07 August 2010 Military News

4 Police Officers Killed in Baghdad Shootout VOA 07 Aug 2010 -- Iraqi officials say unidentified gunmen killed at least four police officers in an pre-dawn shootout in Baghdad.

Taliban Claims Responsibility for Killing 'Christian Missionaries' VOA 07 Aug 2010 -- The Taliban has claimed responsibility for killing ten people, including foreigners, after the bodies were found in dense forest in northern Afghanistan.
8 Westerners on Medical Team Killed in Afghanistan VOA 07 Aug 2010 -- An international Christian charity said that militants killed part of its 12-member medical team in a remote area of northern Afghanistan.
Forces rescue almost 100 from Afghan flooding Army News 07 Aug 2010 -- U.S. and Afghan forces struggled against the elements to rescue almost 100 Afghans trapped in the flooded river beds of Khost province Aug. 4.

Russia has issues with U.S. over non-proliferation regime RIA Novosti 07 Aug 2010 -- Russia is dissatisfied with the US’s fulfillment of its obligations in the sphere of the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
Russia 'Dissatisfied' With US Weapons Actions VOA 07 Aug 2010 -- Russia says it is dissatisfied with the United States' fulfillment of its obligations according to their arms-reduction treaty.

USS Georgia Returns from Maiden Deployment Navy NewsStand 07 Aug 2010 -- The fourth of the 4 guided-missile submarines returns home from its maiden operational deployment as a newly converted SSGN.
Marking 20 Years Since Operation Desert Shield AFPS 07 Aug 2010 -- When Iraqi forces began pouring over the border into neighboring Kuwait, most Americans would have had a hard time finding the country on a map.

Wildfire threatens Russian anti-missile alert center RIA Novosti 07 Aug 2010 -- Wildfire is threatening to engulf the military command of the Russian anti-missile alert center in the Moscow region.

KCNA and S. Korea's Exercises KCNA 07 Aug 2010 -- The anti-submarine exercises being staged by South Korean forces in the West Sea of Korea are acts of aggression aimed to provoke a war.
S. Korea Accused of Its Dependence on Foreign Forces KCNA 07 Aug 2010 -- The south Korean conservative authorities' policy of dependence on foreign forces is the root cause of bringing disaster to this land.

Ban announces Israeli, Turkish members of inquiry panel into flotilla incident UN News Centre 07 Aug 2010 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced the Israeli and Turkish members of the Panel of Inquiry on incident involving Gaza flotilla.
Aid Ship Arrives Back in Turkish Port VOA 07 Aug 2010 -- A Turkish ship raided by Israeli forces as it tried to break the naval blockade of Gaza is back in Turkey, but could be headed back to the Palestinian territory.
Gaza's Lone Power Plant Shuts Down VOA 07 Aug 2010 -- Palestinian authorities in Gaza have shut down the territory's only power plant after running out of fuel in the middle of a heatwave.

Tensions in Darfur camp top UN-AU envoy's talks with Sudanese officials UN News Centre 07 Aug 2010 -- Escalating tensions in a camp for internally displaced persons in Darfur were the focus of talks between UN-AU mission and senior Sudanese officials.

Saakashvili calls for fight to the end to 'liberate' Georgia RIA Novosti 07 Aug 2010 -- Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has urged Georgians to fulfill their “historic mission” to “liberate” the country.
Russia's recognition of S.Ossetia was end of unipolar world - Kokoity RIA Novosti 07 Aug 2010 -- South Ossetian leader Kokoity: Russia’s recognition of South Ossetia on August 26, 2008 could go down in history as the moment the world ceased to be unipolar.

Serbian Ex-Foreign Minister Calls For Expunging Kosovo From Constitution RFE/RL 07 Aug 2010 -- Former Serbian FM Draskovic has said Serbia has no sovereignty over Kosovo and should change its constitution.

Strong Joint Actions for Peace Called for KCNA 07 Aug 2010 -- The desire of mankind for peace will certainly come true thanks to the bold actions of the peace-loving forces of the world.

Fidel Castro Appears in Cuban Parliament for First Time in Years VOA 07 Aug 2010 -- Former Cuban president Fidel Castro has appeared at a special session of parliament for the first time since 2006.

UN scaling up relief operations as floods spread to southern Pakistan UN News Centre 07 Aug 2010 -- With floods moving towards the country's south, United Nations officials are calling for relief ops to be ramped up.
Pakistan Prime Minister: Flood Losses 'Colossal' RFE/RL 07 Aug 2010 -- PM Gilani says the loss of human life and infrastructure due to the flooding in Pakistan is "colossal," and he has appealed for international aid.
Pakistani PM launches world support appeal IRNA 07 Aug 2010 -- Pakistani PM Gilani has launched an international appeal for support to help alleviate sufferings of the flood affected people in Pakistan.
Floods affect over 4 million in Pakistan's northwest: minister IRNA 07 Aug 2010 -- The monsoon rains coupled with flash floods have affected nearly 4.2 million people and 847 people confirmed dead in northwestern Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.

500 feared Killed in Ladakh flash floods IRNA 07 Aug 2010 -- More than five hundred people are feared to have died in flash floods triggered by massive cloudbursts that devastated Ladakh.

Bomb Kills 2, Wounds 8 in Burma Border Town VOA 07 Aug 2010 -- An official in Yangon, Burma says an overnight bomb explosion in a Burmese town near the Thai border left 2 people dead and at least 8 wounded.

Elena Kagan Sworn in as US Supreme Court Justice VOA 07 Aug 2010 -- For the first time in history, three women now serve together on the U.S. Supreme Court.

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