Daily International News
December 7, 2010
WikiLeaks
WikiLeaks cables reveal secret Nato plans to defend Baltics from Russia [Guardian]
WikiLeaks: US Senator Joe Lieberman suggests New York Times could be investigated [Guardian]
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange refused bail [BBC]
China says it hopes leaks do not hurt US ties [AP]
Northeast Asia
Koreas
N.M. Gov. Bill Richardson may head to North Korea [WaPo]
Clinton Cites China Role on North Korea; Mullen Heads to Region [Bloomberg]
U.S., Allies Remain Opposed to Nuclear Talks with North Korea [GSN]
Austrian convicted for yacht sale to North Korean leader [Reuters]
North Korea Is Sign of Chilled U.S.-China Relations [NYT]
SKorea to make islands near NKorea ‘fortresses’ [AP]
S.Korea live-fire drill enters second day [AFP]
China
China to award prize to rival Nobel [AP]
Nobel Peace Prize faces boycotts over Liu Xiaobo [BBC]
Pacific commander calls for more Chinese influence [AP]
China on path to redemption in Cancún [Guardian]
China to choose Catholic heads; Vatican ties tense [AP]
Japan
Japan, India pressed to curb child abductions [AP]
Japan probe reaches Venus, prepares to enter orbit [AP]
Southeast Asia/Pacific
Senior US official visits Myanmar [AP]
Michelle Yeoh discusses film role with Aung San Suu Kyi [BBC]
Giant fossil bird found on ‘hobbit’ island of Flores [BBC]
South/Central Asia
Suicide attack on Balochistan chief minister’s convoy [BBC]
Arrest Made in Afghan Disfigurement Case [NYT]
Karzai abandons plan to scrap private security firms [BBC]
Cameron ‘cautiously optimistic’ on Afghan pullout [AFP]
Middle East
Iran nuclear talks: New round agreed in Geneva [BBC]
Israel: US too consumed by WikiLeaks to talk peace [AP]
Egypt election: Hosni Mubarak’s NDP sweeps second round [BBC]
Shark attacks not linked to Mossad says Israel [BBC]
Africa
Nigeria graft agency charges Dick Cheney, Halliburton boss [Reuters]
West Africa bloc recognises Ouattara as Ivory Coast leader [Reuters]
Ivory Coast deadlock: Food shortages and price rises [BBC]
Europe
EU agrees to back Russia’s WTO entry [Reuters]
Irish Republic budget: Taxes and cuts unveiled [BBC]
Pisa literacy survey: Finland loses top spot to Asians [BBC]
Domestic
Pearl Harbor survivors gather 69 years later [AP]
Northeast, Midwest to Lose Clout as U.S. Redraws House Seats [Bloomberg]
Citigroup stake sale creates $12bn profit for US [BBC]
Obama Confronts Pushback From Democrats Over Tax Deal [Bloomberg]
Obama Summons CEOs to White House for Talks [Bloomberg]
Elizabeth Edwards Stops Cancer Treatment [Daily Beast]
