Daily International News 03.18.11

Daily International News
March 18, 2011

Northeast Asia
Japan weighs need to bury nuclear plant; tries to restore power [Reuters]
Japan raises severity of nuclear accident [AP]
Frantic Repairs Go On at Plant as Japan Raises Severity of Crisis [NYT]
Where Fukushima meets Stuxnet: The growing threat of cyber war [FP]
Japan crisis: Germany to speed up nuclear energy exit [BBC]
Five other worldwide nuclear plants of concern [FP]
APNewsBreak: Source: minuscule fallout reaches US [AP]
WHO says no travel bans needed for Japan [AP]
NKorea proposes joint volcano research with South [AP]

Southeast Asia/Pacific
Malaysia: Ship with illegal cargo was Iran-bound [AP]
Fresh riots at Australia’s Christmas Island centre [BBC]
Small bomb explodes outside Indonesia’s capital [AP]
Alert level at Indonesia volcano raised to highest [AP]

South/Central Asia
Indian PM Manmohan Singh denies bribing MPs for votes [BBC]
C.I.A. Drones Kill Civilians in Pakistan [NYT]
Punjab Assembly passes resolution against drone strikes [Dawn]

Middle East
Yemeni snipers open fire on protesters, kill 31 [AP]
Abbas asks for Israeli permission to head for Gaza [Xinhua]
Saudi king to announce reforms [Al Jazeera]
Iraqi Shiites decry Sunni crackdown in Bahrain [AP]
Iran cleric tells Bahraini Shiites to protest on [AP]

Africa
China: ‘serious reservations’ about Libya UN resolution [AP]
Libya Says It Will Release Times Journalists [NYT]
Libya Calls Ceasefire After Britain and France Vow Action ‘Soon’ [NYT]
As U.N. Backs Military Action in Libya, U.S. Role Is Unclear [NYT]
Gbagbo calls on civilians to join Ivory Coast fighting [Reuters]
Witnesses: Tanks enter Ivory Coast district [AP]
DR Congo blocks UK company from oil search in gorilla refuge [BBC]

Europe
Edinburgh airport evacuated after bomb scare [Guardian]
Air France faces charges over 2009 Atlantic crash [AP]
G7 countries agree on intervention to control yen rise [BBC]

Americas/Domestic
Former Haitian president returns from 7-year exile [AP]
Mexico’s top diplomat defends US drone flights [AP]
Obama Op-ed: Jobs at top of Latin America agenda [USA Today]
Chile, US diplomats to sign nuclear energy accord [AP]
Senate passes short-term government-funding measure that includes some easy cuts [WaPo]

Daily International News 01.12.11

Daily International News
January 12, 2011

Northeast Asia
Koreas
Gates in Tokyo for Talks on North Korea [NYT]
Gates Demands a Halt of North Korean Tests [WSJ]
Hot Line Connecting Koreas Returns to Service [NYT]
Klingner Opinion: North Korea’s Imminent Threat [WSJ]
Seoul returns offer for talks – but tough talks [JoongAng]
China’s Hu to call for new talks on North Korea [AP]
S Korea keen on upgrading defense deals with Israel [AHN]
Five North Korean defectors ‘shot dead’ [Sify]

China
Robert Gates tours China nuclear warfare headquarters [BBC]
Nationalistic and Chasing the ‘Chinese Dream’ [NYT]
China Would `Welcome’ U.S. Statement on Holdings During Hu, Obama Summit [Bloomberg]
Geithner warns Beijing on currency policies [AP]
Tajikistan agrees to give land to China [AP]
China bans German pork and eggs in dioxin scare [BBC]
China artist Ai Weiwei’s Shanghai studio demolished [BBC]

Japan
DPJ lawmakers get together amid internal rifts [Mainichi]

Southeast Asia
Vietnam vows change to build modern economy [BBC]
Floods ground Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa [BBC]

