16 March SWJ Roundup
Japan Earthquake / Tsunami
Toll Rises, Stocks Plunge, Foreigners Flee – Washington Post
Japan Says 2nd Reactor May Have Ruptured – New York Times
New Fire Reported at Nuclear Plant – Washington Post
Setback in Reactor Fight – Wall Street Journal
Leak from Second Japan Reactor Feared – Los Angeles Times
Workers Struggle to Contain Crisis at Nuclear Plant – Voice of America
Last Defense at Troubled Reactors: 50 Workers – New York Times
Workers Briefly Abandon Nuclear Plant as Crisis Worsens – Reuters
Death Toll Rises, Stocks Plunge, Foreigners Flee – Washington Post
Radiation Falls at Japanese Plant – BBC News
New Reactor Fire as Japan Works to Contain Threat – Associated Press
Exodus from Tokyo Begins – Washington Times
New Aftershock Rattles Quake-Devastated NE Japan – Associated Press
Japan Rushing Aid to Survivors; Food, Water Supplies Low – VOA
Afghanistan
Petraeus: Taliban Momentum Halted – Washington Post
General Sees Joint Bases for Afghans After 2014 – New York Times
Petraeus: Enough Progess Made for Withdrawal – Washington Times
Petraeus: Afghan War Gains Enable U.S. Troop Cuts – Associated Press
Petraeus Upbeat on Afghan Efforts – BBC News
Coalition Has Momentum in Afghanistan, Petraeus Says – AFPS
Local Police Effort Shows Innovation, Petraeus Says – AFPS
Nearly 2/3 of Americans Say War Isn’t Worth Fighting – Washington Post
In Afghan Kilns, Cycle of Debt and Servitude – New York Times
Signs of Trouble at Afghan Bank – Washington Post
Mascot Dogs of American Combat Outposts – New York Times
Pakistan
Row Over Pakistan Christian Death – BBC News
Pakistan Death Row Prisoners ‘Languish in Jail’ – BBC News
Officials: U.S. Missile Kills 5 in NW Pakistan – Associated Press
Middle East / North Africa Unrest
Pro-Gadhafi Forces Launch Another Strike on Ajdabiya – Voice of America
Libyan Forces Rout Rebels, No-Flight Zone Stalls – New York Times
Battle for Libyan Town Rages On – BBC News
Gaddafi’s Forces Mount Heavy Assault on Town – Washington Post
Gadhafi Closes In on Rebels – Wall Street Journal
Libya Bombards Rebels, Gets Closer to Stronghold – Associated Press
Gaddafi Forces Push Towards Rebels, No U.N. Move Yet – Reuters
Pro-Gadhafi Forces Said to Be Weak on Manpower – Voice of America
Libyan Oil Buys Allies for Qaddafi – New York Times
People Prevented From Fleeing Combat in Libya – Voice of America
G8 Backs Away From Libya ‘No-Fly’ Zone – Voice of America
Supporters Introduce No-Fly Resolution at U.N. – Associated Press
Supporters Introduce No-fly Resolution at U.N. – Associated Press
Libyan Rebels fault U.S. Inaction – Washington Times
Clinton: Egypt Revolution Must Produce Democracy – Associated Press
Egypt Protesters Find Unity Difficult to Maintain – Los Angeles Times
Egypt Ends Domestic Spying Agency, Creates New One – New York Times
Egypt Dissolves Notorious Internal Security Agency – BBC News
Egypt: Mubarak’s Allies Fear They’re Targets – Washington Times
Bahrain Declares State of Emergency – Washington Post
2 Protesters Dead as Bahrain Declares Emergency – New York Times
Troops, Police Assault Protesters in Bahrain – Los Angeles Times
Bahrain Clashes Kill 2 People, Wound Hundreds – Voice of America
Two Killed in Bahrain Violence Despite Martial Law – BBC News
Bahrain Unleashes Forces on Protesters’ Camp – Associated Press
Security Forces Move to Clear Out Bahrain Protesters – Reuters
Anti-Government Tribesmen Kill 4 Yemeni Soldiers – Associated Press
Mid-East Unrest: Syrian Protests in Damascus and Aleppo – BBC News
The Freedom Belt – Washington Post opinion
Collision Over Bahrain – Washington Post opinion
Iraq
Iraqi Delay Hinders U.S. Planning – New York Times
Iran
Iran: ‘Blatant Interference’ in Bahrain Affairs – Los Angeles Times
Israel / Palestinians
Israel Seizes Suspected Arms-Smuggling Ship – Voice of America
Israel Stops Ship it Says Carried Weapons to Gaza – Washington Post
Israeli Navy Intercepts Egypt-bound Ship with Arms – Associated Press
Palestinians Rally for Reconciliation of Rival Governments – Associated Press
Hamas Forces Break Up Pro-Unity Protests in Gaza – New York Times
Neighbors’ Blood Binds Settlers to West Bank – New York Times
Uruguay Recognizes Palestine Statehood – Associated Press
Piracy
Pirates Jailed in 17 Nations as Prosecutions Rise – Associated Press
U.S. Department of Defense
Services Meet, Exceed Recruiting, Retention Goals – AFPS
United States
Candidates Emerge to Replace Mueller at FBI – Washington Post
‘Trusted Traveler’: Answer to TSA Bottlenecks – Washington Post
New Mexico Mayor, Police Chief Indicted – Washington Times
Africa
Accused Somali ‘Pirates’ Deny U.S. Yacht Death Charges – BBC News
Ivory Coast Rivals Battle Near Abidjan Barracks – Voice of America
Ivory Coast’s Ouattara Makes Final Offer to Gbagbo – Associated Press
Niger Election: Opposition’s Mahamadou Issoufou Wins – BBC News
Mauritanian Sentenced to Death for Killing U.S. Man – Associated Press
Mauritanians ‘Shot Dead U.S. Man’ – BBC News
Americas
U.S. Drones Fight Mexican Drug Trade – New York Times
Mexico Prison Warden Stabbed to Death During Rounds – BBC News
Mexican Judges Resign Amid Outcry Over Ruling – Associated Press
Gunmen Kill 2 Kids, Woman in Mexican Resort – Associated Press
Japan’s Woes Prompt Venezuela to Halt Nuclear Plan – Associated Press
U.S. Urges Aristide to Delay Return – BBC News
Asia Pacific
DoD Official Notes Readiness Challenges in Pacific – AFPS
Filipino Militant Linked to Airport Blast Captured – Associated Press
Indonesia Still Plans Nuclear Reactors Near Fault – Associated Press
Indonesian Mail Bombs Target ‘Sins Against Islam’ – Associated Press
Exiled Tibetans Face Vote, and Risky New World – Reuters
Central Asia
Uzbekistan Expels Human Rights Watch’s Staff – New York Times
Europe
German Nuclear Plants Shut Down – BBC News
Germany Shuts 7 Reactors for 3-Month Review – New York Times
Italy: Berlusconi Sex Case Widens – Associated Press
South Asia
Graft ‘Threatens India’s Growth’ – BBC News
