18 July SWJ Roundup
Afghanistan
Petraeus Hands Over Afghan Command to Allen – AP
David Petraeus Hands Over Afghanistan Command – BBC
General Petraeus Steps Down – TT
Top US Commander Steps Down in Afghanistan – AFP
Transition to Afghan Security Forces Begins – VOA
Afghan Transition Begins Quietly Amid Attack – Reuters
Karzai Adviser, MP Killed in Attack; Taliban Asserts Responsibility – WP
Karzai Adviser Is Killed at Kabul Home – NYT
Senior Aide to President Karzai Killed at Home – BBC
Killing of Adviser Another Blow to Afghan Leader – AP
NATO, Afghan Army Kill at Least 13 Taliban – AP
‘Fast Lane’ System Expedites Gear to Troops in Afghanistan – USAT
Pakistan
Pakistan Looms Large as Clinton Flies to India – Reuters
Renewed Cooperation Between US and Pakistan – WP opinion
Iraq
Iraqi PM in Beijing to Meet With Chinese Leaders – AP
Retreat Roulette – WP opinion
Syria
Syrian Troops Raid, Surround Towns in Opposition Crackdown – VOA
Syrian Forces Mass Near Town Where Soldiers Defected – NYT
As Unrest Grips Syria, Soldiers Flee – USAT
Libya
NATO Warplanes Hit Libyan Military Targets Near Tripoli, Brega – VOA
Libyan Rebels: Street Fighting Engulfs Brega – VOA
Libyan Rebels ‘Fighting Gaddafi Forces in Brega’ – BBC
Libya Rebels Fighting to Capture Eastern Oil Town – Reuters
Gadhafi Rallies the Troops Against the World – AP
Among Libyan Rebels, Reluctant Warriors – WP
Yemen
Al Qaeda’s Yemen Branch Aided Somalia Militants – LAT
Yemenis Organize Shadow Government – NYT
Yemenis Protest on 33rd Anniversary of Saleh’s Rule – VOA
Bahrain
Bahrain’s Main Shi’ite Party Quits Government-Led Reform Dialogue – VOA
Bahrain Opposition Bloc al-Wifaq ‘to Quit National Talks’ – BBC
Shiite Party in Bahrain Leaves Talks With Rulers – AP
Egypt
Egypt Reshuffles Cabinet in Effort to Quell Protests – WP
Egyptian Prime Minister Shuffles Cabinet – LAT
Egypt’s Generals May Maintain Large Role in Governance – WP
Egyptians Fear Army Rulers Acting as New Mubaraks – AP
Egypt’s New Cabinet to Be Sworn in After Protests – Reuters
Egypt’s Iconic Antiquities Chief Fired – AP
In Egypt, US Seeks a Few Good Democrats – WP
Mubarak’s Lawyer Says Ex-President Suffered Stroke – AP
Hosni Mubarak Coma Claim Denied – BBC
Rumours Swirl Around Egypt’s Mubarak – Reuters
Middle East / North Africa
Kurds Battle Iranians at Border – WT
Rioters Clash With Police in Tunisia – Reuters
Thousands Rally in Morocco Over Reform Plan – Reuters
Latest Developments in Arab World’s Unrest – AP
Israel Boycott Law: Not Befitting a Democracy – NYT editorial
United States
Petraeus’s Next Battle – Newsweek
US to Use GPS to Track Staffers in Danger Zones – WP
Washington Times’ Embassy Row – WT
Suspect in Soldier’s Death, Abdulhakim Muhammad, Seeks Bigger Stage – AP
Coming Together to Fight for a Troubled Veteran – NYT
Africa
Nigeria: Borno Governor Admits Army Boko Haram Excesses – BBC
Zimbabwe ‘Egypt Uprising’ Activists in Treason Trial – BBC
Somalia Drought: UN Aid for Camps Under Islamists – BBC
Sierra Leone: New Hope for Children and Pregnant Women – NYT
Niger Fears Takeover by Militants in Neighbour Libya – Reuters
Americas
Family of US Agent Slain in Mexico Demands to Know Gun Source – LAT
Gun Control at the Border – LAT editorial
Colombia Bombs ‘FARC Rebel Arms Factory’ in Arauca – BBC
In Booming Brazil, Crack Strikes Late but Hard – AP
Venezuela: Chavez Retains Secrecy Over Cancer Therapy in Cuba – AP
Argentina Praises Iran Help Offer in Bombing Probe – AP
Asia Pacific
China Formally Protests Obama Meeting With Dalai Lama – VOA
China Assails US Over Dalai Lama, Fallout Seen Limited – Reuters
Vietnamese Police Arrest More Than a Dozen Anti-China Protesters – VOA
Refugees Flee Famine Ravaging North Korea – SMH
Europe
UK: Shakeup Means Smallest Army Since Boer War – TT
An Arrest and Scotland Yard Resignation Roil Britain – NYT
Head of Scotland Yard Resigns – WP
Scandal Felt in Britain’s Power Structure – WP
Phone Hacking: London Police Commissioner Quits – BBC
IMF Says Huge Greek Debt ‘on Knife Edge’ – BBC
US Offers Full US Support for Greek Economic Recovery Plan – VOA
South Asia
