Posts Tagged ‘asia’
August 26, 2011
Daily International News
August 26, 2011
Northeast Asia
Biden Leaves Asia Offering a No-Apology Message to U.S. Audience [Bloomberg]
Japan
Kan bows out, says he did best he could [Japan Times]
Analysis: Prime Minister’s Departure Underscores Japan’s Search for Leadership [NYT]
DPJ leadership hopefuls must tackle foreign diplomacy, long-neglected after disasters [Mainichi]
Japan nuke plant radiation leak exceeds Hiroshima [AP]
Koreas
Kim renews push for resuming NKorean nuclear talks [AP]
Judge rejects motions to dismiss North Korea leak case [POLITICO]
N. Korean leader tours industrial facilities in China [Yonhap]
Doors to dialogue open for North Korea: U.S. diplomat [Yonhap]
China/Taiwan
China issues protest over US report on military [AP]
China law change would allow secret detentions [AP]
New Tibet boss does not mention Dalai Lama [AP]
China charges 3 in death of Buddhist monk [AP]
Taiwan ex-president Chen Shui-bian gets extra jail term [BBC]
China bars some Lady Gaga hits from download sites [AP]
China Foreign Ministry increases news conferences [AP]
China, France agree to discuss yuan flexibility [AP]
Southeast Asia/Pacific
Burmese Wary of ‘Democracy,’ After Decades of Oppression [NYT]
6 killed, 1 wounded in Thailand’s violent south [AP]
South/Central Asia
Son of assassinated Pakistani governor kidnapped [Reuters]
India’s parliament set for corruption debate [Al Jazeera]
Police: Bomb explodes at outdoor mosque in Afghanistan, kills 4 [AP]
Middle East
Syrian forces fire at Friday prayers protests [Reuters]
Israel, Gaza militants agree to halt fire [Reuters]
Israel to OK thousands of Egyptian troops in Sinai – report [Reuters]
Africa
Libyan rebels storm Gaddafi stronghold [Al Jazeera]
AP sources: White House wants NATO to hunt for WMD in Libya [AP]
U.S. May Buy Looted Libyan Missiles Sold in Mali’s Black Market [Bloomberg]
Rebels send in special forces to hunt for Gaddafi [Reuters]
7 killed in bombing on UN building in Nigeria [AP]
African Union pledges drought aid [Al Jazeera]
Europe
Breakaway Georgian region elects president [AP]
Home Secretary in social media talks after riots [AFP]
Nick Clegg: I will refuse to let human rights laws be weakened [Guardian]
Greece battles huge forest fire near Turkish border [Reuters]
Rhino Horns Put Europe’s Museums on Thieves’ Must-Visit List [NYT]
Americas
Mexico casino attack leaves at least 53 dead [WaPo]
U.S. Widens Role in Mexican Fight [NYT]
Tens of thousands in the streets confirm support for Chile’s two-day strike [MercoPress]
Domestic
Irene targets U.S. coast, many evacuate, cities brace [Reuters]
Stocks slide ahead of Bernanke speech [AP]
Second-Quarter G.D.P. Revised Down to 1% [NYT]
Free-Trade Agreements Stuck in Obama-Republican Impasse [NYT]
Biden thanks servicemen and women in Hawaii [AP]
“Centrist” Jon Huntsman Isn’t Really All That Moderate After All [TPM]
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has a challenger — from the left [LAT]
In memoir, Cheney defends decisions, Bush as president [WaPo]
Strauss-Kahn gets passport back after US case dropped [BBC]
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April 13, 2011
