Daily International News 05.05.11

Daily International News
May 5, 2011

Osama bin Laden
Photos show three dead men at bin Laden raid house [Reuters]
Pakistan army says US personnel to be cut [AP]
Pakistan gives warning against further raids [Al Jazeera]
Analysis – Legal questions remain over bin Laden killing [Reuters]
U.S. will stand by Pakistan, Clinton says [Reuters]
Obama Visits Ground Zero After Bin Laden Death [Bloomberg]
Fidel Castro criticizes US for bin Laden kill [AP]
China: Bin Laden burial ship applies to visit HK [AP]

Northeast Asia
Japan
Workers enter Japan reactor for 1st time since blast [Reuters]
China/Taiwan
Taiwan’s Ma: ‘Sooner or Later, Beijing Will Move Toward Democracy’ [Der Spiegel]
China boosts foreign investment in Latin America [BBC]
Ship hijacked with 24 Chinese crew in Arabian Sea [AP]
Pandas Tian Tian and Yang Guang to arrive in Edinburgh in July [BBC]
Migrants push Beijing population to 19.6 million [AP]
Koreas
S.Korean Buddhists Deliver Aid to N.Korea [Chosun]
South Korea in final approval of EU trade deal [BBC]
Korea’s 1st Female Navy Patrol Pilot Goes to Work [Chosun]

Southeast Asia/Pacific
Vietnam quashes rare Hmong uprising lasting days [AP]
Last WWI combat veteran Claude Choules dies aged 110 in Australia [BBC]
Indonesia economy grows by 6.5% in the first quarter [BBC]
Singapore leaders admit faults, face election test [AP]

Middle East
Clinton Leaves Door Open After Palestinian Deal [NYT]
Syrian troops ‘begin withdrawal’ from Deraa [Al Jazeera]
Two mid-level al Qaeda leaders killed in Yemen [Reuters]
Suicide bomber kills 20 policemen in central Iraq [AP]

Africa
Allies offer Libyan rebels cash lifeline [Reuters]
Egypt’s former interior minister sentenced [Al Jazeera]
Egypt’s new diplomacy worries Washington [Al Jazeera]
Red Cross finds mass grave in Ivorian city [Al Jazeera]
Canadian HR Org: Albinos in Tanzania murdered or raped as AIDS “cure” [Reuters]

Europe
Britain Votes on Changes to Election System [NYT]
AMAP: study warns of mercury in Arctic [AP]

Americas/Domestic
Earthquake rattles Mexico City and buildings shake [Reuters]
A foreign policy void in GOP 2012 field [AP]
Poll: Number of ‘birthers’ plummets [WaPo]
AP, Reuters sitting out GOP S.C. debate [POLITICO]
Obama Said to Consider Ambassador to India Roemer for Commerce Secretary [Bloomberg]
Brooklyn Enclave Helps New York Top L.A. as Diversity Capital [Bloomberg]

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Daily International News 03.29.11

Daily International News
March 29, 2011

Northeast Asia
Japan
Japan on ’maximum alert’ over nuclear crisis [SMH]
Japan vows to review nuclear safety standards [AP]
Japan works to stop radioactive water leaking into sea [BBC]
Koreas
Two Koreas meet on volcano risk [BBC]
N.Korea speaker makes rare address in the West [AFP]
US representatives meet North Koreans at secluded German castle [M&C]
NKorea closely monitoring radiation from Japan [AP]
S. Korea does not oppose humanitarian food aid to N. Korea: Rep. Chung [Yonhap]
China
Chinese president urges CPC members to excel in promoting social harmony [Xinhua]
Dalai Lama’s announcement of “retirement” a farce, living buddha says [Xinhua]

Southeast Asia/Pacific
Australia PM Julia Gillard’s computer ‘hacked’ [BBC]

South/Central Asia
Scandal-tainted Kabul Bank to be sold off [Al Jazeera]
US Army apologises over new Afghanistan abuse images [BBC]
UK pays Afghan civilians over deaths, injuries [AP]
Indian investigators to visit Pakistan in Mumbai probe [Reuters]
Pakistan says 13 soldiers killed in friendly fire incident [Reuters]

Middle East
Israel considering annexing West Bank settlements [AP]
Syrian Cabinet resigns amid unrest [AP]
Syria unrest: Pro-Assad rallies in Damascus and Aleppo [BBC]
Hostage siege kills 21 at Iraq government building [AP]
Yemenis blame Saleh as security deteriorates [Reuters]
Ammo factory blast in Yemen kills at least 121 [CNN]

