Daily International News
February 4, 2011
Egypt/Algeria/Jordan
Finally, Obama will take questions on Egypt [POLITICO]
‘Day of departure’ rally in Egypt [BBC]
The Muslim Brotherhood After Mubarak [Foreign Affairs]
White House and Egypt Discuss Plan for Mubarak’s Exit [NYT] and U.S. Lawmakers Split on Whether to End Aid to Prod Mubarak Aside [Bloomberg]
Egypt Turmoil Heartens U.S. Foes [WSJ]
Europe’s leaders warn Egypt against violence [AFP via Hindustan Times]
Iran’s Khamenei: Mubarak betrayed his people [AP] and Khamenei hails “Islamic” uprising in Arab world [Reuters]
Algeria opposition bent on protest despite government move [Reuters]
Report: Algerian president says he’ll lift state of emergency [CNN]
Jordanian Islamists meet king but say protests will continue [CNN]
Northeast Asia
Russia defense chief visits disputed islands with Japan [AP]
Ministry may order next sumo tournament cancelled over bout fixing [Mainichi]
N.Korea Proposes Parliamentary Talks with South [Chosun]
Southeast Asia/Pacific
2 die as Thai, Cambodian troops battle at border [AP]
Thailand Prachatai website editor Premchaiporn on trial [BBC]
Philippine president bans logging after deadly floods [BBC]
New Zealand scientists record ‘biodiversity breakdown’ [BBC]
South/Central Asia
Pakistanis flee army offensive near Afghan border [BBC]
Kazakhstan’s President Nazarbayev calls early election [BBC]
Corruption a stain on India’s global image: PM [AFP]
Africa
Sudanese Soldiers Clash in Upper Nile State, Killing Six, Spokesman Says [Bloomberg]
Niger election: Issoufou to face Oumarou in run-off [BBC]
Police: Gardener admits killing gay rights activist in Uganda [CNN]
Residents report attack on Congolese airport [AP]
Europe
Assange’s Swedish sex crimes file is leaked online [AP]
Italian lawmakers rule against search of prime minister’s house [CNN]
Somali ax man gets 9 years for Danish cartoonist attack [AP]
London embassies’ unpaid congestion charges ‘set to top £50m’ [Guardian]
Wider powers for eurozone bail-out fund [FT]
Americas
Church: Cuba to free 2 prominent prisoners [AP]
Haiti’s presidential run-off candidates announced [BBC]
Domestic
Obama’s Magic Reelection Number [Hamilton Place Strategies]
‘Forcible rape’ cut from antiabortion bill after backlash from women’s groups [WaPo]
Unemployment rate drops to 9% but only 36k jobs added [WaPo]
Pentagon: Guantanamo prisoner dies after exercising [USA Today]
Rumsfeld Comes Out Jabbing, Has No Regrets for Abu Ghraib, WMDs [Bloomberg]
Gabrielle Giffords’s husband Mark Kelly will command final shuttle flight [POLITICO]
Census shows New Orleans shrank by a third after Katrina [BBC]
UN: Global food prices hit record high [Al Jazeera]