Global News Alert - January 12, 2010

January 11, 2010 Global News Alert                         January 13, 2010 Global News Alert

Afghanistan

Associated Press - NATO: 13 Insurgents Killed by Missile

New York Times - Drone Strikes Kill 16 in Afghanistan, by Dexter Filkins and Alan Cowell

Department of Defense - Troops Uncover Opium, Weapons Caches in Afghanistan

Wall Street Journal - Six Soldiers Killed in Afghan Attacks, by Anand Gopal

LA Times - 4 Western Troops Killed in Afghanistan, by Laura King

New York Times - War's Fury No Longer Pauses for Afghan Winter, by Rod Nordland

VOA News - Jordanian Suicide Bomber, in Pre-Attack Video, Vows to Avenge Taliban Chief, by Ravi Khanna

Times Online - Poll Shows More Optimism in Afghanistan, by Judith Evans

Associated Press - US Investigating 38 Cases of Reconstruction Abuse, by Kim Gamel

Reuters - More Cabinet Woes for Karzai over Missing Afghan Minister

Reuters - Karzai Readies Alternates if Cabinet Picks Snubbed

 

Pakistan

LA Times - In Karachi, Politics Means Urban Warfare, Literally, by Mark Magnie

BBC News - More Political Killing in Karachi

Christian Science Monitor - Pakistan Terrorits Target More Civilians in 2009, by Saeed Shah

VOA News - Pentagon Intelligence Chief Urges Pakistan to Keep Up Pressure on Militants, by Gar Thomas

RFE/RL - Pakistan Seen Becoming More Islamist, Anti-US

 

Iraq

Associated Press - Iraqi Security Forces Lock Down Parts of Baghdad, by Rebecca Santana

Department of Defense - Iraqi Forces Arrest Suspected Terrorists

Associated Press - Tony Blair's Communications Chief Testified

BBC News - Alastair Campbell Defends 'Every Word' of Iraq Dossier

 

World

Iran

LA Times - Iran Says Nuclear Scientist Killed in Bomb Blast, by Borzou Daragahi and Ramin Mostaghim

Associated Press - Bomb Kills Iran Nuclear Physicist Tied to Mousavi, by Nasser Karimi

VOA News - Iran's Karroubi: Government Threats Will Not Stop Reform

Yemen

Reuters - Yemen Starts Talks with Kidnappers, Violence Flares, by Mohammed Ghobari and Mohamed Sudam

Wall Street Journal - Yemeni Sheik Courts, Warns Foreign Governments, by Margaret Coker

Washington Post - Somalis Fleeing to Yemen Prompt New Worries in Fight Against al-Qaeda, by Sudarsan Raghavan

Christian Science Monitior - US Walking a Tightrope with its Yemen Policy, by Scott Peterson

Palestine

Christian Science Monitor - Up Next: Al Qaeda in Palestine, by Erin Cunningham

Somalia

Reuters - At Least 14 Killed in Militia Clash in Central Somalia, by Abdi Sheikh and Abdi Guled

North Korea -

Washington Post - U.S. Rejects North Korea's New Conditions for Progress in Nucelar Talks, by Blaine Harden

China

Washington Times - Beijing Reports Successful Missile Test, by Bill Gertz

Israel

Wall Street Journal - Israeli Robots Remake Battlefield, by Charles Levinson

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