ONS: 11 September 2012

by TRG Alerts Admin on September 11, 2012

KEY STORYLINES

AFRICA: The US congratulated new Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, calling his election “a crucial step forward.”
AMERICAS: Colombian police captured the purported chief accomplice in Colombia of Mexico’s Gulf drug cartel.
ASIA: The Chinese military sent two patrol ships to a group of islands at the center of a territorial row with Japan.
EUROPE: Russia said it still considers Kosovo to be a quasi-state without legal existence after the end of supervision by an international body.
MIDDLE EAST: Britain dispatched a senior envoy to Israel in recent weeks to warn PM Netanyahu against a unilateral attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities.
TECHNOLOGY: The Web hosting company GoDaddy and the websites it hosts went down, with a person affiliated with the hacking collective Anonymous claiming responsibility for the outage.

TOP STORY

Afghanistan: Multiple attacks in wake of Bagram hand off, Taliban deny report stating they are ready to negotiate.

Three members of the Afghan National Security Forces were killed and two ISAF members wounded after a helicopter was hit by munitions fired into Bagram Airfield.
The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
A suicide bomber blew himself up in Herat province, killing five and wounding six civilians.
A suicide bomber killed 15 people and injured dozens more in Kunduz.
The Afghan Taliban denied a report that some of their leading members were ready to negotiate a comprehensive peace deal involving a long-term US military presence in Afghanistan.
Coverage: AP, Reuters, Reuters-2, CNN, WSJ

AFRICA

DR Congo: HRW said in a report that rebels in eastern DR Congo have committed widespread war crimes. (Reuters)
Libya: UNSG Ban Ki-moon urged the country’s leaders to charge or release an estimated 7,000 detainees, many held since last year’s revolution. (AP)
Mali: Government investigators arrived to probe why troops shot dead a group of 16 Muslim men at a checkpoint. (AFP)
Somalia: The US congratulated new Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, calling his election “a crucial step forward.” (Xinhua)

AMERICAS

Colombia: Police captured the purported chief accomplice in Colombia of Mexico’s Gulf drug cartel. (EFE)
Mexico: Sixteen bodies suspected to be linked to drug related violence were found inside an abandoned van in western Mexico. (AFP)
United States: A newly released UN report said the US needs to provide extra compensation to settle claims by nuclear-affected Marshall Islanders. (AFP)
Venezuela: Authorities dropped charges against the captain of a US-flagged cargo ship detained last month and allowed him to return to the vessel. (AFP)

ASIA

China: The military sent two patrol ships to a group of islands at the center of a territorial row with Japan. (AFP)
Indonesia: VP Boediono oversaw the first meeting of ministers and anti-terrorism experts to develop and implement a new counterterrorism plan. (Xinhua)
Japan: The government exchanged the official contract on the purchase of Diaoyu Islands with Kurihara family whom the Japanese side called “the private owner.” (Xinhua)
Korea, South: The ROK and the US are set to hold the second round of defense talks aimed at policy coordination toward the DPRK. (Xinhua)
Pakistan: Al Qaeda’s leader Ayman al-Zawahiri confirmed in a video recording the death of veteran militant Abu Yahya al-Libi in June. (Reuters)

EUROPE

Region: Russia said it still considers Kosovo to be a quasi-state without legal existence after the end of supervision by an international body. (AFP)
Belarus: President Lukashenko said Russia is the most important foreign political and economic partner for Belarus. (Xinhua)
Germany: The Federal Constitutional Court said it rejected a last-minute plea to postpone its ruling on the request for an injunction blocking the country’s ratification of the eurozone’s permanent bailout fund. (AP)
Greece: Two Czech nationals, who are self-described combat videogame game developers, were arrested on the island of Lemnos on suspicion of espionage after being caught filming military installations. (AFP)
Turkey: One police officer was killed and several people were wounded in a suicide bombing that targeted a police station in central Istanbul. (Reuters)

MIDDLE EAST

Region: British Foreign Secretary Hague is to hold talks on Syria and Egypt during a meeting in Cairo with Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi. (AFP)
Iran: The foreign ministry said the country will closely monitor US-led naval exercises planned for the week of 17SEP in the Persian Gulf. (AP)
Iraq: Police said a car bomb killed eight people and wounded 32 outside a restaurant in the southwestern Baghdad. (AP)
Iraq: Turkey refused to extradite Iraq’s fugitive VP Tareq al Hashemi who was sentenced in absentia to death by an Iraqi court. (AFP)
Israel: Britain dispatched a senior envoy to Israel in recent weeks to warn PM Netanyahu against a unilateral attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities. (AFP)

TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNICATIONS

Cybersecurity: The Web hosting company GoDaddy and the websites it hosts went down on Monday, with a person affiliated with the hacking collective Anonymous claiming responsibility for the outage. (CNN)

WORLD

TOMORROW’S OUTLOOK (12SEP)

Europe: A German constitutional court comes down with a verdict on European Stability Mechanism (ESM).
The Netherlands: Polls open in snap elections.
Philippines: USS Hawaii departs from Philippine port in Subic Bay.
United States: Anniversary of the declaration of the War on Terror – 2001.
Venezuela: Anniversary of President Chavez ousting the American ambassador – 2008.

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