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• Afghan, Coalition Forces Arrest Haqqani Network Leader AFPS 29 Apr 2013 -- A combined Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Haqqani network leader in the Nadir Shah Kot district of Afghanistan’s Khost province.
• Karzai Responds to 'Bags of CIA Money' Allegations VOA 29 Apr 2013 -- The office of Afghan President Hamid Karzai says it received what it calls a "small amount" of money from the U.S. government over the past decade.
• Karzai Confirms Getting Some Funds From CIA RFE/RL 29 Apr 2013 -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai has confirmed his office received money from the CIA.
• US spy agency bribes Afghans, including Taliban, to buy influence over nation PressTV 29 Apr 2013 -- American CIA spy agency has been bribing Afghan officials and warlords, including the Taliban, in the past decade.
• Afghanistan nabs 2 for plan to attack US air base PressTV 29 Apr 2013 -- Afghan intelligence officials have arrested two men who placed explosives in their fuel trucks to detonate them at the US-run Bagram Air Base in eastern Afghanistan.
• Civilian Cargo Plane Crashes At Bagram Airfield In Afghanistan RFE/RL 29 Apr 2013 -- The international coalition in Afghanistan says a cargo plane crashed on April 29 at Bagram Airfield, about 60 kilometers north of Kabul.
• 8 killed in cargo plane crash at US air base in E Afghanistan PressTV 29 Apr 2013 -- Eight people have been killed in a civilian cargo plane crash in the US-run Bagram Air Base in eastern Afghanistan near the capital city, Kabul.
• 4 Airmen killed in MC-12 crash in Afghanistan AFNS 29 Apr 2013 -- The Department of Defense announced April 28 the deaths of four airmen who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
• US identifies 4 Americans killed in Afghanistan PressTV 29 Apr 2013 -- The United States Department of Defense has identified four Americans killed in Saturday's crash of a spy aircraft in southern Afghanistan.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Press Conference with Secretary Hagel and Defense Minister Onodera from the Pentagon DoD 29 Apr 2013
• Hagel, Onodera Discuss U.S.-Japanese Security Concerns AFPS 29 Apr 2013 -- North Korea, the East China Sea and creating a new working group for joint intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities on the table.
• Readout of Secretary Hagel's call with Canadian Minister of National Defense Peter MacKay DoD 29 Apr 2013
• US says more Gitmo inmates have joined growing hunger strike PressTV 29 Apr 2013 -- US authorities have again pointed out to the steady spreading of the hunger strike by foreign inmates in its notorious Guantanamo prison and torture facility.
• Budget cuts mean Army must consider where it will buy weapons Army News 29 Apr 2013 -- With sequestration firmly in place, the Army will be buying a lot less stuff, and leaders are concerned about ensuring the businesses they buy things from don't wither.
• New artillery vehicles tested at WSMR Army News 29 Apr 2013 -- The next generation of self propelled artillery is going through testing on White Sands Missile Range to ready it for tomorrow s battlefield.
• Air Beam Shelter Near Reality Army News 29 Apr 2013 -- The Force Provider Expeditionary-Medical Systems air beam shelters were assessed as usable and functional in the medical operational environment.
• Stennis Strike Group Arrives In San Diego NNS 29 Apr 2013 -- The John C. Stennis Strike Group returned to San Diego Apr. 29, marking the end of a successful deployment for Carrier Air Wing 9 and the USS Mobile Bay to the U.S. Navy's 5th and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility .
• USS Chosin Ready to Deploy, Operate Forward NNS 29 Apr 2013 -- Sailors aboard the Hawaii-based USS Chosin will depart Pearl Harbor April 30 for a scheduled Western Pacific deployment.
• 15th Engineer Battalion cases colors, heads to Grafenwoehr Army News 29 Apr 2013 -- The 15th Engineer Battalion "cased" its colors April 26, at Gold Field on Conn Barracks in final preparation for its re-stationing from Schweinfurt to Grafenwoehr.
• USS Monterey Conducts Exercise With Albanian Navy NNS 29 Apr 2013 -- The guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey conducted exercises with the Albanian navy in Porto Palermo, Albania, April 28.
