Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
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Afghanistan
UN Report Shows Fewer Killings of Civilians, Suggesting Shift in War - NYT
Afghanistan Civilian Casualties Fall - BBC
UN: Afghan Civilian Death Toll in Airstrikes Down - AP
Women, Girls Increasingly Victims in Afghan War, UN Says - Reuters
Karzai Officially Bans Afghan Forces From Seeking Airstrikes - AP
NATO Kills Insurgent Behind US Soldier's Death - AP
Senior Pakistani Insurgent Arrested in East - Reuters
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
Bulgaria Presses EU to Toughen Stance on Hezbollah - Reuters
Why Drones are Here to Stay - CNN video
A Second Opinion on Drone Strikes - LAT editorial
Syria
UN Rights Inquiry Alleges Syrian War Crimes - VOA
UN Rights Panel on Syria Urges War Crimes Charges - NYT
EU Extends Sanctions Against Syria - Reuters
Obama Could Revisit Arming Syria Rebels as Assad Holds Firm - NYT
EU Foreign Ministers Reject Arming Syrian Rebels - WP
EU Opens Way for Direct Aid to Syrian Rebels - Reuters
EU Ministers Reject Arming Syrian Rebels - AP
Britain Could Ramp Up Scale of Security to Syria Rebels - TT
Syrian Rebels Push Offensive for Major Airport - AP
Hezbollah 'Attacked Syrian Villages' - BBC
Russia Sending Planes to Syria to Deliver Aid, Pick Up Citizens - Reuters
Kurdish Refugees Have Mixed Feelings About Syria - AP
Middle East / North Africa
NASA Study Finds Middle East's Water Disappearing Fast - FP
Al Jazeera Criticized for Lack of Independence after Arab Spring - DS
Israel's PM Again Asks for International Action on Iran - VOA
Israel: For Netanyahu, N. Korea Nuclear Test Offers Lesson on Iran - Reuters
Israel's Prisoner X 'Leaked Secrets' - BBC
Palestinians Rally for Prisoners Held in Israel - AP
Protests for Palestinian Hunger Strikers - BBC
Israel to Award Obama Prestigious Medal in Visit - AP
Israel’s Netanyahu Thanks Pope for Deepening Christian-Jewish Ties - Reuters
Iran Scolds World Powers Over Gold Sanctions 'Offer' - Reuters
Iran: Nuclear Talks Are an 'Opportunity' for West - AP
Stung by ‘Argo,’ Iran Backs Conference Denouncing ‘Hollywoodism’ - NYT
Iranian-Backed Militant Group On the Rise in Iraq - WP
Iraq: Al-Qaida Affiliate Claims Baghdad Blasts - VOA
Top Iraq Intelligence Man Killed - BBC
UAE to Buy US-Made Drones in Military Expansion - AP
Kuwait MPs to Quiz Ministers, Risking Tensions - Reuters
Hailed as Model, Yemen Remains Fragile - NYT
UN Warns Yemen Leaders of Sanctions - BBC
Egypt Court Rejects Election Law, May Delay Poll - Reuters
Egypt Sees Weaker-Than-Projected Economic Growth - Reuters
Egypt to Start Rationing Subsidized Fuel in July - Reuters
Fears Grow of Islamic Extremism in Tunisia - VOA
Tunisia Crisis Talks 'Fail', Says PM - BBC
Tunisia PM Fails to Get New Cabinet to Stem Unrest - Reuters
Seeds Sown in Middle East for the Next Revolution - WT opinion
Death of an Iranian General - NYP opinion
Libya: Anxious Whispers in Tripoli - NYT opinion
Collapse of Al Jazeera's Credibility - Commentator opinion
US Department of Defense
Defense Industry Likely to Cut Thousands of Workers - WT
Army Plows Ahead with Troubled War-Zone Program - USAT
Army Effort to Sow Trust Riddled with Problems - USAT
The Wounds are Fake; Lessons Under Fire are Real - VP
F-35 Warplane Costs Driven Up by Production Choice - Reuters
Trial to Begin in Threat that Led to Slayings of Fort Bliss Soldiers - EPT
United States
Leaked White House Proposal Complicates Immigration Reform Effort - VOA
Obama Aide Defends Citizenship Bill - USAT
Pro-Gun Lawmakers Open to Limits on Size of Magazines - NYT
Thousands March on White House to Protest Climate Change - VOA
Hillary Clinton to Make Her Millions on the Speaking Circuit - TT
The Sequester: Abdication then Vacation - WP opinion
Beltway Foreign Policy - NYT opinion
‘Kick-the-Can’ Strategy on Debt Does Nothing to Solve Problem - WP opinion
Obama’s Immigration Ruse? - WP opinion
America: The Land of the Wimps - WT opinion
United Kingdom
UK PM in India Partnership Pledge - BBC
India, UK to Cooperate in Probing Helicopter Deal - AP
Families of Dead British Soldiers Begin Legal Challenge - Reuters
Vatican
Pope Benedict Faces Crowds, and Vatican Faces Confusion - USAT
Twittersphere, Blessed by Benedict, Loses First Pope - USAT
The Pope’s Muffled Voice - NYT opinion
World
Killer-Asteroid Alerts Not Far Off - USAT
Africa
Islamist Group Claims Kidnapping of Foreigners in Nigeria - VOA
Islamists Claim Nigeria Kidnappings - BBC
Islamist Group Ansaru Claims Nigeria Kidnapping - TT
Nigeria Extremists Claim Abduction of 7 Foreigners - AP
Islamist Group Claims Kidnap of Foreigners in Nigeria - Reuters
Blood Disease Stops Education in Nigeria - VOA
Experts Call for Cultural Action Plan for Mali - VOA
Mali to Hold 'Early July Election' - BBC
