Afghanistan
Afghanistan in Review: High Hopes and Big Obstacles - New York Times
2011 Seen as Make-or-Break Year for Afghan Mission - Los Angeles Times
Taliban Leader Was Killed, Afghans Say - New York Times
Violence, Tradition Keep Millions Of Afghans From School - Reuters
Pakistan
Pakistan's Top General Vexes U.S. Plans - Washington Post
Pakistanis Rally in Support of Blasphemy Law - New York Times
Pakistan Says it will Defend Spy Chief in U.S. Suits - Associated Press
Pakistan Drone Raid Kills at Least 11 in N. Waziristan - BBC News
U.S. Missile Strikes Kill 11 Militants In Pakistan - Reuters
Iraq
A Kurdish Rebel Softens His Tone for Skeptical Ears - New York Times
Iraq Moves to Ban Toy Guns as Play Turns Real - New York Times
A Christian Priest Faces Grim New Year in Iraq - Los Angeles Times
A Doorbell Rings, a New Attack on Iraqi Christians - Associated Press
Iran
Expats' 'Daily Show'-style VOA Program Enthralls Iranians - Washington Post
Korean Peninsula
North Korea Warns South in Annual Message - Wall Street Journal
North Korea Calls for Dialogue With the South - New York Times
N. Korea Vows Better Ties With S. Korea - Associated Press
N. Korea Warns War Would Bring 'Nuclear Holocaust' - Associated Press
WikiLeaks
Operation Payback Hackers Wanted By FBI - Top Tech Reveiws
FBI in Hunt for pro-WikiLeaks Hackers - Agence France-Presse
United States
The Next Treaties - New York Times editorial
Australia
Flood-stricken Australia Marshals Relief Aid - Washington Post
Australia Floods Show No Signs of Retreating - New York Times
Flooding Forces Thousands to Evacuate in Australia - Los Angeles Times
Australia's Queensland Faces 'Biblical' Flood - BBC news
Vatican
Pope to Hold Peace Summit With Religious Heads - Reuters
Pope Denounces Abuse of Christians - Associated Press
Africa
Ultimatums Hang Over Ivory Coast - Voice of America
In Ivory Coast, Bid to Ease Out Defiant Leader - New York Times
Ivory Coast: U.N. Chief Warns Gbagbo Backers - Washington Post
Laurent Gbagbo Rejects Ivory Coast Resignation Deadline - BBC News
Ivory Coast's Gbagbo Decries Foreign Intervention - Associated Press
Ouattara Ally: Ivory Coast Now in 'War Situation' - Associated Press
4 Killed in Blast in Nigerian Capital - Voice of America
Nigerian Capital Abuja Hit by Barracks Bomb - BBC News
Bomb Explodes at Army Barracks in Nigeria - Associated Press
Sudan's Bashir Calls Opposition For Broad-Based Government - Reuters
Holding Out Hope for Sudan - Los Angeles Times editorial
Americas
Mexico Cites Breakdown in La Familia Cartel - Associated Press
Brazil's New Leader Begins in Shadow of Predecessor - New York Times
Rousseff Takes Over Booming Brazil, Tests Await - Reuters
Bolivia Leader Restores Fuel Subsidies - Los Angeles Times
Bolivia's Morales Scraps Fuel Hike After Protests - Reuters
Ousted Ex-President Says He'll Return to Honduras - Associated Press
Haiti Suffers Year of Crisis With Nobody in Charge - Associated Press
Asia Pacific
Scandals Plague Communist Leaders in China - Washington Post
Thais Look to the Supernatural - New York Times
Europe
Ukraine Sends Uranium to Russia - New York Times
Moscow Police Detain 68 Anti-Kremlin Protesters - Associated Press
Belarusian KGB Raids Journalists' Homes, Offices - Associated Press
Middle East
Bombing of Christian Church in Egypt Kills 21 - Los Angeles Times
Egypt Bomb Kills 21 at Alexandria Coptic Church - BBC News
Car Bomb Kills 21 at Egyptian Church - Associated Press
Bomb Kills 21 At Egypt Church - Reuters
Mubarak Urges Citizens to Denounce Terrorism Following Church Bombing - VOA
Palestinian Leader Wants New Plan for Peace Talks - Associated Press
Abbas Says Recognitions Hit Israel - Associated Press
Egypt Bars Iranian Activists From Gaza - Reuters
U.S.: Yemen Should Delay Proposed Constitutional Move - Reuters
South Asia
India: Assam Ulfa Leader Arabinda Rajkhowa Freed From Jail - BBC News
Freed Indian Rebel Leader Invites Peace Dialogue - Associated Press
Sri Lanka Erases Colonial Name, Ceylon - BBC News