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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 02 Mar 2011 [PDF]
• Airpower Summary for Feb. 13 to 19 AFNS 02 Mar 2011
• Security barriers coming down in a revitalized Samarra Army News 02 Mar 2011 -- Two days before the fifth anniversary of the bombing of Al Askari "Golden" Mosque, the security barriers protecting one of the holiest Shia shrines in Iraq came down.
• All Iraqis have right to participate in rebuilding their country, UN stresses UN News Centre 02 Mar 2011 -- The UN stressed the right of all Iraqis to participate in building a democratic, stable and prosperous nation.
• Ex-Army Officer Convicted in Iraq Contract Fraud VOA 02 Mar 2011 -- A federal jury convicted a former US Army officer and his wife of charges for a scheme that netted them millions of dollars in illegal payments related to contracts in Iraq.
• Airmen harness radiation to search vehicles AFNS 02 Mar 2011 -- 447th Expeditionary Security Forces Airmen are developing their vehicle-search skills using the relocatable Vehicle and Cargo Inspection System.
• Effective Bomb Attacks Decline in Afghanistan AFPS 02 Mar 2011 -- Across Afghanistan, the percentage of effective enemy attacks using homemade bombs declined from August to January.
• 1-84 Soldiers arrive, train in Afghanistan Army News 02 Mar 2011 -- Less than nine hours after stepping foot on Afghan soil, Soldiers with A Battery, 1st Battalion, 84th Field Artillery Regiment, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team began their final training.
• NATO Apologizes for Afghan Civilian Deaths VOA 02 Mar 2011 -- NATO has apologized following a coalition probe that found that nine Afghan civilians were killed during operations in eastern Afghanistan.
• ISAF Apologizes For Killing Afghan Children In Air Strike RFE/RL 02 Mar 2011 -- NATO's International Assistance Force in Afghanistan admitted responsibility and apologized for the accidental killing of nine children in an air strike.
• British Report Calls for Talks With Taliban in Afghanistan VOA 02 Mar 2011 -- British parliamentarians: Counterinsurgency measures in Afghanistan are not working and peace talks need to start between the U.S. and its allies and the Taliban.
• UK MPs criticise strategy and justification for Afghan war IRNA 02 Mar 2011 -- Counter-insurgency measures in Afghanistan are not working and could be counter-productive unless the US and its allies start peace talks with the Taliban.
• TF Bastogne Soldiers rebuild damaged Afghan roads Army News 02 Mar 2011 -- Engineers in cooperation with the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and Afghan National Security Forces began the process of rebuilding damaged roads.
• Regional Support welcomes new deputy commander in Afghanistan Army News 02 Mar 2011 -- A newly promoted general is now leading the Regional Support Commands of the NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan that is headquartered at Camp Eggers.
• Afghans Would Support Taliban Office In Turkey RFE/RL 02 Mar 2011 -- The Afghan government would welcome any assistance by Turkey to open a representative office for the Taliban on Turkish soil.
• 44th Expeditionary Signal Battalion cases colors, prepare to deploy Army News 02 Mar 2011 -- 44th Expeditionary Signal Battalion's colors cased, signifying the beginning of the unit's journey to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom this Spring.
• Statement by the President on the Assassination of Shahbaz Bhatti The White House 02 Mar 2011
• Secretary Clinton on Assassination of Pakistan Federal Minister for Minorities Affairs Shahbaz Bhatti US Dept. of State 02 Mar 2011
• US regional envoy to visit Pakistan next week IRNA 02 Mar 2011 -- US Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Marc Grossman would travel to Pakistan next week.
• US Shocked, Outraged by Killing of Pakistani Minister VOA 02 Mar 2011 -- The United States is expressing shock and outrage at the assassination of Pakistan’s Minister for Minorities, Shahbaz Bhatti.
• Pakistan: UN officials condemn assassination of Government minister UN News Centre 02 Mar 2011 -- Top United Nations officials condemned the assassination of Pakistan’s Minister for Minority Affairs, Shahbaz Bhatti.
• Pakistanis, World Leaders Protest Minister's Assassination VOA 02 Mar 2011 -- Grief-stricken Pakistanis are protesting the assassination of the country's minister for minorities who was a vocal opponent of Pakistan's blasphemy law.
