Daily International News
May 11, 2011
US-China S&ED Coverage
China rejects US criticism of human rights record [BBC]
China-US make progress on trade but differences remain [BBC]
U.S., China reach ‘milestone’ agreement on security, economic policy [WaPo]
China-U.S. S&ED yields satisfactory outcome: Chinese vice premier [Xinhua]
U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue creates new opportunities [Xinhua]
Northeast Asia
China [non-S&ED]
Detained artist Ai Weiwei’s exhibits in UK [AP]
Korean Bible instructor held following China raid [AP]
Three ex-Xinhua Finance bosses face US fraud charges [BBC]
Koreas
Pro-Pyongyang newspaper reacts coldly to Lee’s invitation [Yonhap]
North Korea Readying New Surprise? [The Diplomat]
U.S. evangelist Franklin Graham in N. Korea, meets foreign minister [Kyodo]
U.S. ponders food-team trip to North [JoongAng]
Debate rages about food aid to North Korea [AP]
S. Korea, Japan Agree on 3-step Process to 6-party Talk Resumption [Arirang TV]
Satellites show more poppy fields in the North [JoongAng]
S. Korea urges North Korea to halt cyber attacks [Kyodo]
S. Korea and N. Korea invited to field joint team in table tennis [Yonhap]
Japan
Japan to set up govt-backed nuke compensation plan [AP]
Japan nuclear operator seals radioactive water leak [Reuters]
Kan orders probe into Fukushima failures [FT]
Toyota quarterly profits drop but recovery expected [BBC]
Southeast Asia/Japan
U.N. envoy arrives in Myanmar to meet gov’t officials, Suu Kyi [Kyodo]
Bangladesh rejects rights group’s criticism [AP]
South/Central Asia
U.S. granted access to speak to bin Laden’s wives [CNN]
Pakistan military aid safer than the economic aid [FP]
Senator Kerry heads to Pakistan to smooth bin Laden fury [Reuters]
Bin Laden Sons Say U.S. Broke International Law [NYT]
Taliban resistance ‘under-estimated’ by Britain [BBC]
India puts Pakistani army officers on “most wanted” list [Reuters]
India’s Supreme Court rejects harsher Bhopal charges [BBC]
Middle East
Hamas accepts 1967 borders, but will never recognize Israel, top official says [Haaretz]
Syria tanks ‘shell’ protest city of Homs [BBC]
Exclusive: Kuwait opens bid for Syrian seat on U.N. Human Rights Council [FP]
Protests bring two Yemen cities to standstill, 2 dead [Reuters]
Bahrain should set up torture investigation body – HRW [Reuters]
Iraq to discuss extension of U.S. troops this month – PM [Reuters]
Africa
Libya rebels ‘capture Misrata airport’ [BBC]
Ban Ki-Moon calls for Libya cease-fire as NATO assault intensifies [WaPo]
Sudan: UN peacekeepers attacked in Abyei [BBC]
Uganda opposition leader Kizza Besigye ‘allowed home’ [BBC]
Uganda’s anti-gay bill not on agenda after outcry [AP]
Europe
Protesters clash during Greek strike [FT]
German police raid homes of suspected extremists [AP]
Lithuania jails Soviet commando for Medininkai shooting [BBC]
Earthquake fever hits Rome as some fear “the big one” [Reuters]
Germany ‘could back Italy’s Draghi for ECB chief’ [AFP]
Clegg: Lib Dems to be ‘more muscular’ in coalition [BBC]
David Cameron’s Prime Minister’s Questions – in full [BBC]
Americas
FARC files show ties with Venezuela’s Chavez and Ecuador’s Correa [Miami Herald]
Guatemalan Court Acquits Former President of Embezzling [NYT]
Venezuela begins electricity rationing after blackouts [BBC]
Domestic
President to Renew Muslim Outreach [WSJ]
Obama administration boasting about border security [WaPo]
Five Democratic Senators to watch in Obama debt meeting [WaPo]
Gingrich is in, but can he win? [WaPo]
Romney focused on outraising — by far — Republican presidential competitors [WaPo]
Navy revokes guidance on same-sex marriages [WaPo]
Arnold Schwarzenegger speaks about separation from Maria Shriver [LAT]