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Global News Alert - March 12, 2010
Mar 12, 2010 - Anonymous
March 11, 2010 Global News Alert
Afghanistan
New York Times - Afghan Tribal Rivalries Bedevil a U.S. Plan, by Alissa Rubin
RFE/RL - U.S Troops to Take Over from British in Southern Afghanistan
Department of Defense - Forces in Afghanistan Detain Suspects, Find Weapons
Washington Post - Program Aims to Rebuild Afghan Police Force, Repair its Image, by Greg Jaffe
BBC News - Afghan Police Recruits Abusing Drugs, US Report Finds
Associated Press - Marjah Push: Ups and Downs are Lessons for Future, by Alfred de Montesquiou
VOA News - Weak Government and Poor Security Blamed for Afghan Rights Situation, by Gary Thomas
Department of Defense - General Calls Civilian Casualty Report 'Groundless'
Associated Press - Russia Criticizes US, NATO over Afghan Drugs, by Slobodan Lekic
Pakistan
LA Times - Some U.S. Officials See a Growing Taliban-Al Qaeda Rift, by David Cloud and Julian Barnes
New York Times - Twin Suicide Attacks Hit Military Sites in Pakistan, by Waqar Gillani
Associated Press - Suicide Bombs Kill 39, wound 95 in Pakistan City, by Babar Dogar and Munir Ahmed
LA Times - Suicide Bombers Kill 39 in Pakistan, by Alex Rodriquez and Aoun Sahi
Associated Press - Pakistan Navy Tests Missiles in Arabian Sea, by Tim Sullivan
Reuters - India Says Open to New Round of Talks with Pakistan, by Krittivas Mukherjee
BBC News - Funderal Held for Karachi Sunni Muslim Cleric
Washington Post - Father Waits for Case of Viriginia Man Charged in Pakistan, by Karin Brulliard
Iraq
New York Times -In Early Tally, Tight Iraq Race Deepens Splits, by Anthony Shadid and Tim Arango
Washington Post - Partial Results Show Iraqi Prime Minister's Slate Winning in Two Southern Provinces, by Ernesto Londono
LA Times - Iraq Releases Early Election Results, by Liz Sly
Associated Press - Early Iraq Results: PM Battling Secular Challenger, by Ben Hubbard and Qassim Abdul-Zahra
Reuters - Iraq's Election Race Tight as Results Delayed Again, by Rania El Gamal
Times Online - Ayad Allawi Accuses Nouri al-Maliki's Group of Fraud in Bid to Retain Power, by Oliver August
Christian Science Monitor - Allegations of Fraud as Iraq Elections Results Trickle in, by Jane Arraf
Wall Street Journal - Challenger Keeps Up in Iraq Poll, by Charles Levinson (Suscriber Only)
VOA News - Centrist Groups Take Early Lead in Iraq Vote, by Elizabeth Arrott
RFE/RL - Many Displaced Iraqi Christians 'Unable to Vote'
Washington Post - Once-Dominant Sunnis Anxiously Watch as Iraq Votes are Tallied, by Leila Fadel
Christian Science Monitor - Arab Neighbors Cast a Wary Eye on Iraq Election Results, by Kristen Chick and Tom Peter
VOA News - Northern Iraq Commander Might Need Combat Troops Beyond August, by Al Pessin
Reuters - British Hostage Endures Mock Executions in Iraq
World
Washington Times- Global Human Rights Report Sees Little Change, by Nicholas Kralev
Iran
Department of Defense - Gates Says Sanctions Can Work Against Iran, by Jim Garamone
Wall Street Journal -Gates Issues Call For More Support of Iran Sanctions, by Yochi Dreazen and Margaret Coker (Suscriber Only)
New York Times - Gates Meets with Ruler of Emirates on Iran, by Elisabeth Bumiller
Israel
VOA News - US Says Indirect Mideast Peace Talks Still On, by David Gollust
Uzbekistan
RFE/RL - Big Business in Uzbekistan Targeted in Wave of Arrests, by Bruce Pannier
Russia
VOA News - Russian Prime Minister Making Brief, Important Visit to India, by Steve Herman
Nigeria
Times Online - Nigeria Charges 49 with Murder over Christian Villages Massacres, by Jonathan Clayton
Haiti
LA Times - Haiti Quake Response Largely a Success, by Joel Rubin
United States
Department of Defense - Official Addresses Quadrennial Review Concerns, by Jordan Reimer
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