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Global News Alert - November 23, 2010
Afghanistan
AP- Man involved in Afghan talks said to be impostor
Reuters- U.S. military widens probe of platoon in Afghanistan by Laura L. Myers
LA Times- Helmet face shield could reduce troop brain injuries by Melissa Healy
CS Monitor- The Obama-Karzai quarrel over Afghanistan sovereignty
Bloomberg- EU Bans All Afghan Airlines, Citing Safety Concerns by Jonathan Stearns
Pakistan
TIME- Pakistan: Why It's a Mistake to Ignore Climate Disaster Refugees by Krista Mahr
CNN- New York victims of Mumbai terror attack sue Pakistan
NY Times-Pakistani Sentenced to Death May Get a Pardon by Jane Perlez
Washington Post- Roof collapse kills 14 people in Pakistan
Iraq
Miami Herald- Lawmaker blasts asylum offers for Iraqi Christians by Hamid Ahmed
CNN- Deadly attacks on Iraqi Christians continue by Jomana Karadsheh
Washington Post- Iraq's Sunnis view justice system as cudgel by Ernesto Londono
UPI- Iraq's Talabani upbeat on new government
Iran
WSJ- Assembly Pushes to Oust Iran President by Farnaz Fassihi
CNN- Gambia cuts economic, diplomatic ties with Iran
BBC- Iran denies Stuxnet disrupted its nuclear programme
Washington Post- Iran issues arrest warrant for ex-president's son
World
Reuters- North Korea shells South in fiercest attack in decades by Jack Kim and Lee Jae-won
Washington Post- NATO's next mission by Anne Appluebaum
CS Monitor- NATO summit reality check: Brilliant policy vs. real world resistance by Kurt Volker