Daily International News
March 4, 2011
Northeast Asia
China Resumes Rapid Increase in Military Spending [NYT]
Why China Is More Like the Middle East Than We Think [CFR]
South Korea hit by cyber attacks [BBC] and S. Korean Web sites suffer DDoS attack [Yonhap]
N. Korea toughens grip on information amid Mideast turmoil: South [Kyodo]
South Korea says North is blocking return of refugees [BBC]
Korea-EU FTA deal heads to parliament [JoongAng]
Maehara admits illegal donation from foreigner in fresh blow to Kan [Kyodo]
Japan rattled by college entrance exam cheat case [AP]
South/Southeast/Central Asia
East Timor applies to join Asean [BBC]
U.N. urges review of air strikes after Afghan children killed [Reuters]
Pentagon Criticized for Lax Oversight of $4.2 Billion Afghan Food Contract [Bloomberg]
Prayers for patience as Pakistani Christian buried [AP]
Pakistan: Nowshera mosque bombing ‘kills nine’ [BBC]
India manager ‘killed by workers’ [BBC]
Middle East
Turks protest arrest of 8 journalists [AP]
Baghdad protesters converge on Liberation Square [Guardian]
Several hurt as Sunnis, Shi’ites clash in Bahrain [Reuters]
Yemeni army ‘fires on protesters’ [Al Jazeera]
Yemen rallies grow, Saleh rejects transition plan [Reuters]
North Africa
Interactive: WSJ Jasmine Revolution Map and NYT Middle East Protests: A Country-by-Country Look
Qaddafi Strikes Rebels in West Libya; Battles Rage in Oil Ports [Bloomberg]
Fresh protests hit Libyan capital [Al Jazeera]
LSE head quits over Gaddafi scandal [Guardian]
Qaddafi Said to Accept Venezuelan Offer for Help [NYT]
Egypt’s new PM in Tahrir Sq vows to meet protesters’ demands [AP]
Tunisia sets date for parliamentary elections [CNN]
Sub-Saharan Africa
Ivorian forces kill 7, post-election toll hits 365 [Reuters]
U.N. boosts peacekeepers in Sudan’s Abyei flashpoint [Reuters]
AP: 53 peacekeepers killed in Somalia offensive [AP]
Europe
Germany says shooting of U.S. airmen solo act [Reuters]
Assange lodges appeal against extradition [Deutsche Welle]
Austria detains ex-Bosnian general on Serb warrant [AP]
Rate Rise Signaled for Euro Zone [WSJ]
Americas
Trial of U.S. subcontractor Gross begins in Cuba [McClatchy]
US: Bolivia, Myanmar, Venezuela poor drug fighters [AP]
Domestic
Barack Obama reelection starts cash chase [POLITICO]
Presidential hopefuls Huntsman, Romney share Mormonism and belief in themselves [WaPo]
Republicans Dismiss Obama Proposal to Cut Another $6.5 Billion in Spending [Bloomberg]
Republicans drill for an energy strategy [POLITICO]
GOP Aims to Tame Benefits Programs [WSJ]
Judge Orders Protesters To Be Removed From Wisconsin Capitol [HuffPo]
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