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02 October 2014 Military News

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  • Hong Kong Student Leaders Agree to Talks with Government VOA 02 Oct 2014 -- Hong Kong student leaders spearheading days of mass protests have agreed to 11th-hour talks with the pro-Beijing government aimed at easing the crisis that has brought much of the city to a standstill.
  • PRC more confident, reform-minded on 65th founding anniversary People's Daily 02 Oct 2014 -- On the 65th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC), the country and its ruling party have reasons to be more confident and reform-minded.
  • Hong Kong to Hold Limited Talks With Protesters VOA 02 Oct 2014 -- Hong Kong's chief executive offered late Thursday to hold talks between his government and pro-democracy student protesters, but he said he will not accept their demand that he resign.
  • Beijing Warns Hong Kong Protesters, Cracks Down at Home VOA 02 Oct 2014 -- China's central government warned of chaos and severe consequences if the pro-democracy protests continued in Hong Kong, and it is taking measures to prevent news of the protests from spreading to the mainland.
  • Occupy Central Movement Endangers Hong Kong Democratic Development: China's Ruling Party RIA Novosti 02 Oct 2014 -- The Communist Party of China has accused Hong Kong's Occupy Central movement of ruining the image of the city, violating its core values and the spirit of the rule of law, stressing that the illicit campaign has been affecting Hong Kong civilians' daily lives.

  • US House Members Express Concern for Iran's Refusal to Cooperate with Nuclear Inspectors RIA Novosti 02 Oct 2014 -- Some 354 members of the United States House of Representatives have expressed their concern about Iran's unwillingness to cooperate with international nuclear inspectors in a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday, after Iran refused to work with the United Nation's International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors.

  • Kim Jong Un's Sister Assumes State Duties During Brother's Abscence: Reports RIA Novosti 02 Oct 2014 -- Kim Yo Jong, the younger sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, has assumed state duties while her brother is undergoing medical treatment, The Diplomat magazine for the Asia-Pacific region reported.

  • Putin Seeks To Calm Investors' Worries Over Sanctions RFE/RL 02 Oct 2014 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has told potential investors in Moscow that 'unwarranted' Western sanctions won't stop the economy from developing.

  • FBI Informant Led Cyberattacks Against 30 Countries, Including US Allies: Reports RIA Novosti 02 Oct 2014 -- A computer hacker-turned-informant for the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Hector Xavier Monsegur was an alleged mastermind behind cyberattacks against 30 countries, including US partners, The Daily Dot reported.

  • Tajikistan's 'Jihadist' Village On The Defensive RFE/RL 02 Oct 2014 -- Small-town hospitality has given way to guardedness in this northern Tajik village. Residents appear wary of people asking questions, passersby turn away when they spot a person they don't know, and homeowners speak to unknown visitors over the fence rather than open the gate. That's how it's been in Chorqishloq ever since the village gained the unwanted reputation of being a jihadist hotbed.

  • Amid ongoing outbreak, head of UN Ebola response mission begins work with visit to Liberia UN News Centre 02 Oct 2014 -- Despite "good results" in the fight against the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, much still remains to be done in order to extinguish the threat posed by the virulent disease, the head of the United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER) confirmed today.
  • Texas: Up to 100 People Could Have Had Contact With Ebola Patient VOA 02 Oct 2014 -- Up to 100 people may have had direct or indirect contact with the first person to be diagnosed with the deadly Ebola virus in the United States, and four of his relatives have been quarantined in their homes as a precaution, Texas health officials said Thursday.
  • Texas Monitoring 80 People Connected to Ebola Patient VOA 02 Oct 2014 -- Texas health officials are monitoring 80 people for possible exposure to Ebola, including up to 18 who had direct contact with a Liberian man who is the first patient in the U.S. to be diagnosed with the virus.

  • Competing Goals Could Frustrate Efforts to Fight Islamic State VOA 02 Oct 2014 -- Islamic State militants are considered so great a threat to so many countries that former enemies are now essentially on the same team. But as alliances shift and countries re-define themselves, analysts say the long-standing goals of some key players in the Middle East may soon compete with Western goals. They also say this could ultimately threaten efforts to defeat Islamic State fighters.

  • Frustrated Ukrainian Activists Dishing Out 'Trash-Bucket Justice' RFE/RL 02 Oct 2014 -- You can call it the 'people's lustration,' the 'Trash-Bucket Challenge,' or mob rule. But by whatever name, Ukrainian activists are increasingly taking the matter of punishing officials from the old regime into their own hands.

  • Lesotho Leaders Sign Agreement to End Political Feud VOA 02 Oct 2014 -- Political parties in Lesotho's coalition government signed the "Maseru Facilitation Declaration" agreement on Thursday, which could ease the prevailing political tension that recently led to an alleged attempt to overthrow Prime Minister Thomas Thabane's government.



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