Posts Tagged ‘radiation’
August 26, 2011
Daily International News
August 26, 2011
Northeast Asia
Biden Leaves Asia Offering a No-Apology Message to U.S. Audience [Bloomberg]
Japan
Kan bows out, says he did best he could [Japan Times]
Analysis: Prime Minister’s Departure Underscores Japan’s Search for Leadership [NYT]
DPJ leadership hopefuls must tackle foreign diplomacy, long-neglected after disasters [Mainichi]
Japan nuke plant radiation leak exceeds Hiroshima [AP]
Koreas
Kim renews push for resuming NKorean nuclear talks [AP]
Judge rejects motions to dismiss North Korea leak case [POLITICO]
N. Korean leader tours industrial facilities in China [Yonhap]
Doors to dialogue open for North Korea: U.S. diplomat [Yonhap]
China/Taiwan
China issues protest over US report on military [AP]
China law change would allow secret detentions [AP]
New Tibet boss does not mention Dalai Lama [AP]
China charges 3 in death of Buddhist monk [AP]
Taiwan ex-president Chen Shui-bian gets extra jail term [BBC]
China bars some Lady Gaga hits from download sites [AP]
China Foreign Ministry increases news conferences [AP]
China, France agree to discuss yuan flexibility [AP]
Southeast Asia/Pacific
Burmese Wary of ‘Democracy,’ After Decades of Oppression [NYT]
6 killed, 1 wounded in Thailand’s violent south [AP]
South/Central Asia
Son of assassinated Pakistani governor kidnapped [Reuters]
India’s parliament set for corruption debate [Al Jazeera]
Police: Bomb explodes at outdoor mosque in Afghanistan, kills 4 [AP]
Middle East
Syrian forces fire at Friday prayers protests [Reuters]
Israel, Gaza militants agree to halt fire [Reuters]
Israel to OK thousands of Egyptian troops in Sinai – report [Reuters]
Africa
Libyan rebels storm Gaddafi stronghold [Al Jazeera]
AP sources: White House wants NATO to hunt for WMD in Libya [AP]
U.S. May Buy Looted Libyan Missiles Sold in Mali’s Black Market [Bloomberg]
Rebels send in special forces to hunt for Gaddafi [Reuters]
7 killed in bombing on UN building in Nigeria [AP]
African Union pledges drought aid [Al Jazeera]
Europe
Breakaway Georgian region elects president [AP]
Home Secretary in social media talks after riots [AFP]
Nick Clegg: I will refuse to let human rights laws be weakened [Guardian]
Greece battles huge forest fire near Turkish border [Reuters]
Rhino Horns Put Europe’s Museums on Thieves’ Must-Visit List [NYT]
Americas
Mexico casino attack leaves at least 53 dead [WaPo]
U.S. Widens Role in Mexican Fight [NYT]
Tens of thousands in the streets confirm support for Chile’s two-day strike [MercoPress]
Domestic
Irene targets U.S. coast, many evacuate, cities brace [Reuters]
Stocks slide ahead of Bernanke speech [AP]
Second-Quarter G.D.P. Revised Down to 1% [NYT]
Free-Trade Agreements Stuck in Obama-Republican Impasse [NYT]
Biden thanks servicemen and women in Hawaii [AP]
“Centrist” Jon Huntsman Isn’t Really All That Moderate After All [TPM]
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has a challenger — from the left [LAT]
In memoir, Cheney defends decisions, Bush as president [WaPo]
Strauss-Kahn gets passport back after US case dropped [BBC]
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June 13, 2011
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June 10, 2011
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged afghanistan, AP, Assad, Aung San Suu Kyi, Baba Ramdev, BBC, bloomberg, brazil, Burma, CA, california, chechen, chicago, child labor, china, clinton, CNN, croatia, cuba, cyberattack, debbie wasserman, democratic national committee, DNC, DPRK, e coli, earthquake, EU, extradition, florida, france, fukushima, Gaddafi, gates, germany, gingrich, GOP, guru, huang qi, human rights, IMF, india, inflation, iowa, iraq, israel, italy, Japan, jerusalem, jisr al-shughour, korea, kyrgyzstan, lagarde, leiter, libya, live-fire, maryland, MD, misrate, myanmar, national counterterrorism center, NATO, NCC, new york times, nkorea, North Korea, NYT, Obama, osh, Pakistan, palestine, perry, politico, potus, PRC, puerto rico, Qaddafi, radiation, rana, reith lectures, republican, reuters, ROK, romney, russia, saleh, shia, skorea, south china sea, south korea, spain, sprouts, state department, straw poll, sunni, suu kyi, syria, taekwondo, TEPCO, TNC, toyota, tsunami, turkey, UN, united nations, vietnam, VOA, voice of america, WaPo, Washington Post, won, xinhua, yemen, yoga, yonhap, zambia | 1 Comment »
May 27, 2011
Daily International News
May 27, 2011
Northeast Asia
Koreas
N Korea ‘to release US citizen Eddie Jun Yong-su’ [BBC] and N. Korea says will release American detainee in conciliatory gesture toward U.S. [Yonhap]
China trip by North Korean leader Kim Jong-il ends [BBC]
Iran meets North Korea, Syria in Bali [Jakarta Post]
North Korean Dependence on China Trade Rises as Sanctions Worsen Isolation [Bloomberg]
South Korean court jails four Somali pirates [BBC]
