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• Media Availability with Secretary Hagel in Jalalabad, Afghanistan DoD 09 Mar 2013
• Remarks by Secretary Hagel in Jalalabad, Afghanistan DoD 09 Mar 2013
• Suicide Bomber Attacks Nearby During Hagel ISAF Meeting AFPS 09 Mar 2013 -- Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel was in a briefing at a NATO International Security Assistance Force facility when a suicide bomber detonated a car bomb outside the Afghan Defense Ministry.
• 18 Killed in Afghan Attacks During Hagel's Visit VOA 09 Mar 2013 -- A suicide bomber riding a bicycle blew himself up outside the Afghan Defense Ministry Saturday while U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel was in Kabul, but the Pentagon chief was nowhere near the scene.
• Afghan Suicide Bomber Strikes During Hagel Visit RFE/RL 09 Mar 2013 -- Officials say at least nine civilians have been killed in a suicide-bomb attack outside the Afghan Defense Ministry in central Kabul.
• Suicide Bomber Hits Kabul as Pentagon Chief Visits RIA Novosti 09 Mar 2013 -- At least nine people were killed by a suicide bomber outside the Afghan Defense Ministry in Kabul as the new US Pentagon chief visited the country.
• Hagel Meets with U.S. Conventional, Special Ops Leaders AFPS 09 Mar 2013 -- Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel met with conventional and special operations forces leaders here today on his first full day in Afghanistan as secretary.
• Hagel Meets With Soldiers in First Afghanistan Troop Visit AFPS 09 Mar 2013 -- Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel visited the soldiers of the Army’s 101st Airborne Division’s “Bastogne” 1st Brigade Combat Team.
• Transfer of US Prison to Afghans Delayed VOA 09 Mar 2013 -- A ceremony marking the long-awaited, complete transfer of a controversial detention center from U.S. to Afghan control has been abruptly canceled.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Taiwan receives upgraded E-2K early warning aircraft CNA 09 Mar 2013 -- Two upgraded E-2K airborne early warning aircraft were transported to Kaohsiung International Airport Station in southern Taiwan for follow-up tests and inspections.
• Iran to Test Fire 3 New Missiles RIA Novosti 09 Mar 2013 -- Iran’s army will test-fire three new types of missiles during an upcoming military drill, a top military commander said.
• Multinational Anti-Piracy Drills End in Indian Ocean RIA Novosti 09 Mar 2013 -- Warships from 13 countries completed an anti-piracy and counter-terror naval exercise in the Indian Ocean.

Defense Industry

Other Conflicts

• Ban welcomes safe release of UN peacekeepers detained in Golan UN News Centre 09 Mar 2013 -- Secretary-General Ban welcomed the release of the 21 United Nations peacekeepers who had been detained last week in the Golan Heights.
• UN Peacekeepers Held in Syria Are Safe in Jordan VOA 09 Mar 2013 -- A United Nations official says all 21 U.N. peacekeepers who had been held captive in the Golan Heights by Syrian rebels were freed and handed over to authorities in Jordan.
• Syrian Prez’s Special envoy criticizes role of western countries IRNA 09 Mar 2013 -- Criticising the role of western countries in Syrian crisis, President Bashar al-Assad's Special Envoy Bouthaina Shaaban sought support from India and other BRICS members.
• Chinese FM: Sanctions Not Solution to North Korea VOA 09 Mar 2013 -- China’s foreign minister says sanctions are not the way to properly handle the North Korea nuclear issue and safeguard peace on the Korean peninsula.
• Washington Says N. Korean Threats ‘Regrettable’ RIA Novosti 09 Mar 2013 -- The United States expressed regret that North Korea had opted for a belligerent response to a new set of UN sanctions over its nuclear and ballistic missile programs.
• DPRK Foreign Ministry Spokesman Slams UNSC's Additional "Resolution on Sanctions" against DPRK KCNA 09 Mar 2013 -- A spokesman for the Foreign Ministry of the DPRK issued the following statemen.
• Sudan and South Sudan Security Agreement US Dept. of State 09 Mar 2013
• Malaysia Arrests 79, as Incursion Death Toll Hits 61 VOA 09 Mar 2013 -- Malaysian authorities say they have arrested 79 people in Sabah state on the island of Borneo, in an intensified operation to remove members of a Philippine Muslim clan who took over a village in the resource-rich area last month.
• Military conflict in East, South China seas unlikely CNA 09 Mar 2013 -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense said that military conflict over territorial disputes in the East and South China seas was unlikely.
• Bomb blast in mosque kills 6 in Pakistan IRNA 09 Mar 2013 -- A bomb blast in mosque in Pakisan's northwestern city of Peshawar killed at least six people and injured nearly 30 others.

News Reports

• Venezuela Presidential Vote Due April 14 RFE/RL 09 Mar 2013 -- Venezuela's electoral council has announced that an election to choose a successor to President Hugo Chavez will be held April 14.
• Maduro Sworn in as Acting Venezuelan President RIA Novosti 09 Mar 2013 -- Venezuelan Vice President Nicolas Maduro was sworn in on Friday as acting president despite objections from opposition that the move violates the country’s constitution.
• Protests In Egypt After Soccer Riot Verdicts RFE/RL 09 Mar 2013 -- Protests have broken out in Cairo and Port Said after an Egyptian court delivered verdicts over a deadly football riot last year.
• Egyptian Court Upholds Death Sentences in Football Riot VOA 09 Mar 2013 -- An Egyptian court has upheld death the sentences of 21 people for their role in a football (soccer) riot last year that killed more than 70 people.
• Egypt Court Upholds Football Riot Death Sentences RIA Novosti 09 Mar 2013 -- Egypt’s court confirmed on Saturday the death sentences previously handed down to Port Said football fans for their role in a stadium riot last year, amid continuing tensions over the verdict.
• Results of Elections in Kenya US Dept. of State 09 Mar 2013
• UN chief congratulates Kenyans on peaceful presidential polls UN News Centre 09 Mar 2013 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has noted the results of Kenya's presidential election that were announced today and applauded its citizens for the largely peaceful polls.
• Kenyatta Elected Kenyan President, But Challenges Loom VOA 09 Mar 2013 -- Kenya’s electoral commission has confirmed Uhuru Kenyatta has won the election to become the country’s fourth president.
• Kenyatta Follows Father to Win Kenya's Top Job VOA 09 Mar 2013 -- Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta has been elected president of Kenya, to serve the same office his father held 40 years ago.
• Burma's Opposition Leader Calls for Party Unity VOA 09 Mar 2013 -- Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has called on her National League for Democracy party to unify and end in-fighting.
• Zimbabwe Readies For Vote on New Constitution VOA 09 Mar 2013 -- Zimbabweans will head to the polls in a week to vote on a new constitution ahead of presidential elections planned for later this year.
• Bulgaria Admits Failure to Save 11,000 Jews in WWII RIA Novosti 09 Mar 2013 -- Bulgaria has expressed regret for the first time that it failed to prevent deportation of more than 11,000 Jews to Nazi Germany from regions under Bulgarian control during the Second World War.
• Chimney Raised on Sistine Chapel as Conclave Nears VOA 09 Mar 2013 -- Vatican workers hoisted a chimney onto the roof of the Sistine Chapel on Saturday in readiness for the conclave of Roman Catholic cardinals that will elect a successor to Pope Benedict.
• Despite Troubled Papacy, Benedict’s Resignation May Seal His Legacy VOA 09 Mar 2013 -- For decades, German-born Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was the Roman Catholic Church's enforcer of doctrine.