pok], member of the Political Bureau of the Central...

NKorea: Kim Jong-il has photo session with party conference participants.(Conference notes)
September 30, 2010... Text of report in English by state-run North Korean news agency KCNA website [Pyongyang Korean Central Broadcasting Station in Korean carried the following as the first of ten items, which will be processed as first referent item; Kim Jong...

International "conspiracy" under way to destabilize Pakistan - minister.
September 30, 2010... Text of report by Muhammad Anis headlined "Malik sees global plot to destabilise Pakistan" published by Pakistani newspaper The News website on 30 September Islamabad: Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Wednesday [29 September] said in the...

Sri Lanka president endorses second court martial for ex-army chief - sources.
September 30, 2010... Text of report headlined "President says yes" published by Sri Lankan newspaper Daily Mirror on 30 September Colombo, 30 September: President Mahinda Rajapakse has today endorsed the second court martial recommendation to sentence MP Sarath...

Paper says upcoming parliamentary election represents "crossroads" for Latvia.
September 30, 2010... Text of report by Latvian newspaper Diena [Commentary by Atis Klimovics: "Thinking at Crossroads"] Once again we are at a crossroads. We are hearing increasingly noisy suggestions that we should change this country's focus and look toward...

One killed in attack on bookie's office in Kyrgyz capital.
September 30, 2010... Excerpt from report by privately-owned Kyrgyz AKIpress news agency website A robbery attack has been made on a bookmaker's office called "Bukmeker" which is situated in [the Kyrgyz capital] Bishkek at the intersection of the Manas and...

Kenya compiling list of documents to give ICC investigators - minister.
September 30, 2010... Text of report by Kenyan privately-owned newspaper Daily Nation website on 30 September International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo is seeking ways of using evidence in his possession to ask the pre-trial chamber for...

Ethiopian premier in talks with Somali president.
September 30, 2010... Text of report in English by state-owned Ethiopian news agency ENA website Addis Ababa, 29 September: Prime Minister Meles Zenawi met and held talks here on Wednesday [29 September] with the president Federal Transitional Government (TFG) of...

Situation calm in Indian Kashmir, curfew lifted in more areas.
September 30, 2010... Text of report by Press Trust of India news agency Srinagar, 29 September: The situation in Kashmir Valley was by and large peaceful Wednesday [29 September] with shops being opened and traffic plying normal as authorities lifted curfew from...

Ethiopia said to deploy troops in Somalia.
September 30, 2010... Ethiopia has said that it could deploy soldiers to Somalia to back the Transitional Federal Government (TFG), the Mogadishu-based Radio Shabeelle reported on 30 September. According to the station, Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi said...

Militants attack police check-point, mosque in northwest Pakistan - report.
September 30, 2010... Text of report headlined "Check-post damaged in attack" published by Pakistani newspaper Dawn website on 30 September Peshawar, 29 September: Suspected militants attacked and damaged a check-post in Shahabkhel, a suburban village in the...

Vice FM says peace, security at core of NKorean foreign policy - Xinhua.
September 30, 2010... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) [Xinhua: "Peace, Security at Core of DPRK's Foreign Policy: Vice FM"] UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) - The Democratic People's Republic of Korea...

Latvian candidates, politicians discuss taxes, media freedom, corruption.
September 30, 2010... Text of report by Latvian newspaper Diena [Interview with Latvian politicians Tatjana Zdanoka, Sergejs Dolgopolovs, Ainars Slesers, Valdis Dombrovskis and Roberts Zile by Guntis Bojars; place and date not given: "What Kind of Latvia Do...

Iran President's advisor calls for Bush, Blair "war crimes" tribunal.
September 30, 2010... Text of report in English by Iranian official government news agency IRNA website Tehran, 30 Sept, IRNA: President's Media Affairs Deputy said here Wednesday [29 Sep] Iran would resort to entire means to bring former US president Bush and...

Tajik leader demands "militants" lay down weapons.
September 30, 2010... Excerpt from report by corporate-owned Russian news agency Interfax Dushanbe, 30 September: Tajik President Emomali Rahmon has demanded that outlawed armed groups lay down their weapons, a high-ranking source in the country's security...