• USS Monterey Completes Port Visit to Livorno, Italy NNS 29 Apr 2013 -- The guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey departed Livorno, Italy April 26, after a three-day port visit.
• 59th Medical Wing supports Army South exercise in Panama Army News 29 Apr 2013 -- Airmen of the 59th Medical Wing were in the municipality of Veraguas, Panama, for the start of the Beyond the Horizon medical readiness training exercise (MEDRETE), April 16.
• Greece and U.S. Military Coordinate Rescue NNS 29 Apr 2013 -- U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa personnel Recovery team and an aircraft assigned to Commander, Task Force 67 assisted the Greek Maritime Rescue Coordination Center during a search and rescue event.
• Flood Duty Remains Steady for North Dakota Guard AFPS 29 Apr 2013 -- The North Dakota National Guard begins its second week supporting flood-response efforts.
• Joint CIA, Navy Operation Unfolds at National Museum of the United States Navy NNS 29 Apr 2013 -- Special presentation by the Central Intelligence Agency's Historical Collections Division.
• Alaska Warrior Transition Units Ready and Dedicated Army News 29 Apr 2013 -- The mission of the Warrior Transition Battalion - Alaska is to 'improve the life of each Soldier who walks through its doors.'
• First Project 11356 Frigate to Join Russian Navy Next Year RIA Novosti 29 Apr 2013 -- Russia's first Project 11356 frigate, the Admiral Grigorovich, will join the Black Sea Fleet in 2014.
• Military Court Acquits Nerpa Submarine Tragedy Suspects RIA Novosti 29 Apr 2013 -- The Military Court of the Russian Pacific Fleet acquitted two crew members of a Russian Navy nuclear attack submarine, the Nerpa, basing on Friday’s jury decision.
• Military Foils $5 Mln ‘Golden Parachute’ Swindle RIA Novosti 29 Apr 2013 -- Military prosecutors have foiled an attempt by several executives at a Defense Ministry firm to steal over 150 million rubles ($4.83 million).
• Interoperability: Continuing Naval Cooperation NNS 29 Apr 2013 -- The pre-deployment workups of the British destroyer HMS Dragon were more like an assembly of the European Union.
• Germany eyes combat helicopter deal with Pakistan: report IRNA 29 Apr 2013 -- Germany is planning to export 40 out-of-service combat helicopters to Pakistan.
• Fire breaks out in ammunition store of DRDO's Chandipur complex IRNA 29 Apr 2013 -- A fire broke out Monday in a magazine store of the Defence Research and Development Organisation at Chandipur.
• Contact Group on Piracy Off the Coast of Somalia Meets in New York US Dept. of State 29 Apr 2013
• Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney, 04/29/2013 The White House 29 Apr 2013
• U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing, April 29, 2013 US Dept. of State 29 Apr 2013

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for April 29, 2013

Other Conflicts

• Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, 29 April 2013 United Nations 29 Apr 2013
• 2012 Sees Record Number of Internally Displaced VOA 29 Apr 2013 -- The number of people displaced within their own countries by armed conflict, violence and human rights violations totaled nearly 30-million in 2012.
• Readout of Secretary Hagel's Meeting with UN Special Representative for Syria Ambassador Lakhdar Brahimi DoD 29 Apr 2013
• Syrian PM Survives Bomb Attack VOA 29 Apr 2013 -- Syrian state media say Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi escaped unharmed from an assassination attempt in Damascus.
• Syrian State TV Says Prime Minister Escapes Attack RFE/RL 29 Apr 2013 -- Syria's state-run television says Prime Minister Wael al-Halki has escaped what it called a "terrorist" attack in the capital, Damascus.
• Syria PM Survives Car Bomb Attack RIA Novosti 29 Apr 2013 -- Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi survived a bomb attack that targeted his motorcade in central Damascus.
• Syrian prime minister survives assassination attempt PressTV 29 Apr 2013 -- Syrian Prime Minister Wael Nader al-Halqi has survived an assassination attempt after bomb attacks targeted his vehicle downtown Damascus.
