Posts Tagged ‘ichiro ozawa’
January 31, 2011
Daily International News
January 31, 2011
Egypt Uprising
El Shaheeh: Egypt’s Facebook Rebel [Beast]
Egypt protesters maintain pressure [FT]
Israel agrees to some Egyptian troops in Sinai [AP]
Japan gov’t to use chartered planes to rescue Japanese from Egypt [Mainichi] and China sends planes to bring back stranded Chinese in Egypt [Xinhua]
Northeast Asia
Koreas
UN report verifies NK’s uranium enrichment program [Korea Times]
South Korea rejects North’s call for earlier military talks [Reuters]
S. Korea to press N. Korea to honor 1992 denuclearization pact: official [Yonhap]
US, N. Korea begin 3rd round of food diplomacy [Donga]
China
Huntsman Said to Be Planning to Resign as Ambassador [Bloomberg]
Chinese state councilor, US national security advisor talk relations [Global Times]
China denies Karmapa Lama spy reports [Global Times]
Hit-and-run son of Li Gang sentenced to serve six years in prison [Global Times]
Japan
Japan, China officials discuss North Korea, East China Sea gas project [Mainichi]
Japanese powerbroker Ozawa indicted [FT]
Southeast Asia/Pacific
Myanmar’s parliament opens under tight security [AP]
Philippine’s Pres. Aquino Orders Inquiry Into Military Corruption Allegations [NYT]
Cyclone roars toward Australia’s flooded north [AP]
South/Central Asia
Kazakhstan court rejects referendum plan [BBC]
New estimates put Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal at more than 100 [WaPo]
Militants set fire to NATO trucks [CNN]
Senior police official among six killed in Peshawar blasts [Dawn]
Sri Lankan anti-govt media outlet torched in arson attack [Reuters]
One dead, 50 hurt in Bangladesh airport protest [Reuters]
Losses at Afghan Bank Could Be $900 Million [NYT]
Middle East
Iran summons American woman for Feb. 6 trial [AP]
Iran hangs Dutch-Iranian woman for drug smuggling, report says [CNN]
Iran hangs man convicted of apostasy [Reuters]
16 killed in shootout between Somali army, police [AP]
Oman uncovers ‘UAE spy network’ [Al Jazeera]
Africa
Head of Ennahda movement Rached Ghannouchi back in Tunis [Tunisia Online]
Sudanese police, students clash in the capital [CNN]
Niger Elections Start in Return to Civilian Rule [Bloomberg]
Europe
Belarus releases second opposition presidential candidate [Deutsche Welle]
‘Last’ Bloody Sunday march in N. Ireland town [AFP]
Labour and government inch towards voting reform bill deal [Guardian]
Eurozone inflation hits 2.4% in January [FT]
Americas
Chavez’s new threat: funding at risk for activists [AP]
In Haiti, Hillary Clinton meets with candidates, pushes Preval on elections [WaPo]
Poll opens amid Mexican gang war [Al Jazeera]
Domestic
2012 Republican presidential candidates all have flaws [WaPo]
California Marks the First Fred Korematsu Day [TIME]
Julian Assange compares Wikileaks to US Founding Fathers in 60 Mins Interview [Telegraph]
Calif. man accused in plot on Mich. mosque [AP]
Obama to announce campaign to increase investment in start-ups, small businesses [WaPo]
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August 31, 2010
Daily International News
August 31, 2010
Northeast Asia
Korea-related
Japan says too early to resume Korea nuclear talks [AP]
Kim Jong Il, Amid U.S. Sanctions, Extols China’s Economic Gains [Bloomberg]
South Korea offers North aid, China wants nuclear talks [Reuters]
North Korean Pair Viewed as Key to Secret Arms Trade [WSJ]
ANALYSIS-North Korea’s “family firm” sidles up to China [Reuters]
The Korea discount: blame the businessmen [FT]
Jang Song-thaek to get North’s No. 2 post: source [JoongAng]
Reading Between the Lines of Kim’s Secret China Trip [Chosun]
President Lee views N.K. leader’s China trip positively [Yonhap]
