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January 25, 2011
Daily International News
January 25, 2011
SOTU
& Foreign Policy
Obama’s State of the Union and U.S. Foreign Policy [StratFor]
Factbox: Foreign policy issues Obama may address in speech [Reuters]
10 Global Issues Obama Won’t Talk About But Should [FP]
Why the Middle East Won’t Feature in Obama’s Speech [TIME]
General
SOTU Media Sand Traps and How to Avoid Them [Daily Beast]
Five things to watch for in the State of the Union speech [WaPo]
State of the Union Preview: Obama’s Unofficial 2012 Kickoff [TIME]
Six members of the Supreme Court to attend SOTU [WaPo]
Arizona lawmakers to save seat for Gabrielle Giffords at State of the Union [WaPo]
Northeast Asia
China/Taiwan
J-20 stealth fighter jet ‘innovative, not stolen from US plane’ [Global Times]
US spy for China Noshir Gowadia jailed for 32 years [BBC]
Urumqi to be under full surveillance [AP]
US diplomat slams China on governor’s Taiwan trip [AP]
China will stick to socialism as required by law: top legislator [Xinhua]
Son of former PRC president takes up new military post [Global Times]
Macau’s Stanley Ho in family row over casino empire [BBC]
Koreas
S. Korea remains suspicious of N. Korea’s intention for talks: minister [Yonhap]
South Korea Wants U.N. to Consider North’s Uranium Program [GSN]
UN investigator in Japan for talks on North Korean human rights [M&C]
Malaysia, SKorea seek to charge 12 Somali pirates [AP]
GOP calls for quick action on free trade pacts, including KORUS [AP]
N.Korea’s Brave Underground Journalists Make Headlines [Chosun]
Japan
Soccer: Konno’s penalty, Kawashima’s saves send Japan past S. Korea in thriller [Mainichi]
Kan says government to re-examine DPJ election pledges [Mainichi]
Kan stresses Sun Yat-sen’s Japan ties in policy speech [Mainichi]
Southeast Asia/Pacific
Thailand ‘yellow-shirts’ stage new street protests [BBC]
Thai Inquiry Into Violence Falters [NYT]
Blast in southern Thailand kills nine [BBC]
India and Indonesia aim to double trade [BBC]
HRW accuses Vietnam of widespread human rights abuses [AP]
Three charged over Christmas Island shipwreck [BBC]
South/Central Asia
US commander in Afghanistan: Tough fight in 2011 [AP]
West’s portrayal of Afghan war deceptive – ANSO group [Reuters]
Suicide attack near Pakistan Shi’ite rally kills 13 [Reuters]
Pakistan has “disastrous year” for human rights in 2010: HRW [Reuters]
India Central Bank Raises Key Rates [WSJ]
Middle East
Citing Options, Iran Rejects Uranium Deal, Diplomat Says [NYT]
Turkey president lays into Israel flotilla inquiry [AP]
AP Interview: IAEA head seeks openness from Iran [AP]
Hezbollah-backed Mikati named Lebanon prime minister [Reuters]
Abbas welcomed home as hero [Reuters]
Africa
Northern Coast
Talks under way for body to oversee Tunisia cabinet [Reuters]
Egyptians denounce Mubarak, clash with riot police [AP]
All Other
Sudan’s Bashir pledges support for independent south [Reuters]
South Sudan to retain its name as an independent state: report [Sudan Tribune]
Call for Tougher Measures Against Ivory Coast Leader [NYT]
Rwanda rebel leader Callixte Mbarushimana sent to ICC [BBC]
Europe
Russian parliament ratifies arms pact with US [AP]
Moscow airport bomb: Dmitry Medvedev seeks shake-up [BBC]
List of Russian terror attacks [WaPo]
Berlusconi defence lawyers dismiss sex accusations [Reuters]
Lord Taylor found guilty of fiddling expenses [Guardian]
George Osborne: budget cuts keep down UK interest rates [Telegraph]
Americas
Obama to visit Brazil in sign of warmer ties: paper [Reuters]
Clinton Voices U.S. Support of Mexico in Trip [NYT]
Domestic
The 83rd Annual Oscar Nominations [NYT]
White House Nominates David Cohen As Sanctions Point Man [WSJ]
Carol Browner to leave White House [POLITICO]
Scalia appearance at ‘tea party’ House meeting questions his impartiality [LA Times]
NBC: U.S. can’t link accused Army private to Assange [MSNBC]
Emanuel in `Real Chicagoan’ Fight to Replace Daley [Bloomberg]
Bush White House Broke Elections Law, Report Says [NYT]
Obama Viewed Favorably by 53% of Global Investors Seeing Improving Economy [Bloomberg]
Stimulus improves US outlook, says IMF [FT]
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January 11, 2011
Daily International News
January 11, 2011
Northeast Asia
Koreas
NKorea accuses SKoreans of hacking into website [AP]
Gates Warns of North Korea Missile Threat to U.S. [NYT] and Gates Sees More `Direct’ North Korean Threat to U.S. [Bloomberg]
N. Korea steps up push for talks with reluctant S. Korea [Yonhap]
South Korea, Japan agree to boost defense cooperation [Mainichi]
