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• Bombs Kill 3 Foreign Troops in Afghanistan VOA 25 Sep 2010 -- The NATO-led force in Afghanistan says three of its soldiers have been killed in bomb attacks.
• Afghan troops boycotting joint operations with NATO soldiers IRNA 25 Sep 2010 -- Afghan soldiers are reportedly boycotting joint military operations with US and German troops, according to the weekly news magazine Der Spiegel.
• Russia, NATO should step up ties to tackle Afghan drug threat - Lavrov RIA Novosti 25 Sep 2010 -- Moscow is ready to consider different forms of cooperation with NATO, including cooperation under the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), so to tackle the Afghan drug threat, Russian Foreign Minister told Rossia 1 TV channel on Saturday.
• US Missile Strike Kills 4 in Pakistan VOA 25 Sep 2010 -- Pakistan security officials say a U.S. missile strike has killed four suspected militants in the country's northwestern region, along the Afghan border.

Defense Policy / Programs

• White House: Cleric Lawsuit Would Reveal 'State Secrets' VOA 25 Sep 2010 -- The White House asked a federal judge early Saturday to dismiss a lawsuit filed on behalf of a U.S.-born radical cleric, saying the case would reveal state secrets.
• Building work force top challenge for Cyber Command Army News 25 Sep 2010 -- Building the cyber force is the biggest challenge for the new U.S. Cyber Command, the agency's commander told congress.
• Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group Enters 7th Fleet AOR Navy NewsStand 25 Sep 2010 -- Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group entered the 7th Fleet Area of Responsibility (AOR) Sept. 25 as part of their scheduled 2010-2011 deployment.
• Carrier Strike Group Twelve Conducts Change of Command on Big "E" Navy NewsStand 25 Sep 2010 -- USS Enterprise (CVN 65) held a change of command ceremony for the embarked Commander, Carrier Strike Group Twelve (CCSG-12) Sept. 17.
• NMCB 40 Holds Change of Command Ceremony Down Range Navy NewsStand 25 Sep 2010 -- Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Forty (NMCB 40) held a change of command ceremony Sept. 24 at Deh Dadi-Two, Afghanistan.
• New Security Building Enhances Capabilities Aboard NAS Whidbey Island Navy NewsStand 25 Sep 2010 -- The new Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island Security Office officially opened Sept. 22, consolidating security spaces and providing more streamlined processes for the installation's security team.
• USS Shoup Adds Realism to Egress Training Navy NewsStand 25 Sep 2010 -- USS Shoup (DDG 86) conducted a series of shipboard emergency egress training sessions Sep. 20-25 during its current deployment with Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 9.
• Iwo Jima Sailors, Marines Revitalize Nicaraguan Park During Continuing Promise 2010 Navy NewsStand 25 Sep 2010 -- Sailors and Marines embarked aboard USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) gave their time and effort to revitalize Las Carmeles Park in Bluefields, Nicaragua, Sept. 21.
• Building work force top challenge for Cyber Command Army News 25 Sep 2010 -- Building the cyber force is the biggest challenge for the new U.S. Cyber Command, the agency's commander told congress.
• Russia receives official invitation to NATO summit - Lavrov RIA Novosti 25 Sep 2010 -- Moscow received an official invitation to a forthcoming NATO summit in Lisbon, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told Russia 1 tv-channel.
• Australia, China Conduct Live-Fire Naval Exercise in Yellow Sea VOA 25 Sep 2010 -- Australia and China have conducted their first-ever joint naval exercise involving the firing of live ammunition. Ongoing tensions between China and the United States forced organizers not to invite American forces to take part in the military maneuvers.

