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• EMF-K IAs Relieve Detachment Navy NewsStand 29 Aug 2010 -- Expeditionary Medical Force-Kuwait, Det Kilo doctors, dentists, nurses, hospital corpsmen and support personnel assumed duties.
• Afghanistan decries reports on CIA payments to top officials RIA Novosti 29 Aug 2010 -- Afghanistan's presidential office casted back issues by the New York Times and the Washington Post, saying the Central Intelligence Agency, CIA, pays officials in Afghan President Hamid Karzai's administration.
• Afghan prosecutor says forced into retirement RIA Novosti 29 Aug 2010 -- Afghan Deputy Prosecutor General Fazel Ahmad Faqiryar engaged in fighting corruption in top echelons of power, resigned in accordance with a decree by Afghan President Hamid Karzai, a source close to the Afghan Prosecutor's Office said.
• Four ISAF servicemen injured in Taliban attack on U.S. bases in Afghanistan RIA Novosti 29 Aug 2010 -- Four International Security Assistance Force servicemen have been injured in Saturday's attack by Taliban fighters on two U.S. military bases in eastern Afghanistan, the ISAF press service has said.
• AFGHANISTAN: Education aid - an apparent success story in Faryab Province IRIN 29 Aug 2010 -- Education in Faryab Province, northern Afghanistan, has never been as good as it is now thanks to the dozens of new schools built by Norway.
• 5 Kidnapped Afghan Campaign Workers Found Dead VOA 29 Aug 2010 -- Afghan officials say they have found the bodies of five kidnapped campaign workers for a female parliamentary candidate.
• 26th MEU ready to set sail with Kearsarge ARG USMC News 29 Aug 2010 -- After assisting in Pakistan, the MEU will continue its regularly scheduled deployment.

Defense Policy / Programs

• New London Sub Base Dedicates Headquarters Navy NewsStand 29 Aug 2010 -- Renovated headquarters building at Naval Submarine Base New London was dedicated to a World War II Medal of Honor awardee.
• China to stage 4-day naval drill in September RIA Novosti 29 Aug 2010 -- Chinese Naval Fleet will hold live-ammunition naval exercise in the Yellow Sea in the beginning of September, the Chinese Defense Ministry announced on Sunday in a statement.
• Production line of long-range shells launched by defense minister IRNA 29 Aug 2010 -- Production line of long-range 130-mm shells was inaugurated here on Sunday by the defense minister.
• Holding Fast to WPK's Line of Economic Construction Called for KCNA 29 Aug 2010 -- To preferentially develop national defence industry while simultaneously developing light industry and agriculture is the Workers' Party of Korea's line of economic construction.

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• Death List of Koreans Drafted to Japan Opened to Public KCNA 29 Aug 2010 -- The death list of Koreans who were forcibly drafted by the Japanese imperialists in the past was opened to the public.
• Korean Peninsula Marks 100th Anniversary of Annexation by Japan VOA 29 Aug 2010 -- The annexation completed a years-long process by the Japanese effectively making the Korean peninsula a colony. In Seoul people still harbor strong resentment about their one-time colonial masters a century after the event.
• Twelve Suspected Rebels Reported Killed In Chechnya RFE/RL 29 Aug 2010 -- A dozen suspected militants and two law-enforcement agency employees have been killed in a shoot-out in Chechnya.
• Kadyrov's native village attackers eliminated RIA Novosti 29 Aug 2010 -- Militants, who attempted to attack Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov's native village of Tsentoroi, are eliminated.
• Five civilians killed in attack on Kadyrov's home village RIA Novosti 29 Aug 2010 -- Five civilians were killed in time of attack which occurred early on Sunday when militants tried to attack Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov's home village of Tsentoroi, a source from the Chechen force structures said.
• 19 Dead in Chechen Shootout VOA 29 Aug 2010 -- Russian authorities say 19 people have been killed in a shootout between Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov's bodyguards and suspected insurgents.
• Kenya Defends Bashir Visit as Necessary for Regional Peace VOA 29 Aug 2010 -- Kenya has rejected international criticism over the inclusion of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir in Friday's Promulgation Day festivities. The east African nation has defended its actions as necessary for regional stability and national security.

News Reports

• U.S. Marks Fifth Anniversary Of Hurricane Katrina RFE/RL 29 Aug 2010 -- The United States is marking the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, which devastated New Orleans on the Gulf Coast, killing more than 1,800 people and leaving more than 1 million people homeless.
• Obama in New Orleans to Mark 5th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina VOA 29 Aug 2010 -- U.S. President Barack Obama has arrived in New Orleans, Louisiana, to mark the 5th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, a powerful storm that flooded much of the city and devastated the region.
• Pakistan refuses to accept directly India aid for flood victims IRNA 29 Aug 2010 -- Pakistan has refused to accept directly the Indian aid of five million dollars for its desperate flood victims and instead suggested that it be routed through the UN.
• Rodong Sinmun on Friendship between DPRK and Cuba KCNA 29 Aug 2010 -- Rodong Sinmun dedicates a signed article to the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the DPRK and Cuba.
• YEMEN: Gun culture takes its toll on boys IRIN 29 Aug 2010 -- Many Yemeni children who accidentally killed their loved ones while playing with guns kept at home, flee immediately after the incident fearing punishment from their fathers. They become separated from their families and drop out of school.
• Thai PM may say decisive word in Bout's case - paper RIA Novosti 29 Aug 2010 -- Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Wechachiwa and the cabinet of ministers have a right to take decisive decision over the case against alleged Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, the Bangkok-based Thai-language Daily News paper reported on late Saturday.
• Analysts See Burma Military 'Juggernaut' Heading to Elections in November VOA 29 Aug 2010 -- Analysts say Burma's recent military reorganization and political moves are aimed at ensuring the country's armed forces retain power after November 7 elections. Analysts say Burma's military is fashioning its power base along similar lines to Indonesia under former President Suharto in the 1960s.
• Power Hungry: Iraqis Ask 'Where Is The Electricity?' RFE/RL 29 Aug 2010 -- As U.S. combat troops leave Iraq this month, one of the problems left behind is a shortage of electricity for ordinary Iraqis.
• Commentary: Russia's 'Federation' Myth RFE/RL 28 Aug 2010 -- Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov announced recently that there should be only one "president" in Russia and therefore he was renouncing his own claim to that title. Other leaders of North Caucasus republics then announced their intention of following Kadyrov's example. North Ossetia, though, was ahead of the curve -- about two years ago, the forward-looking republic already turned its president into a "head of the republic."