Posted in Daily News | Tagged 9/11, abuse, afghanistan, ai weiwei, aircraft carrier, AP, arab, asia, austria, bader, bahrain, baseball, BBC, belarus, bloomberg, brazil, buddhism, Burma, california, capital punishment, cartel, catholicism, china, CIA, clinton, CNN, Congress, cote d'ivoire, debt speech, doha, DPRK, dutch, earthquake, egypt, endangered species, entitlements, EU, failed state, financial times, FT, fukushima, Gadhafi, gbagbo, Geert Wilders, gray wolf, gun control, hillary, hunger strike, inflation, islam, israel, ivory coast, Japan, jeff bader, joongang, korea, libya, medvedev, mexico, minimum wage, minsk, mubarak, myanmar, NATO, netherlands, new york times, newsweek, nkorea, North Korea, nuclear, NYT, Obama, ouattara, Pakistan, palestinian, PLN, potus, PRC, Qaddafi, radiation, raymond davis, reuters, ROK, russell, russia, saleh, sanctions, saudi arabia, sendai, sidney harman, skorea, south korea, straits times, subversion, swaziland, syria, taipei times, tamaulipas, taxes, TEPCO, tibet, tsunami, WaPo, Washington Post, wilders, yemen, zetas, zhu yufu | 1 Comment »
February 9, 2011
Posted in Daily News | Tagged afghanistan, AP, archbishop of canterbury, aristide, ASEAN, asia, assange, BBC, berlusconi, biden, bloomberg, brazil, Britain, cambodia, charles taylor, cheonan, china, chosun, Congress, coup, davis, deficit, DOD, DPRK, egypt, el salvador, facebook, fannie mae, food aid, freddie mac, gallup, germany, global times, GOP, guardian, hague, haiti, high-speed rail, hirohito, HK, hong kong, ICC, iran, iraq, israel, italy, jalalabad, jan25, Japan, juba, kirkuk, korea, kyodo, leaks, lo hsien-che, ma yingjeou, maranhao, mcdonnell, merkel, middle east peace, moscow, mubarak, new york times, nkorea, North Korea, NYT, Obama, Pakistan, palestine, patriot act, Pentagon, piracy, potus, PRC, red cross, republican, reuters, roc, ROK, russia, skorea, soliman, somalia, south korea, sudan, suleiman, sumo, sweden, taiwan, thailand, the wasington times, TWT, UK, VA, virginia, VPOTUS, wall street journal, WaPo, war crimes, Washington Post, white house, Wikileaks, WSJ, Yeonpyeong, yonhap | Leave a Comment »
January 27, 2011
Daily International News
January 27, 2011
Northeast Asia
US considers boosting force in Asia: Pentagon [JoongAng]
Koreas
US says China wants to contain NKorea [FT]
Expert: NKorea won’t see improved ties with SKorea [AP]
‘NK fatigue growing in China’ [Korea Times]
Defector Reflects on North Korea Through Art [WSJ]
China
China to step up controversial technology plans [AP]
China Will Face Crisis Within 5 Years, 45% of Investors in Global Poll Say [Bloomberg]
Japan
Japanese, US troops hold major war games [AP]
Volcano erupts in southern Japan [Xinhua]
Japan’s credit rating downgraded by Standard & Poor’s [BBC]
Southeast Asia/Pacific
Shark nations failing on conservation pledges [BBC]
Australian government proposes temporary flood relief tax [Guardian]
South/Central Asia
Indian official Sonawane’s murder prompts mass protest [BBC]
Police: US consular official kills 2 gunmen in Pakistan [AP]
U.S. Lobbies Afghanistan to Release Christian Converts [WSJ]
N. Africa/Middle East Unrest-related
Unrest spells end to Mideast dynasties [FT]
Thousands rally in Yemen, joining Tunisia and Egypt in anti-government protests [Haaretz]
Tunisia may purge Ben Ali loyalists [Al Jazeera]
Obama Poised to Step Up Criticism of Mubarak If Crackdown Is Intensified [Bloomberg] and Mubarak ruling party says it’s ready for dialogue [AP]
ElBaradei to return as Egypt unrest enters third day [Reuters]
Middle East
Hezbollah-backed Lebanon PM seeks good US ties [AP]
Israeli settlers kill Palestinian in West Bank – witnesses [Reuters]
Bomb at Baghdad funeral in Shia Muslim area kills 37 [BBC]
Africa
