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August 4, 2011
Daily International News
August 4, 2011
Northeast Asia
Japan
Japan to sack top officials over nuclear disaster [Reuters]
Japan government and central bank intervene to cut yen [BBC]
Koreas
N. Korea’s Kim meets Chinese vice minister after U.S. trip [Kyodo]
N. Korea picks US firm for resort tours: report [AFP]
South Korea rejects North request for building materials in aid [Reuters]
North Korean hackers hired to attack South Korea game network [Reuters]
North Korea denounces South over espionage arrests, says spying accusations are fabricated [AP]
China
Chinese warships visit NKorea on goodwill visit [AP]
China angered by Japan’s defence paper warnings [BBC]
China’s submersible Jiaolong completes test dive mission [Xinhua]
Taiwan puts diplomatic support behind South China Sea research [Focus Taiwan]
China arrests 2,000 people in food safety crackdown [BBC]
Southeast Asia/Pacific
Australia bomb hoax ‘was extortion attempt’ [BBC]
Yingluck Shinawatra to become Thailand’s 1st female premier Fri. [Kyodo]
South/Central Asia
Taliban Hint at Interest in Negotiated Settlement [NYT]
Afghan official dies in blast; 2 NATO troops killed in attacks [CNN]
India’s Gandhi to undergo surgery abroad [Reuters]
Middle East
UN Peacekeeping Efforts Hit by Economic Distress, Arab Unrest [Bloomberg]
Syria’s Assad decrees multi-party system [Al Jazeera]
Casting Aside World Criticism, Syria Invades Town [NYT]
AP Interview: Iran envoy sees release for 2 US men [AP]
Iran’s parliament approves new oil minister [Al Jazeera]
Arab League discusses Palestinian statehood [Al Jazeera]
Israeli protesters reject new housing bill [Al Jazeera]
Bahrain admits raid on international medical group [AP]
Turkey appoints military heads after shock resignations [BBC]
Africa
Egypt resumes trials of former officials [Al Jazeera]
Libya Allying With Islamists, Qaddafi Son Says [NYT]
British hostage “al Qaeda” video being checked [Reuters]
Nigeria Ogoniland oil spills: UN to release report [BBC]
Somalia famine summit postponed [Al Jazeera]
US: 29,000 Somali children under 5 dead in famine [AP]
Europe
New IMF head Christine Lagarde faces finance deal probe [BBC]
UK seizes record cocaine haul [Al Jazeera]
Polish president sets Oct. 9 as election date [AP]
Debt crisis in Europe: Worries grow of spread to larger economies of Italy, Spain [WaPo]
Americas
France orders Noriega’s extradition to Panama [CNN]
Haitians anxious as Tropical Storm Emily nears [LAT]
Domestic
Threatened Defense Cuts Could Be 2012 Issue [Bloomberg]
Jon Huntsman 2012 campaign: Inside the ‘drama’ [POLITICO]
Trade agreements to be voted on after August recess [POLITICO]
Debt-limit deal triggers lobbying campaign from health-care and defense industries [WaPo]
Democrats, Republicans blame each other for FAA shutdown; no end in sight [WaPo]
Pressured by White House, Treasury Secretary Is Expected to Stay at Post [NYT]
Rep. David Wu Formally Resigns From House [TPM]
US judge allows army veteran to sue Rumsfeld [Al Jazeera]
Cargill Recalls Ground Turkey Linked to Outbreak [NYT]
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November 1, 2010
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June 2, 2010
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