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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 31 Jan 2011 [PDF]
• 7th Sustainment Brigade case colors for deployment to Afghanistan, Iraq Army News 31 Jan 2011 -- Soldiers of the 7th Sustainment Brigade stood shoulder to shoulder for a deployment ceremony.
• Iraqi Army drives into future with M1A1 Abrams tanks Army News 31 Jan 2011 -- Soldiers with C/1-18th Infantry worked with Iraqi Army 9th Armored Division soldiers during M1A1 Abrams tank drivers training.
• Afghan, Coalition Forces Kill, Detain Insurgents AFPS 31 Jan 2011 -- Afghan and coalition killed numerous insurgents and detained several others in recent operations throughout Afghanistan.
• Security gains should hinder insurgent ability to regroup in spring Army News 31 Jan 2011 -- Insurgents will face a more difficult spring than in previous years as Afghan and coalition forces consolidate and expand on last year's gains.
• 1-4 Infantry leaves legacy of team work in Afghanistan Army News 31 Jan 2011 -- After four years of continuous 6-month deployments, the Soldiers of 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment concluded their mission in Afghanistan.
• 1st MSC Engineers deploy to Afghanistan Army News 31 Jan 2011 -- 160 Soldiers from the 475th Engineer Company received farewell from friends and relatives, in an emotional ceremony held at the Julio Enrique Monagas Park in Ponce, 15 January 2011.
• BCTP trains 1st Cavalry Division for first deployment to Afghanistan Army News 31 Jan 2011 -- Observer/trainers from the Battle Command Training Program's Operations Group Alpha conducted a mission rehearsal exercise, or MRX, from Jan. 23 to Jan. 28 at Fort Hood, Texas.
• Opium cultivation in Afghanistan to decline despite high prices - UN UN News Centre 31 Jan 2011 -- Poppy cultivation in Afghanistan is expected to decline slightly this year despite the current high prices of opium.
• Bombings Targeting Police Kill 5 In NW Pakistan RFE/RL 31 Jan 2011 -- Pakistani officials say twin bombings targeting police in the northwestern city of Peshawar today killed five people, including a senior police officer.
• Bombings Strike Peshawar, Senior Police Official Killed VOA 31 Jan 2011 -- Authorities say bombings targeting police in northwestern Pakistan have killed at least five people, including a senior police official.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Munich conference to discuss Russia-NATO missile defense network RIA Novosti 31 Jan 2011 -- The creation of a joint Russia-NATO missile defense network will be a key issue of upcoming global security conference.
• Army Acquisition evolves during War on Terror Army News 31 Jan 2011 -- Mixing traditional acquisition practices with rapid and hybrid approaches is the best way the Army's acquisition community can serve Soldiers at war, said Maj. Gen. Mark Brown.
• Report on Reserve Component's Future Coming Soon AFPS 31 Jan 2011 -- The future of the Defense Department’s reserve component is the topic of a review due this week, a senior defense official said.
• KCNA on US Theory of "Pacific Country" KCNA 31 Jan 2011 -- The United States, styling itself a "Pacific country", has held that it should attach greater importance to Asia and expand "cooperation" with Asian nations.
• Navy To Begin Initial Production of P-8A Poseidon NNS 31 Jan 2011 -- The U.S. Navy announced Jan. 21 the award of a $1.6 billion contract to Boeing for P-8A Poseidon aircraft low-rate initial production (LRIP) of six aircraft.
• Tactical vehicle strategy includes fleet reduction Army News 31 Jan 2011 -- The Army's Tactical Wheeled Vehicle Strategy, released Jan. 26, is the roadmap for managing and modernizing the Army's fleet of nearly 300,000 vehicles over the next 30 years.
• 2011 Marine West Expo showcases what the enemy will soon fear USMC News 31 Jan 2011 -- When the first Marine Expo in 1982 showcased some of the newest technology available, the Marines could only wonder what the future warfighter would carry.
• U.S. Army Cyber Command welcomes Headquarters and Headquarters Company Army News 31 Jan 2011 -- The colors of Headquarters and Headquarters Company were unfurled Jan. 19, activating the unit as a new subordinate of the U.S. Army Cyber Command/2nd Army.
