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Global News Alert - October 19, 2010
Oct 18, 2010 - Anonymous
Afghanistan
CNN- A senior Taliban leader killed in Afghanistan
Wall Street Journal- Taliban Influence Grows in North by Yaroslav Trofimov
Los Angeles Times- Afghanistan tosses out thousands of votes amid fraud probe by Laura King
Associated Press- In Afghan town, insurgents vanish after battles
New York Times- Canada Poised for 2011 Withdrawal From Afghanistan by Ian Austen
Associated Press- NATO claims it is choking off insurgents' supplies
Pakistan
CNN- U.S. official denies intelligence breakdown in Mumbai warnings by Jill Dougherty
Voice of America- 31 Killed in Pakistan Election Violence
Washington Post- 148 Pakistani lawmakers suspended
BBC- 'Six militants die' in Pakistan drone attack
Iraq
New York Times- Roadside Bomb Kills Baghdad Official by John Leland
USA Today- Pentagon braces for WikiLeaks disclosure on Iraq by Tom Vanden Brook
Agence-France Presse- US plays down importance of Maliki visit to Iran
Washington Post- Petraeus rewrites the playbook in Afghanistan by David Ignatius
Iran
New York Times- Iran Sends Delegate to International Meeting on Afghanistan by Rod Nordland
Washington Post- Chavez in Iran for talks on boosting oil, gas ties
World Tribune- Congress questioning aid to Lebanon in view of Iran's 'increasing dominance'
Guardian- How Iran brokered a secret deal to put its ally in power in Iraq by Martin Chulov
Guardian- Iran's influence in Iraq: Game, set but not match to Tehran by Michael Knights
World
New York Times- Somali Government and Allies Attack Insurgents by Mohammed Ibrahim
New York Times- Killings in Nigeria Are Linked to Islamic Sect by Adam Nossiter