Daily International News
July 29, 2010
Northeast Asia
North Korea to hold more talks with US [AAP]
US watching for NKorea nuclear test [Wash Times]
North Korea minister visits Burma amid nuclear fears [BBC]
SKorean PM Chung resigns, hastening Lee’s cabinet reshuffle [JoongAng Ilbo]
Japanese tanker probe eyes possible Persian Gulf collision [AP]
Tiananmen dissident to seek re-entry to China [Reuters]
Official: Water safe after chemical spill in China [AP]
Central/SE Asia
Emergency ruled ended in six more Thailand provinces [BBC]
U.S. Military Scrutinizes Leaks for Risks to Afghans [NYT] and Military Probe Again Targets Manning [WSJ]
Local strongman is U.S. troops’ most reliable friend in Kandahar province [WaPo]
2nd US Navy sailor’s body recovered in Afghanistan [AP]
David Cameron defends ‘frank’ comments about Pakistan [BBC]
Monsoon flooding kill 60, strand more in Pakistan [AP]
Middle East
Arab League backs Palestinians on restarting talks [AP]
Clinton “burning up phone lines” to Middle East [Politico]
Militants kill 17 security forces across Iraq [AP]
US seeking fuel-swap meeting with Iran [J-Post]
Lawyer in Iran stoning case ‘missing’ [BBC]
Africa
AU Rejects Change to Somalia Mandate [All Africa]
China and Rio Tinto complete Guinea mining deal [BBC]
South African unions threaten to strike ‘in seven days’ [BBC]
DR Congo boat sinking ‘kills 140’ [BBC]
UK/Europe
Cameron ‘unsure of government’s form’ as he met Queen [BBC]
UK fixed retirement age to be axed [BBC]
Koh-i-Noor diamond ‘staying put’ in UK says Cameron [BBC]
Russia grants more powers to KGB successor agency [AP]
Greek police clash with hauliers amid crippling strike [BBC]
Gruesome charges detailed against suspected Nazi [AP]
Americas
Fidel Castro to Publish Book Account of His Revolutionary Youth [Bloomberg]
Unasur set to address Venezuela’s rift with Colombia [BBC]
Four Journalists Kidnapped in Mexico [WSJ]
Guatemala tries Mexican massacre suspects [BBC]
Domestic
Arizona Will Appeal Ruling on Immigration Law, Governor Says [Bloomberg]
Majority of spilled oil in Gulf of Mexico unaccounted for in government data [WaPo]
Obama, on ‘The View,’ Discusses the ‘Roses’ and ‘Thorns’ of the Presidency [ABC]
Fallen Soldiers’ Families Denied Cash Payout as Insurers Profit [Bloomberg]
Details of 100m Facebook users collected and published [BBC]
Congress Rethinks Its Ban on Internet Gambling [NYT]
Obama Speaks to Civil Rights Group on Education [NYT]
