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Europe

Middle East & Africa

Americas, Asia & Oceania

die Presse, Austria Public Enemy Number One? Original Article (German)

Regunum, Russia How a Law on Registering Foreign Agents Works in the US, and How Such a Law Should Work in Russia Original Article (Russian) ""[The] Foreign Agents Registration Unit (FARA) was enacted in order to “expose foreign participation in efforts to influence our laws, policy, or public opinion.”... Enacting a similar law, adapted to Russia’s problems, will be the first step to limiting foreign influence in Russia...." "

Times of Malta, Malta Youth, Poverty and the Future "'The world is facing unprecedented challenges. Never before in recent history has a deep recession coincided with seismic geopolitical change. In view of the global situation, the 50th session of the United Nations Commission for Social Development, which kicked off this month at the UN headquarters in New York, is focusing on poverty eradication, youth unemployment and socially inclusive policies.' "

Times of Malta, Malta I Saw China Changing "'In February 1972, US President Richard Nixon made history when he visited China with Henry Kissinger. The Chinese gave Mr Nixon a measured but warm reception. He was not even sure whether Mao Tse Tung would see him. In the end, Mao received Mr Nixon with the warmth and hospitality so characteristic of the Chinese.' "

Irish Times, Ireland Santorum's Moment "'IT WAS a bad night for both Mitt Romney and erstwhile chief rival, former House speaker Newt Gingrich. And for all those pundits who have been so keen, so often, to declare the Republican presidential nomination stakes now a one-horse race.' "

RiaNovosti, Russia No Appetite for War: Israel’s View on the Iranian Problem "'Saudi Arabia, Iran and Turkey are vying for regional leadership. Egypt is becoming increasingly destabilized, and the role of the United States in the region is waning.' "

RiaNovosti, Russia Is Russia’s Game in Syria Worth Playing? "'The United States and its European partners, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy, have sharply criticized Russia’s stance on Syria. So the question is, is the Syrian game worth playing?' "

Russia Beyond the Headlines, Russia What it Would Take to Win the War Against Corruption? "'Russia and the United States, as permanent members of the UN Security Council, are well placed to propose a relevant joint initiative to the world community, for example, in the form of an international convention. In our opinion, the countries that refuse to accede to it should be subject to close attention as far as monetary flows are concerned, just as offshore territories are now.' "

The Guardian, U.K. Now the American Right Has Even Hijacked Breast Cancer's Pink Ribbon "Yes, it's like a Dr Seuss book gone very weird, in which even the most seemingly apolitical things are now deeply political, with breast cancer charities being co-opted by the right and used to promote their anti-women agendas. "

Russia Beyond the Headlines, Russia Russia and China Have Valid Reasons for UN Position on Syria "'I think it is mainly because of the growing contradictions between the two main religious branches of Islam, the Sunnis and the Shiites. These contradictions became particularly sharp after the American military operation in Iraq.' "

The Guardian, U.K. Mitt Romney's Santorum Setback Is a Big Win for Barack Obama "And every day longer this race goes on, the more damage will be done to Romney's hope of winning the White House. "

The Guardian, U.K. Rick Santorum's Grace - and Lack of It "It's statements of such breathtaking chauvinism that undermine the kindness of American evangelical Christianity. It's sentiments like that which force critical observers to square Santorum's exhortations to pray for the families of his rivals with his statements about the illegitimacy of family structures he doesn't approve of. "

24 Hours, Bulgaria Bright Colors in the Gray Original Article (Bulgarian) "Obama launched a critical phase of his election campaign at the Union address stage with a powerful strike against his Republican opponents.... "

Gazeta Wyborcza, Poland U.S.-Pakistan Cold War Original Article (Polish) "When in November they once again, by mistake, destroyed two Pakistan border posts, killing over 20 soldiers, Islamabad closed the border with Afghanistan, ordered to stop the transports with supplies for Western forces, and demanded that Americans left the Shamsi base. "

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Germany Avoiding Responsibility Original Article (German)

The Economist, U.K. This Is What Foreign-Policy Success Looks Like "For the past three years America has been walking softly, and it's working very, very well. "

Wprost , Poland The Liberal vs. the Radical: The Republican Search for Obama’s Rival Original Article (Polish ) "The further along the primary process goes, the more the Republican campaign resembles a game of Mortal Kombat. "

