6 April SWJ Roundup
Top Afghan Official Confirms Talks With Taliban - New York Times
Al Qaeda Makes Afghan Comeback - Wall Street Journal
Taliban Has Strengthened Along Pakistan's Border - Washington Post
Taliban Exploit Tensions Seething in Afghan Society - New York Times
Afghans Protest Quran Burning for Fifth Day - Voice of America
Taliban Turn Cell Phones Back On in South - Associated Press
Detainees OK'd for Release Still Held at Bagram - Associated Press
Officials OK Afghan Detainee Vocational Program - AFPS
ISAF Operations Roundup - American Forces Press Service
Pakistan
White House Assails Pakistan Effort on Militants - New York Times
U.S. Doubts Pakistan's Plan to Defeat Taliban - Reuters
Libya / Operation Odyssey Dawn
Libyan Rebels Again Lose Hold on Key Oil Town - Voice of America
Under Heavy Assault, Libyan Rebels Flee Brega - New York Times
Rebel Leader Demands More of NATO - Los Angeles Times
Fear, Hunger Grip Tripoli as Gadhafi Cracks Down - Washington Times
Rebels Hoping for One State, Prepare for Two - Washington Post
NATO Changes Libya Tactics Due to Human Shields - Reuters
Libyan Rebel Leader Says NATO Isn't Doing Enough - Associated Press
Rebel Leader Accuses NATO of Failing Civilians - BBC News
Libyan Rebels Condemn NATO Over Gaddafi Advance - Reuters
Rebels Insist They're No Fans of Al Qaeda - Los Angeles Times
U.S. Envoy Arrives in Libya to Help Opposition - Washington Post
Airstrikes Destroy 30 Percent of Gadhafi's Weapons - Associated Press
Air Force Spending $4 million a Day for Libya War - Associated Press
Al Qaeda Bolstering Presence in Libya, Algeria Says - Reuters
CIA Secretly at Work Inside Libya - Voice of America
Photos Found in Libya Show Abuses Under Qaddafi - New York Times
Envoys Dangle Financial Offer to Key Gadhafi Aides - Associated Press
Libyan Rebels Preparing to Export Oil - Voice of America
Time's Up, Qaddafi - New York Times opinion
Egypt
Islamists Look for Gains in Egypt's Freer Politics - Associated Press
Tunisia
Ousting Ruler Easier than Reforming, Tunisians Learn - Washington Times
Italy Makes Migrant Deal With Tunisia - Associated Press
Yemen
Yemeni President Agrees to Meet Opposition in Saudi Arabia - VOA
Gunfire Erupts During New Clashes in Yemen - New York Times
Yemen Unrest: Three Die in Sanaa Clashes - BBC News
Tribe of Yemen President Clashes With Army, 3 Dead - Associated Press
Clashes Between Yemen Troops, Loyalist Tribesmen Kill 3 - Voice of America
Iraq
Through Political Prism, Iraqis Grieve - New York Times
Iraq Suffers from Heavy Legacy of Unexploded Mines - Associated Press
Iran
Iran Makes Inroads in Latin American - Associated Press
U.S. General Concerned over Iran-Venezuela Ties - Agence France-Presse
Iran Touts Islamic Republic as Model for New Arab Regimes - Bloomberg
Iran Arrests Militants in Restive Province - Reuters
Syria
Syrian Rights Groups Raise Toll From Unrest - New York Times
More Bloodshed in Syria - Voice of America editorial
Bahrain
Bahrain Deports 2 Reporters of Opposition Paper - Associated Press
Lebanon
Security Storms Lebanese Prison After Riot, Fire - Associated Press
Israel / Palestinians
Israel Invites U.N. War Crimes Envoy Amid Gaza Furor - BBC News
Head of Gaza Inquiry Is Said to Plan Israel Trip - New York Times
Palestinians Mourn Israeli Mentor - Washington Post
Israel Approves 942 Jewish Homes in Gilo Settlement - BBC News
Middle East / North Africa Unrest
Latest Developments in Arab World's Unrest - Associated Press
Japan Earthquake / Tsunami
U.S. Sees Array of New Threats at Nuclear Plant - New York Times
Japan Defends Release of Radioactive Water - Voice of America
Japan Sets Radiation Standards for Fish - New York Times
Release of Irradiated Water Is Stopped - Wall Street Journal
Ocean Radiation Hits 7.5 million Times Legal Limit - Los Angeles Times
