18 June SWJ Roundup
Afghanistan
World Bank Withholding $70 m., Afghans Try to Resolve Scandal – NYT
Afghan Cash Crunch Looms, Millions Withheld Over Bank – Reuters
Obama Talks Drawdown with Top Afghan Commander – AP
UN Separates Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions – AP
UN Splits Taliban and al-Qaeda on Sanctions Blacklist – BBC
UN Separates al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions – AP
Project Advances Coalition Information Sharing – AFPS
ISAF Operations Roundup – AFPS
Images From Afghanistan: June 2011 – WP
Pakistan
Pakistan Army Denies Colluding With Insurgents – AP
11 Militants Killed in Clashes with Pakistani Forces – VOA
Pakistan ‘Concerned’ by NATO Incursion Near Border – Reuters
Karachi Soldiers Appear in Court over Video Killing – BBC
Syria
Casualties Mount as Syrian Protests, Crackdown Intensify – VOA
Defying Crackdown, Protesters Surge Across Syria – NYT
24 Reported Slain in Syrian Protests – LAT
Deadly Fresh Protests Erupt – BBC
Syrian Forces Open Fire on Protesters; 16 Killed – AP
Syria Forces Kill 19 in Biggest Protests – Reuters
Pressure Mounts on Assad to Resign – WP
Syrian Town Is Strained by Flood of Refugees – NYT
US Mulls War Crimes Charges Against Syrian President – VOA
Libya
Gaddafi Defiant, as Bombs Rain on Tripoli – WP
Pro-Gadhafi Forces Hit Misrata, NATO Targets Tripoli – VOA
Ten Killed in Misrata, Medics Say – BBC
Libyan Rebels Live by ‘V’ Sign: ‘We Win or We Die’ – AP
Fighting as Libyan Rebels Try to Close on Gaddafi – Reuters
2 Top Lawyers Lost to Obama in Libya War Policy Debate – NYT
US Paying European Teams to Hunt Stray Munitions – NYT
Libya and the Potemkin Alliance – WP opinion
Yemen
Yemen’s Vice President in the Hot Seat – WP
Allies Say Yemeni President to Return Home in Days – AP
Government Says Saleh to Return Despite Protests – Reuters
Iraq
Al-Qaida Claims Killing of Anti-Saddam Purger – AP
Middle East / North Africa
Turkish Charity Says its Ship Won’t be Part of Gaza Flotilla – WP
Three Dead in Sectarian Clash in North Lebanon – Reuters
Saudi Women Tap Road Rage Against Driving Ban – AP
Bail Set for Billionaire Accused of Corruption With Mubarak – WP
Morocco’s King Proposes Limited Steps to Democracy – NYT
Morocco’s King Mohammed Unveils Constitutional Reforms – BBC
King Declares Morocco a Constitutional Monarchy – AP
Lawyer: Tunisia’s Ex-President Denies Charges – AP
Latest Developments in Arab World’s Unrest – AP
Al Qaeda
Bin Laden Court Case Dismissed – WP
Osama Bin Laden: US Drops Embassy Bomb Terror Charges – BBC
Where will Zawahiri Take al-Qaeda? – WP opinion
US Department of Defense
Navy Spike in Commanding-officer Firings – WP
Marine Reservist in Custody after Pentagon Scare – AP
Man Found With Suspicious Materials in Virginia – NYT
Army Suicides in May are Most in Nearly a Year – S&S
After Fighting a War Comes the Fight for a Civilian Job – UST
Lawmakers Want Obama to Halt DADT Repeal – S&S
Crew: Amphib San Antonio Finally Fixed – DN
Army Announces Site for National Museum – AFPS
United States
Mayors See End to Wars as Fix for Struggling Cities – NYT
Military Spending on the Sgenda as US Mayors Meet – AP
US Pledges to Raise Deportation Threshold – NYT
Obama Extends National Guard Border Deployment – AP
United Nations
UN Security Council Backs Second Term for Ban Ki-moon – BBC
Africa
Ivory Coast Deadline for ICC Testimony – BBC
Sudan Fear for Missing UN Worker Hawa Abdullah Mohammed – BBC
In Sudan, Genocide Anew? – WP opinion
Americas
Gunfight Kills Several in Mexico Border City – AP
Mexican Teenage Girls Train as Drug Cartel Killers – Reuters
Mexico Arrests Ex-Soldier Accused in Massacre – AP
Mexico Finds $2.4 m. in Phone Cable Headed for Venezuela – AP
2 Killed, 18 Hurt as Troops Storm Venezuela Prison -AP
Venezuelan Forces Storm Prison ‘to Protect Lives’ – BBC
Guatemala Arrests Ex-General in 1980s Killings – AP
Asia Pacific
China: Maritime Patrols on the Rise – NYT
Naval Drills Seen as Warning to Vietnam – LAT
Philippines to China: Don’t Intrude Into Our Water – AP
China Celebrates Anniversary of Group With a Long Blacklist – NYT
Another Japan Reactor Tests Nation’s Will – NYT
US Helps Vietnam to Eradicate Deadly Agent Orange – BBC
Thai Yellow Shirts Protest Against Leaders, UNESCO Temple Listing – VOA
Europe
Medvedev Tells Investors Russia will Reform – WP
Germany Says Creditors Can Be Shielded in Greek Bailout – NYT
Greece: Merkel and Sarkozy Urge Bail-out – BBC
Belarus Leader Rejects Reforms to End Crisis – Reuters
Why Europe No Longer Matters – WP opinion
South Asia
