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Global News Alert - December 13, 2010
Dec 13, 2010 - Anonymous
Afghanistan
Reuters- Afghan MP's demand president form new parliament by Jonathon Burch
Washington Post- Holbrooke remains in critical condition
LA Times- Six NATO troops killed in Afghanistan by Borzou Daragahi
Bloomberg- Agreement on Trans-Afghan Pipe by Stephen Bierman
Guardian- WikiLeaks cables: US keeps Uzbekistan president onside to protect supply line by David Leigh
Pakistan
BBC- Peshawar bomb kills teenage boy and bus driver
Washington Post- Teachers in the crosshairs in southwest Pakistan by Nahal Toosi
Reuters- Pakistan-China ties to be strengthened in Wen visit by Chris Allbritton
AFP- Gunmen kill Pakistani police brothers
Iraq
AP- Joint Chiefs chair in Iraq, meeting prime minister
VOA- Iraq Suicide Bombing Kills At Least 13 in Ramadi by Edward Yeranian
NY Times- With New Violence, More Christians Are Fleeing Iraq by Steven Lee Myers
AFP- Kurdish 'self-determination' call sparks Iraqi ire by Salam Faraj
Iran
Washington Post- Iran conducts large military exercise by Nasser Karimi
BBC- Iranian politicians call for UK ambassador recall
AFP- Iran nuclear showdown still in diplomacy stage: Barak
LA Times- White House plans more Iran sanctions by Paul Richter
World
Reuters- Stockholm bomber aimed for major targets By Patrick Lannin and Niklas Pollard
NY Times- Japan Plans Military Shift to Focus More on China by Martin Fackler