Afghanistan
NATO Airstrike Kills Militant Leader Linked to Kabul Hotel Attack - VOA
Airstrike Kills Insurgent Suspected in Planning Kabul Attack - NYT
NATO 'Kills Senior Haqqani Militant - BBC
NATO Blames Haqqani for Attack on Afghan Hotel - AP
Afghan Bus Hit by Roadside Bomb in Nimroz Province - BBC
Taliban: French Hostages Traded for Insurgents - AP
Taliban Freed French Hostages 'for Prisoners and Money' - BBC
2 Ex-Officials Held in Kabul Bank Collapse - NYT
Afghan Official: 2 Kabul Bank Officials Arrested - AP
Kabul Bank Chiefs Arrested in Fraud Probe - BBC
Elaborate Ruse Behind Bank Fraud - WP
ISAF Operations Roundup - AFPS
Against the Clock in Afghanistan - WP opinion
Pakistan
Pakistan Calls for US to Leave Base Used for Drones - VOA
US Rejects Demands to Vacate Pakistan Drone Base - Reuters
How to Get Pakistan to Break with Islamic Militants - WP opinion
Syria
Coalition of Factions From the Streets Fuels a New Opposition - NYT
Syrian Forces Kill 12 in Border Area; Aleppo Sees First Protests - VOA
Protests in Aleppo as Troops Comb Border - BBC
Syria Forces Spread Through Border Area; 19 Killed - AP
Syrian Student Protesters Rounded Up, Beaten - WP
Libya
Western Funds Said to Have Managed Libyan Money Poorly - NYT
Tripoli Refugees Stream Into Libya's Mountains - NYT
Rebels in Libya's West Gain Ground - LAT
Libya Opposition Says Need More Weapons - AP
French Arms to Libya Rebels Expose Tensions Over War - Reuters
Russia Decries French Arms Drop to Libya Rebels - BBC
Britain Sends Supplies to Libyan Rebels - NYT
Failing to Move Russia, EU and US Slam Syria at UN - Reuters
Gadhafi's Daughter Says Govt in Talks With Rebels - AP
The Libya Campaign - NYT editorial
Iraq
US Monthly Combat Deaths at 3-Year High - NYT
US: Iran Behind Rising Troop Deaths in Iraq - WP
Shiite Militias Step Up Attacks on US Troops - AP
Rocket Attack Kills 3 American Soldiers in Iraq - AP
Three US Soldiers Killed in Southern Iraq - BBC
Iraq to Help Iranians Who Fled From Exiles' Camp - AP
UN Welcomes Iraqi Takeover of Development Fund - AP
Israel / Palestinians
Irish Ship Drops Out of Gaza Flotilla; Organizers Vow to Sail - VOA
Gaza Aid Flotilla: Irish Crew Accuse Israel of Sabotage - BBC
Israel's Gaza Sea Blockade is Act of Self-defense - LAT opinion
Lebanon
UN Lebanon Tribunal Indicts 4 in Hariri Assassination - VOA
Hariri Murder: UN Tribunal Issues Arrest Warrants - BBC
Tribunal Names 4 in '05 Killing of Lebanese Leader - NYT
Lebanon Receives Hariri Killing Indictments - Reuters
Egypt
Clinton: US in Contact with Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood - BBC
US to Expand Contacts with Muslim Brotherhood - WP
US Overtures to Egypt Islamists Show Pragmatism - Reuters
Obama and the Muslim Brothers - WT editorial
Middle East / North Africa
Clinton Outlines Road Ahead for Arab Democracy - AP
Yemen: Doubts Raised on Saleh's Return, Fighting in South - Reuters
Seeking to Avoid Uprising, Kuwait Approves Record Spending - NYT
Bahrain Riot Police Fire Tear Gas at Protesters - AP
Family of US Hikers Held in Iran Seek UN Backing - AP
Morocco to Vote on King Mohammed's Reforms - BBC
Moroccans Get Set to Vote on New Constitution - AP
Turnout Key as Moroccans Vote for King's Reforms - Reuters
Tunisians Take Pride in 'Arab Spring' Slogans, Humour - Reuters
