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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 15 Jan 2010 [PDF]
• Airpower Summary: January 12 AFNS 15 Jan 2010
• Airpower Summary: January 13 AFNS 15 Jan 2010
• Airpower Summary: January 14 AFNS 15 Jan 2010
• Iraqi, U.S. Forces Capture 16 Suspects AFPS 15 Jan 2010 -- Iraqi forces working with U.S. advisors detained 16 terrorism suspects in recent days, military officials reported.
• Redistribution team facilitates drawdown order AFNS 15 Jan 2010 -- In less than a year, the United States military is scheduled to execute the responsible drawdown of nearly 150,000 troops from Iraq. The troop exodus requires the consignment of cargo, vehicles, supplies and other war fighting equipment used in deployed locations.
• Personal security Soldiers learn new routes, areas Army News 15 Jan 2010 -- The 36th Sustainment Brigade personal security detachment left Contingency Operating Location Adder, Iraq, Jan. 1, to conduct a ride-along with the 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team out of Tigard, Ore., to learn the route between Victory Base Complex, Iraq, and Al Asad Air Base, Iraq.
• 926th Preventive Medicine prepares for deployment Army News 15 Jan 2010 -- The size of the 926th Preventive Medicine Detachment stands in stark contrast to the magnitude of its mission.
• U.S.-Russian Accord On Transit Of Military Cargo Fails To Get Off The Ground RFE/RL 15 Jan 2010 -- When Presidents Dmitry Medvedev and Barack Obama met in Moscow last July, their primary aim was to push negotiations on a replacement for the expiring START nuclear-arms treaty.
• Roadside Bomb Kills 5 in Afghanistan VOA 15 Jan 2010 -- A roadside bomb has killed five people in southern Afghanistan, including four children. The other victim was a woman.
• Taliban Leader Reportedly Escapes Deadly Missile Strike RFE/RL 15 Jan 2010 -- BPakistani officials and militants say the leader of the Pakistani Taliban was apparently targeted in a U.S. missile strike on a meeting of militant commanders close to the Afghan border, but he escaped unhurt.
• Reconstruction Team Joins Clearing Operation AFPS 15 Jan 2010 -- More than 100 members from the provincial reconstruction team and coalition forces participated in a clearing operation with Afghan soldiers in the Gelan district here Jan. 6 and 7.
• PREDATOR CRASHES IN SOUTHERN AFGHANISTAN AFNS 15 Jan 2010 -- An Air Force MQ-1 Predator Remotely Piloted Aircraft crashed in southern Afghanistan at approximately 1:00 a.m. Kabul time January 15, 2010.
• Japan terminates its anti-terrorism mission in Indian Ocean RIA Novosti 15 Jan 2010 -- Japan ended on Friday its naval anti-terrorism mission in the Indian Ocean aimed at supporting the U.S.-led Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.
• Surrenders, Drug Finds Highlight Afghanistan Activity AFPS 15 Jan 2010 -- The voluntary surrender of nine insurgents and two significant drug finds highlight recent activity in Afghanistan, military officials reported.
• 2 killed, 6 injured in militant attack in north Kashmir town IRNA 15 Jan 2010 -- A policeman was among two persons killed and six others were injured when militants attacked Sopore police station in Baramulla district with grenades and gunfire twice within an hour Friday.
• Pakistan Parliamentary Committee for cessation of US drone attack IRNA 15 Jan 2010 -- A top Pakistani parliamentary committee Thursday called for cessation of US drone attacks in the country’s territory.
• Pakistan: US War Against Militants Hurting Economy VOA 15 Jan 2010 -- Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has told a visiting American envoy the U.S. war against militancy in the region has almost "paralyzed" Pakistan's economy.
• Remarks by the President on the Situation in Haiti The White House 15 Jan 2010
• Transcript: SOUTHCOM Briefing on Haiti Relief Operations Navy NewsStand 15 Jan 2010 -- TRANSCRIPT: SOUTHCOM Briefing on Haiti Relief Operations
• Aircrews deliver relief supplies to Haiti AFNS 15 Jan 2010 -- Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst officials launched the first of several C-17 Globemaster IIIs mid-afternoon Jan. 14 in support of relief operations following a massive earthquake in Haiti.