South/Central Asia
In Kabul, Biden promises U.S. support beyond 2014 [WaPo]
US ‘not the enemy of Islam’ says Biden [AFP]
Suicide bomber kills two in Afghanistan capital [Guardian]
Life in jail for two Pakistani Muslim blasphemers [BBC]
Biden in Pakistan for Talks With Top Officials [NYT]
Pakistani bomber kills 17 in attack on police [BBC]
Zardari Ally to Succeed Slain Punjab Gov. Taseer in Pakistan [NYT]

Middle East
Lebanon’s government falls as Hezbollah pulls out [AP]
Iran Says Time Running Out for Nuclear Deal [NYT]

Africa
South Sudan’s referendum vote reaches 60%, says SPLM [BBC]
US could take Sudan off state terror list by July [AFP]
Ivory Coast’s army opens fire on opposition neighborhoods [AP]
Government imposes curfew in Tunisia’s capital [AP]
Tunisian president fires police chief over unrest [Reuters]
Egypt denies sectarian motive for Copt’s murder [AFP]
Nigeria: Jos Killings Escalate [All Africa]

Europe
Tony Blair to appear before Iraq war inquiry on 21 January [Guardian]
Eric Illsley to quit as MP following expenses conviction [Guardian]
Kaczynski air crash: Russia blames Polish pilot error [BBC]
Dutch government enforcing taxes on prostitution [AP]
Europe Debates Larger Rescue Fund [WSJ]
European stocks higher after Portugal bond sale [AFP]
Germany enjoys stellar growth [FT]

Americas
Prayer and mourning in Haiti a year after quake [AP]
Hitmen intensify attacks in Mexico’s richest city [Reuters]
At least 61 dead in rain-hit Brazil towns [Reuters]

Domestic
Arizona Shooting
Analysis: Sarah Palin’s use of ‘blood libel’ sparks new controversy [WaPo]
Boehner opposes new gun-control bill [The Hill]
Obama’s Visit to Arizona Offers Moment to Alter His Image of `Detachment’ [Bloomberg]
Officers stopped Loughner on day of Ariz. shooting [AP]
Gun sales soar 60 percent in Arizona [Politico]
Other
Daley Has $7.7 Million of JPMorgan Stock to Divest on Way to White House [Bloomberg]
Republican school board in N.C. backed by tea party abolishes integration policy [WaPo]
Oil spill panel calls for tighter federal rules, new fees for drilling [WaPo]
More slayings in Pr. George’s, and police feel the heat [WaPo]
How To Switch Your iPhone Service From AT&T To Verizon [Techland]

Daily International News 01.04.11

Daily International News
January 4, 2011

Northeast Asia/Pacific
Bosworth calls for ‘serious negotiations’ as key strategy to deal with N. Korea [Yonhap]
Pyongyang Joins Majority in criticizing PM Kan, DPJ [WSJ]
Japan to Propose Closer Military Ties With S. Korea [NYT]
From 01/03 Japan Is on High Alert as a Virus Infiltrates Bird-Heavy Regions [NYT]
China official warns of 300-year desertification fight [BBC]
Australia floods ‘to hit global steelmaking’ [BBC]

South/Central Asia
Pakistani governor opposing blasphemy law killed [Reuters]
Afghan leader complains of foreign interference [AP]
From 01/03 Judges Set to Rule on Afghan Election Complaints Within 2 Weeks [NYT]
Kyrgyzstan to name mountain after Vladimir Putin [BBC]

Middle East
PM: Israel never said no to freeze [Al Jazeera]
Iran Offer of Nuclear Site Tour Irks U.S. [WSJ]
Israel arrests UK consulate staff over ‘stadium plot’ [BBC]
US fugitive commits suicide in Israeli prison [AP]
Lebanon asks U.N. to guard gas from Israeli drilling [Reuters]

Africa
Ivory Coast’s Gbagbo agrees to lift blockade of rival [Reuters]
Ivory Coast: Africa mediation fails to end stalemate [BBC]
Sudan president: I’ll support south if it secedes [AP]
Alexandria church bomb: Egypt Coptic pope urges calm [BBC]
From 01/03 Uganda bars media from outing gays [BBC]

