Two days before Politics Pwn3d’s UNGA trip, here’s a special highlight on what’s going on at the United Nations.
Daily International News
September 20, 2010
United Nations
Is Clinton’s CGI the New U.N.? [Daily Beast]
John Bolton Op-ed: Obama’s U.N. Record [AEI]
Global spotlight on helping world’s poor [AP]
Africa: Continent’s Children to Take Centre Stage At UN Assembly [All Africa]
From 9.19 U.N. struggles to prove its relevance [WaPo]
From 9.18 U.N. Poverty Goals Face Accountability Questions [NYT]
Northeast Asia
Japan/China
Japan urges China to act calmly in islands row [BBC]
Boat collision sparks anger, breakdown in China-Japan talks [WaPo]
China says it won’t repeat Japan’s mistake [WSJ]
From 9.19 China official rebuffs Geithner over yuan [BBC]
Arrests in China over milk tainted with melamine [BBC]
Koreas
IAEA chief notes “serious concern” about NKorea [AP]
N. Korea must apologize for ship sinking if it wants large food aid from S. Korea: official [Yonhap]
North Korea football side beat Middlesbrough team [BBC]
South/Central Asia
‘Islamist gunmen’ kill 23 soldiers in Tajikistan [BBC]
UK troops leave Helmand’s Sangin [BBC]
Afghan vote observers: Fraud must be investigated [AP]
From 9.19 Bodies of three kidnapped election workers are found in Afghanistan [WaPo]
Kashmir separatists shun India talks to end violence [Reuters]
Officials: US drones kill 6 militants in Pakistan [AP]
Middle East
Bahrain revokes citizenship of top Shiite cleric [AP]
From 9.19 Twin blasts in Baghdad ‘kill 23’ [BBC]
Iran’s Ahmadinejad Says He’s Ready to Discuss Nuclear Issue [Bloomberg]
US to keep pressuring Iran over nuclear program [AP]
Iran’s leader proposes prisoner swap with US [Boston Globe]
From 9.19 Freed U.S. hiker appeals for others’ release [WaPo]
From 9.19 US and Iran battle for Syrian affections [The National]
From 9.19 Armenian mass a sign of growing tolerance [FT]
Africa
French soldiers hunt for abducted workers in Niger [AP]
Nigeria: Constitutional Crisis Looms as INEC Seeks Extension [All Africa]
South Africa’s Jacob Zuma attacks ANC divisions [BBC]
Sudan ‘too slow’ on referendum: Norway [AFP]
Europe/UK
Swedish ruling coalition looks to block far-right from power [DW]
France raises terror security, new threat reported [AP]
War crimes prosecutor: Keep pressure on Serbia [AP]
Liberal Democrats vote against free schools and more academies [Guardian]
Beer lovers gather for Oktoberfest [Guardian]
Americas/Domestic
Colombia claims to have killed 22 rebels in major offensive [AFP]
More House Democrats stressing independence from Pelosi, Obama [WaPo]
From 9.19 Obama Aides Weigh Bid to Tie the G.O.P. to the Tea Party [NYT]
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