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• Female Police Officer, Young Girls Killed in Afghanistan VOA 04 Jul 2013 -- Officials in southern Afghanistan say gunmen have shot dead the most senior female police officer serving in Helmand province.
• Senior police officer shot and killed in S Afghanistan PressTV 04 Jul 2013 -- Unknown gunmen have shot and killed a senior female police officer in Afghanistan’s southern province of Helmand.
• Analysis: Time for a new poppy policy in Afghanistan IRIN 04 Jul 2013 -- Despite a surge in efforts to eradicate poppy farming, the country’s opium production is at close to record levels.
• US drones attacks may lead to stand-off with Pakistan IRNA 04 Jul 2013 -- Pakistan has warned the United States that continuation of the drone attacks in the country’s tribal regions could lead to a direct stand-off between the two countries.
• Pakistani Taliban commander, police officer die in clashes IRNA 04 Jul 2013 -- A senior Pakistani Taliban commander, Roohul Ameen, was killed in a clash with security men in northwest of the country.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Remarks by the President at Fourth of July Celebration The White House 04 Jul 2013
• Weekly Address: Celebrating Independence Day The White House 04 Jul 2013
• Obama Honors Troops On Independence Day VOA 04 Jul 2013 -- Americans celebrated their nation's 237th anniversary Thursday with parades, picnics, concerts and baseball games.
• USS Germantown Arrives in Darwin, Australia NNS 04 Jul 2013 -- Dock landing ship USS Germantown, with the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, arrived in Darwin, Australia, July 4, prior to scheduled operations in the region.
• Russian DefMin Wants More Spending on R&D Divisions RIA Novosti 04 Jul 2013 -- Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that his ministry must spend more money on scientific research divisions.
• Russia to Lay Down 3rd Yasen Class Nuclear Sub on July 26 RIA Novosti 04 Jul 2013 -- Russia on July 26 will begin constructing the third of at least eight nuclear-powered submarines to make up the core of its underwater attack fleet.
• Russian Air Force to Get Su-30SM Fighter Jets in Bulk RIA Novosti 04 Jul 2013 -- Sukhoi Su-30SM multirole fighter jets will be delivered to the Russian Air Force as fully equipped squadrons, rather than “piecemeal.”
• Russian Military to Get Unified Simulation Training by 2015 RIA Novosti 04 Jul 2013 -- A unified simulation training system will be created in the Russian Armed Forces by 2015.
• Monthly press conference by NATO Secretary General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen held in Brussels NATO 04 Jul 2013
• Opening remarks by the NATO Secretary General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen at the Secretary General’s Monthly Press Conference held in Brussels NATO 04 Jul 2013
• Iran's 1st fleet returns from Russian mission IRNA 04 Jul 2013 -- The First flotilla of Iran's Navy arrived in this northern port from a ten-day mission to Russia.

Defense Industry

Other Conflicts

• Foreign-backed Syrian opposition struggles to name new leader PressTV 04 Jul 2013 -- The divided foreign-backed Syrian opposition is struggling to name a new leader, amid growing pressure from its Western and Arab supporters to unite.
• Abbas urges Palestinian refugees to exercise neutrality on Lebanon, Syria PressTV 04 Jul 2013 -- Acting Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas has urged Palestinian refugees in Lebanon and Syria to maintain a neutral position.
• S. Sudan Says Civilians Targeted in Bomb Raid VOA 04 Jul 2013 -- Officials in South Sudan's Unity state accused Sudan of deliberately targeting civilians in an aerial bombing raid this week that wounded seven people, including two women.
• DRC Opposition Wants Mediator at National Dialogue VOA 04 Jul 2013 -- A group of opposition leaders in the Democratic Republic of Congo is demanding an international mediator take part in upcoming talks about the country's future.
• China Agrees to Discuss 'Code of Conduct' Rules VOA 04 Jul 2013 -- This week the Association of Southeast Asian Nations appeared to make progress on addressing territorial disputes in the South China Sea.
• Attacks kill 5, injure 20 in Iraq PressTV 04 Jul 2013 -- At least 5 people have been killed and 20 others injured in separate attacks in Iraq.
• Briefing: Justice and peace 10 years on in Liberia IRIN 04 Jul 2013 -- In December 1989 Charles Taylor crossed into Liberia from Côte d’Ivoire with a small group of fighters, sparking two brutal civil wars.
• Kosovo Serbs Form Rival 'Parliament,' Vow Vote Boycott RFE/RL 04 Jul 2013 -- Members of Kosovo’s ethnic Serb minority have formed their own assembly and vowed to boycott elections in an effort to protest steps by Belgrade to recognize the government in Pristina.