• Pennsylvania Guard to Broadcast to Haitians AFPS 15 Jan 2010 -- The Pennsylvania National Guard is sending a uniquely equipped plane to Haiti to provide radio and television broadcasts to keep the people of the earthquake-stricken nation informed as rescue and humanitarian missions continue.
• Oceana, Little Creek, Dam Neck Bring More Assets in Haiti Rescue Effort Navy NewsStand 15 Jan 2010 -- The Mid-Atlantic fire fighting team was activated as part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Virginia Task Force 2, urban search and rescue, to deploy to Haiti Jan. 14.
• Seabees Deploy Two Units to Haiti Navy NewsStand 15 Jan 2010 -- Eighty Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 7 are deploying from Gulfport, Miss., and 14 Seabee divers from Underwater Construction Team (UCT) 1 will deploy from Virginia Beach, Va.
• Normandy Deploys to Support Humanitarian Operation in Haiti Navy NewsStand 15 Jan 2010 -- The Norfolk-based guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) left Norfolk Naval Station Jan. 13 in support of relief response for Haiti, after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck the nation.
• Bataan Amphibious Relief Force Departs, Sails Toward Haiti Navy NewsStand 15 Jan 2010 -- More than 1,700 Sailors and Marines aboard ships from the Bataan Amphibious Relief Force departed Hampton Roads area Naval bases Jan. 14 en route to Haiti to assist with relief efforts following the tragic earthquake that struck the island nation Jan. 12.
• Haiti Earthquake Displaces 300,000 VOA 15 Jan 2010 -- In its first estimate, the United Nations reports about 10 percent of the housing in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince has been destroyed, leaving some 300,000 people homeless. The UN says a full assessment of the damages inflicted by the powerful earthquake will take several days to complete.
• Quake-Striken Haitians Grow Desperate for Food, Supplies VOA 15 Jan 2010 -- Haitians are growing increasingly desperate waiting for food, water and medicine after a devastating earthquake left the capital in ruins and killed up to an estimated 50,000 people.
• France Calls for Cancellation of Haiti's Debt VOA 15 Jan 2010 -- France has asked the Paris Club of creditor nations to speed up the process of canceling Haiti's debt.
• Aristide Wants to Return to Assist in Haiti Recovery VOA 15 Jan 2010 -- Controversial former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide says he would like to return home to assist in rebuilding Haiti in the wake of this week's earthquake. The former Haitian leader lives in forced exile in South Africa.
• Obama Pledges Continued Commitment to Haiti AFPS 15 Jan 2010 -- President Barack Obama today pledged America’s continued commitment to the government and people of Haiti in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake and in recovery efforts.
• Air Force Evaluates Damaged Haitian Airports AFPS 15 Jan 2010 -- The Air Force is working with U.S. Southern Command and the Haitian government to determine what’s needed to bring damaged airports up to par to accept more humanitarian relief supplies, officials said today.
• Haiti Relief Effort Spans Agencies AFPS 15 Jan 2010 -- The Defense Department, other U.S. agencies, and international partners are teaming up today in a major humanitarian relief operation for the people of Haiti, officials said here today.
• Ohio Guard Pilot Describes Scene in Haiti AFPS 15 Jan 2010 -- An Ohio Air National Guard C-130 pilot who flew into the Haiti airport the day after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck said he was surprised by the condition of the runway and how quickly it had been improved.
• USNS Comfort Readies to Leave for Haiti AFPS 15 Jan 2010 -- Early last spring, Navy Capt. James Ware was preparing his crew aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort for a humanitarian assistance mission in Haiti, the first stop during a four-month swing through the region.
• Mullen Cites Initial Assessments in Haiti AFPS 15 Jan 2010 -- As U.S. military forces work to provide initial relief to Haiti in the wake of a massive Jan. 12 earthquake there, it’s difficult to say how long that support will last, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said today.
• West Virginia Air Guard Operates Staging Area AFPS 15 Jan 2010 -- Airmen with the West Virginia Air National Guard's 167th Airlift Wing are working around the clock here in an effort to get critical life-saving supplies to Haiti's earthquake victims.
• AMC aircraft deliver emergency responders, vital cargo to Haiti AFNS 15 Jan 2010 -- Air Mobility Command aircraft and personnel are actively involved in relief operations in Haiti following a 7.0-magnitude earthquake that devastated the Caribbean nation Jan. 12.