Column: Time for S.Korea to Develop Its Own Nuclear Arms [Chosun]
Christian aid group launches major campaign for Christians in North Korea [The Underground]
Tweeter indicted for praising North Korea [Korea Times]
Asian Cup 2011 Group D Preview: Iraq – Iran, North Korea – UAE [Goal.com]
China[PRC]/Taiwan[ROC]
Opinion: An American Message for the Chinese President [WSJ]
Viewpoint: A new Sino-US high-tech arms race? [BBC]
Gates says new Sino-US military talks could begin soon [AP]
China confirms stealth jet test-flight-Gates [Reuters]
China denies armed soldiers crossed into India [AP]
Senior Chinese leader praises reform of press, publication industry [Xinhua]
China fails on human rights plan: rights group [AP] and China’s human rights ‘action plan’ short on any action, say rights groups [CSM]
Renault spy scandal: China denies involvement [BBC]
China vows to crack down on copyright violations [AP]
China overshoots 2010 lending and money supply targets [BBC]
Taiwan centenary runs into identity problems [AP]
Southeast Asia/Pacific
Thais Call on Burma to Cease Artillery Fire [Irrawaddy]
Cambodia charges two detained Thais with espionage [BBC]
Scores missing in tsunami-like flood in Australia [AP]
Qantas resuming Airbus A380 flights to US after blast [BBC]
South/Central Asia
Biden – U.S. could stay in Afghanistan beyond 2014 [Reuters]
Plan B in Afghanistan: Partition? [Foreign Affairs]
Benazir son Bilawal condemns support for Taseer killer [BBC]
Uzbeks ‘behind ethnic clashes in southern Kyrgyzstan’ [BBC]
Pope Benedict Urges Pakistan to Repeal Blasphemy Law [NYT]
Middle East
Clinton, in Yemen, Promotes Alliance and Growth [WSJ] and Clinton Has Busy Five Hours in Yemen [NYT]
Kuwaiti soldier killed in clash with Iraqi fishermen [BBC]
Ties make Palestinian state a SAmerican priority [AP]
Israel’s Rightward Lurch Scares Some Conservatives [TIME]
From 01.10 Iran Sentences Human Rights Lawyer to 11 Years in Jail [NYT]
Iran claims it has dismantled Israeli spy ring behind nuclear scientist’s death [CSM]
Africa
Sudan: Bittersweet Moment As Abyei Attacks Leave 30 Dead [All Africa]
Chinese observers see “peaceful” referendum in Sudan: FM spokesman [Xinhua]
Ivory Coast unity cabinet possible, says UN ambassador [BBC]
Tunisia closes schools, universities as UN calls for dialog [Deutsche Welle]
Village attacks kill 18 in central Nigeria – police [Reuters]
Nigeria’s Jonathan ‘can run’ in party primaries [AFP]
Egypt condemns Vatican criticism on minorities [Reuters]
Europe
Assange could face death penalty in U.S.: lawyers [Reuters]
Sarkozy Brings Message on Dollar to U.S. [NYT]
Spain’s Zapatero says Eta truce does not go far enough [BBC]
Tainted Animal Feed Found in France and Denmark [NYT]
Tensions Rise Before Portugal Auction [WSJ]
Americas
Observers wait for Haiti president to take report [AP]
IMF approves $72bn credit line for Mexico [FT]
Domestic
In Wednesday speech in Arizona, Obama is seeking right tone [WaPo]
Father of Shooting Suspect May Issue Statement [WSJ]
Man Arrested in Denver for Threat to Shoot Aides to U.S. Senator Bennet [Bloomberg]
From 01.10 Tom DeLay, former U.S. House leader, sentenced to 3 years in prison [WaPo]
Kagan writes her first opinion [AP]
Obama 2.0: Who will fill the top jobs in foreign policy? [FP]
State Dept. policy change the latest gay rights win: passports [WaPo]
Declining for two decades, US abortion rate plateaus [WaPo]
In search for Earth-size world, a historic first: Kepler finds rocky planet [CSM]
The Verizon iPhone [WaPo]
Winklevoss twins gamble $65m for Facebook fortune [BBC]
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November 19, 2010
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October 1, 2010
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August 23, 2010
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August 5, 2010
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July 22, 2010
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July 9, 2010
Daily International News
July 9, 2010
Japan/Koreas
Japan DPJ may stumble in vote, fiscal reform at risk [Reuters]
NKorea: Imprisoned American tried to kill himself [AP]
NKorea proposes talks with US over ship sinking [AP]
UNSC draft statement on Cheonan sinking [Korea Times] and UN condemns SKorea ship sinking [AP]
S. Korea approves new humanitarian assistance to N. Korea [Yonhap]
Prosecutors raid SKorea prime minister’s office [AP]
China
U.S. Presses China on Currency [WSJ]
Google says Beijing renews China license [AP]
China says Japanese reports on its military expenditure “groundless” [Xinhua]
