WPR Media Roundup: 29 Jun 2011

Media Roundup: 29 Jun 2011

Kabul Raid Shows Taliban's Strength, Tests Afghan Security Coordination

By: Ben Arnoldy and Zubair Babakarkhail | The Christian Science Monitor

While last night's deadly suicide raid on Kabul's InterContinental Hotel showcased Taliban capabilities, early details also indicate some success in the new model of having Afghan forces take more of a lead on security.

Police, Protesters Clash in Cairo

The Associated Press

Egyptian security forces and protesters clashed for a second successive day in central Cairo on Wednesday in scenes not seen since the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak in February. Riot police were deployed around the Interior Ministry and were using tear gas to keep the protesters at bay.

Is Hugo Still Boss?

By: MICHAEL SHIFTER | Foreign Policy

It's unclear whether the charismatic Venezuelan president is really all that ill. But what is clear is that his country is in serious trouble, whether or not he returns from convalescing in Cuba.

More News

• Stereotypes Fuel Jackson-Vanik
  By: Khristina Narizhnaya | The Moscow Times
  
• Libyan Base Falls to a Rebel Ambush in the West
  By: KAREEM FAHIM | The New York Times
  
• U.S. Cost of War at Least $3.7 Trillion and Counting
  By: Daniel Trotta | Reuters
  
• China Looks Beyond Natural Resources in Latin America
  By: Iain Mills | World Politics Review
  
• Violence Flares in Athens as Greek Parliament Debates Painful Austerity Measures
  By: Anthee Carassava | Los Angeles Times
  
• Malaysia Arrests 14 for 'Bersih' Protest T-Shirts
  The Associated Press
  
• Lagarde Named IMF Chief
  By: SUDEEP REDDY, NATHALIE BOSCHAT and WILLIAM HOROBIN | The Wall Street Journal
  
• Mexico State Vote an Indicator for 2012 Presidential Race
  By: Patrick Corcoran | World Politics Review
  
• Gaza Flotilla Boats 'Sabotaged,' Organizers Claim
  Hurriyet Daily News
  
• Nigeria Battles Militant Upsurge
  By: WILL CONNORS | The Wall Street Journal
  
• Syrian Protesters Discover New 'Power of Their Voice'
  By: Nurhan Kocaoglu and Ruby Russell | The Washington Times
  
• Ecuador Police Convicted Over Rafael Correa Protest
  BBC
  
• Venezuelan, Like Castro, Has Brother at the Ready
  By: SIMON ROMERO | The New York Times
  
• Is This the Death of Dutch Multiculturalism?
  By: Lauren Comiteau | Time
  
• Crowd Scatters as Medvedev's Jeep Lurches
  By: Vladimir Rodionov | Agence France-Presse
  
• Russia Seeks to Increase Energy Supplies to China
  By: Sergei Blagov | Eurasia Daily Monitor
  
• The IEA's Strategic Reserve Blunder
  By: Matthew Hulbert | World Politics Review
  
• Women Nudged Out of German Workforce
  By: KATRIN BENNHOLD | The New York Times