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Global News Update - October 28, 2009
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Afghanistan
New York Times - Brother of Afghan Leader Is Said to Be on C.I.A. Payroll, by Dexter Filkins, Mark Mazzetti and James Risen
Los Angeles Times - Obama redefines White House relationship with top field commander, by Julian E. Barnes
New York Times - U.S. to Protect Populous Afghan Areas, Officials Say, by Thom Shanker, Peter Baker and Helene Cooper
Wall Street Journal - Insurgents Attack Hotels Housing U.N. Workers in Kabul, by Yaroslav Trofimov and Anand Gopal
Reuters - Militants In Kabul House Battle Afghan Forces
New York Times - 3 U.N. Workers Killed in Fighting in Afghan Capital, by Alissa J. Rubin
Associated Press - Afghan Police: 7 Dead in Attack on UN in Kabul
Times Online UK - Three UN staff killed in Kabul shootout, by Jerome Starkey
VOA News - Taliban Attack Kabul Guesthouse, Kill 3 UN Staff
RFE/RL - UN Staff, Others Killed in Kabul; Blasts Rock Hotel
Los Angeles Times - Push for Afghanistan troop increase continues on deadly day, by Laura King, Julian E. Barnes and Paul Richter
New York Times - In Deadliest Month, 53 U.S. Troops Die in Afghanistan, by Alissa J. Rubin
Wall Street Journal - October Marks Deadliest Month for U.S. in Afghanistan, by Yaroslav Trofimov and Siobhan Gorman
Associated Press - October deadliest month for U.S., by Todd Pitman
Department of Defense - Bomb Attacks Kill 8 U.S. Troops in Afghanistan, by John J. Kruzel
Washington Post - Bombings kill 8 U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan, by Joshua Partlow
Reuters - Bomb Attacks in Afghanistan South Kill Eight U.S. Troops
Reuters - U.S. Defense Bill Would Pay Taliban to Switch Sides
VOA News - Survey: Afghans Think Country Moving in Right Direction, by Meredith Buel
Times Online UK - US hero quits Afghanistan job in protest at 'unwinnable war' as casualties mount, by Tim Reid
Los Angeles Times - Some troops have sixth sense for bombs, by Tony Perry
CNN.com - McCain: Why we can -- and must -- win the war in Afghanistan, by John McCain
New York Times Opinion - Don't Build Up, by Thomas L. Friedman
Wall Street Journal Opinion - Afghanistan Doesn't Need More Troops, by David Adams and Ann Marlowe
New York Times Blog - Grim Reality for German Forces in Kunduz, by Nicholas Kulish
New York Times Blog - Kabul, Echoes of Saigon, by Alissa J. Rubin
New York Times Opinion - Afghanistan Votes, the U.N. Dithers, by Peter W. Galbraith
Washington Post Opinion - Transcript: Afghanistan exit strategy and the 'opt-out public option,' by Eugene Robinson
Iraq
Associated Press - Al Qaeda Group Claims Iraq Bombings
Washington Post - Extremist group claims responsibility for Baghdad bombs, by Ernesto Lonono
Reuters - Al-Qaeda-Linked Group Claims Baghdad Bombings
Long War Journal - Al Qaeda takes credit for Baghdad suicide bombings, by Bill Roggio
Los Angeles Times - IRAQ: Burial in Najaf for Baghdad bomb victims, by Saad Fakhrildeen
New York Times - Legislators in Iraq Block a Deal on Election Law, by John Leland
VOA News - Iraqi Lawmakers Hit Snag on Election Agreement
RFE/RL - Iraq's Election Law Goes To Parliament For Approval
Wall Street Journal - Kurdistan Officials Hopeful For Post-Election Oil Law in Iraq
Department of Defense - Iraqi Forces Detain 7 Terrorism Suspects
Associated Press - Fate of Oil-Rich Kirkuk Stalls Iraq Election Law
Associated Press - Lost brothers reunited in Iraq's valley of the dead, by Kim Gamel
New York Times Blog - Iraq: First Impressions, by John Leland
Pakistan
Wall Street Journal - Deadly Blast Rocks Peshawar After Clinton Arrives in Pakistan, by Matthew Rosenberg and Jay Solomon
New York Times - Car Bomb Kills Scores in Pakistan, by Ismail Khan
Reuters - Car Bomb Kills More Than 80 in Pakistan's Peshawar
Associated Press - Car bomb kills at least 80 in Pakistan market
Associated Press - UPDATED: Bomb kills 86 in Pakistan as Clinton visits, by Riaz Khan
Wall Street Journal - Clinton Aims to Bolster Ties With Pakistan, by Jay Solomon
Washington Post - Doubts abound among people of S. Waziristan, by Haq Nawaz Khan and Karin Brulliard
Washington Post - Clinton visits Pakistan in bid to improve ties, by Karen DeYoung
VOA News - Pakistan: 42 Militants Killed in Anti-Taliban Offensive
VOA News - UN Special Rapporteur Questions Legality of US Use of Drones, by Margaret Besheer
Reuters - U.S. Use of Drones Queried by U.N.
BBC News - US warned on deadly drone attacks
World
China
Department of Defense - Gates Asks Xu to Help Stop 'On-Again, Off-Again' Cycle, by Jim Garamone
Germany
Wall Street Journal - Merkel Formally Re-Elected as Germany's Chancellor, by Andrea Thomas
Indonesia
New York Times - Extremism Spreads Across Indonesian Penal Code, by Norimitsu Onishi
Iran
New York Times - Iran Hints at Uranium Plan Changes, by Robert F. Worth
Wall Street Journal - Iran Seeks Change in Uranium Plan, by Chip Cummins
Reuters - Iran Wants Big Changes to Nuclear Deal With Powers
Reuters - Iran to Respond to Atomic Deal on Thursday
Israel/Palestine
Christian Science Monitor - Does J Street arrival signal a split in America's Israel lobby?, by Ilene R. Prusher
Lebanon
New York Times - Men Accused of Trying to Supply Hezbollah, by Al Baker
Associated Press - Lebanese Army Dismantles 4 Rockets Near Israel
Reuters - Lebanon: Rocket Strikes Israel
Sudan
Wall Street Journal - U.S. Says Lobbyist Violated Sudan Ban, by Cam Simpson
Yemen
Associated Press - Yemen Seizes Boat Off Coast, Arrests 5 Iranians