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• GW Hosts Key Military Leaders for AnnualEx NNS 28 Nov 2013 -- The U.S. Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) hosted key regional military leaders during George Washington Carrier Strike Group's participation in Annual Exercise (AnnualEx) 13, Nov 27-28.
• Expert: Chinese aircraft carrier expects new-type unmanned attackers, maybe effectively partnering with J-20 People's Daily 28 Nov 2013 -- Interviewed by a reporter, military expert Li Li said that in the future China would need unmanned stealth attackers that could be transported by aircraft carrier or effectively partnered with the J-20.
• Chinese polytype fighters go on patrol in ADIZ People's Daily 28 Nov 2013 -- The Chinese government announced on the 23rd that its air force had conducted the first air patrol in the East China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone since its demarcation.
• Flights operating smoothly over China's air defense zone People's Daily 28 Nov 2013 -- China on Thursday confirmed the smooth operation of flights over the country's newly established Air Defense Identification Zone in the East China Sea.
• Sanya harbor capable of docking aircraft carrier: Chinese DM People's Daily 28 Nov 2013 -- A Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman said on Thursday that the navy harbor in south China's Sanya City has the preliminary capability of docking China's first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning.
• China's aircraft carrier Liaoning passes through Taiwan Strait People's Daily 28 Nov 2013 -- China's first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, passed through the Taiwan Strait on Thursday morning on its way to a training mission in the South China Sea.
• U.S. should act as honest broker People's Daily 28 Nov 2013 -- Pentagon officials said Tuesday that two U.S. B-52 bombers have flown over the area of the Diaoyu Islands, which is included in China's newly established Air Defense Identification Zone in the East China Sea.
• China's carrier group had 'innocent passage' through Taiwan Strait CNA 28 Nov 2013 -- China's aircraft carrier battle group headed by the Liaoning made an 'innocent passage' in a broader sense through the Taiwan Strait Thursday, military sources in Taipei said.
• China's carrier fleet did not cross Taiwan Strait midline: MND CNA 28 Nov 2013 -- China's Liaoning aircraft carrier battle group did not cross the centerline of the Taiwan Strait when it passed through the waters on its way to the South China Sea, a Defense Ministry official said Thursday.
• China's aircraft carrier fleet leaves Taiwan Strait: MND CNA 28 Nov 2013 -- China's Liaoning aircraft carrier battle group has passed through the Taiwan Strait and is heading for the South China Sea, the Ministry of National Defense (MND) said Thursday.
• Taiwan conveys position on China's ADIZ to U.S. CNA 28 Nov 2013 -- Taipei has conveyed its position on China's newly declared air defense identification zone (ADIZ) to Washington, Taiwan's deputy representative to the United States said Wednesday.
• Russia Opens Criminal Case Against Former Defense Minister RIA Novosti 28 Nov 2013 -- A criminal case on negligence charges has been opened against former Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov, Russian investigators said Thursday.
• Russian Nuclear Subs' Entry Into Service Pushed Back to 2014 RIA Novosti 28 Nov 2013 -- The Russian navy will take delivery of two Borey-class nuclear-powered ballistic-missile submarines in 2014, the Defense Ministry said Thursday.
• Russia Floats Out 'Stealth' Submarine for Black Sea Fleet RIA Novosti 28 Nov 2013 -- A St. Petersburg-based shipyard on Thursday floated out the first of six Varshavyanka-class diesel-electric submarines to be delivered to the Black Sea Fleet in the next two years.
• Russia to Deploy 3 New S-400 Air Defense Regiments in 2014 RIA Novosti 28 Nov 2013 -- Three new regiments equipped with S-400 Triumf air defense missile systems will be put in service with the Russian armed forces next year, President Vladimir Putin said Thursday.

