Posts Tagged ‘midterm elections’
November 8, 2010
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November 3, 2010
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November 1, 2010
Posted in Daily News | Tagged afghanistan, africa, al qaeda, al-asiri, al-jazeera, alcohol, AP, AQAP, arizona, asiri, australia, AZ, ban, ban ki-moon, BBC, bernanke, biden, bloomberg, bomb, brazil, cambodia, catholic church, catholicism, CBS, census, china, christian science monitor, clinton, cluster bomb, cocaine, colbert, cote d'ivoire, crack, CSM, diaoyu, DMZ, DPRK, dubai, east midlands, Fed, federal reserve, germany, gitmo, greece, guantanamo, haiti, heroin, hillary, iceland, immigration, indonesia, intell, iraq, israel, istanbul, ivory coast, Japan, kikwete, kim jong-il, kim jong-un, KJI, korea, kuril, kyrgyzstan, letter bomb, march to keep fear alive, medvedev, midterm elections, midterms, msnbc, narcotrafficking, netanyahu, new york times, nkorea, North Korea, north waziristan, nutt, NYT, Obama, okinawa, pirate, PKK, potus, PRC, rally to restore sanity, reuters, ROK, rousseff, sarkozy, senkaku, skorea, smuggling, somalia, south korea, stewart, sydney, taliban, tanzania, tomas, turkey, UAE, UN, united nations, vatican, volcano, wall street journal, WaPo, Washington Post, WSJ, xinhua, yemen | Leave a Comment »
October 29, 2010
Happy (almost) Halloween!
Daily International News
October 29, 2010
International
UN summit poised to seal pact on biodiversity [AFP]
POTUS Asia Trip
Obama to talk up jobs on India trip [FT]
What Obama can accomplish in India [WaPo]
Obama in India: A high-tech trade agreement could change the playing field [Asia Sentinel]
Obama not visiting Hiroshima, Nagasaki during Japan trip: official [Mainichi]
Northeast Asia
Koreas
North Korea troops ‘fire into South Korea’ [BBC]
DPRK accuses South Korea of rejecting dialogue, contact [Xinhua]
From 10/27 Activist Tells of Torture in North Korea Prison [NYT]
High-Ranking North Korean Military Official to Arrive in Cuba on Thursday [Cuba News Agency]
WH: North Korean leadership transition in early stages [Reuters]
Japan/China
Japanese ship intercepts ballistic missile in test [AP]
Japan and China island row flares at ASEAN summit [BBC] and Japanese statements violate China’s sovereignty, territorial integrity [Xinhua]
China says no to Kan, Wen bilateral [Reuters]
ASEAN to bring in US as counterbalance to China [AP]
Upcoming G20 summit an unprecedented test of China’s diplomatic stance [Mainichi]
Chinese court denounces awarding of Nobel prize [AP]
Amid disputes, US seeks common ground with China [AP]
Clinton Presses, Courts Beijing [WSJ]
Southeast Asia/Pacific
Burma court hears Suu Kyi appeal [BBC]
Clinton: US will push for UN commission on Myanmar [AP]
Singapore Tightens Trading Rules With Iran, North Korea [WSJ]
Government considers relocations after Indonesian tsunami [CNN]
Hobbit legislation passed in New Zealand [BBC]
South/Central Asia
Wikipedia to open first office outside the US in India [BBC]
Pakistan flood food running out, warns UN [BBC]
Russia, US collaborate in Afghan drug raid [AP]
Middle East
Iran ready for nuclear talks after November 10 [Reuters]
Egypt’s FM: No breakthrough in Mideast talks [AP]
Hezbollah calls for boycott of UN Hariri tribunal [AP]
Turkish presidential reception challenges headscarf ban [BBC]
Africa
Botched Sudan referendum could reignite war: report [Reuters]
Somali Islamists Kill Two Girls Branded Spies [NYT]
Obama urges ‘peaceful and transparent’ Ivory Coast vote [AFP]
Europe
Eurozone jobless total rises above 10% [FT]
David Cameron claims EU budget success [BBC]
Minister: French troops may withdraw from Afghanistan in 2011 [CNN]
France firm on burqa ban despite bin Laden threat [AP]
Reports: Russia’s Bulava test-fire a success [AP]
Americas
Canada cuts ties with North Korea [AFP]
9 policemen killed in ambush in western Mexico [AP]
Cholera’s spread raises calls to stall the election [Miami Herald]
Domestic
Halliburton Spill Liability May Rise on BP Well Report [Bloomberg]
Jobless Likely to Shun Election That Is Focused on Their Plight [Bloomberg]
US economic growth rate quickens [BBC]
Newt Gingrich: Out of the wilderness and into the mix for 2012 [WaPo]
Michelle Rhee outspoken to the end of her tenure as D.C. schools chancellor [WaPo]
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October 22, 2010