• Tyndall Airmen deploy to support Haitian relief efforts AFNS 15 Jan 2010 -- Liaison officers with the Joint Personnel Recovery Center and the 601st Air and Space Operations Center here deployed from here Jan. 14 to assist with humanitarian aid efforts following a 7.0 magnitude earthquake that devastated Haiti Jan. 12.
• Davis-Monthan Airmen support Haiti AFNS 15 Jan 2010 -- Members of the 79th Rescue Squadron based at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base participated in a Haitian relief mission during the evening of Jan. 13 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
• Airmen deliver urban search, rescue team to Haiti AFNS 15 Jan 2010 -- Airmen aboard a C-17 Globemaster III from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., arrived in Haiti Jan. 14 with urban search and rescue teams for humanitarian relief efforts following the 7.0 earthquake that ravaged the island nation.
• JB McGuire Airmen provide earthquake relief AFNS 15 Jan 2010 -- Airmen from the Air Mobility Command's 621st Contingency Response Wing here will deploy Airmen to Haiti Jan. 14 in the wake of the country's 7.0-magnitude earthquake.
• Gates, Mullen Cite Aid Streaming into Haiti AFPS 15 Jan 2010 -- All Defense Department resources in the Western Hemisphere are available for assisting Haiti, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said today.
• Stricken Haitians Need Basic Supplies, General Says AFPS 15 Jan 2010 -- A massive U.S.-international relief effort is under way to help Haitians stricken by a Jan. 12 earthquake that damaged much of the country’s capital of Port-Au-Prince.
• USS Carl Vinson Arrives in Haiti AFPS 15 Jan 2010 -- The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson arrived off the coast of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, today to begin humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations.
• Marines Embark on Haiti Response Mission AFPS 15 Jan 2010 -- About 2,000 North Carolina-based Marines are making final preparations today to embark to earthquake-ravaged Haiti tomorrow morning to provide disaster-relief efforts.
• ESC group aids Haitian response efforts with critical imagery AFNS 15 Jan 2010 -- The 950th Electronic System Group's Eagle Vision imagery collection team here sprang into action within hours of the 7.0 earthquake that shook Haiti to its core Jan. 13.
• India gives $ 1 Million to Haiti IRNA 15 Jan 2010 -- India gave one million dollars to Haiti for immediate and emergency relief purposes.
• Frustration Grows In Haiti Over Delays In Delivering Earthquake Aid RFE/RL 15 Jan 2010 -- Thousands of Haitians spent a third night without shelter or in makeshift camps in Haiti's ruined capital, after the Caribbean country was hit by its worst earthquake in 200 years.
• UN launches $560 million aid appeal for quake-hit Haiti RIA Novosti 15 Jan 2010 -- The UN is asking for $560 million from the global community to help Haiti's quake victims, the organization's humanitarian chief said on Friday.
• Russian rescuers arrive in Haiti to join quake-relief effort RIA Novosti 15 Jan 2010 -- The first two Russian Il-76 transport planes have landed in the Dominican Republic delivering rescue workers, supplies and heavy equipment to help the earthquake-stricken Haiti.
• Haiti: UN relief effort picks up pace after deadly quake UN News Centre 15 Jan 2010 -- The United Nations is scaling up its assistance to victims of Haiti’s catastrophic earthquake, as the acting top envoy to the impoverished Caribbean nation has taken up his duties on the ground and has started the task of coordinating the relief effort.
• Secretary-General to travel to Haiti to show solidarity with quake victims UN News Centre 15 Jan 2010 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today that he will soon travel to Haiti, which was devastated by a massive earthquake earlier this week, to show solidarity with the people of the impoverished Caribbean nation, as the United Nations continues to rush aid to the victims.
• UN: Time Running Out for Quake Victims in Haiti VOA 15 Jan 2010 -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says time is running out to rescue people trapped by this week's devastating earthquake in Haiti. The Red Cross estimates 45,000 to 50,000 people have died in the rubble and those who survived are in desperate need of food, water and medical care.
• Global Hawk collects reconnaissance data during Haiti relief efforts AFNS 15 Jan 2010 -- A Q-4 Global Hawk is providing imagery to determine the extent of damage to earthquake-stricken Haiti and usability of its infrastructure, an Air Force official said during a Department of Defense Bloggers Roundtable Jan. 15.