• Taliban claim responsibility for Pakistani minister's murder IRNA 02 Mar 2011 -- Taliban militants claimed responsibility for the assassination of Pakistani minister for minorities, Shehbaz Bhatti.
• Pakistani Minister Assassinated VOA 02 Mar 2011 -- Gunmen assassinated Pakistan's minister for minorities, Shahbaz Bhatti, in this year's second attack on a high-profile figure who openly opposed blasphemy law.
• Pakistan's minorities minister shot dead RIA Novosti 02 Mar 2011 -- The Pakistani minister for religious minorities, Shahbaz Bhatti, was killed in a gun attack in Islamabad.
• Christian Cabinet Minister Shot Dead In Islamabad RFE/RL 02 Mar 2011 -- Pakistan's minister for religious minorities, Shahbaz Bhatti, who had been calling for changes in the country's blasphemy law, has been killed in a drive-by shooting.
• Gunmen shoot dead Pakistan minorities minister in Islamabad IRNA 02 Mar 2011 -- Armed men shot dead Pakistan's Minorities Minister Shahbaz Bhatti in Islamabad.
• The Dynamics Of Outrage And Silence In Pakistan RFE/RL 02 Mar 2011 -- Activists from some Pakistani religious parties have been organizing demonstrations to demand that Raymond Davis be hanged.
• PAKISTAN: Picking up the pieces in Swat Valley IRIN 02 Mar 2011 -- In a few weeks the owners of a small, three-room flat above a tea-shop in a noisy Peshawar bazaar in northwestern Pakistan will be looking for a new tenant.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Obama Administration Wants Korean Peninsula Nuclear Free VOA 02 Mar 2011 -- Senior US official is rejecting calls by some S. Korean politicians who want American nuclear weapons returned to the country.
• Milestone Nears for European Missile Defense Plan AFPS 02 Mar 2011 -- The US plan to defend Europe from a rapidly increasing ballistic missile threat will reach a milestone next week.
• U.S. Says Radar Ship Deployment Part Of Missile-Defense Shield RFE/RL 02 Mar 2011 -- The US military says it is sending a radar-equipped warship to the Mediterranean.
• 'No-targeting' pact key to missile defense deal with NATO RIA Novosti 02 Mar 2011 -- Formal agreement that NATO and Russian missile defense systems are not directed against each other is key.
• Gates and Mullen Urge Swift Action on Budget AFPS 02 Mar 2011 -- Congress needs to take steps now to ensure troops in harm’s way in Afghanistan get the gear and capabilities they need to face the Taliban.
• Clinton: Budget Cuts Could Undermine US Influence VOA 02 Mar 2011 -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says cutting funding for State Department programs could upset America's strategic interests around the world.
• DOD to Measure Guard and Reserve Employment Practices DoD 02 Mar 2011
• Remarks by the President on Shooting of American Service Members in Germany The White House 02 Mar 2011
• Frankfurt Attack Draws White House Reaction AFPS 02 Mar 2011 -- President Barack Obama pledged that the United States will work with German authorities to get to the bottom of a shooting outside Frankfurt International Airport.
• USAFE Airmen killed, wounded in Frankfurt airport shooting AFNS 02 Mar 2011 -- The two Airmen killed and two Airmen wounded in the shooting March 2 in Frankfurt were assigned to United States Air Forces in Europe units.
• Two Killed In Attack On U.S. Troops In Frankfurt RFE/RL 02 Mar 2011 -- Police say two people were killed at Germany's Frankfurt airport when a man, reportedly from Kosovo, attacked a bus carrying U.S. soldiers.
• Army Adds 22 Charges Against Intelligence Analyst AFPS 02 Mar 2011 -- The Army has added 22 charges in the case of a military intelligence analyst accused of leaking classified material.
• KCNA on US-S. Korea Test Exercises KCNA 02 Mar 2011 -- Key Resolve and Foal Eagle joint military exercises now being staged by the U.S. in collusion with south Korea.
• KCNA on New US National Military Strategy Report KCNA 02 Mar 2011 -- The United States recently made public a new national military strategy report.
• Socom's Impact Outweighs Its Size, Commander Says AFPS 02 Mar 2011 -- U.S. Special Operations Command brings increasingly vital capabilities to the nation’s military missions, its commander said yesterday.
