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Daily International News
March 4, 2010
North Korea
N. Korea spurns S. Korean demand to resolve nuclear issue together [Yonhap]
NKorean executed for sneaking news out: report [AP]
NKorea pressures SKorea to restart joint tours [AP]
Japan
Japan Offers New Plan in Okinawa Dispute [NYT]
China/Taiwan
Strong earthquake hits Taiwan; 64 people injured [AP]
China Says It Is Slowing Down Military Spending [NYT] and China’s defense budget to grow 7.5% in 2010: spokesman [Xinhua]
SE Asia
Thailand denies visa to Dalai Lama’s sister [AP]
Iran Sanctions
China backs diplomacy, not sanctions, on Iran [AP]
Iran threatens to withdraw nuclear offer [AFP]
Brazil, U.S. at odds over Iran [CNN]
New Hurdle to Iran Sanctions [WSJ]
Other Middle East
17 killed in Baghdad blasts targeting voters [AP]
Yemen: Police arrest suspected al-Qaida members [AP]
AfPak
U.S. Redraws Afghan Command [WSJ]
UN envoy says it’s ‘time to talk’ to the Taliban [AP]
Europe
Reasons for Knox guilty verdict released in Italy [AP]
German court jails Islamists for foiled U.S. attacks [Reuters]
Dutch anti-Islamists makes key gains in local elections [BBC]
Africa
UK says no early end to Zimbabwe sanctions [Reuters]
UN plans to end DR Congo peacekeeping mission [BBC]
Voters flock to Togo poll in test of democracy [AP]
Americas
Chile wants loans, scours for quake survivors [Reuters]
Haitian family survives 2 big quakes in 2 months [AP]
Chavez denies links with Spain’s ETA, FARC rebels [AP]
Domestic
Obama calls for reconciliation to prevent filibuster on health-care reform [WaPo]
Turkey, on Edge, Watches U.S. Vote on Armenia [WSJ