• BLSTs get new homes at Fort Carson Army News 31 Jan 2011 -- First digs with ceremonial shovels as the small crowd huddled to witness the beginning of construction of the logistics facility within the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, complex near Wilderness Road.
• Gunston Hall Visits Covenas, Colombia NNS 31 Jan 2011 -- USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) arrived in Covenas, Colombia, as part of Amphibious-Southern Partnership Station 2011 (A-SPS 11), Jan. 29.
• Enterprise, Leyte Gulf Crews Lend Helping Hand in Portugal Communities NNS 31 Jan 2011 -- USS Enterprise (CVN 65) and Leyte Gulf (CG 55) bid farewell to Lisbon, Portugal, Jan. 29, after a four day port visit.
• 'Old Ironsides' Fired Up for OpSail 2012 NNS 31 Jan 2011 -- USS Constitution's color guard peformed the opening ceremony at an event for the Virginia Commission on the War of 1812 Bicentennial at the Library of Virginia in Richmond, Va., Jan. 25.
• Net Zero Army News 31 Jan 2011 -- The Army's goal is to manage our resources in a sustainable manner. Net Zero is a holistic approach to addressing energy, water, and waste.
• 3-D software becoming safeware to returning Soldiers with PTSD Army News 31 Jan 2011 -- In the past six years, virtual reality "games" have evolved from plain old fun into a complex exposure therapy application.
• Army labs get award for technology to defeat dengue Army News 31 Jan 2011 -- With Florida's dengue outbreak last year, Key West residents became the beneficiaries of a mosquito-trap technology first developed by Army laboratories nearly a decade ago.
• Russian government plans to revamp defense industry RIA Novosti 31 Jan 2011 -- Russian PM Putin said the government was planning to adopt a new program on the modernization of the country's defense industry.
• Russian Navy to receive new nuclear attack submarine by yearend RIA Novosti 31 Jan 2011 -- The Russian Navy will receive a new Graney class nuclear-powered multipurpose attack submarine by the end of 2011.
• President Medvedev appoints new UAC head RIA Novosti 31 Jan 2011 -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has appointed General Director of the Sukhoi and MiG aircraft companies Mikhail Pogosyan as head of the United Aircraft Corporation.
• Report Says Pakistan's Nuclear Arsenal Tops 100 VOA 31 Jan 2011 -- A prominent U.S. newspaper says Pakistan has doubled its nuclear arms stockpile in recent years to exceed 100 weapons.
• Iranian navy in control of Persian Gulf, army commander IRNA 31 Jan 2011 -- Head of the Armed Forces Headquarters: The Iranian Navy is in full control of the passage of foreign vessels to the Persian Gulf.
• India conveys 'concern' over fishermen killing to Sri Lanka IRNA 31 Jan 2011 -- India expressed 'serious concern' over the killing of two Indian fishermen allegedly by Sri Lankan Navy.
• Indian Naval warship on fire IRNA 31 Jan 2011 -- A major fire is being fought on board at Indian naval warship INS Vindhyagiri off the Mumbai harbour. The ship has been evacuated.
• Somalian pirates moving towards India, says Coast Guard IRNA 31 Jan 2011 -- Somalian pirates have now started moving towards India and the Government was investigating if they have any links with Pakistan-based terror groups.
• Indian Navy apprehends 15 Somali pirates IRNA 31 Jan 2011 -- The 15 Somali pirates, who were apprehended by the Indian Navy following a gunbattle off the coast of Lakshadweep Islands, will be interrogated in Mumbai.
• Iranian navy thwarted 60 piracy threats in Gulf of Aden IRNA 31 Jan 2011 -- Rear-Admiral Hossein Ashrafi: Islamic Republic of Iran's Navy has thwarted more than 60 attempts against Iran's commercial ships by pirates in the Gulf of Aden.
• Taiwan Officials might escape punishment for execution CNA 31 Jan 2011 -- There is a possibility that none of the officers involved in wrongful conviction and execution of a soldier will be punished.
• Taiwan Defense Ministry apologizes to soldier's family CNA 31 Jan 2011 -- The Ministry of National Defense formally apologized to the family of late Air Force private Chiang Kuo-ching for mishandling of a case.
• Taiwan President apologizes over wrongful execution CNA 31 Jan 2011 -- President Ma apologized to Taiwan's people and the family of an Air Force private who was executed for a rape-murder case 15 years ago.
