Global News Alert - February 9, 2010

February 8, 2010 Global News Alert                       February 10, 2010 Global News Alert

Afghanistan

Associated Press - Afghan Avalances Kill at Least 28, Strand 1,500, by Rahim Faiez

Associated Press - Marines Wait in the Cold for Afghan Offensive, by Alfred de Montesquiou

Times Online - Refugees Flee to Capital of Helmand to Avoid Huge NATO Afghan Offensive, by Jerome Starkey and Tom Coghlan

LA Times - Marines Focus on Civilian Safety in Afghanistan, by Tony Perrry and Laura King

Times Online - Analysis: Suprise Attacks not in Vogue, by Tom Coghlan

Washington Post - In Southern Afghanistan, Even the Small Gains Get Noticed, by Joshua Partlow

Wall Street Journal - U.S. Enlists Ex-Foes for Afghan Army, by Yaroslav Trofimov

Washington Post - Legion Academy Gives Afghans a Crash Course in Fighting War, by Joshua Partlow

Christian Science Monitor - NATO Officials Mull Taliban Talks but Rule Out Direct Contact, by Robert Marquand

Wall Street Journal - Afghan Official Held for Alleged Aiding Taliban, by Habib Zahori and Matthew Rosenberg

LA Times - Gates Quietly Draws More Allied Troops for Afghan Effort, by Julian Barnes

Wall Street Journal - France Defends Afghan Troop Commitment, by Peter Spiegel

 

Pakistan

LA Times - Pakistani Taliban Confirm Leader's Death, by Alex Rodriguez

New York Times -Gunmen Open Fire on Former Official in Pakistan, by Salman Masood

Associated Press - UN Appeals for $538M in Pakistan Humanitarian Aid, by Nahal Toosi

 

Iraq

New York Times - In Northern Iraq, a Vote Seems Likely to Split, by Steven Lee Myers

BBC News - Iraq Election Triggers US-Iran Power Struggle, by Gabriel Gathouse

Times Online - Chilcot to Hold Talks with US Officials Over Iraq, by Nico Hines

 

World

Iran

Associated Press - Defiant Iran Accelerates Nuclear Program, by Nasser Karimi

Washington Post - Iranian Plan Will Put Nation a Step Closer to Having Material for Bomb, by Glenn Kessler 

LA Times - Iranian Nuclear Official Says Plan to Enrich Uranium Further has Begun, by Barzou Daragahi

Wall Street Journal - Iran Begins Enriching Low-Grade Uranium, by Chip Cummins

Washington Times - Ayatollah: Iran's Military Will 'Punch' West, by Eli Lake

Associated Press - Gates Wants Iran Sanctions in 'Weeks, not Months,' by Anne Flaherty

Wall Street Journal - Iranians Prepare for Risky Clashes, by Chip Cummins

Somalia

Christian Science Monitor -New Somalia Government Offensives Against Al Shabab, by Scott Baldauf

Yemen

VOA News - Yemeni Humanitarian Crisis Deepens, by Heather Murdock

North Korea

VOA News - North Korean Leader Pledges Commitment to Nuclear-Free Peninsula, by Kurt Achin

Reuters - North Korea Nuclear Envoy Visits China, Talks Closer, by Jon Herskovitz and Ben Blanchard

Taiwan

Reuters - Taiwan Drops Request for U.S. Military Subs: Sources

Russia

New York Times - Gates Voices Concern Abour Warship Sale to Russia, by Thom Shanker

Sri Lanka

Christian Science Monitor - Sri Lanka Crackdown Goes Beyond Arrest of Sarath Fonseka, by Mian Ridge

Haiti

Washington Post - Haiti Earthquake Relief Efforts Are Still Falling Short, by Peter Slevin

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