Global News Alert - September 10, 2010
Afghanistan
Associated Press- 3 Afghan insurgents killed in NATO airstrike by Dusan Stojanovic
The New York Times- Planned Koran Burning Drew International Scorn by Jack Healy
BBC- Koran protests sweep Afghanistan
New York Daily News- U.S. soldiers charged with murdering civilians, collecting their fingers in Afghanistan by Meena Hartenstein
Associated Press- Soldier's father: Army was warned of murder plot by Gene Johnson
The Washington Post- Afghan war intelligence chief to be promoted by Greg Jaffe
Fox News-Pentagon Attempts to Block Book on Afghan War by Catherine Herridge
Pakistan
Agence-France Presse- Rain hinders rescue efforts in Pakistan's south
Voice of America- British Journalist Kidnapped in Pakistan Released
Guardian- Is Pakistan heading for a coup? by Mustafa Qadri
CBS News- A Catastrophe the Media Missed by a Country Mile by Juan Cole
Iraq
The New York Times- U.S. Urges Iraqis to Try New Plan to Share Power by Michael Gordon
Los Angeles Times- Four Al Qaeda in Iraq militants escape from U.S. custody by Ned Parker
NPR- Iraq Bomb-Ravaged Car On Show At London Museum
New York Daily News- President Obama to address Iraq, Afghanistan and economy in wide-ranging press conference by Kenneth Bazinet
Agence-France Presse- After destroying Iraq's army, US retrains former foe by Jacques Clement
Reuters- Gunmen behead, set alight Sunni cleric in Iraq
Iran
The New York Times- Iran to Release Detained U.S. Hiker by Robert Worth
Bloomberg- Iran Denies It Is Building Secret Nuclear Site West of Tehran by Caroline Alexander
Voice of America- China Opposes South Korean Sanctions Against Iran
San Fransico Chronicle- The case for sanctions on Iran by Ruvim Braude
World
The New York Times- Somali Airport Is Attacked With U.N. Team on Premises by Jeffery Gettleman
The Washington Times- Audit finds lapses in federal cybersecurity by Shaun Waterman