Daily International News
May 6, 2011
OBL
Al Qaeda confirms bin Laden’s death, group says [CNN]
Al Qaeda plotted 9/11 anniversary rail attack – U.S. [Reuters]
Data Show Bin Laden Plots; C.I.A. Hid Near Raided House [NYT]
No foreign policy pivot for Barack Obama [POLITICO]
Opinion: Obama’s fickle European fans [WaPo]
Judge Files Complaint against Merkel over Bin Laden Comments [Der Spiegel]
Northeast Asia
Japan
Japan PM orders halt at Hamaoka nuclear plant [BBC]
Japan wants 3 reactors halted for quake measures [AP]
China
China pushes U.S. on debt ahead of high-level talks [Reuters]
Norway feels sting of China’s Nobel anger [AP]
A booze blowout for China’s oil giant [WaPo]
China’s Growing Interests in Siberia [Der Spiegel]
Chinese regulators suspend TV crime and spy dramas [BBC]
Koreas
12 Nations to Discuss Victims of N.Korean Abduction [Chosun]
Beijing prepares for visitor from North: Sources [JoongAng]
N. Korea accuses Seoul of blocking talks, aid [Korea Herald]
‘N. Korea rejected Carter`s call to release detained American’ [Dong-A]
Richardson sees momentum for N. Korea talks [AFP]
Carter was shocked by Pyongyang priorities [JoongAng]
Southeast Asia/Pacific
Vietnam ‘seals ethnic Hmong protest site’ [BBC]
Australia row over PNG ‘asylum camp plan’ [BBC]
Thai Leader Will Ask King to Dissolve Parliament [NYT]
EU Hopes to Sign Trade Pact With Singapore in 2011 [WSJ]
Singapore ruling party faces tough election but should prevail [Reuters]
South/Central Asia
Suspected U.S. strike kills 15 near militant hub in Pakistan tribal area [WaPo]
Pakistan Warns U.S. Against Raids [WSJ]
Thousands of Afghans Rally in Kabul to Reject Any Peace With Taliban [NYT]
Middle East
Thousands protest on Syria ‘day of defiance’ [Al Jazeera]
Activists: 6 killed in Syria by security forces [AP]
Suicide attack kills 21 police officers south of Baghdad [CNN]
Saleh defiant as GCC exit deal stalls [Al Jazeera]
Crackdown reins in Bahrain activists [Al Jazeera]
Africa
Morocco Arrests Three for Deadly Marrakesh Cafe Bomb, Al-Qaeda Tie Alleged [Bloomberg]
Sudan divides Darfur in five smaller states [Reuters]
Sudan deploys troops at Libya border, evicts envoy [Reuters]
Ivory Coast: Alassane Ouattara to take oath [BBC]
UN heads to suspected Ivory Coast mass grave site [AP]
Sheryl Cwele: SA minister’s wife gets 12-year jail term [BBC]
Europe
UK Vote 2011: Lib Dems suffer election losses [BBC]
Northern Ireland vote may put Sinn Fein in top job [AP]
UK 7/7 inquests: Emergency delays ‘did not cause deaths’ [BBC]
France Expels 14 Libyan Officials [NYT]
Moscow murders: Two Russian nationalists jailed [BBC]
Greece: Police clash with striking doctors [AP]
Americas
Same-sex unions recognized by Brazil’s high court [CNN]
Calderon urges Mexicans not to abandon drugs battle [CNN]
Inmates free hostages at Venezuela prison [AP]
Domestic
House GOP won’t push Medicare vouchers [AP]
Obama to speak on immigration policy in Texas [AP]
GOP Rivals Hit Obama on Foreign Policy Despite Bin Laden Killing, Hit Harder on Economy [Fox]
Possible 2012 White House Candidate Daniels Says He’ll Decide Within Weeks [Bloomberg]
Economy adds 244k jobs, rate ticks up to 9 pct. [AP]
This time, it’s for real, believers say: Doomsday coming this month. [WaPo]
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