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3 July SWJ Roundup

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Afghanistan

US Turns to Costlier Afghan Supply Routes - WP

China Rebuffed US Request to Open Supply Route - WP

Afghan War's Deadly Toll on US Forces Hasn't Eased - AP

Buried Bombs Take Increasingly Deadly Toll on Afghan Civilians - LAT

Bomb Blasts Kill Women, Children and Farmers in Afghanistan - VOA

Roadside Bomb Kills Returning Refugees - BBC

Afghans Demonstrate Against Pakistan Border Attacks - VOA

Afghans Infuriated by Shelling from Pakistan - WP

Britain to Pull 800 Troops from Afghanistan - Reuters

Pakistan

Scandals Taint Revered Pakistan Military - LAT

Militants in Northwestern Pakistan Kill 3 Police - AP

Iraq

Taking Lead, Iraqis Hope US Special Operations Commandos Stay - NYT

US Troop Extension in Iraq Possible - WP

US Envoy: Iraq Killings Won't Sway Troop Decision - AP

Syria

Syrian President Fires Hama Governor - VOA

Syrian Governor Fired After Huge Protests - WP

Syrian President Fires Governor in Charge of a Restive City - NYT

President Bashar al-Assad Sacks Governor of Hama - BBC

Hama Governor Sacked Amid Eruption of Mass Protests - LAT

Syrian Activists: Regime Rattled by Huge Protests - AP

Libya

Clinton Dismisses Gadhafi Threats, Tells Him to Go - VOA

NATO: More Airstrikes in Western Libya - AP

Libya: Air Raid on Gaddafi Military Camp - BBC

Libyan Rebels Near Misurata Struggle to Advance - WP

Libya Rebels Welcome AU's 'Gaddafi-free' Talks Offer - BBC

Yemen

President's Health Adds to Uncertainty in Yemen - NYT

Yemen to Step Up Army Operations Amid Unrest in South - Reuters

50 Yemeni Troops Missing in Lawless South - AP

Yemen Militants Blow Up Empty Oil Pipeline - Reuters

Israel / Palestinians

Gaza Flotilla Determined to Sail Despite Setbacks - VOA

Setting Sail on Gaza's Sea of Spin - NYT

Middle East Quartet Discourages More Flotillas - Reuters

Abbas Says Hamas Row Hobbles Palestinian Bid at UN - Reuters

Israel Targets Top Rabbis for Anti-Arab Incitement - Reuters

Lebanon

Hezbollah Rules Out Arrests in Hariri Murder Case - VOA

Hezbollah Rejects Charges Over '05 Killing of Hariri - NYT

Hezbollah Leader Nasrallah Rejects Hariri Indictments - BBC

Hezbollah Leader Vows Not to Surrender Members - AP

Bahrain

Bahrain Opens Reconciliation Talks With Opposition - VOA

Bahrain: Sunni Leaders Begin Talks with Shia Groups - BBC

Bahrain Begins National Dialogue After Upheaval - Reuters

Bahrain Riot Police Fire Tear Gas at Protesters - AP

Middle East / North Africa

Iran Denies US Hikers Were Mistreated in Jail - Reuters

Protests Spur Shuffle of Jordan Cabinet - NYT

Activists Caught in Egypt's Secretive Military Justice System - LAT

Protests Set After Moroccan King Wins Referendum - Reuters

Latest Development in Arab World's Unrest - AP

War Powers Act

Warring Ambitions - LAT opinion

United States

US Ignores Veterans' Graves in Philippines - AP

Australia

Australia Military May Scrap All Gender Barriers - AP

Africa

US Envoy to Attempt to Broker Peaceful Independence for S. Sudan - VOA

US Millions Fund S. Sudan Army; Worries Over Abuses - AP

Analysis: Sudan's Bashir Faces Tough Balancing Act - Reuters

Trial Begins in S. Africa Attack on Rwandan General - AP

Nigerian Leader Reappoints 12 Ministers to Old Jobs - Reuters

Insufficient Funds Hit Horn of Africa Aid Efforts - Reuters

Americas

Departing Governor Looks Ahead to Bigger Prize in Mexico - NYT

Mexico Voters Choose Governor, Give Hints for 2012 - AP

3 Gunmen Killed in Mexico After Attacking Police - AP

Venezuela: Hugo Chavez Appears Vulnerable - WP

Venezuela: Chavez Foes Say His Absence a Security Risk - Reuters

Venezuela: Chavez's Illness Poses Potential Pitfalls for Foes - AP

Venezuela: Noted Leftist Urges Chávez to Release Ailing Judge - NYT

Guatemala Indigenous Group Lynches Six Murder Suspects - BBC

Asia Pacific

First 24 Hours Shaped Japan Nuke Crisis - AP

China: Hundreds Held at Hong Kong Rally - BBC

China Sentences Tibetan Writer to 4 Years - AP

Tibetan Writer 'Jailed' Over 2008 Riot Commentary - BBC

Polls Open in Thai National Election - NYT

Exit Polls: Thailand Opposition Set for Big Poll Win - BBC

Thai Exit Polls Show Landslide Victory for Ex-PM - AP

Polls: Opposition Wins Thai Election by a Landslide - Reuters

South Korea to Submit Claim on East China Sea Shelf to UN - Reuters

Europe

A European Summer of Discontent - WP

Greece Crisis: Eurozone Backs 12bn Euros in Aid - BBC

Russia Restores Electricity to Stricken Belarus - AP

Serbia and Kosovo Reach Breakthrough on Cooperation - Reuters

EU: Kosovo, Serbia Agree on Practical Issues - AP

South Asia

India Tries to Boost Manufacturing - WP