• Press Briefing by Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, 1/31/2011 The White House 31 Jan 2011
• U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 31 Jan 2011

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for January 31, 2011
• Boeing and iRobot Team Delivers 1st SUGVs to US Air Force Boeing 31 Jan 2011 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and partner iRobot Corp. [NASDAQ: IRBT] today announced that they have delivered the first 30 Small Unmanned Ground Vehicles (SUGV) under a contract with the U.S. Air Force for the service's Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team. This is the first task order of an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract which runs through September 2012.
• Lockheed Martin Receives $139 Million Contract for High Mobility Artillery Rocket System Lockheed Martin 31 Jan 2011 -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has received a $139.6 million contract to provide 44 combat-proven High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) to the U.S. Army. This order will increase the Army’s HIMARS launcher fleet to 375, with deliveries continuing through January 2013. Work on the contract will be performed at the company’s facilities in Camden, AR, and Grand Prairie, TX.
• MEADS Radar Completes Rotation Tests, Prepares To Move To Test Range Lockheed Martin 31 Jan 2011 -- The Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) program has successfully completed milestone tests as the first Multifunction Fire Control Radar (MFCR) advances toward system tests this year at Pratica di Mare air force base in Italy.
• U.S. Air Force Selects Northrop Grumman to Research Service-Oriented Architecture Interoperability for Integrated Air and Space Command and Control Northrop Grumman 31 Jan 2011 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) a contract to demonstrate information interoperability among different implementations of service-oriented architecture (SOA) information technology (IT) systems across the air and space command and control domains.
• Oshkosh Defense Opens New California Training Facility Oshkosh 31 Jan 2011 -- Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE:OSK), is expanding its training support services in California by opening a larger facility in Temecula, Calif., and moving out of its facility in Oceanside. The new California Regional Logistics Center, scheduled to open in February, is located adjacent to the Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton and will provide vehicle operator and maintenance training to Marines and Navy Seabees.
• Raytheon Company Completes Acquisition of Applied Signal Technology, Inc. Raytheon 31 Jan 2011 -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) today announced the completion of its tender offer, through its wholly owned subsidiary RN Acquisition Company, for all outstanding shares of Applied Signal Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: APSG). The tender offer expired at 12:00 midnight, Eastern Time, on Friday, January 28, 2011. Based on information provided by BNY Mellon Shareowner Services, the depositary for the tender offer, approximately 12,413,103 shares, representing approximately 87.8 percent of AST's outstanding shares, were validly tendered and not withdrawn in the offer (including shares tendered by notice of guaranteed delivery). All such shares have been accepted for payment in accordance with the terms of the tender offer. Raytheon does not intend to offer a subsequent offering period in connection with the offer.
• Sikorsky Delivers Its First Two S-92® Helicopters for Utility Operations in Afghanistan Sikorsky 31 Jan 2011 -- Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), has delivered two S-92® helicopters to airlift services provider AAR CORP., for operations in Afghanistan. AAR will perform passenger and cargo lift missions on behalf of the United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM), a government agency that provides transportation for the Department of Defense.
• Lockheed Martin SBIRS Team Passes Major Flight Operations Test Milestone on Path to GEO-1 Launch Lockheed Martin 31 Jan 2011 -- The U.S. Air Force/Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT]-led Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) team has successfully completed a major space to ground interface and functional system test for the first geosynchronous (GEO-1) satellite. The milestone, known as the 5001.4 test, verifies the spacecraft’s performance and interface with the ground segment and represents one of the program’s most significant milestones to date on the path to launch.

Other Conflicts

• Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, 31 January 2011 United Nations 31 Jan 2011
• South Korea Rejects North's Request to Move Up Military Talks Date VOA 31 Jan 2011 -- South Korea says it has turned down a request from North Korea to move up the date of preliminary military talks.
• African Union Names Heads-of-State Panel to Deal with Ivory Coast Crisis VOA 31 Jan 2011 -- The African Union has named five heads of state to work toward resolution of Ivory Coast's political crisis.
• Zimbabweans Worry New Zuma Mediation Role in Ivory Coast May Distract Him VOA 31 Jan 2011 -- Zimbabwean civil society and political activists expressed concern Monday that South African President Jacob Zuma's appointment as a mediator in the Ivory Coast crisis could distract him from his existing responsibilities.
