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Global News Alert - February 9, 2010
Feb 9, 2010 - Anonymous
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Afghanistan
Associated Press - Afghan Avalances Kill at Least 28, Strand 1,500, by Rahim Faiez
Associated Press - Marines Wait in the Cold for Afghan Offensive, by Alfred de Montesquiou
Times Online - Refugees Flee to Capital of Helmand to Avoid Huge NATO Afghan Offensive, by Jerome Starkey and Tom Coghlan
LA Times - Marines Focus on Civilian Safety in Afghanistan, by Tony Perrry and Laura King
Times Online - Analysis: Suprise Attacks not in Vogue, by Tom Coghlan
Washington Post - In Southern Afghanistan, Even the Small Gains Get Noticed, by Joshua Partlow
Wall Street Journal - U.S. Enlists Ex-Foes for Afghan Army, by Yaroslav Trofimov
Washington Post - Legion Academy Gives Afghans a Crash Course in Fighting War, by Joshua Partlow
Christian Science Monitor - NATO Officials Mull Taliban Talks but Rule Out Direct Contact, by Robert Marquand
Wall Street Journal - Afghan Official Held for Alleged Aiding Taliban, by Habib Zahori and Matthew Rosenberg
LA Times - Gates Quietly Draws More Allied Troops for Afghan Effort, by Julian Barnes
Wall Street Journal - France Defends Afghan Troop Commitment, by Peter Spiegel
Pakistan
LA Times - Pakistani Taliban Confirm Leader's Death, by Alex Rodriguez
New York Times -Gunmen Open Fire on Former Official in Pakistan, by Salman Masood
Associated Press - UN Appeals for $538M in Pakistan Humanitarian Aid, by Nahal Toosi
Iraq
New York Times - In Northern Iraq, a Vote Seems Likely to Split, by Steven Lee Myers
BBC News - Iraq Election Triggers US-Iran Power Struggle, by Gabriel Gathouse
Times Online - Chilcot to Hold Talks with US Officials Over Iraq, by Nico Hines
World
Iran
Associated Press - Defiant Iran Accelerates Nuclear Program, by Nasser Karimi
Washington Post - Iranian Plan Will Put Nation a Step Closer to Having Material for Bomb, by Glenn Kessler
LA Times - Iranian Nuclear Official Says Plan to Enrich Uranium Further has Begun, by Barzou Daragahi
Wall Street Journal - Iran Begins Enriching Low-Grade Uranium, by Chip Cummins
Washington Times - Ayatollah: Iran's Military Will 'Punch' West, by Eli Lake
Associated Press - Gates Wants Iran Sanctions in 'Weeks, not Months,' by Anne Flaherty
Wall Street Journal - Iranians Prepare for Risky Clashes, by Chip Cummins
Somalia
Christian Science Monitor -New Somalia Government Offensives Against Al Shabab, by Scott Baldauf
Yemen
VOA News - Yemeni Humanitarian Crisis Deepens, by Heather Murdock
North Korea
VOA News - North Korean Leader Pledges Commitment to Nuclear-Free Peninsula, by Kurt Achin
Reuters - North Korea Nuclear Envoy Visits China, Talks Closer, by Jon Herskovitz and Ben Blanchard
Taiwan
Reuters - Taiwan Drops Request for U.S. Military Subs: Sources
Russia
New York Times - Gates Voices Concern Abour Warship Sale to Russia, by Thom Shanker
Sri Lanka
Christian Science Monitor - Sri Lanka Crackdown Goes Beyond Arrest of Sarath Fonseka, by Mian Ridge
Haiti
Washington Post - Haiti Earthquake Relief Efforts Are Still Falling Short, by Peter Slevin