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Global News Alert - January 7, 2010
Jan 7, 2010 - Anonymous
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Afghanistan
Associated Press - Blast Wounds Governor of Easter Afghan Province, by Amir Shah
BBC News - 'Seven Killed' in Suspected Afghan Suicide Bombing
Department of Defense - Troops Seize Opium, Capture Insurgents in Afghanistan
New York Times - Suicide Bombing Puts a Rare Face on CIA's Work, by Sheryl Stolberg and Mark Mazzetti
Washington Times - Afghanistan Bombing Shows Perils of CIA Counterspying, by Bill Gertz
Reuters - Al Qaeda Claims Attack on CIA Workers in Afghanistan
Times Online - Suicide Attack on CIA Agents 'Was Planned by Bin Laden Inner Circle,' by Tim Reid and Zahid Hussain
Wall Street Journal - U.S. Retools Military Intelligence, by Yochi Dreazen and Jay Solomon
Department of Defense - DoD Official Welcomes Report as 'Candid Assessment,' by John Kruzel
New York Times - Deadly Explosion Arouses New Afghan Anger at U.S., by Alissa Rubin
RFE/RL - Do Afghan Cabinet Rejections Mark Decline of Warlord Power? by Abubakar Siddique
Washington Post - U.N. Envoy Eide Warns U.S., Allies Not to Ignore Civilian Goals in Afghanistan, by Colum Lynch
New York Times - U.N. Envoy to Afghanistan Warns of Peril of Emphasizing Security Over Social Issues, by Neil MacFarquhar
Pakistan
Times Online - Pakistani Links to Haqqani Militants Again Under Spotlight, by Catherine Philip
Washington Post - In Pakistani Port City of Karachi, a New Resolve to Turn Against the Taliban, by Pamela Constable
Wall Street Journal - Drones Kill 13 in Pakistan's Northwest, by Zahid Hussain
Washington Post - U.S. Missile Strikes in Pakistan Kill Taliban Militants, by Joby Warrick
Wall Street Journal - Indian Forces Storm Hotel in Kashmir Capital, Kill Two Militants, by Krishna Pakharel and Zahid Hussain
Christian Science Monitor - Pakistan President Zardari's Nine Political Lives, by Saeed Shah
Iraq
Associated Press - Blasts Kill 6 in Iraq's Western Anbar Province, by Hamid Ahmed
BBC News - Iraq Bomb Attack on Senior Police Kills Eight
New York TImes - Iraq Blasts Aim at Antiterror Official, by Nada Bakri
RFE/RL - Iranian Foreign Minister Visits Iraq
Reuters - Iraq, Iran Start Talks on DIsputed Border Area, by Waleed Ibrahim
World
Yemen
Wall Street Journal - Mullen Puts Limit on U.S. Military Role in Yemen, by Yochi Dreazen
Wall Street Journal - Yemen Forces Hunt Leader of Local Al Qaeda Group
Associated Press - Yemen Says Nigerian Many Have Met Radical Cleric, by Lee Keath
LA Times - Foreigners in Yemen See Terrorism Worries as Overblown, by Haley Edwards
Iran
Christian Science Monitor - Iran Move to Defrock Dissident Ayatollah Opens Rifts in Theocracy, by Iason Athanasiadis
Egypt
Associated Press - Egyptians Riot After 7 Killed in Church Attack, by Sarah El Deeb
Sudan
BBC News - South Sudanese Cattle Raid 'Kills 140'
Reuters - Tribesmen Kill 139 in South Sudan Raid: Official, by Skye Wheeler
Israel
Christian Science Monitor - Israel Will Consult Legal Advisers on Future Military Action, by Robert Marquand
United States
New York Times - Many Ex-Detainees Said to Be Engage in Terror, by Elisabeth Bumiller
Washington Times - Nuclear Weapons Review Put Off, by Bill Gertz