Posts Tagged ‘geithner’
August 15, 2011
Posted in Daily News | Tagged 2016, abbottabad, Ahmadiyah, al-jazeera, AP, argentina, Ariel, bachmann, BBC, bernanke, bin laden, bloomberg, Breivik, Burma, cameron, china, cholera, colombia, cuba, der spiegel, deutsche welle, DPRK, Ed Rendell, egypt, euro bonds, europe, famine, financial times, foreign policy, FP, FT, FTA, Gadhafi, Gary Locke, gay marriage, geithner, germany, gilani, google, GOP, GOP 2012, hillary clinton, india, Indiana, indonesia, iraq, israel, Japan, Khanal, kirchner, kyodo, latakia, libya, Locke, london, Maguindanao, mercopress, merkel, mexico, monk, Morocoo, Motorolla, mubarak, myanmar, nepal, netherlands, new york times, nkorea, North Korea, North Sea, norway, ny post, NYT, Obama, OBL, oil spill, Pakistan, perry, philippines, politico, potus, PRC, Qaddafi, Rangoon, Rembrandt, reuters, riots, ROK, romney, russia, skorea, Sledgehammer, somalia, south china sea, south korea, stocks, sudan, suu kyi, syria, tajikistan, tamil, thailand, thaksin, tibet, torpedo, transgender, tunisia, turkey, UK, UN, Usmonov, WaPo, Washington Post, west bank, WWII, Yangon, yonhap | Leave a Comment »
August 4, 2011
Daily International News
August 4, 2011
Northeast Asia
Japan
Japan to sack top officials over nuclear disaster [Reuters]
Japan government and central bank intervene to cut yen [BBC]
Koreas
N. Korea’s Kim meets Chinese vice minister after U.S. trip [Kyodo]
N. Korea picks US firm for resort tours: report [AFP]
South Korea rejects North request for building materials in aid [Reuters]
North Korean hackers hired to attack South Korea game network [Reuters]
North Korea denounces South over espionage arrests, says spying accusations are fabricated [AP]
China
Chinese warships visit NKorea on goodwill visit [AP]
China angered by Japan’s defence paper warnings [BBC]
China’s submersible Jiaolong completes test dive mission [Xinhua]
Taiwan puts diplomatic support behind South China Sea research [Focus Taiwan]
China arrests 2,000 people in food safety crackdown [BBC]
Southeast Asia/Pacific
Australia bomb hoax ‘was extortion attempt’ [BBC]
Yingluck Shinawatra to become Thailand’s 1st female premier Fri. [Kyodo]
South/Central Asia
Taliban Hint at Interest in Negotiated Settlement [NYT]
Afghan official dies in blast; 2 NATO troops killed in attacks [CNN]
India’s Gandhi to undergo surgery abroad [Reuters]
Middle East
UN Peacekeeping Efforts Hit by Economic Distress, Arab Unrest [Bloomberg]
Syria’s Assad decrees multi-party system [Al Jazeera]
Casting Aside World Criticism, Syria Invades Town [NYT]
AP Interview: Iran envoy sees release for 2 US men [AP]
Iran’s parliament approves new oil minister [Al Jazeera]
Arab League discusses Palestinian statehood [Al Jazeera]
Israeli protesters reject new housing bill [Al Jazeera]
Bahrain admits raid on international medical group [AP]
Turkey appoints military heads after shock resignations [BBC]
Africa
Egypt resumes trials of former officials [Al Jazeera]
Libya Allying With Islamists, Qaddafi Son Says [NYT]
British hostage “al Qaeda” video being checked [Reuters]
Nigeria Ogoniland oil spills: UN to release report [BBC]
Somalia famine summit postponed [Al Jazeera]
US: 29,000 Somali children under 5 dead in famine [AP]
Europe
New IMF head Christine Lagarde faces finance deal probe [BBC]
UK seizes record cocaine haul [Al Jazeera]
Polish president sets Oct. 9 as election date [AP]
Debt crisis in Europe: Worries grow of spread to larger economies of Italy, Spain [WaPo]
Americas
France orders Noriega’s extradition to Panama [CNN]
Haitians anxious as Tropical Storm Emily nears [LAT]
Domestic
Threatened Defense Cuts Could Be 2012 Issue [Bloomberg]
