World Politics Review Media Roundup: 01 Aug 2011

Media Roundup: 01 Aug 2011

Syrians Strike Restive Cities in Fierce Raids

By: NADA BAKRI and ANTHONY SHADID | The New York Times

Syrian military and security forces assaulted Hama and other restive cities before dawn on Sunday, killing at least 70 people in the broadest and fiercest crackdown yet by the government of President Bashar al-Assad on the four-month uprising against his rule, activists and residents said.

Violence Continues in Pakistan's Karachi; 200 Killed in July

By: Faisal Aziz | Reuters

Deadly civil strife continued on Monday from the weekend in Pakistan's commercial hub of Karachi despite efforts by officials to quell the violence in the city that is home to the country's main port, stock exchange and central bank.

Prime Minister's Push Reshapes Turkey

By: MARC CHAMPION | The Wall Street Journal

Turkey's military and government will meet in the wake of the resignations of the armed forces' top commanders, part of a new era in Turkey in which a civilian leader--Prime Minister Erdogan--is in complete control.

More News

• Afghanistan Car Bombing Kills as Many as 13
  By: Laura King | Los Angeles Times
  
• China Muscling U.S. Aside in Thailand
  By: Richard S. Ehrlich | The Washington Times
  
• Libya Rebels Making Steady Progress in Western Mountains
  By: William Booth | The Washington Post
  
• Troubled Gun Sting Renews Suspicions of U.S. Role in Mexico's Violence
  By: Tim Johnson | McClatchy Newspapers
  
• Iraq Boosts Purchase of U.S. Jets, But No Decision on Troops
  By: Jane Arraf | The Christian Science Monitor
  
• North Korea 'Keen' for Six-Party Nuclear Talks
  BBC
  
• Islamic Force Rises in Tunisia
  By: Giuliana Sgrena | Inter Press Service
  
• Norway PM to Politicians: Think Before You Speak
  By: KARL RITTER | The Associated Press
  
• Buenos Aires Mayor Macri Wins Re-Election in Blow to President Fernandez
  By: Eliana Raszewski | Bloomberg News
  
• Emergency Aid Flights Brave War-Torn Somalia
  Agence France-Presse
  
• Chronicle of a Famine Foretold
  The Economist
  
• Vietnam, India Boost Naval Ties to Counter China
  By: Saurav Jha | World Politics Review
  
• In World's Eyes, Much Damage Is Already Done
  By: DAVID E. SANGER | The New York Times
  
• U.S. Hikers Expect Iran Verdict Soon
  By: Ramin Mostaghim | Los Angeles Times
  
• Violence Surges in Muslim Region of China
  By: JEREMY PAGE | The Wall Street Journal
  
• India's New Internet Rules Criticized
  By: Rama Lakshmi | The Washington Post
  
• Egyptian official: Mubarak Won't Attend Start of His Trial
  By: Mohannad Sabry | McClatchy Newspapers