Africa
Libya Related
FACT CHECK: How Obama’s Libya claims fit the facts [AP]
The Obama doctrine [WaPo]
Analysis: Obama doesn’t mention Libyan rebels [AP]
Obama Left Libya Questions Unanswered, Critics in Congress Say [Bloomberg]
Obama on Libya: The Doctrine Is Clear, but the Mission Isn’t [Swampland]
Obama’s Libya Speech: Daily Beast Contributors Weigh In [Daily Beast]
London talks focus on Libya’s future [FT]
Libya Airstrikes Make Woodward First Woman to Lead U.S. Air War [Bloomberg]
Italian islanders block harbor to prevent influx of NAfrican migrants [Deutsche Welle]
Non-Libya Related
Official: Ivory Coast rebels take 2 more towns [AP]
Zimbabwe to take over all foreign-owned mining firms [AFP]
Sudan president heads to Qatar amid Darfur violence [AFP]

Europe
Russia ‘kills 17 North Caucasus militants’ [BBC]
Rating cut deepens Portugal’s financial woes [AP]
Labour claims 20,000 police officers will be forced to retire [BBC]
Prince Harry joins injured soldiers’ North Pole trek [BBC]

Americas
Carter in Cuba for meetings with Raúl, Ortega [Miami Herald]

Domestic
Why I called Bradley Manning’s treatment ‘stupid’ [Guardian]
Dick Durbin’s hearing on the civil rights of American Muslims (live blog) [WaPo]
Donald Trump defends ‘birther’ claims [WaPo]
Despite pressure to reduce national debt, few in Congress use payback program [WaPo]
With “time short,” Congress still at impasse on shutdown talks [WaPo]
US house prices ‘hitting new lows’ [BBC]
BP Managers Said to Face U.S. Manslaughter Charges Review [Bloomberg]

Daily International News 12.16.10

Daily International News
December 16, 2010

Northeast Asia
Koreas
Bill Richardson arrives in Pyongyang [AP]
N. Korea says it supports dialogue but will never “beg” for it [Yonhap]
South Korea moves to boost ties with China in wake of North Korea attacks [CSM]
N.Korea’s Nuke Tech ‘Much More Advanced’ Than Iran’s [Chosun]
North Korea digging tunnel for spring nuclear test – report [Reuters]
S. Korea to stage live-fire drill on border island shelled by N. Korea [Yonhap]
Strategist tapped for top ROK Army post [JoongAng]
U.S. missile-defense test fails over Pacific [Reuters]
China
Wen brings finance to cement India ties [FT]
China tunnel links last isolated Tibetan county to highway [AP]
27 fishermen missing after boat capsizes off China [AP]

Southeast Asia/Pacific
PM defends Australia’s border policies [CNN]
WikiLeaks: Singapore Lee says Myanmar ‘stupid’ [AP]
Malaysia MPs suspend Anwar Ibrahim over Israel comment [BBC]

South/Central Asia
Obama to speak on Afghan review, visit tribal chiefs [WaPo]
Overview of the AfPak Review [NYT]
July troop withdrawal on track, review of Afghan war strategy indicates [WaPo]
Pakistani officials say US missiles kill 7 in NW [AP]

Middle East
Arabs reject Middle East peace talks without US plan [BBC]
Palestinian Authority cracks down on mosques to promote moderate Islam [WaPo]
U.N. Security Council votes to end several Hussein-era sanctions against Iraq [WaPo]
Israel can’t defeat Hezbollah – Israeli expert [Reuters]
Iran arrests eight behind suicide blasts – report [Reuters]

Africa
Côte d’Ivoire: Ouattara Urges Supporters to Take Charge of State TV And Top Office [All Africa]
Ivory Coast: Ouattara’s party says 18 dead [AP]
ICC names Kenya violence suspects [Al Jazeera]
Senegal recalls Tehran ambassador over arms shipment [BBC]
Mugabe’s wife sues paper over Wikileaks story: report [AFP]
Nigeria oil delta raids kill 14 [AFP]

Europe/UK
High court grants bail to Julian Assange [Guardian]
UK’s Ed Miliband rebukes ex-DefMin over ‘legalise drugs’ call [Guardian]
Sweden: Bomber may not have acted alone [AP]
Fears of Extremism Widen to Scandinavia [WSJ]
Court backs tourist ban for Dutch cannabis coffee shops [BBC]
New Turkish military coup trial begins for 200 [AP]
Russian ethnic riots: Hundreds arrested in Moscow [BBC]
Kosovo PM seeks to sue European investigator [AP]
Court: Irish abortion ban violates women’s rights [AP]
Discord remains as EU leaders prepare to tackle eurozone stability [Deutsche Welle]

