Daily International News
June 16, 2011
Northeast Asia
Koreas
North Korea demands defectors’ return from South Korea [BBC]
Nine North Koreans drift South and defect [JoongAng]
Rok Launches Defense Command to better Shield Western Border Islands From Attack [Arirang]
China
China arrests 14 North Koreans in northeast border area [Yonhap]
China closes Tibet to foreigners ahead of anniversary [Reuters]
China refusing to issue visas to U.S. arms probe investigators [Kyodo]
Group: Chinese forces suppress new unrest in east [AP]
China dispatches large patrol ship amid tensions [AP]
Senior leader stresses supervision over policy implementation in Xinjiang [Xinhua]
Chinese, Russian presidents hold talks on co-op [Xinhua]
China invites Sudan leader accused of war crimes [AP]
China’s Wen to visit Germany and Britain [AP]
Japan
Fukushima: It’s much worse than you think [Al Jazeera]
Japan nuke plant set to treat contaminated water [AP]
FIFA to provide financial aid to Japanese soccer [AP]
Southeast Asia/Pacific
Report: 10,000 flee fighting in northern Myanmar [AP]
Papua New Guinea leader’s son Teo Abal on murder charge [BBC]
Indonesia jails cleric Abu Bakar Ba’asyir for 15 years [BBC]
South/Central Asia
Al-Zawahiri named new al-Qaeda chief [Al Jazeera]
Pakistan’s Chief of Army Fights to Keep His Job [NYT]
Pakistan-U.S. security relationship at lowest point since 2001, officials say [WaPo]
Plea for Indian condemned for Malaysia drug smuggling [BBC]
BBC demands release of journalist held in Tajikistan [BBC]
Middle East
Syrian army reinforces around restive northern town [Reuters]
Syrian authorities detain hundreds in northwest [AP]
Militants stage more attacks in south Yemen [Reuters]
Bahrain’s appeal for talks faces cool reception [AP]
Bahrain frees activists held after UN sit-in [Al Jazeera]
Iraqi court sentences 15 to death for massacre [AP]
Africa
South Sudan army says ready for more border attacks [Reuters]
Obama administration: Libya action does not require congressional approval [WaPo]
NATO hits Gadhafi compound, diplomacy heats up [AP]
Gaddafi’s son holds out offer of elections [Reuters]
Police blame Islamist sect for deadly Nigeria blast [Reuters]
Europe
E.coli breaks out in France, 5 children in hospital [Reuters]
Greek PM reshuffle plan in doubt as deputies quit [Reuters]
Euro countries back new rights for domestic workers [AP]
Americas/Domestic
Newt Gingrich demands NBC apology [POLITICO]
NY Assembly passes same-sex marriage 80-63 [Times Union]
U.S. Rep. Weiner tells friends he will resign [Reuters]
Tiny amounts of toxic chemical found near US base [AP]
Obama to meet with Mongolian leader [AP]
US Rep. Giffords released from Houston hospital [AP]
Trouble in Vancouver’s Streets After Defeat [NYT]
