24 October SWJ Roundup
Afghanistan
Iran Is Said to Give Top Aide to Karzai Cash by the Bagful – New York Times
In Afghanistan’s Northwest, Insurgency Remains in Control – Washington Post
Afghan Taliban Commander Feels NATO’s Heat – Los Angeles Times
U.N. Compound Attacked in Afghanistan – New York Times
Taliban Attacks U.N. Compound in Western Afghanistan – Washington Post
Suicide Attack Targets U.N. Compound in Herat – Los Angeles Times
Afghan Rebels Die in Attack on U.N. – BBC News
Suicide Attackers Assault U.N. Office in Afghanistan – Associated Press
No U.N. Staff Hurt in Afghan Suicide Attack – Voice of America
U.S. Military Treats Many Soldiers’ Wounds ‘in Theater’ – Los Angeles Times
NATO: Afghanistan Bomb Attack Kills Service Member – Associated Press
Times Photographer Wounded by an Afghan Mine – New York Times
What About Afghan Women? – New York Times opinion
Iraq
Iraqi Court Forces Parliament Back to Work – Associated Press
Iraq in 2025 – Washington Post opinion
WikiLeaks
Use of Contractors Added to War’s Chaos in Iraq – New York Times
Iraq WikiLeaks Release Offers New Casualty Details – Associated Press
Tensions High Along Kurdish-Arab Line – New York Times
Leaked Documents Recount Tales Known by Every Iraqi – Agence France-Presse
Leaked Reports Stir Political Disputes in Iraq – New York Times
Iraq Prime Minister Calls Report Political – Wall Street Journal
Iraqi PM Says Politics Behind Latest WikiLeaks Relase – Voice of America
Maliki: Opponents Will Use U.S. Leaks Against Him – Washington Post
Wikileaks’ Timing Angers Iraqi PM – BBC News
WikiLeaks Documents Give Iraqis Fuller Picture of War – Los Angeles Times
WikiLeaks Continues to Face Challenges – Washington Post
WikiLeaks Defends Release of US Iraqi War Document – Voice of America
Wikileaks Defends Its Release of Iraq War Documents – Time
WikiLeaks Defends Release of Classified Documents – Christian Science Monitor
Mix of Trust and Despair Helped Turn Tide in Iraq – New York Times
WikiLeaks Founder Gets Support in Rebuking U.S. – New York Times
WikiLeaks Founder on the Run, Trailed by Notoriety – New York Times
Ministry of Defence Criticises Wikileaks Iraq Release – BBC News
Iran
Skirting Sanctions, Iran Attempts to Set Up Banks Worldwide – Washington Post
Iranian Authorities Cut Off Hand of Thief – Associated Press
Islam
Eastern Islam and the ‘Clash of Civilizations’ – Los Angeles Times opinion
Al Qaeda
American al-Qaida Spokesman Urges Attacks in U.S. – Associated Press
United States
Guantanamo Terrorism Suspect May Get Plea Deal – Los Angeles Times
United Kingdom
What America Might Learn from British Austerity Model – Washington Post opinion
United Nations
Call for Study of Ethics, Legality of Unmanned Weapons – Washington Post
Africa
More U.S. Diplomats Heading to Sudan Before Critical Vote – Washington Post
Darfur’s JEM Rebels Open to Discussions In Qatar – Reuters
Nigeria: Bombing Arrests Lead to More Questions – Associated Press
Singapore Says Tanker Seized by Pirates Off Kenya – Associated Press
Ivory Coast Election Has Divided Country on Edge – Voice of America
Guinea Candidates Call for Calm – BBC News
Guinea Presidential Candidate Denounces Violence – Associated Press
Some Africans, Poor No More, Hit by New Diseases – Associated Press
Americas and Caribbean
13 Are Killed as Gunmen Storm House in Mexico – New York Times
13 Killed in Violence at Party in Mexico – Washington Post
13 People Shot Dead at Ciudad Juarez Party – Los Angeles Times
Mexico: 13 Dead in Massacre at Ciudad Juarez Party – Associated Press
Leftist Indian Leader Killed in Southern Mexico – Associated Press
Haiti Fears Cholera Will Spread in Capital – New York Times
Cholera ‘Found in Haiti Capital’ – BBC News
Haiti Cholera Toll Tops 200, Five Cases In Capital – Reuters
Asia Pacific
Xi Jinping’s Past is Likely to Counsel Caution – Washington Post
China Breaks Up Anti-Japan Protests – Reuters
Europe
Far-Right Parties Oppose E.U. Membership for Turkey – Associated Press
6 Killed in Russia’s North Caucasus – Associated Press
500 Rally in Moscow Demanding Putin’s Resignation – Associated Press
Italian Police Arrest Top Mafia Boss – Reuters
Middle East
In the Mideast, No Politics but God’s – New York Times
Israel to Palestinians: Talks Only Option – Associated Press
Netanyahu Warns Palestinians Against Unilateral Acts – Reuters
Bishops Ask U.N. to Help Bridge Israeli-Palestinian Divide – Voice of America
Vatican Meeting Demands Israel End Occupation – Associated Press
Vatican Synod Ends With Criticism Of Israel – Reuters
Pope Seeks Religious Liberty In Muslim Mideast – Reuters
Democratic Doubts Surround Bahrain Elections – Voice of America
Bahrain’s Embattled Shiites Keep Parliament Seats – Associated Press
Yemen Says Foiled Bomb Plots Ahead Of Football Cup – Reuters
Egypt Police Barred from Campus – BBC News