• SECNAV Announces DoD, DOE Partnership in Energy Innovation NNS 02 Mar 2011 -- The secretary of the Navy announced a partnership between the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy.
• Agency Harnesses Technology to Aid Defense Interests AFPS 02 Mar 2011 -- The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has revamped financial processes, cut contract-award time, transformed the way it chooses investments.
• Excalibur: Turning 'artillery cannon into a sniper rifle' Army News 02 Mar 2011 -- Having the precision fires capability embedded with artillery units, which are usually close to units engaging the enemy, would significantly boost precise strike capability.
• MV-22 takes tight landings to new heights USMC News 02 Mar 2011 -- The stomach-churning acceleration and deceleration of the MV-22 "Osprey" seemed to have no effect on the crew chiefs from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadrons 161 and 561.
• First MC-130J training program takes flight AFNS 02 Mar 2011 -- As the first MC-130J Combat Shadow II rolled off the Lockheed Martin factory line, a training flight class recently conducted sorties in preparation for transition to the new airframe.
• Benning female Soldiers test new Women's Army Combat Uniform Army News 02 Mar 2011 -- One hundred and fifty female Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, received two sets of the Women's Army Combat Uniform.
• TRANSCOM provides nation's greatest advantage, commander says AFNS 02 Mar 2011 -- The greatest advantage the U.S. has over any potential enemy is the ability to project and sustain forces anywhere in the world.
• 66th Trans. Co. supports deploying units across Germany Army News 02 Mar 2011 -- The 66th Transportation Company is the unit to call when preparing to deploy.
• FISC Yokosuka Logistics Team Supports Cobra Gold NNS 02 Mar 2011 -- An elite Logistics Response Team returned to U.S. Fleet and Industrial Supply Center Yokosuka March 1.
• NMCB 74 Completes Water Well in Horn of Africa NNS 02 Mar 2011 -- Seabee's assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74 Detail Horn of Africa's (Det. HOA) Water Well Team, completed their first well in the village of Jedane, Ethiopia, Feb. 11.
• USS Higgins Crew Fosters Partnership During Maldives Visit NNS 02 Mar 2011 -- USS Higgins (DDG 76) visited Maldives, Feb. 25-26 and conducted Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) training with the Maldives Coast Guard.
• Pacific Mission Tests Disaster Response Capabilities AFPS 02 Mar 2011 -- U.S. Pacific Command is preparing to launch an interagency, international mission aimed at providing a fast, coordinated response should disaster strike the Pacific Ocean region.
• Forces from U.S., 21 nations begin Tradewinds 2011 exercise in Antigua and Barbuda USMC News 02 Mar 2011 -- U.S. Marines and 21 partner nation coast guard, law enforcement and ground forces arrive today in Antigua and Barbuda to participate in exercise Tradewinds 2011.
• Officials release new environmental restoration policy AFNS 02 Mar 2011 -- Changes to the Air Force's environmental cleanup program will focus on cleaning up more sites more quickly, officials said here Feb. 25.
• March 4 Deadline Nears to Apply for Stop-Loss Pay AFPS 02 Mar 2011 -- Service members, veterans and legally designated beneficiaries held on active duty under the Stop-Loss program between Sept. 11, 2001, and Sept. 30, 2009, must apply by March 4 to receive special retroactive pay.
• KCNA Assails Crime Committed by GI against S. Korean Old Couple KCNA 02 Mar 2011 -- A soldier belonging to the US 2nd Division broke into a house in Tongduchon City, Kyonggi Province, and assaulted an old couple with a lethal weapon.
• Supreme Court Decisions Affect Service Members, Vets AFPS 02 Mar 2011 -- The U.S. Supreme Court has issued three decisions with military connections over the last two days.
• US Supreme Court Decides Major Free Speech Case VOA 02 Mar 2011 -- The U.S. Supreme Court has issued an important ruling on the issue of free speech, deciding in favor of a controversial church group that likes to protest at military funerals.
• Pakistan, China start joint venture of missile boats IRNA 02 Mar 2011 -- Pakistan and China have embarked on a joint venture for the construction of two missile craft boats in the Chinese port city of Tianjin.
• Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney and Federal Chief Performance Officer and the Deputy Director for Management at the Office of Management and Budget Jeff Zients, 3/2/2011 The White House 02 Mar 2011

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for March 02, 2011
• BAE Systems Receives $5 Million Contract for T-11 Parachutes BAE Systems 02 Mar 2011 -- BAE Systems has been awarded a $5 million order to produce T-11 Personnel Parachute Systems for the U.S. Army.
• Bell Boeing-built V-22 Osprey Fleet Surpasses 100,000 Flight Hours Boeing 02 Mar 2011 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and Bell Helicopter today applauded the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) V-22 Joint Program Office (PMA-275) announcement that the Bell Boeing-built V-22 Osprey fleet has surpassed 100,000 flight hours. The milestone arrived on Feb. 10 during a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey combat mission in Afghanistan. Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 264, currently operating out of Camp Bastion in Helmand Province, was identified as the squadron that eclipsed the 100,000-hour mark.
• EADS North America signs agreement with NAVEODTECHDIV to refine threat-detection technology EADS 02 Mar 2011 -- EADS North America has signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division (NAVEODTECHDIV) to adapt the capabilities of its Unattended Luggage Inspection System, or ULIS. The man-portable ULIS is able to identify both the presence and location of chemical, radiological and explosive threats located in ordnance, parcels, or luggage.
• Cassidian commissioned to deliver 400 equipment units of the Future Soldier System to the Bundeswehr EADS 02 Mar 2011 -- Cassidian has been commissioned by Germany’s Federal Office of Defence Technology and Procurement (BWB) to deliver a further 400 units of the Future Soldier System (Infanterist der Zukunft) in its basic version (IdZ BS).
• Lockheed Martin And Bristow Helicopters Australia Team For Helicopter Aircrew Training System Lockheed Martin 02 Mar 2011 -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] and Bristow Helicopters Australia, an affiliated company of Bristow Group Inc. [NYSE: BRS], today announced a partnership to offer a complete training solution to the Australian Defence Force for its Project Air 9000 Phase 7 Helicopter Aircrew Training System (HATS) requirement.
• BAE Systems Completes Successful Crash Protection Testing for Military Flight Training Aircraft BAE Systems 02 Mar 2011 -- BAE Systems has developed a series of modifications to upgrade the fleet of CT-4B aircraft used for Australian Defence Force (ADF) Flight Screening and Basic Flying Training to contemporary civil standards.
• Raytheon Delivers 250th APG-79 AESA Radar Raytheon 02 Mar 2011 -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has delivered its 250th APG-79 active electronically scanned array radar to Boeing. The APG-79 radar is flown on U.S. Navy F/A-18E/F and EA-18G aircraft, and on the Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18F Super Hornet.
• Lockheed Martin Conducts Second Successful PAC-3 MSE Intercept Flight Test Lockheed Martin 02 Mar 2011 -- Lockheed Martin’s [NYSE: LMT] enhanced version of the combat-proven PAC-3 Missile, the PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE), successfully intercepted a threat representative tactical ballistic missile target in the MSE battlespace today at White Sands Missile Range, N.M.
• Orbital Successfully Launches Patriot Target Vehicle for Missile Defense Test Orbital Sciences Corp. 02 Mar 2011 -- Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE: ORB) announced today that it successfully launched a Patriot Target Vehicle (PTV) under a direct contract with the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) Space Development and Test Directorate (SD).

Other Conflicts

• 2 March 2011 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 02 Mar 2011
• Press Conference on Joint Security Initiative by Department of Peacekeeping Operations, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime United Nations 02 Mar 2011
• Press Conference on Annual Report of International Narcotics Control Board United Nations 02 Mar 2011
• UN opens office to help Central African nations consolidate peace, prevent conflict UN News Centre 02 Mar 2011 -- The UN opened a new political office designed to support the efforts of Central African nations to consolidate peace and prevent conflict.
• UN to combat drugs, crime in conflict zones UN News Centre 02 Mar 2011 -- The UN peacekeeping and crime fighting divisions launched a joint action plan to further strengthen their cooperation in the battle against drugs and crime.
• DPRK's Will to Strive for Nuclear-free World Declared KCNA 02 Mar 2011 -- The DPRK will as ever make every possible effort to realize the nuclear disarmament and build a nuclear-free world.
