30 October SWJ Roundup
US Naval Institute Daily – USNI
Real Clear World – RCP
Persian Gulf
US Is Planning Buildup in Gulf After Iraq Exit – NYT
Afghanistan
Deadly Attack Reflects Taliban Strategy – WP
16 Coalition Personnel Killed in Afghanistan Attacks – AFPS
13 NATO Troops Killed in Afghanistan Suicide Attack – VOA
17 Die as Suicide Blast Hits US Bus in Afghanistan – NYT
20 Troops, Civilians Killed in 3 Attacks in Afghanistan – VOA
13 Americans Die in Taliban Bombing in Kabul – WP
Afghan Car Bomber Rams NATO Bus – BBC
Suicide Bombing of NATO Convoy Kills 17 – AP
Kabul Suicide Bomb Kills 13 Troops, Civilian Workers – Reuters
3 Australian Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan – AP
Recent Major Attacks in Afghanistan – AP
UN: Sharp Drop in Afghans Returning From Pakistan – AP
Pakistan
US Missiles Kill 6 Suspected Militants in Pakistan – AP
Syria
Syrian Forces Strike Homs for Second Day – VOA
'Shelling and Raids in Homs Kills Three' – BBC
Shelling in Syria Kills 3 After Deadly Day – AP
Syria's Assad Warns Western Powers – BBC
Assad: Challenge Syria and War Will 'Burn Whole Region' – TT
Syria's Assad Warns of 'Earthquake' if West Intervenes – Reuters
Libya
Libya Mission Ends, but NATO’s Direction Still Up in the Air – S&S
Score-Settling After Libya's War Casts Shadow – AP
ICC: Mercenaries Trying to Help Gadhafi's Son Flee – VOA
Gaddafi Son 'Says He is Innocent' – BBC
Niger Faces Local Anger if It Delivers Gaddafi Son – Reuters
More Than 20 Libyan War Wounded Flown to US – AP
Anger at Hinting an End to a Curb on Polygamy – NYT
After Liberation, Nowhere to Run – NYT opinion
Iraq
Iraqi PM: 615 Detained in anti-Baathist Sweep – AP
Iraq PM Criticizes Autonomy Move by Local Province – Reuters
Israel / Palestinians
Palestinians Weigh Rival Strategies – WP
Israeli Airstrike in Gaza Kills at Least 5 Militants – VOA
Israeli Drone Strike Kills Militants in Southern Gaza – NYT
Airstrikes and Rockets Kill 10 in the Gaza Strip – LAT
Israel Trades Fire With Gaza's Islamic Jihad, 10 Dead – Reuters
Israel and Gaza Militants Exchange Fire, 7 Killed – AP
Militants Killed in Gaza Strikes – BBC
Israel, Militants Continue Attacks for Second Day – AP
No Sign of Truce Taking Effect Over Gaza Flare-Up – Reuters
US, EU Scramble to Delay Palestinian Bid to Join UNESCO – Haaretz
Israelis Return to Streets to Protest Prices – AP
Iran
Iran Cyber Police Cite US Threat – WP
Iranian Hero Pilot Gets Cold Shoulder – WP
Saudi Arabia
New Saudi Crown Prince Says Kingdom to Remain Stable – Reuters
Saudi Prince Backs Cleric's Bounty Offer for Israeli Soldier – Reuters
Saudi Woman Sentenced to 15 Years for Qaida Links – AP
Middle East / North Africa
Five Killed by Yemen Pro-Government Forces – Reuters
Egypt Mubarak's Trial to Be Postponed Again – Reuters
The Arab Intellectuals Who Didn’t Roar – NYT opinion
Piracy
Somali Piracy: Armed Guards to Protect UK Ships – BBC
US Department of Defense
Military Works on Making MREs Actually Edible – WP
Navy Cmdr Gets Prison in Rape of 2 Female Officers – AP
Skipper Becomes 21st Fired by Navy in 2011 – S&S
The Bloated Nuclear Weapons Budget – NYT editorial
United States
US Northern Border Checks Scaled Back – AP
You Want to Track Me? Here You Go, FBI – NYT opinion
Commonwealth Summit
Commonwealth Leaders Conclude Australian Summit – AP
Human Rights Divides Commonwealth – VOA
UK PM Commonwealth Human Rights Plea – BBC
Commonwealth Agrees to be More Proactive on Human Rights – Reuters
CHOGM Ducks Two-thirds of Agenda – SMH
Africa
Kenya to Stay in Somalia Until Safe From Al-Shabab Menace – VOA
Kenya Military Chief: Somalia Incursion Could be Long – LAT
Militants Strike at Troops at Base in Somali Capital – NYT
Militants: Somali-American Bombed AU Base – AP
South Sudan Turns Toward British Heritage – NYT
South Sudanese Rebels Attack Town – BBC
S. Sudan Rebels Threaten Warrap State, Call for Evacuation – Reuters
Child Killed by Police in Congo Electoral Violence – Reuters
Americas
Online Hackers Threaten to Expose Cartel's Secrets – HC
Every Day Is 'Day of the Dead' in Mexico Drug War – AP
Mexico: Resort Town Shoppers Trapped by Gunfight – AP
Asia Pacific
China Reshuffles Top Leadership at Financial Regulators – NYT
US Embassy Air Quality Data Undercut China's Assessments – LAT
China Arrests 12,000 in Online Narcotics Crackdown – AP
Defector Floats his Rescue Socks into North Korea – LAT
Thai Soldiers Detained over Mekong River Killings – BBC
Thai Soldiers Surrender Over Killing of 13 Chinese Sailors – Reuters
Thai PM Hopeful Floods Will Spare Most of Bangkok – AP
Peak Tides Test Thai Capital's Flood Defenses – Reuters
Central Asia
Kyrgyzstan Votes for a President, Feeling the Pull of Russia – NYT
Kyrgyzstan Votes for New President – BBC
Kyrgyz Election to Test Revolutionary Reforms – Reuters
Europe
Russia Clamps Down on Opposition – WP
US Lawmakers Warn Obama Over Russia's WTO Bid – Reuters
15 Arrested After Shooting at US Embassy in Bosnia – VOA
Serbia, Bosnia Raid Islamists After US Embassy Attack – Reuters
Bosnia Raids After US Embassy Attack – AP
Panetta Orders Military Support for Turkey Earthquake Relief – AFPS
For Kurds in Turkey, a Country’s Conflict Rends Families – NYT
Suicide Bomber Strikes Turkey's Southeast – VOA
Suicide Bomber Kills 2 Amid Turkish Crackdown on Kurds – NYT
Suicide Bomber in Turkey Kills 2, Wounds 12 – AP
Ukraine Investigating ex-PM in Murder Case – AP
Higgins Elected Irish President – BBC
Higgins Voted New Irish President – AP
Conservative, Leftist Up for Bulgaria Presidency – AP
A Look at Bulgaria's Presidential Candidates – AP
South Asia
