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• Elite Afghan soldiers complete training AFNS 02 Jun 2013 -- Fourteen Afghan air force members of the Kabul Air Wing Quick Reaction Force Company graduated from Ground Combat Skills Course in a ceremony May 29 at Kabul International Airport here.
• Militants torch two NATO fuel tankers in southwestern Pakistan Iran Press TV 02 Jun 2013 -- Heavily armed militants in the troubled southwestern Pakistan have set fire to at least two NATO tankers carrying supplies to US-led forces in neighboring Afghanistan.
• Drone Strikes Among Major Issues for New Pakistan PM VOA 02 Jun 2013 -- Pakistan's Prime Minister-designate Nawaz Sharif will review anti-terrorism cooperation with the United States soon after taking office. A close adviser to Sharif says the incoming government will demand an immediate end to controversial American drone strikes within Pakistani territory for better future ties.

Defense Policy / Programs

• US protests continue ahead of Bradley Manning trial Iran Press TV 02 Jun 2013 -- Thousands of supporters of US Army whistleblower Private Bradley Manning have continued to protest a day before his trial in the State of Maryland.
• Hagel Tours Forward-based Littoral Combat Ship in Singapore AFPS 02 Jun 2013 -- Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel today stepped aboard the Navy's first littoral combat ship, the USS Freedom, forward-deployed and currently docked at the Singapore Navy's Changi Naval Base.
• Hagel Meets With Malaysia, Singapore Leaders at Shangri-La AFPS 02 Jun 2013 -- Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel met with counterparts from Singapore and Malaysia this weekend following his speech at the Shangri-La Dialogue and a series of bilateral and trilateral meetings yesterday.
• Remarks by Secretary Hagel to the Crew of the Littoral Combat Ship USS Freedom in Singapore DoD 02 Jun 2013 -- Presenter: Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel; Commanding Officer Timothy Wilke
• Readout of Meeting Between Secretary Hagel and Malaysian Minister of Defence Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein DoD 02 Jun 2013
• SECDEF Visits USS Freedom in Singapore NNS 02 Jun 2013 -- Sailors aboard the littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) had the unique opportunity of interacting with the nation's highest ranking military advisor when Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel visited the ship, June 2.
• Carter Hall Visits Jebel Ali, Dubai NNS 02 Jun 2013 -- Sailors and Marines aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) arrived in Jebel Ali and Dubai, United Arab Emirates, May 18.
• Hagel Wraps Up Visit Aimed at Reassuring Asian Allies VOA 02 Jun 2013 -- U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has wrapped up a visit to Asia, where he attended the Shangri-La security summit in Singapore. Hagel sought to reassure allies the United States remains committed to security in the region. The defense secretary also offered reassurances to China.
• Pacific Partnership 2013 Holds Opening Ceremony for Samoa Mission Port NNS 02 Jun 2013 -- Samoan citizens, service members from U.S. and partner nations, and non-governmental organization volunteers kicked off Pacific Partnership 2013 with an opening ceremony, June 1.
• Iran fleet in int'l waters proves country's might - Navy commander IRNA 02 Jun 2013 -- Navy Commander of Iran's Army Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said here Sunday the presence of the Iranian fleet in Gulf of Aden and Bab al-Mandeb is an indication to the country's power.
• Larak warship completes mission with success: Iran cmdr. Iran Press TV 02 Jun 2013 -- Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari says Iran's Larak warship has successfully accomplished its first mission in international waters.

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• Russia Blocks UN's Qusair Resolution, Calls It 'Unilateral' RIA Novosti 02 Jun 2013 -- Russia has blocked British-drafted resolution that criticizes the Syrian regime's offensive in the strategic town of Qusair in Syria, UN diplomatic sources told RIA Novosti on Sunday.
• Lavrov, Kerry Discuss Syria Crisis – Ministry RIA Novosti 02 Jun 2013 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry held a telephone talk to discuss ways for resolving the Syria crisis, Russia's Foreign Ministry said on its website on Sunday.
• Syria Peace Talks Could Start in July – France RIA Novosti 02 Jun 2013 -- An international peace conference on ending the ongoing civil conflict in Syria could take place in July, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Sunday.
• Syrian Army Seizes Sarin From Rebels in Hama – Report RIA Novosti 02 Jun 2013 -- The Syrian army has seized two cylinders of the nerve agent sarin in an operation in the city of Hama, Press TV reported on Sunday.
• Syrian Rebels Fight in Lebanon, Car Bomb Hits Damascus VOA 02 Jun 2013 -- Syrian rebels opposed to President Bashar al-Assad appear to have fought a rare battle inside Lebanon, exchanging fire with members of pro-Assad Lebanese group Hezbollah.
• China Repeats Claims Over Disputed Islands VOA 02 Jun 2013 -- A senior Chinese general says warships will continue to patrol waters where Beijing has territorial claims, despite disputes with other Asian countries.
• Kuang Ta Hsing shot in overlapping economic zones: Philippines official CNA 02 Jun 2013 -- A Philippines official, who is close to the probe related to the May 9 shooting of a Taiwanese fishing boat by a Philippines maritime patrol vessel, confirmed on Saturday for the first time that the incident took place in the overlapping economic zones between the two countries, a Filipino newspaper reported Sunday.
• Abbas appoints new PA prime minister Iran Press TV 02 Jun 2013 -- Acting Palestinian Authority (PA) Chief Mahmoud Abbas has appointed Rami Hamdallah, a senior academic, as the authority's next prime minister.
• Maliki Meets Leaders Amid Rising Sectarian Violence In Iraq RFE/RL 02 Jun 2013 -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has met with community leaders from across Iraq's sectarian divide in a bid to stop a rise in sectarian killings.

