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• Kandahar Governor Appeals for More Troops VOA 14 Mar 2010 -- The governor of Kandahar province in Afghanistan is appealing for troop reinforcements after a series of suicide attacks killed at least 35 people Saturday evening.
• Blasts rock southern Afghanistan, 35 killed RIA Novosti 14 Mar 2010 -- At least 35 people have been killed and 47 wounded when a series of explosions described by the Taliban as a message to NATO hit Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province, CNN has reported.
• Vulnerable Kandahar Reels After Blasts RFE/RL 14 Mar 2010 -- The beleaguered southern Afghan city of Kandahar is in mourning after a series of bombings that killed at least 30 and wounded 50 more.
• Pakistani Jets Attack Taliban Positions, Killing 17 VOA 14 Mar 2010 -- Pakistani officials say fighter jets pounded Taliban hideouts near the Afghan border Sunday, killing at least 17 suspected militants.
• Comfort Returns to U.S. Following Haiti Mission Navy NewsStand 14 Mar 2010 -- USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) navigated the Chesapeake Mar. 13 as high-ranking flag officers and family members at Naval Base Norfolk, Va. enthusiastically awaited the hospital ship's return from its mission in Haiti supporting Operation Unified Response.
• Visiting Haiti, Ban pledges that world will remain at its side UN News Centre 14 Mar 2010 -- Shelter remains the biggest and most urgent priority in Haiti, two months after it was struck by a catastrophic earthquake, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today as he visited the country for the second time since the disaster and stressed that the world has not forgotten its people's plight.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Rwanda president visits West Point Army News 14 Mar 2010 -- Among the many faces here to visit their cadets and tour the historic grounds was Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda and one of the most important leaders in the history of his country.
• Azerbaijan's Unsinkable General RFE/RL 14 Mar 2010 -- Colonel General Safar Abiyev is the longest serving defense minister in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), and one of the longest serving in the world.

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Other Conflicts

• Israel Seeks to Ease Settlement Dispute with US VOA 14 Mar 2010 -- Israel is trying to ease tensions with the United States amid a fresh controversy over Jewish settlement expansion.
• White House Advisor: Israel Undermining Mideast Peace VOA 14 Mar 2010 -- The Obama administration continues to blast Israel's announcement it will build new housing in disputed East Jerusalem. VOA reports from Washington on the uncharacteristically blunt language that continues to flow between the United States and Israel.
• Israel Arrests Senior Hamas Commander VOA 14 Mar 2010 -- The Israeli military says it has arrested a senior commander of the Palestinian faction Hamas after he spent more than a decade on the run.
• US Mideast Role Under Scrutiny in Congress VOA 14 Mar 2010 -- For decades, the United States has tried to act as a bridge between Israelis and Arabs. President Barack Obama, following in the footsteps of his predecessors, is looking for ways to end hostilities and bring about a long-elusive peace.
• Fake Report Of Russian Invasion Sparks Anger In Georgia RFE/RL 14 Mar 2010 -- Georgians reacted with fear and in some cases panic to a mock television report that sparked panic by claiming that invading Russian tanks had crossed the border heading for Tbilisi, and that Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili was dead.
• Georgian opposition to sue TV channel over fake invasion report RIA Novosti 14 Mar 2010 -- A leading Georgian opposition party said on Sunday it was preparing a lawsuit against a Georgian television channel over a fake news report about a supposed Russian invasion and murder of President Mikheil Saakashvili.
• Georgia Panics After Fake Report About Russian Invasion VOA 14 Mar 2010 -- The opposition in Georgia has condemned a fake television report about the invasion of the former Soviet Republic by forces from neighboring Russia. Georgia President Mikheil Saakhasvili has defended the report, following widespread panic caused by the broadcast.
• Sudan's Two Million Displaced Persons Return Home VOA 14 Mar 2010 -- The International Organization for Migration (IOM) says an estimated two million internally displaced people have returned to their places of origin in Southern Sudan since January 2005. That is when the governments in the north and south of the country signed a comprehensive peace agreement ending more than 20 years of civil war.

News Reports

• France FM: EU Considering Unilateral Sanctions on Iran VOA 14 Mar 2010 -- France's foreign minister says European states could impose unilateral sanctions on Iran if the United Nations fails to pass its own sanctions.
• Iraqi Poll Results Show Iraqi PM Leading in Oil-Rich Basra VOA 14 Mar 2010 -- Initial results from Iraq's March 7th parliamentary election put Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki's coalition in the lead in Baghdad and Shi'ite provinces to the south, as well as in oil-rich Basra Province.
• Russian Regional Vote Is Mid-Term Test For Medvedev RFE/RL 14 Mar 2010 -- Around 32 million of Russia's 110 million registered voters are eligible to vote in polls, which include elections for eight regional parliaments.
• Polls Close In Russia Amid Fraud Allegations RFE/RL 14 Mar 2010 -- Polls have closed in Russia's regional elections with the ruling United Russia and the opposition accusing each other of fraud.
• Al Qaeda says its fund raiser in Yemen killed RIA Novosti 14 Mar 2010 -- The Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) said one of its leaders who was responsible for collecting money to fund the group's military operations has been killed by Yemeni security forces, Xinhua has reported, quoting AQAP's media outlet.
• Violence Kills Three People Associated with US Consul in Mexico VOA 14 Mar 2010 -- The United States government says it is outraged by the killing of three people associated with the U.S. consulate in the drug-plagued Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez.
• Thai Demonstrators Demand New Elections, Give 24 Hour 'Ultimatum' VOA 14 Mar 2010 -- Tens of thousands of protesters are demonstrating in Thailand's capital, Bangkok, demanding the current government step down and call new elections. The protesters have set a one day deadline for their demands to be met.
• Military Leader Warns Guinea Soldiers About Sabotaging Transition VOA 14 Mar 2010 -- Guinea's military leader is warning soldiers not to sabotage the country's ongoing transition to civilian rule.
• Central African Republic Gov't Warns of Coup Attempt VOA 14 Mar 2010 -- The Central African Republic's government says it has foiled a plot to overthrow President Francois Bozize.