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The Herald, Zimbabwe Why the West Killed Lumumba

Akhbar Al-khaleej, Bahrain What Do the U.S. Embassy Warnings Mean? Original Article (Arabic)

The Tripoli Post, Libya Israel's Frustration "Israel could not hope to engage the Arab states alone. The difficulty for Israel was how to induce the United States to implement the plan for Israel’s domination of the Middle East. "

The Herald, Zimbabwe America's Slide from Democracy to Corporatocracy

The Star, South Africa Occupiers Will Achieve Nothing without Vision "So there is reason to be angry. And the rest of the Pigs are not much better off (Portugal-Italy-Greece-Spain). Yet, what did Occupy achieve? Exactly nothing! It may get the people on to the street waving placards and shouting slogans, but then they go home! Because they have to make dinner. It seems there is no Occupy spokesman who is able to give guidance as to any 'great plan.' "

The Herald, Zimbabwe Zimbabwe: Beware of Uncle Sam’s Motive

Kitabat, Iraq America's Sleeper Forces in Iraq Original Article (Arabic) "The U.S. played an active role in choosing many of the winners and losers in Iraq and they still do through Al-Maliki’s support. "

Sotal Iraq, Iraq America's Intentions for the Future Original Article (Arabic) "If Islamists must rule, America has decided to stand by their side, to assist and to support them. "

al-Sharq al-Awsat, Saudi Arabia The Arabs Between "Mama" America and "Aunt" Iran Original Article (Arabic)

Hemayat, Iran Playing with the Security Environment Original Article (Persian)

Thawra Al-Wada, Syria US Flounders in Security Council, While Syria Advances Its Security Original Article (Arabic) "The United States, which has engaged in killing and terrorism as its profession and then met failure, will be powerless this time around in the Security Council. "

Hürriyet, Turkey Welcome to American-Style "Hakara Makara" Original Article (Turkish) "Imagine you work in marketing and your brand has an image problem. "

al-Wafd, Egypt Damn American Aid... Die Free and Don't Eat from Its Hand Original Article (Arabic) "Egypt has long been dependent upon military aid, especially now, as it was before the January 25th Revolution. In reality, it was offering its priceless strategic services, but the picture will clearly be changed as the new regime comes and serves the people and not America’s interests in the region. "

Dar al-Hayat, U.K. The Weakest Faith: America's Contradictory Statements on Iran Original Article (Arabic)

alarab alyawm, Jordan Hamas in Amman Original Article (Arabic)

Al-Iraq News , Iraq Liberal: The US Embassy's Intention to Introduce 3500 Armored Vehicles Concerns Us Original Article (Arabic )

Al-Thawra, Syria American Opportunism Original Article (Arabic)

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MacLeans, Canada How Super PACs Are Changing the US Presidential Race "Together, the rulings paved the way for the rise of the super PACs—groups that can now accept unlimited amounts of money from anyone and then spend as much as they see fit to help a single favored candidate, as long as it stays formally independent of his official campaign. "

The Globe and Mail, Canada US Arms Sale to Bahrain Raises Eyebrows

Calgary Herald, Canada Obama’s Secularism Threatens to Hurt the Poor "If federal policies make it impossible for religious non-profits and hospitals to work in conjunction with federal, state and local agencies in providing social services, millions of poor and vulnerable Americans — Catholic and non-Catholic, religious and non-religious — would suffer. The task of building alternatives would cost hundreds of billions of dollars and lack the distinctive human touch provided by religious groups. "

The Globe and Mail, Canada Republican Base Shuns Romney in Caucuses

Calgary Sun, Canada Santorum's Surge Fills Pocketbook, Turns GOP Race on Its Head...Again

National Post, Canada Torture Is Inhumane, Ineffective and Immoral "He called torture of insurgents in Iraq 'counter-productive,' since it produced garbage intelligence and prompted reprisals against American troops. The FBI and the U.S. Army differed over debriefing techniques at Guantanamo. But the takeaway was that every time the military opened a can of whoop-ass on someone, the flow of usable intelligence dried up. "

MacLeans, Canada Santorum, Seriously?