Pakistan parties trade charges over scientist's arrest.
September 30, 2010... Text of report by Asim Yasin headlined "Q, N Leagues trade charges in NA over Aafia's arrest" published by Pakistan newspaper The News website on 30 September Islamabad: The PML-N [Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz faction] and the PML-Q...

Russia resumes old investigations into journalist murders.
September 30, 2010... Text of report by Russian state news agency RIA Novosti Moscow, 30 September: Following a revision, the Investigations Committee under the Russian prosecutor's office (SKP) has resumed investigation into previously suspended and closed...

North Korean news agency profiles politburo members.
September 30, 2010... Text of report in English by state-run North Korean news agency KCNA website [Pyongyang Korean Central Broadcasting Station (KCBS) in Korean carried the following as the last of 16 items in its 0300 gmt newscast on 29 September; Photos were...

New US-based Ethiopian TV channel starts broadcasts on Arabsat.
September 30, 2010... Text of report by Ethiopian newspaper The Reporter website on 29 September A television station known as Ethiopian Broadcast Service [EBS] has started 24-hour broadcasts on Arabsat. The station, through Arabsat, will reach over 164 million...

Sudan reiterates commitment to hold southern referendum on time.
September 30, 2010... Text of report in English by state-owned Sudanese news agency Suna website Khartoum, 29 September: President of the Republic Field Marshal Umar al-Bashir, has affirmed keenness of the government of Sudan to work for success of the voluntary...

Pakistan's Balochistan chief denies presence of Taleban leaders in province.
September 30, 2010... Text of report by Muhammad Ejaz Khan headlined "Extremists enjoying support of international powers: Raisani" published by Pakistani newspaper The News website on 30 September Quetta: Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Muhammad Aslam Raisani,...

Moscow mayor's sacking seen as result of conflict within Russia's ruling tandem.
September 30, 2010... Text of report by Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta's website, often critical of the government, on 29 September Article by Yuliya Latynina, 29 Sep; place not given: "Luzhkov or Medvedev?" It is no coincidence that President Medvedev fired...

Two blasts injure 18 policemen in Russia's North Caucasus, one blast averted.
September 30, 2010... The number of policemen injured as a result of an explosion in Dagestan's Kaspiysk on 29 September has reached 17 people, Russian news agency Interfax-South reported on 30 September. Eight policemen were wounded and nine suffered concussion,...

Rwandan envoy says two Ugandans arrested over "serious security issues".
September 30, 2010... Text of report by leading privately-owned Ugandan newspaper The Daily Monitor website on 30 September The Rwandan government yesterday said the two Ugandan nationals it is holding may not appear in court anytime soon because they allegedly...

CIA chief to press Pakistan to launch operation in North Waziristan - report.
September 30, 2010... Text of report by Maqbool Malik headlined "NWA operation, India-US arms deal top issues" published by Pakistani newspaper The Nation website on 30 September Islamabad: CIA Chief Leon Edward Panetta would soon visit Pakistan to pressurize...

Pakistan anti-terror court convicts militant for suicide attack plot.
September 30, 2010... Text of report headlined "Man convicted for planning suicide attack" published by Pakistani newspaper Dawn website on 30 September Peshawar, 29 September: A would-be suicide bomber, charged with planning to carry out a suicide attack at...

UK private sector team to visit Pakistan's Lahore for investment - report.
September 30, 2010... Text of report by official news agency Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) Lahore, 30 September: A private sector three-member delegation from UK will visit the city for one week next month to explore investment avenues in different sectors,...

Kazakh leader orders major job cuts at government organizations.
September 30, 2010... Text of report by Russian state news agency ITAR-TASS Astana, 30 September: Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev has signed a decree on reducing by 15 per cent the staff numbers at government-funded organizations, including the...

Latvian commentary looks at political, economic relations with Russia.
September 30, 2010... Text of report by Latvian internet portal politika.lv [Commentary by Viktors Makarovs, director of the EuroCivitas Policy Center: "Domestic Oligarchs, Not Russian Bear"] The "Russian issue" has never been ignored during campaign seasons in...

