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ISW Global News Roundup - April 21, 2010
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Breaking News
Associated Press- Somali pirates seize ship with 21 Filipinos aboard by Katharine Houreld
Reuters- Poland president vote on June 20, Komorowski leads by Gabriela Baczynska
Reuters- Thai "red shirts" open to talks to avert crackdown by Bill Tarrant
Afghanistan
The New York Times- NATO Says Afghan Civilians Killed In Shooting
Christian Science Monitor- Interrogation of Afghanistan Taliban's No.2 yields useful intel, US says by Huma Yusuf
Bloomberg- U.K. Majority Wants Withdrawal From Afghanistan, Poll Indicates by Alan Purkiss
Associated Press- US military: No threat from abandoned Afghan base by Heidi Vogt
BusinessWeek- Taliban Regional Leader Captured in Afghanistan, Australia Says by Marion Rae
Pakistan
CNN- Market blast kills 22 in Pakistan by Reza Sayah
Associated Press- Pakistan: Islamist blames US for suicide bombing by Riaz Khan
Los Angeles Times- Pakistan prime minister's career from jail to power by Alex Rodriguez
Reuters- U.S. hopes Pakistan will join fissile material talks by Jonathan Lynn
Iraq
Voice of America- Third Al-Qaida Leader Killed in Iraq
The New York Times- Wider Recount of Iraq Ballots Is Requested by Vote Leader by Timothy Williams
Associated Press- Al-Qaida killings boost Iraq's prime minister by Rebecca Santana
Agence-France Presse- Amnesty urges Iraqi PM to probe 'secret prison' allegations
Iran
Associated Press- US official: Iran military strike 'off the table' by Alex Kennedy
The New York Times- Iran Denounces U.S. "Nuclear Threats"
The Wall Street Journal- Iran to Conduct War Games by Chip Cummins
BBC- Turkey offers to mediate on Iran's nuclear programme
Associated Press- Iran: Nuclear fuel swap a chance to boost trust by Nasser Karimi
Israel
The Independent- Reports of Scud missiles in Lebanon heighten tensions by Rupert Cornwell
The Wall Street Journal- Israel Weighs Merits of Solo Attack on Iran by Charles Levinson
The New York Times- "Imposed Mideast Solution Would Stoke Violence - Israel FM