30 October SWJ Roundup

Afghanistan

Petraeus: NATO Pressure Forcing Taliban to Seek Peace – Voice of America

Russia Joins Drug Raid in Afghanistan – New York Times

U.S.-Afghan Forces, Aided by Russia, Seize Drug Facilities – Los Angeles Times

U.S. and Russian Forces Team Up for Afghan Drug Bust – Associated Press

Petraeus: Iran’s Kabul Payments ‘Disingenuous’ – Voice of America

NATO Helicopter Kills 20 Afghan Insurgents – Associated Press

NATO: 30 Fighters Killed in Afghan Outpost Attack – Associated Press

Forces Target Insurgents in Southeastern Afghanistan – AFPS

Afghan Police Training Edges Ahead as Transition Nears – Reuters

Teleconferencing from War Zone Improves Treatment – Washington Post

Profiles of a Dustoff 57, Medevac Team in Afghanistan – Washington Post

Pentagon Had Command Climate Red Flags – Christian Science Monitor

An Unnecessary War – Foreign Policy opinion

Talking About Talking With the Taliban – CNN Opinion

Petraeus Versus Obama – Foreign Policy opinion

Pakistan

Shrines Step Up Security Against Attacks – Washington Post

Al Qaeda / Yemen

Obama: Explosives Found On U.S.-Bound Cargo Planes – VOA

Obama Says Explosives Were U.S. Bound – New York Times

Obama: Suspicious Packages a ‘Credible Terrorist Threat’ – Washington Post

Explosives Found in Two U.S.-bound Packages – Los Angeles Times

‘Explosives Found’ in Yemen Cargo – BBC News

Al Qaeda Suspected as Yemen Hunts Parcel Bombers – Reuters

A Terrorist Test Run? – Christian Science Monitor

Obama: Explosives In U.S.-Bound Parcels From Yemen – Reuters

U.S. Hunts for More Suspicious Packages – New York Times

Yemen Emerges as Base for Qaeda Attacks on U.S. – New York Times

New Concerns About Al Qaeda in Yemen – Christian Science Monitor

Obama Suspects Yemen Al Qaeda Group Behind Plot – Reuters

Iraq

Baghdad’s Shiite Heart Beats Freely as War Ebbs – New York Times

Suicide Bomber in Iraq Kills at Least 26 People – Washington Post

Suicide Bomber Kills 25 at Cafe in Diyala Province – New York Times

Suicide Bomber Kills 21 North of Baghdad – Associated Press

Suicide Bomber Kills 22 In Attack on Iraqi Cafe – Reuters

Iran

Iran Agrees to Resume Nuclear Talks – New York Times

Iran Says It Is Ready to Restart Nuclear Talks – Associated Press

E.U.’s Iran Sanctions Avoid Oil, Credit Doubts Linger – Reuters

U.S. Department of Defense

JFCOM Transfers Command – Suffolk News-Herald

Keep Focus on Troops, Mullen Tells Joint Forces Command – AFPS

Joint Forces Command Mission Remains Clear, Odierno Says – AFPS

FBI: Museum Shooter Could be Marine – Washington Post

Gunman Has Grievance With Marines, FBI Says – New York Times

Shooter Targeting USMC Facilities Could be Ex-Marine – Christian Science Monitor

Army Logistics Leaders Review Progress, Way Ahead – AFPS

Air Force School Focuses on Cybersecurity – AFPS

Retired Chaplains: Preserve ‘Don’t Ask’ – Washington Post

United States

Explosives in Cargo Renew Debate on Screening – New York Times

Testimony Ends in Guantanamo ‘Child Soldier’ Case – Associated Press

Africa

Reporter’s Notebook: Mogadishu, Somalia – Voice of America

Voters in Rebel-Held Areas Hope Sunday’s Election Reunites Ivory Coast – VOA

Niger to Vote on New Constitution After Coup – Associated Press

Angola Urged to Probe Congo Rapes – BBC News

Americas and Caribbean

Mexican Prison Warden Nabbed for Alleged Drug Ties – Associated Press

Protesters Blame U.N. Base for Cholera in Haiti – Associated Press

Asia Pacific

ASEAN, E. Asian Leaders Meet to Discuss Economic, Political Concerns – VOA

Clinton Says U.S. Has a Stake in Asian Security – Associated Press

Clinton Urges Peaceful Outcomes on Maritime Disputes – Reuters

Clinton Proposes China, Japan Join 3-way Talks – Washington Post

China, Japan Ties Strained Over Islands At Summit – Reuters

China and Japan Meet Amid Dispute – Reuters

Russia Denies Island Visit Politically Charged – Reuters

U.S. Urges China to Soothe Tensions – Associated Press

China Gives ‘Assurances’ on Export of Rare-earth Minerals – Washington Post

Clinton Urged to Confront Vietnam on Human Rights – New York Times

Clinton Urges Vietnam to Improve Human Rights – Associated Press

China’s Rise Prompts Vietnam to Strengthen Ties to Others – Washington Post

Medvedev to Sign Nuclear Power Deal In Vietnam – Reuters

Gunfire Exchanged on Korean Border – New York Times

North, South Korea Soldiers Exchange Gunfire at DMZ – Los Angeles Times

Gunshots Fired at Korean Border – Associated Press

After 6 Decades of Separation in Korea, a Meeting – New York Times

U.N.: Less Rain, Aid to Hurt North Koreans – Associated Press

Indonesians Waiting Out Another Disaster – New York Times

Burma: Lawyer ‘Optimistic’ Over Suu Kyi Appeal – Associated Press

Europe

NATO to Reduce Kosovo Force by Spring – Associated Press

NATO to Cut Kosovo Troop Numbers to 5,000 – Reuters

Georgia Arrests 20 Suspected Of Spying For Russia – Reuters

Romania Government Faces New No-Confidence Vote – Reuters

Middle East

Big Rally By Islamic Jihad In Gaza, Joined By Hamas – Reuters

Lebanon: U.N.-Backed Court Criticizes Hezbollah Boycott Call – Reuters

Obama’s Task on Egyptian Democracy – Washington Post editorial

South Asia

Obama, Clinton Visit India with Wary Eye on China – Christian Science Monitor

In India, Greed Creeps into Microlending, Critics Say – Washington Post