• Air Force intelligence agency officials support Haitian relief efforts AFNS 15 Jan 2010 -- High-altitude damage assessment imagery as well as linguistic support are being provided for disaster relief and recovery efforts in Haiti by members of the Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency headquartered here.
• 'Global Hawk' Photographs Damage to Help Relief Effort AFPS 15 Jan 2010 -- A high-tech, unmanned Air Force aircraft is flying over Haiti to collect imagery of vital infrastructure in the wake of the Jan. 12 earthquake that struck the island.
• KFOR Soldiers train to provide quick and decisive action anywhere in Kosovo Army News 15 Jan 2010 -- Soldiers from Multi-National Task Force - East's (MNTF-E) Quick Reaction Force tested their skills in a day of exercises near Biti e Poshteme/ Donja Bitina and Crep/ Crepana, Kosovo, Jan. 13.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Transcript: DOD News Briefing with Secretary Gates and Adm. Mullen from the Pentagon DoD 15 Jan 2010 -- Presenter: Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm. Michael Mullen
• Transcript: DOD Briefing with former Army Secretary West and Adm. Clark (Ret.) from the Pentagon DoD 15 Jan 2010 -- Presenter: Former Secretary of the U.S. Army Togo West and Former Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Vernon Clark (Ret.)
• Prompt Fort Hood Response Saved Lives, Clark Says AFPS 15 Jan 2010 -- Two minutes and 40 seconds after a 911 call detailing a shooting at the Soldier Readiness Center at Fort Hood, Texas, initial responders arrived on the scene, marking the first in a series of prompt reactions that spared additional casualties, an official who reviewed the events for the Defense Department said today.
• USS Boise Awarded Meritorious Unit Commendation Navy NewsStand 15 Jan 2010 -- The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Boise (SSN 764) was presented the Meritorious Unit Commendation for the boat's continued operational success.
• NAVSEA Discusses Sustaining & Building the Fleet at SNA Symposium Navy NewsStand 15 Jan 2010 -- Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) leadership participated in a panel discussion at Surface Navy Association's (SNA) 22nd National Symposium Jan. 12-14. In addition to the panel, senior leadership addressed questions from attendees at the command's exhibit booth.
• DoD News: Army Releases December Suicide Data DoD 15 Jan 2010 -- The Army released suicide data today for the month of December.
• DoD News: Army Announces Force Structure Actions DoD 15 Jan 2010 -- The Department of the Army announced today six planned unit inactivations and 15 realignments over the next two years at Fort Bragg, N.C., which will result in a net decrease of 275 military authorizations.
• Report Finds Shortfalls in Countering Internal Threats AFPS 15 Jan 2010 -- The shooting spree allegedly perpetrated by a self-radicalized soldier of Muslim faith has revealed shortcomings in the Defense Department’s ability to counter dangerous outside influences on the military, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said today.
• Return of Yuma's VMA-513 Nightmares wake air station USMC News 15 Jan 2010 -- Approximately 90 Marines from Marine Attack Squadron 513 and Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 13 returned to the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., from Japan Jan. 12, 2010, after a six-month deployment with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit.
• Space team achieves key ground-segment milestones AFNS 15 Jan 2010 -- A joint Air Force and Lockheed Martin team developing the Space-Based Infrared System program, known as SBIRS, has achieved two key milestones: a testing milestone demonstrating the ground system is on track to support launch of the first SBIRS geosynchronous GEO-1 satellite in the constellation; and a maturity milestone moving the ground system into the next level of integration.
• Hawks return from Japan USMC News 15 Jan 2010 -- After six months of deployment, approximately 190 Marines and two corpsman with Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 533, also known as the Hawks, returned to the Air Station, Tuesday from Iwakuni, Japan.
• CSA: 2011 budget should enable transformation completion Army News 15 Jan 2010 -- The Army's six-year reorganization should be complete by the end of next fiscal year with the planned 2011 budget, said Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr.
• First woman becomes Army provost marshal general Army News 15 Jan 2010 -- Brig. Gen. Colleen L. McGuire assumed responsibility as the first woman provost marshal general of the Army and also took command of the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command in a ceremony Thursday at Fort Belvoir.
• Fort Bragg hospital plans for increased population in 2013 Army News 15 Jan 2010 -- Womack Army Medical Center began planning for expected increase in beneficiary population with the announcement of the 2005 Defense Base Realignment and Closure recommendations.
