Global News Alert - January 11, 2010

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Afghanistan

Associated Press - NATO Says 3 Troops Killed in South Afghanistan, by Rahim Faiez

Wall Street Journal - U.S., French Troops Killed in Afghanistan, by Anand Gopal

Washington Post - British Reporter Hamer and U.S. Marine Are Killed by Roadside Bomb in Afghanistan, by Keith B. Richburg

Associated Press - Poll: 7 in 10 Afghans Support US Forces, by Deb Riechmann

BBC News - Afghans More Optimistic for Future, Survey Shows, by Adam Mynott

VOA News - Afghanistan to Take Over Bagram Prison

LA Times - In Afghanistan, a Governor Who Answers to no One, by Laura King

LA Times - Afghan President's New Cabinet Picks Include Controversial Figures, by Laura King

Times Online - Afghanistan's Parliament Examines Karzai's New Cabinet Candidates, by Jerome Starkey

New York Times - Drone Flights Leave Military Awash in Data, by Christopher Drew

Department of Defense - Chairman Touts Importance of Cultural Engagement, by Jim Garamone

 

Pakistan

Associated Press - Video Links Pakistan Taliban to Deadly CIA Bombing, by Deb Riechmann

Reuters - Pakistani Party Says Won't Quit after Violence Vow, by Sahar Ahmed

VOA News - Three Days of Violence in Karachi Kill 35

RFE/RL - Pakistan Renews Calls for End to U.S. Drone Strikes

 

Iraq

RFE/RL - Influencial Group Threatens to Boycott Iraq Elections

LA Times - Iraqis Say They Were Forced to Take Blackwater Settlement, by Liz Sly

Washington Post - Border Dispute Worsens Fears about Iran's Influence over Iraqi Government, by Michael Hastings

World

Yemen

Associated Press - Yemeni Radical Cleric Warns of Foreign Occupation

New York Times - Obama Plays Down Military Role in Yemen, by Sarah Wheaton

Washington Post - Yemeni President Vows Crackdonw on al-Qaeda Branch, by Sudarsan Raghavan and R Jeffrey Smith

Times Online - Yemen Offers to Strike Deal with al-Qaeda Fighters, by James Hider

Wall Street Journal - Bureacracy Hampers Yemeni Military Effort, by Margaret Coker and Charles Levinson

Somalia

Reuters - Fighting in Two Somali Towns Kills at Least 18, by Abdi Sheik and Abdi Guled

Iran

LA Times - Iran's Supreme Leader Tells Militias Not to Meddle, by Borzou Daragahi

New York Times - Panel Ties Ally of Iran Leader to Protester Deaths, by Nazila Fathi

Wall Street Journal - Iran Panel Rebukes Official for Abuses, by Chip Cummins

Lebanon

Washington Post - Hariris Struggles in Lebanon Show LImits of U.S. Influence, by Howard Schneider

North Korea

Reuters - North Korea Calls for Peace Treaty to Replace Armistice, by Jon Herskovitz

Nigeria

Wall Street Journal - Attack on Pipeline Further Strains Nigeria, by Will Connors

Angola

Times OnlineFight Over Tiny Oil-Rich Enclave, by Jonathan Clayton

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