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09 November 2009 Military News

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  • France Sends Special Envoy to North Korea VOA 09 Nov 2009 -- France has dispatched a special envoy to North Korea for talks that are expected to focus on establishing diplomatic ties with Pyongyang and possibly on the country's nuclear program.

  • Russian Physicist, H-Bomb Scientist Ginzburg Dies at 93 VOA 09 Nov 2009 -- Russian physicist and Nobel laureate Vitaly Ginzburg has died in Moscow. He was 93.

  • Iran Accuses Three Americans Of Spying RFE/RL 09 Nov 2009 -- Tehran has announced that three Americans it has had in custody since July "have been accused of espionage," according to the state news agency IRNA.
  • Clinton Urges 'Compassion' for Americans Detained in Iran VOA 09 Nov 2009 -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is urging Iran to show compassion and release three Americans held since July for apparently crossing into Iranian territory while hiking in Northern Iraq. Iran says the three are being charged with espionage.
  • Iran Charges 3 US Detainees with Espionage VOA 09 Nov 2009 -- Iran's official news agency, IRNA, reports three detained U.S. citizens have been charged with espionage.
  • US Prepared to Give Iran Time to Consider Enrichment Proposal VOA 09 Nov 2009 -- A U.S. official says the United States is willing to give Iran more time to consider a key uranium enrichment deal that will yield fuel for an Iranian nuclear research reactor.

  • APEC summit to see discussion of North Korean nuclear program RIA Novosti 09 Nov 2009 -- APEC leaders will discuss North Korea's nuclear program on the sidelines of a two-day summit in Singapore, the head of the Russian delegation at six-party talks on the issue has told RIA Novosti.

  • U.S. Leaders Hail New Iraqi Election Law AFPS 09 Nov 2009 -- President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and other senior U.S. government officials hailed yesterday’s Iraqi-parliament passage of a new election law that governs that country’s voting processes.
  • Iraq Electoral Official Says Vote Will Happen On Time VOA 09 Nov 2009 -- Election officials in Iraq say the next general election will take place January 21. The announcement one day after a last-minute deal on the nation's electoral law, means the vote will be held within the time limits set by the constitution. Holding the vote will clear the way for the scheduled withdrawal of the bulk of U.S. troops in Iraq next year.
  • Iraqi Parliament Passes Election Law, But Sidesteps Key Difficulty RFE/RL 09 Nov 2009 -- After weeks of argument, the Iraqi parliament has finally passed a new electoral law that will allow crucial national elections to go ahead early next year.
  • Iraqi Official Proposes January 21 Election Date VOA 09 Nov 2009 -- An Iraqi election official has proposed that the nation's parliamentary poll be held on January 21, five days later than previously scheduled.

  • Flu death toll in Ukraine rises to 155 RIA Novosti 09 Nov 2009 -- The death toll from a flu outbreak in Ukraine has risen to 155, the country's Health Ministry said.
  • Ukraine's Security Council to discuss flu epidemic situation RIA Novosti 09 Nov 2009 -- Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) will convene on Monday to discuss a flu epidemic that has killed at least 144 people in the country, a senior presidential official said.

  • Thousands Remember Fall of Berlin Wall VOA 09 Nov 2009 -- World leaders, dignitaries and thousands of visitors are in Berlin to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. It is a time to remember the past and celebrate the November day in 1989 that changed the future.
  • Berlin Marks 20th Anniversary of Wall's Fall VOA 09 Nov 2009 -- World leaders, dignitaries and thousands of visitors are in Berlin to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. It is a time to remember the past and celebrate the November day in 1989 that changed the future.
  • World Leaders Line Up To Mark Fall Of Berlin Wall RFE/RL 09 Nov 2009 -- World leaders past and present have joined thousands of Germans in Berlin today to celebrate one of the watershed events in the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe 20 years ago -- the fall of the Berlin Wall.

  • Hariri Names New Lebanese Government After Five Week Vacuum VOA 09 Nov 2009 -- Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri announced the formation of a new Lebanese government late Monday following weeks of bickering and a five month political vacuum since parliamentary elections. The breakthrough comes at a price, though, since Mr. Hariri has had to give the Hezbollah-led opposition key ministerial positions.
  • IMF Scandal Continues to Spark Protest In Senegal VOA 09 Nov 2009 -- At an opposition protest Friday in Dakar, thousands demanded the resignation of Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade, whose admission of having given money to a departing IMF official has sparked indignation and accusations of corruption.
  • Clinton Urges Europeans to Bring Down "Walls" of Terrorism, Oppression VOA 09 Nov 2009 -- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Sunday urged U.S. European allies to mobilize the same energy and values that won the Cold War to tackle contemporary problems, including terrorism and climate change. Clinton spoke at an event in the German capital on the eve of official observances of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
  • Asian Nations Welcome Obama, Renewed US Engagement VOA 09 Nov 2009 -- President Barak Obama is to take his first official trip to Asia this month with stops in Japan, Singapore, China and South Korea.



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