Daily International News 05.13.11

Daily International News
May 13, 2011

Northeast Asia
China
Homemade bomb injures 39 in China [LAT]
China seems to rule out talks with Tibetan leader [AP]
Government-Christian tensions highlighted in China [AP]
U.S. Fast-Food Giant Yum Bids for Chinese Chain [NYT]
Koreas
‘On the Record’ Broadcasts Live from North Korea for First Time, With Rare Look as Food Crisis Looms [Fox News]
US envoy to discuss N. Korea in Seoul: diplomats [AFP]
Offer to Kim Jong-il ‘Still Stands’ [Chosun]
NK abducted 180,000 foreigners [Korea Times]
Hunger in North Korea: Let them eat maize husks [The Economist]
Japan
Japan sets up compensation plan for nuclear plant [AP]
How one Japanese village defied the tsunami thanks to sea wall [AP]

Southeast Asia/Pacific
IAEA to probe safety of Malaysia rare earth plant [AP]
Baby leopards, bear found in luggage at Thai airport [AP]

South/Central Asia
Bombers take bin Laden revenge in Pakistan [Reuters]
U.S. interviews ‘hostile’ bin Laden widows, with Pakistan officials [CNN]
US drone attack kills four militants in Pakistan: officials [AFP]
India: Communists routed in West Bengal for first time in 30 years [BBC]
Indian PM pledges $500m in aid to Afghanistan [Al Jazeera]
NATO: Afghan policeman kills 2 service members [AP]
Yunus steps down from Grameen Bank [FT]

Middle East
Yemen’s Saleh defies crowds demanding his exit [Reuters]
Qatar quits Yemen mediation bid; protests spread [AP]
Syria: Opposition says Assad vows not to fire on rally [BBC]
Thousands protest across Syria; at least 1 killed [AP]
UK summons Syrian ambassador over violence [AP]
Bahrain targets Shia religious sites [Al Jazeera]
UN Says Iran Shipping Arms to Syria [WSJ]
Al Jazeera journalist missing for two weeks [Al Jazeera]

Africa
WikiLeaks hailed as catalyst in Arab Spring by AI [POLITICO]
Thousands gather in Egypt’s Tahrir Square [Al Jazeera]
Egypt extends Mubarak’s detention [Al Jazeera]
Libyan rebels seek US endorsement [Al Jazeera]
Libyan capital buffeted by airstrikes, protests [AP]
No vote: Future of Uganda’s anti-gay bill in limbo [AP]
ICC reports Djibouti to UN over al-Bashir visit [AP]
Cameroon opposition vows to disrupt election [AP]
World Bank: 1/2 Zimbabwe’s civil servants not qualified or not working [BBC]

Europe
Adopted US twins return to Russian orphanage [AP]
Arctic nations step up cooperation on safety, oil [Reuters]
Eurozone’s economic growth accelerates [BBC]
Experts debate destroying last smallpox viruses [AP]

Americas
Official: suspected Sinaloa cartel leader nabbed [AP]
Mexico deputy prison governor decapitated in Durango [BBC]

Domestic
Friday the 13th edition: OBAMA SETS SPEECH AIMED AT ARAB WORLD AND BEYOND [POLITICO]
Behind the Decision to Ask Bob Mueller to Stay at the FBI [TIME]
War fatigue in House GOP [POLITICO]
Poll: Obama Stronger Against Terrorism Than Bush [Bloomberg]
Mark Halperin Weighs in on the Republican Party [TIME]
Ron Paul: ‘The time is right’ for presidential run [POLITICO]
Romney Bids to Defuse Health-Care Issues Clouding His White House Run [Bloomberg]
Democrats, oil executives face off at hearing [POLITICO]
Is Chicago ready for Rahm Emanuel? [POLITICO]
SCOTUS needs an ethical code [POLITICO]
Stakes Rise on Debt Vote [WSJ]
Poll says 47 pct of Americans oppose debt increase [Reuters]
Experimental AIDS vaccine ‘works in monkeys’ [Al Jazeera]
Thousands flee Mississippi River flooding [Al Jazeera]

Daily International News 01.05.10

Daily International News
January 5, 2011

 

Chinese city of Harbin's ice festival is open now.