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• Syria army continues mop-up operations Iran Press TV 28 Nov 2013 -- The Syrian army continues operations against the foreign-backed Takfiri militants on two key fronts near the capital, Damascus.
• Syria: Regime, Rebels Say Will Attend Talks RFE/RL 28 Nov 2013 -- Syria's government and the main Western-backed opposition coalition have both confirmed they will attend United Nations-sponsored peace talks.
• Syrian National Coalition Says It Will Attend Peace Talks RIA Novosti 28 Nov 2013 -- Syria's government and its main opposition group confirmed on Thursday that they would take part in a UN-sponsored reconciliation conference to take place in Geneva next year.
• China dismisses Japanese claim of altering status quo People's Daily 28 Nov 2013 -- China's Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) over the East China Sea is completely justified and legitimate, Defense Ministry spokesman Yang Yujun said on Thursday.
• Japanese planes fly over Chinese-declared zone 'tension-free' Iran Press TV 28 Nov 2013 -- Japan's coast guard says its planes have flown through China's newly-declared territorial air defense identification zone in the East China Sea without any resistance from the Chinese side.
• How safe is going home to Somalia? IRIN 28 Nov 2013 -- Not so long ago, Somali asylum seekers were arriving in South Africa at a rate of about 1,500 a month. Even a year ago, about 100 a week were still trickling in, according to the Somali Association of South Africa. These days, many more are departing than arriving, and most of them are leaving on flights bound for Mogadishu, Somalia's capital.
• More Ivoirians return from Liberian refuge IRIN 28 Nov 2013 -- As peace takes hold in parts of Côte d'Ivoire, more Ivoirians are returning home from eastern Liberia, where they have been living since the post-election violence broke out in 2010 and forced them to flee.
• Camp fatigue as IDPs wait for Myanmar ceasefire IRIN 28 Nov 2013 -- The hopes of many in Myanmar's Kachin state hang on peace talks among government officials and representatives of the United Nationalities Federation Council (UNFC), an alliance of ethnic armed groups that includes the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO). The most recent round, being held in the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai, is expected to conclude shortly.

News Reports

• Iran invites IAEA to visit Arak plant: Amano Iran Press TV 28 Nov 2013 -- Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Yukiya Amano says Iran has invited the agency to visit the Arak heavy-water production plant on December 8.
• IAEA Invited To Visit Iran's Arak Site In December RFE/RL 28 Nov 2013 -- The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says Iran has invited UN inspectors to visit a nuclear-related heavy-water facility early next month.
• UN atomic energy chief: Iran invites inspectors to visit Arak nuclear facility UN News Centre 28 Nov 2013 -- Iran has invited inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to visit a nuclear heavy water facility, the head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog announced today.
• IAEA: Monitoring Iran Nuclear Deal Will Take Time VOA 28 Nov 2013 -- The head of the U.N. nuclear agency says it will 'take some time' for his organization to prepare to monitor a landmark nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers.
• NSA spied on 2010 G8, G20 summits in Toronto Iran Press TV 28 Nov 2013 -- Newly revealed documents show the US National Security Agency spied on the G8 and G20 summits held in the Canadian city of Toronto in 2010, with the help of the host country's government.
• CBC: Canada Allowed NSA Surveillance at Summit VOA 28 Nov 2013 -- The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation is reporting that Canada allowed the U.S. National Security Agency to conduct widespread surveillance during the 2010 Group of 8 and Group of 20 summits in Toronto.
• UK govt. wins secrecy ruling on Litvinenko poisoning Iran Press TV 28 Nov 2013 -- The British government has won a court order preventing the disclosure of confidential documents relating to the poisoning of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko.
• CIA superspy set to flee Pakistan over lawsuit Iran Press TV 28 Nov 2013 -- The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has been forced to call back its station chief in Islamabad after he was accused of killing civilians in killer drone strikes.
• Iraq Warns Turkey Over Kurdistan Oil Ties VOA 28 Nov 2013 -- Iraq is warning Turkey not to follow through on an oil deal with the Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), which is expected to start exporting oil to Turkey as early as next month.
• Georgia, Moldova Endorse EU Association Agreements RFE/RL 28 Nov 2013 -- Georgia and Moldova have initialed their respective Association Agreements with the European Union ahead of the start of an EU Eastern Partnership summit in Vilnius.