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- 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.