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• US Homeland Security Chief in Afghanistan VOA 31 Dec 2010 -- The U.S. Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano is in Afghanistan.

Defense Policy / Programs

• USS Carl Vinson Strike Group Arrives In Seventh Fleet NNS 31 Dec 2010 -- The Carl Vinson Strike Group arrived in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility Dec. 31 as part of a scheduled deployment.
• San Diego Area Submariners Prepared for New Smoking Ban in 2011 NNS 31 Dec 2010 -- With the upcoming arrival of 2011, San Diego area Sailors were prepared Dec. 30 for the implementation of a new Navy-wide smoking policy that bans smoking below decks aboard all U.S. Navy submarines.
• French Sale of Warships to Russia Sparks Controversy VOA 31 Dec 2010 -- An announcement that France will sell two warships to Russia has sparked concern by some eastern European countries. The agreement is the first major defense sale by a NATO member to Russia.
• German co-ruling party urges disbanding of army spy agency: report IRNA 31 Dec 2010 -- A leading lawmaker of the co-governing Free Democratic Party (FDP) called for abolishing the country's military counter-intelligence agency MAD.
• Kim Jong Il Watches Tank Crews' Training KCNA 31 Dec 2010 -- Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army Kim Jong Il watched training of Seoul Ryu Kyong Su 105 Guards Tank Division.

Defense Industry

Other Conflicts

• KCNA on S. Korea Policy towards DPRK KCNA 31 Dec 2010 -- The south Korean Ministry of Unification is contemplating replacing the existing "exchange and cooperation" by "proper preparations for unification".
• KCNA on S. Korea's Anti-DPRK Moves KCNA 31 Dec 2010 -- The anti-DPRK moves of the south Korea are the worst treachery against the nation.
• KCNA on Japan's Cargo Inspection Drill KCNA 31 Dec 2010 -- Some days ago the Japanese staged drill for inspecting cargo of airliners bound for the DPRK.
• Ultimatums Hang Over Ivory Coast VOA 31 Dec 2010 -- As of Saturday, dual ultimatums are hanging over Ivory Coast. Meanwhile, the divided country's rival presidents both issued their own new year's messages late Friday.
• Any attack on new Côte d’Ivoire leader will be repulsed, top UN envoy warns UN News Centre 31 Dec 2010 -- The United Nations today warned Côte d’Ivoire’s outgoing president that it would “repulse and defeat” any attack by his partisans on the headquarters of his internationally recognized successor, and that he himself would be held personally accountable for human rights abuses.
• Côte d'Ivoire: UN warns defeated president he will be held accountable for abuses UN News Centre 31 Dec 2010 -- The United Nations has directly warned Côte d’Ivoire’s outgoing president and his entourage that they will be held personally accountable amid continuing reports of extrajudicial executions, disappearances, sexual violence and arbitrary detentions following his refusal to step down.
• UN Warns Against Any Attack on Ouattara's HQ VOA 31 Dec 2010 -- The United Nations is warning supporters of incumbent Ivorian president, Laurent Gbagbo, that a planned attack on the headquarters of internationally-endorsed election winner, Alassane Ouattara, could spark widespread violence. Mr. Ouattara is calling for a peaceful resolution to the violent, month-long political standoff.
• Ban appoints Karin Landgren of Sweden as new UN envoy for Burundi UN News Centre 31 Dec 2010 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today named Karin Landgren of Sweden as his new envoy for Burundi, where she will head the scaled-down United Nations operation tasked with helping the Central African nation consolidate peace and development.
• Sudan: UN envoy lauds courage of both sides ahead of independence vote in South UN News Centre 31 Dec 2010 -- The top United Nations official in Sudan today praised the leaders of both North and South for their close cooperation ahead of the southern region’s referendum on independence, the culminating stage of the accord that ended 20 years of civil war between the two.
• Darfur mediation team voices commitment to peace negotiations UN News Centre 31 Dec 2010 -- Members of the Darfur mediation team, including the United Nations, the African Union and Qatar, today stated their continued commitment to negotiations aimed at achieving peace in the strife-torn Sudanese region.

News Reports

• Iranian Prosecutor Says Opposition Leaders to Stand Trial VOA 31 Dec 2010 -- Tehran's chief prosecutor says Iranian opposition leaders will definitely stand trial for the protests that followed last year's presidential elections.
• Russia Faces Fresh Int'l Criticism After Khodorkovsky Sentencing RFE/RL 31 Dec 2010 -- Russia is facing a fresh round of international criticism following the sentencing of Kremlin critic and former Yukos oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky and a former business partner to six additional years in prison.
• Khodorkovsky Appeal Filed As Moscow Rejects International Critics RFE/RL 31 Dec 2010 -- Lawyers for the jailed Russian former tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev have filed preliminary appeals following a second court conviction and a new sentence that will leave both men in jail until 2017.
• Russia's foreign minister lashes out at criticism over Khodorkovsky verdict RIA Novosti 31 Dec 2010 -- The Russian judiciary system is completely independent from the positions of the Russian Federation and any other foreign government, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday.
• EU blasts second Khodorkovsky trial as unfair RIA Novosti 31 Dec 2010 -- The European Union has expressed serious concern over alleged violations during the second trial against Russian ex-oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev.
• Khodorkovsky, Lebedev lawyers appeal new 14-year sentence RIA Novosti 31 Dec 2010 -- The lawyers of ex-oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev, recently sentenced by a Moscow court to 14 years for embezzlement and money laundering, have appealed the sentence.
• Khodorkovsky's Attorney Appeals New Sentence VOA 31 Dec 2010 -- An attorney for jailed Russian oil executive Mikhail Khodorkovsky has appealed his sentence of six more years in prison for fraud and embezzlement.
• India-Myanmar discuss intelligence sharing IRNA 31 Dec 2010 -- Action against insurgent groups along the international border, tightening of intelligence sharing mechanism, arms smuggling and drugs trafficking were high on the agenda at the 16th Home Secretary level talks between India and Myanmar in New Delhi on Thursday.
• Prosecutors question Tymoshenko for 11 hours, eager to start trial RIA Novosti 31 Dec 2010 -- Ukrainian prosecutors said they had finished pre-trial investigation into activities of former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko after she was questioned for 11 hours on Thursday.
• Tymoshenko officially accused of two offences RIA Novosti 31 Dec 2010 -- Ukrainian former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko was officially delivered two charges of power abuse on Friday.
• Millions of Pakistanis still in need of post-flood assistance, say UN officials UN News Centre 31 Dec 2010 -- Millions of Pakistanis are still in need of assistance as they recover from the floods that inundated large portions of the country during what was one of the most challenging years for the South Asian nation, two senior United Nations officials stated today.