World Politics Review Media Roundup: 15 Jul 2011

Media Roundup: 15 Jul 2011

Syria Revolt Fueled by Roof Fires, Tweets

 

By: NOUR MALAS | The Wall Street Journal

The Syrian rebellion has been painted as a spontaneous uprising that began in the rural south. But it really was caused by a combustible blend of urban dissidents plotting in living rooms and digital salons with angry residents in outlying areas.

Euro Falls Amid Stress-Test Anxiety

 

By: Julia Kollewe and Jill Treanor | The Guardian

Analysts expect between five and 15 European banks to fail stress tests as Italy prepares to vote on austerity budget.

U.S. Warns of Dark Path Ahead Without Cooperation in Sudan

 

By: Lily Hough and Naseema Noor | Inter Press Service

As South Sudan was admitted as the 193rd member of the United Nations on Thursday, officials in Washington said the hard work in the fragile new country has just begun.

 

More News

 

• Nato Leaders in New Diplomatic Push on Libya
   
  
  BBC
  
• U.S. and China Try to Agree on Military Strategy
   
  
  By: MICHAEL WINES | The New York Times
  
• Turkey Probes Kurdish Autonomy Declaration
   
  
  By: SELCAN HACAOGLU | The Associated Press
  
• Elite Units Under an Office of Maliki's Linked to Secret Jail Where Detainees Face Torture, Iraq Officials Say
   
  
  By: Ned Parker | Los Angeles Times
  
• Anger, Grief Sweep India After Mumbai Blasts
   
  
  By: Sujoy Dhar | The Washington Times
  
• What Mumbai Spirit?
   
  
  By: Naresh Fernandes | The New Yorker
  
• Palestinians' Gambit for UN Recognition Wobbles
   
  
  By: Joshua Mitnick | The Christian Science Monitor
  
• In Egypt, Anger at Military Rulers Fuels Ongoing Protests
   
  
  By: Max Strasser | World Politics Review
  
• Blast in Nigeria Wounds Policemen
   
  
  Agence France-Presse
  
• Closing in on Tripoli
   
  
  The Economist
  
• Turkey Seeks More Pressure on Gadhafi
   
  
  By: MATTHEW LEE and SELCAN HACAOGLU | The Associated Press
  
• Chávez Foe Convicted Over Remarks
   
  
  By: EZEQUIEL MINAYA AND JOSÉ DE CÓRDOBA | The Wall Street Journal
  
• Clooney's New Project Finds Signs of Mass Graves in Sudan
   
  
  By: Alan Boswell | McClatchy Newspapers
  
• Moscow Launches Effort to 'Chechenize' Dagestan
   
  
  By: Mairbek Vatchagaev | Eurasia Daily Monitor
  
• Sound of Post-Soviet Protest: Claps and Beeps
   
  
  By: ELLEN BARRY | The New York Times
  
• China Stumbles in Yuan Grand Plan
   
  
  By: LINGLING WEI AND BOB DAVIS | The Wall Street Journal
  
• Egyptians Extend Protest, Say Army Not Doing Enough
   
  
  By: Edmund Blair | Reuters
  
• 'Butcher of the Andes' Faces Trial in Peru
   
  
  Agence France-Presse
  
• Rebekah Brooks Resigns From News International
   
  
  By: Philippe Naughton | The London Times