News Reports

• N.Korea Criticizes Seoul's Call for Government-Level Talks RIA Novosti 02 Jun 2013 -- North Korea lashed at the South Korean president for insisting on government-level talks on the Kaesong industrial zone instead of accepting the communist country's earlier call for resolving tensions at the civilian level.
• Iran uncovers Mossad-trained, Arab-linked terrorist network Iran Press TV 02 Jun 2013 -- Iranian Intelligence Ministry says it has uncovered a Mossad-trained network of terrorists with links to the spy agency of an Arab state, plotting to sabotage Iran's upcoming election.
• Iran reacts to US double standards regarding terrorism IRNA 02 Jun 2013 -- Foreign Ministry spokesman reacting to inclusion of Iran in US Department of State's supporters of terrorism said here Sunday publication of baseless reports by US administration will not make world public opinion swerve from US crimes against mankind.
• Jalili sticks to Islamic Revolution ideals Iran Press TV 02 Jun 2013 -- Iran chief nuclear negotiator, Saeed Jalili, says he is running for president to prove his commitment to the 1979 Islamic Revolution discourse.
• Iranians will create economic epic soon: Qalibaf Iran Press TV 02 Jun 2013 -- Presidential candidate Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf says the Iranian nation will soon unite and create an economic epic as advised by Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.
• Rezaei vows to use win-win plan to resolve nuclear issue Iran Press TV 02 Jun 2013 -- Independent presidential candidate Mohsen Rezaei says enemies use Iran's nuclear energy program as a pretext to disrupt the country's foreign relations, vowing to use a win-win plan to resolve the nuclear issue.
• Nations must unite to change unjust world order: Ahmadinejad Iran Press TV 02 Jun 2013 -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has slammed the prevailing unjust world order and called for concerted efforts to exercise structural transformations within the key global management bodies.
• Iran raps US double-standard policies Iran Press TV 02 Jun 2013 -- The Islamic Republic of Iran has condemned the United States for its double-standard policies on terrorism.
• 'Iran independence must be respected' Iran Press TV 02 Jun 2013 -- Iranian presidential candidate Gholam Ali Haddad-Adel says all countries need to respect the Islamic Republic's independence if they want to negotiate with the country.
• Iran Busts 'Terror Cell' Plotting to Disrupt Upcoming Polls RIA Novosti 02 Jun 2013 -- Iran's intelligence ministry said on Sunday its agents have dismantled a "terror network" backed by Israel's Mossad that planned to disrupt the upcoming presidential polls, the Fars news agency said.
• Thousands of Turkish protesters reoccupy Istanbul's Taksim Square Iran Press TV 02 Jun 2013 -- Thousands of anti-government protesters have reoccupied Istanbul's iconic Taksim Square despite heavy-handed police crackdown.
• Turkey police attack protesters near PM office Iran Press TV 02 Jun 2013 -- Turkey police have used tear gas and water cannons to disperse hundreds of protesters in the capital city, Ankara, as they tried to march toward the high-security office of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
• Erdogan Rejects 'Dictator' Claims RFE/RL 02 Jun 2013 -- Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has rejected claims that he is an authoritarian leader.
• Nearly 1,000 Detained, 79 Injured in Turkey Protests RIA Novosti 02 Jun 2013 -- Almost a thousand of people were detained and 79 injured in Turkey when police attempted to disperse nationwide anti-government protests, Interior Minister Muammer Guler told a news conference on Saturday evening.
• EU's Ashton Condemns Disproportionate Use of Force in Turkey RIA Novosti 02 Jun 2013 -- The EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton has condemned the disproportionate use of force by police against protesters in Turkey and expressed "deep concern" over the violence.
• Turkish Anti-Government Activists Protest for 3rd Day VOA 02 Jun 2013 -- In Istanbul, Turkey largest city, clashes are continuing near the prime minister's office as unrest against the government grows. The protests, which are continuing to spread across the country, accuse Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of acting in an increasing authoritarian way and threatening individual freedoms.
• President Morsi overturns Constitutional Court ruling, reinstates Senate Iran Press TV 02 Jun 2013 -- Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has reinstated the country's Senate, known as Shura Council, after the country's Supreme Constitutional Court voted to nullify the upper house of the parliament.
• Egypt's top court rules Senate, Constitution panel invalid Iran Press TV 02 Jun 2013 -- Egypt's highest court has ruled as invalid the upper house of the parliament and the committee that drafted the country's new constitution.
• Egypt's Top Court Rules Upper House Invalid RIA Novosti 02 Jun 2013 -- Egypt's highest court on Sunday ruled as invalid the country's upper house of parliament and a panel that drafted the country's constitution.
• Court Rules Egypt's Parliament Illegal VOA 02 Jun 2013 -- Egypt's highest court has ruled that parliament and the group of lawmakers who wrote the constitution were not legally elected.
• Three people diagnosed with Sars-like virus: Italy Health Ministry Iran Press TV 02 Jun 2013 -- Italy's Health Ministry says three people have been infected with a new deadly respiratory virus related to the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).