• UN chief condemns terrorist attack on Syrian Prime Minister’s convoy UN News Centre 29 Apr 2013 -- Secretary-General Ban condemned the terrorist attack in Damascus on the convoy of Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi that resulted in deaths and injuries.
• Moscow Warns Against Wrong Use of WMD Claim RIA Novosti 29 Apr 2013 -- Moscow believes using the issue of the alleged deployment of weapons of mass destruction in the Syrian conflict to attain geopolitical goals is unacceptable.
• ‘UK, France barring UN Syria inspection’ PressTV 29 Apr 2013 -- Syrian Ambassador to the United Nations Bashar al-Jaafari says Britain and France are trying to undermine Damascus’s official request from the United Nation to investigate chemical weapons use in Aleppo.
• Syria: Ban renews call for on-site access for chemical weapons probe team UN News Centre 29 Apr 2013 -- Secretary-General Ban renewed his appeal for unfettered access to Syria for the United Nations team probing the alleged use of chemical weapons during the conflict.
• UN Demands Access For UN Chemical Weapons Experts RFE/RL 29 Apr 2013 -- The White House is increasing pressure on the Damascene government for it to let a waiting UN team of chemical weapons inspectors into Syria.
• UK mil. chief warns against Syria war PressTV 29 Apr 2013 -- Britain’s military chief has warned Prime Minister David Cameron against any intervention in Syria saying it would risk dragging British forces into an all-out war.
• Iran voices readiness to host next quartet talks on Syria PressTV 29 Apr 2013 -- Iranian foreign minister Ali Akbar Salehi has expressed Tehran’s readiness to host the next round of the quartet talks on the ongoing crisis in Syria.
• Germany fears return of extremists from anti-govt. fighting in Syria PressTV 29 Apr 2013 -- German Security officials say they are worried about the return of German extremists who are fighting alongside foreign-backed militants in Syria.
• Over 45,000 Syrian refugees return home from Jordan since July PressTV 29 Apr 2013 -- More than 45,000 Syrian refugees have returned home since July 2012 from a refugee camp in northern Jordan as tensions subsides in the war-torn country.
• North Korea Would Lose Millions by Closing Kaesong VOA 29 Apr 2013 -- North Korea stands to lose tens of millions of dollars a year if it closes the Kaesong industrial complex, a key source of hard currency for its troubled economy.
• South Korean Workers at Kaesong Return Home VOA 29 Apr 2013 -- All but seven of the remaining South Korean workers at the only joint venture with the North have returned home.
• Russia, Japan Demand N.Korea Comply With UN Resolutions RIA Novosti 29 Apr 2013 -- The leaders of Russia and Japan have condemned North Korea’s conduct and urged the reclusive communist state to observe UN resolutions.
• DPRK's New Strategic Line Is Not Diplomatic Tactic KCNA 29 Apr 2013 -- The new strategic line on simultaneously pushing forward economic construction and the building of nuclear force is not a temporary stop-gap measure.
• KPA Guided by Brilliant Commander KCNA 29 Apr 2013 -- The Korean People's Army (KPA) has met a new heyday of its development with Marshal Kim Jong Un as its supreme commander.
• Rodong Sinmun on S. Korean Authorities and KIZ KCNA 29 Apr 2013 -- The south Korean authorities issued "a government statement" at a meeting of chiefs in charge of diplomatic and security affairs.
• UN agencies issue urgent DPRK funding appeal UN News Centre 29 Apr 2013 -- Five United Nations agencies have issued an urgent appeal for $29.4 million to meet the most critical health and nutrition needs of the people of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
• French forces leave Mali’s Timbuktu PressTV 29 Apr 2013 -- Dozens of French forces have left the Malian town of Timbuktu in the country’s north several months after they invaded the West African country.
• Somalia Hospitals See Fewer War Victims VOA 29 Apr 2013 -- As security improves in Mogadishu and much of south central Somalia, hospitals are seeing fewer victims of violence than before.
• Nigerian Leaders Call on Militants to Revoke Threat VOA 29 Apr 2013 -- Former Niger Delta militant group known as MEND threatened to attack Muslim interests in retaliation for Boko Haram attacks.
