Global News Alert - July 30, 2010
Afghanistan
CS Monitor - Afghanistan war: How USAID loses hearts and minds by Ben Arnoldy
Voice of America - Three NATO Troops Killed in Afghanistan
AFP - Afghans riot in Kabul after deadly NATO crash
New York Times - In Midterm Elections, Afghan War Barely Surfaces by James Dao
Bloomberg - Gates Asks FBI to Help in Probe of Leaked Documents by Viola Gienger
The Telegraph - British troops launch biggest offensive of summer in Afghanistan by Ben Farmer
TIME - The Plight of Afghan Women: A Disturbing Picture by Richard Stengel
Pakistan
Wall Street Journal - Pakistan Considered Canceling U.K. Visit by Tom Wright
Associated Press - Officials: Floods kill at least 313 in Pakistan by Riaz Khan and Roshan Mughal
Washington Times - On Obama, Pakistan refrains from global embrace by Ashish Kumar Sen
Wall Street Journal (blog) - Pakistanis See India as Biggest Threat: Survey by Tom Wright
Voice of America - Obama Meets with Advisers on Afghanistan, Pakistan
Iraq
LA Times - Deadly assault exposes Iraq's delicate state of security by Liz Sly and Raheem Salman
USA Today - Biden tells troops they have succeeded in Iraq by David Jackson
CS Monitor - Iraq film directors look to build 'Baghdadwood' by Jane Arraf
Bloomberg - Spanish Judge Seeks Arrest of U.S. Soldiers for Cameraman's Death in Iraq by Emma Ross-Thomas
GMA News - DFA sends envoy to Iraq to assess security situation of OFWs by Andreo C. Calonzo
Iran
CS Monitor - Did Iran attack Japanese oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz? by Ben Hancock
Associated Press - China says it opposes EU sanctions against Iran
CNN - Official: Outside supply could meet Iran's nuclear fuel needs by CNN wire staff
Associated Press - Moms work full-time for hikers' release from Iran by Patrick Condon
Associated Press - Iran report: Cigarettes implicated in Western plot