 

Northeast Asia
Koreas
NKorea calls for unconditional talks with South [AP]
U.S. looks to China as talks begin on North Korea [Reuters]
Analysis: Realism, not softening, seen in U.S.-North Korea moves [Reuters]
Q+A: What keeps idea of North Korea “six-party” talks alive? [Reuters]
China
China Rolls Out Its First Stealth Aircraft [NYT]
U.S. downplays Chinese stealth fighter status [Reuters]
Toshiba, China to co-develop nuclear reactor -Nikkei [Reuters]
Police Officers Killed in Rare Burst of Gun Violence in China [NYT]
World Bank issues bond denominated in Chinese yuan [BBC]
China to let yuan rise 5 pct in 2011 -paper [Reuters]
Japan
Japan in talks with U.S. over moving F-15 fighter drills to Guam [Mainichi]
South Korea eyes military tie-up with Japan in non-combat areas [Mainichi] and Japan to Propose Closer Military Ties With South Korea [NYT]
Japan wants to talk with China on rare earths – minister [Reuters]

Southeast Asia
Philippine communist Ka Bart caught as truce ends [BBC]

South/Central Asia
Pakistan scholars warn against mourning slain governor [Reuters]
US suspends military contractors in Afghanistan [AP]
Afghanistan says attacks against VP thwarted [AP]
Delhi Games chief Suresh Kalmadi faces detectives [BBC]

Middle East
Russian president to visit Palestinian territories [AP]
Israeli air strikes hit Gaza [CNN]
WikiLeaks: Israel aimed to keep Gaza economy on brink of collapse [Haaretz]
EU says IAEA should inspect Iran’s nuclear sites [Reuters]
Iran offers India new way to buy oil [UPI]
Shah of Iran’s son Alireza Pahlavi found dead at US home [Guardian]
Turkish investigators find suspected mass grave [AP]
Anti-US cleric Muqtada al-Sadr returns to Iraq [AP]
Kuwait PM survives no-confidence vote [AP]

Africa
Ivory Coast: Laurent Gbagbo maintains Ouattara blockade [BBC]
Ouattara says no risk of civil war in Ivory Coast [Reuters]
China to send observers to Sudan as Beshir softens stance [RFI]
Southern Sudan returnees put a strain on limited resources [CNN]
Zambia mine shooting: Chinese bosses miss court hearing [BBC]

Europe
German dioxin scandal: animal feed additive tainted [BBC]
Mysterious bird deaths, paralleling US, hit Sweden [BBC]

Domestic
In House, new Republican majority plans to act fast to undo Obama’s agenda [WaPo]
Ten members to watch in the 112th Congress [WaPo]
As Boehner Ascends, His Power Comes With Caveats [NYT]
After losing House, Democrats will try new strategy: bipartisanship [WaPo]
Robert Gibbs leaving the White House [WaPo]
Who Will Fill Bob Gates’ Pentagon Office? [TIME]
Pentagon Gets Approval for Modest Growth in Budget Plan for Fiscal 2012 [Bloomberg]
U.S. tells agencies: Watch ‘insiders’ to prevent new WikiLeaks [MSNBC]
15-Year Sentence for 1968 Plane Hijacking [NYT]
New edition removes Mark Twain’s ‘offensive’ words [AP]

Daily International News 12.29.10

Daily International News
December 29, 2010

Northeast Asia
Koreas
South Korea’s Lee calls for six-party talks [WaPo]
S. Korea outlines plan to push N. Korea to drop nuclear arms, open up [Yonhap]
S Korea to seek strengthened military deterrence against DPRK [Xinhua]
Gates to add quick stop in Seoul [Global Times]
Kim Jong-un in Running for CNN’s Most Intriguing Person of 2010 [Chosun]
South Korea Names North’s Regime ‘Enemy,’ Seeks Change [Bloomberg]
The latest must haves in North Korea: Skinny jeans, blue crabs… and human excrement [Daily Mail]

China
Chinese missile shifts power in Pacific [FT]
China’s FM to Visit U.S. Ahead of President Hu Jintao [Chosun]
China’s spats call into question ‘peaceful rise’ [AP]
China issues first anti-corruption white paper, pledging firmer actions [Xinhua]
China to cut crucial rare earths export quotas [AP]

