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Global News Alert - November 16, 2009
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Afghanistan
Reuters - Obama Says Al-Qaeda Still Greatest Threat to U.S., by Caren Bohan
Times Online - Al-Qaeda Still Biggest Threat to British Security, says Gordon Brown, by Philip Webster
Associated Press - Afghan Gov't Launches Anti-Corruption Squad, by Deb Riechmann
LA Times - Clinton Ties Future U.S. Aide to Afghanistan Accountability
Wall Street Journal - U.S. Urges Karzai to Curb Graft, by Greg Hitt
Christian Science Monitor - Taliban Make Gains in Afghanistan's Forgotten North, by Hal Bernton
The Wall Street Journal - Afghan Insurgency Tests German Troops, by Alan Cullison and Matthew Karnitschnig
Washington Times - U.S. Troops Battle Both Taliban and Their Own Rules, by Sara A. Carter
The Washington Post - Afghan Roadside Bombs a New Priority for U.S., by Walter Pincus
Associated Press - MIlitants Attack Police in Southern Afghanistan, by Noor Khan
Associated Press - Fabled Foreign Legion Find a New War to Fight, by Alfred de Montesquiou
Associated Press - French Forces: Rockets Kill 3 at Afghan Market, by Alfred de Montesquiou
Associated Press - Gates Blocks Release of Detainee Abuse Photos, by Stephen Ohlemacher
Wall Street Journal - U.S. Set to Open New Afghan Prison, by Alan Cullison
Associated Press - EU Ministers Mull Afghanistan
New York Times - No Parade for Hans, by Nicholas Kulish
Pakistan
New York Times - U.S. Asks More From Pakistan in Terror War, by Eric Schmitt and David E. Sanger
Washington Post - For Pakistani President, Goodbye to Goodwill, by Pamela Constable
LA Times - CIA Says It Gets Its Money's Worth from Pakistani Spy Agency, by Greg Miller
BBC News - Police Return to Former Taliban Haven, by Haroon Rashid
LA Times - Pakistan Taliban Taps Punjab Heartland for Recruits, by Alex Rodriguez
Associated Press - Bombing at Police Station in Pakistan Kills 4, by Riaz Khan
Washington Times - Suicide Hit Kills 11 at Pakistan Checkpoint, by Riaz Khan
Iraq
Associated Press - 13 Bullet-Riddled Bodies Found West of Baghdad, by Hamid Ahmed
Reuters - Gunmen in Army Uniforms Kill 12 Iraqi Villagers
RFE/RL - Iraq's Kurdish Parties Unite Ahead of Elections
RFE/RL - Iraq VP Threatens to Veto Law Over Refugees
Associated Press - Britain Investigating Fresh Iraq Abuse Claims, by Paisley Dodds
World
Iran
Associated Press - Iran Media Plans Stir Talk of Elite Force at Helm, by Brian Murphy
Reuters - Obama Says Time Running Out for Iran on Nuclear Deal, by Caren Bohan and Oleg Schedrov
LA Times - U.S., Russia Agree on Dissatistaction with Iran, by Peter Nichlolas and Borzou Daragahi
VOA News - Iran's Parliamentary Speaker Blasts US Action, by Elizabeth Arrott
Associated Press - Russia Delays Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Power Station, by Katya Golubkova
Associated Press -Ahmadinejad Says Western Pressure Empowers Iran, by Nasser Karimi
Somalia
Associated Press - Kenyans Recruited to Fight in Somalia, by Katherine Houreld
Yemen
Washington Times - Yemen's Capital Running Out of Water, by Heather Murdock
VOA News - Yemen and Saudi Arabia Continue to Battle Houthi Rebels, by Edward Yeranian
Congo
Reuters - U.N. Mulls Exit Strategy for Congo Troops: Diplomats, by Louis Charbonneau
Georgia
Reuters - Georgia's Rebel Abkhazia Adopts Russian Phone Code, by Matt Robinson
China
Reuters - Obama Says Washington not Trying to Contain China, by Patricia Zengerle and Jason Subler
Southeast Asia
Christian Science Monitor - Obama's Asia Trip: In Singapore, a focus on US Staying Power, by Simon Montlake