Posts Tagged ‘cote d’ivoire’
July 19, 2011
Daily International News
July 19, 2011
ASEAN Regional Forum
Clinton with no plans to meet N. Korean FM in Bali: State Dept. [Yonhap]
Asian ministers discuss South China Sea, security [AP]
ASEAN Ministers Urged to Pursue Early Agreement on China Sea [VOA]
Northeast Asia
Japan
Japan bans Fukushima beef shipments [BBC]
Japan’s crippled nuclear plant reaches stability [AP]
Typhoon Ma-On hits Japan [Al Jazeera]
Koreas
Ruling party leader sees little progress in resumption of inter-Korean talks [Yonhap]
EU seeks nuke-free N. Korea with better human rights record [Kyodo]
S. Korea expected to approve civilian flour aid for N. Koreans [Yonhap]
North Korea fakes news photo again [Korea Herald]
S. Korean premier expresses ‘deep regret’ on islet flap with Japan [Kyodo]
China/Taiwan
Xinjiang police attack was terrorism, China says [BBC] and Several rioters gunned down in Xinjiang police station attack [Xinhua]
China protests planned Philippine trip to Spratlys [AP]
China’s Xi vows to speed up Tibet’s development while fighting separatism [Xinhua]
Taiwan under threat of 1,400 Chinese missiles: report [Kyodo]
China executes corrupt Hangzhou and Suzhou officials [BBC]
China’s online population rises to 485 million [AP]
Baidu signs deal with music labels [BBC]
Southeast Asia
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi leads memorial march for father [AP]
Myanmar marks 64th anniversary of Martyr’s Day, Suu Kyi attends [Kyodo]
9 feared dead after helicopter crash on Thai-Myanmar border [Kyodo]
Philippines extrajudicial killings continue, says HRW [BBC]
Malaysian ‘teapot cult’ woman loses Islam legal bid [BBC]
South/Central Asia
Clinton in India for Talks on Regional Security, Nuclear Trade [Bloomberg]
Clinton pushes India on nuclear law, market access [Reuters]
US will press Pak as ‘hard’ as possible on terror: Hillary Clinton [Times of India]
Pakistan gets 1st woman foreign minister [Kyodo]
NATO gives security to Afghans in eastern capital [AP]
Middle East
10 reported killed in Syrian shooting at funeral [AP]
Syria faces tougher sanctions from EU [Al Jazeera]
Iran says it is installing ‘better’ nuclear centrifuges [BBC]
Israeli navy seizes Gaza-bound yacht [Reuters]
Africa
Egypt cabinet to be sworn in on PM’s return – sources [Reuters]
US and Libya in face-to-face talks [Guardian]
Leaked report hints at Sudan war crimes [Al Jazeera]
Size of crisis slows Somalia relief efforts [Al Jazeera]
Guinean president escapes assassination bid at home [Reuters]
Gbagbo loyalists ‘no longer a threat’ in Ivory Coast [AFP]
Europe
Murdochs promise day of political theatre [FT]
News Corp. Said to Consider Elevating Chase Carey to CEO [Bloomberg]
Sean Hoare death: postmortem being held on hacking whistleblower [Guardian]
European policymakers struggle for united front to save Greece [Guardian]
Ivo Sanader, Croatia’s ex-PM, extradited from Austria [BBC]
Swiss trial opens for 3 accused eco-terrorists [AP]
Strauss-Kahn daughter questioned in French probe [AP]
Cyprus president asks minister to stay on as coalition falters [Reuters]
Pope accepts archbishop’s resignation due to sex scandal [AP]
Americas
Chile’s President Pinera changes team after protests [BBC]
Chavez to run in 2012 poll, says Venezuela minister [BBC]
Domestic
Clinton Exclusive: I would use 14th amendment to raise debt ceiling [National Memo]
Debt Deal Search Intensifies [WSJ]
GOP split over McConnell plan [POLITICO]
‘Cut, cap and balance’ unlikely to end debt ceiling struggle [CNN]
The scramble for South Carolina [POLITICO]
