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September 28, 2011
Daily International News
September 28, 2011
Northeast Asia
Japan
DPJ divided over whether to resume operations at nuclear power plants, build new facilities [Mainichi]
Koreas
North Korea ‘Intent’ on Engaging in Proliferation, Treasury Undersec. Says [Bloomberg]
North Korea unlikely to give up nuclear arms, outgoing British ambassador says [Telegraph]
N. Korean vice FM urges U.S. be more proactive for talks [Yonhap]
Kim Jong Un marks 1 year as N. Korea heir, ranking up to 3rd [Kyodo]
Scott Snyder: DPRK-China Ties Discourage Reform [Atlantic]
Russia Wary of Guaranteeing Pipeline Through N.Korea [Chosun]
SKorean military hit by 2,770 hacking attempts [AP]
China/Taiwan
China currency vote puts pressure on White House [POLITICO]
China opposes attempts to internationalize South China Sea disputes [Xinhua]
China: Taiwan arms sale will disrupt US exchanges [AP]
Taiwan’s Soong: Beijing does not want me to run [AP]
In Taiwan military, Chinese spy stirs unease [WaPo]
News conference held on China’s first space-docking procedure [Xinhua]
US urges China on Tibetan rights after monks’ protest [BBC]
China authorities under fire after subway crash [Reuters]
South/Central Asia
Adm. Mullen’s words on Pakistan come under scrutiny [WaPo]
UN: Clashes, bombings on rise in Afghanistan [AP]
Middle East
U.N. committee to take up Palestinian bid Friday [POLITICO]
Europe and US condemn Israel settlement plans [Al Jazeera]
Yemenis protest again, tribesmen shoot down plane [Reuters]
Bahrain upholds life sentences for Shia activists [BBC]
West drops immediate Syria sanctions demand at UN [Al Jazeera]
Nuclear engineer assassinated in central Syria [AP]
Kurdish lawmakers end boycott of Turkish parliament [AP]
Africa
Egypt sentences former information minister [Al Jazeera]
Libya’s NTC thinks Gaddafi hiding near Algeria [Reuters]
Anti-Gadhafi commander killed in loyalist bastion [AP]
Deadly crackdown on protests in Guinea [Al Jazeera]
UN reports gains in fight against Somalia’s famine [AP]
France rejects Rwanda’s Habyarimana extradition bid [BBC]
Europe
Russia’s Putin faces warnings of crisis [Reuters]
Ukraine ex-premier’s lawyer asks court to free her [AP]
Kosovo-Serbia talks off after renewed clashes [BBC]
NATO reinforces tense Kosovo border crossing [Reuters]
Irish presidency election: nominations to close [BBC]
Shrien Dewani’s South Africa extradition approved by UK home sec. [BBC]
Amanda Knox cautious about appeal verdict, sister says [BBC]
Expanded Euro Bailout Fund Clears Hurdle [NYT]
Barroso: Greece will remain in the eurozone [Al Jazeera]
Americas
Five severed heads left outside Mexican school [BBC]
More resignations over Bolivia road row [Al Jazeera]
Chile students agree to education reform talks [BBC]
Domestic
US fugitive hijacker caught after 41 years [Al Jazeera]
Supercommittee operating in secret [POLITICO]
US tries to block release of bin Laden images [Al Jazeera]
Defiant Team Perry’s plan: Hit harder [POLITICO]
Christie Again Rebuffs Pleas For Presidential Run [TPM]
Michael Moore likes Jon Huntsman 2012: From the Dept. of Unhelpful Praise [POLITICO]
Amazon’s Kindle Fire tabled unveiled (live blog)[WaPo]
Deaths in US listeria outbreak [Al Jazeera]
E. coli scare prompts Tyson to recall ground beef [AP]
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May 20, 2011
Daily International News
May 20, 2011
Analysis of Obama Middle East Policy Speech
Think Tanks
Mideast Speech: Strong Rhetoric, Weak Plan [CFR]
Global
Analysis: Arabs see Obama speech as late, not enough [Reuters]
Analysis: Palestinians win Obama ’67 lines mention [AP]
Obama speech greeted with wariness, apathy in Mideast [WaPo]
Op-eds/Editorials
NYT Editorial: Peace and Change [NYT]
NYT Opinion: Welcome Palestinian Unity [NYT]
Obama’s Mideast peace gaffe [WaPo]
WaPo Editorial: The news in Obama’s speech [WaPo]
WaPo Opinion: Obama’s Mideast policy looks good — on paper [WaPo]
Politicians
Obama “does not understand reality” – Netanyahu [Reuters]