China finds more milk tainted with deadly melamine [AP]
AfPak
Suicide bombers kill 62, wound 111 in Pakistan [AP]
Taliban commander captured as NATO raids intensify [AP]
Petraeus reviews directive meant to limit Afghan civilian deaths [WaPo]
Europe/UK
U.S., Russia Swap Agents [WSJ]
Cold War redux: US, Russia swap 14 spies in Vienna [AP]
Slovak president appoints new government [AP]
Italian journalists strike over Berlusconi wiretap bill [BBC]
Trichet moves to shore up eurozone confidence [EU Observer]
UK envoy’s praise for Lebanon cleric draws Israel anger [BBC]
3 Britons Convicted in Plot to Blow Up Airliners [NYT]
Middle East
Iraq: Suicide bomber kills 6 in Baghdad [AP]
Africa
Somalia, at War, Rummages for Cash [WSJ]
ICC Suspends Trial of Warlord Accused of Recruiting Child Soldiers [All Africa]
Top Rwanda genocide suspect Uwinkindi pleads not guilty [BBC]
Libya allows 400 Eritreans to stay [AFP]
Domestic
Obama Presses BP to Recover More Oil [NYT]
James Mattis, Marine Corps general, to take over U.S. Central Command [WaPo]
IMF Urges U.S. to Consider Higher Taxes, Social Security Cuts [WSJ]
Crowds storm streets after verdict in killing of unarmed black man [CNN]
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June 18, 2010
Daily International News
June 18, 2010
Korea(s)
U.S. envoy calls for strong message to North Korea on ship [Reuters]
N. Korean footballers suspected missing accounted for: FIFA official [Yonhap]
SKorea’s new army chief vows to beef up readiness [AP]
S.Korea, India agree to launch nuclear energy talks [AFP]
South Korea military alert over children’s balloons [BBC]
Japan/China/TW
Future of commercial whaling ban rests with Japan [AP]
Taiwan court extends detention for ex-leader [Xinhua]
China says yuan exchange rate not up for discussion at G-20 [MarketWatch]
Study Criticizes Swine-Flu Follow-Up [NYT]
NZ lawmaker claims Chinese security attacked him [AP]
SE/Central Asia
Flooding, landslides kill nearly 60 in Myanmar [AP]
Sri Lanka president condemns critics in victory pageant [BBC]
U.S. envoy urges probe into Kyrgyz killings [Reuters]
Interim leader: Up to 2,000 dead in Kyrgyz clashes [AP]
Refugees Begin Returning to Kyrgyzstan [NYT]
Middle East
Iran calls U.N. sanctions “illegal and invalid” [Reuters]
U.S., Europe target Iran investment, trade [WaPo]
Turkey: May air raid killed 100 Kurdish rebels [AP]
Hamas, PA demand complete halt to closure [JPost]
Sunni fighter’s killing is latest in attacks on former al-Qaeda insurgents [WaPo]
Iraqi interpreter for U.S. shot dead by son and nephew [Reuters]
Africa
Ethiopia supreme court rejects election appeal [AFP]
Somali pirates get 5 years in prison [CNN]
Court Grants Bail and Frees American Lawyer in Rwanda [NYT]
UN: Zimbabweans top asylum seekers worldwide [AP]
S.Africa union delays power strike threat [Reuters]
Europe
President Sarkozy: Britain helped save our honour [Times UK]
IMF says Spain taking right steps towards stability [BBC]
EU leaders back Estonia’s bid to adopt euro [BusinessWeek]
Finnish PM quits, makes way for party’s new leader [AP]
Domestic
U.S. may strip-search Guantanamo suspect – judge [Reuters]
Secretary Clinton says DOJ will Challenge Arizona Immigration Law [ABC]
Democrats lack consensus on climate bill [Politico]
Loopholes Grow in Bill to Offset Ruling on Campaigns [NYT]
BP’s U.S. Future Teeters After CEO, Lawmakers Clash [Bloomberg]
Texas Congressman’s Apology to BP Is Denounced by His Own Party [Bloomberg]
Pew: Muslims, Americans down on Obama’s foreign policy [FP]
Utah firing squad executes convicted killer [Reuters]
For the Lakers, victory has never been harder — or sweeter [LAT]
Americas
Vigil for dozens trapped in Colombian coal mine [AP]
Brazil suspends retaliation in U.S. cotton row [Reuters]
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May 28, 2010
Posted in Daily News | Tagged afghanistan, blockade, BP, brazil, cheonan, china, christopher coke, czech republic, DADT, Don't Ask Don't Tell, DPRK, english channel, france, futenma, gay rights, Gaza, georgia, guld spill, hatoyama, house, ICC, IMF, imperial japan, india, international criminal court, iran, israel, jamaica, Japan, lee myung-bak, medvedev, minerals management service director, mosque, North Korea, NPT, Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, nukes, Obama, oil spill, okinawa, Pakistan, palestine, palestinian authority, potus, PRC, real, retirement age, ROK, russia, russian train bombing, saakashvili, senate, sestak, south africa, south korea, START treaty, top kill, turkey, UN, war crimes, wen jiabao, west bank, white house, world cup, xinjiang, yuan, zimbabwe | 1 Comment »