RFE/RL in the media
#Pakistan press-driven conspiracy theories combated by RFE/RL, reports FP
#Challenges of new BBG reported in Heritage blog
Afghanistan
#Osama Bin Laden’s son believes he is still alive reports Telegraph
#Washington Post says U.S. soldiers in Kandahar working hard to prop up government
#Public support of both American wars dwindling, says Jennifer Agiestia in Wash. Post blog
#TIME on new tactics in Afghanistan
#NATO airstrike kills Taliban commander reports AP
Belarus
#Authorities in Belarus break up pillow fight, says AP
Iran
#Iranian bazaar protests spread says NYT
#Iranian physicist aided CIA reports NYT
#Ilan Berman on significance of stay of execution for women sentenced to stoning in WSJ
#LA Times reports 27 dead after suicide bombers strike Iran
#Golnaz Esfandiari on Iranian women’s rights activist in Eurasia Review
Iraq
#Abuse a concern as U.S. hands over detention center to Iraq says Wash. Post
Kazakhastan
#FP blog on Kazakhstan and Obama
Kyrgyzstan
#BBC reports Kyrgyz security focus of OSCE summit
Pakistan
#BBC reports trouble between Pakistan-India negotiations
#Bin Laden look alike causes Indian comedy ban in Pakistan, reports NY Daily News
Russia
#NYT on Russia’s defense of investigating death of human rights activist
#Russian magazine guilty over one word, reports Moscow Times
#1000 drown in Russia’s heat-wave says AOL News
#Germany and Russia forge relationship, Merkel stresses human rights reports NYT
Turkmenistan
#Trend News reports ratification of Turkmenistan-Russia agreement
Ukraine
#NTDT says Ukraine has withdrawn NATO application
International Media
#The Economist on aging Arab rulers