30 November SWJ Roundup

Afghanistan

Hoping to Avoid Bombs and Win Afghan Minds – New York Times

Six U.S. Troops Killed by Suspected Afghan Policeman – Voice of America

6 American Trainers Killed by an Afghan Police Officer – New York Times

Afghan Policeman Kills 6 American Troops – Los Angeles Times

Six Slain Servicemembers in Afghanistan all Americans – Stars and Stripes

6 From NATO Killed in Afghanistan – Associated Press

Officials Investigate Afghanistan Shooting Incident – AFPS

9 Afghan Guards Kidnapped in Kabul Province – Associated Press

Pakistan

Anticorruption Group Claims Harassment in Pakistan – New York Times

Pakistan Suicide Blast Kills Six – BBC News

Korean Peninsula

U.S. and South Korea Balk at Talks With North – New York Times

South Korea Announces, Then Postpones, Live-Fire Drill – Voice of America

Yeonpyeong Attack Uniting South Korean Public – Washington Post

Now North Korea Boasts Advances In Nuclear Programme – Reuters

Consequences on the Korean Peninsula – Washington Times opinion

Hitting the North – Los Angeles Times opinion

Iraq

High Cost of Security for Americans Who Stay – Washington Post

Iraq Court Gives Tariq Aziz New 10 Year Sentence – Associated Press

Iran

Bombings Hit Atomic Experts in Iran Streets – New York Times

Iran Blames Israel, U.S. in Death of Nuclear Scientist – Voice of America

Iran Says Two Bombs Target Professors – Associated Press

Public Holiday In Iran’s Capital Due to Pollution – Reuters

WikiLeaks

WikiLeaks, Round Three – Small Wars Journal (post-release)

SWJ Wikileaks Roundup – Small Wars Journal (pre-release)

United Nations

U.N. Agency Pushes New Rules on Air-cargo Security – Associated Press

NATO

Flournoy: NATO Action Must Follow Lisbon Vision – AFPS

Russia: Partners for Peace? Just Possibly – New York Times

U.S. Department of Defense

Pentagon Study: Gays Could Serve with No Harm – Associated Press

United States

Guard Leaders Hope Efficiencies Will Extend Border Role – AFPS

Somali-Born Teen Pleads Not Guilty In U.S. Bomb Case – Reuters

Ore. Fire Raises Muslims’ Fears of Attack Backlash – Associated Press

Democrats Press Republicans on START Ratification – Reuters

Obama Proposes Freeze In Federal Worker Pay – Reuters

United Kingdom

British Police Issue Warning Before Protests – Reuters

World

Climate Change Conference Begins in Mexico – Voice of America

Global Climate Change Talks Begin in Cancíºn – New York Times

Frustrations Show as Climate Talks Resume – Associated Press

Africa

Ivory Coast to Release Initial Election Results – Associated Press

Sierra Leone: Blisters Outbreak Case Study in Spread of Panic – New York Times

U.N. Says Congo Armed Groups Forming Criminal Gangs – Associated Press

Congo Army Denies Rebel Comeback – BBC News

Building Congo’s Future – Washington Post opinion

Americas and Caribbean

Four Years On, Drug War Bleeds Mexican Heartland – Reuters

18 Bodies Found in Northern Mexico Mass Grave – Associated Press

Mexican Troops Find 18 Bodies Near U.S. Border – Reuters

Brazil: Rio Slum Dwellers Caught in Battle to Pacify City – Associated Press

Observers Declare Haiti’s Elections Valid – Voice of America

U.N. Urges Calm Following Election – Washington Times

Monitors Say Haiti Vote Fraud Not Massive – Washington Post

Severity of Problems in Haiti Vote Is Disputed – New York Times

In Haiti, Tentative Calm Follows Chaotic Elections – Los Angeles Times

Observers: Irregularities Don’t Invalidate Haiti Poll – Reuters

Asia Pacific

Taiwan Elections Put Pro-China Party in Lead for Presidency – VOA

U.S. Presses China Again Over Jailed Geologist – Reuters

Central Asia

Kyrgyz Parliament Agrees on Three-Party Coalition – Reuters

Gunbattle Breaks Out in Kyrgyz South – Associated Press

Blast Wounds Two Outside Court In Kyrgyz Capital – Reuters

Europe

Medvedev Takes Aim At Russia’s “Demographic Crisis” – Reuters

Beaten Reporter: Russian Media Freedom Shrinking – Associated Press

Pro-European Alliance Ahead in Moldova Elections – Associated Press

Middle East

Al-Qaeda in Yemen Spreading Reach for Recruits, Targets – Washington Post

Lebanon: Hezbollah Indictments Loom – Washington Times

Aid Groups Say Plight of Gaza Civilians Still Dire – Associated Press

East Jerusalem Housing Gets Preliminary OK – Associated Press

Egyptians See Fraud in Voting, Respond with Riots – Washington Times

U.S. “Dismayed” By Egyptian Election Process – Reuters

Egyptians Riot, Burn Cars, Claiming Vote Fraud – Associated Press

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood ‘Faces Heavy Poll Losses’ – BBC News

South Asia

India Aims to Break Parliament Deadlock Over Graft Scam – Reuters