SWJ Daily Roundup for 28 August - Part II
(New items and carryover of top news)
Libya
Rebels Overtake Remaining Gaddafi Loyalists - WP
Rebels Solidify Hold on Tripoli Amid Discoveries of Bodies - LAT
Retreating Gadhafi Forces Massacre Detainees at 2 Sites - WT
Rebels Find Human Slaughterhouse - TT
Gaddafi 'Offers Transition Talks' - BBC
Rebels Struggle to Restore Water and Power in Tripoli - NYT
Libyans Count Deadly Cost of Battle for Tripoli - Reuters
Gilded Traces of the Lives Qaddafis Led - NYT
China’s Ties with Libya a Balancing Act - WP
Interim Leadership Releases Its Members’ Names - NYT
Syria
Syria Moves to Halt Spread of Unrest into Central Damascus - LAT
Syrian Forces 'in Mosque Attack' - BBC
Syria Moves to Halt Spread of Unrest - LAT
1 Killed as Syrian Govt Warns Against Protests - AP
Arab League Chief to Visit Syria - BBC
Arab States Urge End to Syria Bloodshed, Send Envoy - Reuters
Afghanistan
Suicide Attacks Escalate Before End of Ramadan - NYT
Afghans Linked to Fatal Raid Into Pakistan - AP
NATO Service Member Killed in S. Afghanistan - AP
Al Qaeda
Al-Qaeda's Second-in-Command Slain - WP
CIA Drone Is Said to Kill Al Qaeda’s No. 2 - NYT
Key Al Qaeda Leader Reported Slain in Pakistan - LAT
Al- Qaeda's New Deputy Leader Killed in Pakistan - TT
Analysis: Death of Deputy Chief Deals Heavy Blow to Al Qaeda - Reuters
Pakistan
Ethnic Killings Spark Doom in Pakistan's Biggest City - Reuters
Pakistan Border Raid 'Kills 25' - BBC
Militants From Afghanistan Attack Pakistani Posts - Reuters
Slain Pakistani Leader’s Son Abducted - WP
Middle East / North Africa
Israel Mulls Ties with a New Egypt - WP
Lawyer for 2 Americans Jailed in Iran Appeals - AP
US Department of Defense
Pentagon Mulls Ways to Make Significant Cuts - WT
An Army General Takes Some Grief for His Reading List - WP
Africa
Nigeria Vows to Fight Terrorism - BBC
Somalis Face a New Tormentor - WP
Somali Police Seize Explosive-Laden Car in Mogadishu - Reuters
Americas
Mexican Army, Feds Raid Casinos After Arson Attack - AP
Mexico Offers Casino Blaze Reward - BBC
Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel Makes Big Move Into Meth - AP
Asia Pacific
China's Secret Detentions Plan Alarms Activists - LAT
Five Battle for Japan Premiership - BBC
Japan Faces More Confusion Amid Leadership Vote - AP
Japan's Kaieda Ahead in PM Race but Run-Off Likely - Reuters
Europe
In Shadow of Russia, Abkhazia Elects a New President - NYT
South Asia
India’s Parliament Gives In to Protests on Corruption Bill - NYT
India Celebrates People's Victory as Activist Ends Fast - Reuters