Posts Tagged ‘guantanamo’
May 27, 2011
Daily International News
May 27, 2011
Northeast Asia
Koreas
N Korea ‘to release US citizen Eddie Jun Yong-su’ [BBC] and N. Korea says will release American detainee in conciliatory gesture toward U.S. [Yonhap]
China trip by North Korean leader Kim Jong-il ends [BBC]
Iran meets North Korea, Syria in Bali [Jakarta Post]
North Korean Dependence on China Trade Rises as Sanctions Worsen Isolation [Bloomberg]
South Korean court jails four Somali pirates [BBC]
Korean War POW finally buried after 60 years [AP]
China/Taiwan
US lawmakers block China firms from Pentagon contracts [BBC]
45 senators urge Obama to sell F-16s to Taiwan [Bloomberg]
Taiwan Opposition Candidate Would Seek Deals With China [VOA]
Japan
Japan beats deflation for the first time in two years [BBC]
Japan moves to protect children as new nuclear leak revealed [Reuters]
IAEA team inspect Fukushima plant [Xinhua]
AP Exclusive: Fukushima tsunami plan a single page [AP]
Southeast Asia/Pacific
China, Myanmar forge partnership, ink deals [Xinhua]
Thailand arrests US citizen for ‘insult to monarchy’ [BBC]
Australia returns passport to ex-Gitmo detainee [AP]
Author jailed over Singapore criticism [Al Jazeera]
South/Central Asia
Pakistan air force kills 23 militants in northwest [AP]
India, US pledge to boost intelligence cooperation [AP]
2 blasts hit US troops in deadly Afghan attack [AP]
Clinton in Pakistan
Tension Marks Clinton’s Visit to Pakistan [NYT]
Anti-Americanism will not end Pakistan’s problems: Clinton [Dawn]
Clinton exonerates Pakistan over Osama Bin Laden [BBC]
Hillary Clinton sees turning point in Pakistan [POLITICO]
Middle East
Arab democracies win G8 aid pledge [FT]
G8 leaders expected to back Obama on 1967 borders [Haaretz]
Protesters ‘shot dead’ by Syrian forces [Al Jazeera]
Yemen’s Saleh faces growing condemnation [Al Jazeera]
Africa
Egyptians gather for second ‘day of anger’ [Al Jazeera]
NATO air strikes rock Libyan capital [Al Jazeera]
Obama Says U.S., France Resolve to ‘Finish the Job’ They Began in Libya [Bloomberg]
Russia agrees to mediate Gaddafi exit [Al Jazeera]
Sudan’s Seizure of Abyei Region Won’t Spark New War, Ex-U.S. Envoy Says [Bloomberg]
S.Sudan says 80,000 flee after north takes Abyei [Reuters]
Long-sought former Hutu militia leader captured [CNN]
Europe
Warm welcome, few policy wins for Obama in Europe [AP]
Obama visit to Poland chance to add vigor to ties [AP]
Mladic due in Belgrade court for extradition case [CBS]
Embarrassment, mockery over Berlusconi’s latest gaffe [Reuters]
Air France captain was absent when descent began [AP]
Americas/Domestic
Colombia identifies almost 10,000 bodies in unmarked graves [Guardian]
U.S. Congress Approves Four-Year Extension of Patriot Act Wiretap Power [Bloomberg]
Clyburn Predicts Last-Minute Debt-Limit Deal to Cut Up to $6 Trillion [Bloomberg]
Democrats See Revived Political Prospects for 2012 Elections [Bloomberg]
Romney, Santorum and Bachmann all signal 2012 announcement plans [WaPo]
Bachmann, Palin Could Compete for Same Audience, Splitting Tea Party Vote [Bloomberg]
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May 12, 2011
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May 4, 2011
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April 28, 2011
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February 4, 2011