Europe
Greece plans Turkey border fence to tackle migration [BBC]
EU eyes return to sanctions against Belarus [Reuters]
Belarus releases one of five opposition presidential candidates [Deutsche Welle]
Spain 2010 deficit ‘was less than target’ [AFP]
5 ships trapped by ice off eastern Russia [AP]

Americas
Brazil Is Poised to Pressure Beijing on Currency Policy [WSJ]
Argentina thieves tunnel into Buenos Aires bank [BBC]
Severed head hung from bridge in Tijuana, Mexico [AP]
Bus bomb kills five in Guatemala City [BBC]

Domestic
Obama Is Said to Consider Naming JPMorgan’s Daley to Top White House Post [Bloomberg]
Food-Safety Funding Battle Looms as Obama Prepares to Sign Reform Bill [Bloomberg]
Incoming House GOP chairmen have a long list of issues to investigate [WaPo]
Capt. Owen Honors expected to be relieved of command over lewd videos, official says [WaPo]
Scalia: Constitution does not protect women against discrimination [WaPo]
Goldman Investment in Facebook May Draw SEC Scrutiny [Bloomberg]

Daily International News 08.11.10

Daily International News
August 11, 2010

Northeast Asia
North Korea to conduct rare border handover [Reuters]
SKorea probing if NKorea deliberately sent mines [AP]
S Korea urges DPRK to release its fishing boat [Xinhua]
Fifa investigates North Korea World Cup abuse claims [BBC]; Original Reporting: World Cup Team Shamed, Reprimanded [RFA]
How Does the U.S. Solve a Problem Like North Korea? [TIME]
Downpours bring more worry for China landslide town [Reuters]

Southeast Asia
Sri Lanka begins civil war hearings [Al Jazeera]
Thai court rejects Thaksin assets appeal [BBC]
Terrorism charges filed against Indonesian cleric [AP]

Central/South Asia
Kyrgyzstan sets October 10 date for parliamentary vote [Reuters]
Wikileaks asked to edit Afghan names from US files [BBC]
UN calls for bigger aid response for Pakistan [Euronews]
Parts of Sindh, Punjab on alert as fresh flood warning issued [Dawn]

Middle East
No agreement on direct Israel-Palestinian talks [AP]
Lebanon politician Karam charged with spying for Israel [BBC]
Deadly blast hits Turkey oil pipeline [BBC]
[Iraq/Iran]
State Dept. faces skyrocketing costs as it prepares to expand role in Iraq [WaPo]
‘Booby trap’ kills Iraqi soldiers [Al Jazeera]
Analysis: U.S. and Iraqi Interests May Work Against Pullout [NYT]
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard ‘digging mass graves for US soldiers’ [Telegraph]
Has Tehran lost the weapon of fear? [The National]

Africa
Hard-line Islam steps out of shadows in Algeria [Reuters]
Rwanda’s Kagame wins election by landslide [Reuters]
Zimbabwe auctions controversy-plagued diamonds [AP]
Kenyan accused of harboring Uganda terror suspects [AP]

Europe
Russian wildfires raise Chernobyl radiation fears [AP]
Russia deploys S-300 missiles in Georgia’s Abkhazia [Reuters]
Bodies found in search for victims of Bosnian massacre [BBC]
Lawmakers Demand Lockerbie Medical Records [WSJ]
Bank of England forecasts ‘choppy’ economic recovery [BBC]
UK doctors: New superbug gene could spread widely [AP]

Americas
Colombia, Venezuela restore diplomatic relations [AP]
Colombia opens door for talks with FARC rebels [WaPo]
Guatemala Court Orders Arrest of Politician Holed Up at Honduran Embassy [LAHT]

Domestic
Incumbent Backed by Obama Wins Colorado Primary [NYT]
Obama signs emergency bill to halt teacher layoffs [AP]
For Mosque Sponsors, Early Missteps Fueled Storm [NYT]
For many Muslims, start of Ramadan stirs up centuries-old debate between science and doctrine [WaPo]
Fed Move on Debt Signals Concern About Economy [NYT]
What’s Missing in the Internet Kill-Switch Debate [TIME]