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• Afghan Government Investigates TV Ads Supporting U.S. Security Deal RFE/RL 20 Jan 2014 -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai has heard the criticism about his refusal to sign a bilateral security pact with the United States, but he apparently doesn't want to see it.
• AF continues to airlift Rwandan units to Central African Republic AFNS 20 Jan 2014 -- Two U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft operating at the request of the French government and African Union authorities continued airlifting a Rwandan mechanized battalion Jan. 19.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Mesa Verde Undergoes INSURV NNS 20 Jan 2014 -- Amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) returned to Naval Station Norfolk Friday morning following a brief underway as part of the ship's Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV).
• US, French Naval Aviators Cross Skies, Decks Together NNS 20 Jan 2014 -- U.S. and French aircraft embarked on the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) and the French aircraft carrier FS Charles de Gaulle (R 91) began conducting combined flight operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet Area of Responsibility, Jan. 14.
• Pentagon Press Secretary Statement on Olympic Winter Games Security DoD 20 Jan 2014
• Chinese navy starts open sea drill People's Daily 20 Jan 2014 -- A flotilla with China's Nanhai Fleet on Monday set sail from a military port in south China's Hainan Province for a drill in the South China Sea, according to military sources.
• India Test Fires New Agni-IV Ballistic Missile RIA Novosti 20 Jan 2014 -- India carried out a successful test Monday of its new Agni-family nuclear-capable ballistic missile, local media reported.
• Russian Military Research Agency to Get $100M in 2014 RIA Novosti 20 Jan 2014 -- Russia's prospective rival of the US breakthrough military research agency DARPA will receive 3.3 billion rubles ($100 million) of state funding this year, its spokesman said Monday.
• Apache helicopters set to be ungrounded next month CNA 20 Jan 2014 -- Taiwan is set to lift the grounding of its 12 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters in February, more than a month after grounding the aircraft following a failure in the same model reported by the U.S. Army, a source in Taiwan's military said Monday.
• Size of Taiwan's armed forces to be cut further CNA 20 Jan 2014 -- Taiwan is planning to cut the country's military personnel to below 200,000 by the end of 2019, as it moves forward with its efforts to streamline the military, Defense Minister Yen Ming said Monday.

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• 20 January 2014 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 20 Jan 2014
• Dialogue in Iraq, progress in Israeli-Palestinian peace talks vital for Middle East, Ban says UN News Centre 20 Jan 2014 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on Iraq's political leaders to enter inclusive talks in the face of rising conflict and warned that failure to make progress in Israeli-Palestinian peace talks could spark a new outbreak of violence.
• UN Calls for End to Cycle of Violence in CAR VOA 20 Jan 2014 -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is warning there could be further mass atrocities in the Central African Republic without an immediate end to the cycle of violence and retaliation in that country. The secretary-general's warning was conveyed to the U.N. Human Rights Council, which is holding a special session on the human rights situation in the CAR.
• Bangui Mayor Picked as Interim CAR President VOA 20 Jan 2014 -- The Central African Republic has a new interim president, Catherine Samba-Panza, elected Monday by members of the country's transitional parliament. She represents a break with the past in more ways than one.
• UN urges stronger response to 'crisis of epic proportions' in Central African Republic UN News Centre 20 Jan 2014 -- United Nations officials today called for a stronger response to prevent further human suffering in the Central African Republic (CAR), which Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon described as "a crisis of epic proportions."
• EU approves military mission to CAR: Reuters Iran Press TV 20 Jan 2014 -- The European Union has approved a military mission to the Central African Republic (CAR), marking the first major operation within the past six years in the country, a media report says.
• CAR council elects Bangui mayor as interim president Iran Press TV 20 Jan 2014 -- Central African Republic's (CAR) National Transitional Council has elected the female mayor of the capital city as the country's interim president.
• Heavy fighting in South Sudan wounds 34 people seeking shelter inside UN base UN News Centre 20 Jan 2014 -- Heavy fighting between Government and rebel forces in South Sudan erupted close to a United Nations peacekeeping base in the northern town on Malakal today, and at least 32 civilians and two UN contractors who had sought shelter were reportedly injured by bullets that landed inside.
• South Sudan army recaptures last main settlement Iran Press TV 20 Jan 2014 -- The South Sudanese army has regained full control of the key oil town of Malakal, the final main settlement under rebel control, an official says.
• South Sudan president calls for state of emergency Iran Press TV 20 Jan 2014 -- The South Sudanese president has asked parliament to approve a state of emergency in Upper Nile state, as tensions stoke fears of an all-out war between troops and rebels, a report says.
• UN Bars South Sudan Official from Camp for Displaced VOA 20 Jan 2014 -- South Sudan's information minister was refused access at the weekend to the United Nations compound in Bor, where some 10,000 people have sought shelter as heavy fighting between pro- and anti-government forces raged in the town, U.N. and army officials said Monday.
• Ban withdraws Iran's invitation to Syria talks, saying its statements contradict assurances UN News Centre 20 Jan 2014 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today withdrew his invitation to Iran to attend a United Nations conference on ending the nearly three-year-old Syrian civil war, voicing “deep disappointment” that Iranian public statements were totally inconsistent with oral assurances he had been given.
• Iranian Invite to Geneva 2 Withdrawn VOA 20 Jan 2014 -- After a brief diplomatic firestorm, the United Nations announced Monday that Iran will not be attending an international peace conference on Syria in Switzerland later this week.
• UN chief invites Iran to Geneva II conference on Syria IRNA 20 Jan 2014 -- United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Iran has been invited to the Geneva II conference on the Syrian crisis.
• US pressures UN to withdraw Iran invite to Syria talks Iran Press TV 20 Jan 2014 -- The United States is exerting pressure on the United Nations to withdraw its invitation of Iran to take part in this week international peace conference on the Syrian crisis.
• Ban Invites Iran To Syrian Peace Talks RFE/RL 20 Jan 2014 -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he has invited Iran to participate in preliminary Syrian peace talks in Montreux, Switzerland.
• Ban to make statement today on Syrian peace meeting following 'intensive and urgent' talks UN News Centre 20 Jan 2014 -- "Intensive and urgent" discussions are currently under way over this week's United Nations peace conference in Switzerland that seeks to end the nearly three-year-old Syrian civil war following the reported emergence of problems, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today.
• UN Invite to Iran Throws Syria Talks Into Doubt VOA 20 Jan 2014 -- The fate of Syria peace talks was in question Monday after the opposition Syrian National Coalition slammed a United Nations decision to invite Iran to the table and said it would not attend.
• UN Chief says 'intensive and urgent discussions are underway' regarding Syria talks Voice of Russia 20 Jan 2014 -- UN leader Ban Ki-moon said Monday that 'urgent' talks on the Syria peace conference scheduled this week are being held after the Syrian opposition threatened to withdraw if Iran takes part.
• Iran says will attend Syria talks, rejects conditions Voice of Russia 20 Jan 2014 -- Iran will attend Syrian peace talks this week in Switzerland but without preconditions, foreign ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham told the official IRNA news agency.
• Aid gets through in Anbar but needs continue to grow IRIN 20 Jan 2014 -- More than 70 people have died and a further 260 have been injured during three weeks of fighting between Islamist militants, sectarian factions and government forces in the western Iraqi province of Anbar.
• Heavy clashes underway in Iraq's Anbar Iran Press TV 20 Jan 2014 -- Fierce fighting is underway between Iraqi security forces and al-Qaeda-affiliated militants in the western province of Anbar, reports say.
• UN Envoy congratulates new political leadership in southern Somalia UN News Centre 20 Jan 2014 -- The top United Nations official in Somalia today welcomed new leadership in the Interim Jubba Administration and called the establishment of the Executive Council a "milestone" in the country's political process.