• KCNA on US Backing for Enlarged Jewish Settlements KCNA 02 Mar 2011 -- Palestinians are enraged at the stance taken by the United States to patronize Israel's expansion of Jewish settlements.
• UN Troops in Ivory Coast Under Increasing Pressure VOA 02 Mar 2011 -- The United Nations says attacks against its peacekeepers in Ivory Coast may constitute war crimes.
• Civilians Flee Fighting in Ivorian Commercial Capital VOA 02 Mar 2011 -- More than 30,000 civilians have fled fighting between supporters of Ivory Coast's rival governments in the commercial capital, Abidjan.
• UN apologizes to Belarus for reporting it broke Côte d'Ivoire arms embargo UN News Centre 02 Mar 2011 -- The UN publicly apologized to Belarus for an inaccurate report from its mission in Côte d’Ivoire that Belarus had supplied attack helicopters.
• UN Peacekeeping Chief Apologizes for Erroneous Belarus Report VOA 02 Mar 2011 -- The UN peacekeeping chief has apologized to Belarus for an erroneous report that Minsk violated a U.N. arms embargo against Ivory Coast.
• UN Retracts Claims Of Belarusian Ivory Coast Arms-Embargo Violation RFE/RL 02 Mar 2011 -- The UN has retracted its claim that Belarus delivered three attack helicopters to Ivory Coast in violation of a UN arms embargo.
• Drought-hit Somalia on brink of humanitarian disaster, warns UN expert UN News Centre 02 Mar 2011 -- A UN human rights expert today called on the international community to step up efforts to address the impact of the devastating drought in Somalia.
• Sudan: UN deplores new clashes in region disputed by North and South UN News Centre 02 Mar 2011 -- A senior UN official deplored renewed clashes in Sudan’s contested Abyei region, whose status North and South Sudan have pledged to solve by the end of March.
• KCNA on Sudanese Division KCNA 02 Mar 2011 -- Sudan is divided into the north and south. What is the root cause of the division and whether it is the way of solving the issue of Sudan are under discussion in the international community.
• Pakistan agrees with Indian PM on dialogue IRNA 02 Mar 2011 -- Pakistan hopes proposed talks with India will lead to a'meaningful and sustained process of engagement' that will bridge the trust deficit.
• Controversial New U.S. Envoy To Azerbaijan Outlines Priorities RFE/RL 02 Mar 2011 -- Peacefully resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, bolstering Western energy security, and promoting democracy in Azerbaijan.
• Russian plan to deploy missiles on disputed islands 'regrettable' RIA Novosti 02 Mar 2011 -- Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Edano: Japan is concerned over Russia's plans to deploy missiles on a group of disputed islands.
• Moscow imposes entry ban on Japanese CEOs for anti-Russian rhetoric RIA Novosti 02 Mar 2011 -- Moscow has imposed an entry ban on two Japanese companies' heads for anti-Russian rhetoric.

News Reports

• Libya: Could Military Intervention Backfire? VOA 02 Mar 2011 -- As the regime of Muammar Gadhafi continues its crackdown against opposition rebels, the Obama Administration is considering its options.
• Clinton: US Far From Decision on Libya No-Fly Zone VOA 02 Mar 2011 -- US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the Obama administration is "a long way" from making any decision about whether to take part in a "no-fly zone" operation over Libya.
• NATO has no military plans in Libya - Russian envoy RIA Novosti 02 Mar 2011 -- Russia's envoy to NATO Rogozin: NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said that the alliance does not plan any military actions against riots-hit Libya.
• International court to investigate Qadhafi regime for crimes against humanity UN News Centre 02 Mar 2011 -- The ICC will investigate Libyan President Muammar Al-Qadhafi’s regime for crimes against humanity in repressing peaceful protesters.
• International criminal court to open probe into Libya human rights violations RIA Novosti 02 Mar 2011 -- ICC Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo has said he is opening an investigation against alleged crimes against humanity in Libya.
• Gadhafi Forces Hit Libyan Opposition With Airstrikes VOA 02 Mar 2011 -- Libyan rebels clashed with pro-government forces in eastern Libya on Wednesday as leader Moammar Gadhafi again defied demands to step down.
