Daily International News
August 18, 2010
Northeast Asia
Koreas
Report: NKorea proposed summit talks with SKorea [AP]
N.Korea producing badges of heir apparent: report [AFP]
North Korean MiG jet crashes in China [LAT] and Pilot Killed in China Crash Believed to Be Korean Defector [WSJ]
Tweets With North Korea May Breach Law, South Warns [Bloomberg]
Hungary reveals North Korean debt request [FT]
South Korea stages anti-terror drill [BBC]
China/Taiwan
US opposes use of force in South China Sea dispute [AP]
China Defense Ministry refutes Pentagon’s China report [Xinhua]
Taiwan-China trade deal passed by Taipei legislators [BBC]
iPhone-maker rallies workers after China suicides [AP]
Japan
Japan analysing damage to tanker in Hormuz Strait [Reuters]
Southeast Asia/Pacific
White House: US to support UN inquiry in Myanmar [AP] and U.S. supports creation of U.N. commission of inquiry into war crimes in Burma [WaPo]
Thai Groups Denounce Website Censorship [WSJ]
Indonesia’s coral reefs dying at alarming rate [AP]
South/Central Asia
WikiLeaks: Pentagon ready to discuss Afghan files [AP]
Medvedev talks with Afghan, Pakistani leaders [AP]
Pakistan aid ‘will not fall to extremists’ [BBC]
Pakistan floods: EU pledges 30m euro aid boost [BBC]
India panel suggests tougher nuclear liability bill [Reuters]
Three Indian U.N. peacekeepers killed in Congo attack [Reuters]
Middle East
Israel hits suspected weapons manufacturing site [CNN]
Netanyahu’s visit to Greece signals strategic rapprochement [DW]
BlackBerry users eye alternatives as curbs loom [AP]
Iraqi Leaders Fear for Future After Their Past Missteps [NYT]
Ireland, North Korea’s ambassadors meet Ahmadinejad [Tehran Times]
Africa
Sudan says will deport foreign NGO workers [AP]
Workers plan further South Africa strike [CNN]
Europe/UK
Nick Clegg promises to overhaul social mobility [BBC]
UK HMRC staff sacked over race abuse [BBC]
France Prepares to Deport Foreign Gypsies [WSJ]
Germany charges ex-Rwandan mayor with genocide [AP]
Americas
Lawmakers in Mexico to Debate Drug Fight [NYT]
Brazil candidates begin daily election broadcasts [BBC]
Haiti delays ruling on Wyclef Jean’s presidential run [BBC]
Domestic
Some Republican figures urge candidates not to focus on Ground Zero mosque issue [WaPo]
Obama remarks on mosque take root in races [WashTimes]
Blagojevich Prosecutors to Retry After One Conviction [Bloomberg]
Dr. Laura Says She’s Quitting Radio After N-Word Flap [ABC]