Posted in Daily News | Tagged abdullah, abortion, abu ghraib, afghanistan, AFP, al-jazeera, algeria, AP, aquino, assange, bail-out, BBC, berlusconi, biodiversity, bloomberg, Bouteflika, cambodia, catholic church, census, chosun, CNN, congestion charge, congo, cuba, danish cartoonist, david kato, day of departure, denmark, DOD, DPRK, DRC, egypt, EU, europe, eurozone, financial times, food prices, forcible rape, foreign affairs, FT, giffords, gitmo, GOP, guantanamo, guardian, haiti, india, iran, iraq, islam, issoufu, italy, jan25, Japan, jordan, katrina, kazakhstan, khamenei, king abdullah, kiril, korea, leaks, logging, london, mainichi, mark kelly, mubarak, muhammad cartoonist, muslim brotherhood, nazarbayev, new orleans, new york times, new zealand, niger, nkorea, North Korea, northern territories, NYT, Obama, oumarou, Pakistan, Pentagon, philippines, politico, potus, prachatai, premchaiporn, rape, republican, reuters, ROK, rumsfeld, russia, Serdyukov, singh, skorea, soliman, somalia, south korea, sudan, suleiman, sumo, sweden, thailand, uganda, UN, unemployment, united nations, upper nile, USA Today, vatican, wall street journal, WaPo, Washington Post, WH, white house, Wikileaks, WMD, WSJ | Leave a Comment »
December 8, 2010
Posted in Daily News | Tagged afghanistan, AP, appropriations, argentina, arroyo, assange, austerity, australia, awlaki, bachus, BBC, bloomberg, brazil, Britain, cables, cameron, cancun, Chile, china, cholera, christine o'donnell, clinton, coke, columbia, cote d'ivoire, defmin, democrat, DOJ, DOS, DPRK, east jerusalem, Gaddafi, Gadhafi, gates, Gaza, gitmo, governor richardson, greece, guantanamo, guardian, haiti, hezbollah, hillary clinton, house, israel, ivory coast, ivy league, jack straw, Japan, JCS, john lennon, johnson-sirleaf, julian assange, justice dept, korea, LA Times, LAT, leaks, lebanon, lennon, li keqiang, liberia, libya, liu xiaobo, lockerbie, LSD, marijuana, megrahi, memos, miliband, moratorium, mullen, nepal, new mexico, new york times, nigeria, nkorea, NM, nobel, nobel prize, North Korea, NYT, PAC, Pakistan, palestine, philippines, PM, PMQs, pot, PRC, probe, republican, reuters, richardson, robert gates, ROK, russia, saudi arabia, saudis, senate, settlements, skorea, south korea, state, state department, strike, time, UK, UN, venus, wall street, walmart, WaPo, Washington Post, Wikileaks, xi jinping, xinhua | Leave a Comment »
November 16, 2010
Posted in Daily News | Tagged Abramowitz, afghanistan, AFP, AP, argentina, ashtiani, asteroid, BBC, Britain, Burma, C919, CA, california, CBC, CBS, cheonan, chicago, china, cholera, chosun, christian, CNN, congressional black caucus, coptic, death penalty, diaoyu, DPRK, E3+3, education, egypt, eid, emanuel, engagement, EU, Fed, germany, gitmo, GOP, greece, guantanamo, guardian, guinea, haiti, illegal immigration, india, interest rate, iran, Ireland, islam, itokawa, karzai, kate middleton, khartoum, korea, kyl, LA Times, LAT, lebanon, maehara, mainichi, MOC, mullah omar, murkowski, muslim, myanmar, new york times, nigeria, NIS, nkorea, NLD, North Korea, northern territories, NYT, Obama, P5+1, Pakistan, palin, passenger jet, pelosi, potus, PRC, prince william, probe, Pyongyang, rahm, rare earths, republican, reuters, ROK, russia, Sarah Palin, senkaku, senkaku islands, senkakus, skorea, south korea, START, stoning, sudan, supercomputer, suu kyi, taliban, thailand, tianhe-1a, time, times of india, UK, UN, uruguay, viktor bout, wall street journal, WaPo, Washington Post, WSJ, xinhua, yemen, yokohama, yonhap | Leave a Comment »
November 1, 2010
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August 17, 2010