Japan Nuclear Plant Plugs Highly Radioactive Leak - Associated Press
Japan Stops Leaks From Nuclear Plant - Reuters
Sea Radiation Is Another Blow to Japan's Fishermen - Associated Press
Radiation Errors Erode Confidence in Power Company - New York Times
Officials: Japan Plant No Risk to U.S. - Washington Post
U.S. Military Plays Key Role in Post-Tsunami Clean-up - Voice of America
USS Ronald Reagan Ends Mission - Stars and Stripes
U.S. Department of Defense
Military Jury May Deny 9/11 Suspect's Martyrdom Wish - Los Angeles Times
Govt Shutdown Looming, Pentagon Plans Still in Flux - Stars and Stripes
Republicans Keeping Tabs on Plans to End 'DADT' - Washington Post
U.K. to Press U.S. over Treatment of WikiLeaks Suspect - Associated Press
United States
Government Shutdown Nears - Washington Post
Budget Talks Head to Brink - Wall Street Journal
Budget Stances Harden as Deadline Nears for Shutdown - New York TImes
Petraeus Considered as Next CIA Chief - Stars and Stripes
United Kingdom
Britain Arrests 2 in Phone-Hacking Case - New York Times
United Nations
Recent U.N. Actions Show Policy Shift, Analysts Say - New York Times
Africa
Opposition Forces Move on Ivory Coast Strongman - New York Times
Ivory Coast Leader Swayed by Force, Considers Exit - New York Times
Ivory Coast: Gbagbo Increasingly Alone - Washington Post
Ivory Coast: A.U. Says Gbagbo Ready to Step Down - VOA
Ivory Coast: Laurent Gbagbo 'Negotiating Surrender' - BBC News
Gbagbo Negotiating Exit from Ivory Coast - Reuters
In Bunker, Ivory's Coast's Gbagbo Plays Final Hand - Associated Press
Ivory Coast: France Wants Gbagbo to Sign Promise to Cede Power - VOA
Ivory Coast: Obama Says Gbagbo Must 'Stand Down' Immediately - VOA
Ivory Coast's Defiant Strongman Denies Stepping Down - USA Today
U.N. Refugee Chief: Ivory Coast Conflict Could Spillover to Liberia - VOA
Intl Court Prosecutor Wants Ivory Coast Probe - Associated Press
Analysis: After Gbagbo, Ivory Coast Faces Many Worries - Reuters
Endgame in Ivory Coast on YouTube - New York Times
2 UN Peacekeepers Killed in Sudan's Darfur Region - Voice of America
Sudan: Air Strike Kills Two in Port Sudan - BBC News
Sudan Agency: 'Foreign' Plane Attacks Car, 2 Dead - Associated Press
Mystery Strike on Car Kills Two in Port Sudan - Reuters
Rights Official: Kenya Leaders Preaching Hate - Associated Press
Americas
DEA Chief: Mexico Cartels' Reach Affects the World - Associated Press
Mexico Arrests Another Suspect in ICE Agent Slaying - Associated Press
Authorities Confirm 2 Americans Killed in Mexico - Associated Press
5 Tortured Bodies Found in Empty Lot in Mexico - Associated Press
Ecuador Expels U.S. Ambassador - Los Angeles Times
Ecuador Expels U.S. Ambassador Over WikiLeaks Cable - New York Times
Ecuador Expels U.S. Ambassador over Wikileaks Cable - BBC News
Reuters Rejects Cuba's Spy Claim - Associated Press
Haiti Pins Its Hopes on a Pop-Star President - Associated Press
Jamaica Ruling Party Wins By-Election - Associated Press
Asia Pacific
Philippine Rebels, U.N. to Talk on Child Soldiers - Associated Press
Europe
France Displays More Muscular Foreign Policy - New York Times
France Makes Big Bets in Libya, Ivory Coast - Associated Press
French Panel Debates Secularism And Islam - New York Times
Islam Debate in France Sparks Controversy - BBC News
Spain and U.S. Near Accord on Atomic Cleanup - New York Times
Germany Arrests 6 in Euro Fraud Ring - New York Times
Italy: Berlusconi Trial Starts but Is Adjourned - New York Times
COIN Center Web Cast 15 April
Those interested in attending may view the meeting online at https://connect.dco.dod.mil/coinweb and participate via Defense Connect Online (DCO) as a guest. Remote attendees will be able to ask questions and view the slides through the software.