• Gunmen Kill Five, Rob Bank in Northern Nigeria VOA 29 Apr 2013 -- Gunmen armed with rocket-propelled grenades attacked a police station and a bank in northern Nigeria, killing three policemen and two civilians.
• Boko Haram threat chokes trade with Cameroon IRIN 29 Apr 2013 -- Tighter security in Cameroon’s Far North Region due to the widening threat posed by Nigeria-based radical Islamist militia Boko Haram.
• DRC Official Blames Rebels for Stalled Peace Talks VOA 29 Apr 2013 -- The Democratic Republic of Congo’s government is denying it has pulled out of the Kampala peace talks with the M23 rebels, and says it is the rebels who have left the talks.
• South Sudan: UN mission welcomes peace deal between armed groups and Government forces UN News Centre 29 Apr 2013 -- The United Nations peacekeeping mission in South Sudan welcomed a peace deal between the Government of South Sudan and local militia groups.
• ‘No military solution’ to ongoing Darfur crisis, UN peacekeeping chief tells Security Council UN News Centre 29 Apr 2013 -- Inter-communal clashes in Darfur having sparked recent deadly violence.
• More freedom but less security? IRIN 29 Apr 2013 -- US officials and others argue former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was a “clear danger” to the Iraqi people and to the region.
• Car bombs leave 36 people dead in Iraq PressTV 29 Apr 2013 -- Iraqi security officials say at least 36 people have been killed and dozens of others wounded in a series of car bomb blasts that hit the country.
• Car Bombs Kill 18 in Southern Iraq VOA 29 Apr 2013 -- Car bombs have exploded in predominantly Shi'ite areas of central and southern Iraq, killing at least 18 people and wounding more than 50 others.
• Deadly Bomb Blasts Hit Southern Iraqi Shi'ite Cities RFE/RL 29 Apr 2013 -- Three car bombs have struck two Shi'ite cities in southern Iraq, causing dozens of casualties.
• Libyan PM Defiant Despite Siege On Foreign Ministry RFE/RL 29 Apr 2013 -- The prime minister of Libya says his government is "very strong and determined" after gunmen surrounded the country's Foreign Ministry.
• Russian, Japanese Leaders Discuss Territorial Dispute VOA 29 Apr 2013 -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin met Monday in Moscow in the first meeting between leaders of the two countries in 10 years.
• Putin, Abe Agree To Work On Resolving Island Dispute RFE/RL 29 Apr 2013 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe have agreed to increase efforts to resolve a territorial dispute over North Pacific islands.
• Japan, Russia to discuss peace treaty PressTV 29 Apr 2013 -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is scheduled to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin to revive stalled negotiations over a peace treaty between Tokyo and Moscow.
• Russia And Japan Hold First Summit In Decade RFE/RL 29 Apr 2013 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin meets Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Moscow later today, the first meeting between leaders of the two countries in a decade.
• Ivory Coast Minister: Local Courts Can Try Gbagbo VOA 29 Apr 2013 -- Ivory Coast Justice Minister Gnenema Coulibaly said Monday that the country’s courts are capable of trying former First Lady Simone Gbagbo.
• Israeli and Palestinian leaders must move beyond words UN News Centre 29 Apr 2013 -- Secretary-General Ban said that building on that support required Israeli and Palestinian political leaders to “move beyond words” and tackle final status issues in a constructive spirit.
• Arab League Backs Israeli-Palestinian Land Swaps VOA 29 Apr 2013 -- Israel is welcoming a signal from Arab League nations supporting the idea of using land swaps to negotiate future Israeli-Palestinian borders.
• Turkish PM's Planned Gaza Trip Riles Washington VOA 29 Apr 2013 -- A diplomatic dispute is deepening between Washington and Ankara over the Turkish prime minister's planned visit to the Gaza Strip.
• Taiwan, Japan negotiating details of fishing commission meeting CNA 29 Apr 2013 -- Taiwan and Japan are still negotiating the details of the first meeting of a bilateral fishing commission to address issues related to fishing in disputed waters in the East China Sea.

