14 April SWJ Roundup
Afghanistan
Taliban Intelligence Network Embraces the New – Los Angeles Times
Bomber Strikes at Meeting of Afghan Elders – New York Times
Afghan Tribal Elder Killed in Suicide Bombing – Los Angeles Times
Suicide Bombers Strike Afghan Local Police, Kill 3 – Associated Press
Violence Against Aid Workers Has Surged – Los Angeles Times
Corps to Field Ballistic Boxers to Marines – Stars and Stripes
Pakistan
New CIA Drone Attack Draws Pakistan Rebuke – New York Times
Libya / Operation Odyssey Dawn
French, British Leaders Meet About Libya – Washington Post
Allies Clash on Libya Stalemate – Wall Street Journal
Arabs, West Plan to Aid Libyan Rebels – Washington Times
NATO Foreign Ministers to Hold Talks in Berlin – BBC News
Libya Tops Agenda at NATO Ministers’ Meeting – Associated Press
Clinton Seeks to Restore NATO Consensus on Libya – Associated Press
Gaddafi Must Step Down, Says ‘Contact Group’ – BBC News
Pentagon Says It Has Kept Up Some Strikes – New York Times
U.S. Continues Airstrikes in Libya – Los Angeles Times
NATO Steps Up Airstrikes Around Misurata – Washington Post
Libyan Rebels Urge Stronger U.S. Military Role – Associated Press
NATO Airstrikes Hit Gadhafi Targets – Associated Press
Hospitals Struggle to Care for Wounded in Libya Fighting – VOA
Major Powers Pledge Aid for Libyan Rebels – Voice of America
U.S. Continues Missions to Support Libya No-fly Zone – AFPS
Egypt
Egypt Detains Mubarak and Family – Washington Post
Prosecutors Order Mubarak and Sons Held – New York Times
Mubarak’s Arrest Watershed Moment for Egypt – Los Angeles Times
Hosni Mubarak’s Detention Ordered – BBC News
Protesters See Victory as Egypt’s Mubarak Detained – Associated Press
Under Investigation in Egypt – Washington Post listing
Three Wise Men – Washington Post opinion
Cairo’s Roundabout Revolution – New York Times opinion
Tunisia
Tunisia Has Legal Cases Against Ben Ali – Reuters
Yemen
At Least Seven Dead as Protests Rock Yemen – Voice of America
Yemen’s Loyalists Clash With Defiant Troops – New York Times
Rebel Soldier Killed in Clash Between Military Factions – Washington Post
Rival Forces Clash in Sanaa – BBC News
Syria
Demonstrators Demand Syrian Government Release Detainees – VOA
New Grievances Broaden Syria’s Protest Movement – New York Times
Women, Kids Block Highway in Protest – Washington Post
Syrian Students Mount Protests in Aleppo, Capital – Reuters
Syria’s Bloody Repression – Washington Post editorial
Iraq
Iraqi Youths’ Political Rise Stunted by Elites – New York Times
Iranian Group Seeks U.S. Shield After Iraqi Raid – New York Times
Iran
London: Iran’s Rights Record ‘Terrible’ – United Press International
U.S. Says Iran Helps Crackdown in Syria – Wall Street Journal
Bahrain
Gulf Media Find Their Red Line in Uprisings – Reuters
Jordan
Uneasy Balancing Act in Jordan – New York Times
Israel / Palestinians
Israeli Foreign Minister Faces Corruption Charges – New York Times
Israel’s Lieberman Closer to Corruption Charges – BBC News
Middle East / North Africa Unrest
U.S. Has No Strategy to Deal with Muslim Brotherhood – Washington Times
Poland Looks to Its Past in Assessing Arab Present – New York Times
Latest Developments in Arab World’s Unrest – Associated Press
Piracy
World Sea Attacks Surge With More Violent Pirates – Associated Press
Piracy at an All Time High in 2011 First-Quarter – Reuters
FBI Snatches Alleged Pirate Inside Somalia – Wall Street Journal
U.S. Navy’s Laser Test Could Put Heat on Pirates – Associated Press
U.S. Department of Defense
Obama Wants Defense Review, $400 Billion in Cuts – Voice of America
Obama, Gates, Joint Chiefs to Find More Savings – AFPS
Pentagon: Obama Budget Cut Forces, Missions – Associated Press
Gates Warns of Fallout from U.S. Defense Cuts – Agence France-Presse
Pentagon Warns on Big U.S. Defense Cuts – Reuters
Critical Shortage of Neurologists for Troops – Stars and Stripes
United States
Obama Unveils Deficit-Fighting Plan – Voice of America
Obama Urges Cuts and More Taxes on Rich – New York Times
Obama Seeks Spending Cuts, Taxes on Wealthy – Washington Post
Obama Unveils Plan to Cut Deficit by $4 Trillion – Los Angeles Times
Obama Stokes Deficit Fight – Wall Street Journal
Obama’s Speech on Reducing the Budget – New York Times transcript
Federal Intelligence Sharing Hit – Washington Times
Chinese National Created Fake Army Special Forces Unit – CNN News
Africa
Strongman Out, Ivory Coast Is Reviving – New York Times
Ivory Coast: Laurent Gbagbo to Face Charges – Associated Press
U.N.: 800 Civilians Killed This Year In S. Sudan – New York Times
Sudan: Aid Workers Taken Hostage in Darfur Freed – Reuters
Sudan’s Gold Rush Lures Thousands to Remote Areas – Reuters
U.N. Pressures Somalia on Elections, Reforms – Reuters
Swaziland Protests Overwhelmed by Violence – Associated Press
Americas
Mexico Nabs Police Accused of Backing Gang Massacre – Reuters
Number of Bodies Found Mexico State Rises to 122 – Associated Press
Mexico: More Bodies Found in Mass Graves – BBC News
Colombia OKs Extraditing Drug Kingpin to Venezuela – Associated Press
Venezuela Opposition to Pick Chavez Challenger – Reuters
Chavez Says Venezuela Govt Prepared for Coup Repeat– Associated Press
Brazil Police Arrest Lawmaker for Paramilitary Ties – BBC News
Populist Seeks Stability in Peru, His Adviser Insists – Reuters
Asia Pacific
China Policy Main Topic for the G-20 – New York Times
Japan’s Nuclear Crisis Continues to Hit Economy – Reuters
Calls Grow for Japan PM to Quit in Wake of Quake – Reuters
U.S. Airmen Quietly Reopen Wrecked Airport in Japan – New York Times
N. Korea Says It Is Holding U.S. Citizen – Associated Press
N. Korea Confirms American Arrest – BBC News
Vietnam Releases 2 Prominent Dissidents – Associated Press
Central Asia
Kazakh President Holds Fast – Washington Post
Europe
Belarus Says Suspects Confessed to Subway Bombing – New York Times
Two Suspects ‘Admit’ Belarus Bomb – BBC News
Russians Wonder Who Might Lead Them Next – New York Times
Italy: Berlusconi Vows to Leave in 2013 – BBC News
South Asia
India and China Resume Defense Ties – BBC News
Resistance to Jaitapur Nuclear Plant Grows in India – New York Times