Latest Developments in Arab World's Unrest - AP
Terrorism
Spain: al-Qaida Possibly Buying Libyan War Weapons - AP
US Department of Defense
Gates Ends Historic Term as Defense Secretary - AFPS
Gates Honored on Final Day as Defense Chief - VOA
Obama bids Gates farewell with the Medal of Freedom - S&S
Gates Departs Pentagon with Medal of Freedom - WP
Obama Praises Gates on Pentagon Chief's Last Day - WT
Obama Awards Gates Presidential Medal of Freedom - AFPS
Mullen Lauds Gates' 'Distinguished Legacy' at Farewell - AFPS
Pentagon Costs Rising Fast, CBO Warns - WP
Officials Continue Arlington Cemetery Investigation - AFPS
Boeing Overcharged Army to the Tune of $12.6 Million - S&S
Joint Forces Command Transfers More Functions - AFPS
Military Doctors Get Guidelines for Treating 4-legged Warriors - USAT
DOD Announces Iraq, Afghanistan Campaign Stars - AFPS
DARPA Seeks to Employ Biology in Manufacturing - AFPS
United States
Petraeus Unanimously Confirmed as CIA Director - S&S
US Will Widen 2 CIA Inquiries Into Jail Deaths - NYT
US Looking Into 2 Detainee Deaths - WP
Justice Ends 2nd Review of CIA Questioners - WT
Holder Opens CIA Detainee Death Inquiry - BBC
Strauss-Kahn Case Seen as in Jeopardy - NYT
Questions About Accuser Shake Up Strauss-Kahn Case - WP
Case Against Strauss-Kahn May be Crumbling - LAT
Case Against Strauss-Kahn Near Collapse - Reuters
Mob Figure May Unearth Corruption of Lawmen - NYT
Africa
AU Summit Opens, Libya Crisis Expected to Dominate Talks - VOA
Area Girds for Revolt as Sudan Approaches Split - NYT
UN Criticizes China's Failure to Arrest Sudan's Bashir - VOA
Rival Sudan Forces to Quit Border Ahead of Independence - BBC
Sudan Grants UN Limited Access to Volatile Border Area - VOA
Nigerian Capital Under Limited Curfew Following Maiduguri Bombings - VOA
UN: Ivory Coast Has Urgent Need to Restore Order - Reuters
Americas
Mexico Troops Detain Hit Man Linked to Mass Graves - AP
Mexico Drug War: Tamaulipas Murder Suspect 'Confesses' - BBC
Venezuela's Chavez Says He Had Cancer - WP
Venezuela: Chávez Says Cancerous Tumor Removed - NYT
Health of Chavez Stirs Talk of Successor - WT
Chavez Cancer Upends Venezuelan Politics - Reuters
Venezuela Launches Probe of TV Channel's Coverage - AP
Colombian President Santos Condemns Deadly FARC Attack - BBC
Bolivia Renounces 1961 UN Narcotics Convention - AP
Asia Pacific
China's Communist Party Tries to Reclaim Glory - WP
China Feeling Like No. 1 with a Bullet Train - LAT
Ex-President of Taiwan Is Charged With Graft - NYT
Okinawans Protest US-Japan Status of Forces Agreement - S&S
Rural Thais Find an Unaccustomed Power - NYT
Thaksin Looms Large as Thai Parties Make Final Campaign - Reuters
Candidates Hold Final Rallies Ahead of Thai Polls - AP
Teaching Jihad in Indonesian Prisons - AP
Philippines Slashes, Smushes Haul of Pirated Goods - AP
Europe
Europe Spending Cuts Prompt Street Protests - VOA
Greek Parliament Approves Details of Austerity Vote - VOA
Greek Parliament Approves Implementation of Austerity Plan - NYT
Italy Approves an Austerity Package - NYT
Britain Faces Massive Strike over Pension Changes - WP
Draft Ends in Germany, Questions of Identity Endure - NYT
Croatia, Serbia Get Closer to EU Membership - VOA
South Asia