Japan
Okinawa governor hoping to visit U.S. for direct talks on base issues [Mainichi]

Southeast Asia/Pacific
Aung San Suu Kyi: Burma’s First Lady of Freedom [Time]
Rising rivers prompt evacuations in Australia [AP]

Central/South Asia
Commander: US can’t seal Afghan-Pakistan border [AP]
Pakistan’s ruling party in crisis negotiations [AP]
NATO strikes kill Taliban in Afghanistan’s Tora Bora [Reuters]
2 French reporters captive in Afghanistan for year [AP]

Middle East
Suicide bombers kill police chief in Mosul attack [Reuters]
India Joins U.S. Effort to Stifle Iran Trade [WSJ]
MPs file ‘no co-operation’ motion against Kuwait ruler [BBC]

Africa
Envoys to return to Ivory Coast next week – Cape Verde [Reuters]
Islamist sect kills 3 in fresh Nigeria attack [Reuters]
Tunisian president criticizes rioters, urges calm [AP]

Europe
Danish, Swedish police arrest 5 terror suspects charged with Muhammad cartoon plot [AP]
Package at U.S. embassy to Vatican false alarm [Reuters]
Hungary’s tough new laws worry other EU countries [AP]
German airport boss sparks debate about passenger profiling [Deutsche Welle]
Clegg aims to calm Lib Dem fears in New Year message [BBC]
Lib Dem deputy Simon Hughes appointed to education role [BBC]
Pope to issue new bank norms amid laundering probe [AP]
Northern Ireland faces mounting water crisis [AP]

Americas
Cuba commutes sentence of last death row inmate[BBC]
Colombia drug lord Pedro Guerrero ‘may be dead’ [BBC]
41 Mexican prison guards charged in mass jailbreak [AP]

Domestic
Obama’s Traveling Team Stays Focused on Terror [NYT]
Hawaii’s governor wants to reveal Obama birth info [AP]
The Most Interesting Senate Race of 2012? It Might Be Virginia [NYT]
Murkowski takes first step toward certification as Alaska Senate race winner [WaPo]
With health-care overhaul plan, Wyden and Brown become Senate’s odd couple [WaPo]
Housing Recovery Stalls [WSJ]
New GOP House Rules Pave The Way For More Tax Cuts, Deficits [TPM]

Daily International News 10.22.10

Daily International News
October 22, 2010

International
G20 finance ministers resist US pressure over trade [BBC]

Northeast Asia
Koreas
US admiral warns against another NKorea nuke test [AP]
S.Korea cannot rule out N.Korea nuclear test [AFP]
Forum on North Korea scheduled in Palo Alto [Mercury News]

China/Taiwan
Op-ed: Havel/Tutu: If China frees Nobel winner, it will show its strength [WaPo]
Tokyo urges Japan, China to avoid tit-for-tat claims [Reuters]
More Tibetan students ‘take to streets over reforms’ [BBC]
Baidu search engine’s profits more than double [BBC]
China prompts rare earth consumers to look elsewhere [Reuters] and Japan plans to mine rare earth metals in Vietnam [AP]
China Courts Secessionists In Sudan, Breaking a Mold [WSJ]
7 dead, 25 missing after typhoon hits Taiwan [AP]

Southeast Asia/Pacific
UN casts doubt over Burma election [BBC]
Indonesia confirms Papua torture [BBC]

South/Central Asia
US to announce major military aid package for Pakistan [BBC]
Pakistani Troops Linked to Abuses Will Lose Aid [NYT]
Attacks on soldiers, mosque kill 9 in Pakistan [AP]
Afghan insurgents dismiss peace talks [Reuters]
Afghan Aid Groups Plan to Leave Over Karzai Decree [WSJ]
Taliban hit NATO convoy in Afghanistan, killing 3 [AP]
Communists in India Fight to Hold On to Mission [NYT]

Middle East
Report: Berlusconi doubts effect of Iran sanctions [AP]
American Iran Embargo Thwarted When Smugglers Ship Made-In-USA [Bloomberg]
Iraq’s Maliki finishes Mideast tour, seeks support for 2nd term [WaPo]
Settlers Race to Build Units in West Bank [NYT]
Influence Of Israel’s Leftist Peace Movement Wanes [NPR]
Turkish police arrest 5 al Qaeda suspects [Reuters]

