SOMNIA - Spotlight on Military News and International Affairs

Thursday, 5 December 2013
Updated at 2210 hrs EST

Canadian News

Canadian Commentary

Thomas Walkom -- The Toronto Star
    Canadian troops in Afghan war now forgotten

Bob Hepburn -- The Toronto Star
    Is Canada really a caring nation?

Editorial -- The Chronicle Herald
    Remember the Halifax Explosion

William Watson -- The Ottawa Citizen
    Memories of 1961 and a return to the Cold War?

Matthew Fisher -- The Leader-Post
    China overplayed its hand on air defence identification zone

James Manicom -- The Globe and Mail
    When China seized control of airspace, why was Canada quiet? - More - More

Editorial -- The Toronto Star
    Information commissioner right to seek ban on government texting

International Commentary

Bill Gertz -- The Washington Times
    Inside the Ring: China targeting U.S. spy flights

Charles Krauthammer -- The Washington Post
    Woe to U.S. allies

Victor Davis Hanson -- The Washington Times
    History casts doubt on Iran nuclear pact

Ken Allard -- The Washington Times
    Learning to love the Iranian bomb

Leader -- The Economist
    The situation in Ukraine is volatile and dangerous

International News

The Washington Times
    Medal of Honor case goes to third defense secretary

The Washington Times
    DHS at risk of computer breach

The Washington Times
    Libraries to feds: Stop spying on us

International Herald Tribune
    A U.S. Reply, in English, to Terrorists’ Online Lure

The Washington Times
    Secret Service arrests suspicious man near White House

The Washington Times
    Susan Rice slams Russia, China on human rights

The Washington Times
    Space explorers could find alien life in 10 years

The Washington Times
    Britain eyes new powers to thwart Islamic extremists

The Telegraph
    Drummer Lee Rigby murder trial hears interview

The Telegraph
    Marine A named as Sgt Alexander Wayne Blackman

Thomson Reuters News
    Sweden said key partner for U.S. spying on Russia

Agence France-Presse
    Ukraine hosts top diplomats as pressure grows on president

The Associated Press
    OSCE meeting opens in Kiev, gripped by protests

International Herald Tribune
    Ukrainian Protesters Are Urged to Find a Solution

Thomson Reuters News
    Anarchy at door, West starts to rebuild Libyan army

Thomson Reuters News
    Egypt refers three leading activists to trial for protesting

Thomson Reuters News
    Sorting out Mali isn’t our job, France says

Thomson Reuters News
    Clashes erupt as militia enter Central African Republic capital - More

Agence France-Presse
    UN Council set to authorize Central African force

The Associated Press
    France: Central African Republic intervention imminent

The Economist
    Africa and France: New ways to play an old song

The Telegraph
    Britain to aid France in CAR as UN warns of genocide

Thomson Reuters News
    Car bomb hits armed convoy in northern Somalia - More

Agence France-Presse
    Deadly rocket attack on Syria’s regime in Aleppo

The Christian Science Monitor
    UN seeks longer invite list for Syria peace talks

The Washington Times
    Hezbollah: Israel ‘directly to blame’ for killing our commander

The Associated Press
    Culprits possible in Hezbollah commander’s killing

Thomson Reuters News
    U.S. seeks to better understand Syria Islamists

The Economist
    Disposing of Syria’s chemical weapons

Agence France-Presse
    Global pressure pushes back Israel’s red lines

The Washington Times
    Israel mulls gift of West Bank land to Palestinians

The Telegraph
    Middle East peace failure said more dangerous than Iran bomb

Agence France-Presse
    100,000 Ethiopians sent back from Saudi Arabia

Thomson Reuters News
    Coordinated attacks in northern Iraqi city kill 11, wound 70

Agence France-Presse
    Iraqi forces end Kirkuk mall siege, release hostages

The Telegraph
    Iraq’s hangman perfects his art at busy gallows in Camp Five

The Associated Press
    Yemeni Defence Ministry hit by car bomb, 15 dead

Thomson Reuters News
    Gunmen kill Western doctor, Filipina nurse in Yemen attack

The Telegraph
    Dozens of doctors and nurses killed as militants storm Yemeni defence complex

Thomson Reuters News
    Delaying security deal a risk to Afghan forces: General Martin Dempsey

The Associated Press
    NATO chief: Not just Karzai can sign Afghan pact

The Telegraph
    India said to be expanding its uranium enrichment programme

The Economist
    America is winding down its presence in Central Asia

The Associated Press
    US seeks limited military ties with Burma

The Associated Press
    Amid political violence, Thai king urges stability

The Washington Times
    No territorial budging on East China Sea by Biden or Beijing

Thomson Reuters News
    China’s ADIZ has caused apprehension: Biden

The Associated Press
    China gives no ground to Biden in ADIZ dispute - More

The Telegraph
    The skies are hotting up over the East China Sea

Thomson Reuters News
    Biden says disputes remain over treatment of U.S. journalists in China - More

Agence France-Presse
    N. Korea prison camp expands, guards said to use rape and torture

The Washington Times
    Dennis Rodman heads back to North Korea

Thomson Reuters News
    Japan state secrets bill on track to become law despite protests

Thomson Reuters News
    Indonesia, Australia agree to hotline to resolve diplomatic spat

The Christian Science Monitor
    Hijacked radioactive material found in Mexico - More

The Associated Press
    Mexico plans how to safely box up recovered cobalt

The New York Times
    On This Day: December 5 - More - MoD - AP

Le Point
    Empoisonnement d’Arafat : les Suisses persistent et signent

Agence France-Presse
    Ukraine : sommet de l'OSCE, la pression monte sur le président Ianoukovitch

The Associated Press
    Ukraine : trois anciens présidents se rangent derrière les manifestants

Le Point
    Centrafrique : les violences reprennent avant le vote à l’ONU

The Associated Press
    République centrafricaine : question de jours pour l’intervention de la France

Agence France-Presse
    Centrafrique : environ 250 soldats français déployés dans Bangui

The Associated Press
    Nelson Mandela ne va pas bien mais il se bat, dit sa famille

The Associated Press
    Les 12 religieuses enlevées en Syrie seraient dans la ville de Yabroud

Agence France-Presse
    Nucléaire iranien : la sécurité d’Israël « en tête des priorités »

Agence France-Presse
    25 morts dans une attaque contre le ministère de la Défense à Sana’a

Agence France-Presse
    Thaïlande : le roi prône la « stabilité » après des manifestations violentes

Agence France-Presse
    Biden demande à Pékin de calmer le jeu en mer de Chine

Agence France-Presse
    Corée du Nord : Amnesty publie de nouvelles images satellite des goulags

The Associated Press
    Joe Biden est arrivé jeudi en Corée du Sud

Agence France-Presse
    Mexique : le matériel radioactif volé retrouvé en dehors du camion

Journal Sud Ouest
    L’éphéméride du 5 décembre

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