Stanley McChrystal: Listen, learn... then lead
Is America Addicted to War?
5 April SWJ Roundup
Karzai's Role in Koran Burning Protests Raises Questions - Washington Post
Afghans Continue Protests Over U.S. Quran Burning - Voice of America
Students Gather in Kabul on Fifth Day of Afghan Protests - Reuters
Karzai Orders Koran Protest Probe - BBC News
Afghan Officer Turns Against U.S. Soldiers, Killing 2 - New York Times
Afghan Policeman Kills 2 U.S. Soldiers - Los Angeles Times
Two U.S. Troops Slain in Northern Afghanistan - Associated Press
Afghan 'Policeman' Kills 2 NATO Soldiers - BBC News
Raid Nets Taliban Leader in Kandahar Province - AFPS
No 'Causal Relation' Between Army Commander, Killings - Washington Post
Explaining the Inexplicable: Murder at Mazar - Foreign Policy opinion
This Attack is Different - U.N. Dispatch opinion
Pakistan
British PM to Call for 'Fresh Start' With Pakistan - Associated Press
Britain's Cameron in Pakistan Seeking 'Fresh Start' - Reuters
Pakistan Blast 'Kills Seven' at Bus Station - BBC News
'Construction of New GHQ Underway' - International Herald Tribune
Libya / Operation Odyssey Dawn
Rebel Leader Criticizes NATO Effort in Libya - New York Times
Libyan Rebels Get Diplomatic, Military Boost - Washington Post
Gadhafi's Inner Circle Beginning to Crack - Washington Times
Italy Recognizes Libyan Rebel Government - Washington Post
Greek PM to Unveil Libya Peace Plan - Washington Times
U.S. to Withdraw Strike Jets From Libya Mission - Associated Press
Britain Sends Telecoms Equipment to Libyan Rebels - Associated Press
Pro-Gadhafi Forces Pound Libyan Cities, Rebels - Voice of America
Rebels Move on Brega as Gaddafi Aide Holds Talks - BBC News
Libya Says Gaddafi Stays, Wounded Relate Siege Hell - Reuters
Libyan Rebels Reject Role for Gadhafi Sons - Associated Press
Sanctions Are Dropped Against Libyan Defector - New York Times
U.S. Lifts Sanctions on Libya's Ex-Foreign Minister - Reuters
Gates Tells Truth on Libya, Anybody Listening? - FOX News opinion
Egypt
Egypt's Military Says No to Extremists Taking Over - Associated Press
Crime Wave Grips Egypt, Absence of Police Blamed - Associated Press
Egypt Ready to Re-establish Iran Diplomatic Ties - Reuters
Tunisia
Tunis to Allow Italy to Help Patrol Coast - New York Times
Yemen
Unrest in Yemen Seen as Opening to Qaeda Branch - New York Times
Yemen Accepts Call for Talks, Opposition Silent - Reuters
Clashes Escalate in Yemen; at Least 12 Killed - New York Times
Security Forces Kill at Least 12 Protesters - Washington Post
More Protesters Killed in Fresh Wave of Bloodshed - Los Angeles Times
Security Forces Open Fire During Protests in Yemen City - Reuters
Yemen Unrest: Troops Fire on Taiz Protesters - BBC News
Troops Fire on Yemen Protest; U.S. Seeks Saleh Exit - Associated Press
Yemen Toll Rises as U.S. Seen Pressing Saleh to Go - Reuters
U.S. Calls Violence Against Protesters 'Appalling' - Voice of America
Yemen Opposition Appeals for International Help - Associated Press
The Dangerous U.S. Game in Yemen - The Nation opinion
Iraq
Baghdad Area Erupts with Violence on a Bloody Monday - CNN News
Iraqi Police: Gunmen Kill 6 Near Al-Qaida Den - Associated Press
Iraq Security Forces Under Scrutiny As Violence Rises - NPR