Cain: Romney’s religion a bar to GOP nod [TWT]
Sen. Chuck Schumer tries reviving immigration bill [POLITICO]
Warren mulls run against Scott Brown [The Hill]
Atlantis shuttle undocks from space station [BBC]
Yao set to retire from basketball Wednesday [AP]
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June 17, 2011
Daily International News
June 17, 2011
International
UN climate chief calls on world leaders to step in [AP]
UN body votes for protection of gay rights [AP]
Chinese president calls for joint efforts to address world economic challenges at International Economic Forum [Xinhua]
Northeast Asia
China
China to boost coastal forces amid sea tensions [Reuters] and China stages military drills in South China Sea [AP]
US joins navy drill in Southeast Asia [Xinhua]
Philippines to China: Don’t intrude into our water [AP]
Blind Chinese activist badly beaten, wife says [AP]
China-Indonesia joint training for special forces ends in Bandung [Xinhua]
China, Russia sign power generation deal [Xinhua]
Fatal floods hit China forcing over 500,000 to flee [BBC]
Chinese copy of Austrian village stirs emotions [AP]
Koreas
S Korea rejects North’s demands for return of defectors [BBC]
China, Russia agree to address N. Korean nukes within 6-party format [Yonhap]
N. Korea says will dispose of S. Korea’s mountain resort assets [Yonhap]
Number of mobile phone users in N. Korea tops 500,000: operator [Yonhap]
Japan
TEPCO starts cleaning highly radioactive water [Xinhua]
Ishihara wants Tokyo to bid for 2020 Olympics [AP]
Ships tossed ashore by tsunami get rescued [AP]
Southeast Asia/Pacific
US helps Vietnam to eradicate deadly Agent Orange [BBC]
Thaksin seeking return, Thai Deputy PM says “impossible” [Reuters]
South/Central Asia
Pentagon to POTUS: Wait Until Fall 2012 to End Afghanistan Troop Boost [WSJ]
US vows to ‘capture and kill’ Ayman al-Zawahiri [BBC]
Pakistan says intel on bomb factories was wrong [AP]
Pakistan forms judicial commission to investigate journo death [Asia Times]
Sri Lanka Tamil MPs ‘beaten up by troops’ [AFP]
Middle East
Cousin of Syrian president ‘quits business’ [Al Jazeera]
Syrian security forces shoot dead 8 protesters [AP]
Saudi Women Defy Driving Ban [WSJ]
Israel warns it will stop Gaza aid flotilla [WaPo]
Bahrain Shi’ite cleric says cosmetic reform not enough [Reuters]
EU welcomes newly-formed Lebanese gov’t [Xinhua]
Africa
NATO targets Tripoli with daytime raid [AP]
Nigerian Islamist sect claims bomb attack: paper [Reuters]
Liberia discovers arms cache near Ivory Coast border [BBC]
Europe
Russia buys 2 Mistral-class warships from France [AP]
APNewsBreak: UK blocks UPS sites over security [AP]
Greece’s new finance minister faces unenviable task [Guardian]
Merkel and Sarkozy united in support for Greece [Deutsche Welle]
UK public sector pensions: Work longer and pay more, says Danny Alexander [Guardian]
1 of 8 French kids ill with burger E.coli gets worse [Reuters]
Americas
Kirchner describes PM Cameron’s Falklands’ statement as “mediocre and almost stupid” [MercoPress]
Gang warfare kills 33 in Monterrey, Mexico [BBC]
Domestic
Outgoing Secretary Gates on U.S.-Pakistan Ties: ‘We Need Each Other’ [PBS]
Huntman’s Drawdown Debate [FP]
Tim Pawlenty goes after Mitt Romney, part two [WaPo]
NSA allies with Internet carriers to thwart cyber attacks against defense firms [WaPo]
Pentagon scare: ‘Nothing suspicious’ found in vehicle [WaPo]
Historic Marine base gets 1st-ever female general [AP]
Wall Street Braces for New Layoffs as Profits Wane [NYT]
For Weiner’s Successor, Perhaps, Lame-Duck Status [NYT]
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May 9, 2011
