World Politics Review Media Roundup; 02 aUG 2011

Media Roundup: 02 Aug 2011

Cuba Approves Economic Reform Plan

By: Agencies | Al Jazeera

The Cuban National Assembly has approved Communist Party proposals to overhaul the country's state-dominated economy and lift some restrictions on citizens' personal lives, according to state-run media.

U.S. Says Iran-Backed Militia Attacks Down in Iraq

Agence France-Presse

There has been a significant decline in attacks carried out by Iran-backed Shiite militias in Iraq in recent weeks, after June saw the highest US death toll in two years, the top US officer said on Tuesday.

Nigerian Government Broaches Idea of Dialogue With Islamist Boko Haram

By: Alex Thurston | The Christian Science Monitor

Force has not quelled Nigeria's Islamist group Boko Haram, which has claimed responsibility for many terror attacks in the north. Now Nigeria's government is offering talks.

More News

• Somalis Starve as Insurgents Block Escape
  By: JEFFREY GETTLEMAN | The New York Times
  
• Syria Regime Launches New Attacks on Hama, Other Restive Cities
  By: Roula Hajjar and Borzou Daragahi | Los Angeles Times
  
• Chinese Police Shoot Two Dead Over Suspected Terror Attacks
  By: Tania Branigan and Agencies | The Guardian
  
• Japan Wary of Rise in China's Maritime Activities
  By: Kiyoshi Takenaka | Reuters
  
• Jordan: Ripe for Reform, Slow to Change
  By: Cam McGrath | Inter Press Service
  
• Egyptian Army Empties Tahrir Square
  By: Kristen Chick | The Christian Science Monitor
  
• Russia: Over 100 Opposition Protesters Held
  The Moscow Times
  
• Putin Calls U.S. a 'Parasite'
  By: RICHARD BOUDREAUX | The Wall Street Journal
  
• Bomb Blast Kills 1, Wounds 9 in Philippines
  The Associated Press
  
• Western Allies Move Cautiously on Libyan Assets
  By: Paul Richter | Los Angeles Times
  
• Libyan Rebel Commander's Death Puzzling
  By: Ashish Kumar Sen | The Washington Times
  
• Venezuela's Hugo Chavez Appears With Close-Shaved Head
  BBC
  
• Analysis: Spain Elections a Stumbling Block for Reform Drive
  By: Paul Day | Reuters
  
• After Military Resignations, How Emboldened is Turkey's Erdogan?
  By: Yigal Schleifer | World Politics Review
  
• Turks Question Power of Prime Minister
  By: ANTHONY SHADID | The New York Times
  
• GRU Responsible for Bomb Incident at US Embassy in Tbilisi
  By: Vladimir Socor | Eurasia Daily Monitor
  
• Feds Seize Drug Sub Off Coast of Honduras
  By: Jay Weaver | Miami Herald