World Politics Review Media Roundup :08 Aug 2011

Media Roundup: 08 Aug 2011

U.S. Downgrade Puts Pressure on China

By: LINGLING WEI AND ANDREW BROWNE | The Wall Street Journal

The U.S. credit-rating downgrade is piling more pressure on China to move away from a reliance on exports that has produced mountains of currency reserves in declining dollars.

Syrian Military Mounts Assault on Another City

By: ANTHONY SHADID | The New York Times

The Syrian military defied growing condemnation and deployed tanks in the restive Deir al-Zour, killing dozens, activists said.

China Could Fill Af-Pak Vacuum Left By U.S.

By: SHAHID JAVED BURKI | The Japan Times

U.S.-Pakistan tit-for-tat actions against each other since a U.S. Special Forces team killed Osama bin Laden reflect deep sources of mutual mistrust.

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• Mysterious Killing of Libyan General Is Test for Rebels
  By: William Booth | The Washington Post
  
• Yemeni President, Hurt in Bombing, Leaves Saudi Hospital
  By: LAURA KASINOF | The New York Times
  
• Peru's Humala Charts Moderate Course
  By: David Dudenhoefer | World Politics Review
  
• Top Opposition Leaders Among More Than 100 Prisoners Freed By Bahrain
  By: Ben Birnbaum | The Washington Times
  
• Israelis Plan Million-Strong March as Protesters Call for Social Justice
  By: Harriet Sherwood and Luke Browne | The Guardian
  
• Chile Hit By Violent Anti-Government Protests
  Reuters
  
• U.S. Helicopter 'Crashed in Taliban Trap'
  By: Sabawoon Amarkhail | Agence France-Presse
  
• In Valley Where SEALs Died, U.S. Raids Boost Taliban Support
  By: Jonathan S. Landay and Hashim Shukoor | McClatchy Newspapers
  
• Erdogan's Calculated Syrian Affront
  By: M.K. Bhadrakumar | Asia Times
  
• Medvedev Takes Credit for South Ossetian War
  By: Nabi Abdullaev | The Moscow Times
  
• Riots Break Out in London Neighborhood
  By: Anthony Faiola | The Washington Post
  
• Fighting Erupts in Somali Capital After Rebels Say Leaving
  Reuters
  
• Haiti: Political Deadlock May Trigger Unrest
  The Economist
  
• China's Premier Seeks Reforms and Relevance
  By: MICHAEL WINES, JONATHAN ANSFIELD and SHARON LaFRANIERE | The New York Times
  
• Moktada al-Sadr Warns U.S. Troops to Leave Iraq
  The Associated Press
  
• New Tibetan Prime Minister Sworn In
  The Associated Press
  
• Marange Diamond Field: Zimbabwe Torture Camp Discovered
  By: Hilary Andersson | BBC