EU to Organize Mali Aid Donor Conference in May - Reuters
EU Launches Military Training Mission in Mali - AP
UK Soldiers to Train Forces in Mali - BBC
German Cabinet Approves Mali Mission - AP
US Could Resume Direct Mali Military Aid if Elections Successful - Reuters
US Congressmen in Mali on Fact-Finding Mission - AP
Fighting Breaks Out in Sudan's Blue Nile Border State - Reuters
South Africa Sees Increase in Vigilantism - VOA
South Africa Miners Shot in Clashes - BBC
Anti-Apartheid Leader Forms New Party in South Africa - NYT
South Africa Academic to Form New Party - AP
Firm: 9 South African Miners Injured in Shooting - AP
Ethiopian Rebels Warn Canadian Firm Exploring Oil - AP
European Union Eases Sanctions Against Zimbabwe - VOA
EU Eases Sanctions on Zimbabwe - AP
EU Eases Zimbabwe Sanctions - Reuters
$50k for Info on Journalists' Killers in Somalia - AP
Former Ivory Coast Leader’s ICC Hearing Renews Frustration - VOA
Former Ivory Coast President Faces Charges at ICC - AP
Thousands Mass in Guinea to Demand Graft-Free Vote - Reuters
Playing for an Education in Uganda - VOA
Americas
Unabated Violence Poses Challenge to Mexico’s Anticrime Program - NYT
Police Chief of Mexico Border City Is Missing - AP
Mexico's New President Has 56 Percent Approval Rating - AP
With US Help, Costa Rica Toughens Stance in Drug Fight - AP
Chavez Returns to Venezuela from Cuba - VOA
Chávez Returns to Venezuela, Trailing Doubts - NYT
Venezuela’s Chavez Returns from Cuba Cancer Care- BBC
Ailing Chavez Makes Return to Venezuela - WP
Ailing Chavez Returns to Venezuela From Cuba - AP
Chavez Back in Venezuela, on Twitter With Four Million Followers - Reuters
Chavez's Return to Venezuela Raises Questions - AP
Seven US Lawmakers in Cuba Visit - BBC
US Lawmakers in Cuba to See Raul Castro, Jailed Contractor Gross - Reuters
Cuba's Dissident Blogger Yoani Arrives in Brazil - AP
Cuban Dissident Blogger Met by Small Protests in Brazil - Reuters
Ecuador President Rafael Correa Easily Wins Reelection - LAT
Asia / Pacific
US Firm Links Chinese Army to Cyber Attacks - VOA
Chinese Army Unit Is Seen as Tied to Hacking Against US - NYT
Report Shows China Military Involved in US Hacking - USAT
China Calls US Hacking Allegations 'Groundless' - AP
China Rejects Status as World's Biggest Trader - AP
Chinese Pressured to Reform Gulags - WP
China Boosting Presence in Resource-Rich Antarctica - S&S
European Union Slaps More Sanctions on North Korea - AP
Departing South Korean Leader Warns North Korea - AP
For His Second Act, Japanese PM Plays It Safe, With Early Results - NYT
Muslim Insurgents Launch 50 Attacks in Thailand's Deep South - TT
No Peace in Sight After Violence in Thailand - Time
Rights Groups Back UN Envoy’s Warnings on Burma - VOA
How the US and China Can Avoid War - FA opinion
China: No Country for Old Age - NYT opinion
Europe
EU Lawmakers Threaten to Veto Tightened Budget - AP
No Russian Meteor Fragments Found in Icy Lake - VOA
Russian Scientists Say They Found Meteorite Fragments - NYT
Russia: 1 Year Until Olympics, Construction Work Roars Around the Clock - WP
Polish PM Says Cabinet Reshuffle to Be 'Not Big' - AP
Kosovo Marks 5 Years Since Secession, Vows to Join EU, NATO - VOA
Kosovo's Five Uneasy Years of Independence - Atlantic
Pope Resignation Deepens Doubt, Despondency for Italians - Reuters
Alleged Kurdish Extortion Ring: France Charges 11 - AP
Turkish Police Raid Leftist Group After US Embassy Bombing - Reuters
Turkish Police Detain Suspected Leftist Militants - AP
Robbers Seize Gems Worth 350 Million Euros at Belgium Airport - Reuters
Belarus Border Guard Jailed Over Teddy Bear Air Drop - BBC
Exit Poll Says Armenians Re-Elect President Sargsyan - VOA
Cypriot Candidates Woo Kingmaker for Election Run-Off - Reuters
Italy Votes on Its Future - NYT editorial
Preparing for Russia's Collapse - WAJ opinion
South Asia
Militants Attack Government Office in Pakistan - VOA
Pakistan Militants Attack Administrative Compound - NYT
Five Killed as Militants Storm Political Office in Pakistan - TT
China Takes Control of Strategic Pakistani Port - AP
Furious Shia Refuse Pakistan Burials - BBC
Pakistan Shi'ites Demand Protection From Militants - Reuters
Thousands of Shiites Protest 89 Killed in Pakistan - AP
Pakistan Orders Operation After Deadly Bombing - AP
Pakistani Clerics to Boycott Peace Conference - AP
India: Army Resists Efforts to Curb Forces’ Impunity in Border Areas - WP
UK PM in India Partnership Pledge - BBC
India PM Says Sought 'Full Assistance' From UK on Chopper Probe - Reuters
India, UK to Cooperate in Probing Helicopter Deal - AP
India Says 'Too Early' to Look for Foul Play in Rafale Deal - Reuters
Nepal Agrees to Caretaker Government - Reuters
Nepal Parties Agree on Interim PM, New Elections - AP
Clergy Want Int'l Probe on Sri Lanka Civil War - AP
Sri Lanka’s Descent - WP editorial