Daily International News 11.10.11

Daily International News
November 10, 2011

APEC
Eyes on whether APEC leaders will don aloha shirts [AP]
Asia-Pacific talks to seek unity on euro crisis [Reuters]
Obama to discuss N. Korea with Chinese, Russian, Japanese leaders [Korea Times]

Northeast Asia
Asian stocks plunge; Hong Kong shares dive 4.48% [Times of India]
Japan
Japan postpones decision on whether to join Pacific free trade talks [Mainichi]
Koreas
North Korea says new reactor to start soon [AFP]
South Korea Seeking Trilateral Talks on North [GSN]
Exercise focuses on potential N. Korea biological, chemical attack [Stars & Stripes]
Rice prices in Pyongyang jump more than 50 percent in 2 months [Yonhap]
Top U.S. military intelligence official visits S. Korea: Yonhap [Kyodo]
S. Korea’s chief nuclear envoy, U.S. point man on Pyongyang to meet in Vienna [Yonhap] 
New U.S. ambassador arrives in S. Korea to take up post [Kyodo]
China
Witness: Man sets self ablaze to protest China [AP]
Ai Weiwei’s wife says they will fight $2M tax bill [AP]
HRW: China’s human rights unlikely to improve before leadership change [Kyodo]
China: Yunnan mine hit by ‘deadly gas outburst’ [BBC]
China’s Trade Surplus Widens, Falls Short of Forecast [WSJ]
Premier Wen meets with Christine Lagarde [Xinhua]

Southeast Asia/Pacific
Australia cigarette ‘plain packaging’ law passes Senate [BBC]

South/Central Asia
India PM calls for new chapter in Pak relations [AP]
Taliban besiege governor’s office in Paktia [Al Jazeera]

Middle East
U.N. envoy in new push for Yemen power transfer [Reuters]
Khamenei warns U.S., Israel against attack on atom sites [Reuters]
China says sanctions no solution to Iran nuclear issue [Xinhua]
New attack on Egypt gas pipeline to Israel and Jordan [BBC]

Africa
Officials: Sudan bombs South Sudan camp, kills 12 [AP]
Liberia’s Sirleaf may offer rivals govt posts [Reuters]
Amnesty urges Shell to pay for Nigeria spills [Al Jazeera]
Somali legislator killed in Mogadishu [Al Jazeera] 
Guilty: Julius Malema suspended from ANC [Mail & Guardian]
Western black rhino declared extinct [BBC]

Europe
Eurozone’s growth has stalled, says EU [BBC]
Greek parties tap former central banker as prime minister [Deutsche Welle]
New Italian government seen within days [Reuters]
Russia poised to join world trade body [AP]
Turkish police fire tear gas in quake city [Reuters]
Turkish quake kills at least 8, topples hotels [AP]
James Murdoch rejects MP’s ‘mafia’ attack [BBC]

Americas
Brazil police: Rio’s most-wanted trafficker caught [AP]
Nationals catcher Ramos kidnapped in Venezuela [AP]
Nicaragua deaths in post-election violence [Al Jazeera]
Pope may visit Cuba, Mexico next spring [AP]

Domestic
Remains of war dead dumped in landfill [WaPo]
Alleged bomber of US navy ship in court [Al Jazeera] 
Poison Control Centers in danger of losing funding [WaPo]
Ohio back on President Obama’s dance card [POLITICO]
Republicans Oppose Further Bailouts for Banks, Europe in Candidate Debate [Bloomberg]
Rick Perry stumbles badly in Republican presidential debate [WaPo]
Debate crowd cheers Cain in face of sexual harassment claims [The Hill]
Jefferson County, Ala., files for biggest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history [WaPo]
Penn State to be investigated by Department of Education [POLITICO]
Applications for unemployment benefits fall to 390,000, lowest level since April [WaPo]
Nixon secret Watergate testimony unsealed [POLITICO]