Korean War POW finally buried after 60 years [AP]
China/Taiwan
US lawmakers block China firms from Pentagon contracts [BBC]
45 senators urge Obama to sell F-16s to Taiwan [Bloomberg]
Taiwan Opposition Candidate Would Seek Deals With China [VOA]
Japan
Japan beats deflation for the first time in two years [BBC]
Japan moves to protect children as new nuclear leak revealed [Reuters]
IAEA team inspect Fukushima plant [Xinhua]
AP Exclusive: Fukushima tsunami plan a single page [AP]
Southeast Asia/Pacific
China, Myanmar forge partnership, ink deals [Xinhua]
Thailand arrests US citizen for ‘insult to monarchy’ [BBC]
Australia returns passport to ex-Gitmo detainee [AP]
Author jailed over Singapore criticism [Al Jazeera]
South/Central Asia
Pakistan air force kills 23 militants in northwest [AP]
India, US pledge to boost intelligence cooperation [AP]
2 blasts hit US troops in deadly Afghan attack [AP]
Clinton in Pakistan
Tension Marks Clinton’s Visit to Pakistan [NYT]
Anti-Americanism will not end Pakistan’s problems: Clinton [Dawn]
Clinton exonerates Pakistan over Osama Bin Laden [BBC]
Hillary Clinton sees turning point in Pakistan [POLITICO]
Middle East
Arab democracies win G8 aid pledge [FT]
G8 leaders expected to back Obama on 1967 borders [Haaretz]
Protesters ‘shot dead’ by Syrian forces [Al Jazeera]
Yemen’s Saleh faces growing condemnation [Al Jazeera]
Africa
Egyptians gather for second ‘day of anger’ [Al Jazeera]
NATO air strikes rock Libyan capital [Al Jazeera]
Obama Says U.S., France Resolve to ‘Finish the Job’ They Began in Libya [Bloomberg]
Russia agrees to mediate Gaddafi exit [Al Jazeera]
Sudan’s Seizure of Abyei Region Won’t Spark New War, Ex-U.S. Envoy Says [Bloomberg]
S.Sudan says 80,000 flee after north takes Abyei [Reuters]
Long-sought former Hutu militia leader captured [CNN]
Europe
Warm welcome, few policy wins for Obama in Europe [AP]
Obama visit to Poland chance to add vigor to ties [AP]
Mladic due in Belgrade court for extradition case [CBS]
Embarrassment, mockery over Berlusconi’s latest gaffe [Reuters]
Air France captain was absent when descent began [AP]
Americas/Domestic
Colombia identifies almost 10,000 bodies in unmarked graves [Guardian]
U.S. Congress Approves Four-Year Extension of Patriot Act Wiretap Power [Bloomberg]
Clyburn Predicts Last-Minute Debt-Limit Deal to Cut Up to $6 Trillion [Bloomberg]
Democrats See Revived Political Prospects for 2012 Elections [Bloomberg]
Romney, Santorum and Bachmann all signal 2012 announcement plans [WaPo]
Bachmann, Palin Could Compete for Same Audience, Splitting Tea Party Vote [Bloomberg]
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May 12, 2011
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April 14, 2011
Posted in Daily News | Tagged 2012, afghanistan, ai weiwei, al-jazeera, amcit, AP, bahrain, BBC, belarus, berlin, berlusconi, besigye, bloomberg, BP, brazil, BRIC, buddhism, cameron, cannes, chicago, china, christian science monitor, CIA, clinton, cote d'ivoire, council of europe, CSM, cuba, deficit, dought, DPRK, earthquake, EU, france, fukushima, G20, Gadhafi, gates, Gaza, gbagbo, germany, Goldstone, guardian, hacking, hillary, immigration, india, iran, israel, italy, ivory coast, Japan, karzai, kim il-sung, kim jong-il, kim jong-un, kizza besigye, korea, libya, london, mcclatchy, medicare, minsk, misrata, monastery, monk, NATO, new york times, news of the world, newseum, newspaper, nkorea, North Korea, nuclear, NYT, Obama, ouattara, Pakistan, potus, PRC, Qaddafi, quake, radiation, raymond davis, reuters, ria novosti, roc, russia, ryan, saleh, sanctions, secdef, sendai, sony, syria, taiwan, taliban, tibet, tory, tsunami, turkey, uganda, UN, united nations, vince cable, wall street journal, WaPo, Washington Post, wen wei po, WSJ, WTO, yemen | Leave a Comment »
April 13, 2011
Posted in Daily News | Tagged 9/11, abuse, afghanistan, ai weiwei, aircraft carrier, AP, arab, asia, austria, bader, bahrain, baseball, BBC, belarus, bloomberg, brazil, buddhism, Burma, california, capital punishment, cartel, catholicism, china, CIA, clinton, CNN, Congress, cote d'ivoire, debt speech, doha, DPRK, dutch, earthquake, egypt, endangered species, entitlements, EU, failed state, financial times, FT, fukushima, Gadhafi, gbagbo, Geert Wilders, gray wolf, gun control, hillary, hunger strike, inflation, islam, israel, ivory coast, Japan, jeff bader, joongang, korea, libya, medvedev, mexico, minimum wage, minsk, mubarak, myanmar, NATO, netherlands, new york times, newsweek, nkorea, North Korea, nuclear, NYT, Obama, ouattara, Pakistan, palestinian, PLN, potus, PRC, Qaddafi, radiation, raymond davis, reuters, ROK, russell, russia, saleh, sanctions, saudi arabia, sendai, sidney harman, skorea, south korea, straits times, subversion, swaziland, syria, taipei times, tamaulipas, taxes, TEPCO, tibet, tsunami, WaPo, Washington Post, wilders, yemen, zetas, zhu yufu | 1 Comment »
