Daily International News
July 30, 2010
Koreas
North Korea UN talks go ahead after US military drill [BBC]
U.N. Command, DPRK to meet again next month [Xinhua]
New details point to sinking by N. Korean torpedo [Wash Times]
North Korean diplomats seize books on Kim in Myanmar [Reuters]
US ‘carefully watching’ Myanmar-NKorea talks [AP]
S. Korean PM offers to resign a second time [CNN]
China/HK
U.S. takes a tougher tone with China [WaPo]
China reiterates “indisputable” sovereignty over South China Sea islands [Xinhua]
US to press China, others on Iran sanctions [AP]
China disagrees with EU’s unilateral sanctions on Iran [Xinhua]
China ‘jails three Uighurs’ for website work [BBC]
China to crack down on pro-Cantonese protesters [Reuters]
US expert: China oil spill far bigger than stated [AP]
EDF agrees £5.8bn sale of UK networks to Li Ka-Shing [BBC]
SE Asia/Pacific
Sri Lanka TV station firebombed [BBC]
WikiLeaks
Taliban furious, says we’ll punish WikiLeaks informers [Hindustan Times]
Computer Evidence Ties Leaks to Soldier [WSJ]
Afghan war spending faces new scrutiny [WaPo]
Al-Qaida ‘planned 9/11 style attack on Kabul’ [Guardian]
AfPak [non-WikiLeaks related]
Dutch Troops To Leave Afghanistan [AFP]
July becomes deadliest month for U.S. troops in Afghanistan [CNN]
Officials: Floods kill at least 430 in Pakistan [AP]
Middle East
Mahmoud Abbas preparing to hold direct talks with Israel, say diplomats [Telegraph]
Rocket from Gaza hits Israeli city, no injuries [AP]
Is Peres trying to convince Palestinians to refuse direct talks? [Haaretz]
Hariri hit suspect is Hizbullah bigwig [J-Post]
Syrian and Saudi leaders visit Beirut to defuse tension [BBC]
Opponents of Gamal Mubarak ridicule posters [The National]
Africa
Central African Republic election delayed to Jan. [AP]
Scores die of cholera in Cameroon [CNN]
Robert Mugabe loses political ally as younger sister Sabina dies [Telegraph]
Europe
Italy in political turmoil as Berlusconi party implodes [Reuters]
New START: Too modest to merit partisan bickering [WaPo]
US Embassy workers in France tested after suspicious letter [AP]
Truck Drivers in Greece Defy an Order to End Their Strike [NYT]
20 dead as forest fires rage across Russia [AP]
Domestic
Lockerbie senator considers sending investigators to Britain [Telegraph]
Arizona Seeks September Appeal Hearing on Immigration Ruling [Bloomberg]
Obama Immigration Victory Adds to Pressure for Federal Action [Bloomberg]
Rangel Case Poses Test for Democrats as Elections Near [NYT]
SEC charges billionaire Texas brothers who donate to GOP with fraud [WaPo]
U.S. Economic Growth Slowed to 2.4% Rate in 2nd Quarter [NYT]
Disney Sells Miramax for $660 Million [NYT]
Americas
Wyclef Jean steps toward Haitian presidential race [Reuters]
Neighbors fail to end Venezuela-Colombia rift [Reuters]
The ‘Dangerous’ Border: Actually One of America’s Safest Places [Time]
U.S. closes consulate in Mexico’s Ciudad Juarez [Reuters]
Troops kill senior ‘capo’ of mighty Mexico cartel [AP]
62 cops linked to drug cartels arrested in Mexico [CNN]
