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22 May SWJ Roundup

Sun, 05/22/2011 - 5:30am
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Afghanistan

Kabul Plagued by Rising Violence - WP

Suicide Blast Kills 6 Medical Students in Major Afghan Hospital - VOA

Afghan Hospital Hit by Suicide Bomber; 6 Killed - LAT

Militants Storm Afghan Police HQ - BBC

Militants Storm Afghan Gov't Building; 3 Dead - AP

Sleep Loss a Chronic Problem for Afghanistan Troops, Army Says - S&S

Afghanistan's Three Wars - WP opinion

Finally, a Fighting Force - NYT opinion

Pakistan

Saudi Arabia, UAE Funded Jihadi Networks In Pakistan - Reuters

Pakistan Army Denies US Troop Intelligence Support - AP

Pakistan Army Denies U.S. Troops Were in Northwest - Reuters

Bomb Attack on NATO Tanker in NW Pakistan Causes Deadly Explosion - VOA

Oil Truck Explosion Kills at Least 15 in Pakistan - NYT

Pakistan Says Wants China to Build Naval Base - Reuters

Israel / Palestinians

Palestinians Say Peace Process at Dead End - VOA

Palestinians More Skeptical About Mideast Talks - AP

Palestinians Set on UN Statehood Bid in September - Reuters

Israeli Rebuke of Obama Exposes Divide on Mideast - Reuters

Netanyahu Says Differences With Obama Exaggerated - Reuters

In the Golan Heights, Anxious Eyes Look East - NYT

Syria

Shootings in Syria Push Death Toll Above 900 - AP

Activists: Syrian Security Forces Kill 3 at Protesters' Funeral - VOA

Syrians Are Fatally Shot At Funeral for Protesters - NYT

They Shoot Horses, Don't They? - NYT opinion

Libya

Libya's Rebels Accused of Reprisal Attacks - WP

NATO Widens Libya Pressure Amid Questions on Goal - AP

Libyan Rebels Free 4 Detained Frenchmen - VOA

Iraq

UK's Iraq Military Campaign Ends - BBC

6 Dead, Dozens Injured in Bombings Across Baghdad - AP

Suicide Bomber Kills at Least 7 in Iraq - Reuters

Iran

Iran's Supreme Leader and President Wrestle for Power - LAT

Iran Says 30 Arrests in Alleged US Spy Case - VOA

Tehran 'Breaks Up US Spy Network' - BBC

Iran Lets Karoubi Hunt New House for House Arrest - Reuters

Middle East / North Africa

Promise of Arab Uprisings Is Threatened by Divisions - NYT

Half a Doctrine Will Have to Do - NYT

In Egypt, Anger Grows over Mubarak's Health Reports - LAT

Top Egyptian Cleric: Mubarak Deserves Mercy - AP

Trial of Egypt's Former Security Chief Postponed - AP

With Elections on the Way, Tunisia Still Unsettled - VOA

UN Rapporteur: People Still Tortured in Tunisia - Reuters

Yemen's Saleh Says He Will Step Down - AP

Latest Developments in Arab World's Unrest - AP

Terrorism

Oil Tanker Terror Hijacks Easy, Attacks Complex - AP

Piracy

IMO Endorses Use of Armed Guards on Ships - BBC

U.S. Department of Defense

Survey: Bad Leadership Drives Soldiers to Leave - AT

Bill Would Lift Combat Restrictions for Women - MCT

More than 1,000 Cadets Graduate from West Point - AP

Mullen: New Army Officers Should be Soldiers, Statesmen - AFPS

Odierno Celebrates Past, Future of Field Artillery During Ceremony - AFPS

United States

Obama: On European Tour, a New Agenda - WP

US 'Would Repeat bin Laden Raid' - BBC

International Monetary Fund

Posh, Pricey NYC House Arrest for ex-IMF Leader - AP

Osborne Backs Lagarde to Head IMF - BBC

Germany Voices Support for Lagarde's IMF Bid - AP

Mexico Leaning Toward Proposing Carstens to Lead IMF - Reuters

Africa

U.S., African Militaries Share Problems, Solutions - AFPS

US Condemns Khartoum for Offensive in Region Claimed by South - VOA

N. Sudan Takes Contested Town on South Border - NYT

Northern Sudan Takes Border Town - BBC

UN: Tanks of Northern Sudan in Contested Abyei - AP

Ivory Coast President Ouattara Formally Inaugurated - VOA

Ivory Coast President Inaugurated - BBC

In Belated Inauguration, Ivory Coast's President Urges Unity - NYT

Americas

Mexico Police Seize 'Narco-tank' Used by Drug Gang - BBC

Mexican President Honors 'Heroic' Ciudad Juarez - AP

Clashes at Chile Demonstrations - BBC

Asia Pacific

East Asian Leaders Visit Fukushima Ahead of Regional Summit - VOA

Trilateral Summit Opens in Tokyo - BBC

Japan, China, South Korea Hold Summit in Tokyo - AP

China Says Dialogue Only Way to Solve Korea Crisis - Reuters

Reports: North Korea's Kim Headed to Eastern China - AP

Vietnamese Voters Cast Ballots for Parliament - AP

Central Asia

Soviet Nuclear Site Has Unlikely Sentinel: The US - NYT

Europe

US Military Forges Ahead with European Force Cuts - AP

Russia Seeks Pledge From NATO on Missile Defense - NYT

Spain Polls to Open Amid Protests - BBC

Despite Ban, Protests Continue Before Spanish Vote - NYT

Cyprus Polls Set for 'Close Race' - BBC

South Asia

Seeds of Unrest Sown in India - WP