News Reports

• Iran suspends enrichment, starts dilution, oxidation of 20% uranium ISNA 20 Jan 2014 -- Dilution and oxidation of Iran's 20-percent enriched uranium stockpiles have started, Director General of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) for Safeguards announced on Monday.
• Iran suspends 20% enrichment, starts oxidization Iran Press TV 20 Jan 2014 -- Iran has suspended 20 percent uranium enrichment as part of a deal struck between Tehran and six major world powers in the Swiss city of Geneva last November.
• As Sanctions Are Relaxed, Western Businesses Look To Iran RFE/RL 20 Jan 2014 -- The easing of sanctions on Tehran that has just taken effect is sending Western companies rushing to seek new business opportunities in Iran.
• Iran Implements Nuclear Deal, IAEA Says RIA Novosti 20 Jan 2014 -- The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog confirmed on Monday that Iran had started implementing an international deal aimed at scaling back the Islamic republic's nuclear program.
• Iran Sanctions Eased as Tehran Curbs Nuclear Enrichment VOA 20 Jan 2014 -- The United States and other world powers are easing economic sanctions against Iran after international inspectors confirmed that Tehran has started to curb its most sensitive nuclear enrichment activity.
• EU suspends some sanctions against Iran - official Voice of Russia 20 Jan 2014 -- The European Union suspended a range of sanctions against Iran on Monday after Tehran began implementing a deal to curb its nuclear programme, the EU said.
• US Prepared to Send Envoy to N. Korea for Release of American VOA 20 Jan 2014 -- The United States says it is prepared to send a special envoy to North Korea to secure the release of jailed American Kenneth Bae, who appeared before reporters Monday appealing for Washington to do its best to bring him home.
• UN agency warns of growing bird flu risk, urges vigilance ahead of Chinese holidays UN News Centre 20 Jan 2014 -- The United Nations agricultural agency today issued a new warning that bird flu viruses are on the rise again in China and urged neighbouring countries to be extra vigilant head of the upcoming Chinese New Year festivities.
• Two more deaths due to H7N9 bird flu virus registered in China Voice of Russia 20 Jan 2014 -- Two deaths caused by the H7N9 bird flu virus have been registered in Shanghai, the Shanghai committee for health care and family planning said in a statement on Monday.
• Yanukovych Pledges Talks With Ukraine's Opposition RFE/RL 20 Jan 2014 -- headed by national security chief Andriy Kluyev -- Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has called for dialogue and compromise following violent clashes between police and protesters.