Global News Alert - March 4, 2010
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Afghanistan
Wall Street Journal - U.S. Redraws Afghan Command, by Yochi Dreazen
Department of Defense - Momentum Shifts in Helmand, Pentagon Spokesman Says, by Lisa Daniel
Associated Press - UN Envoy Says it's 'Time to Talk' to the Taliban, by Deb Riechmann
Department of Defense - Mullen Urges More 'Soft Power' in Afghanistan, by John Kruzel
RFE/RL - Five Pakistanis Shot Dead in Southern Afghanistan
Reuters - Afghan Army Countering Taliban Infiltration: Spokesman, by Sayed Salahuddin
Pakistan
Reuters - Militants Attack Pakistani Security Checkpoint
New York Times - Former Pakistani Officer Embodies a Policy Puzzle, by Carlotta Gall
Times Online - Analysis: Kidnapping a Multimillion-pound Industry in Pakistan, by Zahid Hussain
Iraq
New York Times - Murky Candidacy Stokes Iraq's Sectarian Fears, by Marc Santora and Michael Gordon
Washington Post - U.S. Failure to Neutralize Shiite Militia in Iraq Threatens to Snarl Pullout, by Ernesto Londono and Leila Fadel
New York Times - U.S. Fears Election Strife in Iraq Could Affect Pullout, by Helene Cooper and Mark Landler
VOA News - Pentagon: Iraq Withdrawal Plans on Schedule, by Meredith Buel
RFE/RL - Election Compaigning in Iraq, A Local View
Christian Science Monitor - Suicide Bombs before Iraq Election Show Al Qaeda Still Alive, by Jane Arraf
Reuters - Attacks Kill 12 as Iraqi Troops, Police Vote, by Khalid al-Ansary
Washington Post - Death Toll Climbs to 12 in Spate of Baghdad Blasts, by Leila Fadel and Qais Mizher
New York Times - Deadly Attacks Mar First Day of Voting in Iraqi Elections, by Steven Lee Myers and Marc Santora
Wall Street Journal - Suicide Bombs Rock Iraq Before Vote, by Charles Levinson
Washington Post - Three Bombings in Iraq's Diyala Province Kill at Least 33 People, by Ernesto Londono
World
Iran
Washington Post - U.S., Allies Denounce Iran's Decision to Make Higher Grade of Enriched Uranium, by Joby Warrick
New York Times - U.S. Circulates New Draft Proposal for Iran Sanctions, by Neil MacFarquhar
Times Online - Iranian 'Spies' Held in Italian Arms Trafficking Operation, by Richard Owen
Wall Street Journal - New Hurdle to Iran Sanctions, by Jay Solomon and John Lyons
Christian Science Monitor - Hillary Clinton Fails to Convince Brazil to Support Iran Sanctions, by Sara Miller Lllana
North Korea
Washington Post - U.S. Increasingly Wary as Burma Deepens Military Relations with North Korea, by John Pomfret
Germany
New York Times - Germany Sentences 4 in Terror Case, by Nicholas Kulish
China
New York Times - China Says It Is Slowing Down Military Spending, by Michael Wines and Jonathan Ansfield