Global News Alert - November 18, 2010
Afghanistan
WSJ- Afghan Auditor Faces U.S. Inquiry by Nathan Hodge
Washington Post- Assertive Karzai bewilders allies by Kathy Gannon
LA Times- U.S. appears ready to acknowledge a long haul in Afghanistan by David S. Cloud
CS Monitor- NATO reads weakness in Taliban leader Mullah Omar's annual Eid statement by Tom Peter
WSJ- Moscow Expands NATO's Routes by Stephen Fidler
Washington Post- US wants tribesmen to fight Taliban in Afghanistan by Sebastian Abbot
Pakistan
Miami Herald- Pakistan's biggest city on edge of gang-led civil war by Saeed Shah
AFP- Pakistan to arm fighter jets with Chinese missiles
SIFY- Musharraf has "very slim chances" of winning democratic elections in Pak: Holbrooke
BBC- Pope pleads for life of condemned Pakistani woman
Iraq
Washington Post- Iraqi Christians flee after violence by Leila Fadel and Ali al-Qeisy
Bloomberg- Clinton Report Condemns Christian Persecution in Iraq by Flavia Krause-Jackson
AP- Iraq president opposes Tariq Aziz's death sentence
Guardian- Man faces charges over Iraq war blog
Iran
VOA News- Top US, Israeli Military Leaders Meet Amid Iran Controversy by Al Pessin
CNN- Iran claims missile defense advancements
FT- Alliance to calm Turkish nerves over missile plan by James Blitz
AP- Ahmadinejad: Embargoes won't scare Iran
World
NY Times- Israel Approves Withdrawal From Part of a Village on Lebanon Border by Isabel Kershner
Reuters- Qaeda-linked group threatens Israelis, in Hebrew
NY Times- Terror Verdict Tests Obama’s Strategy on Civilian Trials by Charlie Savage