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Global News Alert - December 7, 2010
Dec 7, 2010 - Anonymous
Afghanistan
VOA- Gates Visits Afghanistan to Assess War Effort
Guardian- David Cameron signals Afghan withdrawal by Polly Curtis
DoD- Time, Trust Key to Progress in Afghanistan by Karen Parrish
NY Times- Afghanistan Softens Ban on Private Security Firms by Alissa Rubin
Pakistan
Washington Post- Pakistani anti-Taliban militias offer lessons for U.S. in Afghanistan by Karin Brulliard
NY Times- Bombers in Pakistan Strike Anti-Taliban Conference by Ismail Khan and Salman Masood
BBC- Suicide attack on Balochistan chief minister's convoy
CNN- Suspected drone strike kills 5 in Pakistan tribal region
Iraq
Miami Herald- With U.S. presence fading in Iraq, ex-militia faces uncertain future by Shashank Bengali
BBC- Kirkuk ethnic tensions scupper Iraq census by Gabriel Gatehouse
Alsumaria- Talabani: Iraq new government forthcoming
UPI- Iraq's Sistani urges political unity
CS Monitor- US warns of aid cuts if Sadr bloc takes certain Iraqi ministries by Jane Arraf
Iran
LA Times- Talks fail to achieve limits on Iran's nuclear program by Paul Richter
USA Today- Defector: Iran hosted North Korean technicians
NY Times- Iran’s Divorce Rate Stirs Fears of Society in Crisis by William Yong
BBC- Iran considers release of stoning case reporters
World
NY Times- U.S. Strains to Stop Arms Flow by Michael R. Gordon and Andrew W. Lehren
Reuters- China hits back at criticism over North Korea by Sui-Lee Wee
NY Times- NATO Balanced Baltic and Russian Anxieties by Scott Shane