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]