• Refugees from Côte d'Ivoire crisis could top 100,000 by April, UN warns UN News Centre 31 Jan 2011 -- Secretary-General Ban kept up his diplomatic push for a speedy solution to the post-electoral crisis in Côte d’Ivoire.
• COTE D'IVOIRE: Cholera claims eight lives in Abidjan IRIN 31 Jan 2011 -- Health experts and residents say poor hygiene exacerbated by growing piles of rubbish is largely to blame for a dry-season cholera outbreak in Côte d’Ivoire’s main city of Abidjan.
• Ban urges calm in Southern Sudan as referendum process is finalized UN News Centre 31 Jan 2011 -- Secretary-General Ban urged both parties to the peace agreement that ended Sudan’s North-South war to remain calm.
• South Sudan: Unity State Officials Deny Returnees Attacked VOA 31 Jan 2011 -- Unity state authorities say that reports by a northern newspaper that southerners traveling from Unity state to Khartoum were burnt alive by Misseriya are not true.
• At Least 17 Killed in Mogadishu Violence VOA 31 Jan 2011 -- Witnesses in the Somali capital Mogadishu say at least 17 people were killed and more than 30 others wounded in violence Monday - but there are conflicting reports about the circumstances.
• UN chief underlines need to support Somali reconciliation efforts UN News Centre 31 Jan 2011 -- Secretary-General Ban stressed the need to assist Somalia’s transitional Government in its effort to initiate reconciliation.
• Kadyrov tells West to detain militant leaders, not their relatives RIA Novosti 31 Jan 2011 -- The leader of the Russian volatile Chechen Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov, urged western countries to detain terrorist ringleaders hiding out in Europe instead of their little known relatives.
• Militant leader Umarov's brother held in Italian illegal immigrant's center RIA Novosti 31 Jan 2011 -- Ruslan Umarov, a brother of Chechen militant leader Doku Umarov, is in an Italian detention center for illegal immigrants in the city of Gradisca, according to Italian newspaper Il Piccolo.
• COMOROS: Missing guns delay demobilization process IRIN 31 Jan 2011 -- Hundreds of weapons used in a revolt on Anjouan, one of three islands in the Comoros archipelago, remain unaccounted for.
• Former Khmer Rouge Leaders ask Court to Release Them VOA 31 Jan 2011 -- In Cambodia, defense lawyers for three former Khmer Rouge leaders, set to stand trial later this year, called on the international war crimes tribunal in Phnom Penh to release them.
• Court Admits Wikileaks Documents in Former Liberian President's Trial VOA 31 Jan 2011 -- Judges at the war crimes trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor have admitted into evidence two Wikileaks documents that appear to question the impartiality of the Special Court for Sierra Leone.

News Reports

• Uprising in Egypt Continues, As Does Speculation on Outcome VOA 31 Jan 2011 -- Protesters in Egypt show no signs of abating their call for President Hosni Mubarak to step down after 30 years in power.
• US Aid to Egypt Depends on Events VOA 31 Jan 2011 -- U.S. officials say there are no plans to cut off aid to Egypt.
• Egyptian Calls for Mubarak to Step Down Intensify VOA 31 Jan 2011 -- Protesters in Egypt are preparing for an eighth day of anti-government demonstrations. Opposition groups in Cairo are calling 1 million people to demonstrate against embattled President Hosni Mubarak.
• Mullen: Egypt's Military Promises to be Stabilizing Influence AFPS 31 Jan 2011 -- The Egyptian military has performed exceptionally well in its country’s recent crisis, the top U.S. military officer said today in a podcast for service members worldwide.
• Egyptian Military Refuses to Use Force Against Protesters VOA 31 Jan 2011 -- The Egyptian military said Monday it recognizes the "legitimate demands" of the Egyptian people, and it vowed not to "use force" against the public.
• White House Calls for Change in Egypt VOA 31 Jan 2011 -- As world leaders closely watch the turmoil in Egypt, the White House has called for "a change in the way the country works" but stopped short of saying that its president must step down.
• Egypt: Ban calls on leaders to take 'bold' steps to address protesters' concerns UN News Centre 31 Jan 2011 -- Secretary-General Ban is calling on Egypt’s leaders to take some “bold measures” to address the concerns of people demonstrating.
