Starting Points Core Topics - Headlines Aug 23, 2010

Southeast Asia

National Parliament Proceedings July 2010
http://easttimorlegal.blogspot.com/2010/08/national-parliament-proceedings-july.html

List of Timor-Leste State Officials July 2009
http://www.scribd.com/doc/18448492/List-of-TimorLeste-State-Officials-July-2009

The 2nd Congress of THE Asian Association of Women’s Studies (cAAWS 2010)
http://www.usm.my/kanita/aaws2010.asp

Jakarta - Defiant Cry
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJKS-13BxIE

Bali's Travel Boom: Eat, Pray, Love Tourism
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2005158,00.html?xid=newsletter-daily

9 Dead As Philippine Hostage Crisis Ends
http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/Philippine-Hostage-Taker-Releases-7-of-25-Captives-101281589.html

Burma 'War Crimes' panel gathers steam
http://www.mnnonline.org/article/14632


The Muslim World

IWPR Iraq News
http://iwpr.net/programme/iraq

IWPR Central Asia News
http://iwpr.net/programme/central-asia

Afghanistan's new war crimes museum punts on still-powerful warlords
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-South-Central/2010/0823/Afghanistan-s-new-war-crimes-museum-punts-on-still-powerful-warlords?sp_rid=NTkyNjc1NDA2MgS2&sp_mid=4545003


American Studies

In South Dakota, Democrats' own 'mama grizzly' vs. 'the next Sarah Palin'
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/22/AR2010082203217.html

Proliferation of old-style coal plants increases despite public outcry
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/22/AR2010082202955.html

Covert Operations
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2010/08/30/100830fa_fact_mayer?currentPage=all

Just Married
http://www.newyorker.com/talk/comment/2010/08/30/100830taco_talk_davidson



The Muslim World

Facing Afghan mistrust, al-Qaeda fighters take limited role in insurgency
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/22/AR2010082203029.html

Air base expansion plans reflect long-term investment in Afghanistan
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/22/AR2010082201670.html


Global Issues

U.S., Russia face off over alleged arms trafficker
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/22/AR2010082202841.html

Venezuela, More Deadly Than Iraq, Wonders Why
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/23/world/americas/23venez.html?_r=1&ref=todayspaper

Proposed Restrictions on the News Media Cause Alarm in South Africa
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/23/world/africa/23safrica.html?ref=todayspaper

Severe Flooding Hits Northeast China
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/23/world/asia/23flood.html?ref=todayspaper

At Least 150 Women Raped in Weekend Raid in Congo
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/23/world/africa/23congo.html?ref=todayspaper

Australians Vote 'Neither' in Weekend Polls
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2012499,00.html?xid=newsletter-daily

Jumble of Air Safety Rules
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/24/business/24safety.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=globasasa6


Minority Groups

Far from Ground Zero, other plans for mosques run into vehement opposition
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/22/AR2010082202895.html

At Pentagon 9/11 site, Muslims pray without objection
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/22/AR2010082202635.html

Imam Rauf: Mosque planner has been mostly silent during noisy debate
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/22/AR2010082201850.html

Scant Progress in Effort to Solve Old Racial Killings
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/24/us/24rights.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=globasasa25


Internet Studies

'Yoga wars' spoil spirit of ancient practice, Indian agency says
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/22/AR2010082203071.html

Broadband Access Up in Black Homes
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/23/technology/23drill.html?ref=todayspaper

Dish Network Is Joining Other Carriers in Offering Its Content for Online Viewing
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/23/business/media/23dish.html?ref=todayspaper

Crowded Field for Bringing Web Video to TVs
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/23/technology/23startup.html?ref=todayspaper

26 Essential Social Media Resources You May Have Missed
http://mashable.com/2010/08/22/essential-resources-roundup-3/

Arrest Offers Peek Into Russian Criminal World
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/24/business/global/24cyber.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=globasasa1

Test: Google Updating Search Results As You Type
http://searchengineland.com/test-google-updating-search-results-as-you-type-49116

Find More Sizes Of That Image On Google Images
http://searchengineland.com/find-more-sizes-of-that-image-on-google-images-49114