Romney: Obama ‘threw Israel under the bus’ [AP]
Northeast Asia
Japan
Japan approves plan to join child custody pact [AP]
Japan utility head resigns over nuclear crisis [AP]
Japan’s central bank keeps key rate at near zero [AP]
China
Pakistan minister: China providing 50 fighter jets [AP]
China alleges huge tax evasion by artist Ai Weiwei [AP]
Analysis: Hard choices for US on Taiwan arms sales [AP]
Taiwan spy case: General Lo Hsien-che ‘had China links’ [BBC]
Factbox – Ties between North Korea and China [Reuters]
Koreas
Confusion over North Korean leader’s China visit [BBC]
NKorean leader Kim Jong Il in China, reports say [AP] and North Korean leader makes surprise visit to China – media [Reuters]
NK leader Kim Jong-il, not his heir-apparent son Jong-un, visiting China: source [Yonhap]
North Korean Missile Reach Will Extend to U.S.: Senior Intel Official [GSN]
US envoy presses Myanmar on N.Korea ties [AFP]
N. Korea reportedly purged senior intelligence official [Yonhap]
‘US evangelist beaten up in N Korea’[The News]
South/Central Asia
Al-Qaida considered oil tankers as terror targets [AP]
Pakistan Taliban says attacked U.S. consulate convoy [Reuters]
Tamil Tiger faction head questioned in Norway-Sri Lankan media [Reuters]
Middle East
Iran’s President to Lead Next OPEC Meeting [NYT]
Syrian troops fire during protests; 9 killed [AP]
Yemeni president calls for early elections [AP]
Africa
Kept in chains: Mental illness rampant in Somalia [AP]
Jon Huntsman: Libya action a mistake [POLITICO]
NATO hits 3 ports to protect rebel-held port [AP]
South African photographer missing in Libya believed dead [Reuters]
South Africa commuter train crash injures more than 700 [Reuters]
Europe
European support rising for Lagarde’s IMF bid [AP]
At I.M.F., Men on Prowl and Women on Guard [NYT]
Belarus’ ex-presidential candidates sentenced [AP]
Spain PM mum on breaking up pre-election protests [AP]
Queen to visit Cashel, Cork to end Irish trip [AP]
Vatican slams new pope John Paul sculpture [AP]
Americas
Honduran president returns to Honduras on May 28 [AP]
Uruguay’s Congress upholds military amnesty [AP]
Official: Prison fire kills 14 inmates in Mexico [AP]
Domestic
Obama, Netanyahu face tense meeting on Mideast [Reuters]
Opinion: Ties that bind Defense, State [POLITICO]
Leaders reach Patriot Act deal [POLITICO]
Group Unleashes Early Ad Against Romney [NYT]
New Hampshire, meet Jon Huntsman [WaPo]
Senate Dems launch ’12 money race [POLITICO]
Sarah Palin: ‘Fire in the belly’ is there [POLITICO]
Some FBI agents are angered by plan to extend tenure of Director Robert Mueller [WaPo]
Unemployment falls in three-quarters of US states [AP]
BP gets $1 bln settlement from Gulf well partner [AP]
Stocks boosted by LinkedIn initial offering splash [AP]
Oil bounces around $99 on volatile dollar [AP]
Poll: Majority back gay marriage [POLITICO]
Gore claims Murdoch is blocking Current over Olbermann hire [POLITICO]
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May 6, 2011
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April 14, 2011
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March 25, 2011
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March 7, 2011
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February 15, 2011
Daily International News
February 15, 2011
FY2012 Budget
Looking at Budget Cuts with Pennies [ABC]
Highlights of the Obama Budget [NYT]
Gates on Pentagon Cuts, Implementing DADT, China’s Military Build-up [PBS]
Obama Budget Escapes Liberal Backlash, for Now [NYT]
“WHERE IT GOES” – Wall Street Journal’s calculations of proposed funds by department, compared with 2010: “Education, +21% … Energy, +18% … Veterans Affairs, +11% … State and other international programs, +8% … Treasury, +4% … Interior, no change … Defense, -3% … Health and Human Services, -3% … Housing and Urban Development, -3% … Homeland Security, -4% … Labor, -5% … Transportation, -9% … Agriculture, -14% … .Justice, -25% … Commerce, -34% [census has passed].”