• Protestors in Cairo remain on main square, prepare for million-strong rally RIA Novosti 31 Jan 2011 -- Thousands of Egyptian protestors plan to spend the night on Cairo's main Tahrir Square regardless of the state curfew.
• Muslim Brotherhood: Radical Islamists Or Reluctant Democrats? RFE/RL 31 Jan 2011 -- For more than 30 years, the specter of the Iranian Revolution has stalked Western policymakers on the Middle East.
• Egyptian vice-president calls for Mubarak resignation RIA Novosti 31 Jan 2011 -- Egyptian Vice President Omar Suleiman has proposed a plan aimed at solving the current political crisis in the country.
• Egyptian president tells new govt. to restore stability RIA Novosti 31 Jan 2011 -- Embattled Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Sunday told the new cabinet to restore calm and stability, create new jobs and fight corruption.
• New Egyptian cabinet announced RIA Novosti 31 Jan 2011 -- Egypt's embattled President Hosni Mubarak unveiled a new cabinet on Monday with key ministers retaining their positions.
• Mubarak announces composition of new government IRNA 31 Jan 2011 -- Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak announced composition of new cabinet after he named his intelligence chief Omar Suleiman as vice president.
• Egypt's Mubarak has no plans to flee country - paper RIA Novosti 31 Jan 2011 -- Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak does not intend to go abroad for "a medical examination" amid public unrest in the Islamic country.
• Officials Around the World Urge Calm, Reform in Egypt VOA 31 Jan 2011 -- Many countries have urged their citizens not to travel to the country and others are evacuating their citizens.
• World leaders stop short in calling for Mubarak to step down IRNA 31 Jan 2011 -- Prime Minister David Cameron has joined other world leaders in calling for a transition to democracy in Egypt but stopped short in urging President Hosni Mubarak to step down.
• Israel calls on West to hold back criticism of Egypt's Mubarak RIA Novosti 31 Jan 2011 -- Israel is urging Western powers to refrain from criticizing Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak amid large-scale opposition protests.
• EU Foreign Ministers Urge Egypt to Find Peaceful Outcome VOA 31 Jan 2011 -- European Union foreign ministers are urging Egypt to find a peaceful outcome to nationwide protests and have agreed to freeze the assets of Tunisia's ex-president.
• EU Top Diplomat Urges Mubarak to Talk With Opposition VOA 31 Jan 2011 -- As world leaders closely watch Egypt's turmoil, the European Union's top diplomat is urging Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to respond to the complaints of protesters.
• Ashton calls on Mubarak to hold immediate talks with opposition IRNA 31 Jan 2011 -- EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton urged Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to immediately hold talks with the opposition.
• Merkel tells Mubarak to listen to people's 'legitimate' demands IRNA 31 Jan 2011 -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel called on Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to listen to the 'legitimate' popular demands for change.
• Egypt Protesters Defy Curfew for 4th Day VOA 31 Jan 2011 -- Tens of thousands of Egyptians are protesting in Cairo's Tahrir Square, defying a government-imposed curfew as they continue to press for an end to President Hosni Mubarak rule.
• Egypt's Unrest Hurts Economy VOA 31 Jan 2011 -- The economic impact of Egypt's political unrest is being felt around the world, as worried investors are driving down the price of stocks and bidding up the cost of oil.
• China Blocks Some Internet Reports on Egypt Protests VOA 31 Jan 2011 -- The Chinese government is blocking access to searches for the word “Egypt” on social networking Internet sites in China.
• EU Freezes Deposed Tunisian President's Assets VOA 31 Jan 2011 -- Europe Union foreign ministers have agreed to freeze the assets of deposed Tunisian President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali and his family.
• Tunisia Tourism Hangs in Balance as Political Unrest Continues VOA 31 Jan 2011 -- Weeks of unrest in Tunisia have undermined a linchpin of the North African country's economy - tourism.
• Azerbaijani Opposition Seeks To Avert 'Egyptian Scenario' RFE/RL 31 Jan 2011 -- Public Chamber, established in late December, has urged new parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan.
• Young People Driving Middle East Protests VOA 31 Jan 2011 -- The popular revolts roiling Egypt and other Arab countries are being driven by young people clamoring to oust autocratic governments they have known all their lives.