Jon Huntsman 2012 campaign: Inside the ‘drama’ [POLITICO]
Trade agreements to be voted on after August recess [POLITICO]
Debt-limit deal triggers lobbying campaign from health-care and defense industries [WaPo]
Democrats, Republicans blame each other for FAA shutdown; no end in sight [WaPo]
Pressured by White House, Treasury Secretary Is Expected to Stay at Post [NYT]
Rep. David Wu Formally Resigns From House [TPM]
US judge allows army veteran to sue Rumsfeld [Al Jazeera]
Cargill Recalls Ground Turkey Linked to Outbreak [NYT]
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June 7, 2011
Daily International News
June 7, 2011
International
Interpol says al Qaeda remains biggest global threat [Reuters]
International Energy Agency says gas in golden age [BBC]
After 90 Years, a Dictionary of an Ancient World [NYT]
Northeast Asia
Koreas
EU team in N. Korea to assess food shortages [AFP]
NKorean defector to get high-level SKorean post [AP]
Cracks Open in N.Korea-China Ties [Chosun]
China
China publishes first list of military equipment suppliers as part of procurement reforms [Xinhua]
Libya’s foreign minister visits China [AP]
China executes student for murder of hit-and-run victim [BBC]
Floods kill 14 people, leave 53 missing in China [AP]
Japan
Japan doubles Fukushima radiation leak estimate [BBC]
Japan says it was unprepared for nuclear disaster [AP]
Shelter life takes mental toll on Japan evacuees [AP]
Fukushima aftermath: G20 to discuss nuclear safety [BBC]
Manga fans can collect something new: a doctorate [AP]
Southeast Asia/Pacific
Jailed Australian sues over bad consular advice in UAE [BBC]
Singapore to take No. 2 gambling spot from Vegas [AP]
South/Central Asia
Pakistan Taliban vow to attack US targets overseas [Guardian]
Military Seeks to Make Case Against Too-Hasty Reduction of Troops in Afghanistan [NYT]
India activist Anna Hazare plans new anti-graft protest [BBC]
Heavy flying Great Indian bustard faces extinction [BBC]
Middle East
Abbas’ envoys in Washington not to meet Israelis [Xinhua]
Battles rage in al Qaeda-held Yemen town, 25 dead [Reuters]
Yemen: Royal Marines on standby to evacuate Britons [BBC]
Syrians in tense north flee, fearing new crackdown [AP]
Israel Disputes Toll of Border Clashes, Saying Syria Has an Ulterior Motive [NYT]
U.S. Braces for Withdrawal Along Iraqi Road [NYT]
Africa
Rare daytime NATO airstrikes hit Libyan capital [AP]
Lagarde visits India to campaign for IMF top job [AP]
Libyan woman who claimed rape arrives in Romania [AP]
South Sudan death toll tops 1,500 – U.N.[Reuters]
‘Boko Haram’ gunmen kill Nigerian Muslim cleric Birkuti [BBC]
Europe
Croatia completes most of EU membership talks [BBC]
NATO, Russia team up in anti-terror exercise [AP]
Nuclear skeptics, boosters debate safety issues [AP]
Car blast in Moldovan capital, one injured [Reuters]
After Strauss-Kahn’s Arrest, Frenchwomen Speak Out [NYT]
Axe funding for anti-democracy Muslim groups, says former minister [Guardian]
David Cameron to reveal changes to NHS reforms [BBC]
WHO: Time running out to solve E. coli outbreak [AP]
EU farm chief proposes millions in aid for E. coli [AP]
Americas/ Domestic
Chile and Argentina monitor volcano ash cloud trail [BBC]
Obama loses bin Laden bounce; Romney on the move among GOP contenders [WaPo]
Obama, Merkel to talk policy before night of pomp [AP]
Obama backs UN secretary-general for new term [AP]
Wonkbook: Why Goolsbee is leaving [WaPo]
Pawlenty to propose tax cuts, smaller government role in economic address [WaPo]
Buddy Roemer likely to announce in June [POLITICO]
Rep. Anthony Weiner’s district debates his career and his future [WaPo]
