Af/Pak & Other News (10/31/2012)

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Afghanistan presidential election set for April 2014:

http://t.news.msn.com/world/afghanistan-presidential-election-set



Taliban can run for Afghan president: election chief:

http://dawn.com/2012/10/31/taliban-can-run-for-afghan-president-election-chief/



Taliban Hit Region Seen as ‘Safest’ for Afghans:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/31/world/asia/taliban-hits-region-seen-as-safest-for-afghans.html?ref=world&_r=0



Small, Inconspicuous, Deadly:

http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htairfo/articles/20121031.aspx




Sri Lanka storm exposes Tigers' heavy weaponry:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5j3Gt4jhdpXZMOpt8xQte-H7epIFg?docId=CNG.4fc2d4737d41513a77c7bcadd70c3733.6f1



Report: Iran pulls back on nuclear ambitions:

http://t.news.msn.com/world/report-iran-pulls-back-on-nuclear-ambitions




Saudi mulls buying three Aegis destroyers:

http://alert5.com/2012/10/31/saudi-mulls-buying-three-aegis-destroyers/




Syrian jets pound rebel strongholds across country:

http://www.boston.com/news/world/middle-east/2012/10/31/syria-activists-say-warplanes-hit-damascus-suburbs/A53HLMpwN2sn5xJ7ENbzKI/story.html




French, Russian ministers meet on Syria conflict:

http://www.expatica.com/fr/news/french-news/french-russian-ministers-meet-on-syria-conflict_249031.html



Israel, Iran scrap over Red Sea zone:

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Israel_Iran_scrap_over_Red_Sea_zone_999.html




Video reportedly shows key suspect from Benghazi attack:

http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2012/10/benghazi_suspect_app.php



Iranian Warships Leave Sudanese Port:

http://www.defensenews.com/article/20121031/DEFREG04/310310003/AFP-Iranian-Warships-Leave-Sudanese-Port?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE



Kenyan Navy’s newest warship takes the fight to Somalia:

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28318:kenyan-navys-newest-warship-takes-the-fight-to-somalia&catid=108:maritime-security&Itemid=233



EU considers sending 200 troops to train Mali army:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/30/us-mali-crisis-eu-idUSBRE89T1DB20121030



A Trip Through Hell; Daily Life in Islamist Northern Mali:

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/a-trip-through-hell-daily-life-in-islamist-controlled-north-mali-a-864014-2.html



Russian Air Force Su-24 crashed after nose cone fell off:

http://alert5.com/2012/10/31/russian-air-force-su-24-crashed-after-nose-cone-fell-off/



Russia’s Kalashnikov Asks Putin To Save Famed Factory:

http://www.defensenews.com/article/20121030/DEFREG01/310300007/Russia-8217-s-Kalashnikov-Asks-Putin-Save-Famed-Factory?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE



Russia Tests Hydrogen-Fueled Submarine:

http://rusnavy.com/news/navy/index.php?ELEMENT_ID=16298




PICTURES: New Chinese fighter conducts maiden flight:

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/pictures-new-chinese-fighter-conducts-maiden-flight-378353/




Philippines to get five French patrol boats:

http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Philippines_to_get_five_French_patrol_boats_999.html



Manila plans wide-ranging modernisation of air force:

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/manila-plans-wide-ranging-modernisation-of-air-force-378343/




The Hot Spot Goes Mesh:

http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htiw/articles/20121031.aspx



After Sandy, Intelligence Agencies Scramble To Feed Maps, Data To
Rescuers:

http://defense.aol.com/2012/10/30/after-sandy-intelligence-agencies-scramble-to-feed-maps-data-t/



Cuban Missile Crisis Secret Revealed – Four Soviet Submarines Came
Within Moments Of Firing Nuclear-Armed Torpedoes At U.S. Fleet:

http://blogs.ottawacitizen.com/2012/10/31/cuban-missile-crisis-secret-revealed-four-soviet-submarines-came-within-moments-of-firing-nuclear-armed-torpedoes-at-u-s-fleet/