Moscow Duma May Be Dissolved If It Supports Sacked Mayor - Communist Deputy
September 30, 2010... Text of report by Gazprom-owned, editorially independent Russian radio station Ekho Moskvy on 30 September [Presenter] The Moscow city duma may be dissolved if One Russia deputies actively support the sacked mayor, Yuriy Luzhkov. This...

Pundit: USA's policy in Georgia aimed at stirring instability on Russian border.
September 30, 2010... Text of report by the website of heavyweight Russian newspaper Nezavisimaya Gazeta on 29 September Article by Doctor of Political Sciences Sergey Sergeyevich Zhiltsov, leader of CIS Center of Institute of Topical International Problems:...

Pakistan paper says UN body to issue report on rights violations in Kashmir.
September 30, 2010... Text of report by Sikander Shaheen headlined "UN decides to get tough with India" published by Pakistani newspaper The Nation website on 30 September Islamabad: Relating to the unprecedented wave of uprising that has engulfed the entire...

Maghreb specialist sceptical over Sahel joint intelligence gathering.
September 30, 2010... Text of report by French state-funded public broadcaster Radio France Internationale on 30 September [Presenter] The heads of the intelligence services of Algeria, Niger, Mali and Mauritania met in Algiers yesterday to set up an intelligence...

Kenya urges UN agency to resume relief food supplies to famine-hit county.
September 30, 2010... Text of report by Kenyan privately-owned newspaper Daily Nation website on 30 September The government has asked a United Nations agency to resume relief food supplies in Turkana County following reports of starvation in the area. The World...

Russia, USA need to focus on future - government paper.
September 30, 2010... Text of report by the website of government-owned Russian newspaper Rossiyskaya Gazeta on 29 September Article by Sergey Karaganov, chairman of the presidium of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, under the rubric "Opinion": "After the...

Australia plans more flexibility in sanctions on "oppressive regimes".
September 30, 2010... Text of media release carried by Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade website on 30 September Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd today reintroduced to parliament the Autonomous Sanctions Bill 2010, which will give Australia greater...

Grenade blast injures Iraqi soldier in Mosul.
September 30, 2010... Text of report in English by privately-owned Aswat al-Iraq news agency website Ninawa/Aswat al-Iraq: An Iraqi soldier was wounded on Wednesday [29 September] by a hand grenade in western Mosul, a police source said. "Unknown gunmen threw a...

Somali leader urges regional body to "honour" deployment pledge.
September 30, 2010... The president of Somalia, Shaykh Sharif Shaykh Ahmad, has accused a regional body of failing to honour its pledge to send peacekeepers to his country, the privately-owned Shabeelle website reported on 30 September. President Sharif made the...

Twin blast injures four Iraqi civilians in Al-Fallujah.
September 30, 2010... Text of report in English by privately-owned Aswat al-Iraq news agency website Anbar/Aswat al-Iraq: Four civilians were wounded Wednesday [29 September] in a double explosion in northern Al-Fallujah, a police source said. "A bomb...

Latvian commentary concerned about political party's links with Russia.
September 30, 2010... Text of report by Latvian internet portal politika.lv [Commentary by Andris Kudors, director of the Eastern European Policy Research Center: "Protectors of Interests"] In the summer of 2007, Mikhail Demurin was teaching a master's class to...

Serbian official condemns incident in Kosovo's northern Mitrovica.
September 30, 2010... Text of report by Serbian public broadcaster RTS Radio Belgrade, on 29 September Oliver Ivanovic, state secretary in the Ministry for Kosovo and Metohija, condemned the incident in northern Mitrovica and said that violence was not the way to...

Thermal bomb blast injures four Iraqi policemen in Samarra.
September 30, 2010... Text of report in English by privately-owned Aswat al-Iraq news agency website Salah Al-Din/Aswat al-Iraq: Four policemen were seriously wounded in two thermal bomb explosions in central Samarra, a source from the Samarra Operations Command...