Edwards Rejected Deal That Called for Jail Time [NYT]
Blagojevich on stand for 7th day at retrial [AP]
Global markets await Bernanke speech [AP]
Timothy Geithner tells banks to accept new rules [BBC]
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June 6, 2011
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 2012, ABC, afghanistan, aftershock, al-jazeera, AP, apple, arirang, arizona, austerity, australia, AZ, Baba Ramdev, bahrain, bankole, BBC, biden, bloomberg, borneo, brookings, china, christchurch, climate change, CNN, defector, democrat, deutsche welle, dimeji bankole, dong-a, DPRK, drone, DSK, e coli, environment, EU, financial times, football, foreign policy, FP, france, french open, FT, gates, geithner, germany, golan, google, google.cn, GOP, greece, guardian, headscarf, HEU, highly enriched uranium, humala, hunger strike, IAEA, icloud, Iman al-Obeidi, IMF, india, indonesia, iran, iraq, islam, israel, Japan, jonathan pollack, joongang, josh rogin, korea, lagarde, li na, libya, naoto kan, NATO, new york times, new zealand, nigeria, nintendo, nkorea, North Korea, nuclear, NYT, olympics, Pakistan, peru, politico, portugal, PRC, Qaddafi, regime change, republican, reuters, rick santorum, robert gates, ROK, romney, saleh, secdef, SEZ, shangri-la dialogue, skorea, south china sea, south korea, steve jobs, straits times, strauss-kahn, syria, tax, the cable, twitter, UN, uranium, vaccine, VPOTUS, wall stret journal, WaPo, Washington Post, wildfire, WSJ, yemen, yoga, yonhap | Leave a Comment »
May 11, 2011
Daily International News
May 11, 2011
US-China S&ED Coverage
China rejects US criticism of human rights record [BBC]
China-US make progress on trade but differences remain [BBC]
U.S., China reach ‘milestone’ agreement on security, economic policy [WaPo]
China-U.S. S&ED yields satisfactory outcome: Chinese vice premier [Xinhua]
U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue creates new opportunities [Xinhua]
Northeast Asia
China [non-S&ED]
Detained artist Ai Weiwei’s exhibits in UK [AP]
Korean Bible instructor held following China raid [AP]
Three ex-Xinhua Finance bosses face US fraud charges [BBC]
Koreas
Pro-Pyongyang newspaper reacts coldly to Lee’s invitation [Yonhap]
North Korea Readying New Surprise? [The Diplomat]
U.S. evangelist Franklin Graham in N. Korea, meets foreign minister [Kyodo]
U.S. ponders food-team trip to North [JoongAng]
Debate rages about food aid to North Korea [AP]
S. Korea, Japan Agree on 3-step Process to 6-party Talk Resumption [Arirang TV]
Satellites show more poppy fields in the North [JoongAng]
S. Korea urges North Korea to halt cyber attacks [Kyodo]
S. Korea and N. Korea invited to field joint team in table tennis [Yonhap]
Japan
Japan to set up govt-backed nuke compensation plan [AP]
Japan nuclear operator seals radioactive water leak [Reuters]
Kan orders probe into Fukushima failures [FT]
Toyota quarterly profits drop but recovery expected [BBC]
Southeast Asia/Japan
U.N. envoy arrives in Myanmar to meet gov’t officials, Suu Kyi [Kyodo]
Bangladesh rejects rights group’s criticism [AP]
South/Central Asia
U.S. granted access to speak to bin Laden’s wives [CNN]
Pakistan military aid safer than the economic aid [FP]
Senator Kerry heads to Pakistan to smooth bin Laden fury [Reuters]
Bin Laden Sons Say U.S. Broke International Law [NYT]
Taliban resistance ‘under-estimated’ by Britain [BBC]
India puts Pakistani army officers on “most wanted” list [Reuters]
India’s Supreme Court rejects harsher Bhopal charges [BBC]
Middle East
Hamas accepts 1967 borders, but will never recognize Israel, top official says [Haaretz]
Syria tanks ‘shell’ protest city of Homs [BBC]