Posted in Daily News | Tagged adoption, afghanistan, ANC, arab, australia, bahrain, barclays, beijing, bob gates, bolivia, BP, brazil, brownback, buffalo, Bushehr, CA, california, causacus, china, cholera, CIA, commonwealth, conservationist, cuba, detainee, DOD, DPRK, drilling, drugs, EU, europe, eurozone, facebook, floods, fox news, fugees, gates, gay marriage, gay rights, gillard, gitmo, Glenn Beck, guantanamo, haiti, hung parliament, inflation, inspection, iran, iraq, israel, jang song-taek, Japan, jordan, karzai, kim jong-il, kim jong-un, korea, libya, medvedev, mexico, MLK, narcotrafficking, nigeria, nkorea, North Korea, oil spill, oman, Pakistan, palestine, Pentagon, potosi, PRC, Pyongyang, queen elizabeth, recruits, RGA, ricciardone, roc, ROK, romania, RSA, russia, sanctions, settlements, shi'ite, shia, skelton, skorea, south africa, south korea, space station, spying, START, stoning, sunni, tahir yuldashev, taiwan, taliban, tanker, torture, turkey, twitter, UN, unification, uzbekistan, war games, wildfires, wyclef, wyclef jean, yen, youtube, zardari, zimbabwe | Leave a Comment »
August 12, 2010
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Daily International News
August 12, 2010
Northeast Asia
China
China’s army condemns South Korean-US sea drills [AP]
Xinhua, China Mobile to establish internet search engine joint venture [Xinhua]
China admits only foreigners hit by anti-trust law [AP]
Group: Tibetan businessman gets life in prison [AP]
Hopes fade for landslide survivors [Global Times]
Hidden trillions widen China’s wealth gap – report [Reuters]
Korea
Korean President to grant special pardons [JAIB]
A day after Japan’s apology, ambassador looks to bright future [JAIB]
Japan
Japan Hints at Yen Intervention [WSJ]
Missing centenarians cause angst in aging Japan [AP]
South/Central Asia
Pakistan
New Flood Warnings Raise Fears in Pakistan [NYT]
President Zardari makes first visit to flood zone [Dawn]
Holbrooke: Pakistan Aid Inadequate [CFR]
Afghanistan
Aid group: Fighters not thieves killed 10 workers [AP]
Unrest Is Undermining Hopes for Afghan Vote [NYT]
India
India sets Aug. 31 deadline for BlackBerry info [AP]
India rejects UK scientists’ ‘superbug’ claim [BBC]
India approves caste-based census [BBC]
Kazakhstan
Two dead in Kazakh prison riot [BBC]
Middle East
Israel/PA
Israel said to reject Palestinian formula for talks [Reuters]
Resistance on Gaza flotilla more than expected, Israeli military chief says [WaPo]
Iran/Iraq
Iran TV airs ‘confession’ from woman facing stoning [BBC]
Iraq army ‘not ready’ until 2020 [Al Jazeera]
White House: US on track to end Iraq combat role [AP]
Murr slams ‘conditional’ US military aid [Daily Star]
Kuwait
US to sell Kuwait Patriot anti-ballistic missile system [BBC]
Africa
South Sudan independence vote ‘risks being derailed’ [AFP]
Moroccan police ‘break up 18-strong militant cell’ [BBC]
Uganda LRA rebels ‘on massive forced recruitment drive’ [BBC] Original Report: CAR/DR Congo: LRA Conducts Massive Abduction Campaign [HRW]
Grenade Strikes Rwanda’s Capital Two Days After Election [NYT]
Europe
Greek economy shrinks, jobless rate jumps [Telegraph]
French police dismantle some 40 Gypsy camps [AP]
Deadly fires rage on in Portugal [BBC]
UK
Sinn Fein: British, Irish talk with IRA dissidents [AP]
BAA airport staff vote for strike action [BBC]
British officers face charges over an attack on Babar Ahmad [BBC]
Beckham no longer wanted by national team coach [AP]
Americas
Brazil signs on to UN sanctions against Iran [AFP]
Car bomb explodes in Colombian capital [Reuters]
Guantanamo jury recommends 14 years for Al Qaeda cook [LAT]
Suriname under scrutiny as ex-dictator returns [AP]
Ecuador rocked by 6.9 quake, no major damage [Reuters]
Domestic
Judge to rule on stay Thursday in Prop. 8 case [AP]
Google-Verizon Pact May Herald Demise of Equal-Access Internet [Bloomberg]
Senate hustles through $600M border bill [WashTimes]
Despite Scandal, Rangel Draws a Crowd [NYT]
Palin Joins Armey as Republicans Aid Tea Party Hostile Takeover [Bloomberg]
Get well, Robert Gibbs! [Salon]
Stocks plunge as U.S. trade deficit is wider than expected [WaPo]
100,000 in D.C. area without power after storm [WashTimes]
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