Global News Update - October 28, 2009

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Afghanistan

New York Times - Brother of Afghan Leader Is Said to Be on C.I.A. Payroll, by Dexter Filkins, Mark Mazzetti and James Risen

Los Angeles Times - Obama redefines White House relationship with top field commander, by Julian E. Barnes

New York Times - U.S. to Protect Populous Afghan Areas, Officials Say, by Thom Shanker, Peter Baker and Helene Cooper

Wall Street Journal - Insurgents Attack Hotels Housing U.N. Workers in Kabul, by Yaroslav Trofimov and Anand Gopal

Reuters - Militants In Kabul House Battle Afghan Forces

New York Times - 3 U.N. Workers Killed in Fighting in Afghan Capital, by Alissa J. Rubin

Associated Press - Afghan Police: 7 Dead in Attack on UN in Kabul

Times Online UK - Three UN staff killed in Kabul shootout, by Jerome Starkey

VOA News - Taliban Attack Kabul Guesthouse, Kill 3 UN Staff

RFE/RL - UN Staff, Others Killed in Kabul; Blasts Rock Hotel

Los Angeles Times - Push for Afghanistan troop increase continues on deadly day, by Laura King, Julian E. Barnes and Paul Richter

New York Times - In Deadliest Month, 53 U.S. Troops Die in Afghanistan, by Alissa J. Rubin

Wall Street Journal - October Marks Deadliest Month for U.S. in Afghanistan, by Yaroslav Trofimov and Siobhan Gorman

Associated Press - October deadliest month for U.S., by Todd Pitman

Department of Defense - Bomb Attacks Kill 8 U.S. Troops in Afghanistan, by John J. Kruzel

Washington Post - Bombings kill 8 U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan, by Joshua Partlow

Reuters - Bomb Attacks in Afghanistan South Kill Eight U.S. Troops

Reuters - U.S. Defense Bill Would Pay Taliban to Switch Sides

VOA News - Survey: Afghans Think Country Moving in Right Direction, by Meredith Buel

Times Online UK - US hero quits Afghanistan job in protest at 'unwinnable war' as casualties mount, by Tim Reid

Los Angeles Times - Some troops have sixth sense for bombs, by Tony Perry

CNN.com - McCain: Why we can -- and must -- win the war in Afghanistan, by John McCain

New York Times Opinion - Don't Build Up, by Thomas L. Friedman

Wall Street Journal Opinion - Afghanistan Doesn't Need More Troops, by David Adams and Ann Marlowe

New York Times Blog - Grim Reality for German Forces in Kunduz, by Nicholas Kulish

New York Times Blog - Kabul, Echoes of Saigon, by Alissa J. Rubin

New York Times Opinion - Afghanistan Votes, the U.N. Dithers, by Peter W. Galbraith

Washington Post Opinion - Transcript: Afghanistan exit strategy and the 'opt-out public option,' by Eugene Robinson

 

Iraq

Associated Press - Al Qaeda Group Claims Iraq Bombings

Washington Post - Extremist group claims responsibility for Baghdad bombs, by Ernesto Lonono

Reuters - Al-Qaeda-Linked Group Claims Baghdad Bombings

Long War Journal - Al Qaeda takes credit for Baghdad suicide bombings, by Bill Roggio

Los Angeles Times - IRAQ: Burial in Najaf for Baghdad bomb victims, by Saad Fakhrildeen

New York Times - Legislators in Iraq Block a Deal on Election Law, by John Leland

VOA News - Iraqi Lawmakers Hit Snag on Election Agreement

RFE/RL - Iraq's Election Law Goes To Parliament For Approval

Wall Street Journal - Kurdistan Officials Hopeful For Post-Election Oil Law in Iraq

Department of Defense - Iraqi Forces Detain 7 Terrorism Suspects

Associated Press - Fate of Oil-Rich Kirkuk Stalls Iraq Election Law

Associated Press - Lost brothers reunited in Iraq's valley of the dead, by Kim Gamel

New York Times Blog - Iraq: First Impressions, by John Leland

  

Pakistan

Wall Street Journal - Deadly Blast Rocks Peshawar After Clinton Arrives in Pakistan, by Matthew Rosenberg and Jay Solomon

New York Times - Car Bomb Kills Scores in Pakistan, by Ismail Khan

Reuters - Car Bomb Kills More Than 80 in Pakistan's Peshawar

Associated Press - Car bomb kills at least 80 in Pakistan market

Associated Press - UPDATED: Bomb kills 86 in Pakistan as Clinton visits, by Riaz Khan

Wall Street Journal - Clinton Aims to Bolster Ties With Pakistan, by Jay Solomon

Washington Post - Doubts abound among people of S. Waziristan, by Haq Nawaz Khan and Karin Brulliard

Washington Post - Clinton visits Pakistan in bid to improve ties, by Karen DeYoung

VOA News - Pakistan: 42 Militants Killed in Anti-Taliban Offensive

VOA News - UN Special Rapporteur Questions Legality of US Use of Drones, by Margaret Besheer

Reuters - U.S. Use of Drones Queried by U.N.

BBC News - US warned on deadly drone attacks

 

World

China

Department of Defense - Gates Asks Xu to Help Stop 'On-Again, Off-Again' Cycle, by Jim Garamone

Germany

Wall Street Journal - Merkel Formally Re-Elected as Germany's Chancellor, by Andrea Thomas

Indonesia

New York Times - Extremism Spreads Across Indonesian Penal Code, by Norimitsu Onishi

Iran

New York Times - Iran Hints at Uranium Plan Changes, by Robert F. Worth

Wall Street Journal - Iran Seeks Change in Uranium Plan, by Chip Cummins

Reuters - Iran Wants Big Changes to Nuclear Deal With Powers

Reuters - Iran to Respond to Atomic Deal on Thursday

Israel/Palestine

Christian Science Monitor - Does J Street arrival signal a split in America's Israel lobby?, by Ilene R. Prusher

Lebanon

New York Times - Men Accused of Trying to Supply Hezbollah, by Al Baker

Associated Press - Lebanese Army Dismantles 4 Rockets Near Israel

Reuters - Lebanon: Rocket Strikes Israel

Sudan

Wall Street Journal - U.S. Says Lobbyist Violated Sudan Ban, by Cam Simpson

Yemen

Associated Press - Yemen Seizes Boat Off Coast, Arrests 5 Iranians

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