Exclusive: Kuwait opens bid for Syrian seat on U.N. Human Rights Council [FP]
Protests bring two Yemen cities to standstill, 2 dead [Reuters]
Bahrain should set up torture investigation body – HRW [Reuters]
Iraq to discuss extension of U.S. troops this month – PM [Reuters]
Africa
Libya rebels ‘capture Misrata airport’ [BBC]
Ban Ki-Moon calls for Libya cease-fire as NATO assault intensifies [WaPo]
Sudan: UN peacekeepers attacked in Abyei [BBC]
Uganda opposition leader Kizza Besigye ‘allowed home’ [BBC]
Uganda’s anti-gay bill not on agenda after outcry [AP]
Europe
Protesters clash during Greek strike [FT]
German police raid homes of suspected extremists [AP]
Lithuania jails Soviet commando for Medininkai shooting [BBC]
Earthquake fever hits Rome as some fear “the big one” [Reuters]
Germany ‘could back Italy’s Draghi for ECB chief’ [AFP]
Clegg: Lib Dems to be ‘more muscular’ in coalition [BBC]
David Cameron’s Prime Minister’s Questions – in full [BBC]
Americas
FARC files show ties with Venezuela’s Chavez and Ecuador’s Correa [Miami Herald]
Guatemalan Court Acquits Former President of Embezzling [NYT]
Venezuela begins electricity rationing after blackouts [BBC]
Domestic
President to Renew Muslim Outreach [WSJ]
Obama administration boasting about border security [WaPo]
Five Democratic Senators to watch in Obama debt meeting [WaPo]
Gingrich is in, but can he win? [WaPo]
Romney focused on outraising — by far — Republican presidential competitors [WaPo]
Navy revokes guidance on same-sex marriages [WaPo]
Arnold Schwarzenegger speaks about separation from Maria Shriver [LAT]
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January 12, 2011
Posted in Daily News | Tagged acapulco, afghanistan, AFP, AHN, ai weiwei, AP, arizona, at&t, AZ, BBC, biden, blair, blasphemy, blood libel, bloomberg, boehner, BP spill, brazil, china, christian, coptic, copts, cote d'ivoire, currency, daley, dioxin, DMZ, DPJ, DPRK, drilling, dutch, egypt, eric illsley, EU, europe, financial times, FT, gabbie giffords, gates, gbagbo, geithner, germany, giffords, GOP, guardian, gulf spill, gun control, haiti, heritage, hezbollah, hot line, hotline, hu, hu jintao, integration, iphone, iran, iraq war, ISAF, islam, israel, ivory coast, Japan, joongang, jos, JPMorgan, kabul, kaczynski, kan, klingner, korea, lebanon, loughner, mainichi, mexico, muslim, NC, netherlands, new york times, nigeria, nkorea, north carolina, North Korea, NYT, Obama, oil spill, ouattara, Pakistan, palin, PLA, PLA-2, poland, politico, portugal, potus, pr george's, PRC, prince george's county, prostitution, punjab, rajapaksa, red cross, republican, reuters, RMB, robert gates, ROK, Sarah Palin, secdef, seoul, shanghai, sify, skorea, south korea, south sudan, SPLM, sri lanka, SST, state sponsors of terror, sudan, tajikistan, taseer, tea party, techland, the hill, tokyo, tony blair, tunisia, verizon, vietnam, VPOTUS, wall street journal, WaPo, Washington Post, WH, white house, WSJ, yuan, zardari | 1 Comment »
January 6, 2011
Posted in Daily News | Tagged afghanistan, AP, arusha, australia, BBC, belgium, bill daley, bouazizi, BP, Britain, CBO, chadema, charm offensive, china, chosun, christian, christianity, CNN, Congress, coptic, copts, cote d'ivoire, daley, debt, deficit, deutsche welle, dongfeng, DPJ, DPRK, egypt, energy efficiency, EU, euro, europe, flemish, floods, freedom of information, gbagbo, geithner, georgetown, GOP, grenade, gulf spill, guyana, halliburton, HCR, health care, hijack, house, hu jintao, hungary, iran, israel, ivory coast, Japan, kan, kim jong-il, kim jong-un, korea, lithuania, mainichi, marines, mubarak, netanyahu, new york times, nigeria, nkorea, North Korea, NYT, Obama, oil spill, open doors, open doors world watch list, ouattara, Pakistan, paksas, palestine, politico, potus, PRC, preemptive nukes, queensland, republican, reuters, ROK, skorea, south korea, spying, sudan, surge, tanzania, taseer, transocean, treasury, tunisia, turkey, turkish airlines, UK, UN, UN security council, united nations, UNSC, venezuela, vietnam, WaPo, Washington Post, white house, xinhua, yang jiechi, yonhap | Leave a Comment »
