12 August SWJ Roundup
Afghanistan
Pentagon Releases Names of Personnel Killed in Helicopter – NYT
Afghan Witnesses: Chinook Ablaze When It Crashed – AP
NATO: 7 Troops Die in Day's Clashes in Afghanistan – AP
US Troops Return to Deadly Afghan Valley in East – AP
US Troops Fire on Afghan Police, Survivors Say – NYT
ISAF Operations Roundup – AFPS
Pakistan
CIA Claim of No Civilian Deaths From Drone Strikes Disputed – NYT
Coordinated Bomb Attacks Kill at Least 6 in Peshawar – LAT
Female Suicide Bomber Targets Pakistani Police Post – VOA
Gunmen Free 2 Taliban Captives in Pakistan -AP
Pakistani Soldier Gets Death Sentence in Shooting – AP
Syria
Ten Killed in Syrian Raids – VOA
Syrian Security Forces Kill 12 People – NYT
Syrian Security Forces 'Kill Civilians in Homs' – BBC
Syrian Troops Kill 11 in Restive Town Near Lebanon – AP
Syrian Forces Kill 11 in Swoop on Northern Towns – Reuters
Assault on Hama Ends to Reveal a Town in Ruin – TT
Clinton: Others Should Speak Up About Assad Going – Reuters
US Urges Further Syria Sanctions – BBC
Israel / Palestinians
US Urges Israel, Palestinians to Avoid Unilateral Moves – Reuters
Israel Approves New Housing in East Jerusalem – NYT
Israel Okays 1,600 Settler Homes for East Jerusalem – Reuters
US Threatens to Halt Gaza Aid Over Hamas Audits – NYT
Israel Prepares for Palestinian Statehood Rallies – AP
IDF Looks to Buy US Equipment After Iraq Withdrawal – JP
Protests Force Israel to Confront Wealth Gap – NYT
Yemen
As Yemen Crisis Drags On, Risks Grow – VOA
Yemeni President Objects to Power Transfer Deal – AP
Yemen Says Soldier Killed in Protest City of Taiz – Reuters
Libya
Western Libya Rebels Strike North Towards Coast – Reuters
Gaddafi Forces Still Hold Brega Oil Terminal, Refinery – Reuters
Libyan Exiles Occupy Libyan Embassy in Stockholm – AP
Egypt
Islamists Spurn Proposal for Egypt's Constitution – Reuters
Egypt to Lift Mubarak Emergency Law Before Polling – AP
USAID Boss in Egypt Quits in Funding Row – AP
Middle East / North Africa
Bombs Near Mosque in Western Iraq Kill 3 People – AP
Iranian Gas Flow to Turkey Halted by Blast – Reuters
Bahrain Forces Block Roads to Former Protest Hub – AP
Tunisians Say Revolution Yet to Bring Justice – Reuters
Latest Developments in Arab World's Unrest – AP
US Department of Defense
Second Spaceplane Failure Raises Questions on Future – WT
DARPA Loses Contact with Hypersonic Aircraft – WP
US Military Loses Contact with Hypersonic Aircraft – BBC
Brief Test of Military Aircraft Said to Yield Much Data – NYT
USMC Drawdown Could Start in 2013 – MCT
Global Hawk to Replace U-2 Spy Plane in 2015 – AFT
Soldier Seeks to Avoid Death for Camp Liberty Killings – AP
United States
US Stocks Reverse Again, Up 4%, on Economic Data – NYT
Dow Bounces Back, Closes Up 423 Points – WP
Wall St. Whipsaw Drives Dow Up Sharply at Close – LAT
United Kingdom
Britain Announces New Measures to Restore Order – VOA
Cameron Pledges Swift Reaction to Rioters – NYT
UK Tallies Ruin, Takes Anti-Riot Steps – WSJ
Cameron Vows 'Uncompromising Measures' – LAT
UK Unveils New Measures on Riots – BBC
London Police Say Nearly 600 Charged Over Riots – AP
British Police Reject Politicians’ Criticism of Response – NYT
UK Police Deny Minister Riot Claim – BBC
Cameron: UK Will Seek Anti-Gang Ideas From US – AP
British Government Targets Social Media – WP
Cameron Exploring Crackdown on Social Media – NYT
Facial Recognition in Use After Riots – AP
What Isn’t Behind the London Riots – WP opinion
United Nations
UN Cutting Costs by the Word – AP
Africa
Clinton: Don’t Cut Farm Aid for Africa – WP
US Gives $17 Million More to Horn of Africa Famine – Reuters
US Is Biggest Giver of Horn of Africa Famine Aid – AP
Somali Famine: Families 'Flee Child Conscription' – BBC
A Tortured Choice in Famine: Which Child Lives? – AP
Starving in Somalia – NYT editorial
Piracy Levels 'Soaring' off Benin – BBC
Dozens of Ships Fleeing Benin Waters Due to Piracy – Reuters
Ivory Coast 'Killings' Documented – BBC
UN: 26 Killed in Ivory Coast in Last Month – AP
Ivory Coast Arrests 57 Troops From Former Regime – Reuters
Uganda Anger at 'Twitter Revolt' – BBC
Americas
Mexico Arrests Trafficker Accused of 600 Killings – AP
Former Mexican Border City Police Chief Killed – AP
Colombia Tries to Curb FARC Rebel Attacks – BBC
Venezuela’s Chavez Accuses Foes of Trying to Divide Military – AP
Asia Pacific
Riot Erupts in Southwest China Town – Reuters
Chinese Activist on Trial as Crackdown Continues – AP
China’s Chosen Lama Visits Monastery Town – NYT
Foreigners Barred in NW China Ahead of Lama Visit – AP
China Recalls Bullet Trains – Reuters
North Korea Mocks South Over Artillery Fire Claims – S&S
S. Korea Rescues 4 N. Koreans, Returns 3 Others – AP
Suspected Bomber, Aide Killed in Philippines Blast – AP
Bali Bombings Suspect Arrives in Indonesia – NYT
Europe
Tit for Tat: Moscow Lists US Officials to Be Barred – WT
Europe’s Crisis and the Psychology of Fear – WP
Gunman Dies at Estonian Defense Ministry in Tallinn – BBC
South Asia
