Needs another Year to Finish off LTTE – Sri Lankan Army Chief (TamilEelam News Service) Colombo – The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and the Sri Lankan security forces (SF) clashes intensely in Mannar, Muhamaalai, Vavuniya and Manalaaru as SF troopers trying to advance into the LTTE held area using tanks, heavy artillery and…
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Sri Lanka Conflict Monitor – Needs another Year to Finish off LTTE – Sri Lankan Army Chief (TamilEelam News Service)
Jun
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North Africa – Egypt to reopen Gaza border (AP via Yahoo! News)
Egypt to reopen Gaza border (AP via Yahoo! News) Egypt will reopen its Rafah border crossing with the Hamas-run Gaza Strip for two days this week to allow hundreds of stranded on both sides to cross, a Palestinian diplomat in Cairo said Monday. Morocco: Drop Criminal Charges Against Rights Defender, Journalist (AlertNet) Source: Human Rights…
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Iran News – Iran sentences ‘Israeli spy’ to death (Middle East Times)
Iran sentences ‘Israeli spy’ to death (Middle East Times) Iranian women drag an Israeli flag on the ground during a demonstration in Tehran earlier this year. Iran has sentenced to death an Iranian found guilty of spying for Israel, the Fars news agency reported on Monday, amid spiralling tensions between Tehran and the Jewish state…
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China – Monday’s Asia ADR Recap – Street.Com
Monday’s Asia ADR Recap – Street.ComStocks in China traded mixed on Monday with shares in mainland China closing slightly lower on no new significant developments, and shares in Hong Kong advanced as institutional money managers preformed some window dressing maintenance to their Hong Kong has ordered the culling of 2,700 birds after finding the –…
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Jun
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Terrorism and Insurgency – Saudi al Qaeda seen under control despite arrests (The Star)
Saudi al Qaeda seen under control despite arrests (The Star) RIYADH (Reuters) – A recent crackdown on suspected militants in Saudi Arabia is a reminder by the authorities that al Qaeda remains a potential threat to its oil-based economy, analysts said. U.S.: Taliban a “resilient insurgency” (Denver Post) The Taliban has regrouped after its initial…
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Jun
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Russian News Monitor – Putin says Russia ready to react on world crises (Itar-Tass)
Putin says Russia ready to react on world crises (Itar-Tass) MOSCOW, June 30 (Itar-Tass) – Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Russia is ready to react on world crises. In his meeting with U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Henri Paulson on Monday, Putin said now all countries were facing difficult times that had an impact on…
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Pakistan – Pakistan court set to hear Sharif election case (TODAYonline)
Pakistan court set to hear Sharif election case (TODAYonline) Supporters of Pakistani former premier Nawaz Sharif march during a protest rally in Lahore on June 27. Pakistan’s Supreme Court was due on Monday to resume hearing an appeal against the disqualification of Sharif from standing in a parliamentary by-election. Pakistani forces destroy more militant centers:…
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Jun
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Iraq – FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, June 30 (AlertNet)
FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, June 30 (AlertNet) Source: Reuters June 30 (Reuters) – Following are security developments in Iraq at 1330 GMT on Monday: BAGHDAD – Five Iraqi appeals court judges escaped assassination attempts when bombs exploded outside their … New Yorker: Obama’s Iraq problem (MSNBC) The same pragmatism that prompted him last month to…
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Jun
30
Central Asian News Update – Central Asia: Websites Unite To Protest Internet Censorship In Uzbekistan (Radio Free Europe: Radio Library)
Central Asia: Websites Unite To Protest Internet Censorship In Uzbekistan (Radio Free Europe: Radio Library) Several websites in Central Asia have launched what they call an “unlimited campaign” against Internet censorship to protest the increasingly restricted access in Uzbekistan to independent websites. Drug dealer arrested in Urals with heroin worth over $400,000 (Russian Information Agency…
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Jun
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Asia Pacific News – Public servants’ strike looms in Solomons (TVNZ)
Public servants’ strike looms in Solomons (TVNZ) Public servants will walk off the job in the Solomon Islands on Friday, amid a damaging strike by telco workers which has hit emergency services and businesses hard. Palestinian PM cancels Tokyo peace talks trip: Japan (AFP via Yahoo! News) Palestinian prime minister Salam Fayyad has cancelled his…
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