November 4, 2010
Daily International News
November 4, 2010
Global
Political tension may overshadow G-20, APEC summit [AP]
Northeast Asia
China
Analysis: Strategic tensions threaten Asia as China rises [Reuters]
China Urges Europeans to Snub Nobel Ceremony [NYT]
China’s Hu Jintao to sign big deals on France visit [BBC]
Outspoken Chinese artist to defiantly ‘celebrate’ demolition of studio [BBC]
China internet users forced to choose in software row [BBC]
Koreas
SKorea, US in trade talks before G20 summit [AP]
Report: NKorean hacking increases ahead of G-20 [AP]
UN food agency says NKorea children malnourished [AP]
Southeast Asia
Burma hit by massive net attack ahead of election [BBC]
Burma to build its first Special Economic Zone [BBC]
US, New Zealand sign strategic deal after nuclear row [BBC]
Two airlines ground A380s after emergency landing [Reuters]
Indonesian volcano erupts again; death toll at 44 [AP]
South/Central Asia
Pentagon awards jet fuel contract to secretive company [WaPo]
Afghan attorney general investigates alleged voting fraud [WaPo]
Three US drone strikes kill 11 militants in North Waziristan [Dawn]
Protests Flare In Kashmir As India Attempts Talks [NPR]
Middle East
Yemen parcel bomb ‘was 17 minutes from exploding’ [BBC] and Gibbs: No info that explosion was 17 minutes away [AP]
Report: Kurdish group claims Istanbul bombing [AP]
Al-Qaida No. 2 vows revenge for imprisoned woman [AP]
Iran holds four ‘UK-linked men’ for killings – state TV [BBC]
Iran stages mass protest on anniversary of US embassy capture [Telegraph]
Israel’s Barak stung by “idiot” insult [Reuters]
Africa
Ivory Coast set for presidential election run-off [BBC]
Liberian President Sirleaf dismisses cabinet [Reuters]
Kenyan minister William Ruto in The Hague to meet ICC [BBC]
Europe
Serb leader Tadic apologises for 1991 Vukovar massacre [BBC]
Far right hold largest Moscow rally in years [Reuters]
ECB unswayed by Fed bond move [AP]
Americas
Police seize 25 tonnes of marijuana as Mexico-US drug tunnel found [BBC]
Haiti cholera deaths rise sharply [BBC]
Domestic – Midterms
Around the world, concern over the global impact of U.S. elections [WaPo]
Abroad, Fear That Midterm Result May Turn U.S. Inward [NYT]
Analysis – U.S. election raises hope for trade deals [Reuters]
Republicans’ gains in U.S. midterm elections may affect nuclear disarmament policies [Mainichi]
Obama invites GOP leaders to meeting on economic, nuclear issues [WaPo]
Obama Says Midterm ‘Shellacking’ to Spur Cooperation [Bloomberg]
Domestic – Other
Post-midterms, Obama to focus on foreign policy in four-nation Asian trip [WaPo]
Darrell Issa: I’ll investigate George W. Bush, too [Politico]
In new memoir, Bush makes clear he approved use of waterboarding [WaPo]
D.C. Mayor-elect Gray unveils transition team [WaPo]
DC’s budding Rush Limbaugh [WaPo]
WikiLeaks urges U.S. to fully examine abuses [Reuters]
So Long, Tim Geithner [CNBC]
Fed Fires $600 Billion Stimulus Shot [WSJ]
Bernanke op-ed: What the Fed did and why: supporting the recovery and sustaining price stability [WaPo]
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October 19, 2010
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October 6, 2010
Happy Hump Day!
