Daily International News – because there’s a whole world of news today…but I also got your midterm news, too.
November 2, 2010
Northeast Asia
Koreas
NKorea makes point-by-point denial of ship sinking [AP]
N Korea to give torpedo sample [BBC]
North Muddies Korea’s ‘Brand,’ But South Won’t Take a Hard Line [WSJ]
‘North Korea may become part of China’ [Korea Times]
China/Taiwan
China objects to US offer over disputed islands [AP]
Clinton Says China Will Need More Political Freedom [Bloomberg]
UN chief criticized for failing to press China [AP]
British PM Cameron to visit Beijing next week [AP]
At Odds with the U.S., Pakistan Deepens Ties with China [TIME]
‘Chinese double agent’ arrested in Taiwan [BBC]
Japan/Northern Territories
Japan Summons Envoy to Russia Over Islands Dispute [NYT]
Dmitry Medvedev ‘planning new visit to disputed Kurils’ [BBC]
Southeast Asia
Vietnam’s Cam Ranh base to welcome foreign navies [AP]
Myanmar’s ethnic minorities prepare for war [AP]
Myanmar storm killed dozens, 81,000 left homeless – U.N. [Reuters]
US Endorses Malaysia’s Call For Religious Moderation [Bernama]
Indonesian volcano forces flight cancellations [AP]
South/Central Asia
Afghan candidates and MPs call for new election [Reuters]
US to Hand over Small Bases to Afghan Army [Tolo News]
Plan in Pakistan to Export Wheat Generates Criticism [WSJ]
India hikes interest rates to contain inflation [AP]
Middle East – Yemen AQAP Threat
Militants ‘blow up Yemen pipeline’ [BBC]
Yemen begins hunt for plot suspect [Al Jazeera] and Yemen charges US-born radical cleric al-Awlaki [AP]
Germany, U.K. Restrict Flights, Parcels After Bombs [Bloomberg] and World airlines call for improved cargo-screening [AP]
Earlier Flight May Have Been Dry Run for Plotters [NYT]
Middle East – Other
Iran envoy dismisses tougher terms for atom fuel swap [Reuters]
Iraq TV station taken off air after deadly church raid [BBC]
Syria must wield influence in Lebanon to help U.S. relations, says top diplomat [WaPo]
Jewish-Arab relations in Israel hit boiling point [AP]
Fayyad cancels Jerusalem visit after Israel warning [Reuters]
Israeli soldier jailed over Palestinian prisoner photo [BBC]
Africa
Tanzania: Chaos Reigns as Electoral Commission Delays Releasing Results [All Africa]
‘Historic’ turnout in Ivory Coast’s presidential poll [BBC]
Guinea election boycott threat is averted [BBC]
Europe
4 small mail bombs explode in Athens [AP]
Cameron and Sarkozy hail UK-France defence treaties [BBC]
UK government may allow convicted prisoners to vote [BBC]
More Than 100,000 Pay for British News Site [NYT]
BP back to profit after oil spill [BBC]
Russian imprisoned oil tycoon Khodorkovsky verdict to be delivered Dec. 15 [AP]
Americas
President-elect Rousseff names business-friendly transition team [MercoPress]
Haiti cholera ‘resembles South Asian strain’ [BBC]
Widowed Argentine President Fernandez in tearful speech [BBC]
Domestic – Midterms
Issue Guide: 2010 Midterm Elections [CFR]
9 Secret Election Day Surges [Daily Beast]
Democrats bracing for major losses [WaPo]
5 Reasons Democrats Could Beat the Polls and Hold the House[NYT]
Sarah Palin Endorses Third Party Gubernatorial Candidate Tom Tancredo [ABC]
California Looks for Cash Under Proposal to Legalize Marijuana [Bloomberg]
Pressure Builds on Obama to Shake Up Inner Circle [WSJ]
Op-ed: Obama may just be an interlude [FT]
Op-ed: Go Small and Stay Home [FP]
EU and US ‘must work together’ after midterms, says diplomat [DW]
Domestic – Other
Google sues US in software battle [BBC]
Federal Appeals Court Weighs Arizona Law on Immigrants [NYT]
Fed Will Probably Start $500 Billion of Bond Buying [Bloomberg]
Tim Lincecum, Edgar Renteria deliver Giants’ first title since 1954 [ESPN]