• Gadhafi Says He Cannot Quit, Launches Offensive in East VOA 02 Mar 2011 -- Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi is again defying demands to step down, proclaiming that he has the support of the people.
• Qaddafi Vows To Fight 'To The Last Man and Woman' RFE/RL 02 Mar 2011 -- The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court is to open an enquiry into possible crimes in Libya.
• Gaddafi tells supporters he is 'symbol for Libyan people' RIA Novosti 02 Mar 2011 -- Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi told supporters in Tripoli that he could not step down because he is a "symbol for the Libyan people."
• Gadhafi Forces Attack Insurgents, Conflicting Reports on Outcome VOA 02 Mar 2011 -- Forces loyal to Libya's leader Moammar Gadhafi attacked anti-government forces in a north-central coastal town.
• Gadhafi Says Libyan Oil Fields Are Secure VOA 02 Mar 2011 -- Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi says his country's oil fields are secure, but that foreign oil companies are worried they might be attacked by "armed gangsters."
• Gaddafi forces regain oil terminal town RIA Novosti 02 Mar 2011 -- Forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi retook control on Wednesday of the eastern town of Brega and bombed the nearby town of Ajdabiyah.
• Arab League Opposes Foreign Intervention in Libya VOA 02 Mar 2011 -- Arab League diplomats say the organization would oppose any form of foreign intervention in Libya.
• Arab League calls on Libyan authorities to end violence RIA Novosti 02 Mar 2011 -- Arab foreign ministers called on the Libyan leadership to stop the violent suppression of protesters in the country and respect the legitimate rights of the people.
• Arab League to discuss turmoil in Middle East, North Africa RIA Novosti 02 Mar 2011 -- Foreign ministers of the Arab League countries will meet in Cairo to discuss the ongoing political crisis in the Middle East and North Africa.
• Iran: US, allies should avoid military intervention IRNA 02 Mar 2011 -- Iranian President Ahmadinejad: US and its allies should avoid military intervention in North Africa and the Middle East region otherwise nations will rise up and dig graves for their soldiers.
• Ahmadinejad warns US and its allies on interventions in Africa, ME IRNA 02 Mar 2011 -- President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warned the US and its allies on military interventions in North Africa and the Middle East.
• Russia-NATO Council may discuss Libyan crisis on Wednesday RIA Novosti 02 Mar 2011 -- Russia and NATO could discuss the situation in Libya during a meeting of the Russia-NATO Council in Brussels.
• UN suspends Libya from Human Rights Council RIA Novosti 02 Mar 2011 -- The United Nations suspended Libya's membership in the UN Human Rights Council in an attempt to persuade the country's regime to stop violence against protesters.
• UN General Assembly Suspends Libya From UN Human Rights Council RFE/RL 02 Mar 2011 -- The United Nations General Assembly has suspended Libya's membership in the UN Human Rights Council.
• EU Aid Commissioner Heads To Libyan Border To Evaluate Refugee Crisis RFE/RL 02 Mar 2011 -- The EU commissioner for humanitarian aid, Kristalina Georgieva, is on her way to the Libyan-Tunisian border to oversee UN efforts to help the thousands of refugees fleeing the violence in Libya.
• Britain, France Help Egyptians Flee Libya VOA 02 Mar 2011 -- Britain and France have launched efforts to help evacuate thousands of Egyptians from Libya.
• WFP Appeals for More Aid for Libya VOA 02 Mar 2011 -- Officials with the United Nations World Food Program are calling on the international community to step up action to avert a humanitarian disaster along Libya's borders.
• LIBYA: Stranded Somali migrants unsure where to turn IRIN 02 Mar 2011 -- Some 2,500 Somali migrants in the Libyan capital Tripoli, under the control of Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi, are holed up in the violence-affected city and unsure what to do, say Somali migrants there.
• Iranian Activists Appeal To UN Over Missing Opposition Leaders RFE/RL 02 Mar 2011 -- Open letter to UN Secretary-General Ban urging him to intervene in the case of detained opposition leaders.
• Iran Executions Under Scrutiny VOA 02 Mar 2011 -- Iran is coming under increased scrutiny for the number of executions it carries out.
• Protesters Rally Outside Bahrain's Interior Ministry VOA 02 Mar 2011 -- Thousands of anti-government protesters in Bahrain gathered outside the country's interior ministry Wednesday, the latest in a series of daily protests demanding the resignation of the government.