News Reports

• Remarks With Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabr Al Thani After Meeting With Arab League Officials US Dept. of State 29 Apr 2013
• Supreme Leader’s Speech at Inauguration of Islamic Awakening and Ulama Conference PressTV 29 Apr 2013 -- The following is the full text of the speech delivered on April 29, 2013 by Ayatollah Khamenei the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution in a meeting at Inauguration of Islamic Awakening and Ulama Conference.
• AEOI Chief: Iran to produce 2,000 MW of N. electricity by yearend IRNA 29 Apr 2013 -- Vice-President and Head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Abbasi said that a total of 2,000 megawatts of nuclear electricity will be produced by the end of current Iranian year.
• Number of Iranian presidential hopefuls passes 20 PressTV 29 Apr 2013 -- More than 20 hopefuls have so far announced their bids to join the race to succeed President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
• Militants Target Pakistan's Candidates in Run-up to Elections VOA 29 Apr 2013 -- Militants trying to influence Pakistan’s upcoming national elections have killed dozens of party faithful in the run-up to the May 11 balloting.
• Afghan Diplomats Among Dead In Peshawar Suicide Bombing RFE/RL 29 Apr 2013 -- Police in Pakistan say a suicide bomber has killed eight people in the northwestern city of Peshawar, including the diplomat son of an influential Afghan cleric.
• Suicide Bomber Kills 8 in NW Pakistan VOA 29 Apr 2013 -- Pakistani police say a suicide bomber killed at least eight people and wounded 45 others in the northwestern city of Peshawar.
• Eight die in Pakistan bomb attack PressTV 29 Apr 2013 -- Police say at least eight people have died and 45 others have been injured in a bomb attack carried out in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Peshawar.
• Bomber kills 8, injures over 40 in NW Pakistan IRNA 29 Apr 2013 -- A suicide bomber killed at least 8 persons in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar, police said.
• Venezuela Opposition Leader Charged with Inciting Violence VOA 29 Apr 2013 -- A Venezuelan court charged retired general Antonio Rivero on Monday with inciting post-election violence in the latest political flash point in the bitterly divided nation.
• African Political Party Officials Seek Unity in Khartoum VOA 29 Apr 2013 -- A senior member of Sudan’s ruling National Congress Party (NCP) said a weekend meeting of 35 African political parties in Khartoum established a Council of African Political Parties.
• Kenya Chief Justice Denies Bribery in Presidential Petition VOA 29 Apr 2013 -- Kenya's chief justice denied accusations that he had received bribes to rule in favor of President Uhuru Kenyatta in a petition challenging the outcome of last month's election.
• Landmark Election Could Bring Big Change to Malaysia VOA 29 Apr 2013 -- Malaysia has been a model of political stability over the decades, with the same alliance of parties ruling the country since 1957.
• Rise of Young Voters Shifts Malaysia Election Balance VOA 29 Apr 2013 -- Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak escaped a direct showdown with youth when a 23-year-old student gave up his bid to challenge him in his home constituency in the May 5 general election.
• Egypt's Moussa Says Brotherhood Out for Revenge VOA 29 Apr 2013 -- Egypt's ruling Muslim Brotherhood is trying to exact revenge on the judiciary for years of imprisonment and political exclusion, but is attacking the wrong target, opposition leader Amr Moussa said.
• Egyptian Parliament Deals Blow to IMF Loan VOA 29 Apr 2013 -- Egypt's parliament halted its reading of a new income tax law, saying the government had not shown who would be affected by the measure that is needed to secure a badly needed $4.8 billion IMF loan.
• Libyan Religious Leader Calls For Gender Segregation VOA 29 Apr 2013 -- Libya’s top religious authority, the grand mufti, is stirring up controversy with a call for strict gender segregation in all workplaces, classrooms and government offices.
• Security Council welcomes agreement by Guineans to resolve differences peacefully UN News Centre 29 Apr 2013 -- The Security Council welcomed the joint declaration of non-violence signed last week in Conakry between the main Guinean stakeholders.
• Georgia’s Changing Russia Policy RFE/RL 29 Apr 2013 -- Georgian Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili says resolving his country’s conflicts with Russia is his “big dream.”
• Disgraced Former Russian Olympics Official Says He Was Poisoned RFE/RL 29 Apr 2013 -- Hardly a month goes by in Russia without a fresh scandal hitting the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.