Posted in Daily News | Tagged 1929, afghanistan, AFP, al qaeda, AP, baidu, barney frank, BBC, berlusconi, Bill Clinton, bloomberg, border, Burma, catholic church, china, cholera, clinton, communism, coup, cuba, democrat, DPRK, france, G20, google, google.cn, GOP, guinea, haiti, hanoi, havel, india, indonesia, iran, iraq, israel, italy, Japan, karzai, korea, LA Times, LAT, liu xiaobo, maliki, maoist, mcdonough, mexico, mideast, midterm elections, midterms, myanmar, new york times, niger, nkorea, nobel, nobel prize, North Korea, NPR, nuclear, NYT, Obama, Pakistan, palestine, palo alto, papua, potus, PRC, rare-earth, republican, reuters, roc, ROK, sanctions, skorea, south korea, submarine, sudan, taiwan, taliban, telegraph, tibet, tokyo, torture, turkey, tutu, typhoon, UK, UN, vietnam, wall street journal, WaPo, Washington Post, west bank, Wikileaks, WSJ | Leave a Comment »
October 20, 2010
Daily International News
October 20, 2010
Northeast Asia
Koreas
Seoul Arrests Alleged N. Korean Spy [NYT]
South Korea says open to calls for six-party talks [Reuters]
South Korea calls on North to honour nuclear deal [Reuters]
Reporters Without Borders Annual Press Freedom Report puts NKorea 177 out of 178′ [RFERL] [link to report here]
China
China’s Xi lambasted Lee’s North policy [JoongAng]
China Seeks to Block U.N. Report on Darfur, Diplomats Say [Reuters]
Tibetan students protest use of Chinese in classes [AP]
US inquiry into China rare earth shipments [BBC] and China denies reports of rare earth export quota cut [Xinhua]
China prepares for first census in 10 years [AP]
China’s Move May Push Capital Controls in Asia [WSJ]
Southern China braces for deadly typhoon [AP]
Japan
Japan’s empress, 76, says she’s slowing down [AP]
South/Central Asia
Toll in Karachi bloodshed rises to 33 [Dawn]
Afghanistan annuls nearly a quarter of ballots [AP]
Taliban Elite, Aided by NATO, Join Talks for Afghan Peace [NYT]
Systemic failures led to Afghanistan suicide attack, CIA says [WaPo]
Middle East
Iran to try US hikers accused of spying in November [BBC]
In Qom, Iran’s supreme leader Khamenei aims to cement leadership over clerics [CSM]
Kuwait drama stirs debate on Gulf Arab ties to Iran [Reuters]
Roadside Bombing in Iraq Strikes Convoy Carrying U.N. Diplomat [NYT]
Iraq auctions off three major gas fields [Reuters]
Africa
Africa: Continent Fails to Benefits From Foreign Trade [All Africa]
British aid worker kidnapped in Somalia freed [AP]
Ethiopia using aid to suppress dissent: rights group [AFP]
Europe
UK government stakes its future on austerity plan [AP]
French police break blockades at three oil depots [BBC]
Embattled Zapatero shuffles Spanish cabinet [CNN]
Czech neo-Nazis jailed for Roma attack [BBC]
Italian court keeps block on Vatican Bank funds [Reuters]
Pope names D.C. archbishop, 23 others to be new cardinals [WaPo]
Americas
Dilma Rousseff seems back on track and leads with 51% vote intention [MercoPress]
Colombia tries to stop rebels from getting nuclear arms [BBC]
Canadian Commander Videotaped Murders [NYT]
Domestic
Military Can’t Enforce ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ During Appeal [Bloomberg]
GOP in Lead in Final Lap [WSJ]
President Obama to stop by ‘The Daily Show’ [WaPo]
Obama Heads West Aiming to Defend Democratic Hold on Key States [Bloomberg]
Clarence Thomas’s Wife Asks Anita Hill for Apology [NYT]
Bank of America Accused of Racketeering in Foreclosure Lawsuit [Bloomberg]
Microsoft Agrees to Unbundle Software in Deal With NYC [NYT]
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October 15, 2010
Daily International News
October 15, 2010
Northeast Asia
Koreas
NKorea threatens to attack SKorea over leaflets [AP]
Iranian Missile Enhancements Appear in N. Korea [Aviation Week]
S. Korea, US begin air defense exercise [Korea Times]
China calls for restraint as U.S., ROK plan military drill [Xinhua]
China
Reform calls mount as China’s Communists meet [AFP]
After peace prize, China targets winner’s friends [AP] and China letter demands peace prize winner’s release [AP]
Norway protests to China over Nobel reaction [Reuters]
China shuts down 1,600 illegal coal mines [AP]
Obama tested on US-China ties with currency report [AP] and Yuan at fresh high ahead of U.S. currency report [Reuters]
Southeast Asia
Myanmar Blames Insurgents for Blast [WSJ via AP]
South/Central Asia
Clinton Suggests Conditions on Pakistan Flood Relief [WSJ]
US missile attack kills 3 in Pakistan tribal area [AP]
Militants attack another convoy in Pakistan [CNN]