2 Clerics Who Urged Protests Arrested - Associated Press
Protesters Demand Resignation of Kurdish Government - Reuters
Iraq's Future Hangs in the Balance - Washington Times opinion
Iran
Iran Says U.S. Fomenting Unrest to Save Israel - Reuters
Syria
West's Response to Syria Blasted - Wall Street Journal
Assad Says Panel Will Review Law - U.S. News and World Report
Syria Promises to Unveil Road Map - Daily Telegraph
Jordan
Man Arrested After Threat to Islamic Group in Jordan - New York Times
Bahrain
Bahrain Opposition Paper Resumes Under New Editor - Reuters
Saudi Arabia
Indonesia Condemns Saudi Maid Abuse Acquittal - BBC News
Israel / Palestinians
Prominent Israelis Will Propose a Peace Plan - New York Times
Cycle of Violence Continues on Israel-Gaza Border - Voice of America
Israel Scours Palestinian Village in Hunt for Killers - New York Times
Israel Announces More Housing Construction - New York Times
'Abducted' Palestinian Dirar Abu Sisi on Hamas Charges - BBC News
Israeli Arab Actor Killed in West Bank - Associated Press
How to Break Mideast Deadlock - International Herald Tribune opinion
Middle East / North Africa Unrest
Latest Developments in Arab World's Unrest - Associated Press
Japan Earthquake / Tsunami
U.N.: World Must Learn Safety Lessons from Japan Accident - VOA
Japan Releases Low-Level Radioactive Water Into Ocean - New York Times
Tepco Releases Radioactive Water - Wall Street Journal
Japan Seeks Russian Help to End Nuclear Crisis - Reuters
Business Confidence Sags in Japan - New York Times
Japanese Defense Minister Thanks U.S. Service Members - AFPS
U.S. Department of Defense
For DoD Budgets, Do or Die Time - Defense News
Retiring Casey Leaves an Army in Transition - Army Times
Pay, Recognition Up Combat Instructor Appeal - Marine Corps Times
New Training Tests Skills of 'Warrior-Airmen' - Air Force Times
The $1 Million Soldier: What's Wrong - CNN News opinion
U.S. Department of State
State Dept. Firewall on Internet Freedom - Washington Post opinion
United States
U.S. Reverses on 9/11 Trials - Wall Street Journal
9/11 Suspects to be Tried by Military Panels - Washington Post
9/11 Plotter to Be Tried by Military Panel - New York Times
Holder: Military Tribunals for 9/11 Suspects - Washington Times
No Guantanamo Suspects will Get Civilian Trials - Los Angeles Times
Holder Refers 9/11 Co-conspirators to Military Tribunal - AFPS
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Faces Guantanamo Trial for 9/11 - BBC News
Holder: 9/11 Suspects to Face Military Tribunals - Associated Press
Cowardice Blocks the 9/11 Trial - New York Times editorial
Right Call on Sept. 11 Defendants, Military Trials - Washington Post editorial
High Court Nixes New Appeals from Gitmo Detainees - Associated Press
The Dawn of a Foreign Policy Doctrine? - Christian Science Monitor
Obama Opens Bid for New Term, No Longer Outsider - Associated Press
United Kingdom
Lawmakers: U.K. Misjudged Middle East Arms Sales - Associated Press
Leaders Decry IRA Dissidents' 'War Against Peace' - Associated Press
Africa
Ivory Coast Leader Cornered After U.N. and France Strike - New York Times
Final Battle Rages in Ivory Coast, Forces Prepare - Associated Press
Ivory Coast Braces for Violent Showdown - Voice of America
Gbagbo Negotiating Surrender, Says Ouattara Ally - Associated Press
