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• Tags: Africa, Colombia, earthquake, innovation, Iraq, Libya, Mexico, Middle East, Russia, United States, Yemen
• 03 Oct

KEY STORYLINES

• AFRICA:  Nigerian gunmen killed at least 23 in a northern village
• AMERICAS: Gunmen killed at least 12 in two Mexican resort towns
• ASIA: Twin bombings in Afghanistan killed three
• EUROPE: Greece announced it was unable to meet its deficit targets
• MIDDLE EAST: Gunmen attacked a government building in Iraq, at least 12 killed
• TECHNOLOGY: Oracle unveiled new memory technology

TOP STORY

• Afghanistan and Pakistan: Haqqani network still in spotlight
• US forces conducted raids against Haqqani network targets in Afghanistan.
• Pakistani officials denied accusations by an Afghan investigation that the assassination of Rabbani was both planned in Pakistan and carried out by a Pakistani.
• The leader of the network denied his organization was involved in the assassination of Rabbani.
• Coverage:BBC, NYT, AFP, Al Jazeera

AFRICA

• Ivory Coast: The International Criminal Court launched an investigation into post-election violence. (Reuters)
• Libya: Civilians fled Sirte during a temporarily lull in fighting. (Reuters)
• Nigeria: Gunmen killed at least 23 people in the northern village of Lingyado. (Reuters)

AMERICAS

• Colombia: Human Rights Watch reported there has been “no progress” in the reduction of killings targeting trade unionists. (AP)
• Mexico: 12 people were killed by gunmen in Mazatlan and Zihuatenejo. (AFP)

ASIA

• Afghanistan: Two bombings in Kandahar killed at least three. (AP)
• Malaysia: PM Najib began a parliamentary overhaul of unpopular security laws. (AP)
• Philippines: Abu Sayyaf militants freed Gerfa Lundsmann, a kidnapped American citizen who was held for almost three months. (AP)

EUROPE

• Greece: Government officials announced they would be unable to meet deficit reduction targets. (AP)
• Russia: A car bomb killed two police officers in Dagestan. (CNN)
• Turkey: Security forces killed one PKK militant in a clash.  (AA)

MIDDLE EAST

• Iraq: Gunmen stormed a government building in Anbar province and took several police officers hostage. (BBC)
• Syria: Dissidents formed a council to coordinate anti-regime activity. (Bloomberg)
• Yemen: Local officials reported at least 25 soldiers were accidentally bombed by a government warplane. (Reuters)
• Yemen: Al-Qaeda linked gunmen killed four soldiers near Zinjibar. (AFP)

TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNICATIONS

• Hardware: Oracle CEO Ellison unveiled a system called “Exalytics,” which employs several innovations in memory storage. (PCWorld)

WORLD

• Cyclones: Tropical Storm Nalgae
• Location: 490 NM ESE of Hanoi
• Movement: W at 9 mph
• Winds: 60 mph
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• Hurricanes (A): Tropical Storm Ophelia
• Location: 185 miles WSW of Cape Race, Newfoundland
• Movement: NE at 43 mph
• Winds: 70 mph
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• Hurricanes (A): Tropical Storm Philippe
• Location: 785 miles ESE of Bermuda
• Movement: W at 12 mph
• Winds: 50 mph
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• Hurricanes (P): 20% chance of tropical cyclone formation
• Location: 300 miles S of Mananzillo, Mexico
• Movement: W at 5-10 mph
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• Earthquakes: Nothing to report
• Volcanoes: Nothing to report

TOMORROW’S OUTLOOK (04OCT)

• Russia: Anniversary of Sputnik launch – 1957.
• South Korea: Asia-Pacific Trade Facilitation Forum.
• United States: Trial starts for Abdullah-Mutallab, a Nigerian who attempted to blow up a plane to Detroit on 25DEC09.