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26 June SWJ Roundup

Sun, 06/26/2011 - 1:07am
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Afghanistan

Taking a Risk With Taliban Negotiations - NYT

While US Talks Withdrawal, Afghan Corruption Soars - AP

Story of a Raid: US Night Operations Anger Afghans - AP

Suicide Bomber Strikes Medical Facility in Eastern Afghanistan - VOA

Car Bomb Blast at Afghan Hospital Kills at Least 20 - NYT

Suicide Attack at Afghan Hospital Kills at Least 25 - WP

Suicide Bombing Outside Afghanistan Hospital Kills 27 - LAT

Afghanistan: Deadly Attack on Logar Hospital - BBC

Suicide Car Bomber Kills 35 at Afghan Clinic - AP

Afghan MPs Hit Back on Court Ruling - Reuters

It Has to Start With Them - NYT opinion

Pakistan

Militants Launch Deadly Attack on Police Station in NW Pakistan - VOA

Militants Raid Pakistan Police Station; 10 Killed - AP

Taliban Militant and Wife Staged Attack on Pakistani Police - Reuters

Pakistani Taliban Use Female Bomber for First Time - AP

Trucking in Technicolor on Pakistan's Highways - NYT

Syria

Syrian Government Forces Continue Crackdown - VOA

Forces Make Arrests Across Syria; 5 Dead - NYT

Syria Sends More Troops to Turkey and Lebanon Borders - BBC

Chaos Feared as Syria Crisis Nears Bloody Impasse - AP

Syria Protest Group Warns of Coming 'Volcano' - AFP

Syrian Forces Kill 5 Civilians in Clampdown - Reuters

Activist: Syria Kills 2 Protesting After Funerals - AP

Syrian City Crushed in 1982 Rises Up Again - NYT

Libya

NATO Begs More Time as Libya Effort Drags On - WP

W. Libya Earns Taste of Freedom, Rebels Loosen Qaddafi's Grip - NYT

Libyan Rebels Plan Broader Coordination - WSJ

Libya Rebels Expect Kadhafi Proposal 'Very Soon' - AFP

Libyan State Media Says NATO Airstrike Kills 15 - AP

NATO Responds to Libya Claim that Strikes Killed 15 Civilians - VOA

NATO Says Hit Military Targets in Libya's Brega - Reuters

Yemen

Yemen President to Appear in Media within 48 Hours - Reuters

3 Al-Qaida Suspects Killed After Escape in Yemen - AP

Yemen Detains Prison Officials Over Al Qaeda Escape - Reuters

Israel / Palestinians

Israel Seeks Freedom for Soldier Held in Gaza Since 2006 - VOA

Israeli Soldier Marks 5th Year in Hamas Captivity - AP

Powerful Explosion Near UN Office in Gaza City - BBC

Israel Begins Dismantling Section of Barrier - AP

A Construction Boom in Gaza's Lingering Ruins - NYT

Iraq

Bitter Feud Between Top Iraqi Leaders Stalls Government - NYT

Al-Qaida Leader's Wife Gets 20 Years in Prison - AP

Egypt

Has the Revolution Left Egypt's Workers Behind? - Time

Amnesty Urges Egypt's Military to Break From Past - AP

Egypt Decides It Does Not Need World Bank, IMF Funding - VOA

Egypt Abandons Plans for IMF Loan - BBC

Christians, Muslims Clash Over New Church in Egypt - AP

Middle East / North Africa

Iran Slams US at Conference on Fighting Terrorism - LAT

Iran's Supreme Leader Accuses US of Terrorism - AP

Dozens March for Freedom in Saudi Arabia - Reuters

Saudi Reformers May Get Verdicts Next Week - Reuters

Tunisia Court Upholds Conviction of Ben Ali Nephew - AP

Latest Developments in Arab World's Unrest - AP

US Department of Defense

Air Force, Lawmaker Clash over $100 Million Flight Suit Makeover - AFT

United States

US Probes Google's Business Practices - VOA

The Phony Tough-on-Terror Crowd - NYT editorial

Africa

Official: 11 Dead in Attack on South Sudan Town - AP

Mauritanian and Malian Forces Raid al-Qaeda Camp - BBC

Arrested Zimbabwe PM Aide 'Missing,' Say Lawyers - AP

In Uganda, a Bitter Rivalry Is Played Out - NYT

At Least 10 Killed in North Kenya Clashes - Reuters

Americas

Remains Found in 11 Pits in Northern Mexico - AP

Chavez's Long Absence Spurs Succession Talk in Venezuela - WP

Venezuela: Absence of Ill Hugo Chavez Sparks Speculation - BBC

Report: Chavez in 'Critical' Condition - AFP

Venezuela: Doubts Over Chavez's Health Spur Talk of Successor - AP

Venezuela Reports Seizure of 5.5 Tons of Cocaine - AP

Peru Protesters Shut Airport After Deadly Clash - Reuters

El Salvador: First a Gold Rush, Then the Lawyers - NYT

Asia Pacific

US, China Broach South China Sea in Hawaii Talks - Reuters

China, Vietnam Agree to Resolve Maritime Dispute - Reuters

Prominent Chinese Dissident Hu Jia Freed - BBC

Prominent Chinese Activist Released - AP

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao in UK for Trade Summit - BBC

Growing Urban Population Strains Chinese Cities - AFP

Lawmaker: Japan PM Could Resign Before August - AP

Cambodian Tribunal Set to Try Khmer Rouge Leaders - AP

Malaysia Detains About 60 Activists Ahead of Rally - AP

Europe

Distrust of Government Impedes Reform in Greece - NYT

Ex-Premier Blasts Court in Ukraine - Reuters

Nets Owner Prokhorov Elected Russian Party Chief - AP