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• NATO-led coalition casualties in Afghanistan hit 700 in 2010 RIA Novosti 19 Dec 2010 -- A NATO-led coalition soldier was killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan on Sunday, bringing the foreign troop death toll to 700 and making 2010 the deadliest year for international troops fighting Taliban militants in the country.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Sharp: Alliance will respond 'decisively' to attacks Army News 19 Dec 2010 -- The top American military officer here said the Republic of Korea-U.S. Alliance will respond "rapidly, proportionately and decisively" to any future North Korean provocations.
• Biden Addresses Afghanistan, 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' AFPS 19 Dec 2010 -- “We are making progress on all fronts” in Afghanistan, although “more in some areas than others,” and remain on track to begin the U.S. troop drawdown in July, Vice President Joe Biden said this morning on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”
• USS Alexandria Returns from Deployment in Time for Holiday Season NNS 19 Dec 2010 -- Wearing Santa hats, elf hats and reindeer antlers, the crew of Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Alexandria (SSN 757) returned to Naval Submarine Base New London, Conn., Dec. 18, following a regularly scheduled deployment.
• Crew commander killed, 15 passengers injured in copter crash in Russian Arctic RIA Novosti 19 Dec 2010 -- A Mil Mi-8 helicopter crashed on the Russian Arctic island of Yamal on Sunday, killing the crew commander and injuring 15 passengers, a spokesman for Russian Aviation Committee (Rosaviatsia) said.

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• UN chief underlines warning against attacking peacekeepers in Côte d'Ivoire UN News Centre 19 Dec 2010 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon emphasized his warning against attacks on the United Nations peacekeeping force in Côte d'Ivoire or attempts to obstruct their work, saying there will consequences for those responsible, as the UN human rights arm reported “massive violations.”
• Gbagbo Supporter Calls for Ouster of UN Peacekeepers From Ivory Coast VOA 19 Dec 2010 -- The leader of a militia that supports incumbent Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo is calling on his supporters to oust foreign troops by Friday. The call comes after the United Nations said it would not abide by Mr. Gbagbo's demand that U.N. peacekeepers withdraw from the country.
• UN Says More than 50 Killed in Ivory Coast VOA 19 Dec 2010 -- The United Nations is reporting a wave of killings and abductions in Ivory Coast, where incumbent leader Laurent Gbgabo is refusing to give up power.
• UN Chief: Peacekeepers to Stay in Ivory Coast VOA 19 Dec 2010 -- United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon has rejected a demand by embattled Ivory Coast leader Laurent Gbagbo that peacekeepers leave the country.
• Parties to Western Sahara conflict end UN-convened informal talks in New York UN News Centre 19 Dec 2010 -- Delegations from Morocco and the Frente Polisario have attended a fourth round of informal talks in New York on ending the conflict in Western Sahara at the invitation of the personal envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General.

News Reports

• Russia's draft UN statement proposes sending envoy to Koreas RIA Novosti 19 Dec 2010 -- Russia's draft statement to the United Nations Security Council proposes sending a special envoy to Seoul and Pyongyang to resolve the conflict peacefully, a UN source said.
• UN Security Council starts emergency meeting on Korea crisis RIA Novosti 19 Dec 2010 -- The United Nations Security Council started holding an emergency meeting on Sunday at Russia's request to address mounting tensions on the Korean peninsula.
• UN Security Council to meet over Korean crisis on Sunday RIA Novosti 19 Dec 2010 -- The U.N. Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on Sunday at Russia's request to discuss the escalation of tensions on the Korean peninsula.
• UN Security Council in Emergency Talks on Korean Tensions VOA 19 Dec 2010 -- The United Nations Security Council is holding emergency talks to try to defuse tensions on the Korean peninsula, where South Korea is vowing to proceed with a live-fire military exercise, despite threats of retaliation from the North.
• Opposition, Police Clash After Fraud Claims In Belarus Presidential Vote RFE/RL 19 Dec 2010 -- Opposition protesters in Belarus, angry over perceived election violations, have tried to storm the country’s parliament building.
• Two Belarus presidential candidates say attacked by special forces RIA Novosti 19 Dec 2010 -- Two candidates in the Belarus presidential elections said on Sunday they were beaten by the special forces officers as they were heading for an unsanctioned rally in downtown Minsk.
• Belarusians Try To Storm Government Headquarters in Election Protest VOA 19 Dec 2010 -- Thousands of Belarusians protesting what opposition says was a rigged presidential election smashed windows and doors of government headquarters in central Minsk Sunday night.
• UN Sec-Gen asked to inquire into terror attacks against Iranians IRNA 19 Dec 2010 -- Victims of terrorist operations and the bereaved families on Sunday asked the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to take measures to help bring to justice those responsible for terror attacks against Iranians.
• Iranian Police on Alert as Government Cutbacks Begin VOA 19 Dec 2010 -- Iran has deployed security forces around sensitive locations, including fuel stations Sunday, as cutbacks on subsidies began to take effect, meaning hefty price increases for fuel.