18 January SWJ Roundup

US Naval Institute Daily – USNI

Real Clear World – RCP

Afghanistan

Kabul Airport Shooting Probe Determines Gunman Acted Alone – AFPS

Investigation: Afghan Acted Alone in Killing 8 Airman, Contractor – S&S

Report: Pilot Wanted to ‘Kill Americans’ – WP

Afghan Officer Who Killed Americans Was Anti-US – LAT

Calif. Family of Fallen Marine Given Navy Cross – AP

Afghan Air Force Learns to Fly and Fix Aircraft – AP

ISAF Operations Summary – AFPS

Afghan Officials: Troops Kill 9 Insurgents – AP

Group Calls Marine Corps Abuse Video Overblown – S&S

Deadly Avalanches in Afghanistan – WP

Polio Cases in Afghanistan Triple in a Year -NYT

Pakistan

Analysts: US, Pakistan Collaborating Again on Drone Strikes – McClatchy

Pakistani Crisis Shows Army's Limits – AP

Pakistani Taliban Claims Responsibility for Killing VOA Reporter – VOA

Pakistan Rejects US Envoy Visit – Reuters

Iran

Iran Tightens Its Security for Scientists After Killing – NYT

Kremlin Walks a High Wire on Iran's Nuclear Program – VOA

Israel Says 'Very Far' From Decision to Attack Iran – Reuters

Gulf States Show Rising Confidence to Rattle Iran – AP

India Says Not Seeking Iran Oil Waiver From US – Reuters

US Drone that Crashed in Iran Goes Miniature – WP

A Hand on Iran’s Spigot – WP opinion

Iran Sanctions Won’t Work – WT opinion

Syria

At Least 34 People Killed, Monitors Unable to Quell Violence – NYT

Syria Rejects Qatar's Call for Arab Troops – VOA

Syria Rejects Intervention Call – BBC

Syria Ready to Let Monitors Stay, Obama Ups Pressure – Reuters

Obama: Syria Violence Unacceptable, Government Must Leave – Reuters

Syrian Protesters Hail Monitors – WP

Syria's Religious Minorities Wary of Uprising – VOA

Opposition: Army, Rebels Agree Ceasefire in Syria Town – Reuters

US: Strong Signs Iran is Giving Syria Weapons – AP

Intervene in Syria or Lose Face? – WP editorial

Iraq

Iraq Violence Up Sharply in Past Month – WP

Iraqi Policemen Killed at Checkpoint in Anbar – BBC

Iraq's Sunni-Backed Cabinet Ministers Suspended – AP

Yemen

Al-Qaeda in Yemen, and Why it’s Still Dangerous – WP

Yemeni Official Suggests Delay in Presidential Vote – NYT

Yemen Unrest 'May Delay Election' – BBC

Clinton Says Yemen Leader Has Reneged on Promises – AP

Middle East / North Africa

Obama, Jordan's King to Discuss Mideast Crises – VOA

Obama: US, Jordan to Consult Closely on Mideast – AP

Israel Blasts UK Deputy PM Over Settlement Comment – Reuters

Hearing Begins on Israeli Foreign Minister – NYT

Israel's Lieberman Looking to Avoid Fraud Charges – Reuters

Mubarak Trial Encapsulates Divisions in Egypt – AP

Algeria Says Kidnapped Governor Freed on Libyan Soil – Reuters

Trust, But Verify – NYT opinion

US Department of Defense

DOD's Strategy for Arctic Lacking, Agency Reports – S&S

State Partnership Program Emphasizes Building Relationships – AFPS

Army Faces Questions Over Sheep Beating Video – WT

Another Guantanamo Taint – LAT opinion

United States

Border Patrol to Toughen Policy – AP

SOPA Protests Shut Down Web Sites – WP

Protest on Web Uses Shutdown to Take On Two Piracy Bills – NYT

Websites Protest Anti-piracy Bills in Congress – LAT

Sites Protest US Anti-Piracy Move – BBC