Op-ed [Victor Cha]: Jimmy Carter’s N.Korea Mission Was a Success [Chosun]
ROK, US to hold joint naval drills in West Sea Sept. 5-9 [Korea Times]
China
China court ‘accepts first HIV job discrimination case’ [BBC]
Japan
Ichiro Ozawa confirms Japan leadership bid [BBC]
Japanese stocks drop 3.5% on yen fears [BBC]
Japan Airlines slashes workforce [BBC]
Southeast Asia/Pacific
Burma’s Than Shwe ‘remains senior general’ [BBC]
Australia’s Gillard rejects new vote, vows stability [BBC]
South/Central Asia
India’s economy grew 8.8 percent in June quarter [AP]
Petraeus: Afghan concern about Pakistan is legit [AP]
Libdem coalition partner Clegg in surprise visit to Afghanistan [Guardian]
Afghanistan bomb attacks kill twenty-one US soldiers in 48 hours [Telegraph]
Middle East
Abbas, Barak held secret meeting in Jordan [AFP]
Abbas seeks active US mediation in Mideast talks [AP]
Netanyahu heads to U.S. for peace summit [Reuters]
PM says Iraq wins independence as U.S. ends combat role [Reuters]
Africa
South Sudan to end use of child soldiers [BBC]
S.African gov’t ups wage offer to civil servants [AP]
From 08.30 Gaddafi seeks EU funds to curb illegal migrants [FT]
Europe
Eurozone unemployment still at 10% [BBC]
Dutch arrests may have been dry run, U.S. source says [CNN]
WikiLeaks founder questioned by Swedish police [AP]
Bjørn Lomborg: $100bn a year needed to fight climate change [Guardian]
Greenpeace blocks Greenland drilling [AP]
Americas/Domestic
Mexican Police Arrest Alleged Drug Kingpin [NYT]
US investigates potential terrorist test run [AP]
Op-ed: Obama speech on Iraq has risks [WaPo]
Why Gloom Looms Over Obama’s Iraq Address [TIME]
Exclusive: Glenn Beck Launches “News And Opinion” Website, The Blaze [Mediaite]
Clemens Pleads Not Guilty to Perjury, Obstructing Steroid Probe [Bloomberg]
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March 8, 2010
Daily International News
March 8, 2010
North Korea
NKorea says ready to ‘blow up’ SKorea, US [AP]
N. Korea puts forces on combat alert as U.S., S. Korea begin drill [Yonhap]
Japan
U.S. Reaches Out to Tokyo’s Real Power [NYT]
Japan defends dolphin hunt in Oscar-winning ‘Cove’ [AP]
China
China cautions against expecting fast yuan rise [Reuters]
FM rejects accusations of China’s “tough stance”, calls for objective views on China [Xinhua]
Xinjiang official stresses fighting separatism, says 198 sentenced for deadly riot [Xinhua]
Heavy security is the new normal in China’s Tibet [AP]
SE Asia
Burma military passes key election laws [BBC]
Iraq
In Iraq, a day of votes, violence [WaPo]
Iraqi PM’s coalition seen leading vote [AP]
Sunnis Go to Polls, This Time, to Retain a Voice [NYT]
(Other) Middle East
Iran launches short-range cruise missile production line [Tehran Times]
Strong earthquake slams eastern Turkey, kills 51 [AP]
Israel OKs new settlement work despite slowdown [AP]
Biden in Israel after pledging U.S. support on Iran [Reuters]
Palestinians: indirect talks last chance for peace [AP]
Central/South Asia
Afghan leader to host peace conference in spring [AP]
Gates meeting with military, political leaders [AP]
Qaeda Operative Arrested in Pakistan [NYT]
Europe
Iceland Voters Reject Repayment Plan [NYT]
Civil servants in 48-hour redundancy pay strike [BBC]
EU’s foreign policy chief seeks to spell out agenda [Reuters]
Africa
Nigeria: Jos – Another Massacre [AllAfrica]
Guinea sets June 27 presidential election date [AP]
Dictator’s son declared winner in Togo election [CNN]
Americas
US troops withdrawing en masse from Haiti [AP]
Chileans didn’t get warning of arriving tsunami [Miami Herald]
Ex-Honduran leader to pen book about 2009 coup [AP]
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