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• Coalitions Forces Investigating Civilian Death in Kandahar VOA 03 Oct 2010 -- NATO officials say one of its servicemembers died following an insurgent attack in northern Afghanistan Sunday, while another servicemember died Saturday in a bomb blast in the south.
• Two NATO soldiers killed in Afghanistan in last twenty-four hours RIA Novosti 03 Oct 2010 -- Two NATO servicemen have been killed in Afghanistan in the past twenty-four hours, the military alliance said on Sunday.
• Afghanistan Disbands Eight Private Security Firms RFE/RL 03 Oct 2010 -- Afghanistan's Interior Ministry has said eight private security firms have been disbanded and hundreds of weapons confiscated as the government moves toward taking full responsibility for the country's security.
• U.S. drone strikes kill 18 in NW Pakistan IRNA 03 Oct 2010 -- U.S drone aircraft carried out three strikes in Pakistan’s North Waziristan tribal region on Saturday and killed at least 18 people, locals said.
• Pakistan army, NATO to probe airstrikes IRNA 03 Oct 2010 -- Pakistan Saturday sent an army team to Afghanistan for joint investigation into recent NATO airstrikes, which killed three Pakistani soldiers, official sources said.
• Pakistani Taliban claim attack on NATO oil tankers IRNA 03 Oct 2010 -- Pakistani Taliban Saturday claimed responsibility for attack on tankers carrying oil for NATO forces in Afghanistan.

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• Mullen Expresses Confidence in U.S.-Pakistan Relationship AFPS 03 Oct 2010 -- The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said he’s confident the U.S. and Pakistan can resolve the issues that led to Pakistan closing a major supply route for U.S. and NATO operations in Afghanistan, and he hasn't yet seen any major impact from the closing.
• Nepal Army chief to visit UK to boost military ties IRNA 03 Oct 2010 -- Nepal’s Army chief Chhatra Man Singh Gurung will begin a key visit to the UK Sunday to boost bilateral military ties at a time when Britain has underlined the need to find a consensus to integrate the former Maoist guerrillas into the security forces.
• Taiwan probing report on U.S.-Japan joint exercise over Tiaoyutais CNA 03 Oct 2010 -- Taiwan's representative office in Tokyo has launched a probe into a report published Sunday by the Sankei Simbun newspaper that the United States and Japan are slated to hold a joint military exercise in November as a mock operation to retake the Tiaoyutai Islands if China occupies them, Foreign Ministry spokesman James Chang said that day.

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• US Mideast Envoy: Palestinians Want Peace Talks to Continue VOA 03 Oct 2010 -- Diplomatic efforts are continuing to save the Middle East peace process from collapse.
• Israel, Palestine want to continue direct talks says U.S. envoy RIA Novosti 03 Oct 2010 -- Palestinians and Israelis want direct peace negotiations to continue and call on the United States to bridge the dispute over West Bank settlements, the U.S. Middle East Envoy George Mitchell said after talks with Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak.
• Hamas backs decision on talks freeze until Israel halts settlements RIA Novosti 03 Oct 2010 -- The radical Islamic group Hamas on Sunday backed a decision by Palestinian leaders to suspend peace talks with Israel, if it continued settlement construction on occupied land.
• Israel calls on Palestinians to continue peace talks RIA Novosti 03 Oct 2010 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to stay at the negotiating table despite the resumed settlement construction in the West Bank.
• 2 Israeli Soldiers Convicted of Using Palestinian boy as Human Shield VOA 03 Oct 2010 -- An Israeli military court has convicted two soldiers of using a Palestinian boy as a human shield during the 2008-2009 offensive on Gaza.
• North, South Sudanese Leaders to Hold Crucial Talks in Ethiopia VOA 03 Oct 2010 -- Delegations from north and south Sudan are set to hold crucial meetings in Addis Ababa on Monday in an attempt to break a deadlock over the oil-rich Abyei region. The third party in the talks - the United States - is pressing the two sides to reach an agreement that would allow Abyei to decide whether it wants to join the north or the south.
• Rising Tension And Frustration As Sudan Referendum Nears VOA 03 Oct 2010 -- Sudan’s referendum is running behind schedule with the chairman of the Southern Sudan's referendum commission saying registration for the crucial vote would now begin in mid-November.
• Curfew reimposed In Kashmir IRNA 03 Oct 2010 -- Curfew was reimposed in most parts of Kashmir valley Sunday apparently to thwart Hurriyat Conference call for a march to northern Baramulla district today.
• Terror group threatens to launch biological war in India’s Assam IRNA 03 Oct 2010 -- A terror group claiming to be Indian Mujahideen (Assam) has threatened to launch a biological war in India's northeastern state of Assam if their supporters are not released from the Guwahati Central Jail within the next 24 hours.
• Militant arms caches seized in East Tajikistan RIA Novosti 03 Oct 2010 -- Caches of arms and meds were uncovered in the Kamarob Gorge in East Tajikistan, interior ministry Chief of Staff Major General Tahir Normatov said on Sunday.