The Globe and Mail, Canada A Rocky GOP Race: How Each Campaign Is Shaping Up "But the Republican leadership contest is as fluid and unpredictable as ever with Rick Santorum’s Midwest sweep of three states, delivering a dramatic twist to the race. "

Argenpress, Argentina If US Attacks Iran, Human Survival May Be at Risk (Part III) Original Article (Spanish)

The Frontier Post , Pakistan Need for National Unity

The Frontier Post, Pakistan The Blockade Hurts NATO

El Espectador, Colombia Of Course It's the Economy Original Article (Spanish) "With moderate rhetoric focused on economic recovery and a promising future amidst the crisis, [Obama] appealed to the middle class, who he must depend on for victory in November. "

The Globe and Mail, Canada Can Rick Santorum’s Stunning GOP Surge Last? "By winning contests in Missouri, Minnesota and Colorado, Mr. Santorum punctured the inevitability that had come to surround (yet again) the candidacy of Mitt Romney. The idea that conservatives are coalescing around Mr. Romney, who may not be the perfect ideological conservative candidate but is arguably the most electable in a national contest against President Barack Obama, is once again in doubt. "

National Post, Canada Rick Santorum Fills GOP’s ‘Enthusiasm Gap’

Jamaica Observer, Jamaica Secularism Engulfing the Western Hemisphere "Secularism is the grandfather of materialism and liberalism, which drive Western societies while producing the toxic side effects of criminal violence and libertinism, which has spawned the present 'deep recession,' with its overwhelming damage to the word's financial order resulting in the untold suffering of people from all walks of life. "

The Globe and Mail, Canada Rick Santorum’s ‘Sweater Vest’ Strategy

National Post, Canada NASA Gives New Meaning of 'Desperate' "Looking for a way to keep the program alive, it has reached out to Russia’s space agency to see if the Russians might provide the money and technological capabilities that America is no longer good for. If that doesn’t spell desperation, it’s hard to imagine what would. "

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Major Foreign Press Sources and their Home Pages

Europe

Middle East

Africa

Algeria — La Nouvelle Republique (French) Auto-translation
La Nouvelle Republique (French) Auto-translation
L'Expression (French) Auto-translation
Liberte (French) Auto-translation

Angola — Apostolado (Portuguese) Auto-translation
Jornal De Angola (Portuguese) Auto-translation

Botswana — Mmegi (English)

Cape Verde — Expresso das ilhas (Portuguese) Auto-translation

Cameroon — The Post News (English)

Congo — Le Potentiel (French) Auto-translation
Djibouti — La Nation (French) Auto-translation

Gabon — Gabon Eco (French) Auto-translation

Ghana — Ghana Web (English)

Kenya — Daily Nation (English)
The Standard (English)

Liberia — The Analyst (English)
The Liberian Observer (English)

Libya — Libya Jeel (Arabic) Auto-translation
The Tripoli Post (English)

Morroco — Al Bayane (French) Auto-translation
Al Massae (Arabic) Auto-translation
La Matin (French) Auto-translation
L'Opinion (French) Auto-translation
L'Economiste (French) Auto-translation

Malawi — The Nation (English)

Mozambique —

Namibia — Allgemeine Zeitung Namibia (German) Auto-translation
Informante (English)
The Namibian (English)

Nigeria — The Daily Independent (English)
The Guardian (English)
The Punch (English)
This Day (English)
The Sun (English)

South Africa — Business Day (English)
Cape Times (English)
Financial Mail (English)
Mail & Guardian (English)
The Star (English)
The Sunday Independent (English)
The Sunday Times (English)

Sudan — Sudanese Media Center (Arabic, English, French) Auto-translation
Sudan News Agency (English)

Tunisia — La Presse (French) Auto-translation

Zimbabwe — The Herald (English)
The Independent (English)
The Sunday Mail (English)

Central America

Belize — Amandala (English)
The Belize Times (English)
The Guardian News (English)
The Reporter (English)

The Bahamas — The Nassau Guardian (English)

Costa Rica — Al Dia (Spanish) Auto-translation
Capital Financiero (Spanish) Auto-translation

Cuba — Ahora (Spanish) Auto-translation
Granma (English, French, Dutch, Portuguese, Italian, Spanish)
El Economista (Spanish) Auto-translation
Escambray (English, Spanish)
Juventud Rebelde (Spanish) Auto-translation
Periodico 26 (English, Spanish)
Radio Havana (English, Spanish, French, Portuguese)