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Other Conflicts

• Japan Rejects China's Demand for Apology VOA 25 Sep 2010 -- Japan has rejected China's demand for an apology and compensation for holding a Chinese fishing boat captain for more than two weeks.
• China stands for peaceful settlement of South China Sea disputes - Foreign Ministry RIA Novosti 25 Sep 2010 -- China stands for peaceful regulation of disputes concerning the South China Sea, Jiang Yu, official spokeswoman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry said.
• Hamas, Fatah Move Closer to Deal VOA 25 Sep 2010 -- Palestinian rivals Hamas and Fatah have announced an agreement on ways to share power and end their divisions, saying they will hold more talks before signing a final Egyptian-mediated deal next month.
• Abbas Says No Peace Without Moratorium on Settlement Construction VOA 25 Sep 2010 -- Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas told the U.N. General Assembly Saturday that there cannot be peace with Israel unless the Jewish state ceases settlement construction in areas they claim for a future state.
• Settlement Deadline Threatens Mideast Peace Talks VOA 25 Sep 2010 -- Intense diplomatic efforts are underway to try and prevent the collapse of Middle East peace talks, just three weeks after they began.
• Israel must take urgent steps to solve conflict, Palestinian leader tells UN UN News Centre 25 Sep 2010 -- Israel must stop all settlement activities, dismantle the barrier and end its “policy of blockade and closures” before a lasting Middle East peace agreement can be reached, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas told the General Assembly as he pledged to nevertheless exert every effort to achieve such a deal within the next year.
• Israel should extend its moratorium on settlement activity - Obama, Merkel RIA Novosti 25 Sep 2010 -- The U.S. President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that Israel should extend its moratorium on settlement activity, the White House said in a statement.
• Serbia Won't Recognize Kosovo; Welcomes Dialogue VOA 25 Sep 2010 -- Serbian President Boris Tadic has told the U.N. General Assembly that his country welcomes dialogue with Kosovo, but will never recognize the breakaway republic as independent.
• Serbia is ready for good-faith dialogue on Kosovo issue, leader tells UN debate UN News Centre 25 Sep 2010 -- Serbia is ready to engage in dialogue in good faith on Kosovo, but the process requires mutual trust and must be framed by rules and accountability, the country’s President Boris Tadic told the General Assembly’s high-level debate today.
• Somali leader tells UN of his Government’s efforts to restore stability despite violence UN News Centre 25 Sep 2010 -- Somalia’s President told the General Assembly today that the transitional Government he heads is striving to restore State institutions and provide services to the people despite the violence perpetrated by insurgents, and urged the United Nations to act decisively against groups engaging in acts of terrorism.
• Somali President Urges International Help to Fight Terrorism VOA 25 Sep 2010 -- Somalia's president has urged the international community to address threats posed by the Somali terrorist group al-Shabab, an affiliate of al-Qaida.
• Sudanese Official: South Sudanese May Lose Citizenship VOA 25 Sep 2010 -- A top Sudanese official says people in south Sudan will no longer be citizens of the north if their region votes for independence in a January referendum.
• Sudan: Ban meets senior official for talks ahead of critical referenda UN News Centre 25 Sep 2010 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon held talks today with a top Sudanese official as part of his ongoing efforts to try to ensure that two key referenda on self-determination in the African country are staged peacefully and on schedule next January.
• Azerbaijan exacerbating Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Armenia tells UN debate UN News Centre 25 Sep 2010 -- Azerbaijan is exacerbating the dispute over the Nagorno-Karabakh region with its “unabated war rhetoric, increased violations of the ceasefire regime and the unprecedented increase” of its military budget, the Foreign Minister of Armenia told the General Assembly’s annual high-level debate today.
• UN and African Union launch joint task force on peace and security UN News Centre 25 Sep 2010 -- The United Nations and the African Union today launched a joint task force on peace and security as the two organizations continue to step up their cooperation in conflict prevention, peacekeeping and peacebuilding across the continent.
• Cyprus: Ban calls for redoubled efforts to find agreement on property issue UN News Centre 25 Sep 2010 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today encouraged Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders to “redouble their efforts” to find agreement on the key issue of property, one of the key sticking points in the United Nations-backed negotiations aimed at reunifying the island of Cyprus.
• UN-backed repatriation of Congolese from Zambia passes milestone UN News Centre 25 Sep 2010 -- The United Nations refugee agency is preparing to close two refugee camps in Zambia as the number of Congolese who have successfully returned home in a UN-backed programme over the past three years tops 40,000.