Daily International News
May 9, 2011
Northeast Asia
US-China S&ED
Biden and Clinton lecture China on human rights [AP]
U.S. doesn’t see China’s growth as threat: Clinton [Xinhua]
US tells China to look to its own consumers [BBC]
U.S. and China talks aim to keep irritants in check [Reuters]
TAKE-A-LOOK-U.S., China strategic, economic talks [Reuters]
China [other]
Ai Weiwei supporters arrested in Hong Kong for graffiti [BBC]
China Bars Prominent Writer Liao Yiwu From Overseas Travel [NYT]
Beijing Blames Foreigners for Its Fears of Unrest [NYT]
Observing Japan Disaster, China Amends Nuclear Safety Rules [NYT]
Senior Chinese leader urges more support for Xinjiang from other regions [Xinhua]
Japan
Japan to shut nuclear plant on quake fears; another [Reuters]
Koreas
Korea Plans to Set Up Defense Hotline with China [Chosun]
China’s no to Kim’s request for 30 bomber jets [JoongAng]
N. Korea says it has nothing to say on S. Korea’s proposal for volcano talks [Yonhap]
Lee to offer ‘advanced proposal’ on N. Korean nuclear standoff: aide [Yonhap]
S. Korea approves additional humanitarian aid to N. Korea [Yonhap]
Southeast Asia/Pacific
Indonesia seeks life in jail for Islamist cleric Bashir [Reuters]
Thailand sets date for high-stakes election [Reuters]
Philippine storm threatens more after killing 11 [BBC]
Samoa to shift date line [AP]
South/Central Asia
Pakistan to assess Bin Laden raid [BBC]
Pakistan PM says bin Laden accusations absurd [Reuters]
U.S. Raises Pressure on Pakistan in Raid’s Wake [NYT]
NATO says insurgency weakened [AP]
Broad Taliban Attack Paralyzes Kandahar [NYT]
Middle East
Iraq’s Qaeda pledges support to Zawahri, vows attacks [Reuters]
Syrian forces arrest scores in Banias, Homs – activists [Reuters]
Security forces fire on Yemen protest, three dead [Reuters]
Africa
Egypt tightens security amid inter-faith tensions [Reuters]
U.S. eyes ways to support battered Egypt economy [Reuters]
Clashes in Cairo Leave 12 Dead and 2 Churches in Flames [NYT]
Heavy fighting near Libya’s Misrata airport – rebels [Reuters]
UNHCR: Witnesses say ship with 600 sunk near Libya [AP]
UN: Sudan’s north, south to withdraw Abyei forces [AP]
Nigeria: 1st runner-up’s party challenges election [AP]
Ivory Coast makes 1st cocoa export since crisis [AP]
Europe
Berlusconi, at trial, calls magistrates “cancer” [Reuters]
Austrian court OK’s extradition of Croatian ex-PM [AP]
Russia marks Victory Day with vast parade [AP]
Bosnia is in crisis, top intl official tells UN [AP]
Germany Launches First Census since Reunification [Der Spiegel]
Nick Clegg and David Cameron agree key changes on NHS plans [Guardian]
Police paid £250,000 in compensation to people arrested over G20 protests [Guardian]
EU eyes lower rates for Greece, Ireland amid chaos [Reuters]
Americas
Polls show Fujimori gaining in tight Peru race [Reuters]
Tens of Thousands March in Mexico City [NYT]
Haitian lawmakers vote to allow dual nationality [AP]
Domestic
Newt Gingrich to announce presidential bid [WaPo]
Democrats cite U.S. security in pushing Justice job nominee [TWT]
President Obama’s Virginia challenge in 2012 [WaPo]
Bin Laden death helps Obama reposition in Virginia, but big challenges remain [WaPo]
Memphis flooding: Thousands of homes evacuated [BBC]
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May 6, 2011
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May 5, 2011
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May 4, 2011
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April 28, 2011
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