World Politics Review Media Roundup :04 Aug 2011

Media Roundup: 04 Aug 2011

Libya Allying With Islamists, Gadhafi Son Says

By: DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK | The New York Times

Seif al-Islam el-Gadhafi said that he was forging a secret alliance to drive out the liberal-minded Libyan rebels.

U.N. Condemns Syria Army Crackdown

BBC

The UN Security Council has adopted its first clear condemnation of Syria for its continuing crackdown on protests, after the army continued its advance into Hama.

U.S.: 29,000 Somali Children Under 5 Dead in Famine

The Associated Press

The United Nations has said that tens of thousands of people have died in the Horn of Africa's drought and famine, but the U.S. estimate is the first precise death toll offered in the crisis.

More News

• Syrian Tanks Move Into Center of Hama
  By: Borzou Daragahi and Paul Richter | Los Angeles Times
  
• China Accuses Japan of Exaggerating It as a Military Threat
  By: Chris Buckley | Reuters
  
• Congo Election Season in Full Swing, Along With Electoral Problems
  By: Jason Stearns and Congo Siasa | The Christian Science Monitor
  
• Moscow Puts the Heat On Minsk and Kyiv
  By: Stephen Blank | Eurasia Daily Monitor
  
• Though Not a 'Malaysian Spring,' Bersih Shakes Up Local Politics
  By: Fabio Scarpello | World Politics Review
  
• Italy's Woes Weigh on Europe
  By: STACY MEICHTRY, CHARLES FORELLE AND DAVID ENRICH | The Wall Street Journal
  
• In Europe, the Debt Crisis Only Intensifies
  By: Anthony Faiola | The Washington Post
  
• Iran to Help Build Houses in Venezuela
  Agence France-Presse
  
• Turkey Appoints New Military Leaders
  By: Agencies | Al Jazeera
  
• Not Only Arab Countries in Turmoil; Protests Wrack Israel
  By: Sheera Frenkel | McClatchy Newspapers
  
• Palestinians Plan Application for UN Membership
  By: Juliane von Mittelstaedt and Christoph Schult | Der Spiegel
  
• Mubarak Spectacle Captivates the Middle East
  By: RICK GLADSTONE | The New York Times
  
• Russia: Right Cause Split Over Nationalists
  By: Nikolaus von Twickel | The Moscow Times
  
• Nigeria Hostage "al Qaeda" Video Being Checked
  By: Joe Brock | Reuters
  
• MI5 and MI6 pay out £12m to Britons Held in Guantánamo
  By: Christopher Hope | The Telegraph
  
• In China, Poor Management Biggest Threat to CCP's Domestic Credibility
  By: Iain Mills | World Politics Review
  
• Japan Launches Campaign to Weaken Yen
  By: TAKASHI MOCHIZUKI, TAKASHI NAKAMICHI AND MEGUMI FUJIKAWA | The Wall Street Journal
  
• Philippines Holds 14 Cops for Chilli Torture Video
  Agence France-Presse