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Global News Update - October 24-26, 2009
Oct 25, 2009 - Anonymous
October 23, 2009 Update October 27, 2009 Update
Afghanistan
New York Times - 14 Americans Die in Afghan Helicopter Crashes, by Dexter Filkins
Associated Press - Helicopter Crashes Kill 14 Americans in Afghanistan
VOA News - 3 NATO Helicopters Crash in Afghanistan, Killing 14 Americans
Reuters - Two Afghan Helicopter Crashes Kill 14 Americans
Los Angeles Times - Chopper crashes kill 14 Americans in Afghanistan, by Laura King
Associated Press - 14 Americans killed in 2 Afghan helicopter crashes, by Heidi Vogt
AFP - Chopper crashes in Afghanistan kill 14 Americans
Times Online UK - Fourteen Americans dead as helicopters crash in Afghan raids, by Jerome Starkey and Jenny Booth
New York Times - Afghan Election Rests on the Backs of Donkeys, by Sabrina Tavernise
Washington Post - Afghan challenger calls for election chief's ouster, by Joshua Partlow and Pamela Constable
Associated Press - Afghan challenger calls for election chief ouster
Christian Science Monitor - Afghanistan election: Karzai rival suggests terms for fair election runoff, by Ben Arnoldy
Washington Post - Afghan challenger considers runoff boycott, by Joshua Partlow and Pamela Constable
Wall Street Journal - Taliban Aim to Disrupt Afghan Runoff, by Anand Gopal
Associated Press - Taliban threatens Afghan runoff voters, by Heidi Vogt
Washington Post - Karzai holds head high as nation turns to runoff, by Pamela Constable
New York Times - 4 Afghans Killed as U.S. Convoy Fires at Car, by Alissa J. Rubin
New York Times - Afghan Rivals Rule Out Power-Sharing Deal, by Alissa J. Rubin
AFP - Karzai questions reliability of the U.S.
Los Angeles Times - Afghans protest rumored desecration of Koran by U.S. troops, by Laura King
Washington Post - U.S. tested 2 Afghan scenarios in war game, by Greg Jaffe and Karen DeYoung
Department of Defense - Gates Receives 'Mounting Endorsements' of Strategy Proposals, by Donna Miles
Associated Press - Senators split on timing of Afghan decision, by Matthew Lee
Washington Post - Karzai rules out sharing power, by Joshua Partlow and Pamela Constable
Washington Times - U.S. troops hope Afghanistan sacrifices not in vain, by Sara A. Carter
Washington Post Opinion - Lies, damn lies and counterinsurgency benchmarks, by Carlos Lozada
Washington Times Opinion - Firmness and no wobbling, by Marco Vicenzino
Iraq
Wall Street Journal - Deadly Blasts Rock Baghdad, Killing Dozens, by Gina Chon
New York Times - Iraq Bombings, Deadliest Since 2007, Raise Security Issue, by Timothy Williams
VOA News - Dual Baghdad Bombings Kill 155, Wounding 500
Los Angeles Times - Iraq car bombings kill 147, by Liz Sly and Usama Redha
Reuters - Death Toll Rises to 155 in Twin Baghdad Bombings
Washington Post - Bombings rock Iraq's political landscape, by Anthony Shadid
Washington Times - Baghdad blasts kill 155, by Eli Lake
Associated Press - Bombings target government in Baghdad; 147 killed, by Rebecca Santana
Los Angeles Times - Baghdad blasts: Bloodshed and mayhem, by Ned Parker and Caesar Ahmed
Christian Science Monitor - Baghdad bombings: Iraqis at the scene blame political parties, by Jane Arraf
VOA News - Obama Condemns Deadly Twin Suicide Bombings in Baghdad, by Victor Beattie
Department of Defense - U.S. Forces Prepare Iraqis to Train Others, by Army Pfc. Princeville Lawrence
New York Times Opinion - Eyes on the Prize, by Thomas L. Friedman
Pakistan
New York Times - Pakistani Army Captures Taliban Stronghold, by Jane Perlez and Pir Zubair Shah
Reuters - Pakistanis battle Taliban after diversionary raid
VOA News - Pakistani Troops Push Farther into Taliban Stronghold
Reuters - Pakistan Forces Bomb Taliban
New York Times - Pakistan Air Force Site Is Bombed, by Jane Perlez
Associated Press - Pakistan Said to Seize Taliban Town
New York Times Blog - Islamabad on Edge, by Salman Masood
Christian Science Monitor - Pakistan bombs Taliban after capturing key town, by Kristen Chick
BBC News - Pakistan attack kills four troops
Associated Press - Taliban chief's hometown captured, by Asif Shahzad
World
New York Times - Glittering Emissaries' Dazzle Wears Off in the Trenches, by Mark Landler
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Wall Street Journal - Genocide Trial Set to Begin for Karadzic, by Marc Champion
Times Online UK - Radovan Karadzic refuses to leave cell at beginning of genocide trial, by David Charter
Associated Press - Karadzic Boycotts Opening of Trial
Egypt
BBC News - Deadly train collision in Egypt
VOA News - At Least 18 Killed in Egyptian Train Collision
CNN.com - Trains collide in Egypt, killing up to 20
Iran
New York Times - Both Iran and West Fear a Trap on Uranium Deal, by David E. Sanger
Associated Press - U.N. Inspectors Visit Iranian Site
Reuters - Iran to Decide on Atom Fuel Deal in a "Few Days"
Associated Press - U.N. watchdog team visits Iran nuclear site, by Ali Akbar Dareini
Israel/Palestine
New York Times - Israeli Police Clash With Palestinians at Sacred Compound in Jerusalem, by Isabel Kershner
Los Angeles Times - Israeli police, Palestinian protesters clash, by Richard Boudreaux
Christian Science Monitor - Israeli police storm Jerusalem's holiest shrine, by Ilene R. Prusher
Washington Post - Israel conference to open amid controversy, by Dan Eggen
Reuters - Palestinians Say No Peace Talks Soon
North Korea
Reuters - South Korea Shifts Courses on Aid to North Korea
Russia
New York Times - Ingushetia Opposition Figure Is Shot Dead in Car, by Ellen Barry
Washington Post - Opposition figure in Ingushetia is killed, by Philip P. Pan
Saudi Arabia
Associated Press - 60 Lashes Ordered for Saudi Woman
United Kingdom
Wall Street Journal - Lockerbie Authorities Seek Leads, by Paul Sonne
Christian Science Monitor - Could IRA splinter groups bring back Northern Ireland's Troubles?, by Jason Walsh
Yemen
New York Times - In Yemen, War Centers on Authority, Not Terrain, by Robert F. Worth