News Reports

• Iran assesses US president's statements as unmeasured IRNA 25 Sep 2010 -- A senior Foreign Ministry official said Saturday that the latest remarks of the US president about Iran's proposal at the UN General Assembly session was 'unmeasured.'
• Ahmadinejad rejects information about secret talks with U.S.A. RIA Novosti 25 Sep 2010 -- Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has casted back information about secret talks between Iran and the United States on the sidelines of UN General Assembly in New York, the ISNA news agency said.
• President: US must prove 9/11 event was masterminded by terrorists IRNA 25 Sep 2010 -- President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Saturday called for formation of fact-finding team to re-examine the September 11 incident to prove that that was work of terrorist groups and this requires collective contribution of the US administration.
• Iran's president does not consider his 9/11 comments insulting RIA Novosti 25 Sep 2010 -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said he does not consider insulting the comments about the 9/11 attacks he made at the UN General Assembly, and called for establishing a special tribunal to investigate into the 9/11 tragedy.
• Onus on DPR Korea to denuclearize, General Assembly hears UN News Centre 25 Sep 2010 -- Shin Kak-soo, the Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Republic of Korea (ROK), said his country set out a fresh vision last month for stabilizing inter-Korean relations and eventually uniting the two countries on the peninsula.
• Dominica draws UN attention to threat from arms and drugs in the Caribbean UN News Centre 25 Sep 2010 -- Dominica’s President told the General Assembly today that a growing trade in illicit small and light weapons in the Caribbean, which he linked to drug smuggling, threatened peace and security in the region as he urged larger countries to help combat the problem.
• Police Release Man in Pakistani Plane Incident VOA 25 Sep 2010 -- Swedish police have released a man held in connection with a bomb threat aboard a Pakistani airliner that was diverted to Stockholm early Saturday.
• France Believes Hostages Captured in Niger Are Still Alive VOA 25 Sep 2010 -- France's defense minister says there is "every reason" to believe the five French nationals held captive by al-Qaida-linked militants in Niger are alive.
• Roscosmos to send 2 space tourists to ISS after 2013 RIA Novosti 25 Sep 2010 -- The Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos plans to send Soyuz spacecraft with two space tourists to the International Space station (ISS) after 2013, the head of Roscosmos' manned flights department, Alexei Krasnov, said.
• Russian Soyuz TMA-18 spacecraft with 3 astronauts lands in Kazakhstan RIA Novosti 25 Sep 2010 -- The Russian Soyuz TMA-18 spacecraft with three crew members on board successfully landed in Kazakhstan on Saturday morning, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported.
• UN chief holds talks with Liberian President on corruption, debt and human rights UN News Centre 25 Sep 2010 -- Liberia’s progress in tackling corruption, boosting human rights and consolidating peace since the end of the civil war in 2003 were the focus of talks today between the country’s President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
• UN chief holds talks with senior officials on range of key global issues UN News Centre 25 Sep 2010 -- Disarmament, economic development and peacekeeping in global hotspots were all on the agenda today as Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon held talks with top national and regional officials visiting New York for the General Assembly’s annual high-level segment.
• Guinea-Bissau requires sustained international support, General Assembly hears UN News Centre 25 Sep 2010 -- Guinea-Bissau needs sustained international support to help the fragile and impoverished nation tackle its major challenges, such as organized crime, high unemployment, environmental degradation and a poorly performing justice system, its President told the General Assembly today.
• Relief efforts after natural disasters show value of UN system, Spain says UN News Centre 25 Sep 2010 -- The massive relief efforts undertaken in the wake of the Haitian earthquake in January and the Pakistani floods last month demonstrates the value of the United Nations and its ability to deliver in such crises, Spain’s Foreign Minister said today.
• UN rushes to help relief efforts in Haiti after sudden rainstorm strikes UN News Centre 25 Sep 2010 -- United Nations aid workers are rushing to provide assistance in Haiti after a sudden rainstorm yesterday swept the capital, Port-au-Prince, whose residents are still trying to recover from January’s catastrophic earthquake.
• Ban welcomes closer UN cooperation with Francophone countries on human rights UN News Centre 25 Sep 2010 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed moves by the United Nations and the community of French-speaking nations to work more closely on human rights, peacekeeping and other issues, saying it can only contribute to greater security worldwide.
• Austria hails signs of progress towards nuclear disarmament at UN debate UN News Centre 25 Sep 2010 -- The world has made important progress towards nuclear disarmament in the past year, but United Nations Member States now need to build on that momentum and take steps to head towards an era without nuclear weapons, Austria’s Federal Minister for European and International Affairs said today.