Daily International News 02.24.11

Daily International News
February 24, 2011

Jasmine Revolution
Middle East Protests: A Country-by-Country Look [NYT]
Libya
Obama Vows to Put Pressure on Qaddafi, Sends Clinton for Talks [Bloomberg]
Qaddafi Massing Forces in Tripoli as Rebellion Spreads [NYT]
4,500 Chinese escape Libya by sea; Americans stuck [AP]
Arabian Peninsula
Yemen to ‘protect protesters’ [Al Jazeera]
Iraqis rally through social media in “day of rage” [Reuters]
Bahrain: no arrest planned for opposition leader [AP]
Lebanon blocks Bahraini activist from flying home [Reuters]
Egypt
Former Egyptian minister, state TV boss arrested [AP]
Egypt’s Suleiman survived assassination bid [Reuters]

Northeast Asia
Charities warn of food shortages in North Korea [BBC]
Governors to Meet ‘Rising Star’ Zhou as U.S.-China Ties Deepen [Bloomberg]
China plans 45 new airports as travel booms [AP]
Shanghai announces ‘one-dog policy’ [BBC]

Southeast Asia/Pacific
Quake death toll now 98, with 200 more missing: PM [SMH]
Indonesian court jails Islamist preacher for spurring violence [Reuters]

South/Central Asia
Pakistan’s intelligence ready to split with CIA [AP]
Pakistani officials: US missiles kill 6 in NW [AP]
The United States Talks to the Taliban [CFR]
Afghan suicide car bombing injures dozens [BBC]
India Maoists set new conditions for magistrate release [BBC]

Middle East
Iranian warships arrive in Syria, witness says [AP]
Suicide bomber in western Iraq kills 8 [AP]
Netanyahu: Israel will not suffer the bombardment of its citizens [Haaretz]

Africa
Yemen: Somali refugees drown after boat capsizes [BBC]
Somalia: Heavy Fighting Breaks Out in New Mogadishu Areas [All Africa]
Zimbabwe holds 46 for attending lecture on Egypt unrest [BBC]
Ivory Coast fighting threatens 6-year ceasefire [AP]

Europe
Russia to buy 1000 helicopters by 2020 [Ria Novosti]
Julian Assange to be extradited to Sweden [Guardian]

Americas
U.S. says Cuba sets trial date for jailed contractor [Reuters]
Exclusive: Obama to offer infrastructure finance for Brazil [Reuters]
Mexico arrests suspect in US agent Jaime Zapata killing [BBC]

Domestic
Saudi Arabian citizen attending West Texas college charged in suspected bombing plot [Dallas News]
Ex-Asahi Reporter Somnez Authors WaPo Blog 2chambers! [WaPo]
In Shift, U.S. Says Marriage Act Blocks Gay Rights [NYT] and Gay marriage policy change: Questions and answers [AP]
Wisconsin assembly agrees to union bill vote, as troopers seek Democratic senators [WaPo]
U.S. Government Shutdown Looms as Lawmakers Deadlock Over Budget [Bloomberg]
Huckabee, ‘Seriously’ Weighing Presidential Run, Bides His Time [Bloomberg]
Another Runaway General: Army Deploys Psy-Ops on U.S. Senators [Rolling Stone]
Pirates could face trial in US over American deaths [BBC]
Toyota recalls 2.2 mln vehicles over pedal issues [Reuters]
Space shuttle Discovery fueled for its last flight [Reuters]
Honolulu asking for apology from Rush Limbaugh on racist China remarks [AP]

Daily International News 06.22.10

Daily International News
June 22, 2010

Northeast Asia
US-Japan security pact turns 50, faces new strains [AP]
U.S. in consultations with China on N. Korea: U.S. ambassador in China [Yonhap]
China says “concerned” about South Korea-U.S. drill [Reuters]
China seriously concerned over U.S. aircraft carrier reports: FM spokesman [Xinhua]
China’s more flexible yuan edges down vs. dollar [AP]
China says it has cracked ‘major’ terrorist ring [AP]
Joint military drill could come this month [JoongAng IB]
UN action on Cheonan faces delay [JoongAng IB]

South/Central Asia
Pakistan PM reverses stance on U.S. sanctions on Iran [Reuters]
Pakistan arrests ‘German militant’ disguised in a burka [BBC]
Refugees return to shattered Kyrgyz city as vote looms [Reuters]
U.S. Said to Fund Afghan Warlords to Protect Convoys [NYT]
NATO, Afghan forces capture senior Taliban figure [AP]

SE Asia/Pacific
Security tight in Bangkok for general’s funeral [BBC]
Australia restores race discrimination act [BBC]

Middle East
Defense chief criticizes Jerusalem demolition plan [AP]
Three dead in Iraq unrest [AFP]
Four killed in Istanbul bus bomb attack [DW]

Africa
Diamond Find Could Aid Zimbabwe, and Mugabe [NYT]

Europe/UK
G20 leaders (mainly US and Europe) seem divided stimuli timing withdrawal [MercoPress]
UK makes sharpest cuts in decades in new budget [AP]
Oil execs in London slam Obama’s drilling ban [AP]
Medvedev to tour Silicon Valley, seek investors [AP]
Belarus cuts Russia gas transit [Reuters]
Cyprus probes weapons on Sudan-bound ship [Reuters]
Komorowski: pullout from Afghanistan in 2012 [AP]

Domestic
Rahm Emanuel expected to quit White House [Telegraph]
Peter Orszag to bail next month; likely successors are inside [Politico]
Wikileaks makes contact with US government [BBC]
Gen. Stanley McChrystal coming to Washington to explain anti-administration comments [WaPo] and White House summons top U.S. Afghanistan general [Reuters]
Dodd, Berman Reach Agreement on Iran Gasoline, Bank Sanctions [Bloomberg]
Times Square car bomber details his chilling plot [AP]
Obama uses powers to expand federal rights, benefits for gays and lesbians [WaPo]
BP boss retreats from spill as shares hit 13-year low [Reuters]
US Senate report says Haiti rebuilding has stalled [AP]