Global News Alert - January 12, 2010
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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