U.N. and France Strike Leader's Forces in Ivory Coast - New York Times
U.N., France Strike at Forces of Ivory Coast Leader - Washington Post
U.N., France Strike Military Bases in Ivory Coast - Los Angeles Times
Ivory Coast: U.N. Forces Fire on pro-Gbagbo Camp - BBC News
Ivory Coast: U.N. Helicopter Fires on Renegade Leader's Forces - Associated Press
Battle Rages in Ivory Coast, U.N. Fires on Gbagbo Bases - Reuters
Final Battle Rages in Ivory Coast - Associated Press
France Says Its Army Joins U.N. Action in Ivory Coast - Reuters
Zambia Drops Case of Shooting by Chinese Mine Bosses - New York Times
Fatal U.N. Plane Crash at DR Congo's Kinshasa Airport - BBC News
Dutch Marines Kill Somali Pirates, Iranian Boat Freed - BBC News
Americas
2 Americans Killed at Tijuana Border Crossing - Associated Press
9 Killed as Gunmen, Authorities Clash in Mexico - Associated Press
Mexican Border Police Deny Role in Disappearances - Associated Press
Mexico Sets Rewards for Reporting Money Laundering - Associated Press
Tijuana Newspaper Excels at Drug War Coverage - Forbes
Singer Elected Haiti's President, Official Says - New York Times
Martelly Elected Haiti's President - Washington Post
Haiti: Michel Martelly Defeats Mirlande Manigat in Vote - BBC News
Michel 'Sweet Micky' Martelly Wins Haiti Election - Associated Press
Outsider Martelly Sweeps Haiti's Presidential Election - Reuters
Haiti's Pop-Star President Knows Politics - Associated Press
Colombia Investigates Military Jail 'Special Treatment' - BBC News
Guatemala Massacre Suspect Wanted in Spain - Associated Press
Nicaragua Proposes Former FM for U.N. Post - Associated Press
Cuba Claims Ex-Reuters Boss Helped CIA - Associated Press
Guyana Governing Party Sets Presidential Candidate - Associated Press
Asia Pacific
U.S. 'Deeply Concerned' About Detentions in China - Associated Press
China Artist's Detention Tests Depth of Crackdown - Reuters
China: Rights Group Says Tibetan Monk Dies After Torture - Associated Press
Leading Vietnamese Dissident Sentenced to Prison - New York Times
Vietnamese Dissident Lawyer Gets 7 Years in Prison - Associated Press
U.S. Concern over Vietnam Activist - BBC News
U.S., Philippine Forces to Kick Off Annual Exercise - AFPS
Central Asia
Monitors Fault Voting in Kazakh Election - New York Times
Kazakh President Wins Vote at Home, Not Observers - Washington Post
Europe
German Chancellor's Deputy Westerwelle Quits - BBC News
Lithuanians Turn Against Nuclear Energy - Associated Press
Eurasia
Opposition in Azerbaijan Vows to Step Up Protests - New York Times
South Asia
India State Elections: Assam Holds First Phase of Polls - BBC News
India Telecoms Corruption Probe Questioning Begins - BBC News
Police Dispel Bangladesh Protest - BBC News
Negotiating Peace in Afghanistan?
Kilcullen on Libya: U.S. Should be 'Air Referee'
Former Petraeus Adviser Kilcullen: U.S. Should be 'Air Referee,' Avoid Arming Rebels, in Libya by Rick Klein, ABC News. BLUF: "Kilcullen, an author and former adviser to Gen. David Petraeus, said the U.S. should think about its role as 'kind of like the air referee. Oversee what's going on on the ground from the air and ensure that nobody, regardless of what their political orientation is, takes it out on civilians...'"
