Daily International News
November 3, 2010
Domestic – Midterms
Midterm Live Results [WaPo]
Republicans Far From United in Victory as DeMint Demonstrates [Bloomberg]
Jobless Rate Trampled Democrats’ Hopes, Obama’s Change Agenda [Bloomberg]
Republican Election Gains May Stall Business’s Immigration Push [Bloomberg]
Republicans to Take On U.S. Health Law, From Taxes to Insurance [Bloomberg]
California Rejects Marijuana Legalization [NYT]
Midterm International Implications
World watches US election and speculates on impact [AP]
In Asia, Response to Elections Is Muted [NYT]
Japan worries Democrats’ defeat may make U.S. inward-looking [Mainichi]
Shift in Washington Stirs Economic Jitters Abroad [NYT]
Northeast Asia
Japan
Japan warns Russia: Stop disputed island visits [AP]
Japan anti-terrorism data leaked on internet [BBC]
Op-ed: Japan Should Reflect on Its Schizophrenic Territorial Claims [Chosun]
Koreas
Tracking North Korea sanctions [FP]
South Korea fires more warning shots at Northern boat [Reuters]
Jong-un never met Chinese bigwigs: legislator [JoongAng]
Lee optimistic SKorea, US can finalize trade deal [AP]
N.Korea won’t disrupt G20 summit says S.Korea [AFP]
SKorea: G20 leaders need ‘concrete agreements’ [AP]
China
China Stages Naval Exercises [NYT]
China will not significantly cut rare earth exports in 2011: official [Xinhua]
China accuses peace prize supporter of subversion [AP]
China calls on Japan to create appropriate conditions for bilateral ties ahead of APEC summit [Xinhua]
Amazon’s Kindle offers access to banned sites in China [BBC]
China executes serial killer in 11 murders [AP]
Southeast Asia/Pacific
Indonesia volcano Mount Merapi in new eruption [BBC]
Clinton in violence-plagued Papua New Guinea [AP]
South/Central Asia
‘No big’ outcomes expected from Obama’s India trip [BBC]
Czechs agree to send more troops to Afghanistan [AP]
Middle East
Iran says West’s ‘arrogance’ could doom nuke talks [AP]
France says Iranian woman will not be hanged Wednesday [Reuters]
In Parcel Bomb Plot, 2 Dark Inside Jokes [NYT]
Israel halts ‘dialogue’ with UK over war crimes law [BBC]
Gaza car blast kills one, Hamas blames Israel [Reuters]
Africa
Partial Ivory Coast election results show tight race [BBC]
US men charged with aiding Somalia’s al-Shabab [BBC]
Niger backs constitution to end junta rule [BBC]
Europe
Greece Suspends Outgoing Airmail After Wave of Bombs [NYT]
Home Secretary says al-Qaida member arrested in UK [AP]
London hit by 3rd subway strike in as many months [AP]
Judge orders Irish government to stage by-election [AP]
Americas
Colombian police raid drug assets office [BBC]
Colombia and Venezuela press on with ‘brotherly’ ties [BBC]
Domestic – non-midterm related
George W Bush had ‘sickening feeling’ over WMD lack [BBC]
Political lines blur as justices weigh violence for minors [WashTimes]
Moon group buys The Washington Times [WashTimes]