Dominican Republic — El Caribe (Spanish) Auto-translation
El Nacional (Spanish) Auto-translation

El Salvador — Diario Co Latino (Spanish) Auto-translation
El Mundo (Spanish) Auto-translation

Guatemala — Prensa Libre (Spanish) Auto-translation
Siglo Vientiuno (Spanish) Auto-translation

Haiti — Haiti Press Network (French) Auto-translation

Honduras — La Prensa (Spanish) Auto-translation
La Tribuna (Spanish) Auto-translation

Nicaragua — El Nuevo Diario (Spanish) Auto-translation
La Prensa (Spanish) Auto-translation

Panama — Critica (Spanish) Auto-translation
Panama America (Spanish)
Prensa (Spanish)

Trinidad & Tobago — The Trinidad Guardian (English)
Trinidad & Tobago Express (English)

North America

Canada — Globe and Mail (English)
L'actualite - Quebec (French) Auto-translation
Le Devoir - Quebec (French) Auto-translation
Le Droit (French) Auto-translation
MacLeans (English)
Ottawa Citizen (English)
The Canadian (English)
Toronto Star (English)
The Toronto Sun (English)
The National Post (English)
The Calgary Sun (English)

Mexico — El Universal (Spanish, English) Auto-translation
Excelsior (Spanish) Auto-translation
La Cronica De Hoy (Spanish) Auto-translation
La Jornada (Spanish) Auto-translation

South America

Asia

Azerbaijan — Baku Today (English)
Azer News (English)
Today (English)
Zaman (Azerbaijani)

Afghanistan — Bissirat (French) Auto-translation

Bangladesh — The Daily Star (English)
The New Nation (English)

Brunei — The Brunei Times (English)

China — China Daily (English, Chinese)
China News (English, Chinese)
Creaders (English, Chinese)
Guangming Daily News (Chinese) Auto-translation
Huanqiu (Chinese) Auto-translation
Nanfang Daily (Chinese) Auto-translation
Oriental Morning Post (Chinese) Auto-translation
PLA Daily (English, Chinese)
The People's Daily (English, Chinese, Japanese, French, Russian, Arabic)
Sina (Chinese) Auto-translation
Shanghai Daily (English, Chinese)
Sohu (Chinese) Auto-translation
Xinhua (English, Chinese, Japanese, French, Russian, Arabic)
Zaobao (Chinese) Auto-translation

Hong Kong — Asia Times (English, Chinese)
Ming Pao (Chinese) Auto-translation
The Standard (English)
Takungpao (Chinese) Auto-translation
Wen Wei Po (Chinese) Auto-translation
Yazhou Zhoukan (Chinese) Auto-translation

India — The Central Chronicle (English)
Financial Express (English)
Greater Kashmir (English)
Indian Express (English)
NDTV Khabar (Hindi)
Outlook India (English)
The Times of India (English)
The Hindu (English)
The Hindustan Times (English)
The Tribune (English)

Indonesia — The Jakarta Post (English)
Tempo Magazine (English)

Japan — Asahi Shimbun (English, Japanese)
Daily Yomiuri (English, Japanese)
Kyodo News Service (English, Japanese, Chinese)
Mainichi Daily News (English, Japanese)
The Japan Times (English)
Sankei Shimbun (Japanese)
Nihon Keizai Shinbun (Japanese)
Yomiuri Shinbun (Japanese)

Macau — Hoje Macau (Portuguese) Auto-translation
Journal Tribuna of Macau (Portuguese) Auto-translation

Malaysia — Bernama (English)
New Straits Times (English)
Sin Chew Daily (Chinese) Auto-translation
The Star (English)

North Korea — Korean Central News Agency (English)

South Korea — The JoongAng Ilbo (English)
The Korea Herald (English)
The Korea Times (English)
Dong-a Ilbo (English, Korean, Japanese, Chinese) Auto-translation
The Choson Ilbo (English, Korean, Japanese, Chinese)
Hankyung (Korean) Auto-translation
Kyunghyang (Korean) Auto-translation
Segye (Korean) Auto-translation