• Courts Should Rule on Detained US Diplomat, Says Pakistan VOA 31 Jan 2011 -- Pakistan's president says Pakistani courts should rule on the case of a U.S. diplomat.
• Kazakh President Calls for Early Presidential Election VOA 31 Jan 2011 -- Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev said Monday he is calling for an early presidential election.
• Kazakhstan to hold early presidential elections - Nazarbayev RIA Novosti 31 Jan 2011 -- Kazakhstan will hold presidential elections earlier than scheduled, the country's long-serving president, Nursultan Nazarbayev.
• Nazarbaev Scraps Referendum Scheme, Calls For Early Presidential Vote RFE/RL 31 Jan 2011 -- Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbaev has rejected a proposed referendum that would have extended his term in office unopposed until 2020.
• Kazakh Constitutional Council Rejects Referendum To Extend Nazarbaev's Rule RFE/RL 31 Jan 2011 -- Kazakhstan's Constitutional Council has rejected a planned referendum that would extend President Nursultan Nazarbaev's rule until 2020.
• Kazakh Constitutional Council rules vote on presidential term unlawful RIA Novosti 31 Jan 2011 -- The Constitutional Council of Kazakhstan has declared unlawful a proposed referendum on extending Nursultan Nazarbayev's presidential term to 2020.
• Burma Convenes Parliament for First Time in Two Decades VOA 31 Jan 2011 -- Burma has convened a session of parliament for the first time in more than 20 years.
• ZIMBABWE: New surge in political violence IRIN 31 Jan 2011 -- Elvis Marume, 42, a teacher at a faith-based school in Zimbabwe’s Mashonaland West Province, has been threatened with death by alleged elements of the ruling ZANU-PF party's youth militia.
• ICC Prosecutor Under Fire as African Union Backs Kenya VOA 31 Jan 2011 -- International Criminal Court Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo is under fire as the African Union backs Kenya in its bid to stall trials aimed at the country’s election violence.
• Prime Minister Disputes Key Nominations in Kenyan Judiciary VOA 31 Jan 2011 -- Controversy is again raging in Kenya’s coalition government after the prime minister rejected key judicial appointments he says were made behind his back.
• Niger Holds National Elections VOA 31 Jan 2011 -- Voting is underway in Niger for presidential and parliamentary elections meant to restore civilian rule in the West African nation following last February's military coup.
• Clinton Urges Haiti to Persist in Bid for Fair Elections VOA 31 Jan 2011 -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has returned from a trip to Haiti, where she met with presidential candidates and urged the Haitian people not to give up on democracy despite a disputed presidential election.
• China Denies Spy Rumors Amid Probe of Tibetan Spiritual Figure VOA 31 Jan 2011 -- Senior Chinese official has stepped forward to quash suspicions the Karmapa Lama may be an agent of Beijing.
• Belarus to punch back at EU sanctions - Foreign Ministry RIA Novosti 31 Jan 2011 -- Belarus will take measures in response to the EU sanctions against top Belarusian officials.
• EU, U.S. impose sanctions on Belarus RIA Novosti 31 Jan 2011 -- The EU and the US announced the introduction of new travel and financial sanctions on Belarus in response to December's flawed elections.
• EU Slaps Sanctions on Belarus VOA 31 Jan 2011 -- EU foreign ministers have imposed sanctions against Belarus in response to the violent arrests and imprisonment of opposition politicians following presidential elections.
• EU FMs Ban Lukashenka, 157 Other Top Officals RFE/RL 31 Jan 2011 -- EU foreign ministers, meeting in Brussels imposed asset freezes and visa bans on Belarus President Lukashenka and 157 associates.
• EU to Slap Sanctions on Belarus VOA 31 Jan 2011 -- EU foreign ministers meeting in Brussels are voting on sanctions against Belarus, following a violent crackdown on opposition supporters.
• EU foreign ministers to consider sanctions against Belarus RIA Novosti 31 Jan 2011 -- The European Union's foreign ministers will consider sanctions against Belarus at their meeting in Brussels.
• U.S. 'Concerned' About Fairness Of Kyrgyz Murder Appeal RFE/RL 31 Jan 2011 -- The U.S. Embassy in Bishkek says it is concerned about the fairness of an appeal hearing in a murder case related to last year's ethnic violence in the south.