Ugandan gay activist beaten to death after threats [Reuters]
Mandela, 92, hospitalized for tests in S. Africa [AP]
Europe
Alexander Lukashenko to be banned from EU [Guardian]
Russian Islamist wanted for Moscow blast – report [Reuters]
‘Second underage girl’ named in Berlusconi sex case [BBC]
At Davos, Sarkozy says he and Merkel will never abandon euro [Reuters]
Americas
Haiti Candidate Celestin Is Cut [WSJ]
Colombian coal mine blast kills 21 workers [BBC]
Domestic
US Utah ‘biological’ army base ‘locked down’ [BBC]
Dealing With Assange and the Secrets He Spilled [NYT]
Social Security fund will be drained by 2037 [AP]
Obama vows to end enforcement of ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ this year [WaPo]
Harry Reid tells Obama he’s ‘wrong’ on earmarks and should ‘back off’ (video) [WaPo]
Sarah Palin turns Obama’s ‘Win the future’ into ‘WTF’ (video) [WaPo]
DHS to Scrap Color Code Terror Alerts by April [ABC]
Republicans want a return to workplace immigration raids [LAT]
To target Fox News over ‘Nazi’ label, rabbis make use of Murdoch’s other media [WaPo]
Senate tea party: Members wanted [POLITICO]
Michele Bachmann poses challenge for GOP [POLITICO]
Snowstorm Wallops Northeast, Piling on the Misery [ABC]
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December 7, 2010
Posted in Daily News | Tagged abduction, admiral mullen, afghanistan, AFP, AP, asia, assange, Aung San Suu Kyi, austerity, austria, bail, balochistan, baluchistan, BBC, bill richardon, bloomberg, Britain, Burma, cables, cameron, cancer, cancun, catholic, catholicism, cheney, china, citigroup, clinton, cote d'ivoire, daily beast, democrat, dick cheney, diplomacy, diplomats, DPRK, edwards, egypt, EU, finland, flores, france, geneva, germany, gerrymandering, global security newswire, GOP, governor richardon, graft, gsn, guardian, halliburton, hawaii, HI, hillary, hillary clinton, house, india, indonesia, iran, Ireland, israel, ivory coast, Japan, joe lieberman, julian assange, karzai, kim jong-il, korea, leaks, lieberman, literacy, liu xiaobo, london, memos, mexico, michelle yeoh, mideast peace, mike mullen, mossad, mubarak, mullen, muslim brotherhood, myanmar, NDP, new mexico, new york time, nigeria, nkorea, NM, nobel peace, nobel prize, North Korea, NYT, Obama, ouattara, P5+1, pacific, Pakistan, palestine, pearl harbor, potus, PRC, President, probe, republican, reuters, richardson, ROK, russia, sanctions, senate, skorea, south korea, state department, suu kyi, UK, vatican, venus, WaPo, washinton post, WH, white house, Wikileaks, WTO, yacht, yeoh, Yeonpyeong, yun | Leave a Comment »
November 15, 2010
Daily International News
November 15, 2010
POTUS Asia Trip Wrap-Up
Obama Returns From Asia Confronted With Unfinished Business [Bloomberg]
Back from Asia, Obama weighs strategic partnerships, China’s economic muscle [CSM]
CSM Op-ed: Obama in Japan: what a difference a bad year makes [CSM] and CSM Op-ed: US-Japan alliance is ripe for renewal [CSM]
Obama, Bush and America’s Limits [Time]
Obama’s Asian trip shows limits on global stage [AP]
No concrete plans from APEC summit [IHT]
China Yuan Falls After G-20, APEC Meetings; Central Parity Higher [WSJ]
Northeast Asia
Korea
N.Korea ‘Building Nuclear Reactor’ [Chosun]
Number of NKorean defectors to SKorea tops 20,000 [AP]
N. Korea begins mass-producing cell phones: report [Yonhap]
Kim Jong-un Marks 50 Days in the Limelight [Chosun]
South Korea basks in growing global role after G20 [Reuters]
