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• Pentagon Says Afghan Troop Deaths Climb RFE/RL 09 Nov 2013 -- The Pentagon says the number of Afghan soldiers killed in fighting with the Taliban during this summer's fighting season rose nearly 80 percent compared with the same time period last year.
• Two injured in militant attack on NATO trucks in NW Pakistan Iran Press TV 09 Nov 2013 -- Pro-Taliban militants have injured at least two drivers of NATO supply trucks in Pakistan's troubled northwestern region near the Afghan border, local intelligence officials say.
• Militant's Killing Threatens NATO Supply Route RFE/RL 09 Nov 2013 -- The killing of Pakistan's top Taliban leader could result in another casualty - a major NATO supply line that runs through the country en route to Afghanistan.
• Department of Defense Support to the Government of the Philippines DoD 09 Nov 2013 -- At the request of the government of the Philippines, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel has directed U.S. Pacific Command to support U.S. government humanitarian relief operations in the Philippines in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Ford christening connects President to Navy roots NNS 09 Nov 2013 -- With the strike of a bottle of sparkling wine across the bow by the ship's sponsor, the Navy christened its newest aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), the lead ship of the new Gerald R. Ford class, Nov. 9, in a ceremony at Huntington Ingalls Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Va.
• US Christens Next-Generation Aircraft Carrier VOA 09 Nov 2013 -- Susan Ford Bales, daughter of the late U.S. President Gerald Ford, smashed a bottle of wine across the bow of the 100,000-ton nuclear-powered USS Gerald R. Ford at Newport News Shipyard Saturday morning.
• USS Pasadena Arrives in New Homeport NNS 09 Nov 2013 -- Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Pasadena (SSN 752) arrived to her new homeport at Naval Base Point Loma, Nov. 8.
• USS Iwo Jima Crash and Salvage Team Trains in Revised Course NNS 09 Nov 2013 -- A flight deck crash and salvage team from amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) completed refresher training at Naval Air Technical Training Center (NATTC) Nov. 9.
• DOD Initiatives Battle Sexual Assault in the Military AFPS 09 Nov 2013 -- New Defense Department initiatives to combat sexual assault helped create a 46 percent jump in victims reporting the crimes compared to this time last year, a senior DOD official testified Thursday.
• US, Yemen hold talks to build new Guantanamo prison Iran Press TV 09 Nov 2013 -- The Obama administration is negotiating with Yemen to build a new detention facility on its soil that would hold dozens of Guantanamo Bay prisoners, US and Yemeni officials say.
• Russia, Italy Complete Joint Naval Drills in Mediterranean RIA Novosti 09 Nov 2013 -- Russian and Italian warships completed Saturday the joint Ioniex-2013 exercise in the Ionian Sea, a spokesman for Russia's Black Sea Fleet said.
• Russian Navy Likely to Receive 2nd Borey Nuclear Sub by Year-End RIA Novosti 09 Nov 2013 -- A second Borey-class nuclear-powered submarine, the Alexander Nevsky, will most likely be delivered to the Russian Navy around the end of November or early December this year, Russia's United Shipbuilding Corporation said Friday.
• Defense Minister Shoigu Outlines Security Threats to Russia RIA Novosti 09 Nov 2013 -- Terrorism and NATO expansion near Russian borders pose key threats to Russia's national security, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Saturday.
• Iran launches new missile production line ISNA 09 Nov 2013 -- Iran inaugurated production line of a new missile as it completed research on defense system project in a ceremony attended by Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehghan on Saturday.
• Iran inaugurates production line of Sayyad-2 missile Iran Press TV 09 Nov 2013 -- Iran has inaugurated the production line of an indigenous missile dubbed Sayyad 2 (Hunter II).

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• Syrian Rebels Meet on Possible Geneva Peace Talks VOA 09 Nov 2013 -- Syrian opposition leaders are meeting in Istanbul through Sunday to decide whether to participate in a peace conference tentatively to be held in Geneva under U.N. auspices in coming weeks.

News Reports

• French Minister: Iranian Nuclear Talks End with No Deal VOA 09 Nov 2013 -- Nuclear talks between Iran and major world powers ended Saturday in Geneva with no deal, but Iran says it is not disappointed.
• Zarif says if no consensus is made, talks will be held next week IRNA 09 Nov 2013 -- Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif said on Saturday that if no consensus is made in talks with the G5+1, the next round of talks will be resumed next week or within 10 days.
• Zarif speaks of divisions among six powers in Geneva talks Iran Press TV 09 Nov 2013 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says there are divisions among the six world powers, which make up the side opposite Iran in the Geneva talks on Tehran's nuclear energy program.
• 'Geneva N-talks turning point in history of Iran, world' Iran Press TV 09 Nov 2013 -- Chairman of Iran's Expediency Council Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has described ongoing nuclear talks in Geneva as a turning point for the Islamic Republic, the region and the entire world.
• Six powers must not miss N-talks opportunity: Rouhani Iran Press TV 09 Nov 2013 -- Iran President Hassan Rouhani has urged the six world powers not to miss 'exceptional opportunity' in the Geneva talks with the Islamic Republic.
• Iran Says Differences Remain At Nuke Talks RFE/RL 09 Nov 2013 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says no deal has been struck with world powers over the country's disputed nuclear program.
• Intense Diplomacy Under Way At Geneva Talks RFE/RL 09 Nov 2013 -- Representatives of the international community and Iran are holding a third day of talks about Tehran's disputed nuclear program in Geneva.
• France Warns: No 'Fool's Deal' in Iran Nuclear Talks VOA 09 Nov 2013 -- The French government has expressed concerns about Iran's position in negotiations with France and other world powers trying to curb the Iranian nuclear program. Diplomats in Geneva say three days of talks there with Iranian officials are likely to end soon without a full agreement.
• UK objects probe into cyber espionage Iran Press TV 09 Nov 2013 -- Britain has refused to endorse a declaration by the 47 members of Europe's human rights agency on Internet freedom after objecting to an investigation into the gathering of 'vast amounts of electronic data' by intelligence agencies.
• NSA leaks damaging to UK intelligence operations: MI6 chief Iran Press TV 09 Nov 2013 -- The chief of Britain's MI6 intelligence agency says recent revelations by the US whistleblower and former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Edward Snowden have been "very damaging" and endangered UK intelligence operations.
• Kalashnikov-Laden Ship Busted in Eastern Mediterranean RIA Novosti 09 Nov 2013 -- Greek coastal guards seized a ship full of firearms that were apparently intended for either Libya or Syria, reports said Friday.
• Philippines: UN boosts relief efforts to respond to super typhoon Haiyan UN News Centre 09 Nov 2013 -- The United Nations is ramping up its relief efforts to respond to the devastation caused by the super typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, following Government reports of some 1,200 casualties and an estimated 4.6 million people affected.
• Spain releases ETA members following court ruling Iran Press TV 09 Nov 2013 -- Some imprisoned members of the Basque separatist group ETA have been released following a ruling by Spanish top criminal court demanding their freedom.