Daily International News
June 2, 2010
Northeast Asia
Japan PM quits with FinMin Kan frontrunner for job [Reuters]
Op-ed: Revolving door keeps turning in Japan [FT]
Op-ed: How Will Hatoyama Move Affect Global Relations? [WSJ]
N. Korea’s Kim Jong-il resurfaces after disappearing amid tension [Yonhap]
South Koreans vote for local offices amid tensions [AP]
S. Korea, U.S. mil-mil exercises in Yellow Sea next week [Yonhap]
China/HK
China says no thanks to US defense chief [AP]
Chinese premier starts two-day visit to Myanmar [Xinhua]
China to further bilateral ties with Japan: FM [Xinhua]
China cartoon brings reminder of Tiananmen, erased [AP]
‘Goddess of Democracy’ creator deported, says lawmaker [SCMP]
Foxconn raises worker pay by 30 pct after suicides [AP]
Apple boss defends conditions at iPhone factory [BBC]
Southeast/Central Asia
Thai PM survives confidence vote over Bangkok protests [BBC]
Taliban Attacks Shake Afghan Peace Gathering [NYT]
Middle East
Iran Says New sanctions could mean confrontation [AFP]
Israel deports all activists from Gaza-bound ships [AP]
Obama speaks with Turkish prime minister about flotilla raid [CNN]
Mideast Peace Push May Survive Raid on Gaza Activists [Bloomberg]
Gaza Situation ‘Unsustainable,’ Clinton Says as Ship Approaches [Bloomberg]
Africa
Libyan executions of foreigners are condemned [BBC]
US court rules ex-Somali PM can be sued over torture [BBC]
Liberia sends seven to US on cocaine-smuggling charges [BBC]
Europe
David Cameron’s first PMQ’s as Prime Minister [Times UK]
Balkan hopefuls meet EU leaders in Sarajevo [BBC]
Russia launching 520-day Mars mission simulation [AP]
Polish Pilot Saw Chance of Landing [NYT]
‘Morally bankrupt’ Sarah Ferguson weeps on Oprah [Times UK]
Body of gunman found after Cumbria shootings [Times UK]
Americas/Domestic
Cancun mayor charged with ties to drug cartels [AP]
BP Gulf Spill Prompts Criminal, Civil Investigations by U.S. [Bloomberg]
Gores Announce They’re Separating After 40 Years of Marriage [Bloomberg]
Party switcher Parker Griffith, Rep. Arthur Davis lose in Alabama primaries [WaPo]
