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• Executions Of Taliban Militants Risk Provoking A Wider War in Pakistan RFE/RL 17 Aug 2013 -- The Pakistani government's decision to restore capital punishment was designed to put the fear of god into the hearts of the country's hardened militants.

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• USS Arlington Hosts NASA Space Craft Recovery Tests NNS 17 Aug 2013 -- After three days of practice, NASA conducted a stationary recovery test of their latest space craft, the Orion, in the well deck of the amphibious transport dock USS Arlington (LPD 24) while berthed at Naval Station Norfolk's Pier 12 on Aug. 15, 2013.
• Underwater Construction Team 2 Returns from Deployment to Pacific Islands NNS 17 Aug 2013 -- Underwater Construction Team 2, Construction Diving Detachment Alpha completed a three-month deployment aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52), Aug. 16.
• USS Samuel B. Roberts Arrives In Durres for Port Visit NNS 17 Aug 2013 -- The guided-missile frigate USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58) arrived in Durres, Albania for a port visit, Aug.16.
• USS Pearl Harbor Visits Hawaii Following Multilateral Pacific Partnership NNS 17 Aug 2013 -- PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii - The dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) arrived here, Aug. 16 after completing the annual Pacific Partnership (PP13) mission, which this year visited six nations in the Oceania region beginning in May.
• CVW-5 Targets Readiness NNS 17 Aug 2013 -- Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 embarked aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73) maintained its continuum of readiness during their 2013 patrol by conducting several training missions to include live ammunition on the Okino Daito Jima (ODJ) bombing range in the vicinity of Japan, Aug. 15-16.
• Vandegrift Sailors Prepare for Upcoming Anti-Terrorism Certification NNS 17 Aug 2013 -- Sailors assigned to the guided missile frigate USS Vandegrift (FFG 48) have been training hard the week of Aug. 12-16 in preparation for their upcoming anti-terrorism certification scheduled for later this month.
• USS Philippine Sea Completes Visit, Board, Search and Seizure Navy NewsStand 17 Aug 2013 -- The guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) successfully completed the visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) portion of its maritime interdiction operation (MIO) training requirement, Aug. 13.
• Mongolian troops, police begin non-lethal weapons exercise with US Marines USMC News 17 Aug 2013 -- U.S. Marines and Mongolian Armed Forces service members were back on the parade deck here for the start of another training evolution Aug. 17, only a couple days after the closing ceremony for the multinational peacekeeping exercise Khaan Quest 2013.
• US-Russia secret race for nuclear material Iran Press TV 17 Aug 2013 -- American and Russian scientists secretly worked together for about 17 years to remove hundreds of kilos of plutonium and highly enriched uranium from an abandoned nuclear test site in Kazakhstan, a report says.
• Russian Defense Ministry Delays Deal on MiG-35 Jets – Report RIA Novosti 17 Aug 2013 -- The Russian Defense Ministry has postponed the purchase of 37 MiG-35 fighter jets until 2016, Kommersant daily reported Saturday.
• China said gearing up for home-built aircraft carrier CNA 17 Aug 2013 -- China has reportedly stepped up the pace of production of its first home-built aircraft carrier to fuel its naval modernization, which has been under pressure since the recent launch of a similar vessel in India.

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• Al-Qaeda attacks Syrian Kurdish town, kills 18 Iran Press TV 17 Aug 2013 -- At least 18 people have been killed after al-Qaeda militants attacked the Kurdish town of Ras al-Ain in northeastern Syria.

News Reports

• Attacks on Egyptian churches and public facilities unacceptable – UN chief UN News Centre 17 Aug 2013 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today strongly condemned the attacks on churches, hospitals and public facilities in Egypt, stressing this is unacceptable, and appealed to authorities to contain violence and revive the political process immediately.
• Obama Caught in Dilemma on Egypt VOA 17 Aug 2013 -- As the Egyptian military continues its bloody crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood and other protesters, U.S. President Barack Obama is facing a dwindling range of options for dealing with the crisis. Obama has, so far, refused to cut off U.S. aid to Egypt's interim government.
• US officials fear losing an ally in Egyptian army: Report Iran Press TV 17 Aug 2013 -- As Egypt plunges deeper into chaos and political turmoil, Washington is concerned it might lose "an eager ally" that has been facilitating US military operations in the region, a report says.
• Egyptian Security Forces Clear Cairo Mosque RFE/RL 17 Aug 2013 -- Egyptian security forces say they have cleared a Cairo mosque where Islamist supporters of ousted President Muhammad Morsi had been holed up for hours.
• In Raid, Egyptian Forces Clear al-Fath Mosque VOA 17 Aug 2013 -- Egyptian security forces have cleared most protesters from a Cairo mosque, ending a tense standoff that included eruptions of gunfire.
• Rohani promises to heed recommendations of Expediency Council IRNA 17 Aug 2013 -- President Hassan Rohani said on Saturday that his government will heed recommendations of the Expediency Council and other constitutional bodies.
• Iran has 17,000 centrifuges: Ex-official IRNA 17 Aug 2013 -- Ex-Head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization (AEO) Freydoun Abbasi Davani said the main problem in Bushehr Power Plant was in connection with its design and the problem has been solved to a large extent during the past year.
• Rouhani warns of grave consequences of mistakes in foreign policy Iran Press TV 17 Aug 2013 -- Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has warned against the grave consequences of any mistakes in the country's foreign policy, holding officials accountable for blunders in foreign diplomacy.
• IRGC deterrence dissuades enemy attack: IRGC Navy chief Iran Press TV 17 Aug 2013 -- The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy's strategic naval deterrence dissuades the enemies of Iran from any military confrontation in the Persian Gulf, the IRGC Navy chief says.
• Germans' anger at NSA spying picks up Iran Press TV 17 Aug 2013 -- Mass protests against spying programs of the United States' National Security Agency (NSA) have gripped Germany more than any other European countries with Chancellor Angela Merkel's patience wearing thin over the issue.
• Russian Cosmonauts Complete Spacewalk RIA Novosti 17 Aug 2013 -- Two Russian cosmonauts completed their spacewalk about an hour later than scheduled, a spokesman for the Russian mission control center said on Saturday.