GOLD FM to launch in UAE.
September 30, 2010... Text of report by Dubai newspaper Gulf News website on 30 September GOLD 101.3 FM, a new FM radio station in Malayalam, will be officially launched in the UAE on October 2. Catering to the south Indian community in the country, the station...

Kenyan paper criticizes government over Uganda terror trials.
September 30, 2010... Text of editorial entitled "Follow the law on ICC and Uganda", published by privately-owned Kenyan daily newspaper The Star on 30 September Government seems to believe that security takes precedence over the law. On Tuesday [28 September],...

Kenyan police intercept illegal weapons in region bordering Somalia.
September 30, 2010... Text of report by Adow Jubat headlined "Police intercept cache of ammunition" published by Kenyan privately-owned daily newspaper The Standard website on 30 September; subheadings as published A cache of ammunition was on Wednesday...

Burundi: "Only political solution can save country" - rights worker.
September 30, 2010... Authorities in Burundi claim to have identified at least four bodies among the 14 found last week in the west of the country. Radio France International reported on 30 September. The bodies are of members of the National Liberation Forces,...

Political leaders attend religious rally held in Pakistan's Islamabad.
September 30, 2010... Text of report by Kalbe Ali headlined "Many join Dawa proxy in Kashmir cause" published by Pakistani newspaper Dawn website on 30 September Islamabad, 29 September: After a long time, a pro-Jehad rally was held in the federal capital which...

Iraqi police defuse car bomb in Mosul.
September 30, 2010... Text of report in English by privately-owned Aswat al-Iraq news agency website Ninawa/Aswat al-Iraq: Security forces defused on Wednesday [29 September] a car bomb in southern Mosul, according to a police source. "A force from the 3rd...

Ukraine to sell aircraft spare parts to Iran.
September 30, 2010... Text of report by Russian state news agency ITAR-TASS Kiev, 29 September: Iran has confirmed an order on supplying spare parts from Ukraine for assembling 30 Iran-140 planes in Isfahan under the Ukrainian licence. The chief designer and...

Iran says Facebook, Twitter "hidden enemies".
September 30, 2010... Text of report by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty website on 29 September Iranian state-controlled television has accused Facebook and Twitter of being Iran's "hidden enemies" and tools used by Western intelligence agencies in order to...

Pakistan TV show discusses verdict on detained scientist, rise in drone attacks.
September 30, 2010... Karachi Geo News television in Urdu at 1500 GMT on 28 September carries live regularly scheduled "Capital Talk" programme relayed from channel's Islamabad studio. Prominent Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir is the host of the popular talk show in...

Kenyan government to vet documents requested by ICC investigators.
September 30, 2010... Text of report by Martin Mutua and Ben Agina headlined "Wako, NSIS secret assignment on ICC" published by Kenyan privately-owned daily newspaper The Standard website on 30 September; subheadings as published International Criminal Court [ICC]...

Iran: Tehran goldsmiths on strike over new VAT law.
September 30, 2010... Text of report in English by Iranian news channel Press TV website on 29 September Tehran's gold bazaar remains closed for the fifth consecutive day as goldsmiths and jewellers continue to protest the implementation of the value-added tax...

Central Sudan tribe warn of war if not allowed to vote in key referendum.
September 30, 2010... Text of report in English by Paris-based Sudanese newspaper Sudan Tribune website on 30 September Thursday 30 September 2010 (KHARTOUM): Members of the Arab Missiriyah tribe today marched to the local United Nations offices and handed over a...

Indian Kashmir chief flays separatists for shunning dialogue.
September 30, 2010... Text of report by Press Trust of India news agency Ganderbal (JK), 29 September: Slamming the separatists who have rejected the Kashmir initiative, Chief Minister of the north Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah Wednesday [29...

Sudanese negotiators reach framework agreement on Abyei referendum - USA.
September 30, 2010... Text of report in English by UN sponsored Radio Miraya FM website, Juba on 29 September Wednesday, 29 September 2010: The US State Department has said that negotiators from north and south Sudan have reached a framework on conducting the...