• Fort Bragg Warrior Transition Battalion continues to move forward Army News 15 Jan 2010 -- The Warrior Transition Battalion is doing some transitioning of its own. In the past few months, the unit has firmly established a Family readiness group; implemented the development of a comprehensive transition plan for every Soldier; began preparations for standing up an additional company, as well as a headquarters and headquarters company; began preparations for moving their companies into new office space; and started focusing even more on getting Soldiers preparing to transition out of the Army into college classes and internships.
• WAMC Emergency Department at Fort Bragg adds 7 beds Army News 15 Jan 2010 -- The staff of the Emergency Department at Womack Army Medical Center held a grand-opening ceremony Dec. 18, which marked the addition of seven acute care beds.
• US, China at Odds Over Taiwan Arms Deal VOA 15 Jan 2010 -- China is warning the United States that the recently announced sale of air defense missiles to Taiwan could damage trust between Washington and Beijing, and that further protests might follow. China has called on the United States to end all arms sales to the island, but the missile deal is one of several advanced weapons systems that are likely to be approved by the U.S. Congress in the coming months.
• Russian Navy to receive new carrier-based fighters RIA Novosti 15 Jan 2010 -- Russia's Navy will take delivery of the first MiG-29K (Fulcrum-D) fighters later this year, a Navy official said on Friday.
• Russian Defense Ministry continues search for Su-27 wreckage RIA Novosti 15 Jan 2010 -- The Russian Defense Ministry is still searching for the wreckage of the Russian Air Force Su-27 Flanker fighter jet, refuting earlier statements the plane was found, a spokesman for the Russian Defense Ministry said.
• Russia set to restore radar shield on western borders in 2010 RIA Novosti 15 Jan 2010 -- Russia will restore the complete radar coverage of its western borders when a new radar facility in the southern town of Armavir becomes fully operational by mid-2010, the Space Forces commander said.
• Wreckage of Su-27 fighter found in Russia's Far East RIA Novosti 15 Jan 2010 -- Rescue teams discovered on Friday the crash site of a Su-27 Flanker fighter jet which had been missing in the Khabarovsk Territory since Thursday, a spokesman for the Russian Defense Ministry said.
• Briefing by White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, 1/15/10 The White House 15 Jan 2010
• U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 15 Jan 2010

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for January 15, 2010
• Lockheed Martin Inducts Second C-5 Galaxy For RERP Modernization Program Lockheed Martin 15 Jan 2010 -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] recently inducted its second C-5 Galaxy strategic transport into the Reliability Enhancement and Re-engining Program (RERP) production line at its Marietta, Ga., facility. The RERP modifications consist of more than 70 improvements and upgrades to the C-5 airframe and aircraft systems, and include the installation of new higher-thrust, more reliable turbofan engines.
• Northrop Grumman UK Wins Contract for Brunei Joint Operations Centre C4ISR System Northrop Grumman 15 Jan 2010 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded the contract by the Ministry of Defence of Brunei Darussalam to provide a Joint Operations Centre command and control capability for the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF).

Other Conflicts

• Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 15 Jan 2010
• DRC-CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: Refugees not ready to return IRIN 15 Jan 2010 -- Assurances from authorities in Kinshasa that peace had been restored to their home areas in northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo carry little weight with thousands of refugees across the Ubangi River in the Central African Republic (CAR): they are in no hurry to return home.
• PHILIPPINES: New database to highlight IDP needs IRIN 15 Jan 2010 -- The government of the Philippines has a new tool to better address the humanitarian needs of thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in conflict-affected Mindanao.
• NIGERIA: Thousands still homeless in Delta IRIN 15 Jan 2010 -- Some 8,000 Delta State residents remain homeless eight months after government forces stormed militants with the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND).
• Russia Says Islamic Militants Trained In Georgia RFE/RL 15 Jan 2010 -- Russia says Islamist rebels are being trained in neighboring Georgia to launch attacks in Chechnya and other nearby regions.
• UN agency begins registering over 100,000 people fleeing DR Congo clashes UN News Centre 15 Jan 2010 -- The United Nations refugee agency today began registering over 100,000 refugees who fled ethnic conflict in the Equateur province in north-west Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since November last year.
