Daily International News 06.14.11

Daily International News
June 14, 2011

Northeast Asia
Koreas
US satellite images capture new buildings at North Korea nuclear plant [Telegraph]
NKorea urges SKorea to abandon hostile policy [AP]
China/Taiwan
Chinese president: China-Iran friendly cooperation conducive to peace, stability in region, world
[Xinhua]
China ‘will not use force’ in South China Sea disputes [BBC]
China fumes over Hillary Clinton remark [POLITICO]
Police stem south China riots amid migrant workers’ anger [Reuters]
China ups bank reserves ratio as inflation hits 34-month high [Reuters]
Taiwan to lower budget for F-16 fighter jets [AP]
Japan
Japan cabinet approves Fukushima nuclear compensation [Guardian]

Southeast Asia/Pacific
Myanmar gov’t battles rebels near Chinese border [AP]
Indonesia police arrest 2002 Bali bombing suspect [AP]
Australian prime minister snubs Dalai Lama [AP]

South/Central Asia
Karachi officials ‘removed’ after death of unarmed man [BBC]
Afghanistan: Death penalty for Jalalabad bank massacre [BBC]
Indian foreign secretary due in Pakistan to discuss Kashmir [Reuters]
India Inflation Accelerates, Rate Increase Likely [WSJ]
Nepal follows China as second Asian nation without landmines [BBC]
First India-Sri Lanka passenger ferry for 30 years [BBC]

Middle East
Fatah, Hamas meet in Cairo to settle dispute on leadership [Xinhua]
Gaza unemployment levels ‘among worst in world’ [BBC]
CIA Plans Yemen Drone Strikes [WSJ]
Bomb kills Yemen officer, Gulf states mull solution [Reuters]
Haunted by Homicide: Federal Grand Jury Investigates War Crimes at Abu Ghraib, Plus Other Alleged CIA Abuses [TIME]
Anonymous members arrested in Turkey [BBC]
Syrian troops ‘widening’ crackdown [Al Jazeera]
Gunmen, suicide bombers storm Iraq council building [Reuters]

Africa
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood forms coalition with liberal party [WaPo]
Qaddafi Coddled by U.S. Oil Producers [Bloomberg]
Misrata oil refinery shelled by Gaddafi’s forces – video [Guardian]
Reports: Abyei demilitarisation deal reached [Al Jazeera]
Somalia’s prime minister says he won’t quit office [AP]
Airline: flights disrupted by E. Africa ash cloud [AP]
Battle lines drawn in bid to lead S.Africa’s ANC [Reuters]

Europe
Nuclear Referendum: Italians Vote No to Berlusconi [Der Spiegel]
IMF shortlists France’s Lagarde and Mexico’s Carstens [BBC]
Greek rating now worst in the world [FT]

Americas
Congressional report: US guns fuel Mexico violence [BBC]
Chilean volcano ash causes further flight havoc [Guardian]

Domestic
Obama makes first presidential visit to Puerto Rico [POLITICO]
Obama: My family would be fine with just 1 term [AP]
U.S. Military Aid to Overseas Allies May Face Cuts, Mullen Says [Bloomberg]
Hackers break into U.S. Senate computers [Reuters]
GOP debate rivals let Romney off easy [POLITICO]
Michele Bachmann is in [POLITICO]
Tim Pawlenty beats hasty New Hampshire retreat [POLITICO]
Cain says he meant Muslims ‘who are trying to kill us’ [POLITICO]
Senate to vote on repealing ethanol tax credits [AP]
Firefighters turn corner on massive Arizona blaze [Reuters]
Barack Obama suggests Anthony Weiner resign [POLITICO]

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Daily International News 06.13.11

Daily International News
June 13, 2011

Northeast Asia
Koreas
U.S. Said to Turn Back North Korea Missile Shipment [NYT]
Kim Jong Il meets senior Chinese official [Xinhua]
SKorea: NKorea may have miniaturized nuke warhead [AP] 
More nuclear facilities visible at N.Korean complex [HanKyoreh]
U.S. Underwrites Internet Detour Around Censors [NYT]
China
China migrant workers clash with police for third night [BBC] and Protesters burn police vehicles in southern China [AP]
China’s state media say military not a threat [AP]
China Backtracks on High-Speed Trains [NYT]
Israeli defense minister meets top Chinese general [AP]
China hopes to strengthen military co-op with Israel, defense minister [Xinhua]
China, Kazakhstan upgrade strategic partnership with new deals signed [Xinhua]
Japan
Japanese city Hiroshima withdraws 2020 Olympics bid [BBC]
In Nuclear Crisis, Crippling Mistrust [NYT]
Japan says eight nuclear workers over-exposed to radiation [Reuters]

Southeast Asia
Aung San Suu Kyi: Burmese hungry for justice [AP]
Vietnam in live-fire drill amid South China Sea row [BBC]
Vietnam seeks US support in China dispute [FT]
Vietnam War: Top secret papers to be published [BBC]
Candidate in Thailand Follows Path of Kin [NYT]

Pacific
Australian prime minister refuses Dalai Lama talks [AP]
Some win some lose in Australia-Malaysia refugee swap deal [AP]
Australia flights begin to resume after ash disruption [BBC]
Large earthquakes rock Christchurch [SMH]

South/Central Asia
U.S. Faces ‘Vicious Circle’ with Pakistan on Afghanistan Troop Withdrawal [Bloomberg]
Rare suicide attack in Pakistani capital kills 1 [AP]
India police find Maoist mass grave in Jharkhand [BBC]
Opposition strike cripples Bangladesh [Al Jazeera]

Middle East
Netanyahu says Palestinian U.N. bid could harm peace [Reuters]
Syrian forces round up hundreds near northern town [Reuters]
Yemen’s opposition in power-transfer talks [Al Jazeera]
Lebanon announces new government after delay [Reuters]
Thousands demonstrate in Morocco’s largest city [AP]
Erdogan wins parliamentary elections, falls short of two-thirds majority [Deutsche Welle]

Africa
Alleged spy arrested in Egypt is US law student [AP]
Sudan President Bashir and Salva Kiir seek Abyei peace [BBC]
U.N. Pulls Staff from Sudanese City [NYT]
Germany recognises Libya’s rebel leadership [Reuters]
Libya’s Gadhafi plays chess with Russian visitor [AP]
Secret DNA test proved death of ‘wanted terrorist’ Abdalla Mohammed Fazul [The Nation]
Mugabe Pressured to Act on Zimbabwe Elections [NYT]
Congo diplomat’s wife arrested for ‘smuggling cigarettes’ in Romania [BBC]

Europe
NATO at the crossroads after Gates speech [AP]
Berlusconi faces referendum blow [FT]
Berlusconi says nuclear energy ‘probably’ out [AP]
Poland agrees to a permanent US Air Force base [AP]
Government may have hacked IMF [BBC]
Deaths from E. coli still rising in Germany [BBC]

Americas
Obama visit to Puerto Rico: It’s all about Florida [Miami Herald] 
Peruvian President-elect Humala may pardon Fujimori [BBC]

Domestic
Banks battle over US tax law [FT]
The New Hampshire debate: A viewer’s guide [POLITICO]
Newt Gingrich: ‘I will endure the challenges’ [AP]
Gibbs to counter GOP message in New Hampshire [AP]
Rep. Anthony Weiner finally considering he may have to resign amid sexting scandal, says source [NY Daily News]
‘Book of Mormon’ and ‘War Horse’ Win Top Tonys [NYT]

Daily International News 05.20.11

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]