News Reports

• Picking a Political Unknown to Lead Egypt Sends Powerful Message VOA 04 Jul 2013 -- Until this week, the name Adly Mansour was virtually unknown in Egypt.
• AU Council Meets Over Egypt Crisis VOA 04 Jul 2013 -- The African Union Peace and Security Council plans to meet Friday to discuss the latest developments in Egypt, following the military’s ouster of the democratically elected President Mohamed Morsi only a year into his term.
• Dialogue, 'quick return to civilian rule' key to overcoming crisis in Egypt – UN chief UN News Centre 04 Jul 2013 -- United Nations Secretary-General Ban expressed serious concern about “military interference” in the political crisis gripping the country.
• French, Tunisian Leaders Express Dismay Over Morsi Ouster VOA 04 Jul 2013 -- French President Francois Hollande and Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki are expressing alarm at the ouster of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi.
• US Cautions Egypt Against Arbitrary Arrest of Morsi VOA 04 Jul 2013 -- The White House has cautioned Egyptian officials to avoid any arbitrary arrests of ousted President Mohamed Morsi and his supporters.
• Western Leaders In Bind Over Morsi Ouster RFE/RL 04 Jul 2013 -- Western states are treading carefully after Egypt's army ousted its popularly elected Islamist president, Muhammad Morsi.
• Morsi Ouster Brings World Concern, Support VOA 04 Jul 2013 -- President Barack Obama has ordered a review of U.S. aid to Egypt, after that country's military ousted democratically elected President Mohamed Morsi.
• Egypt Embarks On Do-Over; Officials Promise Fairness VOA 04 Jul 2013 -- Egypt has a new interim leader and a roadmap designed by the military to unite the country after the ouster of Islamist President Mohamed Morsi.
• Egypt military confirms holding Morsi in its custody PressTV 04 Jul 2013 -- Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi is being held “preventively” by the military, says a senior Egyptian army official.
• Military detains Muslim Brotherhood supreme leader in Egypt PressTV 04 Jul 2013 -- Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood's Supreme Leader Mohammed Badie has been arrested less than a day after the military removed President Mohamed Morsi from power, security officials say.
• Egypt Swears in Interim President VOA 04 Jul 2013 -- The chief justice of Egypt's supreme constitutional court has been named president, after the military ousted democratically elected President Mohamed Morsi only a year into his term.
• Mansour Installed As Egypt's Acting President RFE/RL 04 Jul 2013 -- The chief of Egypt's constitutional court, Adli Mansour, has been sworn in as acting president less than 24 hours after the country's military removed Islamist President Muhammad Morsi.
• Army-mandated Adli Mansour sworn in as Egypt’s interim president PressTV 04 Jul 2013 -- The chief justice of Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court, Adli Mansour, has been sworn in as interim president of Egypt.
• Obama Urges Egypt Army to Pass Authority to Civilian Govt. RIA Novosti 04 Jul 2013 -- US President Barack Obama has urged the Egyptian armed forces to pass authority to a civilian government, the White House reported Wednesday.
• Egypt Army Ousts Morsi, Suspends Constitution RIA Novosti 04 Jul 2013 -- The Egyptian armed forces on Wednesday deposed President Mohamed Morsi and suspended the country’s constitution, the country’s defense minister said.
• Russia asks for urgent setting of date for Iran-5+1G talks IRNA 04 Jul 2013 -- Sergei Ryabkov stressed the need for urgent setting of a date for next round of Iran and Group of 5+1 negotiations.
• North Korea Agrees to Talks on Kaesong Dispute VOA 04 Jul 2013 -- North Korea has agreed to hold inter-Korean governmental working level talks at Tongilgak on July 6.
• South Korea proposes new talks with North Korea on Kaesong PressTV 04 Jul 2013 -- South Korea has offered a new round of talks with North Korea to reopen the jointly-run Kaesong Industrial Zone.
• Anniversary of July 4 North-South Joint Statement Marked KCNA 04 Jul 2013 -- Rodong Sinmun Thursday dedicates a bylined article to the 41st anniversary of the July 4 North-South Joint Statement.
• China Hosts Pakistani PM, Indian Defense Minister VOA 04 Jul 2013 -- China is hosting Pakistan's prime minister and India's defense minister for separate talks aimed at improving ties with its two powerful neighbors.
• Mandela's Condition Unchanged Government Says VOA 04 Jul 2013 -- South Africa says former president Nelson Mandela remains in 'critical but stable' condition at the Pretoria hospital where he was admitted last month.
• Zimbabwe Court Upholds July 31 Election Date VOA 04 Jul 2013 -- Zimbabwe's top court says the country's presidential election will go ahead as planned on July 31.
• Guinea: UN's Ban hails 'breakthrough' political deal UN News Centre 04 Jul 2013 -- United Nations Secretary-General Ban welcomed the signing of an agreement between Guinea's presidential coalition and opposition parties to hold legislative elections.
• Russian Opposition Mayor Charged With Corruption RIA Novosti 04 Jul 2013 -- An opposition politician who won a rare landslide victory against the ruling United Russia party in a mayoral election last year was charged with extorting a bribe.
• Charges Filed Against Yaroslavl Mayor RFE/RL 04 Jul 2013 -- Russian investigators have filed corruption charges against Kremlin foe and Yaroslavl Mayor Yevgeny Urlashov along with four of his subordinates.
• Russian NGO Law Needs to be Reviewed – PACE Co-Rapporteur RIA Novosti 04 Jul 2013 -- A Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe co-rapporteur has called for a thorough review of Russia’s “foreign agents” NGO law.