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• Obama Administration Condemns Taliban Attack on Kabul Restaurant AFPS 18 Jan 2014 -- The Obama administration has condemned Friday's deadly Taliban attack on a restaurant in the Afghan capital, Kabul but has commended the Afghan security forces' quick response.
• Four UN personnel among those killed in Afghan suicide bombing UN News Centre 18 Jan 2014 -- Top United Nations officials and the Security Council have strongly condemned a suicide attack at a restaurant in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Friday evening that killed 21 people, including four UN staff members, and injured many more.
• Taliban's Kabul Attack Kills 21, Heightens Security Concerns VOA 18 Jan 2014 -- The death toll from a Taliban attack on a restaurant in Afghanistan's capital has risen to 21. A suicide bomber who blew himself up and Taliban gunmen who rushed in behind him to shoot the survivors killed 13 foreigners, including U.N. employees, Americans and other Westerners.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Moscow officials visit Guantanamo in bid to release Russian detainee Voice of Russia 18 Jan 2014 -- ?A delegation of Russian officials has visited the Guantanamo detention camp on Friday in a bid to have the only Russian national there released.
• Our priority is to ensure Russian national's soonest release from Gitmo - Dolgov Voice of Russia 18 Jan 2014 -- A Russian delegation of high-ranking officials has visited Ravil Mingazov, a Russian national who is being held at the Guantanamo detention camp, the Russian Foreign Ministry's Commissioner for Human Rights, Konstantin Dolgov, said on his Twitter account.
• Former general deserves life sentence for espionage: MND CNA 18 Jan 2014 -- A former army general deserved the life sentence he received for betraying his country and spying for China, Ministry of National Defense (MND) spokesman Luo Shou-he said Saturday.

Defense Industry

• Sukhoi Plans to Market New SuperJet Plane in 2016 RIA Novosti 18 Jan 2014 -- Russia's Sukhoi aircraft maker said Friday that it is planning to start series production of a stretched version of its Superjet 100 passenger aircraft in 2016.

Other Conflicts

• Russia steps up military aid to Syrian government Iran Press TV 18 Jan 2014 -- Russia has reportedly increased its military aid to the Syrian government which is engaged in fighting against foreign-backed Takfiri militants.
• Syrian National Council Agrees to Attend Peace Talks with Government VOA 18 Jan 2014 -- The main Syrian political opposition group has voted to attend internationally sponsored peace talks next week in Switzerland.
• South Sudan army says recaptured Bor Iran Press TV 18 Jan 2014 -- The South Sudanese army says it has regained control of the city of Bor, the capital of the restive Jonglei state, defeating over 1,000 rebel fighters loyal to former vice president, Riek Machar.
• South Sudan's Government Regains Control of Strategic Town VOA 18 Jan 2014 -- South Sudan's government says its forces have recaptured Bor, a strategic town that has changed hands several times since fighting between government and anti-government forces erupted in mid-December.
• CAR Moves to Elect Interim President Amid Violence VOA 18 Jan 2014 -- The Central African Republic's interim government is forging ahead with plans to fill a leadership void, as fighting continued in parts of the country in Saturday.
• Libya declares state of emergency over unrest Iran Press TV 18 Jan 2014 -- Libya has declared a state of emergency in the country after heavily-armed gunmen temporarily seized a military base in the south.
• Philippine gov't troops gains fight against insurgents in 2013: military People's Daily 18 Jan 2014 -- The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said Friday that it made significant gains in the domestic peace and security operations against insurgent groups in 2013, but admitted that they still poses a 'potent challenge' to the country.

News Reports

• S Korea on alert after bird flu confirmed Voice of Russia 18 Jan 2014 -- South Korea stepped up the culling of poultry and enforced strict quarantine measures Saturday to stop the country's first outbreak of bird flu in three years from spreading, officials said.
• Turkey extends mass purge after corruption scandal Iran Press TV 18 Jan 2014 -- The Turkish government has extended mass purge of senior officials to banking and telecom sectors as well as state television amid the ongoing corruption scandal that has shaken the government.
• Egyptians Back New Constitution VOA 18 Jan 2014 -- Authorities in Egypt say the country has voted overwhelmingly in favor of a new military-backed constitution, written to replace a pro-Islamist charter drafted by allies of ousted former president Mohamed Morsi.
• European Space Agency Wants More Missions With Russia RIA Novosti 18 Jan 2014 -- The European Space Agency is interested in further joint space-probe missions with Russia to the moon, Mars and Jupiter, its head said Friday.
• Home prices keep climbing, slower rises seen in 2014 People's Daily 18 Jan 2014 -- Property prices in China ended 2013 still red hot despite repeated government efforts to cool the sector, but the rises are expected to soften this year as more targeted curbs come into place.