Daily International News
November 11, 2010
G20
Obama’s G-20 Misfire [Daily Beast]
Pessimism pervades as G20 leaders show sharp split [AP]
Koreans Should Take Pride in the G20 Summit [Chosun]
Northeast Asia
Koreas
Obama Speech Marks Shift on North Korea [NYT]
North Korea Exports $100 Million a Year in Arms, UN Report Says [Bloomberg]
Pritchard reports work on NKorea’s Yongbyon building [JoongAng]
N. Korea proposes talks on Mount Kumgang on Nov. 19: ministry [Yonhap]
South Korea, U.S. fail to resolve trade deal row [Reuters]
China
China’s monitoring of activists surges post-Nobel [AP]
Obama: US, China relationship stronger [AP] and China, U.S. presidents agree to further boost ties [Xinhua]
China inflation jumps to 25-month high in October [AP]
Mounting inflation pressure tests Chinese policy makers [Xinhua]
Southeast Asia
Burma court rejects Suu Kyi appeal [BBC]
Australia refugee law case trumps government policy [BBC]
South/Central Asia
India for UNSC: Pakistan cabinet criticises US support [India Times]
Pirates hijack ship near India with 31 crew aboard [AP]
Reports: Bomb rocks Pakistan’s largest city [AP]
U.K. Commander Offers Different Afghan Timetable [WSJ]
Audio recording reveals fraud in Afghan election [AP]
Middle East
Iraq deadlock ends, al-Maliki to stay on as PM [AP]
U.S. Blocks Iran’s Bid for a U.N. Board Seat [NYT]
Iran accuses IAEA of leaking information to US [AP]
Clinton seeks ‘way forward’ in stalled Mid-East talks [BBC]
Hamas and Fatah fail to reach agreement [Reuters]
Africa
Emergency polio campaign in 3 African nations [AP]
Five Somalis deny US piracy charges [BBC]
Tropical disease kills 300 in Southern Sudan [AP]
Europe
ANALYSIS-UN watchdog may struggle to cope with atom revival [Reuters]
Russian ‘double agent’ named by Moscow newspaper [BBC]
Iceland investigates possible US embassy spying [AP]
Italy rivals fail to break political deadlock [Reuters]
Michelle Obama honors US troops in Germany [AP]
UK
Facing austerity, Britain proposes cuts in welfare and education [NYT]
UK PM calls for prosecutions after violent demo [AP]
Nick Clegg regrets signing anti-tuition fees pledge [BBC]
Britain to Tape Traders’ Cell Phones to Fight Fraud [NYT]
Americas/Domestic
Foreign media ‘focus too much on Mexico drug violence’ [BBC]
Kerry says December looks good for New START [FP]
Sources: Pentagon group finds there is minimal risk to lifting gay ban during war [WaPo]
F.D.A. Unveils Proposed Graphic Warning Labels for Cigarette Packs [NYT]
White House Gives In On Bush Tax Cuts [HuffPo]
Rifle squad honors vets with 57,000 goodbyes [AP]
A Careless Man: What the Bush Memoir Reveals [Time]
Christine O’Donnell fighting ‘late night terrorism’ from Bill Maher [WaPo]
Michele Bachmann drops leadership bid [Politico]
