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• Officials: Afghan Peace Council Slowly Moving Toward Official Talks with Taliban VOA 16 Oct 2010 -- Officials with Afghanistan's new peace council say they are in the early stages of beginning a process to negotiate peace with Taliban militants. This comes a day after the commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, General David Petraeus, said NATO has facilitated the safe passage of Taliban leaders to Kabul for talks with the Afghan government.
• Blast Hits Afghan Police Compound, 1 Dead VOA 16 Oct 2010 -- Afghan officials say a bomb blast near a police compound in the southern city of Kandahar has killed at least one civilian. Officials add that at least four other people were wounded in the explosion.
• Senior Pakistani Taliban leader is killed in U.S. drone strike: TV IRNA 16 Oct 2010 -- A senior leader of Pakistani Taliban, Qari Hussain Mehsud, has been killed in a U.S. drone strike in North Waziristan tribal region, local television channels reported on Friday.
• Pakistani forces mounting pressure on militants in NW IRNA 16 Oct 2010 -- Pakistan Friday said that constant pressure and squeeze, without going in for large scale ground operations, has been applied on the terrorists, with success, gaining better control of the area in North Waziristan.
• Drone Attacks Stoke Debate In Pakistan RFE/RL 16 Oct 2010 -- The United States has been using drones to target militants in Pakistan for some six years now. But there has never been a hale of drone attacks like the number so far this year.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Upgrade kits for M4 come in 2011 Army News 16 Oct 2010 -- The Army expects to field the new sniper rifle, the XM2010, by January. And conversion kits for the M4 rifle will come next year.
• Russia, U.S. propose UN General Assembly resolution on arms cuts RIA Novosti 16 Oct 2010 -- Russia and the United States have submitted to the UN General Assembly a draft resolution on strategic arms reduction based on the new Russian-U.S. arms cuts treaty.
• German army has no money to pay for stamps: report IRNA 16 Oct 2010 -- The German army has no money to pay for stamps as a result of drastic defense ministry budget cuts, the weekly news magazine Der Spiegel said Saturday.
• Russian-Indian joint antiterrorism exercise begin in India RIA Novosti 16 Oct 2010 -- Russian and Indian joint antiterrorism drills begin on Indian territory, Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.
• Pak, China two major irritants for India's security: Army Chief IRNA 16 Oct 2010 -- Describing Pakistan and China as 'two major irritants' for India's security, Army chief Gen V K Singh said, the armed forces should ensure the country has a 'substantial' conventional war capability to fight in a nuclear scenario.

Defense Industry

Other Conflicts

• Turkish PM: Israel Must Apologize for Raid on Flotilla VOA 16 Oct 2010 -- Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has again urged Israel to apologize for, and compensate the victims of, a raid earlier this year on a flotilla trying to break Israel's blockade of Gaza.
• Russia calls for Israel to cancel settlements construction in East Jerusalem RIA Novosti 16 Oct 2010 -- Russia urged Israel to reconsider its plans to build more Jewish settlements in East Jerusalem, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on its website.
• Egypt says Israeli-Palestinian talks may collapse due to new building in East Jerusalem RIA Novosti 16 Oct 2010 -- Egypt fears a total failure of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks due to Israel's plans to resume construction in East Jerusalem, a spokesman for the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.
• India, Sri Lanka discuss issue of displaced Tamils IRNA 16 Oct 2010 -- Rehabilitation of displaced Tamils in Sri Lanka came up for discussion during a meeting between India’s Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and visiting Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa in New Delhi.

News Reports

• Report: FBI Warned Ahead of Mumbai Attacks VOA 16 Oct 2010 -- A major newspaper says U.S. agents were warned years before the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attack that an American man was training in Pakistan with the group that carried it out, and helped plan the attack.
• Former Guantanamo Inmate Who Rejoined al-Qaida Surrenders VOA 16 Oct 2010 -- A former detainee of the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo who later rejoined al-Qaida in Yemen has turned himself in to Saudi authorities.
• Massive challenges highlight key role of global governance, says Ban UN News Centre 16 Oct 2010 -- The world is facing challenges transcending borders like no other time in history, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told an international conference in Morocco today, underlining the pivotal role played by global governance.
• SNSC Secretary calls for bolstering ties between Iran, Iraq IRNA 16 Oct 2010 -- Secretary of Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Saeed Jalili, by referring to deep cultural and civilizational ties between Iran and Iraq, underlined bolstering relations between the two countries.
• Najjar: Iran, Iraq to broaden mutual cooperation IRNA 16 Oct 2010 -- Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar said on Saturday that the Islamic Republic of Iran and Iraq are keen on cooperation on campaign against drug trafficking as well as border security.
• Outgoing Iraqi PM to Visit Iran to Bolster Candidacy VOA 16 Oct 2010 -- Iranian media report Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki will visit Iran Monday as he trys to shore up support from Iranian leaders for his bid for a second term in office. Mr. Maliki visited Syria this past week for similar reasons, according to analysts.
• Two Top Officials in Niger's Military Government Arrested Over Alleged Coup Plot VOA 16 Oct 2010 -- The former deputy leader of Niger's military government and another top commander have been arrested in the capital, Niamey. Security sources say they are being detained on allegations of trying to overthrow the military government.
• Russian government approves nuclear cooperation deal with Japan RIA Novosti 16 Oct 2010 -- The Russian government has approved an agreement with Japan on cooperation in the peaceful use of nuclear energy, according to a statement published on the government's website on Friday.
• U.S. 'confident' in Russia over its nuclear cooperation with Venezuela RIA Novosti 16 Oct 2010 -- The United States will "watch closely" cooperation between Russia and Venezuela in the nuclear sphere, but has confidence in Russia regarding the observance of international nuclear non-proliferation obligations, State Department spokesman Philip Crowley said.
• Pakistan Supreme Court warns against judges sacking IRNA 16 Oct 2010 -- The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday warned the government against sacking of top judges and ruled that any such moves would be considered as high treason.