Americas
Gulf of Mexico leak: BP shares hit over legal move [BBC]
Wikileaks on Cuba: Fidel Castro ‘nearly died’ [BBC]

Domestic
Congress
House votes again to end ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ [WaPo]
Senate agrees to open talks on new arms treaty with Russia [WaPo]
Congress is on the brink of major action – or not [LAT]
State Department
U.S. Tries to Build Case for Conspiracy by WikiLeaks [NYT]
Hillary Clinton’s vision for foreign policy on a tight budget [CSM]
White House
U.S. Rethinks Strategy for the Unthinkable [NYT]
Presidential commission urges caution on ‘synthetic biology’ [WaPo]
Other
Liberal media watchdog: Fox News e-mail shows network’s slant on climate change [WaPo]
Florida judge to rule on health-care challenge by states [WaPo]
Stuxnet ‘virus’ could be altered to attack US facilities, report warns [CSM]
Artist asks to withdraw work from ‘Hide/Seek’ exhibit to protest video removal [WaPo]

Daily International News 12.02.10

Daily International News
December 2, 2010

WikiLeaks
FP’s New WikiLeaks Site: Welcome to WikiLeaked! [FP]
Media in China, Arab Middle East suppressing WikiLeaks coverage [WaPo]
U.S. initiates post-WikiLeaks security crackdown [Reuters]
Wikileaks: Sri Lanka’s Rajapaksa blamed for killings [BBC]
Cables show US envoy warned of bribes in Bout arms case [AP]
Blunt and Blustery, Putin Responds to State Department Cables on Russia [NYT]
Amazon.com stops hosting WikiLeaks on its servers [WaPo]
Assange’s legal options narrow [AP]

Northeast Asia
China/Taiwan
China says North Korea ties survived “tempests” [Reuters]
China condemns US-Japan exercises [FT] and China Decries Naval Drills as Obstacle to Easing Korean Tensions [Bloomberg]
China says good Norway ties “hard” after dissident’s Nobel [Reuters]
Ai Weiwei blocked from leaving China to attend Nobel ceremony [Telegraph]
US, China move closer on key climate issue [AP]
Taiwan’s Chen begins serving graft sentence [AP]

Koreas
US announces talks with Japan, SKorea on NKorea [AFP]
IAEA worried about North Korea, U.S. suspects more sites [Reuters]
SKoreans dismissed intel North might attack island [AP]
South Korea Readies for Artillery Drills on Disputed Sea Border [Bloomberg]
Satellite images suggest N.Korea casualties: lawmaker [AFP]

Southeast/Central Asia
Malaysia: Facebook ‘used to recruit female drug mules’ [BBC]
Clinton: US will consider keeping Kyrgyzstan base [AP]

Middle East
U.N. nuclear chief steps up pressure over Syria site [Reuters]
IAEA laments lack of Iran cooperation before talks [Reuters]
Israel to blame for “collapse” of talks – Abbas aide [Reuters]
Hamas leader sets out conditions for peace with Israel [SMH]

Africa
Sudan: Abyei Bracing for a ‘Bad Christmas’ [All Africa]
Donors pledge 3.55 bln dollars for east Sudan [AFP]
Nigeria ‘to charge Dick Cheney’ over alleged bribery [AFP]
Côte d’Ivoire: Electoral Commission Misses Deadline [All Africa]
Ivory Coast election: Alassane Ouattara office attacked [BBC]

Europe
Russia selected as 2018 World Cup host [AP]
Greek police clash with students at British embassy [Reuters]

Americas/Domestic
Cuba begins public debate on economic reforms [BBC]
Pentagon leaders meet on ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ study [WaPo]
Administration reverses offshore drilling policy in eastern gulf, Atlantic [WaPo]
From 12/1 Colin Powell joins push on New Start nuclear treaty [BBC]
House votes Thursday on Rangel censure [WaPo]

Daily International News 11.19.10

Daily International News
November 19, 2010

Northeast Asia
Koreas
Satellite images support North Korea reactor claim [Reuters]
U.N. General Assembly committee adopts resolution on N. Korea’s human rights violations [Yonhap]
South Korea dumps Sunshine Policy with North, opts to go solo [IBT]
Korea wants ‘limited’ talks on U.S. FTA changes [Joongang]
China
Liu Xiaobo’s Nobel peace prize may not be given out at December ceremony [Guardian]
Former China nuclear head jailed for life over bribes [BBC]
Hong Kong diagnoses first human bird flu case in 7 years [CNN]
China policy tightening weighs on world markets [AP]
Bernanke raps China on surplus [FT]
Japan
Japan faces tough decision on easing weapon export ban [Mainichi]

