8 April SWJ Roundup (Updated)
Afghanistan
Gunmen, Suicide Bombers Attack Afghan Police – Los Angeles Times
Taliban Gunmen Attack Kandahar Police Base – BBC News
Suicide Attackers Kill 6 at Afghan Police Compound – Associated Press
Forces Conclude Operations Near Pakistan Border – AFPS
Why It’s Time to Negotiate With the Taliban – The Atlantic opinion
Pakistan
Official: Pakistani Troops Kill 54 Militants in NW – Associated Press
Policeman Killed in Pakistan Suicide Attack – BBC News
Libya / Operation Odyssey Dawn
Rebels Targeted in Air Strikes Despite No-Fly Zone – Washington Post
Libyan Rebels Say Airstrikes Killed 5 – New York Times
Voice of Libya’s Rebellion is Up and Spinning – Los Angeles Times
Besieged Libyan City at Center of Stalemate – Washington Times
General: U.S. May Consider Sending Troops into Libya – Associated Press
Libya Stalemate Emerging, U.S. General Says – Reuters
Libyan Rebels Say NATO Strikes Hit Their Forces Again – Associated Press
NATO Says Its Planes Struck Libyan Rebels – Associated Press
NATO Offers No Apology for Airstrike on Rebel Tanks – New York Times
NATO ‘Apologises for Hitting Libya Rebels’ – BBC News
UNICEF: Snipers Targeting Children in Libya City – Associated Press
Rebels Counter Gaddafi Assault on Misrata – Reuters
4 Foreign Journalists Kidnapped in Libya – New York Times
Lockerbie Investigators Interview Top Libyan Defector – New York Times
Keeping Ahead of Qaddafi – New York Times editorial
U.S. Faces a Libya Stalemate – Time opinion
Egypt
Egypt Protests Go On, Seeking New Beginning – New York Times
Egyptian Protesters Demand Mubarak Prosecution – Associated Press
Mubarak’s Top Aide Held in Egypt Corruption Probe – Associated Press
After Tahrir Square – Washington Post opinion
Yemen
U.S. Told of Yemeni’s Vulnerability – Washington Post
U.S. Froze Record Yemen Aid Package in February – Reuters
Gulf Coalition Seeking Ouster of Yemeni President – New York Times
Iraq
Gates, in Iraq Valedictory, Points to Progress – Washington Post
Kirkuk Tensions Highlight Concerns Over U.S. Exit – New York Times
Gates: U.S. Iraq Troops ‘Could Stay Longer’ – BBC News
U.S. Pushes Iraq to Decide on Troop Extension – Reuters
Gates: U.S. Future in Iraq is Unresolved – Stars and Stripes
Gates Discusses Post-2011 U.S.-Iraqi Relations – AFPS
Gates Visits Kurdish Leaders in Iraq – Associated Press
Austin Notes Progress Over Eight Years in Iraq – AFPS
Iraqi Forces Storm Settlement of Iranian Exiles – Associated Press
Iran
Is Iran Operating Secret Nuke Sites? – Washington Post
Group Claims Another Iranian Nuclear Facility – Washington Times
Outgoing Lebanese PM Slams Iran for Meddling – Associated Press
UNESCO Awards Media Prize to Jailed Iranian – Associated Press
Iran Gas Pipelines Explode, No Reason Given – Reuters
Iran’s Blue-Collar Revolution – Foreign Policy opinion
Syria
Protesters In Syria Plan Large March Near Capital – New York Times
Protests Planned in Syria Despite Overtures – Associated Press
Syria’s Assad Grants Nationality to Hasaka Kurds – BBC News
Syria’s Assad Tries to Appease Kurds After Unrest – Reuters
Syrian Authorities Arrest Prominent Cleric-Activists – Reuters
Syria: Where the ‘Arab Spring’ Ends – Time opinion
West Needs Reality Check on Syria – The Australian opinion
Saudi Arabia
Obama’s Dilemma over Saudi Arabia – Washington Post opinion
Bahrain
Crown Prince ‘No Leniency’ on Threats to Bahrain – Reuters
Israel / Palestinians
Missile Hits Israeli School Bus – Washington Post
Israel’s Attacks on Hamas a ‘Policy of Prevention’ – Washington Times
Gaza Violence: Hamas Declares Ceasefire with Israel – BBC News
Hamas Govt: Gaza Militants Agree to Cease Fire – Associated Press
Gaza: Israeli Forces Strike after Attack on Bus – BBC News
