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Middle East & Africa

Americas, Asia & Oceania

Gazeta, Russia Obama Has Turned His Back on the Moon Original Article (Russian)

ABC Journal, Spain The Colonial Undertow Original Article (Spanish) "Now, under the sad circumstance that marks the Haitian reality, the government of Washington, conscious of its “imperial responsibility,” has felt obligated to lead the assistance that Port-au-Prince and its catastrophic environs require. "

The Moscow News, Russia Challenging the Western Media Hegemony

Der Spiegel, Germany U.S. Urges European Parliament to Back Data Deal

Der Spiegel, Germany 'The West Must Impose Sanctions on Iran this Month'

El Pais, Spain Obama Warns Tehran Original Article (Spanish)

Le Figaro, France Disarmament: Dream and Reality Original Article (French)

ABC, Spain Obama Doesn't Want to Waste His Time Original Article (Spanish) "We Europeans, in an act of faith, concluded that Obama was more pro-European than Bush. He’s not. "

Novosti, Russia Munich: West and Non-West Speaking About Secure Partnership

The Moscow Times, Russia Catch the ‘Reset’ Train Before it Leaves Station

Le Monde, France Obama Exposes European Weaknesses Original Article (French) "Mr. Obama is exasperated by European expectations that require him to cross the Atlantic just to appear beside European leaders eager for recognition for or understanding over their historical commemorations. "

El Pais, Spain China Playing the Victim Original Article (Spanish)

ABC, Spain Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Original Article (Spanish)

Die Zeit, Germany Where Disappointed Conservatives and Blind Ideologues Meet Original Article (German)

Die Welt, Germany Tea Party Mobilizes Against “Socialist” Obama Original Article (German) "Whether the Tea Party is able to concentrate its power and frighten the Washington establishment is still an open question. "

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Germany The Moon Fades Away Original Article (German) "Soon NASA will no longer be in any position to ferry astronauts into space using its own resources. "

die Zeit, Germany America’s Right: Radical and Successful Original Article (German) "According to their philosophy, government is something bad that should only be as large as is absolutely necessary. For very few tasks, such as national defense and police protection from domestic disorder, government is seen as a necessary evil. "

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Tehran Times, Iran Iran’s Unity Will Surprise Hegemonistic Powers

Khaleej Times, U.A.E. Chicago State of Mind is the Source of Economic Crisis

Hurriyet Daily News, Turkey Better or Worse Days for the ATAA?

Hurriyet Daily News, Turkey The 2010 Question

Al Yaum, Saudi Arabia Obama’s First Year in the White House Original Article (Arabic) "There is no doubt that the Obama administration is in an unenviable position; with each passing day, the burden of George Bush’s legacy becomes clearer. "

Al-Ahram Weekly, Egypt Obama's Disappointment

Today's Zaman, Turkey ‘24,’ Torture, the West we Know

Khaleej Times, U.A.E. Spies and Missiles: CIA at War With America

Khaleej Times, U.A.E. U.S. Economic Strategy

Al Jazeera , Qatar To Win Over Afghans, U.S. Must Listen

Jerusalem Post, Israel The New Maturity

Al Dustour, Jordan Time for U.S. to Drive Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations Original Article (Arabic) "If the Obama administration is truly serious about finding a fair resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, it must translate words into actions. "

Ekonorm, Turkey An Interesting Claim About the Haitian Earthquake Original Article (Turkish)

Jordan Times, Jordan Sending Out Signals

Yedioth Ahronot, Israel America’s False Messiah

Yedioth Ahronot, Israel The Issue of Our Time

Hurriyet, Turkey Is Iran or the West to blame?

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Nanfang Daily, China Obama Disregards China’s American Debt Original Article (Chinese)

Jakarta Post, Indonesia Text Message Opinions from Indonesia: Obama Visit to Jakarta

Korea Herald, S. Korea Why China Complements America

Korea Herald, S. Korea Changes to Alliance

Viet Nam News, Vietnam Viet Nam Urged to Initiate Dumping Case Against U.S.

China Post, China Weapons Tensions Across Strait Are Highlighting Differences

Asia Times , Hong Kong Obama Prolongs The Pain - Again

China Post, Taiwan Lull After Storm of U.S. Arms Sale

China Daily, China Keep Sino-U.S. 'Soft Conflicts' Under Control "The US has taken the lead in stirring up the soft conflict with China, attempting to defend the Western truth hegemony, but the global financial crisis has already proven that once civilization has been dominated by a state or a group, it will become the scourge of society. "

The Daily Star, Bangladesh Roadblocks To Obama Presidency

Sankei Shimbun, Japan Japan Must Share the United States' Stance Toward China Original Article (Japanese) "[In a new security report], the U.S. seems to be advertising how much of a threat it considers China to be. "

NFDaily, China China Should Not Just Say "No" to the U.S.'s Sale of Weapons to Taiwan Original Article (Chinese)

The Australian, Australia Palin is Good News for Democrats

Toronto Sun, Canada Open Road to Recovery

La Presse, Canada America’s Twilight Original Article (French)

Macleans, Canada The Problem is Bigger Than Obama

The Daily Telegraph, Australia Puritan Yanks Teach us ups and Downs of a Sex Scandal

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Major Foreign Press Sources and their Home Pages

Europe

Middle East

Africa

Algeria — L'Expressions (French) Auto-translation
Liberte (French) Auto-translation

Angola — Apostolado (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 — Zambeze (Portuguese) Auto-translation

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)
This 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 (English)
Sudan News Agency (English)

Tunisia — La Presse (French) Auto-translation

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

Central America

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)
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
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)

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)
Sangyo Keizai (Japanese)
Nihon Keizai 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)
The Choson Ilbo (English, Korean, Japanese, Chinese)

Pakistan — 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 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 — Thanh Nien News (English)
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 — 70 South (English)

"Now, under the sad circumstance that marks the Haitian reality, the government of Washington, conscious of its “imperial responsibility,” has felt obligated to lead the assistance that Port-au-Prince and its catastrophic environs require. "

"We Europeans, in an act of faith, concluded that Obama was more pro-European than Bush. He’s not. "

"Mr. Obama is exasperated by European expectations that require him to cross the Atlantic just to appear beside European leaders eager for recognition for or understanding over their historical commemorations. "

"Whether the Tea Party is able to concentrate its power and frighten the Washington establishment is still an open question. "

"Soon NASA will no longer be in any position to ferry astronauts into space using its own resources. "

"According to their philosophy, government is something bad that should only be as large as is absolutely necessary. For very few tasks, such as national defense and police protection from domestic disorder, government is seen as a necessary evil. "

"There is no doubt that the Obama administration is in an unenviable position; with each passing day, the burden of George Bush’s legacy becomes clearer. "

"If the Obama administration is truly serious about finding a fair resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, it must translate words into actions. "

"The US has taken the lead in stirring up the soft conflict with China, attempting to defend the Western truth hegemony, but the global financial crisis has already proven that once civilization has been dominated by a state or a group, it will become the scourge of society. "

"[In a new security report], the U.S. seems to be advertising how much of a threat it considers China to be. "