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Global News Alert - January 14, 2010
Jan 14, 2010 - Anonymous
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Afghanistan
Associated Press - Suicide Bomber Kills 16 People in Afghanistan, by Amir Shah
New York TImes - U.S. Approves Training to Expand Afghan Army, by Rod Nordland
Department of Defense - Troops Seize Explosives Cache in Helmand Province
Department of Defense - Marines Build Observation Posts Along Infamous Road, by Walter Marino
Times Online - Hopes for Gordon Brown's Afghanistan Conference Fail to Meet Expectations, by Francis Elliott and Tom Coghlan
Washington Post - United Nations: In Deadlies Year for Afghan Civilians, Taliban Did Most Damage, by Keith Richburg and Joshua Partlow
LA Times - Afghan Civilian Deaths in 2009 Were Most Since Invasion, U.N. Says, by Laura King
RFE/RL - Taliban Condemn U.S. Bagram Prison Handover
Times Online - Bit-Part Role for Britain as US Plans to Control Key Afghan Routes, by Tom Coghlan
Times Online - Hurt Pride no Reason to Decry Sensible Move in Helmand, by Anthony Loyd
Pakistan
Associated Press - US Steps up Missile Attacks in Pakistan, by Chris Brummitt
Wall Street Journal - U.S. Strike Targets Paksitan Taliban Chief, by Zahid Hussein and Matthew Rosesnberg
BBC News - Pakistan Taliban Deny US Drone Strike Killed Top Leader
Associated Press - Officials: US Missiles Kill 12 in Pakistan, by Munir Ahmad and Ishtiaq Mahsud
Reuters - Pakistan Taliban Chief Said Targeted by U.S. Drone, by Alamgir Bitani
Times Online - CIA Drone Strike Hits Hakimullah Mehsud Compound, by Zahid Hussain
New York Times - Deaths at Hands of Militants Rise in Pakistan, by Sabrina Tavernise
Iraq
LA Times - Iraq Security Measures Set Off Rumors of Coup, by Liz Sly and Ned Parker
RFE/RL - Iraq Minister Sees No Improvement in Mosul Security Situation
Department of Defense - Northern Iraq Remains Complex, General Says, by Jim Garamone
Associated Press - Iraq Sentance 11 to Death for Government Bombings, by Sameer Yacoub
BBC News - Death Sentances for Iraq Bombers Behind Huge Attack
New York Times - U.S. Companies join Race on Iraqi Oil Bonanza, by Timothy Williams
World
Iran
Associated Press - Dueling Protests Erupt at Iran Professor's Funeral, by Nasser Karimi
Reuters - Iran's Ahmadinejad Sees "Zionist Style" in Bombing
VOA News - U.S. Defense Spy Chief: Iran Undecided on Nuclear Bomb, by Gary Thomas
Yemen
Christian Science Monitor - Yemen Intensified Fight Against Al Qaeda, by Scott Peterson
LA Times - Yemen Forces Kill Suspected Al Qaeda Leader, by Jeffrey Fleishman
Reuters - Yemen Says Tribesmen Kill 10 Shi'ite Rebels
Somalia
Reuters - Pirate Attacks up Sharply in 2009, by Royce Cheah
Department of Defense - Africa, Partners Work for Maritime Security, by Michael Carden
China
Washington Times - China's "Aggressive" Buildup Called Worry, by Bill Gertz
New York Times - China Nearly Doubles Security Budget to Xinjiang, by Edward Wong