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Global News Alert - January 29, 2010
Jan 29, 2010 - Anonymous
January 28, 2010 Global News Alert February 1, 2010 Global News Alert
Afghanistan
Christian Science Monitor - At London Afghanistan Conference, a Developing Script of Withdrawal, by Robert Marquand
Times Online - Afghan Conference Designed to Set Date for Withdrawal of Troops, by Tom Coghlan
Washington Post - Afghan President Plan Meeting on Reintegrating, Reconciling with Insurgents, by Karen De Young
New York Times - War Plan for Karzai: Reach Out to Taliban, by Mark Landler and Alissa Rubin
VOA News - $140 Million Pledged for Afghan Reintegration Program
Wall Street Journal - U.N. Official Met Taliban in January, by Alan Cullison
LA Times - U.S. Cool to Karzai Plan on Taliban, by Paul Richter
Reuters - Taliban Say No Decission Yet on Karzai Offer of Talks, by Hamid Shalizi and Abdul Malek
Wall Street Journal - Talks Plot Handover to Afghan Forces, by Alistair Macdonald, Matthew Rosenberg and Jay Solomon
Associated Press - Afghan Troops Battle Taliban Militants in Afghan South, by Noor Khan
LA Times - Afghan Cleric Killed by Western Troops; NATO Apologizes, by Laura King
RFE/RL - Tribal Leader Says Deal Will Help Afghanistan Beat Taliban
Washington Post - Killing of Cleric Prompts Outrage in Kabul and Apology from Coalitions Forces, by Joshua Partlow
Christian Science Monitor - In War for Afghanistan, US Troops do Battle with Flaky Afghan Contractors, by Neil Shea
Pakistan
BBC News - Pakistan Advises Taliban Role in Afghan Government
Reuters - Cautious Pakistan's Afghan Influence Seen Limited, by Zeeshan Haider and Robert Birsel
BBC News - Pakistan's Swat Valley Holds Election
Associated Press - Audit Says U.S. Aid Program Failing in NW Pakistan, by Chris Brummitt
Iraq
Associated Press - Blair Offers Justification for Iraq War, by David Stringer and Jill Lawless
World
Iran
New York Times - Iran's Opposition Seeking to End Stand-Off, by Michael Slackman
Christian Science Monitor - Iran Green Movement Promising Big February Protests, by Iason Athanasiadis
Associated Press - Iranian Cleric: More Opposition Should be Executed
Times Online - Hilary Clinton Courts China's Support for Sanctions Against Iran, by Catherine Philp
VOA News - Clinton: 'Little Choice' but to Put More Pressure on Iran, by David Gollust
Reuters - Dialogue on Stalled Iran Atom Deal Goes On: IAEA, by Domini Evans
Al Qaeda
Associated Press - Bin Laden Blasts US for Climate Change, by Salah Nasrawi
Yemen
Christian Science Monitor - View from Mt Doud: Saudi Arabia Says Offensive against Yemen Rebels Over, by Caryle Murphy
Israel/Hamas
VOA News - Hamas Claims Key Commander Assassinated by Israel
Koreas
Reuters - North Korea Fires More Artillery Towards South, by Jack Kim
Russia
Times Online - Russia Unveils its First Stealth Fighter Jet - the Sukhoi T-50, by Tony Halpin
Haiti
Washington Post - For U.S. Soliders in Haiti, Helping Becomes the Hardest Part, by Dana Hedgepeth
Wall Street Journal - Haiti Aid Efforts Go Awry in the 'Convoy to Nowhere,' by Christopher Rhoads
United States
Washington Times - Pentagon Set to Seek Repeal of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Law, by Eli Lake