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Global News Alert - October 28, 2010
Oct 27, 2010 - Anonymous
Afghanistan
New York Times- In Icy Tip of Afghanistan, War Seems Remote by Edward Wong
Telegraph- Nato 'has failed to inflict significant damage on Taliban' by Damien McElroy
Washington Post- Small signs of progress in Kandahar
VOA News- Afghanistan Building Collapse Kills At Least 60
New York Times- Karzai Delays Order to Ban Private Security Companies by Alissa Rubin
Miami Herald- Report: Much of money awarded to rebuild Afghanistan can't be tracked by Marisa Taylor
Reuters- UK downplays progress on Afghan-Taliban peace talks
CNN- Minister: French troops may withdraw from Afghanistan in 2011
Pakistan
Los Angeles Times- Pakistani criminal justice system proves no match for terrorism cases by Alex Rodriguez
AP Pakistan- New US envoy assures Pakistan of strengthening bilateral relations
AFP- 'Five killed in US drone attack in N.W. Pakistan'
AFP- US ties with India and Pakistan no 'zero sum' game
Iraq
Wall Street Journal- Iraq's Aziz Faces Death Sentence by Sam Dagher
Telegraph- MI6 chief speech: Iraq failings show importance of intelligence
CNN- Attacks target Iraqi government officials kill 3, wound several by Mohammed Tawfeeq
Reuters- Q+A-How daunting is the Iraq energy challenges? by Jon Hemming and Barbara Lewis
Iran
New York Times- Officials Say Obama Has Offer for Iran by David Sanger
Forbes- US blacklists 37 alleged front companies for Iran by Robert Burns
NPR- Amid Iran's Economic Woes, Sanctions Begin To Bite by Mike Shuster
AFP- MI6 chief says spying crucial to stop Iran nuclear drive
World
USA Today- More troops' concussions diagnosed under new rules by Gregg Zoroya