11 August SWJ Roundup
Afghanistan
Former CIA Director: Afghanistan Needs US Troops – AP
NATO Airstrike Kills Insurgents Who Caused Helicopter Crash – AFPS
Airstrike Kills Insurgents Who Shot Down US Helicopter – S&S
Taliban Militants Who Shot Down US Helicopter Killed in Airstrike – VOA
US Says Strike Killed Taliban Who Downed Copter – NYT
US Forces Kill Taliban Who Downed Helicopter – WP
US Kills Taliban who Downed SEALs' Helicopter – LAT
US Says Taliban Who Shot at US Helicopter Dead – BBC
Officials Plan to Release Chinook Casualties’ Names – AFPS
ISAF: Five Service Members Killed in Afghanistan – VOA
Bombs Kill 6 NATO Soldiers in Afghanistan – LAT
Five NATO Troops Killed by Roadside Bomb – BBC
Karzai Annuls Afghan Court Reviewing 2010 Polls – NYT
ISAF Operations Roundup – AFPS
Pakistan
Female Bombers Hit Pakistan Police at Blast Site – AP
Pakistan Twin Blasts Kill Seven – BBC
Woman Bomber, Roadside Bomb Kill Seven in NW – Reuters
Iraq
US Must Not Let Hezbollah Killer Escape Justice – WP editorial
Syria
UN Security Council Hears ‘Chilling’ Briefing on Syrian Crisis – VOA
12 Killed in Syria; International Community Denounces Violence – VOA
Support for Assad Government Shows Signs of Weakening – NYT
US to Call for Assad’s Departure – WP
US Hits Syria with New Sanctions – BBC
British Official: Syrian Offensive ‘Brutal, Unwarranted – VOA
Chilling Video of Tanks in Hama – NYT
Syrian Troops Storm Town Near Turkish Border – AP
Syria's Crackdown Hits Ally Hezbollah's Image – AP
Stopping Syria’s Slaughter Starts with Obama – WP editorial
Middle East / North Africa
In Israel Protests, a Surprise Arab-inspired Taste – AP
Israel to OK 4,300 New Flats in East Jerusalem – AP
Lebanese Bomb Blast 'Kills Two' – BBC
Bomb Explodes North of Beirut; 1 Killed – AP
Syria's Crackdown Hits Ally Hezbollah's Image – AP
Saleh to Look at Restarting Yemeni Peace Plan – Reuters
Yemen General Wants Talks but Ready to 'Break Necks' – Reuters
Libya Denies Gadhafi's Son Dead – VOA
US Pro-democracy Effort Rubs Many in Egypt Wrong Way – LAT
US Troubled by Rising anti-Americanism in Egypt – AP
US Department of Defense
US Soldier Gets Life for Slaying Sergeants in Iraq – AP
'Ouija Board' Being Phased Out on Navy Carriers – S&S
United States
Markets Erase Gains, Dow Loses 519 Points – VOA
US Lawmakers Announce Budget Committee Choices – VOA
Financial Turmoil Evokes Comparison to 2008 Crisis – NYT
Peter King Queries Bin Laden Film White House Access – BBC
United Kingdom
PM Declares 'Fightback' Against Rioters, Approves Water Cannons – VOA
Cameron to Spell Out UK Riot Plans – BBC
Britain Turns to Reckoning With Rioters – NYT
Cameron: ‘We Will Not Put Up With This’ – WP
London Police Raiding Houses Over UK Riots – AP
British Police Out in Force as Violence Subsides – AP
British Riots Test PM Cameron's Mettle – Reuters
Britain's Rioters: Young, Poor and Disillusioned – AP
Militants Urge British Rioters to Topple System – AP
Ahmadinejad Urges UN to React on Britain Riot – AP
UK Tells Iran Happy to Talk Human Rights – Reuters
Africa
Aid Officials: Not the Time to Cut U.S. Food Aid – Reuters
US Relies on Contractors in Somalia Conflict – NYT
UN: More Somalis Seeking Refuge from Famine in Kenya – VOA
UN: Somalia Militants Weakened, Could Regroup – Reuters
Civil War Legacy Part of Liberia's Presidential Campaign – VOA
Uganda Police Fire Rubber Bullets at Protesters – AP
Gbagbo Son Charged in Ivory Coast – BBC
Americas
Colombia Arrests Key Mexico Cartel 'Money Launderer' – BBC
Police Cells Fill as Venezuela Halts Prison Intake – AP
Asia Pacific
China Test-drives First Aircraft Carrier – WP
China Begins Sea Trials of Its First Aircraft Carrier – NYT
China's First Aircraft Carrier Begins Sea Trials – AP
Chinese Media Minimizes Military Value of Aircraft Carrier – VOA
Taiwan Hails Missile as 'Aircraft Carrier Killer' – AP
China Releases Dissident Blogger, With Conditions – NYT
New Shelling Reported in Disputed Korean Waters -VOA
Koreas Exchange Fire in Yellow Sea – WP
South Korea Returns Fire After Shots From North – NYT
North Korea Disputes South's Artillery Claim – AP
Philippines Acts on MILF Infighting – BBC
Indonesia Nets Bali Bombs Suspect – BBC
Bali Bombing Suspect Extradited to Indonesia – AP
France Blasts Vietnam for Jailing Citizen for Blog – AP
Burma Govt Appoints Team to Spread Information – AP
Europe
European Markets Rally Day After Major Drop – WP
South Asia
