Daily International News
January 27, 2010
@ London Conference
Clinton Seeks More Pressure on Iran [NYT]
Nations Meet to Discuss Yemen [WSJ]
London meeting marks sea-change in Afghan approach [Reuters]
Japan
Toyota’s Woes in America Raise Concern in Japan [NYT]
Koreas
N. Korea steps up call for peace treaty amid seething border tension [Yonhap]
Two Koreas trade fire; North shoots again [Reuters]
North Korea warns South of more artillery firing [Reuters]
Central Asia
NATO and Kazakhstan Reach Transit Pact for Afghanistan [NYT]
UN Removes Five Taliban Officials from Blacklist [Quqnoos]
Holbrooke says US to back Taliban reintegration [AP]
S/SE Asia
Sri Lanka president wins historic re-election [Reuters]
>> Fonseka rejects Sri Lanka election win for Rajapaksa [BBC]
Malaysia arrests foreigners on terror charges [BBC]
American pleads not guilty in Mumbai attack case [Reuters]
Middle East
U.S. military teams, intelligence deeply involved in aiding Yemen on strikes [WaPo]
Attacker hits Israeli chief justice with sneaker [AP]
Iran official: German diplomats involved in “riots” [Reuters]
Europe
Russia: Work on new arms treaty with U.S. nears end [Xinhua]
NATO, Russia boost military ties in Afghan war [AP]
Africa
Sudan’s ousted Sadiq al-Mahdi enters election race [BBC]
Americas
Tourists paying $500 for Machu Picchu evacuation [Times of London]
Haiti Halts Departures of Orphans [WSJ]
>> Haiti government begins delivering food [Miami Herald]
>> Haiti govt gets only 1 cent of every US aid dollar [AP]
New Honduran leader to take office, ending turmoil [AP]
Domestic
ACORN “pimp” charged in alleged plot to wiretap Landrieu [Salon]
TechBytes: Apple’s Big Announcement [ABC]
Toyota suspends sales of eight US models [BBC]
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