Israeli Air Strike Kills Two Hamas Men in Gaza – Reuters
Israel Uses New Anti-Missile System as Gaza Flares – Reuters
Israel’s PM Says New Defense Shield Successful – Associated Press
Japan Earthquake / Tsunami
Millions Without Power After Japan Aftershock – New York Times
Powerful Aftershock Shakes Japan off Sendai Coast – Washington Times
Japan Nuclear Crisis Ebbing, U.S. Experts Say – Los Angeles Times
Japan: Earthquake Prompts Fukushima Evacuation – BBC News
Japan Says Economy in ‘Severe’ Condition After Disaster – Reuters
U.S. Department of Defense
Deputy Defense Secretary Releases Shutdown Guidance – AFPS
Officials Discuss DOD’s Government Shutdown Plans – AFPS
Secretary Discusses Women in Combat, Keeping Leaders – AFPS
Guard Should Remain an Operational Reserve, Leaders Say – AFPS
United States
No Deal after Latest White House Budget Talks – Washington Post
White House Meeting on Budget Fails to End Impasse – New York Times
Federal Workers Brace for the Worst – Washington Post
Government Shutdown Would Have Wide Ripples – New York Times
A Test of Obama’s Leadership Style – Washington Post
Terror Suspects Held Weeks in Secret – Associated Press
NC Academy Head Suspected of Posing as Vietnam Vet – Associated Press
Africa
Standoff Continues, Bleaker Outlook for Ivory Coast – New York Times
Ivory Coast Leader in Bunker Vows Not to Surrender – Associated Press
Ouattara Isolates Gbagbo, Seeks Ivorian Recovery – Reuters
Ivory Coast: Laurent Gbagbo ‘Running Out of Troops’ – BBC News
Ivory Coast: Ouattara Wants E.U. Sanctions Lifted – BBC News
Did U.N. Forces Take Sides in Ivory Coast? – BBC News
Gbagbo’s Rule Violently Divided Ivory Coast – Los Angeles Times
Beware of a Vacuum in Ivory Coast – Financial Times opinion
In Ivory Coast, Democrat to Dictator – New York Times opinion
Sudan Deploys Tanks, Helicopters Near Abyei – Reuters
Key Kenya Figures Appear at ICC over Post-poll Violence – BBC News
Nigeria: Some Elections Delayed Again – Associated Press
$350 Million in U.S. Aid for Malawi Goes Through – Associated Press
Africom Commander Fears al-Qaida will Link with Pirates – Associated Press
Finnish Navy Captures Suspected Pirates – BBC News
Americas
World Bank: Violence to Hit Central America Growth – Reuters
Mexican Gunmen Tap Bus Passengers in Mass Killing – Associated Press
U.S. Expels Ecuadorean Ambassador Luis Gallegos – BBC News
Mass Student Protests in Colombia – BBC News
Brazil School Shooting: 12 Dead after Gunman Opens Fire – BBC News
Venezuela Polarized over Chavez’s Land Policy – Los Angeles Times
Blackout Hits Most Venezuelan States, Caracas – Reuters
Haiti Prime Minister Wants More Scrutiny for NGOs – Associated Press
Why Not in Cuba? – Washington Post opinion
Asia Pacific
China: Ai Weiwei Held for ‘Economic Crimes’ – Washington Post
North Korea Parliament Watched for Signs of Succession – BBC News
U.N. Seeks to Free Child Soldiers From Philippine Rebel Ranks – Reuters
Philippine Forces Kill 9 Suspected Gangsters – Associated Press
Central Asia
Kazakhstan’s President Sworn In for New Term – Associated Press
Kazakh Government Resigns After President Inaugurated – Reuters
Europe
Russian Insurgent Leader Hints at More Attacks – Reuters
Despite Aid Request, Portugal’s Outlook Uncertain – Associated Press
Spain to Welcome Cuban Dissidents – BBC News
Spain Receives 37 More Cuban Ex-Political Prisoners – Associated Press
Kosovo Assembly Elects President – Associated Press
South Asia
India Activist Anna Hazare Anti-graft Fast Stokes Anger – BBC News
Indian Freed from Pakistani Jail after 27 Years – BBC News
Blast Kills Religious Leader in Indian Kashmir – Associated Press
Bomb in Indian Kashmir Kills Prominent Muslim Cleric – Reuters
Sri Lanka Website Editor Bennett Rupasinghe is Bailed – BBC News