Holbrooke: Contacts with Taliban picking up [AP]
Karzai’s brother might be indicted for evading U.S. taxes [WaPo]
Middle East
Arabs may ask UN to recognize Palestinian state [AP]
Israel approves new east Jerusalem homes [AP]
Iranian FM: Ready to resume nuclear talks soon [AP]
In Ahmadinejad’s Visit to Lebanon, the Ruins of the Bush Mideast Doctrine [TIME]
Egypt’s Opposition Splits on Elections Boycott [TIME]
Africa
Robert Mugabe: Zimbabwe unity deal should end next year [BBC]
British security worker kidnapped in Somalia [Guardian]
Europe
US ‘concerned’ over UK defence cuts [FT]
Spending Review: Universities ‘to face £4.2bn cut’ [BBC]
Russia to help Venezuela build nuclear power station [CNN]
Hungary spill plant to restart, villagers return [Reuters]
Joyous Swiss celebrate longest tunnel breakthrough [AP]
Americas
Chile, in Mine Rescue’s Glow, Vows Labor Reform [WSJ]
Domestic
Pentagon to comply with court order to end ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ [WaPo]
For Midterm Voters, War if Off Radar [NYT]
Reid, Angle Spar in Nevada Debate on Economy, Social Security [Bloomberg]
Will Online Voting Turn Election Day into a Debacle? [TIME]
3rd day of testimony begins at Fort Hood hearing [AP]
Bernanke Signals Intent to Further Spur Economy [NYT]
Social Security benefits will remain flat for 2nd straight year, government says [WaPo]
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October 14, 2010
Daily International News
October 14, 2010
Northeast Asia
Nobel Peace Prize
Japan says release of China’s Liu Xiaobo ‘desirable’ [BBC]
China cancels more Norway visits after Nobel prize [Reuters]
China says backers of Nobel winner support crime [AP]
China
China’s Wen inspiring debate with calls for reform [AP]
Trade Officials Ponder China’s Rare Earth Stance [NYT]
China applauds Chile mine rescue, avoids awkward safety comparisons [CSM]
Koreas
China confirms DPRK diplomat’s visit, urges for dialogue to resume nuclear talks [Xinhua]
North Korea pushing nuke talks [JoongAng]
SKorea wraps up naval maneuvers with US, Japan [AP]
N. Korean news agency apparently opens Web sites in English, Spanish [Yonhap]
N. Korea urges S. Korea to quickly agree to talks on suspended tours [Yonhap]
South Korea lays to rest top North Korean defector [AP]
Japan
Dollar at 15 year low to Japanese yen [BBC]
Southeast Asia
Indonesia Suharto-era book banning law lifted [BBC]
South/Central Asia
U.S. Backs Taliban Talks [WSJ] and U.S. Aids Taliban to Attend Talks on Making Peace [NYT]
Seven LJ men planning PM assassination arrested [Dawn]
Pakistan Pledges to Attack Al-Qaeda ‘Epicenter,’ Mullen Says [Bloomberg]
Middle East
Palestinians counter Israeli offer on settlements [WaPo]
US military says 77,000 Iraqis killed over 5 years [AP]
Iran to hold OPEC presidency for first time in 36 years [BBC]
Ahmadinejad visits south Lebanon [Al Jazeera]
UAE says it opposed Canada’s Security Council bid [AP]
Africa
UN could police parts of north-south Sudan border [Reuters]
North and south Sudan disagree over Abyei vote [Reuters]
George Clooney call to freeze Sudan leader’s assets [BBC]
Somali president names new prime minister [AP]
Somali pirates free Puntland minister [BBC]
Niger’s junta’s deputy arrested [BBC]
Europe
NATO chief calls for anti-missile system [AP]
US counterterror official: Euro plot still active [AP]
Clinton urges Kosovo to start talks with Serbia [WaPo]
Dutch government sworn in but lacks reform mandate [Reuters]
French petrol firms seek emergency supplies [BBC]
Third day of protests in France as strikes grind on [Reuters]
Greek police tear gas Acropolis protesters [FT]
Americas
Rousseff holds ground in Brazil election race [Reuters]
Chile’s textbook mine rescue brings global respect [AP]
Domestic
Administration expected to appeal ‘don’t ask’ ruling [WaPo]
Jarrett apologizes for gay remark [WaPo]
U.S. politicians compete to bash China for gains in midterm elections [Xinhua]
Obama ad courts young, minority voters, urging them to ‘make history again’ [WaPo]
O’Donnell, Coons stage feisty debate in Delaware [CNN]
For Reid, No Shaking Tea Party Challenger [NYT]
Tea Party Economic Gloom Fuels Republican Momentum, Poll Shows [Bloomberg]
Lack of proper mortgage paper trail could leave big banks reeling again [WaPo]
Gray vows to continue school reforms as he names interim D.C. chancellor [WaPo]
Armenians face US health care scam charges [BBC]
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