28 October SWJ Roundup
Afghanistan
Afghans Blast Pakistan Over Insurgent Fight – Wall Street Journal
Karzai Delays Order to Ban Private Security Companies – New York Times
Karzai Gives Private Security Firms Temporary Reprieve – Washington Post
Karzai Puts Off Deadline for Private Security Companies – Los Angeles Times
Insurgents Lose Momentum in Helmand, NATO General Says – AFPS
Afghan District Holds Lessons as U.S. Makes Gains – Associated Press
Training Brings Counterinsurgency Strategy to Afghans – AFPS
Gorbachev: Victory in Afghanistan Impossible – Voice of America
Gorbachev: NATO Victory in Afghanistan Impossible – BBC News
French Troops May Withdraw from Afghanistan in 2011 – CNN News
Trainers in Afghanistan Work to Develop NCOs – AFPS
Partnered Forces Kill Insurgents in Afghanistan – AFPS
Bomb Attack in Southern Afghanistan Kills 3 Police – Associated Press
In Icy Tip of Afghanistan, War Seems Remote – New York Times
Afghanistan Building Collapse Kills At Least 60 – Voice of America
Small Signs of Progress in Kandahar – Washington Post editorial
Pakistan
Criminal Justice System Proves No Match for Terror Cases – Los Angeles Times
U.S. Missile Strikes in 24 Hours Kill 14 in Pakistan – Associated Press
Third U.S. Missile Attack Pounds NW Pakistan – Associated Press
Iraq
Attacks Target Iraqi Government Officials Kill 3, Wound Several – CNN News
Russia Appeals to Iraq to Not Execute Aziz – Reuters
Iraq Through Night-vision Goggles – National Post opinion
Iran
Obama Set to Offer Stricter Nuclear Deal to Iran – New York Times
U.S. Prepares New Offer For Iran Nuclear Talks – Reuters
New E.U. Rules Let Iran Import, Export Oil, Gas – Washington Post
Iran Vying for Board of U.N. Women – Associated Press
WikiLeaks
Leaked Reports Prompt Questions About Civilian Casualties – New York Times
U.S. Department of Defense
Military Advocates Don’t Want Judges Making DoD Rules – Washington Times
Chairman Notes Persistent Conflict’s Long-term Impact – AFPS
U.S. Investigates Nuclear Missile Incident – Voice of America
No Significant Threat From Missile Glitch, Officials Say – AFPS
Pentagon: Computer Blamed for Outage at Nuke Site – Associated Press
Army Announces New Policies on Energy Efficiencies – AFPS
United States
Four House GOP Figures Crucial to Foreign Policy – Washington Post
White House Prepares for Foreign Policy Challenges – Los Angeles Times
Obama Waiver Allows Aid to 4 Countries Using Child Soldiers – Washington Post
U.S. Man Arrested In Bomb Plot to Attack D.C. Subway – Voice of America
Feds Arrest N.Va. Man in D.C. Metro Bomb Plot – Washington Post
Pakistani-born Virginian Held in Metro Terror Plot – Washington Times
Virginia Man Is Charged in Plot on Capital Subway – New York Times
Va. Man Charged in Fake Bomb Plot Against D.C. Subway – Associated Press
European Officials Criticize U.S. Airport Security Methods – New York Times
Tearful Memories at Guantanamo War Crimes Trial – Associated Press
Guantanamo Convict’s Victim Recalled as A Hero – Reuters
British Airways Boss Rips U.S. on Security – Washington Times
United Kingdom
Top British Spy to Deliver First Public Speech – New York Times
Britain’s Spy Boss Makes First Public Speech – Reuters
MI6 Chief Sir John Sawers Speaks of Torture ‘Dilemma’ – BBC News
United Nations
The World of Women – Los Angeles Times editorial
Africa
New Drive for European Investment in African Agriculture – Voice of America
Sudan President on Safer Ground as Summit Shifted – BBC News
Danish Navy Blows Up Suspected Pirate Boat – Voice of America
Nigeria’s Secret Police Intercept Weapons Shipment – BBC News
Questions Raised on Congo Slaughter – Associated Press
Guinea Election Set for November 7 – Associated Press
Key Kenyan Minister Steps Aside – BBC News
‘Hotel Rwanda’ Manager Accused of Funding Subversion – BBC News
Americas and Caribbean
Gunmen Kill 15 at Carwash, in Latest Mexico Massacre – Los Angeles Times
Gunmen Kill 15 in Mexico; Gang Link Seen – New York Times
15 People Killed in Mexican Car Wash Massacre – Associated Press
Mexican Hitmen Kill 15 In Latest Massacre – Reuters
Mexico: Entire Police Force Quits After Attack on HQ – New York Daily News
Ex-Argentine President Nestor Kirchner Dies – Washington Post
Argentine Ex-Leader Dies; Political Impact Is Murky – New York Times
Ex-Leader’s Death Shakes Argentina – Wall Street Journal
Argentina Enters New Political Era as Kirchner Dies – Reuters
Argentine Leader May Soften Policies Post-Kirchner – Reuters
Venezuela to Nationalize U.S.-owned Bottle Manufacturer – Los Angeles Times
NY Philharmonic Renews Effort to Visit Cuba – New York Times
Protest Closes New Cholera Treatment Center in Haiti – New York Times
U.N. Probes Base as Source of Haiti Cholera Outbreak – Associated Press
Path to Haiti Polls Clouded as Cholera Spreads – Reuters
Asia Pacific
Chinese Train with Thai Forces for First Time – Washington Times
Clinton to Press China on Rare Earth – Wall Street Journal
China Vows Not to Use Rare Earths as Leverage – Reuters
Rare Korean Reunions Raise Hopes For Improved Ties – Reuters
Activist Tells of Torture in North Korea Prison – New York Times
Indonesia Responds to Dual Natural Disasters – Voice of America
Indonesia Struggles After Tsunami and Volcano – New York Times
Indonesia Disaster Toll Rises to 341 – Los Angeles Times
Indonesia’s Twin Disasters Kill More Than 300 – Reuters
Fears Hundreds More Dead in Indonesia Tsunami – Associated Press
Images Reveal Tsunami Destruction – BBC News
Burma’s Top General Will Not Run in Elections, Diplomat Says – Associated Press
U.N. Chief Wants Burma Prisoners Freed – Associated Press
Burma’s Suu Kyi “Could Be Freed Next Month” – Reuters
Cambodia: U.N. Chief Appeals for More Khmer Rouge Trials – Associated Press
Cambodian PM Wants U.N. Rights Official Sacked – Reuters
Europe
New Bin Laden Tape Threatens France – New York Times
Bin Laden Says Niger Kidnappings Aimed at France – Voice of America
‘Bin Laden’ in Warning to France After Kidnap in Niger – BBC News
Bin Laden Warns France Over Afghan War, Veil Ban – Associated Press
Bin Laden Blames French “Injustice” For Abductions – Reuters
French Parliament Approves Pension Reform – Voice of America
New France Strike as Protest Ebbs – BBC News
Merkel Pushes E.U. Treaty Change – New York Times
Croatian PM Survives No-Confidence Vote – Associated Press
Middle East
Israeli Nationalists March on Arab Town; Residents Clash with Police –VOA
Israel Clash over Anti-Arab March – BBC News
March in Israel Ends in Clashes In Arab Town – Associated Press
U.S. Condemns Attack on U.N. Investigators in Beirut – Associated Press
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood Under Pressure Ahead of Elections – VOA
Dubai Faces Environmental Problems After Growth – New York Times
Bahrain Opens Coup Plot Trial Against Shiites – Associated Press
South Asia
