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• UN sets up expert group to support Afghan peace efforts UN News Centre 31 Oct 2010 -- The United Nations mission in Afghanistan announced today that it has set up a group of experts to support the crucial work of a newly-formed council tasked with finding ways to ensure lasting peace in the country.
• Pakistan not to accept pressure for NW operation: FM IRNA 31 Oct 2010 -- Pakistan Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi said Saturday that his country would not accept any foreign pressure to launch military operation against the militants in North Waziristan tribal region.
• New U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan Delivers Flood Relief USMC News 31 Oct 2010 -- U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron P. Munter distributed flood relief supplies today at a World Food Program distribution point at Hassan Khan Jamali, Pakistan.

Defense Policy / Programs

• DOD Announces Sentence for Detainee Omar Khadr DoD 31 Oct 2010 -- The Department of Defense announced today that a military commission sentenced Omar Khadr to 40 years in confinement after he pleaded guilty to murder in violation of the law of war, attempted murder in violation of the law of war, conspiracy, providing material support for terrorism, and spying.
• Details of Omar Khadr Plea Agreement Released DoD 31 Oct 2010 -- The United States Government (USG) has requested the assistance of the Canadian Government in implementing the plea arrangement the USG has made with Omar Khadr. As part of this plea agreement, Khadr has admitted his guilt for the following crimes: murder in violation of the law of war, attempted murder in violation of the law of war, conspiracy, providing material support for terrorism, and spying.
• New contingency force will train for full-spectrum ops Army News 31 Oct 2010 -- Under a new concept for Army Force Generation (ARFORGEN), all units not locked into a deployment date will become part of a contingency expeditionary force.
• USS Louisville Returns to Pearl Harbor Navy NewsStand 31 Oct 2010 -- The Los Angeles-class submarine USS Louisville (SSN 724) returned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Oct. 29 after completing a scheduled deployment to the Western Pacific region.
• Russia's defense ministry confirms plans to buy 2 foreign helicopter carriers RIA Novosti 31 Oct 2010 -- Russia's Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov on Sunday confirmed the ministry's plans to buy two foreign helicopter carriers for the Russian Navy and eventually produce vessels of this class on Russian soil.
• Russia to reform its armed forces by 2020 - defense minister RIA Novosti 31 Oct 2010 -- Russia's Armed Forces will undergo three stages of transformation before their reform is over by 2020, Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov said on Sunday.
• Three F-16 planes arrive in Pakistan IRNA 31 Oct 2010 -- Three more F-16 fighter planes arrived in Pakistan from the United States on Saturday, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) said.

Defense Industry

• Lockheed Martin’s Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System Defeats Ballistic Missile Target in Japanese Test Lockheed Martin 29 Oct 2010 -- JS Kirishima, Japan’s fourth destroyer equipped with Lockheed Martin’s [NYSE: LMT] Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) system, successfully intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile target above the atmosphere during an international test event.
• Orbital Successfully Launches Medium Range Target for Joint U.S./Japan Missile Defense Test Orbital Sciences Corp. 29 Oct 2010 -- Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE: ORB) announced today that it successfully launched a Medium Range Target (MRT) vehicle under a direct contract from the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA).
• Japan Achieves Third Ballistic Missile Intercept Using Raytheon Standard Missile-3 Raytheon 29 Oct 2010 -- The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) achieved its third ballistic missile intercept using a Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) Standard Missile-3.

Other Conflicts

• Somalia: UN envoy calls on new prime minister to form government UN News Centre 31 Oct 2010 -- The United Nations envoy for Somalia on Sunday called on the country's new Prime Minister, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, to form his government and move forward on meeting the challenges in the strife-torn Horn of Africa nation.
• Long-awaited Ivorian polls off to good start, says UN envoy UN News Centre 31 Oct 2010 -- The head of United Nations operations in Côte d'Ivoire said on Sunday that he is encouraged by the start of voting in the West African nation's long-awaited presidential elections.
• Somali Parliament Approves New Prime Minister VOA 31 Oct 2010 -- Somalia's parliament has approved a new prime minister, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed.
• Voters in Ivory Coast Choosing New President VOA 31 Oct 2010 -- Voters in Ivory Coast are choosing a new president in a long-delayed poll that is meant to reunite the country eight years after the start of civil war.

News Reports

• Terrorist bombing injures at least 22 people in Istanbul - IRNA IRNA 31 Oct 2010 -- A suicide bomber injured at least 22 people in an attack aimed at a police unit in the busiest local and tourist district in Istanbul on Sunday morning, IRNA office in Istanbul reported.
• Yemen Arrests Parcel Bomb Suspect RFE/RL 31 Oct 2010 -- Security officials in Yemen say a female medical student suspected of sending two explosives packages en route to the United States was arrested on October 30 in a house in the capital, Sanaa.
• Yemeni police arrest woman suspected of sending mail bombs RIA Novosti 31 Oct 2010 -- Police in Yemeni capital San'a have arrested a woman suspected of sending explosive packages found on U.S.-bound planes, Al-Jazeera reported on Saturday.
• Two in Custody, Yemen Searches for Suspects in Bomb Plot VOA 31 Oct 2010 -- Yemen's government says it continues to search for people linked to explosives found in air-cargo packages intercepted in Dubai and Britain. Yemeni officials have two women in custody, but their arrests have raised questions.
• US Official says More Explosives from Yemen Cannot be Ruled Out VOA 31 Oct 2010 -- The White House says a plot to ship powerful, hidden explosive devices to the United States from Yemen is an ongoing threat, and that more such devices may exist beyond the two that were discovered in Britain and the United Arab Emirates.
• Over 20 injured in Istanbul suicide bomb explosion - TV RIA Novosti 31 Oct 2010 -- At least 22 people were injured after a suspected suicide bomber detonated an explosive in Istanbul's main square on Sunday, local TV reported, referring to police.
• Heart of Istanbul Attacked by Suicide Bomber VOA 31 Oct 2010 -- Turkey's largest city, Istanbul, has been hit by a suicide bomber at a place popular with locals and tourists. At least Istanbul 32 people have been reported injured including 10 police officers.
• Iran calls on G5+1 for more interaction in nuclear talks IRNA 31 Oct 2010 -- Foreign Ministry's spokesman Sunday suggested the Group 5+1 members to have 'more interaction' with Iran in order to reach a 'serious agreement' with the country on its nuclear issue.
• Iran's navy checking every move in regional waters - commander IRNA 31 Oct 2010 -- Commander of the Iranian navy Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said Sunday that Iran was vigilantly monitoring every move in the regional waters.
• Iranian Official Says Tehran Has Own Agenda for Nuclear Talks VOA 31 Oct 2010 -- After accepting a fresh Western proposal to resume nuclear talks in Vienna, Tehran appears to be disputing the agenda. A close aide to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says Iran has its own conditions for resuming the talks.
• PAKISTAN: No way home for poorest displaced IRIN 31 Oct 2010 -- Thousands of flood victims in Quetta, capital of Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan Province, say they are stranded and unable to get home.
• Russia's Medvedev signs nuclear power deal with Vietnam RIA Novosti 31 Oct 2010 -- The construction of Vietnam's first nuclear power plant will strengthen the country's positions as a strong, independent and modern state, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Sunday following the signing of a nuclear power deal between the two countries.
• Russian President Signs Nuclear Plant Deal With Vietnam VOA 31 Oct 2010 -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has met in Hanoi with Vietnamese leaders to seal a nuclear plant construction agreement and other deals between the two countries.