Indictment for Man Accused in White House Shooting – NYT

Occupy Protesters Swarm US Capitol in Washington – VOA

Firm Claims Right to Use Weapons, Aircraft Images in Video Games – FWST

Canada

Canada Accuses Naval Officer of Spying – NYT

United Kingdom

UK: Abu Qatada Wins Jordan Deportation Appeal – BBC

European Court Rules Britain Cannot Deport Terrorism Suspect – NYT

European Court: Cleric Can't Be Deported From UK – AP

World

World Bank Warns of Global Growth Slowdown – AP

Africa

Africa Drought Delay 'Cost Lives' – BBC

Strikes Over, Nigerians Still Unhappy with Fuel Prices – VOA

Police: Nigeria Bomb Suspect Arrested, Escapes – AP

Sudan Dismisses Fear of Looming Humanitarian Crisis – Reuters

South Sudan Clashes Kill Dozens – BBC

47 Die in Another Round of S. Sudan Tribal Violence – AP

Clinton, Ouattara Discuss Ivory Coast Reconciliation – VOA

'Five Foreign Tourists Killed' in Ethiopia – BBC

Tourists From 5 Nations Victims in Ethiopia Attack – AP

Ethiopia Says Eritrea-Trained Gunmen Killed Tourists – Reuters

Eritrea Denies It Trained Ethiopia Tourist Killers – Reuters

Oil Exploration Starts in Somalia – BBC

Mali Says Several Killed in Tuareg Attack – Reuters

Americas

Mexican Gunmen Kill Police Chief – BBC

Mexico Navy Seizes Drug Chemicals – BBC

Food Aid Sent to Mexico Indians – WP

Chavez Defends Venezuela's New Military Chief – AP

Peace Corps Pullout Latest Blow to Honduras – AP

Nicaraguans Worry About Ortega's Foreign Friends – Reuters

Peru VP Quits but Hangs Onto Congress Seat – Reuters

In Haiti, ‘Baby Doc’ Duvalier Lives in Style – WP

Asia Pacific

China's Growth Slowed at Year-End – WP

China Says Government to Be More Open – AP

Crackdown Continues on Activists in China – NYT

China Village Rights in Focus as New Land Grab Sparks Protest – Reuters

Taiwanese President's Re-election May Sour US Arms Sales – WT

'Path Open' for North Korea Talks – BBC

Elder Kim Slams N. Korea’s Leader, Military and Future – WT

Top Official Dismisses Concerns About N. Korea’s Kim Jong Un – AP

Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi Registers for Parliament Seat – NYT

Burma: Suu Kyi Registers for By-election – BBC

Europe

Europeans Shrug Off Criticism – WP

EU in Legal Move Against Hungary – BBC

European Union Acts to Halt Hungarian Laws – NYT

Greek Premier Says Creditors May Be Forced to Take Losses – NYT

Greece Marchers Protest Cuts as Financial Experts Arrive – LAT

As EU Beckons, Allure Fades for Wary Croatia – NYT

Germany: Judgment, Sentencing Delayed in Airmen Airport Shooting – S&S

Russia Hints at US Radar Role in Mars Probe’s Crash – WP

Recording in Cruise Ship Disaster Casts Captain in Bad Light – LAT

More Bodies Found on Ship, as Transcripts Reveal Rebuke to Captain – NYT

Coast Guard Told Captain of Italian Cruise Ship to Get Back on Board – AP

Hope Fades of Finding More Survivors on Cruise Ship Off Italy – LAT

Turkey Slams Rick Perry's Terrorism Comment – LAT

Turkish General Kept in Custody – BBC

Turkish Verdict in 2007 Murder of Editor Fuels Outrage – NYT

South Asia

In India, Dispute Over Army Chief’s Age – NYT

India's Priyanka Gandhi Steps Into Political Limelight – Reuters