Southeast Asia/Pacific
Burma Aids clinic eviction after Suu Kyi visit [BBC]
Protesters sew lips shut at Australia asylum camp [BBC]
Thai “red shirts” return to Bangkok’s streets [Reuters]
Thailand police find 2,000 foetuses in temple [BBC]
Explosion shakes New Zealand coal mine; 27 missing [AP]

South/Central Asia
NATO to turn Afghan security control over by 2014 [AP]
U.S. deploying heavily armored battle tanks for first time in Afghan war [WaPo]
Tajik-Afghan US supply route security challenge [BBC]
Turkmenistan pledges gas for EU’s Nabucco pipeline [BBC]

Middle East
Worm Was Perfect for Sabotaging Centrifuges [NYT]
Body of Indonesian maid found in Saudi dumpster [AP]

Africa
Nigerian militants threaten new raids to seize more hostages [CNN]
Calm returns to Guinea after days of unrest [CNN]
Coup Attempt Seems to Founder in Madagascar [NYT]
Congolese warlord on trial in The Hague [Reuters]

Europe
Obama Arrives for NATO Meeting [NYT]
IMF/EU teams continuing talks with Government [Irish Times]
Germany says Namibia package was security test dummy [BBC]
Parties in Cyrpus dispute agree more UN talks [FT]

Americas
Costa Rica takes Nicaragua dispute to world court [AP]
Fidel Castro appears to support Cuban economic reforms [Miami Herald]
Lawmakers block Mexico’s crucial drug war reforms [Reuters]
Violent cholera protests spread to Haiti’s capital [AP]

Domestic
Ghailani Verdict Reignites Debate Over the Proper Court for Terrorism Trials [NYT]
American Foreign Policy After the Mid-Term Elections [Project Syndicate]
Foreign-policy setbacks deepen Obama’s election wounds [WaPo]
Reid, Pelosi Plan Votes on Extending Bush-Era Income Tax Cuts [Bloomberg]
Senate Dems claim enough votes to repeal ‘Don’t ask’ policy [The Hill]
U.S. Screening All Airline Cargo Not Feasible, Napolitano Says [Bloomberg]
Palin’s Marketing Push Flourishes Amid Presidential Flirtation [Bloomberg]
Senate confirms Jack Lew as OMB director [WaPo]

Daily International News 11.09.10

Daily International News
November 9, 2010

Northeast Asia
G20
Victor Cha on The G20: Down to the Wire [Chosun]
China and Germany slam U.S. policy before G20 summit [Reuters]
N. Korea mocks S. Korea for raising terrorism alert ahead of G-20 [Yonhap]

China
Nobel winner Liu Xiaobo’s lawyer ‘to sue China’ [BBC]
China bars lawyer from attending London conference [AP]
China asks Japan not to attend Nobel peace award [Reuters]
Cameron’s visit ‘fruitful’, says Chinese premier [BBC]
China stops blocking harsh North Korea report – U.N. envoys [Reuters]

Koreas
South Korea Drops Its Call for Apology From North [NYT]
IAEA Chief Calls on Iran, N. Korea to Dispel Concerns About Nuke Programs [VOA]
For U.S., Korea free-trade agreement could be backdoor to China [WaPo]

Japan
Tokyo hails announcement that Chinese president will attend APEC summit [Mainichi]
Knife found under seats on Delta flight to Japan [AP]

Southeast Asia
Obama arrives in Indonesia; volcano may shorten stay [WaPo]
Obama pledges closer ties on return to Indonesia [BBC]
Pro-military party ‘wins’ Burmese election [BBC]
20,000 Myanmar refugees start heading home [AP]

South/Central Asia
Change Will Not Come Easily to the Security Council [NYT]
Poll: Majority of Afghans back talks with Taliban [AP]
Afghan police arrest suspected insurgent on plane [AP]

Middle East
Netanyahu Says Iran Must Be Shown Strike Possible [Bloomberg]
Obama voices concerns about Mideast peace talks [AP]
Iran pushes for nuclear talks in Turkey [LAT]
Sen. Kerry: Israel, Turkey must overcome tensions [AP]
Jordanians vote in parliamentary election [BBC]

