Daily International News
June 6, 2011
Northeast Asia
China
China’s ’Worried’ Neighbors Question Pledges of Peace in South China Sea [Bloomberg]
Chinese Defense Minister’s charm offensive falls flat [FP]
China accuses Google of `political games’ [AP]
Li Na victory prompts calls for China sport reforms [BBC]
Koreas
EU team to visit N. Korea to assess food situation [Yonhap]
Gates: U.S. doesn’t want regime change in North [JoongAng]
China’s Defense Minister Warns N. Korea Not to Take Any Risks [Arirang]
N.Korea to set up economic zone on China border [Straits Times]
5 North Korean defectors go to US to study and work [Dong-A]
Brooking’s Pollack: N. Korea’s 3rd Nuke Test Likely to be HEU [Arirang]
Japan
Pressure builds on Kan to resign [FT]
Nintendo server attacked by hacking group Lulz Security [BBC]
Southeast Asia/Pacific
Indonesia cleric rejects ‘terror trial’ [Al Jazeera]
NZ quake: Christchurch hit by magnitude-5.0 aftershock [BBC]
Ship sinks off Indonesia’s Borneo, 18 dead [AP]
Australian climate scientists receive death threats [Guardian]
South/Central Asia
Steeper Pullout Is Raised as Option for Afghanistan [NYT]
US drone strikes kill 18 in Pakistan [Al Jazeera]
Police end Indian yoga guru’s fast [Al Jazeera]
Middle East
Tenuous truce in Yemen amid uncertainty [Al Jazeera]
Yemen opposition backs power transfer to vice-president [BBC]
Syria police ‘killed in ambush’ in Jisr al-Shughour [BBC]
UN nuclear agency seeks results from Syria [AP]
Iran’s women footballers banned from Olympics because of Islamic dress [Guardian]
New data suggests Iran military link – U.N. atom chief [Reuters]
Israel sees Syrian hand in Golan clashes, 23 dead [Reuters]
Rivals rally ahead of crucial Turkey vote [Al Jazeera]
5 U.S. troops killed in Iraq, military says [CNN]
Bahraini doctors who treated protesters face trial [AP]
Africa
Libyan ‘rape victim’ heads to US for refuge [Al Jazeera]
Rebels ‘wrest town from Gaddafi forces’ [Al Jazeera]
NATO chief to push nations for more help on Libya [AP]
Nigerian speaker Dimeji Bankole arrested [Guardian]
Europe
Preliminary E. coli tests at German farm prove negative [Deutsche Welle]
Portugal Decisively Ends Leftist Rule [WSJ]
Greece starts austerity push as nation seethes [Reuters]
Geithner May Back Lagarde at IMF [Bloomberg]
French regulator bars ‘Follow us on Twitter’ on TV [AP]
Drugmakers cut vaccine prices for poorer nations [Reuters]
Americas/Domestic
Leftist Humala declares victory in Peru election [Reuters]
Exclusive – Rick Santorum Will Run for President: ‘We’re In It to Win’ [ABC]
WaPo Opinion: Romney’s flawed view of freedom [WaPo]
Dems see chance for payback in 2012 [POLITICO]
Among GOP, anti-tax orthodoxy runs deep [WaPo]
Joe Biden’s group faces new hurdles [POLITICO]
White House preps for Merkel’s Tuesday visit [AP]
Woman in Weiner case slams media [POLITICO]
Strauss-Kahn pleads not guilty to sex charges [Reuters]
Slowing U.S. Growth Prompts Optimists to Question Durability of Recovery [Bloomberg]
Arizona Wallow Fire ‘uncontained’ and growing [BBC]
Steve Jobs breaks medical leave to show off Apple’s iCloud [Guardian]
