Global News Update - October 22, 2009
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Afghanistan
Wall Street Journal - Security Fears Revive Ahead of Afghan Runoff, by Yaroslav Trofimov and Anand Gopal
New York Times - Karzai Rival Prepares for Afghan Runoff Vote, by Dexter Filkins, Sabrina Tavernise, and Mark Landler
Washington Times - U.S. forces prepare for Afghan runoff vote, by Sara A. Carter
Associated Press - UN Began distributing Afghan Runoff ballots, by Todd Pitman
Washington Post - In Helmand, a model for success?, by Rajiv Chandrasekaran
Reuters - Gates Says Moving Ahead on Afghan Troop Decision
VOA News - Obama: Troop Decision Possible Before Afghan Run-Off, by Paula Wolfson
Wall Street Journal Opinion - Obama Goes Wobbly on Afghanistan, by Karl Rove
Associated Press - NATO Ministers to Discuss Shield and Afghanistan
Los Angeles Times - Militants deepen their foothold in Afghan north, by Laura King
Washington Post - Long-Detained Afghan witnesses testifies, by Carrie Johnson and Kari Lydersen
Associated Press - NATO Chief calls for perseverance in Afghanistan, by Vanessa Gera and Slobodan ekec
New York Times Blog - Nothing to See Here - Move Along, by Tyler Hicks
New York Times Blog - Is a Fair Election in Afghanistan Possible, by The Editors
New York Times Opinion - More Troops Are a Bad Bet, by Nicholas D. Kristof
Iraq
Wall Street Journal - Poll-Law Stalemate Goes to Iraq Leaders, by Gina Chon
New York Times - Stalemate in Parliament Could Delay Iraq Elections, by Rod Nordland
Washington Post - In Iraq, battling an internal bane, by Nada Bakri
New York Times Blog - Iraq: Open for Business, by Steven Lee Myers
Los Angeles Times - IRAQ: Parliament admits failure in effort to pass election law, by Liz Sly
Washington Post - Election delay may slow down U.S. troop drawdown, by Ann Scott Tyson
VOA News - Iraqi Lawmakers Fail to Agree on New Election Law
Pakistan
New York Times - Pakistani Brigadier Assassinated in the Capital, by Jane Perlez and Salman Masood
Wall Street Journal - Gunman Kill Senior Pakistani Army Official, by Matthew Rosenberg and Zahid Hussain
Reuters - Pakistani Brigadier, Driver Killed Shooting
Reuters - Gunmen Kill Two Pakistani Soldiers In Capital
New York Times Blog - Information Black Hole, by Salman Masood
VOA News - Gunman Kill Pakistani Army Officer In Islamabad Ambush
Wall Street Journal - Terror Threat Shuts Pakistani Schools, by Zahid Hussain
New York Times - Schools in Pakistan Closed in Wake of Attack, by Salman Masood
Iran
New York Times - Clinton Says Iran and North Korea Must Curb Nuclear Ambitions, by Brian Knowlton
Wall Street Journal - Iran Uranium Deal Appears Close, by David Crawford
Christian Science Monitor - Drafted deal on Iran Nuclear Program: A victory for Barak Obama?, by Robert Marquand
Washington Post - Iranian officials accept draft deal on uranium transfer, by Glenn Kessler
Washington Times Opinion - TIMPERLAKE: What if Israel strikes Iran from the air?, by Ed Timperlake
New York Times - Iran Deal Would Slow Making of Nuclear Bombs, by David E. Sanger
Los Angeles Times - U.S., Iran move closer to nuclear deal, by Borzou Daragahi
VOA News - Iran Cautions on Nuclear Proposal
RFE/RL - Iran, Powers Get Draft Nuclear Deal for Approval
New York Times - Iran: 5 Executions Include Woman, by Robert F. Worth
New York Times - Iran's Politics Open a Generational Chasm, by Nazila Fathi
World
Washington Post - Despite H1N1 fears, many would worry about vaccination, by Rob Stein and Jennifer Agiesta
Washington Times - Case shows terrorists may target mall, by Ben Conery
Egypt
Associated Press - Hijacking Thwarted on EgyptAir Flight to Cairo
Israel/Palestine
New York Times - Israel: U.S. Ambassador to U.N. Urges Peace Talks
Japan
Wall Street Journal - U.S. Presses Japan On Troop Accord, by Yuka Hayashi
Washington Post - U.S. pressures Japan on military package, by John Pomfret and Blaine Harden
North Korea
Reuters - Large Parts of North Korea Hit by Forest Fires - NASA
Sudan
New York Times - Will Obama Finally Pay Attention to Sudan?, by John Prendergast
United States
Washington Post - Massachusetts man arrested on terror charges, by Spencer S. Hsu
Yemen
Washington Times - Yemen's refugee crisis attracting global concern, by Heather Murdock