Africa
Libya leader Gaddafi orders release of 19 journalists [BBC]
Search for 7 foreign hostages after Nigeria offshore attack [AFP]
Africa: EU-India Deal Could Threaten Access to Essential HIV Drugs [All Africa]
Bozize to run for re-election in Central African Republic [AFP]
South Africa fury at inaction over school gang-rape [BBC]

Europe
French detain 5 suspects in terror network probe [AP]
Berlusconi on the brink [Euronews]
After the Pension Fight, Can Sarkozy Rebound? [Time]

Americas
Cholera confirmed for resident of Haiti’s capital [AP]
Castro calls rare Cuba communist party congress [BBC]

Domestic
New GOP governors will affect health law [WaPo]
Watchdog report targets New Jersey governor [WaPo]
Five Somali men face first recent US piracy trial [BBC]
Bush admits mistakes, defends decisions [MSNBC]
BP May Pay Billions for ‘Missed Signals’ That Led to Disaster [Bloomberg]
Ex-CEO says BP was unprepared for oil spill [AP]
Travel delays for Northern Virginia Muslims heading to Mecca [WaPo]
Obama defends Federal Reserve’s $600 billion bid to boost economic recovery [WaPo]

Daily International News 09.01.10

Happy September!!

Daily International News
September 1, 2010

Northeast Asia
Koreas
NKorea forges trade docs to dodge sanction: report [AP]
Engaging North Korea in Twitter Diplomacy [NYT]
North Korea seeks stronger ties with China [Reuters]
U.N. Lays Plans to Spend $290M on Aid to North Korea [Fox]
China Hints at N.Korean Guilt in Cheonan Sinking [Chosun]
N. Korea silent on offer to send flood aid: S. Korea [Yonhap]
Americans Won’t Forget Cheonan Sinking [Chosun]
China/HK
China begins military exercises in Yellow Sea [BBC]
US decides against China currency investigation [BBC]
China imposes anti-subsidy duties on US chicken [AP]
Hong Kong seeks minimum wage deal [BBC]
China orders mobile phone users to disclose real names amid privacy concerns [Xinhua]
Japan
Japan PM Kan, rival Ozawa clash over fiscal policy [Reuters]

Southeast Asia/Pacific
Myanmar media confirm junta chief retains power [AP]
Cambodia boasts plans for Asia’s tallest building [AP]
Australian PM Gillard secures support from Greens [BBC]

South/Central Asia
Interview with CIA Veteran Michael Scheuer: ‘Only the Taliban Are Not Corrupt’ [Der Spiegel]
Crisis spurs Afghan bank ‘takeover’ [Al Jazeera]
Afghan bankers resign amid corruption allegations [Reuters]
Floods slow growth, raise inflation: Gilani [DAWN]
Pakistan will require long-term aid, says Clegg [BBC]

Middle East
Peace Process
Palestinians crack down on Hamas after shooting [AP]
Trying to Buck Odds, Obama Takes On 3 Big Mideast Tasks [NYT]
Israel hints Jerusalem compromise in peace talks [Reuters]
No settlement deal ahead of Mideast talks [FP]
Iran/Iraq
Obama Declares an End to Combat Mission in Iraq [NYT]
US changes military commanders in Iraq [AP]
SPIEGEL Interview with Iran’s Foreign Minister: ‘The West Lacks Political Maturity’ [Der Spiegel]
Africa
Gunmen fire on plane carrying aid workers in Congo [AP]
Mozambique police fire at crowds protesting prices [AP]
South Sudan’s Aweil region swamped by floods [BBC]

Europe
Spain Reaches Out to China on Government Debt [WSJ]
French ministers lash out at ‘grotesque’ criticisms of Roma policy [EU Observer]
Rape probe against WikiLeaks founder reopened [AP]
UK
Tony Blair’s A Journey memoir released – live blog [Guardian]
Tony Blair tells of tension with ‘maddening’ Brown [BBC] and Tony Blair: ‘I cried for Iraq war victims’ [AP]
Ed Miliband says it’s time to ‘move on’ from Blair [BBC]

Americas
Mexico dismisses 10% of federal police [FT]
New photos show Fidel Castro with US journalist [AP]
Fidel Castro takes blame for persecution of Cuban gays [BBC]
‘Unprecedented’ challenge to save Chilean miners [AP]

Domestic
Obama Says End of Iraq Combat Makes Economy ‘Central Mission’ [Bloomberg]
Murkowski Concedes Alaska Primary Defeat [NYT]
Hurricane Earl downgraded to Category 3, still threatens East Coast [WaPo]