Daily International News 05.27.11

Daily International News
May 27, 2011

Northeast Asia
Koreas
N Korea ‘to release US citizen Eddie Jun Yong-su’ [BBC] and N. Korea says will release American detainee in conciliatory gesture toward U.S. [Yonhap]
China trip by North Korean leader Kim Jong-il ends [BBC]
Iran meets North Korea, Syria in Bali [Jakarta Post]
North Korean Dependence on China Trade Rises as Sanctions Worsen Isolation [Bloomberg]
South Korean court jails four Somali pirates [BBC]
Korean War POW finally buried after 60 years [AP]
China/Taiwan
US lawmakers block China firms from Pentagon contracts [BBC]
45 senators urge Obama to sell F-16s to Taiwan [Bloomberg]
Taiwan Opposition Candidate Would Seek Deals With China [VOA]
Japan
Japan beats deflation for the first time in two years [BBC]
Japan moves to protect children as new nuclear leak revealed [Reuters]
IAEA team inspect Fukushima plant [Xinhua]
AP Exclusive: Fukushima tsunami plan a single page [AP]

Southeast Asia/Pacific
China, Myanmar forge partnership, ink deals [Xinhua]
Thailand arrests US citizen for ‘insult to monarchy’ [BBC]
Australia returns passport to ex-Gitmo detainee [AP]
Author jailed over Singapore criticism [Al Jazeera]

South/Central Asia
Pakistan air force kills 23 militants in northwest [AP]
India, US pledge to boost intelligence cooperation [AP]
2 blasts hit US troops in deadly Afghan attack [AP]
Clinton in Pakistan
Tension Marks Clinton’s Visit to Pakistan [NYT]
Anti-Americanism will not end Pakistan’s problems: Clinton [Dawn]
Clinton exonerates Pakistan over Osama Bin Laden [BBC]
Hillary Clinton sees turning point in Pakistan [POLITICO]

Middle East
Arab democracies win G8 aid pledge [FT]
G8 leaders expected to back Obama on 1967 borders [Haaretz]
Protesters ‘shot dead’ by Syrian forces [Al Jazeera]
Yemen’s Saleh faces growing condemnation [Al Jazeera]

Africa
Egyptians gather for second ‘day of anger’ [Al Jazeera]
NATO air strikes rock Libyan capital [Al Jazeera]
Obama Says U.S., France Resolve to ‘Finish the Job’ They Began in Libya [Bloomberg]
Russia agrees to mediate Gaddafi exit [Al Jazeera]
Sudan’s Seizure of Abyei Region Won’t Spark New War, Ex-U.S. Envoy Says [Bloomberg]
S.Sudan says 80,000 flee after north takes Abyei [Reuters]
Long-sought former Hutu militia leader captured [CNN]

Europe
Warm welcome, few policy wins for Obama in Europe [AP]
Obama visit to Poland chance to add vigor to ties [AP]
Mladic due in Belgrade court for extradition case [CBS]
Embarrassment, mockery over Berlusconi’s latest gaffe [Reuters]
Air France captain was absent when descent began [AP]

Americas/Domestic
Colombia identifies almost 10,000 bodies in unmarked graves [Guardian]
U.S. Congress Approves Four-Year Extension of Patriot Act Wiretap Power [Bloomberg]
Clyburn Predicts Last-Minute Debt-Limit Deal to Cut Up to $6 Trillion [Bloomberg]
Democrats See Revived Political Prospects for 2012 Elections [Bloomberg]
Romney, Santorum and Bachmann all signal 2012 announcement plans [WaPo]
Bachmann, Palin Could Compete for Same Audience, Splitting Tea Party Vote [Bloomberg]