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- 17 Sep
KEY STORYLINES
- AFRICA: ECOWAS defense and foreign ministers will hold an emergency meeting in the Ivorian capital Abidjan on the political and security crises in Mali and Guinea Bissau.
- AMERICAS: In Colombia, drug enforcement agents seized more than 12 tons of cocaine and marijuana during a three-day operation in several regions.
- ASIA: US Defense Secretary Panetta said US and Japanese officials agreed to put a second missile defense system in Japan.
- EUROPE: Judges and hospital doctors in Greece have begun what they intend to be lengthy protests against planned austerity measures.
- MIDDLE EAST: A suicide bomber on killed seven people and wounded an MP in an attack at an entrance to Baghdad’s Green Zone.
- TECHNOLOGY: Mexican hackers took over more than a dozen websites belonging to political parties and local governments and posted a message criticizing the government on the nation’s Independence Day.
TOP STORY
- Asia: Resumption of violent protests near US embassies.
- In Kabul near the NATO and US military bases, more than a 1,000 Afghans protested violently by setting fire to cars and storage containers.
- In Karachi, one demonstrator was killed and more than a dozen injured in clashes with police as protesters broke through a barricade near the US consulate in Karachi.
- Indonesians clashed with police outside the US embassy in Jakarta, hurling rocks and Molotov cocktails and burning tires outside the mission.
- The US said it would close its embassy in Bangkok in response to a planned protest by “several hundred people” over the anti-Islam film.
- Coverage: AFP, AFP-2, AP, AP-2, Reuters
AFRICA
- Region: ECOWAS defense and foreign ministers will hold an emergency meeting in the Ivorian capital Abidjan on the political and security crises in Mali and Guinea Bissau. (AFP)
- Libya: The US and Libya offered different accounts on whether the attack on the US consulate in Benghazi was spontaneous or planned. (AFP)
- South Sudan: The South Sudanese military sank a boat carrying 170 of its own soldiers on the Nile River, killing at least 10, after mistaking them for enemy forces. (AP)
- Tunisia: The US Ambassador Jacob Walles said security measures for the US embassy in Tunis were “not adequate” during the anti-US protests. (Xinhua)
AMERICAS
- Region: Key West is hosting naval exercises for more than a dozen ships from seven countries. (AP)
- Colombia: Soldiers captured 10 suspected FARC and ELN guerrillas in the southwest of the country. (EFE)
- Colombia: Drug enforcement agents seized more than 12 tons of cocaine and marijuana during a three-day operation in several regions. (EFE)
- Mexico: Seventeen bodies were found dumped along a road in western Mexico in what appeared to be a drug gang killing. (Reuters)
ASIA
- Region: US Defense Secretary Panetta called for diplomatic efforts to resolve a worsening territorial issue between Japan and China. (AFP)
- Afghanistan: US Defense Secretary Panetta said he is very concerned about insider attacks but he sees them as the “last gasp” of a Taliban insurgency. (AP)
- China: US President Obama will launch a trade complaint against China over unfair government backing of its auto industry. (Reuters)
- Japan: US Defense Secretary Panetta said US and Japanese officials agreed to put a second missile defense system in Japan. (AP)
- Pakistan: The military said it successfully test-fired a cruise missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead. (AP)
EUROPE
- Georgia: Five of the EU’s newest members urged Georgia to show democratic progress in upcoming elections. (AFP)
- Greece: Judges and hospital doctors in Greece began what they intend to be lengthy protests against planned austerity measures. (AP)
- Greece: Finance minister Stournaras said he was “more optimistic” about Greece’s prospects following the meeting in Cyprus. (Guardian)
- Russia: The Central Bank said it will sell part of its majority stake in the state-controlled Sberbank. (AP)
MIDDLE EAST
- Iran: The country’s nuclear chief is to address a 155-nation meeting of the IAEA that will focus on the country’s atomic program. (AP)
- Iraq: A suicide bomber killed seven people and wounded an MP in an attack at an entrance to Baghdad’s Green Zone. (AFP)
- Iraq: A car bomb killed one mourner and wounded 15 other people near a funeral procession south of Baghdad. (AP)
- Lebanon: Security officials say four missiles fired by two Syrian warplanes landed on Lebanese territory. (AP)
- Syria: Human Rights Watch says members of the armed opposition have subjected detainees to torture and committed extrajudicial or summary executions in several areas. (AP)
- Yemen: Hundreds of students demonstrated calling for the expulsion of the US ambassador and condemning the deployment of US Marines to protect his embassy. (AFP)
TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNICATIONS
- Cybersecurity: Mexican hackers took over more than a dozen websites belonging to political parties and local governments and posted a message criticizing the government on the nation’s Independence Day. (AP)
WORLD
- Cyclones: Tropical Storm 17W (Sanba)
- Location: 110 NM NW of Taegu, South Korea
- Movement: NNE at 23 mph
- Winds: 51 mph
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- Hurricanes (Atlantic): Tropical Storm Nadine
- Location: 775 miles WSW of the Azores
- Movement: ENE at 17 mph
- Winds: 70 mph
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- Hurricanes (Pacific): Tropical Depression Kristy
- Location: 610 miles WNW of the southern tip of Baja California
- Movement: NNW at 7 mph
- Winds: 35 mph
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- Hurricanes (Pacific): Hurricane Lane
- Location: 1170 miles WSW of the southern tip of Baja California
- Movement: NNW at 9 mph
- Winds: 75 mph
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- Earthquakes: nothing to report.
- Volcanoes: El Hierro Island, Spain
- Seismic activity resumed. (EFE)
- Volcanoes: Mount Gamalama in the Molucca Islands, Indonesia
- Ash eruptions, some lava. (AP)
TOMORROW’S OUTLOOK (18SEP)
- Global: 67th Session of the UN General Assembly opens in New York.
- Afghanistan: Anniversary of parliamentary elections taking place – 2010.
- Chile: Celebration of Fiestas Patrias (the first day of Chilean War of Independence) – 1810.
- Chile: Anniversary of the civil war ending – 1891.
- Pakistan: President Zardari, Army chief Kayani, and FM Khar begin a three-day visit to Washington.
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