24 August SWJ Roundup
Libya
Libyan Rebels Seize Gadhafi Compound – VOA
Qaddafi Defiant After Rebel Takeover – NYT
Rebels Overrun Gaddafi's Compound – BBC
Rebels Storm Gaddafi Compound in Tripoli – WP
Rebels Overrun Gadhafi’s Compound in Tripoli – WT
Rebels Raise Flag on Gaddafi's Compound – Sky
Rebels Destroy Symbols of Kadafi's Power – LAT
Rebels Overrun Gadhafi Compound – AP
Urban Warfare Could End Libyan Rebels' Advance – AP
Rebels Rejoice in Castle Filled With Guns and Trappings of Power – NYT
Kadafi Compound: Looters Take Place of Loyalists – LAT
In Libya, Echoes of Baghdad's Firdos Square – Reuters
Rebels Tell Story of Plan to Take Tripoli – AP
Opposition Prepares for Transition – WP
Rebel Council to Move to Tripoli this Week – Reuters
For Libyan Rebels, a Time to Celebrate – WP
Rebel Leader to Meet Sarkozy in Paris – AP
US Doubled Air Attacks on Libya in Past 12 Days – CNN
Airstrikes More Difficult as War Moves to Tripoli – NYT
Gaddafi Vows Death or Victory – TT
Fight, Run or Hide, What Now for Moammar Gadhafi? – VOA
Gadhafi's Options for Escape are Narrowing – USAT
In Gadhafi, Rebels Hunting an Elusive Target – AP
Rebels: Gaddafi Must Face Trial in Libya Before ICC – Reuters
Nicaragua Would Consider Gadhafi Asylum – AP
Rebel Forces May Not be Ready for What's Coming – USAT
US, Human Rights Groups Urge No Retribution in Libya – VOA
US Presses Rebels to Preserve Order – WP
Libya's Deadliest Weapons Still Haven't Been Corralled – AP
Ex-IAEA Official Warns of Libya 'Dirty Bomb' Material – Reuters
Oil Giants Look to Resume Libyan Production – VOA
Hurdles in Reviving the Oil Sector – NYT
Libyan Rebels' Gulf Allies Poised for Payday – AP
Libya Rebel Council Seeking $2.5 Billion Aid – Reuters
Waves of Disinformation and Confusion Swamp the Truth – NYT
Covering Libya's Conflict by Way of 'Planet Rixos' – LAT
British Journalists 'Captive' at Tripoli Hotel – TT
Map: Tripoli fighting – BBC
America’s Role in Libya – WP editorial
Libya’s Problems Far From Over – LAT opinion
Libya’s Bloody Road to Freedom – NYT opinion
When Kadafi Commanded Respect – LAT opinion
Syria
5 Deaths Reported in Syria as UN Investigates Violence – NYT
Europeans and US Seek Sanctions Against Syria – AP
Syrian Activists Form Opposition Coalition – VOA
Syria Opposition Tries to Unite, Divisions Remain – AP
UN Human Rights Council Condemns Syria – VOA
UN Orders Syria Crackdown Probe – BBC
US Envoy Defies Syria Travel Rules – WP
US Envoy Visits Syria Town, UN Launches Inquiry – Reuters
Afghanistan
Billions Spent on Police but Brutality, Corruption Prevail – Reuters
Local Afghan Government Officials Killed in South – AP
ISAF Operations Roundup – AFPS
Kidnap Fears Grow for Missing Germans – BBC
Pakistan
Pakistan’s Bitter, Little-Known Ethnic Rebellion – NYT
3 Arrested in American's Kidnapping – CNN
'Day of Mourning' Cripples Karachi – VOA
Protest Strike Shuts Down Karachi – BBC
Iraq
Logistics Personnel Prepare to Move Materiel Out of Iraq – S&S
Turkey Reports Heavy PKK Losses in Week of Bombing – BBC
Base Life Has Own Pace Despite Iraq War Outside – S&S
Iran
Iran Unveils New Missile – VOA
Iran Shows UN Advanced Nuke Equipment – AP
Iran Puts 'Israeli Spy' on Trial – BBC
Israel / Palestinians
Israeli Military: Aircraft Strike Gaza Gunmen – AP
Israeli Air Strike Kills Gaza Militant – Reuters
Yemen
Yemeni PM Returning Home – VOA
Al Qaeda
10 Years after 9/11, al-Qaeda is Down but Not Out – WP opinion
US Department of Defense
‘Doomsday Mechanism’ Would Devastate Budget, Panetta Says – AFPS
United States
FBI Focusing on Security Over Ordinary Crime – NYT
East Coast Rocked by Strongest Quake Since 1944 – AP
Africa
Sudan Leader Declares Ceasefire – BBC
Images Show Mass Graves in Sudan, Group Says – NYT
Sudan Says No Proof of Mass Graves in Conflict Area – Reuters
Mogadishu Celebrates Al-Shabab Withdrawal But Militants Nearby – VOA
Americas
Man Hung From Mexico Bridge, Shot to Death – AP
Costa Rica 'Facing Drugs Threat' – BBC
Trinidad Declares Crime Emergency – BBC
Judge: Venezuelan Weekly Must Stop Publishing – AP
Haiti Needs Action, Not Words – LAT editorial
Asia Pacific
Biden Sees Recovery in Japan – WP
Japan’s Prime Minister Likely to Resign – NYT
N. Korea's Kim, Medvedev Hold Nuclear Talks – Reuters
Medvedev in Siberia for Summit With Kim Jong Il – AP
Rebels Reject Plan for Filipino Muslims – NYT
Philippines' Aquino: No Apology for Hostage Deaths – AP
Thai PM Sets Priorities For New Government – VOA
Time to Deal with China’s High-tech Mafia – WT opinion
Europe
Serbia Welcomes Merkel on Threshold of EU Bid – VOA
Turkey Exacts a Toll on Kurdish Separatists – NYT
South Asia
Indian PM Calls on Anti-Corruption Activist to End Hunger Strike – VOA
Indian PM Urges Hazare to End Strike – WP
Many in India See Danger in Hazare’s Anticorruption Plan – NYT
India Leaders Hold Hazare Talks – BBC