Daily International News
October 6, 2010
International
Molecule building work wins Nobel [BBC]
Limited progress in climate talks in China [AP]
Northeast Asia
Koreas
North Korea nuclear threat is “alarming,” says South [Reuters]
North Korea “Restoring” Nuclear Plants, South Asserts [GSW]
ASEM Ends with Chair’s Statement Expressing Deep Concern over Cheonan Incident [Arirang]
Korea to Host Maritime Interdiction Drills Next Week [Arirang]
EU, South Korea sign free trade deal [AP]
South Korea Prepares New Propaganda War [NYT]
China/Taiwan
Defense Secretary Gates to meet Chinese counterpart in Hanoi, officials say [WaPo] and China’s defense chief to attend ASEAN+8 security session, meet U.S. counterpart [Xinhua]
Chinese Civilian Boats Roil Disputed Waters [NYT]
Official: Taiwan to budget for 2012 F-16 upgrade [AP]
Geithner presses China on currency reform [AP]
EU, China to lock horns on yuan, trade [AP]
China’s Market Worth $150 Billion to U.S. Companies, Group Says [Bloomberg]
China’s second lunar probe completes first braking [Xinhua]
Japan
US diplomat: US-Japan pact vital in changing Asia [AP]
Southeast Asia/Pacific
Dutch court dismisses Indonesian president arrest call [BBC]
Thai bomb-making site searched after fatal explosion [BBC]
Vietnam demands China release 9 fishermen [AP]
Floods inundate central Vietnam after heavy rain [BBC]
Explosion at Hanoi stadium kills four [BBC]
BHP Billiton-Rio Tinto Australian deal ‘at risk’ [BBC]
South/Central Asia
White House Slams Pakistani Effort On Militants [WSJ]
Increased drone attacks in Pakistan ‘linked’ to suspected Europe terror plot [BBC]
Pakistan asks Nato to accept responsibility for helicopter crash [Dawn]
Nato supply lorries set ablaze by gunmen in Pakistan [BBC]
Taliban in high-level talks with Karzai government, sources say [WaPo]
Middle East
Netanyahu Examines Offer on Settlement Freeze [NYT]
U.A.E. Banks Cut Ties To Iranian Banks Blacklisted By U.S. [WSJ]
US: Ahmadinejad trip to Lebanon is not a good idea [AP]
Sanctions begin to compound Iran’s severe economic problems [WaPo]
Britain’s No. 2 diplomat escapes attack in Yemen [AP]
Africa
UN says captures rebel who led Congo rapes [Reuters]
Ethiopian opposition leader Birtukan Mideksa freed [BBC]
Clashes in Somalia’s capital leave 4 dead [AP]
Europe
Europe Raises Cry Over Chinese Technology [WSJ]
France makes 12 arrests in light of terror alert [DW]
EU and Libya reach deal on illegal migrants [BBC]
Hungary opens criminal probe into sludge disaster [AP]
Fitch cuts Ireland’s credit rating another notch [AP]
Americas
ECUADOR CRISIS: Troops to Guard Legislature [LAHT]
Domestic
Obama-Clinton ticket ‘on the table,’ Woodward says [CNN]
Obama to Return Solar Panels to White House, Chu Says [Bloomberg]
Wall Street Says Women Worth Less as Disparity Over Pay Widens [Bloomberg]
Supreme Court weighs privacy rights of feds [WashTimes]
Oil spill hearings focus on who was in charge after the blast [WaPo]
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