• Despite fragility of Nepal’s peace process, UN envoy voices cautious optimism UN News Centre 15 Jan 2010 -- Although Nepal’s four-year-old peace process that ended a 10-year war between the Government and Maoists remains fragile and concerns that it could derail are real, the recent urgency shown by the parties in focusing on peace-related issues gives some grounds for hope, the top United Nations official there said today.
• Ban calls on Serbia, Kosovo to focus on regional cooperation, not status issues UN News Centre 15 Jan 2010 -- United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on Serbia and Kosovo, which unilaterally declared its independence two years ago, to find ways to put aside status considerations in the interest of pursuing regional cooperation.

News Reports

• Analysts Say U.S. Intelligence System Overloaded, Out Of Date RFE/RL 15 Jan 2010 -- The attempted Christmas Day terror attack on a U.S. airliner has provoked much soul searching in Washington and talk of the need to reexamine U.S. intelligence-gathering operations.
• H1N1 Reality Far Lower than Expectations, says British Medical Journal VOA 15 Jan 2010 -- The British Medical Journal is taking a hard look at H1N1, examining why the flu strain did not become the huge epidemic that many feared it would.
• US Government to Send Formal Complaint to China Regarding Cyber Attacks VOA 15 Jan 2010 -- The United States says it will lodge a formal complaint with Chinese officials next week to express concern about cyber attacks on Google's e-mail service in China.
• Iran Diplomat Who Quit Over Crackdown Hints At More Resignations RFE/RL 15 Jan 2010 -- Mohammed Reza Heydari (aka Heidari) resigned his post as consul at the Iranian Embassy in Norway earlier this month to protest Tehran's crackdown on pro-reform demonstrators and to show his solidarity with the goals of the opposition Green Movement. In an interview with RFE/RL Radio Farda's Sharham Mirian, Heidari says he expects other Iranian diplomats to follow his example.
• Iran Police Chief Warns Opposition Against SMS, Email Communication RFE/RL 15 Jan 2010 -- Iran's police chief has warned opposition supporters against using SMS text messages and e-mails to organize antigovernment rallies.
• Iran police chief warns protesters emails, text messages monitored RIA Novosti 15 Jan 2010 -- The head of Iran's police warned protesters on Friday that all emails and text messages in the Islamic republic are monitored, the ILNA news agency reported.
• U.S. to keep door open for talks with Iran - senior official RIA Novosti 15 Jan 2010 -- The United States will continue talking to Iran, but wants Moscow's cooperation in sending Tehran a signal that defiance of international demands will not go unpunished, a senior U.S. envoy has said.
• Ahmadinejad hails Iran's nuclear progress RIA Novosti 15 Jan 2010 -- Iran's nuclear achievements will force its enemies to capitulate, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Friday.
• Guinea's Military Leader Agrees to Transitional Government VOA 15 Jan 2010 -- Guinea's military leader has agreed to a transitional government leading to elections within six months.
• Guinea's Military Leader Agrees to Leave of Absence VOA 15 Jan 2010 -- Guinea's wounded military leader, Captain Moussa Dadis Camara, has agreed to remain out of power as he recovers from an assassination attempt, leaving the interim head of the junta in charge of the country.
• GUINEA: Timeline IRIN 15 Jan 2010 -- Tensions were high in the Guinea capital Conakry on 15 January as people awaited the next move of injured junta leader Moussa Dadis Camara, who is in Burkina Faso after an assassination attempt and weeks in a Morocco hospital.
• Tymoshenko Defends Achievements, Warns Of Election Fraud RFE/RL 15 Jan 2010 -- The country's prime minister, Yulia Tymoshenko, has stepped up attacks on rival Viktor Yanukovych, accusing him of planning a campaign of widespread fraud to secure the top spot.
• Israeli Diplomats Targeted in Failed Attack in Jordan VOA 15 Jan 2010 -- Israeli and Jordanian authorities are investigating a failed attack in Jordan that targeted Israeli diplomats.
• U.S. Issues Sharp Criticism Of Armenian By-Election RFE/RL 15 Jan 2010 -- The U.S. Embassy in Yerevan has criticized a by-election for an Armenian parliament seat and urged authorities to prosecute those responsible for numerous "irregularities" that were witnessed by U.S. and local observers, RFE/RL's Armenian Service reports.