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• Gunmen target checkpoint, kill 4 policemen in Pakistan IRNA 08 May 2010 -- Suspected militants attacked a police checkpoint in Pakistan’s northwest and killed at least four policemen early Friday, police sources said.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Town Hall Meeting with Secretary Gates at Fort Riley, Kansas DoD 08 May 2010
• Gates Calls for Significant Cuts in Defense Overhead AFPS 08 May 2010 -- Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates used the occasion of the 65th Anniversary of the Victory in Europe to declare war on duplicative overhead, bloat and needless spending in the Defense Department.
• NATO Commander briefs Pakistan army chief of operation IRNA 08 May 2010 -- Gen. Stanley McChrystal, NATO’s Int'l Security Assistance Force commander, traveled to Pakistan Friday to provide an update on ISAF’s current operations in Afghanistan and to consult with Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani.
• Combined Beach Assault the Pinnacle of CARAT Brunei 2010 Navy NewsStand 08 May 2010 -- Approximately 140 U.S. Marines and Royal Brunei Landing Force infantrymen simultaneously landed on Binturan Beach in a combined live-fire air/land/sea landing, the pinnacle event of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Brunei 2010.
• HSV 2 Delivers Project Handclasp Aid to Haiti Navy NewsStand 08 May 2010 -- Swift delivered the supplies as part of the Navy's Project Handclasp program, designed to transport educational, humanitarian and goodwill material on a space-available basis aboard U.S. Navy ships for distribution to foreign nation recipients.
• Russia mulls construction of 'anti-piracy' ship RIA Novosti 08 May 2010 -- Russia could build at least one special-purpose ship to fight sea piracy in the next several years, the Pacific Fleet commander has said.
• Pakistan conducts tests of two ballistic missiles: army IRNA 08 May 2010 -- Pakistan Saturday conducted successful tests of two ballistic missiles, which can carry ‘conventional and nuclear warheads’, the army said.
• Pakistan test fires nuclear-capable missiles RIA Novosti 08 May 2010 -- Pakistan has successfully tested two ballistic missiles capable of carrying both conventional and nuclear warheads, Pakistan News.Net reported the military as saying on Saturday.
• U.S. to supply modern warplanes to Pakistan RIA Novosti 08 May 2010 -- The United States will supply Islamabad with modern warplanes by June to intensify the fight against militants in Pakistan's tribal regions, Press TV reported on Saturday.
• 3rd phase of Velayat 89 war game begins IRNA 08 May 2010 -- The third phase of the `Velayat 89’ war games started Saturday in the Persian Gulf, Sea of Oman and the northern Indian Ocean displaying the combat power of speed boat units of the Iranian Army.
• Iran in Stage 3 of large-scale naval drills RIA Novosti 08 May 2010 -- Iran has launched the third phase of a major naval exercise in the Strait of Hormuz and the Sea of Oman, Press TV reported on Saturday.
• S. Korean Projected Field Mobile Exercises KCNA 08 May 2010 -- A unit of the 17th division of the south Korean army is contemplating staging field mobile drills.

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Other Conflicts

• Palestinian Leaders Approve Peace Talks With Israel VOA 08 May 2010 -- The Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization has approved indirect peace talks with Israel, the first negotiations in 18 months.
• Sudan Envoys To Cooperate As Independence Referendum Nears VOA 08 May 2010 -- The various special envoys and mediators on Sudan have agreed to coordinate efforts to shore up the 2005 north-south Comprehensive Peace Agreement ahead of next January's independence referendum.
• Russia seeks partnership with 'constructive forces' in Georgia RIA Novosti 08 May 2010 -- Russia is determined to restore partnership with all constructive political forces in Georgia, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Saturday.

News Reports

• Mehman-Parast: Iran is not after buying time IRNA 08 May 2010 -- Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehman-Parast said on Saturday that Iran is not after buying time as it believes that this policy would backfire.
• Iran Welcomes Turkish Proposal for Nuclear Talks With EU VOA 08 May 2010 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki has welcomed a Turkish proposal for Iran to engage in talks with EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton about its nuclear program.
• Experts on Terrorism Say Time Square Suspect's Radicalization Gradual VOA 08 May 2010 -- U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder says Faisal Shahzad, the Pakistani-American man accused of attempting to bomb Times Square, is providing useful information to investigators, and authorities are pursuing new leads in the case. Holder said Thursday in Washington that although the car bomb failed to detonate, it provided a reminder that terrorists are still plotting to kill Americans.
• Former Moldovan President Accused Of Abuse Of Power RFE/RL 08 May 2010 -- A special committee set up by the Moldovan parliament has accused former President Vladimir Voronin of exceeding his constitutional powers by giving police direct orders, RFE/RL's Moldovan Service reports.