News Reports

• US sanctions on Iranian officials, interference in internal affairs IRNA 03 Oct 2010 -- Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar said on Sunday that the US sanctions on Iranian officials reveal desperation of the US officials and interference in Iranian internal affairs.
• Judiciary chief: Ban on Iranian officials sign of US desperation IRNA 03 Oct 2010 -- Iran's judiciary chief Ayatollah Sadeq Larijani said on Sunday that irrational behavior such as imposing ban on Iranian officials are sign of US desperation in dealing with brave resistance of the Iranian nation and officials.
• Speaker condemns US move to close accounts of Iranian officials IRNA 03 Oct 2010 -- Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani here on Sunday criticized the recent move by the US administration to close accounts of several Iranian officials and to deny entry visa to them.
• Iran detains suspected 'nuclear spies' - media RIA Novosti 03 Oct 2010 -- Iran has detained several people on suspicion of spying over the country's nuclear facilities, Iranian media said citing Intelligence Minister Heydar Moslehi.
• Europe Travel Alert State Dept. 03 Oct 2010 -- The State Department alerts U.S. citizens to the potential for terrorist attacks in Europe. Current information suggests that al-Qa'ida and affiliated organizations continue to plan terrorist attacks. European governments have taken action to guard against a terrorist attack and some have spoken publicly about the heightened threat conditions.
• Briefing on Europe Travel Alert Via Teleconference State Dept. 03 Oct 2010
• US, Britain Issues Travel Warnings for Europe VOA 03 Oct 2010 -- The United States and Britain issued warnings Sunday of potential terrorist attacks in Europe. Washington urged American tourists in Europe to be extra vigilant, while London raised its threat assessment to high for citizens traveling to France and Germany.
• Iraq: UN human rights expert calls for steps to help displaced in Kurdistan region UN News Centre 03 Oct 2010 -- A United Nations human rights expert today called on authorities in Iraqi Kurdistan to take swift measures to assist the estimated 30,000 displaced families in the region who are overwhelmingly poor and often lack access to basic services such as education, shelter and health care.
• Latvian government wins parliamentary election RIA Novosti 03 Oct 2010 -- The Latvian center-right government's coalition has won parliamentary elections in the Baltic nation, according to preliminary data published by the country's central electoral commission on Sunday.
• Bosnia Votes for Future of Divided Nation VOA 03 Oct 2010 -- Voters in Bosnia-Herzegovina have begun casting ballots in general elections that are seen as crucial for the future of the fractured nation where politicians seek membership in the European Union (EU) and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). There are international concerns the country will fall apart along ethnic lines.
• Brazil in Grip of Historic Vote VOA 03 Oct 2010 -- Brazilians are voting in local and presidential elections today, and the favorite is Dilma Rousseff, the former chief of staff of the current president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. The vote marks Brazil's longest period of successive free elections. Many Brazilians have been apathetic during the campaign.
• Rousseff Takes Early Lead in Brazil Election VOA 03 Oct 2010 -- The ruling party candidate took an early lead in Brazil's presidential election Sunday but was shy of the majority of votes needed to avoid a second-round election.
• Ethnically Divided Bosnia Votes In General Elections RFE/RL 03 Oct 2010 -- Bosnians went to the polls on October 3 to vote in general elections dominated by issues of nationalism and ethnicity.