Global News Alert - March 2, 2010
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Afghanistan
Associated Press - Afghan Gov't Tightens Coverage of Taliban Attacks, by Deb Riechmann
BBC News - Afghan Curbs on Live Media Coverage of Taliban Attacks
Washington Post - McChystal, Others Visit Marja, Afghanistan, as Offensive Enters Governing Phase, by Joshua Partlow
New York Times - In Marja, a Vice President Speaks with Warmth, but Reaps Cool, by Alissa Rubin
Times Online - British Soldier Shot Dead as Princess Royal Visits Afghanistan, by Mary Bowers
Department of Defense - Combined Forces Net Drugs, Weapons in Afghanistan
Pakistan
LA Times - Taliban Militants Find Breathing Room in Slums of Karachi, Pakistan, by Alex Rodriguez
BBC News - Missile 'Kills Lashkar-e-Jhangvi Leader' in Pakistan
BBC News - Pakistan Says 'Bodies of Militants' Found in North-West
Iraq
Associated Press - Iraq's Oil Deals Dominate PM Election Campaign, by Sinan Salaheddin
Christian Science Monitor - Before Iraq Election, Arab and Kurd Tensions Soar in the North, by Jane Arraf
Associated Press - Rival Groups See Iraqi Vote as Way to Claim Kirkul, by Rebecca Santana
New York Times - Iraqis Awash in Gifts from Candidates, by Marc Santora
BBC News - US Fears Iranian Influence in Iraq, by Gabriel Gatehouse
Reuters - Obama Faces Moment of Truth with Iraq Election, by Ross Colvin
World
Iran
Wall Street Journal - New Momentum for Iran Sanctions, by David Crawford
Washington Post - Iran Closes Newspaper and Magazine Critical of Government, by Thomas Erdbrink
LA Times - Inside View is Worth Risk, Reporters in Iran Say, by Borzou Daragahi
Turkey
New York Times - Army Ebbs, and Power Realigns in Turkey, by Sabrina Tavernise
Kenya
Wall Street Journal - U.S. Ups Criticism, Pressure on Kenya, by Sarah Childress
Venezuela
Wall Street Journal - Venezuela Plotted to Kill Rival, Spain Says, by Santiago Perez and Jose de Cordoba
Chile
New York Times - Chile Officials Call for Aid as Devestation Sinks In, by Alexei Barrionuevo and Marc Lacey
BBC News - Chile Extends Curfew to Quell Looting after Earthquake
Falkland Islands
Times Online - Clinton Meeting with Kirchner Adds to British Unease over Falklands, by Giles Whittell and Hannah Strange
New York Times - Clinton Urges Talks on the Falkland Islands, by Ginger Thompson
China
Wall Street Journal - U.S. Official's Visit Signals Thaw in China Ties, by Aaron Back