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June 11, 2013

Middle East

Turkish Police Storm Taksim SquareSource: Al Jazeera

A defiant Turkish prime minister has called on protesters in Istanbul's Gezi Park to disperse,

hours after police moved into the adjoining Taksim Square, the cradle of ongoingdemonstrations against his government

Deadly Blasts Shake Syrian CapitalSource: Al JazeeraTwo suicide bombers have struck the heart of the Syrian capital Damascus, killing at least 14

people and wounding at least 31 others, pro-government television channel al-Ikhbariya hasreported

Syria Rebels Advance on Key Aleppo Airbase: Activists

Source: The Daily StarSyrian rebels made fresh advances on Monday in their battle to seize the Minnigh airbase in

northern Syria, a monitoring group said

Austria Starts Withdrawal from Golan Heights

Source: Al JazeeraAustria has begun withdrawing some of its 378 UN peacekeepers from the demilitarised zone

on the ceasefire line with Syria and the Israel-occupied Golan Heights

Rockets from Syria Hit Northern Lebanon

Source: Al Jazeera

Several rockets launched from Syria have hit the eastern Lebanese town of Hermel, a bastion

of the Shia group Hezbollah, reportedly killing at least one person and wounding several

others

Netanyahu: Settlement Construction will Continue, but Israel Must be Smart about it

Authors/Source: Nir Hasson and Jonathan Lis, HaaretzPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that construction in major settlement blocs

does not substantially affect Israel's ability to come to an agreement with the Palestinians and

the substantial question is whether the Palestinians have the will to accept the Jewish state

Israel Selling Military Wares to Mideast Countries, Britain Says

Author/Source: Aluf Benn, Reuters

Israel has exported security equipment over the past five years to Pakistan and four Arab

countries, according to a British government report

Still More Questions Than Answers on Nerve Gas in Syria

Author/Source: Kareem Fahim, The New York Times

A Syrian doctor said that one day in March, in the city of Aleppo, he was on duty in a


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hospital when it suddenly filled up with patients, some vomiting, choking or sensitive to

light

Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Plant had Generator Problem: Envoy

Source: Reuters

Iran's Russian-built nuclear power plant has experienced technical problems with its

generator and experts are working to resolve the issue, Tehran's envoy to Moscow said on

Monday

U.S. Disrupts al-Qaedas Online Magazine

Author/Source: Ellen Nakashima, The Washington Post

U.S. intelligence operatives covertly sabotaged a prominent al-Qaeda online magazine last

month in an apparent attempt to sow confusion among the groups followers, according toofficials

Gulf States to Act Against Hezbollah Members

Source: AFP

The Gulf Cooperation Council said it will take measures against members of Lebanon's

Hezbollah over the Shiite movement's military intervention against Syrian rebels

Scores Killed in Iraq Car Bombings

Source: Al Jazeera

A wave of violence across Iraq has killed at least 48 people, many of them in a series of

attacks in the northern city of Mosul

Iran Reformist Candidate Pulls Out of Race

Source: Al JazeeraMohammad-Reza Aref, the sole reformist candidate in the June 14 Iranian presidential vote,

has withdrawn from the race after receiving advice from reformist former president

Mohammad Khatami, his website has reported

Central AsiaAfghan Taliban Release Kyrgyz HostageSource: Bangkok Post

Afghanistan's Taliban insurgents say they have released a Kyrgyz hostage they seized inApril after a helicopter crash-landed in a mountainous region south of Kabul

South Asia

Explosion Hits Kabul Diplomatic Area

Source: Al Jazeera

A suicide car bomber has rammed a bus carrying employees of Afghanistan's top court in

Kabul, killing at least 15 people and wounding 24 others, officials say

8 Militants Killed, 12 Injured in S. Afghan Clash

Source: Xinhua

Eight Taliban militants had been killed and 12 others wounded following a clash in the

southern Afghanistan's Helmand province, the police said on Tuesday


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Senior Taliban Leaders Arrested in S. Afghan Operation

Source: Xinhua

Two senior Taliban leaders had been detained in operations in southern Afghanistan,

authorities said on Tuesday

India, Pakistan Armies Exchange Fire in KashmirSource: Xinhua

The armies of India and Pakistan Tuesday exchanged heavy fire and artillery shells on line-

of-control (LoC) in Kashmir, officials said

India Says U.S. Spying on Internet Data of its Citizens UnacceptableSource: XinhuaIndia Tuesday voiced concern over the reported U.S. spying on internet data of Indian

citizens, saying it would be "unacceptable" if domestic privacy laws were violated

Afghan Taliban Deny Involvement in Plans to Attack TTP Bases

Author/Source: Tahir Khan, The Express Tribune

The Afghan Taliban on Monday denied allegations that the group was involved in

preparations for an assault on bases of the Tehreek-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in the Mohmand

tribal region

Terrorists in Police Uniform Try to Kidnap Shia Doctor in Peshawar

Author/Source: Riaz Ahmad, The Express TribuneA Shia doctor was seriously injured and his gunman was killed when terrorists in police

uniform tried to kidnap him near Syed Anwar Medical Plaza, Dabgari Gardens in the

jurisdiction of East Cantonment police station late Tuesday night

Naxals Fire at CRPF Camps in Chhattisgarh

Source: The Times of India

Naxalites on Monday night opened fire at CRPF camps in Chhattisgarh'sSukma district but

the attack was repulsed by security personnel

Militant Killed in Kashmir

Source: The Times of IndiaAn unidentified militant was killed in a gun battle late on Monday with security forces in

