13 April SWJ Roundup

US Naval Institute Daily – USNI

Real Clear World – RCP

Afghanistan

Karzai Considers Earlier Election – WP

In Khost, Not Naming Names, But Mediating Blood Feuds – S&S

Pakistan

Pakistan Gives US List of Demands, Including End to Drone Strikes – NYT

Pakistan: US Drone Strikes Must End – WP

Pakistani Parliament Approves Proposals on US Ties – AP

Zardari's Stillborn 'Dargah Diplomacy' – AT opinion

Syria

Report: Syrian Cease-Fire Starting to Falter – VOA

Syria Cease-Fire Appears to Hold – WP

Cease-Fire Tested by Reports of Syria Clashes – NYT

Brief Syria Clash as Opposition Urges Mass Marches – AP

France's Sarkozy Says Assad Not Sincere on Ceasefire – Reuters

UN Outlines Syria Observer Plans – BBC

UN Meets on Draft to Authorize Syrian Observer Force – Reuters

Syria's Border Blackmail May Backfire – DS opinion

Iran

High Stakes, Low Hopes for Iran Nuclear Talks – LAT

Diplomats Struggle with Internal Differences Ahead of Iran Talks – WP

Iran Sees Nuke Talks Leaning Their Way – AP

China to Begin Delivering Supertankers to Iran in May – Reuters

3 Decades Later, Ex-Hostages Press On for Damages From Iran – NYT

Iran: We Do Not Want Nuclear Weapons – WP opinion

For a new Iran… – WP opinion

How to Tell if the Iran Talks Are Working – NYT opinion

Why Iran Will Compromise – TD opinion

Egypt

Election Is a New Start for an Aide to Mubarak – NYT

Egypt MPs Bar Regime Candidates – BBC

Egypt Parliament Aims to Stop ex-VP Run for President – LAT

Egypt ex-VP: I Joined Race to Stop Religious State – AP

Moderate Islamist Runs on Middle Ground in Egypt – AP

Middle East / North Africa

Defying ban, Egyptian Christians visit Jerusalem – Fox

Iraq: Gunmen Kill 5 in Attack on Police – AP

US-Israel Deal Threatens Progress – AT opinion

North Korea

N. Korean Rocket Fails But Still Angers US and Pacific Allies – S&S

North Korean Rocket Said to Fail Moments After Liftoff – NYT

North Korean Rocket Fails Soon After Launch – WP

North Korea Satellite Launch Fails – LAT

North Korea Rocket Launch Fails – BBC

N. Korean Rocket Reportedly Flew Just Over a Minute – LAT

Failed Rocket Signals Poor N. Korean Capability, Expert Says – LAT

Embarrassed by Rocket Crash, North Korea May Try Nuclear Test – Reuters

International Community Condemns North Korean Rocket Launch – VOA

White House Calls N. Korea Launch Provocation, Wasteful – LAT

Russia Says Opposes New Sanctions Against N. Korea – Reuters

Wrong Turn Grants Glimpse Behind N. Korean Curtain – AP

North Korea’s ‘Gulag’ – WP editorial

Why North Korea Gets Away With It – FA opinion

US Department of Defense

Judge Sets New Deadline for Nashiri Defense Team – AFPS

Judge Hears Arguments on Cole Defendant’s Motions – AFPS

Unmanned Vessel Could Soon be Working for Navy – AP

EUCOM, Red Cross Discuss Crisis Zone Response – S&S

Africa

Sudan and South Sudan Teeter on the Edge of War – LAT

South Sudan: No Withdrawal of Forces – WP

South Sudan Says Won't Withdraw Troops – AP

UN Demands End to Sudan Fighting – BBC

Islamist Sect Threatens to Bring Down Nigerian Government – VOA

Soldiers Take Over in Suspected Guinea Bissau Coup – VOA

Army 'Attempt Guinea-Bissau Coup' – BBC

Military Seizes Guinea-Bissau Capital, May be Coup – AP

Military Unrest Mars Hopes for Guinea-Bissau Election – LAT

As Mali Prepares for Vote, Interim Leader Is Sworn In – NYT

Mali Leader Threatens 'Total War' – BBC

Interim Mali Leader Promises Vote, Anti-Rebel Fight – Reuters

Danish Navy Frees Hostages Off Somalia Coast – DPA

Americas

7 Tortured, Bound Bodies Found in Mexican Port – AP

Video of Kid 'Violence' Stirs Storm in Mexico – AP

Mexico Struck by Two Earthquakes – BBC

Argentina President Proposes Oil Firm Nationalization – LAT

Argentina Has Oil Firm in Its Sights – NYT

Peru Rules Out Rebel Negotiations – BBC

Peru: Police Officer Killed During Hostage Search – AP

Vaccinations Begin in a Cholera-Ravaged Haiti – NYT

Latin America’s New Strategy in War on Drugs – WP opinion

Are Hard-Line Cuban-Americans Strong as Ever? – NYT opinion

Asia Pacific

China Asserts Control Over Military – WP

Chinese Media Fight Scandal Fallout; Focus on Bo’s Family – NYT

Murder Aside, China Inquiry Puts Couple’s Wealth on Trial – NYT

Philippines, China Recall Protest to Ease Standoff – AP

Britain’s Cameron Begins Historic Burma Visit – VOA

British PM in Historic Burma Visit – BBC

After Decades of Limits, Burma Offers Riches – NYT

Mongolian Ex-President Seized Over Corruption – AP

Europe

Russian Protest Leader Not So Well Known Outside Big Cities – WP

Russia’s Opposition Movement Tested – WP

Once Taboo, Germans’ Anti-Israel Whispers Grow Louder – NYT

Hard Times Lift Greece’s Anti-Immigrant Fringe – NYT

Denmark: Muhammad Cartoon Trial Under Way – BBC

Terror Trial of 4 Swedes Begins in Denmark – AP

Turkish Military Leaders Held for Role in ’97 Coup – NYT

Drawn to Extremes in France – LAT opinion

South Asia

India to Allow Investment From Pakistan, Open Border Post – Reuters