Africa
Niger junta confirms it crushed coup attempt [Reuters]
Guinea presidential run-off election in doubt [BBC]

Europe
Police clear refinery as French unions defiant [Reuters]
France forced to import electricity [Telegraph]
UK nuclear submarine grounded in accident [AP]

Americas
Cuba agrees to release five more dissidents [BBC]
Cholera outbreak hits rural Haiti – 142 dead [AP]

Domestic
Former president Clinton on mission to rescue Democratic Party in fall elections [WaPo]
Where President Obama is headed (and what it means) [WaPo]
AP source: McDonough to be No. 2 security adviser [AP]
WikiLeaks near release of secret US war documents [AP]
Costly virtual border fence in tatters [LA Times]
Barney Frank Lends to Campaign to Fight Anti-Democratic Wave [Bloomberg]

Daily International News 10.13.10

Daily International News
October 13, 2010

Northeast Asia
China
Norway slams restrictions on Nobel winner’s wife [AP] and Chinese Nobel laureate’s wife slams ‘illegal house arrest’[AFP]
Former Chinese Officials Demand Media Freedom [NYT] and  Chinese Communist elders issue free speech appeal [AP]
EPA: Hope for progress with China despite friction [AP]
China court ‘hears first HIV job discrimination case’ [BBC]

Koreas
Experts meet ahead of naval drills in South Korea [AP]
Former US envoy pessimistic on N.Korea nuclear weapons [AFP]
N. Korean interpreter to six-party talks promoted in foreign ministry: source [Yonhap]
Late top N. Korean defector to be buried at Seoul national cemetery [Yonhap]
NKorea appeals underage ban from gymnastics worlds [AP]
China warned N. Korea to leave Kim Jong Il’s eldest son alone: report [Mainichi]

Japan
Japan has no plan to lodge protest over U.S. subcritical nuclear test [Kyodo]
A-bomb survivors outraged at Obama over subcritical nuclear test [Mainichi]

Southeast Asia
Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi ‘will not vote’ [BBC]
Thai police hold 15 Pakistanis, probe possible terror link [AFP]

South/Central Asia
Gains in Afghan Training, but Struggles in War [NYT]
Afghan firms “pay off Taliban with foreign cash” [Reuters]
More Taliban could be removed from UN blacklist: US [Dawn]
NATO: 4 service members killed in Afghan blast [AP]
Pakistan flood damage at $9.5 billion [Reuters]
Kyrgyzstan parties agree vote recount [BBC]

Middle East
Israel could reconsider presence in Jordan Valley [AP]
Opposition Mounts Against Abbas [WSJ]
Ammunition explosion at Iranian Guards base kills 18 [WaPo]
Ahmadinejad begins Lebanon trip [Al-Jazeera] and Ahmadinejad boosts Hezbollah with Lebanon visit [AP]
Assad tells visiting Maliki new Iraq govt will help ties [AFP]

Africa
Sudan FM says ‘won’t object’ to independence vote [AP]
Sudan: UN-Backed Demobilization Process Kicks Off in South [All Africa]
Tsvangirai asks international help in Zimbabwe ‘constitutional crisis’ [CNN]
Nigerian military deploys to northern city [AP]
S.Africa eyes competitive FX rate ‘over time’: Finance Minister [Reuters]

UK/Europe
EU to accept extension of Kyoto Protocol [Mainichi]
Britain and Russia urge thaw after deep freeze in ties [Reuters]
Miliband urges PM to rethink benefit cuts on debut [BBC]
Royal Mail privatisation bill unveiled by Vince Cable [BBC]
Liverpool granted leave to sell to new owners [BBC]

Americas
And on the 69th day, one by one the Phoenix capsule delivers trapped miners [MercoPress]
Mexican police chief investigating missing American killed [BBC]

Domestic
Judge Orders U.S. Military to Stop ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ [NYT]
Defendant in Court for Hearing at Ft. Hood [NYT]
White House lifts ban on deepwater drilling [WaPo] and
Michelle Rhee to announce resignation as D.C. schools chancellor on Wednesday [WaPo]
California governor debate turns into verbal brawl [Reuters]
Obama Distant Kin to Palin, Limbaugh, Bush, Ancestry.com Says [Bloomberg]