World Politics Review Media Roundup: 21 Jul 2011

Media Roundup: 21 Jul 2011

Germany and France Reach Deal on Rescue Plan for Greece

By: STEPHEN CASTLE AND JUDY DEMPSEY | The New York Times

The leaders of Germany and France have agreed on a proposal for a rescue plan for Greece to be presented to a summit meeting of European officials on Thursday.

Libyan Rebels Advance on a Gadhafi Stronghold

By: CHARLES LEVINSON | The Wall Street Journal

Rebel fighters have penetrated Libya's southwest desert and pulled within 80 miles of Gadhafi's southern stronghold, opening a new front and suggesting the strongman's grip is slipping even in areas believed firmly in his control.

The World's Biggest Problem? Too Many People

By: Mary Ellen Harte and Anne Ehrlich | Los Angeles Times

Our unsustainable population levels are depleting resources and denying a decent future to our descendants. We must stop the denial.

More News

• Pentagon Braces for Deep Cuts
  By: Craig Whitlock | The Washington Post
  
• Iraq Shi'ite Militia Splinters Into Hit Squads, Gangs
  By: Suadad al-Salhy | Reuters
  
• France Says Qaddafi Can Stay in Libya if He Relinquishes Power
  By: STEVEN ERLANGER | The New York Times
  
• Muslim Brotherhood No Threat to Egypt's Israel Policy
  By: Brian Dabbs | World Politics Review
  
• David Cameron Concedes Error in Hiring Aide Linked to Hacking
  By: Henry Chu | Los Angeles Times
  
• Why Nigeria's Tactics With the Militant Boko Haram May Not Work
  By: Alex Thurston | The Christian Science Monitor
  
• WikiLeaks Cables Show U.S. Calling Shots in Haiti
  By: Jacqueline Charles | Miami Herald
  
• Erdogan Boom Under Threat as Greek Crisis Exposes Turkey's Financing Risk
  By: Steve Bryant and Maria Petrakis | Bloomberg News
  
• Maoists Attack Kills Four in India
  BBC
  
• Drought Cripples Economies in Horn of Africa
  By: Ioannis Gatsiounis | The Washington Times
  
• Problems Dog U.S.-Led Efforts to Boost Afghan Financial System
  By: Jonathan S. Landay | McClatchy Newspapers
  
• Taliban Say Hackers Faked Reports of Mullah Omar's Death
  By: Laura King | Los Angeles Times
  
• 'British Taliban' Arrested in Afghanistan
  By: Richard Norton-Taylor | The Guardian
  
• New Protests Hit Malawi's Capital
  By: Felix Mponda | Agence France-Presse
  
• Migrants Use Zip Line to Cross Guatemala-Mexico Border
  By: Rafael Romo | CNN
  
• Mexico Widens Police Corruption Probe
  By: DAVID LUHNOW | The Wall Street Journal
  
• Nord Stream Price Overruns Cloud Europe's Gas Picture
  By: Greg Caramenico | World Politics Review
  
• Italy's Luxury Bailout
  By: Barbie Latza Nadeau | Newsweek
  
• Turkey Recalibres Its Policy On Libya
  By: Saban Kardas | Eurasia Daily Monitor
  
• UN Countries Divided Over Security Council Climate Role
  Reuters