4 April SWJ Roundup
Third Day of Afghan Protests Begin - Voice of America
Afghans Protest Koran Burning for Third Day - New York Times
Koran Burning Protests Continue for Third Straight Day - Washington Post
9 More Killed in Protests over Koran-burning - Los Angeles Times
Koran Protests in Kandahar and Jalalabad - BBC News
Quran Protests Spread to Turbulent Afghan East - Associated Press
More Violence Rattles Afghanistan after U.N. Killings - Reuters
Petraeus Says Quran Burning Endangers War Effort - Wall Street Journal
Petraeus Condemns Quran Burning as Protests Rage On - CNN News
22 Killed in Protests over Quran Burning - Christian Science Monitor
Inside the Massacre at Afghan Compound - Wall Street Journal
U.N. Staff Were Hunted Down and Slaughtered - Daily Telegraph
Taliban Exploits Afghan Riots - Los Angeles Times
2 American Soldiers Killed by Afghan Police - New York Times
NATO: 2 Service Members Killed in Inside Attack - Associated Press
Military Spends Billions on ISR Gear in Afghanistan - TG Daily
New Black Hawk Helicopters to Accompany 82nd - Fayetteville Observer
Press Yawns at Story Worse than Abu Ghraib - Washington Times opinion
Pakistan
Bombs Kill 42 at Shrine in Pakistan - Los Angeles Times
Pakistan Sufi Shrine Suicide Attack 'Kills 41' - BBC News
Taliban Twin Bombers Kill 42 at Pakistani Shrine - Associated Press
Suicide Blasts at Sufi Shrine in Pakistan Kill 41 - Reuters
Libya / Operation Odyssey Dawn
2 Qaddafi Sons Said to Offer Plan to Push Father Out - New York Times
Gaddafi Emissary Meets Greek Leader in Athens - Washngton Post
Rebel Leadership in Libya Shows Strain - New York Times
Rebels Just Learning How to Use their Guns - Los Angeles Times
Libyan Rebels Fight Gadhafi Forces in East - Voice of America
Fighting Resumes in Key Cities - BBC News
Gaddafi Envoy in Europe as Turkey Rescues Wounded - Reuters
Italy Says Gadhafi Must Leave Power - Associated Press
A Big Brother World in Tripoli - Washington Post
Obama's Selective Outrage - Washington Times opinion
Bombing by International Consensus - National Review opinion
Yemen
U.S. Shifts to Seek Removal of Leader, an Ally - New York Times
Yemen Toll Rises as U.S. Said to Press Saleh to Go - Reuters
Yemen Police Fire on Protesters in South - Voice of America
Police Open Fire on Protesters in Taiz - BBC News
At Least 12 Protesters Killed by Gunfire in Yemen's Taiz - Reuters
Activists: Yemeni Police Attack Women With Sticks - Associated Press
Yemen Protesters Clash With Police, 409 Wounded - Reuters
Troops Fire on Yemen Protest, 6 Killed, 30 Wounded - Associated Press
Syria
Tense Calm as Latest Crackdown Victims Buried - New York Times
Thousands Gather in Damascus for Funerals - Daily Telegraph
Syria Gets New Government as Demonstrations Continue - VOA
Minister to Form Cabinet as Douma Buries Dead - BBC News
Syrian Ex-Minister to Form Government - Associated Press
Iraq
Is Iraq the New Forgotten War? - Stars and Stripes
Republicans Slam Obama's Strategy of Contractors - Washington Times
Two U.S. Troops Killed in Iraq - United Press International
2 Dead, 20 Wounded in Separate Attacks - CNN News
U.S. Works To Help Iraq's Air Force Take Off - NPR
Time Runs Out in Iraq - Washington Post editorial
Iraq Remains in State of Paralysis - Gulf News opinion
Iran
Gulf Bloc Strongly Condemns Iran Over Bahrain - Associated Press
Gulf Arabs States Reject Iran 'Interference' - Reuters
Bahrain
Bahrain Says Suspends Opposition Paper Over 'Lies' - Reuters
Editors Quit to Save Bahraini Newspaper From Ban - Associated Press
Qatar
Libyan Intervention May Be a Turning Point - New York Times
Israel / Palestinians
Gaza Report Author Softens Conclusions - Los Angeles Times
Israel Grapples With Retraction on U.N. Report - New York Times
Israel Lauds War Crimes Investigator's Reversal - Associated Press
Israel Panel to Approve New East Jerusalem Flats - Associated Press
Israel at the Mercy of Multilateralism - The National opinion