China
Zakaria Op-ed: A ‘hedge’ strategy toward China [WaPo]
Japan
Japan is test case for Pac Rim free trade zone [AP]
Japan economy in surprise growth [BBC]
Samuelson Op-ed: How to avoid Japan’s economic mistakes [WaPo]
Southeast Asia/Pacific
Suu Kyi Calls for Freedom, Reconciliation in Speech [Bloomberg]
Aung San Suu Kyi aims for peaceful revolution [BBC]
South/Central Asia
US to present Afghan pullout plan [Al Jazeera]
Afghan Taliban reject talks, again, violence soars [Reuters]
Petraeus warns Afghans about Karzai’s criticism of U.S. war strategy [WaPo]
NATO, Russia to cooperate in Afghan war [AP]
Indian parliament adjourned over telecoms ‘scam’ uproar [BBC]
Middle East
Netanyahu lobbies his Cabinet on U.S. peace talk incentives [LAT]
Palestinians slam U.S. incentives to Israel for freezing settlement [Xinhua]
Iran: Arms seized in Nigeria a ‘misunderstanding’ [AP]
Eyeing Iran, Israel slates missile shield for 2015 [Reuters]
Muslims on hajj in Saudi Arabia ascend holy mount [AP]
Muslim cleric Omar Bakri Muhammad arrested in Lebanon [BBC]
Africa
South Sudan leader Salva Kiir urges massive vote [BBC]
Guinea protesters contest presidential poll [AP]
Somali pirates release British couple held for more than a year [CSM]
Europe
Sarkozy Appoints a More Rightist Cabinet in Reshuffle [NYT]
Merkel acknowledges disappointment with gov’t [AP]
Rebels pull out of Berlusconi government [Reuters]
Official to AP: Rolls-Royce replacing A380 engines [AP]
Greece’s budget deficit worsens [BBC]
Irish in crisis talks with EU nations, refuse aid [AP]
Americas
Cuba frees the first of 13 political prisoners [AP]
Mexico hotel blast kills 5 Canadians, 2 Mexicans [AP]
Haiti cholera death toll tops 900 [BBC]
Troop pull-out urged in Nicaragua-Costa Rica border row [BBC]
Domestic
Clinton and Gates Op-ed: Why the Senate should ratify New START [WaPo]
Opinion | One and done: To be a great president, Obama should not seek reelection in 2012 [WaPo]
Live-Blogging the Rangel Hearing: Rangel Walks Out [NYT]
Mulligans: Secretary of State Cantor charts new Mideast policy [WaPo]
McCain wants study of ‘don’t ask’ repeal on troop morale [WaPo]
Report: More Chinese students studying in US [AP]
The Year’s Top 10 Highest Paid CEOs [WSJ]
The Economy: The Republican Party’s One-Note Agenda [Time]
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November 8, 2010
Posted in Daily News | Tagged A380, afghanistan, AFP, ai wei wei, anglican, AP, asia, awlaki, BBC, berlusconi, biden, bloomberg, BMW, BNP, British National Party, Burma, Bush, cameron, catholic, cheney, Chile, china, cholera, clinton, conversion, cuba, DADT, daily beast, dalian, democrat, DPRK, drone, dublin, edison pena, erbil, EU, financial times, foreign policy, FP, france, FT, G20, GOP, GW bush, haiti, hillary, hostages, hunger strike, india, indonesia, iran, iraq, Ireland, israel, italy, jerusalem, korea, LA Times, marathon, merapi, mexico, midterm elections, midterms, morocco, msnbc, myanmar, netanyahu, new york marathon, new york times, nigeria, nkorea, nobel, nobel prize, North Korea, NYCM, NYT, Obama, olbermann, Pakistan, palestine, potus, PRC, qantas, QE, Racism, republican, reuters, roc, ROK, russia, samuelson, scooter libby, security council, singh, skorea, south korea, surplus, taiwan, taliban, tax cut, time, UK, UN, UNSC, volcano, wall street journal, WaPo, Washington Post, western sahara, white house, whitehall, woolas, WSJ, yemen, yonhap, yuan | Leave a Comment »