Northeast Asia
China openly backs North Korea succession plan – report [Reuters]
NKorea’s Kim Jong Il turning to designer fakes? [AP]
US, South Korea Announce Major Military Exercises [VOA]
US admiral: Carrier killer won’t stop US Navy [AP]
Chinese inflation hits 4.9% pushed by high food prices [BBC]
Japan mass food poisoning fears in Hokkaido schools [BBC]
Southeast Asia/Pacific
Thai Soldier Wounded in Skirmish on Thai-Cambodia border [BBC]
Talks begin to end 40-year Philippine insurgency [FT]
South/Central Asia
Pakistan softens on issue of American’s immunity [AP]
NAfrica/Middle East Protests
Egypt Initiates 10-Day Rewrite of Its Constitution [NYT]
Muslim Brotherhood to form political party; Egypt’s generals reach out to protest leaders [WaPo]
Tunisia migrants: Italy seeks EU cash over Lampedusa [BBC]
Yemenis trying to oust leader protest for 5th day [AP]
Second Man Dies in Bahrain Skirmishes [WSJ] and Bahrain protesters take control of main square [AP]
Middle East
Iran unrest: MPs call for death of Mousavi and Karroubi [BBC]
Clinton expresses US support for Iran protesters [BBC]
Africa
Rebels blamed after 11 slain in eastern Congo [AP]
Kenyan sailors welcomed after Somali pirate release [BBC]
Wagalla massacre: Raila Odinga orders Kenya probe [BBC]
China to build new Sudan airport in Khartoum [BBC]
211 killed: S.Sudan says Khartoum arming rebels [AP]
Europe
Russia Embraces Risky Offshore Arctic Drilling [NYT]
5 rebels, 3 police killed in Russia’s Caucasus [AP]
Spontaneous strike paralyzes public transport in Brussels [Deutsche Welle]
Silvio Berlusconi faces Ruby sex charge trial in April [BBC]
Americas
Amazon pollution: Chevron hits back in row with Ecuador [BBC]
Colombia nabs fully submersible drug submarine [AP]
Domestic
Dalai Lama nephew hit by car, killed on Fla. walk [AP]
Clinton to Promote Technology to Ensure Global Internet Freedom [Bloomberg]
Clinton picks new U.S. envoy to Afghanistan, Pakistan [Reuters]
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February 7, 2011
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January 26, 2011
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January 19, 2011
Daily International News
January 19, 2011
Hu-Obama Summit
Op-ed: Mr. Obama, speak up for human rights in China [WaPo]
Obama pressured to speak out on China human rights [Reuters]
Clinton: Building trust with Beijing a must for US [AP]
The Weekly Standard: Liu Matters, Hu Doesn’t [NPR]
President Obama to Announce Jointly Funded Center for Nuclear Security in China [ABC]
Ballmer, Blankfein Invited by Obama to Hu Discussion on Business in China [Bloomberg]
Northeast Asia
Top Pentagon Asia official, Gregson, to step down [FP]
China
Report: China largely restores aircraft carrier [AP]
China’s Internet population rises to 457 million [AP]
Chinese Firm to Invest in North Korea [WSJ]
Chinese consumer price inflation ‘down to 4.6%’ [BBC]
Koreas
N. Korea working on uranium enrichment ‘since 1990s’ [AFP]
South Korea seeks longer-range missiles – report [Reuters] and Korea, U.S. negotiate revision of pact on missiles [JoongAng]
Kim and Jong-un get beefed up security [JoongAng]
Defector Offers Insights into N.Korean Arms Buildup [Chosun]
Japan
Japan wants China leadership on North Korea [Reuters]
Sugiyama, Japan’s point man on N.Korea to visit China [Straits Times via AFP]
Donations pour into Okinawa city after gov’t withdraws funds tied to hosting U.S. base [Mainichi]
Sting meets dolphin advocate, hopes for debate [AP]
Southeast Asia
Group says survey confirms Myanmar rights abuses [AP] – a link to the report is here
South/Central Asia
Judges seek delay in opening Afghan parliament [AP]
Bomb blast kills 20 Afghan civilians in southeast [Reuters]
Afghan journalist attacked with acid [AP]
Scandal-hit India PM skirts major cabinet changes [Reuters]
Middle East
Hariri tribunal: Saudi Arabia quits Lebanon mediation [BBC]
Powers to press defiant Iran in nuclear row [Reuters]
Insurgents Renew Attacks on Iraqi Security Troops [NYT]
Lebanon Shows Shift of Influence in Mideast [NYT]
Africa
Arab League chief says Tunisia is dire warning [AP]
Tunisia probes foreign assets of deposed leader [AP]
AU’s Odinga says Ivory Coast mediation fails [Reuters]
DR Congo army commander ‘led mass rape’ in Fizi [BBC]
Europe
Former Swiss banker linked to WikiLeaks goes on trial [Reuters]
New UK law means queen’s secrets to stay that way [AP]
UK unemployment total rises further [BBC]
Ministers seek to answer critics as NHS bill published [BBC]
Euro MPs adopt cross-border healthcare law [BBC]
Germany approves anti-dioxin action plan [Reuters]
Americas
Haiti election officials downplay OAS conclusion [AP]
From 01/18 Bolivia launches coca leaf diplomatic offensive [BBC]
Deal ends Chile Magallanes gas protest [BBC]
Domestic
SOTU: State of the Seating Chart [WaPo]
Lieberman Is Said to Decide Against Seeking Re-Election to Senate in 2012 [Bloomberg]
Sen. Kent Conrad retirement boosts GOP Senate hopes [Politico]
House Republicans Move to Dismantle Obama’s Health-Care Law [Bloomberg]
Issa Said to Consider Focusing First Hearing on TARP Inspector’s Report [Bloomberg]
FBI: Bomb found on MLK march route [MSNBC]
Parenting by Gays More Common in the South, Census Shows [NYT]
Goldman Sachs profits down by half on weak debt trading [BBC]
Apple makes record profits of $6bn in last three months [BBC]
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