Daily International News
May 12, 2011
Northeast Asia
Koreas
U.S. envoy on N. Korean human rights seeking visit to Pyongyang [Yonhap]
American detained in NKorea speaks to family [AP]
North Korea Spurns 2012 Nuclear Summit as “Ridiculous” [GSN]
Human Rights Commissioner Apologizes to N.Korean Defectors [Chosun]
NATO strike damages North Korean embassy: Libyan TV [Reuters]
China
New Tibetan leader open to talks with China [AP]
China arrests 40 suspected child traffickers [AP]
China unofficial Christian churches petition ministers [BBC]
Down-Under Hypocrites Bet All on China’s Boom: William Pesek [Bloomberg]
China Orders Banks to Set Aside More Cash [Bloomberg]
Japan
Lawmakers US military plans in Japan unaffordable [AP]
Fukushima reactor water leak risks delaying crisis plan [Reuters]
Experts: Early warnings mitigated Japan disaster [AP]
Southeast Asia/Pacific
Thailand: Two ‘red-shirts’ leaders returned to jail [BBC]
‘People smuggler’ charged over Christmas Island tragedy [BBC]
South/Central Asia
Exclusive: PM Gilani Warns of ‘Trust Deficit’ Between U.S. and Pakistan [TIME]
Bin Laden death ‘not an assassination’ – Eric Holder [BBC]
Bin Laden Journal Detailing Plans for Attacks Said to Be Recovered in Raid [Bloomberg]
U.S. attacks militants in Pakistan as bin Laden pressure grows [Reuters]
Even in Death, Bin Laden Exacts Multitrillion-Dollar Toll on U.S. Taxpayer [Bloomberg]
Pakistani Is Seeking Inquiry On U.S. Raid [NYT]
Indian PM Manmohan Singh visits Afghanistan for talks [BBC]
India backs Afghan aims to reconcile with Taliban [AP]
Middle East
Yemeni forces open fire on protesters [Al Jazeera]
Security forces target Bahrain medics [Al Jazeera]
Deaths reported as tanks shell Syrian cities [Al Jazeera]
Syria protests: Thousands of students rally in Aleppo [BBC]
Iraqi lawmaker survives assassination attempt [AP]
Africa
After nearly 2 weeks out of sight, Gadhafi appears on Libyan TV [CNN]
Cameron invites Libya rebels to open office in UK [BBC]
Libya Rebels Advance Toward Brega After Taking Control of Misrata Airport [Bloomberg]
NATO air strikes hit Gaddafi compound in Tripoli [Reuters]
Ugandan president sworn in as thousands welcome rival [AFP]
400,000-plus women raped in Congo yearly: study [Reuters]
France cancels all of Togo’s debt: minister [AFP]
Europe
EU studies plan to change Schengen border treaty [BBC]
John Demjanjuk guilty of Nazi death camp murders [BBC]
Finnish parties agree to support bail-out for Portugal [BBC]
Vote will show how badly Berlusconi hurt by scandals [Reuters]
Spaniards fearing aftershocks flee quake city [AP]
UK: Lib Dem David Laws to be suspended over expenses claims [BBC]
Seychelles quiet on reported royal honeymooners [AP]
Americas
Honduras ex-president Manuel Zelaya wants to go home [BBC]
Guantanamo Bay detainees’ family members may be allowed to visit [WaPo]
BP gets final approval to buy Brazilian oilfields [FT]
Domestic
Why Obama’s Not a Lock [TIME]
Huntsman: The Cool Kid [TIME]
Newt Gingrich Promises New ‘Contract With America’ in His Presidential Bid [Bloomberg]
Romney Disowns Health-Care Bill He Signed [Bloomberg]
Democrats Embrace Tax Increases Against Medicare Cuts as Political Winner [Bloomberg]
GOP seeks new Medicare message [POLITICO]
Bernanke Says Fed to Propose Financial Rules [Bloomberg]
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