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• DoD News: DoD Identifies Army Casualties
• Explosions in Northern Iraq Claim More Lives VOA 29 Aug 2009 -- Two separate explosions in northern Iraq have killed at least 15 people and wounded 30 others Saturday, as the security situation across the country remains tense. Iraqi political leaders and ordinary citizens condemned the recent rise in violence.
• US mortar men train Iraqi Soldiers Army News 29 Aug 2009 -- Iraqi Soldiers of the 4th Iraqi Army Division, 48th Brigade, Light Mortar Battery rapidly launched more than 200 mortar rounds during a live fire exercise.
• Incumbent President Increases Lead in Latest Release of Afghan Election Vote Tallies VOA 29 Aug 2009 -- Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai saw his lead increase to 46 percent of the vote in the latest batch of results released by the country's Independent Election Commission.
• Pakistan Says Suicide Bomber Training Camp Destroyed VOA 29 Aug 2009 -- Pakistan's military says it has destroyed a training camp for suicide bombers in the Swat Valley.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Ohio Begins One Year Deployment to 7th Fleet with Port Visit to Yokosuka Navy NewsStand 29 Aug 2009 -- USS Ohio (SSGN 726) (Blue) arrived at Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan for a regularly scheduled port visit Aug. 29.
• New CENTCOM Intelligence Center Honors Fallen Navy Intel Officer Navy NewsStand 29 Aug 2009 -- A ribbon-cutting ceremony Aug. 26 marked the opening of Central Command's (CENTCOM) new Joint Intelligence Operations Center nicknamed "The Vince,"
• UAE Seizes Ship Allegedly Carrying North Korean Weapons VOA 29 Aug 2009 -- Diplomatic officials say the United Arab Emirates seized a ship earlier this month allegedly carrying North Korean weapons to Iran

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• Darfur: head of African Union-UN mission urges immediate release of abducted staff UN News Centre 29 Aug 2009 -- The head of the joint African Union-United Nations peacekeeping mission in the strife-torn Sudanese region of Darfur has called for the immediate and unconditional release of two staff members who were abducted early Saturday.
• Fresh Fighting Erupts in Burma VOA 29 Aug 2009 -- Fresh fighting broke out early Saturday in northeastern Burma after days of clashes between government troops and ethnic rebels.

News Reports

• Senator Kennedy Honored As Master Legislator, 'Giving Heart' VOA 29 Aug 2009 -- The influential and beloved U.S. Senator Edward "Ted" Kennedy has been honored at a Roman Catholic funeral mass in Boston, Massachusetts.
• Poll: 4 Percent of Israelis See Obama as Pro-Israel VOA 29 Aug 2009 -- Tense relations between the United States and Israel are having a negative effect on Israeli public opinion.
• Libya's Gadhafi Marks 40 Years In Power VOA 29 Aug 2009 -- Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi is marking the 40th anniversary of his revolutionary rule (September 1) with lavish celebrations, a special African Union meeting and visits from other heads of state. The event caps years of effort to bring his once-isolated nation back into the international fold.
• Thousands of Iraqis Mourn Powerful Shi'ite Leader VOA 29 Aug 2009 -- Thousands of Iraqis lined the streets of Najaf Saturday as a coffin carrying the body Abdul Aziz al-Hakim wound its way through the city of his birth to his final resting place.
• U.S. Says IAEA Report Shows Iran Still Not Fully Cooperating RFE/RL 29 Aug 2009 -- The U.S. State Department has said the latest report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) shows that Iran continues its uranium enrichment activities and is not addressing the concerns of the international community over Tehran's disputed nuclear program
• Iran Claims Report 'Vindicated' Nuclear Program VOA 29 Aug 2009 -- A top Iranian nuclear official says a U.N. report has "vindicated" his country's nuclear program as a peaceful one.
• Ban welcomes latest steps to improve inter-Korean relations UN News Centre 29 Aug 2009 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the latest steps to improve inter-Korean relations, including an agreement to resume cross-border reunions next month for hundreds of families separated since the Korean War.
• North Korea Releases 4 Detained South Korean Fishermen VOA 29 Aug 2009 -- North Korea has freed four South Korean fishermen after one month in detention. It is the latest goodwill gesture from the reclusive state in recent weeks. From Seoul, Jason Strother has more.
• Ukrainian President Says Murder Investigation Will Impact Election RFE/RL 29 Aug 2009 -- Ukraine's president says finding those who ordered the killing of prominent independent journalist Heorhiy Gongadze is a crucial issue for the whole society, RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service reports
• Shuttle Discovery Delivering Science Tools to Space Station VOA 29 Aug 2009 -- Space shuttle Discovery has launched on a mission to deliver new science equipment and other supplies to the International Space Station.
• Shuttle Discovery lifts off for ISS RIA Novosti 29 Aug 2009 -- The Discovery space shuttle finally lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida after bad weather and technical problems caused three previous launches to be delayed, a NASA spokesman said.