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Global News Alert - January 13, 2010
Jan 13, 2010 - Anonymous
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Afghanistan
Associated Press - 2 US Troops, 4 Afghan Troops Killed in Afghanistan, by Amir Shah
Wall Street Journal - Drone Attacks Kill 16 Afghan Militants, by Tochi Dreazen
Washington Post - U.S. Uses Predator Drone to Hit Suspected Insurgents in Afghanistan, by Joshua Partlow
LA Times - 3,100 More Troops on Afghanistan Deployment List, by Julian Barnes
VOA News - Republican Senators Say US Forces in Afghanistan 'Confused' About Detaining Enemy Combatants, by Cindy Saine
Washington Times - Double Agent Al-Balawi's Data Reviewed, by Eli Lake
BBC News - Afghan Civilian Deaths Rise 14% in 2009, Says UN Report
Associated Press - UN: Taliban Cause Afghan Civilian Deaths to Soar, by Kim Gamel
New York Times - U.N. Blames Taliban for Afghan Toll, by Dexter Filkins
New York Times - Deadly Protests in Afghanistan Highlight Tensions, by Dexter Filkins
Reuters - Afghan Meet NATO Over Shots at Helmand Protest, by Abdul Malek
Christian Science Monitor - How US is Tackling Opium Trade in Afghanistan Poppy Heartland, by Ben Arnoldy
RFE/RL - Popularity Boost Opens Door for Karzai Cabinet Maneuvers, by Abubakar Siddique
Washington Post - U.S. Boosts Efforts to Track Aid Money in Afghanistan, by Keith Richburg
RFE/RL -Karzai Says U.S. Never Gave Afghans 'Blank Check'
Times Online - We Can Broker Peace with the Taleban, Says Turkey, by Michael Binyon
Iraq
RFE/RL - Suicide Bomber Kills Seven in Iraq's Al Anbar Province
Washington Post - Security Forces Find Huge Cache of Explosives in Baghdad, Impose Partial Curfew, by Leila Fadel and Aziz Alwan
Christian Science Monitor - Terrotist Attack Averted in Iraq, Says Iraqi General, by Katharine Houreld
Associated Press - GIs Return to Their War Zone and Find it Peaceful, by Chelsea Carter
Wall Street Journal - Blair Made Early Iraq Pledge, by Cassell Bryan-Low
World
Yemen
Reuters - Yemen Says Security Forces Kill al-Qaeda Cell Leader, by Muhamad Sudam
Times Online - Saudi and Yemeni Forces Claim Victory in Renewed Fighting with Rebels, by James Hider
Iran
Reuters - Iran Knew Israel, U.S. Planned "Terrorist Acts:" Speaker
Nigeria
Wall Street Journal - Nigerian Anger at the U.S. Grows, by Will Connors
Japan
Washington Post - In Shift in Tone, Clinton Plays Done Fight over Marine Base in Japan, by John Pomfret
China
New York Times - With Defense Test, China Shows Displeasure of U.S., by Andrew Jacobs and Jonathan Ansfield
Mexico
Associated Press - Mexico-US Cooperation Cited in 2nd Druglord Arrest, by Elliot Spagat