World Politics Review Media Roundup :05 Aug 2011

Media Roundup: 05 Aug 2011

European and Asian Stocks Drop Ahead of Wall Street Open

By: MATTHEW SALTMARSH AND BETTINA WASSENER | The New York Times

The rout extended in global markets on Friday, with Japan and South Korea's exchanges closing 3.7 percent lower, and European markets down 2 percent in early trading.

North Korea's Carrot-and-Stick Strategy

By: Sung-Yoon Lee | Los Angeles Times

North Korea's theatrics are aimed at completing its revolution and irreversibly evicting U.S. troops from the peninsula.

Brazil Government Woes Mount as Third Minister Exits

By: Brian Winter | Reuters

Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff replaced her veteran defense minister on Thursday after he made disparaging comments about fellow officials, adding to a sense that her seven-month-old government is in disarray.

More News

• Syria Demonstrators Rally Despite Crackdown
  Al Jazeera
  
• Merkel, Sarkozy to Discuss Crisis
  By: BERND RADOWITZ AND WILLIAM HOROBIN | The Wall Street Journal
  
• Iran Gives Key Oil Role to a Revolutionary Guard on Sanctions List
  By: Ramin Mostaghim and Borzou Daragahi | Los Angeles Times
  
• For Iran, Setbacks Outweigh Gains in Arab Spring
  By: Masoud Shafaee | World Politics Review
  
• Yingluck Confirmed as Thai PM
  By: Tim Johnston | Financial Times
  
• Philippine President Meets Rebel Leader
  The Associated Press
  
• Medvedev Warns Syria as Hama Siege Draws On
  The Wall Street Journal
  
• China: Let Them Shoot Hoops
  The Economist
  
• Aid Plan for Pakistan Under Scrutiny
  By: Karin Brulliard | The Washington Post
  
• Somali Rebels Stopping Men Fleeing Drought
  By: William Davies | Agence France-Presse
  
• 'The IMF Needs Calm at the Top'
  By: Mary Beth Warner and Spiegel Staff | Der Spiegel
  
• Russia Uses Dirty Tricks Despite U.S. 'Reset'
  By: Eli Lake | The Washington Times
  
• U.S. Drags Its Feet in Iraq
  By: Karamatullah K. Ghori | Asia Times
  
• With Kiss-Ins and Dances, Young Chileans Push for Reform
  By: ALEXEI BARRIONUEVO | The New York Times
  
• India's Gandhi Family Scion Steps Closer to Power
  By: Alistair Scrutton | Reuters
  
• Is the North Caucasus Rebel Movement Spreading Beyond the North Caucasus?
  By: Mairbek Vatchagaev | Eurasia Daily Monitor
  
• Defense Secretary Leon Panetta Warns Against More Cuts in Pentagon Budget
  By: Greg Jaffe and Jason Ukman | The Washington Post