Daily International News
November 16, 2010
Northeast Asia
China
China sends patrol vessel to disputed waters [AFP]
China’s C919 passenger jet wins first orders [BBC]
China’s Tianhe-1A crowned supercomputer king [BBC]
Welders detained in deadly China high-rise fire [AP]
Koreas
Former U.S. State Dept. official arrives in Pyongyang [Yonhap]
NIS ‘Secretly Contacted N.Korea Over Cheonan’ [Chosun]
South Korea raises interest rates to 2.5% [BBC]
Japan
Russia may have frozen negotiations on Northern Territories: Russian paper [Mainichi]
Maehara puts softer spin on China views with eye to rebuilding relations [Mainichi]
Yokohama court hands down first death sentence in lay judge trial [Mainichi]
Nearly half of China’s rare earth exports went to Japan in first 9 months: MOC [Xinhua]
Japan probe collected particles from Itokawa asteroid [BBC]
Southeast Asia
Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi presses party’s case [AP]
Thailand extradites accused international arms dealer to US [CNN]
South/Central Asia
U.S. missile strike kills 20 militants in Pakistan [Reuters]
India ruling party mired in giant graft scandal [Reuters]
Toll in Delhi building collapse mounts to 66 [Times of India]
Despite Gains, Afghan Night Raids Split U.S. and Karzai [NYT]
From 11.15 Taliban chief Mullah Omar rules out Afghan peace talks [BBC]
Middle East
U.S. Pursues Wider Role in Yemen [WSJ]
Lebanon PM: Army to get assistance from Russia [AP]
Official: Iran, West agree on timing of nuke talks [AP]
Iran spy charges for Germans over Ashtiani stoning case [BBC]
Muslims torch Christian homes in southern Egypt [AP]
Africa
Violence subsides in Guinea capital; security high [AP]
Nigerian militants say seven oil workers seized [AFP]
Southerners fear reprisals in Khartoum and plan exodus [Reuters]
From 11.15 Voter registration begins for key Sudan decision [CNN]
Europe
UK agrees to settle with ex-Guantanamo detainees [AP]
Prince William and Kate Middleton engagement announced [Guardian]
From 11.15 British Premier Plans Deep Cuts in Aid for Civil Litigants [NYT]
Mob in Athens abuses Muslims as they celebrate Eid [Reuters]
Irish crisis, contagion fears loom over EU meeting [AP]
Americas
7 U.N. troops hurt, attacked by Haitians blaming foreigners for cholera epidemic [WaPo]
Argentina and Uruguay settle seven-year pulp mill row [BBC]
Domestic
All eyes on Sen. Kyl as Obama presses nuclear treaty [WaPo]
Congressional Black Caucus Withholds Support For Pelosi [CNN]
Rahm Emanuel Off to a Fast Start in Chicago Mayor’s Race [Time]
No clear favorite for 2012 GOP nomination [WaPo]
From 11.15 Lisa Murkowski: Sarah Palin Lacks “Intellectual Curiosity” to be President [CBS]
Under Attack, Fed Officials Defend Buying of Bonds [NYT]
From 11.15 Illegal immigrants can qualify for in-state college tuition, court rules in CA [LA Times]
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