Daily International News
June 27, 2011
Northeast Asia
Japan
Japan PM adds Cabinet jobs on tsunami, nuke crisis [AP]
Japan trips in key effort to cool nuclear reactors [Reuters]
Radioactive cesium from Fukushima expected to reach U.S. West Coast in 5 years [Mainichi]
Tepco treats radioactive water at Fukushima plant [BBC]
Koreas
Russia prepares for possible visit by North Korea’s Kim [Reuters]
N. Korea to hold ‘Arirang’ mass games from Aug. 1 [Kyodo]
Seoul to send delegation to seized North Korea resort [Reuters]
China
Kurt Campbell: China’s Military Expansion Raises Concerns in Asia-Pacific [VOA]
China and Vietnam Agree to Talks on South China Sea Dispute [NYT]
China activist Hu Jia under house arrest, wife says [BBC]
UK PM signs China deals but urges respect for human rights [BBC]
Sudan president’s arrival in China delayed [AP]
China tests Beijing-Shanghai bullet train [BBC]
US cable: China official, Taiwanese spy had affair [AP]
Chinese immigrants in Paris say they’re being systematically attacked [BBC]
Southeast Asia/Pacific
Cambodia: First hearing ex-Khmer Rouge leaders’ trial [BBC]
Japanese gov’t official arrives in Myanmar [Kyodo]
Malaysian activists detained over banned rally [BBC]
Philip Morris battles Australia on cigarette packaging [BBC]
South/Central Asia
Karzai accuses Pakistan of shelling [Al Jazeera]
Pakistan expels British counter-terrorism trainers [Reuters]
Pakistan’s Taliban vow attacks on West [Reuters]
Gunmen kill senior Pakistani Taliban commander [AP]
Middle East
Yemen’s Saleh to reappear as violence grips south [Reuters]
Lebanon expects Hariri indictments soon [Reuters]
Bahrain tries more medics accused in protests [AP]
Iran parliament summons Ahmadinejad for questioning [Reuters]
Israel drops threat to deport, ban journalists for covering flotilla [AP]
Palestinians seek support for UN recognition [AP]
Turkey police disperse pro-Kurdish protesters [Al Jazeera]
Syria dissidents meet in Damascus to discuss transition [BBC]
Africa
ICC issues Gaddafi arrest warrant [Al Jazeera]
Libya: Fierce fighting south-west of Tripoli [BBC]
Somalia: Three Britons pardoned by president [BBC]
Europe
Greek lawmakers poised to debate on austerity plan [BBC]
Bill on Humane Slaughter Yields New Front for Muslim Tensions in Netherlands [NYT]
E. coli death toll up to at least 47 [AP]
Knox trial: Convicted Ivorian to testify [AP]
Americas
Hugo Chavez’s brother talks of armed struggle [AP]
Domestic
Michele Bachmann stresses Iowa roots [POLITICO]
New York City ‘I Do’ Campaign Woos Same-Sex Weddings After State Approval [Bloomberg]
After N.Y. vote, Clinton talks to gays [POLITICO]
Cops on trial over Katrina killings [Al Jazeera]
LulzSec done after 50 days of hacks [WaPo]
Obama Targets $72 Billion Business Tax Break [Bloomberg]
Casey Anthony’s murder trial resumes in Fla. [AP]