Pakistan — Daily Ausaf (Urdu)
Daily Jang (Urdu)
Dawn (English)
Khabrain Daily (Urdu)
Nawa-i-waqt (Urdu)
The Nation (English) (English sister paper of Nawa-i-waqt)
Pak Tribune (English)
The Frontier Post - Peshawar & Quetta (English)
The News (English)

Philippines — The Manila Times (English)

Singapore — The Straits Times (English)
The Zaobao (Chinese) Auto-translation

Sri Lanka — The Sunday Observer (English)
The Sunday Times (English)

Taiwan — China Times (Chinese) Auto-translation
The China Post (English)
The Taipei Times (English)
TVBS (Chinese) Auto-translation
The United Daily News (Chinese) Auto-translation

Thailand — Bangkok Post (English)
The Nation (English)

Vietnam — Lao Dong (Vietnamese) Auto-translation
Thanh Nien News (English)
Tuoi Tre (English, Vietnamese)
Saigon Times Daily (English)
Sai Gon Giai Phong (Vietnamese) Auto-translation
Tuoi Tre (English, Vietnamese)
Vietnam News (English)

Oceania & Antarctica

Australia — The Age (English)
The Australian (English)
The Daily Telegraph (English)
The Sydney Morning Herald (English)

New Zealand — The New Zealand Herald (English)

Antarctica —

""[The] Foreign Agents Registration Unit (FARA) was enacted in order to “expose foreign participation in efforts to influence our laws, policy, or public opinion.”... Enacting a similar law, adapted to Russia’s problems, will be the first step to limiting foreign influence in Russia...." "

"'IT WAS a bad night for both Mitt Romney and erstwhile chief rival, former House speaker Newt Gingrich. And for all those pundits who have been so keen, so often, to declare the Republican presidential nomination stakes now a one-horse race.' "

"'Saudi Arabia, Iran and Turkey are vying for regional leadership. Egypt is becoming increasingly destabilized, and the role of the United States in the region is waning.' "

"'The United States and its European partners, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy, have sharply criticized Russia’s stance on Syria. So the question is, is the Syrian game worth playing?' "

"Yes, it's like a Dr Seuss book gone very weird, in which even the most seemingly apolitical things are now deeply political, with breast cancer charities being co-opted by the right and used to promote their anti-women agendas. "

"'I think it is mainly because of the growing contradictions between the two main religious branches of Islam, the Sunnis and the Shiites. These contradictions became particularly sharp after the American military operation in Iraq.' "

"And every day longer this race goes on, the more damage will be done to Romney's hope of winning the White House. "

"Obama launched a critical phase of his election campaign at the Union address stage with a powerful strike against his Republican opponents.... "

"When in November they once again, by mistake, destroyed two Pakistan border posts, killing over 20 soldiers, Islamabad closed the border with Afghanistan, ordered to stop the transports with supplies for Western forces, and demanded that Americans left the Shamsi base. "

"For the past three years America has been walking softly, and it's working very, very well. "

"The further along the primary process goes, the more the Republican campaign resembles a game of Mortal Kombat. "

"Israel could not hope to engage the Arab states alone. The difficulty for Israel was how to induce the United States to implement the plan for Israel’s domination of the Middle East. "

"The U.S. played an active role in choosing many of the winners and losers in Iraq and they still do through Al-Maliki’s support. "

"If Islamists must rule, America has decided to stand by their side, to assist and to support them. "

"The United States, which has engaged in killing and terrorism as its profession and then met failure, will be powerless this time around in the Security Council. "

"Imagine you work in marketing and your brand has an image problem. "

"Together, the rulings paved the way for the rise of the super PACs—groups that can now accept unlimited amounts of money from anyone and then spend as much as they see fit to help a single favored candidate, as long as it stays formally independent of his official campaign. "

"But the Republican leadership contest is as fluid and unpredictable as ever with Rick Santorum’s Midwest sweep of three states, delivering a dramatic twist to the race. "

"With moderate rhetoric focused on economic recovery and a promising future amidst the crisis, [Obama] appealed to the middle class, who he must depend on for victory in November. "

"Looking for a way to keep the program alive, it has reached out to Russia’s space agency to see if the Russians might provide the money and technological capabilities that America is no longer good for. If that doesn’t spell desperation, it’s hard to imagine what would. "