Global News Alert - February 11, 2010

February 10, 2010 Global News Alert                    February 12, 2010 Global News Alert

Afghanistan

Associated Press - Taliban, Marines Exchange Fire as Battle Looms, by Alfred de Montesduiou and Christopher Torchia

Christian Science Monitor - Marjah Offensive: Afghan Civilians Aren't Taking the Hint, by Saeed Shah

Wall Street Journal - New Battles Test U.S. Strategy in Afghanistan, by Yaroslav Trofimov

Times Online - Ousted Tribal Leader Poised to Take Over after NATO Offensive, by Jerome Starkey

Times Online - Troops Prepare Themselves on Eve of Battle in Operation Moshtarak, by Anthony Loyd

Department of Defense - Forces Capture Subcommanders, Seize Weapons, Drugs

Associated Press - Afghan Tribe Takes First Step in Anti-Taliban Pact, by Heidi Vogt

Christian Science Monitor - Seeking Reconciliation, US Units Meet Remote Afghanistan Tribes, by Neil Shea

BBC News - Afghanistan Avalanche Death Toll May 'Continue to Rise'

 

Pakistan

Washington Post - Conservative Sunni Activism Reemerges in Heart of Pakistan, by Pamela Constable

Wall Street Journal - Pakistan Says Feb. 25 India Talks Likely, by Zahid Hussain

BBC News - Pakistan Police Killed in Suicide Bomb Attack

Wall Street Journal - Paksitan Believes Taliban Chief is Dead, by Zahid Hussain

 

Iraq

New York Times - Leader Faulted on Using Army in Iraqi Politics, by Steven Lee Myers and Anthony Shadid

Department of Defense - Operations in Iraq Net 20 Terrorism Suspects

Washington Post - Former Blackwater Security Guards Must Leave Iraq, Official Says, by Ernesto Londono and Mary Beth Sheridan

 

World

Iran

Washington Post - Technical Setbacks Cause Iran to Falter in Push to Enrich Uranium, Report Says, by Joby Warrick and Glenn Kessler

New York Times - Iran Claims Nuclear Gains as Protesters Clash, by Alan Cowell and Michael Slackman

RFE/RL - Iran Touts Nuclear Advances Amid Reports of Protests, Arrests, by Golnaz Esfandiari

Wall Street Journal - Tensions Flare in Tehran as Government Supporters, Protesters Gather, by Farnaz Fassihi and Chip Cummins

Associated Press - Huge Rally and Protests Mark Iran Revolution, by Nasser Karimi

Times Online - Iran Opposition Leaders Attacked as Regime Floods Streets, by Martin Fletcher

LA Times - Protesters Clash with Police as Iran Marks Islamic Revolution, by Borzou Daragahi and Ramin Mostaghim

Washington Post - Iranian Opposition Facing a Choice: Moderation or New, Radical Course, by Thomas Erdbrink

Wall Street Journal - Iran to Suspend Google's Email, by Chip Cummins and Jessica Vascellaro

New York Times - Obama Takes Several Gambles in Bid to Defuse Nuclear Standoff with Iran, by David Sanger

BBC News - From Engagement to Confrontation with Iran, by Barbara Plett

Wall Street Journal - U.S. Sanctions Four Iranian Firms, by Jay Solomon and Gerald Seib

VOA News - Gates Europe Trip Take on Middle Eastern Focus, by Al Pessin

Yemen

Reuters - Yemen Says Near to Deal to End War with Shi'ite Rebels, by Mohamed Sudam

Washington Post - Yemen's Alliance with Radical Sunnis in Internal War Poses Complications for U.S., by Sudarsan Raghavan

Washington Post - Yemen Security Agency Prone to Inside Threats, Officials Say, by Sudarsan Raghavan

Somalia

Christian Science Monitor - Official Says Top Al Qaeda Leader in Somalia Killed, by Scott Baldauf

Turkmenistan

RFE/RL - Unfulfilled Promises Mark Turkmen President's First Three Years, by Bruce Pannier

Israel

VOA News - Israel Calls for 'Crippling' Sanctions as Iran Enriches Uranium, by Robert Berger

VOA News - Lebanon Accuses Israel of Escalating War Threats, by Robert Berger

European Union

New York Times - Europe in Deal on Greek Debt in Bid to End Currency Fears, by Stephen Castle

New York Times - Germany, Forced to Buoy Greece, Rues Euro Shift, by Nicholas Kulish

United Kingdom

Wall Street Journal - U.K. Move Could Hinder U.S. Intelligence Sharing, by Alistair MacDonald

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