• Readout of John Brennan's call with President Salih The White House 02 Mar 2011
• Yemen's President Calls White House Over Comments VOA 02 Mar 2011 -- U.S. officials say Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh has called the White House to express regret for any misunderstanding caused by his public criticism of the United States and Israel.
• White House: All Options Considered on Libya, Yemen VOA 02 Mar 2011 -- A day before President Obama is expected to speak publicly about the situation in Libya, his spokesman says the United States and its international partners continue to keep all options on the table to deal with the situation.
• Egypt's Mubarak having cancer treatment in Saudi - paper RIA Novosti 02 Mar 2011 -- Egypt's ousted president, Hosni Mubarak, is undergoing cancer treatment in Saudi Arabia, an Egyptian newspaper said on Wednesday, contradicting official statements.
• Bomb-builders have not right to oppose Iran nuclear program IRNA 02 Mar 2011 -- President Ahmadinejad: Bomb builders and those who preserve and use atomic bombs do not have right to take up stand against Iran.
• Mexican President Calderon to Visit White House Thursday VOA 02 Mar 2011 -- Mexican President Felipe Calderon Thursday visits Washington, where he is expected to talk with President Barack Obama about the drug war, economic issues and immigration. The two presidents will meet after recent strains in U.S.-Mexican relations.
• Latest Violence in Mexico Underscores Problems, Tensions VOA 02 Mar 2011 -- More drug violence in Mexico in recent weeks is focusing new attention on that nation's anti-drug efforts, and U.S. cooperation in the fight.
• Armenia Stuck Between Stagnation And 'Mubarakization' RFE/RL 02 Mar 2011 -- The opposition Armenian National Congress last week announced a new wave of antigovernment rallies aimed at forcing the authorities to schedule pre-term parliamentary and presidential elections.
• Four Candidates To Run In Kazakh Presidential Election RFE/RL 02 Mar 2011 -- Kazakhstan's Central Election Commission has announced that it has officially registered four candidates to run in the April 3 presidential election.
• Kazakh Opposition Leader Challenges President On Alleged Deal With China RFE/RL 02 Mar 2011 -- A Kazakh opposition leader is urging President Nursultan Nazarbaev to confirm or deny a report about an alleged deal he made in Beijing to lease Kazakh farmland to China.
• Message from the President on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Zimbabwe The White House 02 Mar 2011
• Notice from the President on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Zimbabwe The White House 02 Mar 2011
• ZIMBABWE: Anti-sanctions campaign kicks off IRIN 02 Mar 2011 -- Thousands of Zimbabweans attended a rally organized by President Robert Mugabe's ruling ZANU-PF party on 3 March in the capital, Harare, to mark the launch of an anti-sanctions campaign.
• Zimbabwe's Mugabe Launches Campaign Against Sanctions, Urges Boycott VOA 02 Mar 2011 -- Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe launched a campaign to collect the signatures of millions of citizens on a petition against sanctions imposed on him and other top ZANU-PF officials.
• Zambia Opposition Denies Split in PF/UPND Alliance VOA 02 Mar 2011 -- A leading member of Zambia’s main opposition Patriotic Front (PF) party dismisses media reports that his group has severed an alliance with the United Party for National Development (UPND) ahead of this year’s general elections.
• Opposition Leader Says Cambodia's Government Faces Possible Protests VOA 02 Mar 2011 -- Exiled opposition leader Sam Rainsy says Cambodians are growing impatient with the leadership of Prime Minister Hun Sen, who has held on to power for 26 years.
• Vladimir Milov, The Russian Opposition's Fresh Face RFE/RL 02 Mar 2011 -- A new political movement promises to unite Russia's fractious opposition for a unified challenge to the Kremlin.
• EU Adopts Report On Croatia's Accession Bid RFE/RL 02 Mar 2011 -- The European Commission today adopted an interim report on Croatia's progress toward EU accession, arguing that the country needs to make further reforms to its judiciary and anticorruption efforts.
• Oil Price Continues Climb Amid Mideast Tensions RFE/RL 02 Mar 2011 -- The price of oil has continued its climb, rising above $100 a barrel during electronic trading in Asia on the New York Mercantile Exchange.