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• Afghanistan Presses Pakistan for Details on Mullah Baradar VOA 27 Oct 2013 -- Afghanistan has stepped up demands that Pakistan explain the whereabouts of a former deputy leader of the Taliban who was reported freed recently to encourage Afghan peace and reconciliation efforts. The Kabul government said President Hamid Karzai will raise the issue when he meets Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in London later this week.
• Roadside Bomb Kills Afghan Civilians RFE/RL 27 Oct 2013 -- Afghan officials say a roadside bomb has killed at least 17 civilians traveling in a bus in the south-east of the country.
• 'Vanguard' field artillery advisers orient ANA towards self sustainability Army News 27 Oct 2013 -- U.S. Army field artillery advisers with 1st Battalion, 76th Field Artillery Regiment, established a declination station for Afghan National Army artillerymen with Field Artillery Battery, 4th Kandak, 4th Infantry Brigade, 203rd Corps, Oct. 24, in Logar Province.
• 703rd Brigade Support Battalion ends successful deployment Army News 27 Oct 2013 -- The 703rd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, gathered for an end of tour awards ceremony, Oct. 24, 2013, on Forward Operating Base Shank, Afghanistan, marking the end of a successful nine-month deployment of conducting sustainment operations in Logar and Wardak provinces.
• Biographies of ten presidential runners 27 Oct 2013 -- biographies of 10 of the presidential candidates who figure on the preliminary list released by the Independent Election Commission

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• CLB-3 Marines hammer out new SWA hut USMC News 27 Oct 2013 -- Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 3 worked to complete a Southwest Asia or "SWA" hut at engineer building lot 4079, Oct. 10.
• Russian Military Inspectors to Fly Over United States RIA Novosti 27 Oct 2013 -- Russian military inspectors will begin monitoring flights over the United States starting Sunday under the international Open Skies Treaty, a Russian Defense Ministry official said.
• Two cross-strait pacts progressing simultaneously: Chinese official CNA 27 Oct 2013 -- Taiwan's stalled legislative review of a controversial trade in services pact with China is not expected to affect the progress of a trade in goods agreement that two sides plan to sign later, a top Chinese official in charge of cross-strait affairs said Sunday.

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• Syrian militant groups reject Geneva 2 conference Iran Press TV 27 Oct 2013 -- Over twenty foreign-backed militant groups fighting against the Syrian government have rejected the planned Geneva 2 conference aimed at resolving the crisis in Syria.
• 'Sponsors' of Syrian Rebels Sabotage Geneva-2 – Russian MP RIA Novosti 27 Oct 2013 -- A senior Russian lawmaker said Sunday that the recent refusal of 19 Syrian opposition groups to attend a peace conference in Geneva was instigated by their foreign backers.
• Death toll from Iraq car bomb attacks hits 56 Iran Press TV 27 Oct 2013 -- Security and hospital officials say at least 56 people have been killed and several others injured in the latest wave of car bomb attacks across Iraq.
• At Least 50 Killed in Iraq Blasts VOA 27 Oct 2013 -- Reports from Iraq say about 50 people were killed and dozens wounded when at least 10 bomb blasts rocked the capital, Baghdad, and other parts of the country.
• Ban 'strongly condemns' killing of UN peacekeeper in eastern DR Congo UN News Centre 27 Oct 2013 -- United Nations Secretary-General has strongly condemned today the killing by M23 rebels of a UN peacekeeper in strife-riven eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and pledged the Organization's ongoing commitment to take "all necessary actions" to protect civilians in the country.
• Israel to Release 2nd Group of Palestinian Prisoners VOA 27 Oct 2013 -- Israel has approved the release of a second group of long-serving Palestinian prisoners, as part of a deal that restarted peace talks between the two sides.
• Congolese Army Claims Capture of Towns in Eastern DRC VOA 27 Oct 2013 -- Fighting between rebels and soldiers in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo continued for a third day Sunday with government troops saying they have taken two more towns.
• China warns Japan over 'provocation' Iran Press TV 27 Oct 2013 -- China says it will launch a 'resolute' counterattack if Japan takes 'willful measures' to shoot down Chinese planes.
• Pakistan probing Iran border killings: Pak charge d'affaires Iran Press TV 27 Oct 2013 -- Pakistan's charge d'affaires in Iran says Islamabad is investigating the recent deadly attack on Iranian border guards from Pakistani soil.

News Reports

• Obama knew about NSA spying on Merkel: Report Iran Press TV 27 Oct 2013 -- A new report has revealed that US President Barack Obama was personally aware of the National Security Agency's eavesdropping on German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
• Magazine Claims NSA Spied on Merkel's Mobile Phone Since 2002 RIA Novosti 27 Oct 2013 -- The US National Security Agency (NSA) has spied on German Chancellor Angela Merkel's mobile phone for over 10 years, a report in a German magazine claimed.
• Germany Steps Up US Criticism on Alleged Merkel Bugging VOA 27 Oct 2013 -- Germany is sending intelligence officials to Washington to discuss allegations of U.S. spying on German mobile phones, including one used by Chancellor Angela Merkel.
• SNSC to probe terror attack on borderguards IRNA 27 Oct 2013 -- Deputy Interior Minister for Security Affairs Ali Abdollahi said Sunday that the Supreme National Security Council has set up a special committee to investigate the terror attack on Iranian borderguards along Pakistani border in Saravan.
• Iran to offer new negotiation approach to IAEA: Araqchi Iran Press TV 27 Oct 2013 -- Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for International and Legal Affairs Abbas Araqchi says the country will propose a new negotiation approach to the UN nuclear agency.
• Cheney: Military action in Iran unavoidable Iran Press TV 27 Oct 2013 -- Former US Vice President Dick Cheney said on Sunday that military action in Iran is likely unavoidable in order to stop Iran's nuclear energy program.
• Spaniards protest court ruling freeing ETA members Iran Press TV 27 Oct 2013 -- Thousands of Spaniards have taken to the streets in the capital Madrid to express their anger over a European court ruling for the release of two imprisoned members of the Basque separatist group, ETA.
• Coalition Talks Expected After Inconclusive Czech Vote RFE/RL 27 Oct 2013 -- Czech politicians are heading for what could be complicated coalition negotiations after early elections left all parties far from wielding a majority influence in the legislature.
• Exit Polls Indicate Victory For Ivanishvili Ally In Georgian Presidential Election RFE/RL 27 Oct 2013 -- Exit polls from Georgia indicate that Giorgi Margvelashvili - Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili's ally - is on course to win a resounding victory in the presidential election.
• Anti-Saakashvili Candidate Claims Victory in Georgia Vote RIA Novosti 27 Oct 2013 -- An opponent of outgoing president Mikheil Saakashvili claimed victory in Georgian presidential elections Sunday just hours after voting stations closed in the former Soviet nation on Russia's southern border.