International Herald Tribune (United States)
“Deadly siege at Lahore police academy crushed”

The International Herald Tribune is not the only newspaper leading with the terrorist attacks in Pakistan on its front page. Pakistani security forces were able to recapture a police training school in the suburbs of Lahore, thereby ending an eight-hour-siege. The International Herald Tribune publishes a picture of one of the suspects being led away by Pakistani security officers. Monday’s attack left 12 dead and as many as 90 injured, according to the Herald Tribune.

Dawn (Pakistan)
“Security forces recapture Manawan academy”

The internet edition of Dawn, an English-language newspaper from Pakistan, reports on the increasingly dangerous city of Lahore, where yesterday’s terrorist attacks took place. Lahore is considered the cultural capital of Pakistan, but it has now turned into a terrorist target. After the attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in the same city only a month ago, Lahore is now shedding its image as one of the safer cities in Pakistan. Dawn publishes a timeline on its website, showing how terrorist attacks in Lahore have increased since January 2008.

The Times of India (India)
“Taliban strike at Lahore police school, just 12km from India”

The Times of India, an English-language daily published in Mumbai, puts Indian interests at the centre of its report on the terrorist attack on the outskirts of the Pakistani city of Lahore. The liberal newspaper points out that the attack happened a mere 12 kilometres from the Wagah border that connects Pakistan and India. In its title, the Times of India points the finger of blame for the attack quite broadly at the Taliban. The Times of India also publishes a timeline of the eight-hour-siege while, on the inside pages, there’s a comic strip to explain just what happened. The paper reports that the siege could have been “retaliation for CIA chief Leon Panetta’s visit to Pakistan.” Another motive could have been “to demoralise the police force”, according to Indian daily.

Corriere della Sera (Italy)
“Obama, sì all’accordo Fiat-Chrysler"

"Obama says yes to a deal between Fiat and Chrysler"
 

US President Barack Obama has announced insurances for the American car industry. Obama has imposed strict deadlines on US carmakers General Motors and Chrysler. They are expected to restructure before getting more aid from the US government. An auto task force was created to oversee the government bail-out of the carmakers, and it has now questioned whether Chrysler could survive alone. It has therefore demanded a merger with Italy's Fiat. This is good news for Fiat and Italy as a whole, according to Italian daily Corriere della Sera. In its front-page editorial, the paper states that “Detroit is getting a European cure: smaller and more fuel-efficient cars.” On the same front page, the Corriere della Sera publishes a cartoon portraying their vision of things to come. Called “Redimensionamento USA” it implies that a “resizing of the United States” could mean replacing the Obama limousine with a small and more environmentally friendly Fiat.

China Daily (China)
 

Another point of view on US President Barack Obama’s plans for the national car industry comes from China and the English-language China Daily. Its cartoon shows the chaos of the worldwide car industry, with everyone looking for someone to guide them through the crisis. The US economy is trying to get the car industry under control but, judging by the China Daily’s cartoon, it’s still in a right mess.