World Politics Review Media Roundup: 14 Jul 2011

Media Roundup: 14 Jul 2011

Investigators Search for Leads in Deadly Mumbai Explosions

 

By: LYDIA POLGREEN and VIKAS BAJAJ | The New York Times

Investigators combed rain-soaked blast sites and scoured security videos on Thursday for clues to who carried out a rapid series of three bombings that killed 17 people and injured 131 in the commercial capital of Mumbai during Wednesday's rush hour, officials said.

Bomber Hits Ceremony for Karzai's Brother

 

By: MARIA ABI-HABIB | The Wall Street Journal

A bomb blast ripped through a historic mosque in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on Thursday, killing the city's top Islamic cleric during a mourning ceremony for President Hamid Karzai's slain half-brother Ahmed Wali Karzai.

China Calls on World to Normalize Ties With Sudan

 

By: Ben Blanchard | Reuters

The world should recognize the efforts made by Sudan in bringing peace to its southern region, now an independent state, and normalize relations with Khartoum, state media on Thursday quoted a senior Chinese diplomat as saying.

More News

 

• UN: Afghan Civilian Death Toll Up 15 Percent
   
  
  By: DEB RIECHMANN | The Associated Press
  
• Can Afghanistan's Counternarcotics Efforts Survive NATO Withdrawal?
   
  
  By: Matthew C. DuPee | World Politics Review
  
• British Prime Minister David Cameron Under Fire in News Corp. Phone-Hacking Scandal
   
  
  By: Anthony Faiola | The Washington Post
  
• The Open Government Partnership -- a New Direction for U.S. Foreign Policy?
   
  
  By: Greg Michener | The Christian Science Monitor
  
• U.S. Standing Plunges Across Arab World
   
  
  By: Naseema Noor and Jim Lobe | Inter Press Service
  
• Egypt Purges Mubarak-Era Police Officers
   
  
  By: DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK | The New York Times
  
• Greek Deadlock Spreads Fears
   
  
  By: CHARLES FORELLE | The Wall Street Journal
  
• Nigerian Oil Militants Threaten New Attacks
   
  
  By: Pius Utomi Ekpei | Agence France-Presse
  
• Moscow to Double in Geographical Size to Ease Overcrowding
   
  
  By: Miriam Elder | The Guardian
  
• Libya: Col Gaddafi Has 'Suicide Plan' to Blow Up Tripoli
   
  
  The Daily Telegraph
  
• Libya Rebels Desperately Short of Funds
   
  
  By: David Zucchino | Los Angeles Times
  
• Three Middle East Nations Considering F-16 Orders
   
  
  By: Bob Cox | Fort Worth Star-Telegram
  
• Iraqi Lawmakers Irked By Manipulated Manual Voting
   
  
  By: Waleed Ibrahim | Reuters
  
• UN Aid Group Ready to Work With Al-Shabab
   
  
  Al Jazeera
  
• Chávez Says His Cancer Could Need Treatment
   
  
  By: KEJAL VYAS | The Wall Street Journal
  
• Colombian Colonel Sentenced for Faking Civilian Murders
   
  
  BBC
  
• Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan Calls for Phase-Out of Nuclear Power
   
  
  By: Chico Harlan | The Washington Post