south Kashmir's Pulwama district

Two Mines Recovered along Indo-Pak BorderSource: The Times of India

Two anti-personnel mines were recovered and defused by security forces in agriculture fields

along the Indo-Pak Border in Samba district

Indian Aircraft Violates Pakistani Airspace: Pakistan Air Force

Source: Xinhua

Pakistan Air Force (PAF) said that two Indian aircraft violated the country's airspace and

entered the country's Punjab province on Tuesday


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Southeast Asia

Phaya Tani Replica Cannon Bombed

Source: Bangkok Post

The bomb went off at 6.50pm on Tuesday and cracked the 6.82-metre-long cannon replica in

two parts, Pol Col Tuande Juthanun, chief of Muang police station, said

East Asia

Shenzhou-10: China Launches Next Manned Space Mission

Author/Source: Jonathan Amos, BBC

China has launched its latest Shenzhou manned space mission. Three astronauts blasted

away from the Jiuquan base in Inner Mongolia on a Long March 2F rocket at 17:38 Beijing

time (09:38 GMT)

Japan Needs to Develop Offensive Military Capacity: Abe

Source: Xinhua

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said here Tuesday that Japan needs to study the

possibility to develop offensive military capacity so as to attack enemy bases, according to

local media

Bank of Japan Stands Pat, Leaves Door Open for Market Calming Steps

Authors/Source: Leika Kihara and Stanley White, Reuters

Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said the central bank will consider fresh steps to

calm markets if borrowing costs spike again in the future, but the central bank held off on newmeasures on Tuesday arguing that bond markets had stabilized

S Korea Says Talks with North Called off

Source: Al Jazeera

South Korea has said that high-level talks with North Korea scheduled to begin in Seoul on

Wednesday have been called off

Africa

Mali Government, Tuaregs Reach Ceasefire Deal 'in Principle'

Author/Source: Mathieu Bonkoungou, Reuters

A Malian government delegation and Tuareg separatist rebels have reached an agreement "inprinciple" that would allow planned elections in July to go ahead in the disputed northernKidal region, a senior mediator in the talks said late on Monday

Mali Manual Suggests al-Qaida has Feared Weapon

Author/Source: Rukmini Callimachi, The Associated PressThe photocopies of the manual lay in heaps on the floor, in stacks that scaled one wall, like

Xeroxed, stapled handouts for a class

UN Prepares for Mali Force Deployment

Source: Al Jazeera


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The UN is preparing to start deploying a new peacekeeping force in Mali on schedule in

three weeks, even though the security situation in the north remains "complex and volatile",

the UN chief has said

Central African Forces Kill Five Rebels

Source: News24

Fighters loyal to the Central African Republic's new government killed five rebels near the

Cameroon border, a military source said on Monday, adding that their leader escaped the

weekend attack on horseback

Police Gun Down Terror Suspect in Nairobi

Source: The Daily Nation

A suspected terrorist has been shot dead by police in Nairobi's Eastleigh estate Tuesday.Police said the man was behind Sunday's grenade attack that injured 4 people in the sprawling

suburb

Egypt Warns Ethiopia over Nile Dam

Source: Al Jazeera

Egypt's president has warned Ethiopia that all options are open" in dealing with its

construction of a Nile dam that threatens to leave Egypt with a dangerous water shortage

Europe

U.S. Prism Spying Program Rattles EU Lawmakers

Author/Source: Claire Davenport, ReutersEuropean lawmakers threatened on Tuesday to unpick data-sharing agreements with theUnited States, reacting furiously to reports that U.S. authorities have accessed emails and

other personal data from leading Internet companies

Riot Police Storm Soho G8 Protest Squat

Source: BBC

Riot police have forced their way into a building in Soho, central London, as protests were

staged against the G8 summit

Russia Would Consider Asylum for U.S. Cyber Leaker

Source: ReutersRussia would consider granting asylum to the American who has exposed top-secret U.S.

surveillance programs, if he were to ask for it, President Vladimir Putin's spokesman said on

Tuesday

Civil Guards Raids Capture Two Wanted ETA Members in Gipuzkoa

Source: El Pais

Two suspected ETA members were arrested in early-morning raids Tuesday in the Gipuzkoa

localities of Andoain and Urnieta. The Civil Guard said that Jon Lizarribar Lasarte and RubnGelbentzu Gonzlez formed part of the Izarbeltz terrorist cell, which carried out four bombing

attacks in 2002 against the University of Navarre, the Corte Ingls department store inZaragoza and two local businesses in the Basque Country


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US & Canada

US Spy Leak Source Goes into 'Hiding'

Source: Al Jazeera

A former US intelligence worker has apparently gone into hiding a day after revealing

himself as the source of leaked details of widespread US spying on private internet and phone

records

United States Scales Back Plans for Guantanamo Prosecutions

Source: ReutersFar fewer prisoners will be tried in the Guantanamo war crimes tribunals than the Obama

administration originally planned because a recent court ruling cast doubts on the viability ofsome charges, the chief prosecutor for the tribunals said

Latin America & the Caribbean

Colombian Peace Talks Resume in Cuba

Source: BBC

Members of Colombia's largest rebel group, the Farc, have resumed peace negotiations with

representatives of the Colombian government

Rebel Attack Leaves 2 Children Dead in Colombia

Source: The Latin American Herald TribuneTwo children were killed and two other people wounded in an attack staged by National

Liberation Army (ELN) guerrillas on Sipi, a city in the northwestern Colombian province of

Choco, media reports said

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