Daily International News
December 16, 2010
Northeast Asia
Koreas
Bill Richardson arrives in Pyongyang [AP]
N. Korea says it supports dialogue but will never “beg” for it [Yonhap]
South Korea moves to boost ties with China in wake of North Korea attacks [CSM]
N.Korea’s Nuke Tech ‘Much More Advanced’ Than Iran’s [Chosun]
North Korea digging tunnel for spring nuclear test – report [Reuters]
S. Korea to stage live-fire drill on border island shelled by N. Korea [Yonhap]
Strategist tapped for top ROK Army post [JoongAng]
U.S. missile-defense test fails over Pacific [Reuters]
China
Wen brings finance to cement India ties [FT]
China tunnel links last isolated Tibetan county to highway [AP]
27 fishermen missing after boat capsizes off China [AP]
Southeast Asia/Pacific
PM defends Australia’s border policies [CNN]
WikiLeaks: Singapore Lee says Myanmar ‘stupid’ [AP]
Malaysia MPs suspend Anwar Ibrahim over Israel comment [BBC]
South/Central Asia
Obama to speak on Afghan review, visit tribal chiefs [WaPo]
Overview of the AfPak Review [NYT]
July troop withdrawal on track, review of Afghan war strategy indicates [WaPo]
Pakistani officials say US missiles kill 7 in NW [AP]
Middle East
Arabs reject Middle East peace talks without US plan [BBC]
Palestinian Authority cracks down on mosques to promote moderate Islam [WaPo]
U.N. Security Council votes to end several Hussein-era sanctions against Iraq [WaPo]
Israel can’t defeat Hezbollah – Israeli expert [Reuters]
Iran arrests eight behind suicide blasts – report [Reuters]
Africa
Côte d’Ivoire: Ouattara Urges Supporters to Take Charge of State TV And Top Office [All Africa]
Ivory Coast: Ouattara’s party says 18 dead [AP]
ICC names Kenya violence suspects [Al Jazeera]
Senegal recalls Tehran ambassador over arms shipment [BBC]
Mugabe’s wife sues paper over Wikileaks story: report [AFP]
Nigeria oil delta raids kill 14 [AFP]
Europe/UK
High court grants bail to Julian Assange [Guardian]
UK’s Ed Miliband rebukes ex-DefMin over ‘legalise drugs’ call [Guardian]
Sweden: Bomber may not have acted alone [AP]
Fears of Extremism Widen to Scandinavia [WSJ]
Court backs tourist ban for Dutch cannabis coffee shops [BBC]
New Turkish military coup trial begins for 200 [AP]
Russian ethnic riots: Hundreds arrested in Moscow [BBC]
Kosovo PM seeks to sue European investigator [AP]
Court: Irish abortion ban violates women’s rights [AP]
Discord remains as EU leaders prepare to tackle eurozone stability [Deutsche Welle]
Americas
Gulf of Mexico leak: BP shares hit over legal move [BBC]
Wikileaks on Cuba: Fidel Castro ‘nearly died’ [BBC]
Domestic
Congress
House votes again to end ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ [WaPo]
Senate agrees to open talks on new arms treaty with Russia [WaPo]
Congress is on the brink of major action – or not [LAT]
State Department
U.S. Tries to Build Case for Conspiracy by WikiLeaks [NYT]
Hillary Clinton’s vision for foreign policy on a tight budget [CSM]
White House
U.S. Rethinks Strategy for the Unthinkable [NYT]
Presidential commission urges caution on ‘synthetic biology’ [WaPo]
Other
Liberal media watchdog: Fox News e-mail shows network’s slant on climate change [WaPo]
Florida judge to rule on health-care challenge by states [WaPo]
Stuxnet ‘virus’ could be altered to attack US facilities, report warns [CSM]
Artist asks to withdraw work from ‘Hide/Seek’ exhibit to protest video removal [WaPo]
