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28 October SWJ Roundup

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10.28.2010 at 10:59am

Afghanistan

Afghans Blast Pakistan Over Insurgent FightWall Street Journal

Karzai Delays Order to Ban Private Security CompaniesNew York Times

Karzai Gives Private Security Firms Temporary ReprieveWashington Post

Karzai Puts Off Deadline for Private Security CompaniesLos Angeles Times

Insurgents Lose Momentum in Helmand, NATO General SaysAFPS

Afghan District Holds Lessons as U.S. Makes GainsAssociated Press

Training Brings Counterinsurgency Strategy to AfghansAFPS

Gorbachev: Victory in Afghanistan ImpossibleVoice of America

Gorbachev: NATO Victory in Afghanistan ImpossibleBBC News

French Troops May Withdraw from Afghanistan in 2011CNN News

Trainers in Afghanistan Work to Develop NCOsAFPS

Partnered Forces Kill Insurgents in AfghanistanAFPS

Bomb Attack in Southern Afghanistan Kills 3 PoliceAssociated Press

In Icy Tip of Afghanistan, War Seems RemoteNew York Times

Afghanistan Building Collapse Kills At Least 60Voice of America

Small Signs of Progress in KandaharWashington Post editorial

Pakistan

Criminal Justice System Proves No Match for Terror CasesLos Angeles Times

U.S. Missile Strikes in 24 Hours Kill 14 in PakistanAssociated Press

Third U.S. Missile Attack Pounds NW PakistanAssociated Press

Iraq

Attacks Target Iraqi Government Officials Kill 3, Wound Several CNN News

Russia Appeals to Iraq to Not Execute AzizReuters

Iraq Through Night-vision GogglesNational Post opinion

Iran

Obama Set to Offer Stricter Nuclear Deal to IranNew York Times

U.S. Prepares New Offer For Iran Nuclear TalksReuters

New E.U. Rules Let Iran Import, Export Oil, GasWashington Post

Iran Vying for Board of U.N. WomenAssociated Press

WikiLeaks

Leaked Reports Prompt Questions About Civilian CasualtiesNew York Times

U.S. Department of Defense

Military Advocates Don’t Want Judges Making DoD RulesWashington Times

Chairman Notes Persistent Conflict’s Long-term ImpactAFPS

U.S. Investigates Nuclear Missile IncidentVoice of America

No Significant Threat From Missile Glitch, Officials SayAFPS

Pentagon: Computer Blamed for Outage at Nuke SiteAssociated Press

Army Announces New Policies on Energy EfficienciesAFPS

United States

Four House GOP Figures Crucial to Foreign PolicyWashington Post

White House Prepares for Foreign Policy ChallengesLos Angeles Times

Obama Waiver Allows Aid to 4 Countries Using Child SoldiersWashington Post

U.S. Man Arrested In Bomb Plot to Attack D.C. SubwayVoice of America

Feds Arrest N.Va. Man in D.C. Metro Bomb PlotWashington Post

Pakistani-born Virginian Held in Metro Terror PlotWashington Times

Virginia Man Is Charged in Plot on Capital SubwayNew York Times

Va. Man Charged in Fake Bomb Plot Against D.C. SubwayAssociated Press

European Officials Criticize U.S. Airport Security MethodsNew York Times

Tearful Memories at Guantanamo War Crimes TrialAssociated Press

Guantanamo Convict’s Victim Recalled as A HeroReuters

British Airways Boss Rips U.S. on SecurityWashington Times

United Kingdom

Top British Spy to Deliver First Public SpeechNew York Times

Britain’s Spy Boss Makes First Public SpeechReuters

MI6 Chief Sir John Sawers Speaks of Torture ‘Dilemma’BBC News

United Nations

The World of WomenLos Angeles Times editorial

Africa

New Drive for European Investment in African AgricultureVoice of America

Sudan President on Safer Ground as Summit ShiftedBBC News

Danish Navy Blows Up Suspected Pirate BoatVoice of America

Nigeria’s Secret Police Intercept Weapons ShipmentBBC News

Questions Raised on Congo SlaughterAssociated Press

Guinea Election Set for November 7Associated Press

Key Kenyan Minister Steps AsideBBC News

‘Hotel Rwanda’ Manager Accused of Funding SubversionBBC News

Americas and Caribbean

Gunmen Kill 15 at Carwash, in Latest Mexico MassacreLos Angeles Times

Gunmen Kill 15 in Mexico; Gang Link SeenNew York Times

15 People Killed in Mexican Car Wash MassacreAssociated Press

Mexican Hitmen Kill 15 In Latest MassacreReuters

Mexico: Entire Police Force Quits After Attack on HQNew York Daily News

Ex-Argentine President Nestor Kirchner DiesWashington Post

Argentine Ex-Leader Dies; Political Impact Is MurkyNew York Times

Ex-Leader’s Death Shakes ArgentinaWall Street Journal

Argentina Enters New Political Era as Kirchner DiesReuters

Argentine Leader May Soften Policies Post-KirchnerReuters

Venezuela to Nationalize U.S.-owned Bottle ManufacturerLos Angeles Times

NY Philharmonic Renews Effort to Visit CubaNew York Times

Protest Closes New Cholera Treatment Center in HaitiNew York Times

U.N. Probes Base as Source of Haiti Cholera OutbreakAssociated Press

Path to Haiti Polls Clouded as Cholera SpreadsReuters

Asia Pacific

Chinese Train with Thai Forces for First TimeWashington Times

Clinton to Press China on Rare EarthWall Street Journal

China Vows Not to Use Rare Earths as LeverageReuters

Rare Korean Reunions Raise Hopes For Improved TiesReuters

Activist Tells of Torture in North Korea PrisonNew York Times

Indonesia Responds to Dual Natural DisastersVoice of America

Indonesia Struggles After Tsunami and VolcanoNew York Times

Indonesia Disaster Toll Rises to 341Los Angeles Times

Indonesia’s Twin Disasters Kill More Than 300Reuters

Fears Hundreds More Dead in Indonesia TsunamiAssociated Press

Images Reveal Tsunami DestructionBBC News

Burma’s Top General Will Not Run in Elections, Diplomat SaysAssociated Press

U.N. Chief Wants Burma Prisoners FreedAssociated Press

Burma’s Suu Kyi “Could Be Freed Next Month”Reuters

Cambodia: U.N. Chief Appeals for More Khmer Rouge TrialsAssociated Press

Cambodian PM Wants U.N. Rights Official SackedReuters

Europe

New Bin Laden Tape Threatens FranceNew York Times

Bin Laden Says Niger Kidnappings Aimed at FranceVoice of America

‘Bin Laden’ in Warning to France After Kidnap in NigerBBC News

Bin Laden Warns France Over Afghan War, Veil BanAssociated Press

Bin Laden Blames French “Injustice” For AbductionsReuters

French Parliament Approves Pension ReformVoice of America

New France Strike as Protest EbbsBBC News

Merkel Pushes E.U. Treaty ChangeNew York Times

Croatian PM Survives No-Confidence VoteAssociated Press

Middle East

Israeli Nationalists March on Arab Town; Residents Clash with PoliceVOA

Israel Clash over Anti-Arab MarchBBC News

March in Israel Ends in Clashes In Arab TownAssociated Press

U.S. Condemns Attack on U.N. Investigators in BeirutAssociated Press

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood Under Pressure Ahead of ElectionsVOA

Dubai Faces Environmental Problems After GrowthNew York Times

Bahrain Opens Coup Plot Trial Against ShiitesAssociated Press

South Asia

India Signs Nuclear Liability Pact, A U.S. DemandReuters

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