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Global News Alert - February 10, 2010
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Afghanistan
RFE/RL - Afghanistan Considers Conscript Army, To Mixed Reviews, by Abubakar Siddique
Washington Post - Marines Plan Joint Mission to Eject Insurgents from Last Helmand Stronghold, by Rajiv Chandrasekaran
Christian Science Monitor - Marjah Offensive Targets Opium Capital, by Saeed Shah
Reuters - Afghanistan Says Ready if Thousands Flee Assault, by Abdul Malek
Associated Press - Officials: Afghan Avalanches Kill 157 People, by Amir Shah
New York Times - Toll Mounts in Afghan Avalanche, by Rod Nordland
Reuters - Efforts to Curb Afghan Poppy Fail this Year - UN, by Peter Graff
Pakistan
New York Times - Pakistan Is Said to Pursue Role in U.S.-Afghan Talks, by Jane Perlez
Associated Press - Official: Suicide Attack Kills 10 in NW Pakistan
Wall Street Journal - Speculation Intensified Over Pakistan Taliban Leader's Death, by Matthew Rosenberg
LA Times - Pakistani Taliban Confirms Leader's Death, by Alex Rodriguez
Christian Science Monitor - Mehsud is Dead, Say Officials, by Kristen Chick
Iraq
Reuters - Iraq Poll Candidate Ban Appeals Wrongly Presented
Reuters - Reuters Photographer Says Reborn After Freed by U.S., by Suadad al-Salhy
World
Iran
Wall Street Journal - Iran Nuclear Move Stirs Sanctions Call, by Chip Cummins and Jay Solomon
LA Times - Russia, U.S. Harshly Condemn Iran's Nuclear Program, by Borzou Daragahi
New York Times - U.S. Eyes New Sanctions Over Iran Nuclear Program, by Helene Cooper and Mark Landler
New York Times - Small Step in Iran's Nuclear Efforts Suggest Ambitions for a Weapon, Experts Say, by William Broad
Associated Press - US Wants UN Debate on Iran's Human Rights, by Bradley Klapper
Wall Street Journal - Iranian Authorities Brace for Thursday Protests, by Farnaz Fassihi
Reuters - Iran Says Makes Arrests Before Revolution Day Rally
Washington Post - Opposition to Make Presence Known at Rally Marking Iran's Revolution, by Thomas Erdbrink
Lebanon
Reuters - Lebanon Warns of "Dangerous" Situation with Israel
Ukraine
Christian Science Monitor - Ukraine Heads Back into the Arms of Mother Russia, by Fred Weir
China
Washington Times - Chinese See U.S. Debt as Weapon in Taiwan Dispute, by Bill Gertz
European Union
Wall Street Journal - Europe Weighs Rescue Plan for Greece, by David Crawford
United Kingdom
Times Online - UK Military Creaking Under Strain of Iraq and Afghanistan, Report Says, by Tom Coghlan