Daily International News
August 11, 2010
Northeast Asia
North Korea to conduct rare border handover [Reuters]
SKorea probing if NKorea deliberately sent mines [AP]
S Korea urges DPRK to release its fishing boat [Xinhua]
Fifa investigates North Korea World Cup abuse claims [BBC]; Original Reporting: World Cup Team Shamed, Reprimanded [RFA]
How Does the U.S. Solve a Problem Like North Korea? [TIME]
Downpours bring more worry for China landslide town [Reuters]
Southeast Asia
Sri Lanka begins civil war hearings [Al Jazeera]
Thai court rejects Thaksin assets appeal [BBC]
Terrorism charges filed against Indonesian cleric [AP]
Central/South Asia
Kyrgyzstan sets October 10 date for parliamentary vote [Reuters]
Wikileaks asked to edit Afghan names from US files [BBC]
UN calls for bigger aid response for Pakistan [Euronews]
Parts of Sindh, Punjab on alert as fresh flood warning issued [Dawn]
Middle East
No agreement on direct Israel-Palestinian talks [AP]
Lebanon politician Karam charged with spying for Israel [BBC]
Deadly blast hits Turkey oil pipeline [BBC]
[Iraq/Iran]
State Dept. faces skyrocketing costs as it prepares to expand role in Iraq [WaPo]
‘Booby trap’ kills Iraqi soldiers [Al Jazeera]
Analysis: U.S. and Iraqi Interests May Work Against Pullout [NYT]
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard ‘digging mass graves for US soldiers’ [Telegraph]
Has Tehran lost the weapon of fear? [The National]
Africa
Hard-line Islam steps out of shadows in Algeria [Reuters]
Rwanda’s Kagame wins election by landslide [Reuters]
Zimbabwe auctions controversy-plagued diamonds [AP]
Kenyan accused of harboring Uganda terror suspects [AP]
Europe
Russian wildfires raise Chernobyl radiation fears [AP]
Russia deploys S-300 missiles in Georgia’s Abkhazia [Reuters]
Bodies found in search for victims of Bosnian massacre [BBC]
Lawmakers Demand Lockerbie Medical Records [WSJ]
Bank of England forecasts ‘choppy’ economic recovery [BBC]
UK doctors: New superbug gene could spread widely [AP]
Americas
Colombia, Venezuela restore diplomatic relations [AP]
Colombia opens door for talks with FARC rebels [WaPo]
Guatemala Court Orders Arrest of Politician Holed Up at Honduran Embassy [LAHT]
Domestic
Incumbent Backed by Obama Wins Colorado Primary [NYT]
Obama signs emergency bill to halt teacher layoffs [AP]
For Mosque Sponsors, Early Missteps Fueled Storm [NYT]
For many Muslims, start of Ramadan stirs up centuries-old debate between science and doctrine [WaPo]
Fed Move on Debt Signals Concern About Economy [NYT]
What’s Missing in the Internet Kill-Switch Debate [TIME]