Daily International News
June 7, 2011
International
Interpol says al Qaeda remains biggest global threat [Reuters]
International Energy Agency says gas in golden age [BBC]
After 90 Years, a Dictionary of an Ancient World [NYT]
Northeast Asia
Koreas
EU team in N. Korea to assess food shortages [AFP]
NKorean defector to get high-level SKorean post [AP]
Cracks Open in N.Korea-China Ties [Chosun]
China
China publishes first list of military equipment suppliers as part of procurement reforms [Xinhua]
Libya’s foreign minister visits China [AP]
China executes student for murder of hit-and-run victim [BBC]
Floods kill 14 people, leave 53 missing in China [AP]
Japan
Japan doubles Fukushima radiation leak estimate [BBC]
Japan says it was unprepared for nuclear disaster [AP]
Shelter life takes mental toll on Japan evacuees [AP]
Fukushima aftermath: G20 to discuss nuclear safety [BBC]
Manga fans can collect something new: a doctorate [AP]
Southeast Asia/Pacific
Jailed Australian sues over bad consular advice in UAE [BBC]
Singapore to take No. 2 gambling spot from Vegas [AP]
South/Central Asia
Pakistan Taliban vow to attack US targets overseas [Guardian]
Military Seeks to Make Case Against Too-Hasty Reduction of Troops in Afghanistan [NYT]
India activist Anna Hazare plans new anti-graft protest [BBC]
Heavy flying Great Indian bustard faces extinction [BBC]
Middle East
Abbas’ envoys in Washington not to meet Israelis [Xinhua]
Battles rage in al Qaeda-held Yemen town, 25 dead [Reuters]
Yemen: Royal Marines on standby to evacuate Britons [BBC]
Syrians in tense north flee, fearing new crackdown [AP]
Israel Disputes Toll of Border Clashes, Saying Syria Has an Ulterior Motive [NYT]
U.S. Braces for Withdrawal Along Iraqi Road [NYT]
Africa
Rare daytime NATO airstrikes hit Libyan capital [AP]
Lagarde visits India to campaign for IMF top job [AP]
Libyan woman who claimed rape arrives in Romania [AP]
South Sudan death toll tops 1,500 – U.N.[Reuters]
‘Boko Haram’ gunmen kill Nigerian Muslim cleric Birkuti [BBC]
Europe
Croatia completes most of EU membership talks [BBC]
NATO, Russia team up in anti-terror exercise [AP]
Nuclear skeptics, boosters debate safety issues [AP]
Car blast in Moldovan capital, one injured [Reuters]
After Strauss-Kahn’s Arrest, Frenchwomen Speak Out [NYT]
Axe funding for anti-democracy Muslim groups, says former minister [Guardian]
David Cameron to reveal changes to NHS reforms [BBC]
WHO: Time running out to solve E. coli outbreak [AP]
EU farm chief proposes millions in aid for E. coli [AP]
Americas/ Domestic
Chile and Argentina monitor volcano ash cloud trail [BBC]
Obama loses bin Laden bounce; Romney on the move among GOP contenders [WaPo]
Obama, Merkel to talk policy before night of pomp [AP]
Obama backs UN secretary-general for new term [AP]
Wonkbook: Why Goolsbee is leaving [WaPo]
Pawlenty to propose tax cuts, smaller government role in economic address [WaPo]
Buddy Roemer likely to announce in June [POLITICO]
Rep. Anthony Weiner’s district debates his career and his future [WaPo]
Edwards Rejected Deal That Called for Jail Time [NYT]
Blagojevich on stand for 7th day at retrial [AP]
Global markets await Bernanke speech [AP]
Timothy Geithner tells banks to accept new rules [BBC]