Middle East / North Africa Unrest
Latest Developments in Arab World's Unrest - Associated Press
Middle East: After the Uprising - The New Yorker opinion
Japan Earthquake / Tsunami
Efforts to Plug Japanese Reactor Leak Failing - New York Times
Long-term Radiation Release Predicted - Washington Post
Nuclear Plant Continues Radioactive Spill into Ocean - Los Angeles Times
Fukushima Plant Could Leak Radiation for Months - Voice of America
Japanese Nuclear Crisis Could Go on for Months - The Guardian
Engineers Pin Hopes on Polymer to Stop Nuke Leak - Associated Press
Another Bid to Stop Radioactive Leak Fails - United Press International
Japan to Release Radioactive Water Into the Sea - Reuters
At Chernobyl, a Model and Warning for Japan - Washington Post
United States
Deadline Looms for Federal Budget - Washington Post
President Intervenes in Budget Standoff - Los Angeles Times
GOP Asks for Troops to Remain at Border - Washington Times
House Subpoenas ATF Documents in Agent's Death - Washington Times
Fake Medals: Free Speech? - Christian Science Monitor
Africa
Ivory Coast Prepares for Another Day of Battles - Voice of America
U.N. Alarm at Ivory Coast Massacre - BBC News
France Takes Control of Airport in Ivory Coast - New York Times
Ivory Coast: French Forces Take over Abidjan Airport - BBC News
Armed and Ready, Ouattara Forces Await Ivory Coast End Game - Reuters
Ivory Coast: Abidjan Holds Its Breath, Awaiting Final Battle - Associated Press
Ivory Coast Calm as Rivals Hold Positions - Reuters
U.N. to Relocate Ivory Coast Staff - Washington Post
U.N. Evacuates Staff After Attacks in Ivory Coast - Reuters
Army Chief for Ivory Coast Strongman Leaves Refuge - Associated Press
Last-minute Halt to Nigeria Polls - BBC News
Nigeria Further Postpones Elections Over Problems - Associated Press
Somalia Creates New State, Azania - Associated Press
Allied Somali Forces Seize Town Near Kenya - Associated Press
Dutch Marines Kill 2 Pirates Off Somali Coast - Associated Press
Americas
Mexico City Street Gangs Mimic Cartel Violence - Associated Press
Mexican Police Catch Man Who Planted 'Whisky Bomb' - Associated Press
Venezuela Touts Agreements Signed on Chavez Tour - Associated Press
Asia Pacific
China: Dissident Artist Held as Crackdown Spreads - New York Times
Chinese Artist Arrested in Crackdown - Washington Post
Generation Change in N. Korean Army - Chosun Ilbo
Destination DMZ: Tourist Spot Offers Close-up Look - Stars and Stripes
Wide Support for Democracy Activist in Vietnam - New York Times
Vietnamese Dissident Lawyer Gets 7 Years in Prison - Associated Press
Clash Between Filipino Rebels, Rivals Kills 11 - Associated Press
Central Asia
Nazarbayev Wins Landslide Victory in Kazakhstan - New York Times
Kazakh Hails Win, OSCE Urges More Reform - Reuters
International Monitors Slam Kazakh Vote - Associated Press
Europe
Defense Officials Discuss Black Sea Security - Associated Press
N. Ireland Leaders Seek Plan to Stop IRA Dissidents - Associated Press
German Foreign Minister to Quit Party Post - Associated Press
Italy: Berlusconi Faces Trial Battles as Ruby Case Looms - Reuters
South Asia
Cricket Victory Brings Relief From Scandal in India - New York Times
Bangladesh Protest Against Women's Rights Left One Dead - BBC News
DOD to Drop Social Security Numbers from ID Cards
"Beginning June 1, Social Security numbers on military identification cards will begin to disappear, said Air Force Maj. Monica M. Matoush, a Pentagon spokeswoman. The effort is part of a larger plan to protect service members and other DOD identification card holders from identity theft," officials said.
This change is one of the first offered towards comprehensive reform by Gregory Conti, Dominic Larkin, David Raymond, and Edward Sobiesk in SWJ's The Military's Cultural Disregard for Personal Information and the NYT's Service Members Face New Threat: Identity Theft.