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Global News Alert - October 12, 2010
Oct 12, 2010 - Anonymous
Afghanistan
The Atlantic- How We Lost Afghanistan's Once-Peaceful North by Joshua Foust
New York Times- Afghan Governor Is Killed in Blast at Mosque by Alissa Rubin
New York Times- Tangled Tale of American Found in Afghanistan by Alissa Rubin
Washington Times- Taliban meetings all talk, no action by Iason Athanasiadis
CNN- Death toll in Afghan chopper blast lowered to 1
TIME- Brits Question Suspected Friendly Fire Death of Aid Worker by Nick Assinder
Bloomberg- Italy May Start Afghanistan Withdrawal in 2011, Repubblica Says by Lorenzo Totaro
Telegraph- Hamid Karzai denies being manic depressive
USA Today- Afghanistan president: We're talking with the Taliban
Pakistan
Los Angeles Times- Taliban border haven in U.S. sights by David Cloud
Associated Press- Pakistan says it is key to Taliban peace talks by Zarar Khan
Wall Street Journal- Pakistan Is Not America's Enemy by Ryan Crocker
Telegraph- Pakistan's nuclear arms push angers America by Praveen Swami
Washington Post- Pakistan ends blockade, reopens border to NATO supply trucks by Karin Brulliard
Iraq
Washington Post- Iraq's leader gains crucial ally, but his constituents are wary by Leila Fadel
Los Angeles Times- In Iraq, political negotiation is a blood sport by Ned Parker
New York Times- Shuttle Campaigning, Iraqi-Style by Steven Lee Myers
Wall Street Journal- Iraq's Allawi, Squeezed, Warms to an Alliance
Agence-France Presse- Iraq PM to visit Syria after year-long spat
Iran
BBC- Germany seeks release of 'journalists' held in Iran
Boston Globe- Iran’s top ayatollah targets university by Ali Akbar Dareini
New York Times- Iran, the Paper Tiger by Roger Cohen
Reuters- Oman in talks with Iran to help free Americans
World
New York Times- U.S. Alarmed by Harsh Tone of China’s Military by Michael Wines
Associated Press- Al-Qaida in Yemen threatens to topple president