Afghanistan
Afghan Leader Seeks Pakistani Help in Talks - NYT
Hopes are Low as Afghanistan's Karzai Visits Pakistan - LAT
Karzai Urges Pakistan Role in Afghan Peace Process - VOA
Pakistan President Zardari Meets Afghanistan's Karzai - BBC
US Sending Agents to Stem Infiltration of Local Forces - NYT
Afghan Soldiers Ran, Hid During Deadly '09 Battle - AP
Petraeus: Blackwater Shootings Undermined Mission - VP
Fifteen Dead in Kandahar Blast - BBC
Roadside Bomb Kills 15 in Southern Afghanistan - AP
Afghan War's Local Realities and Demand-side COIN - WA opinion
Pakistan
CIA Chief Panetta in Pakistan for Talks - BBC
CIA Chief to Discuss Joint Intel Team in Pakistan - AP
Pakistan Tells CIA Chief No US Boots on the Ground - Reuters
New Challenge for US-Pakistan Ties - WP
Pakistan Soldiers Held Over Videoed Killing in Karachi - BBC
Syria
Syrian Forces Storm Into Restive Town Near Turkey - NYT
Syrian Troops Assault Northern Town - WP
48 Reported Killed as Syria Continues Attacks on Protesters - LAT
Syrian Troops Seal Restive Northern Town - AP
US Condemns Syrian Crackdown - VOA
US Demands End to Syria Violence - BBC
Libya
Libyan Rebels Stage Insurrection in Zlitan - WP
Gaddafi Forces Renew Pounding of Misrata Rebels - BBC
Senator: Gadhafi's Military Seriously Degraded - AP
Turkey: Gadhafi Given Guarantees to Leave Libya - AP
New Airstrikes Target Libyan Capital - VOA
US Oil Firms Wait Out Libyan Crisis - WP
For Some in Congress, an Unexpected Thank-You Note - NYT
Iraq
Anti-government Protest Blocked in Iraq - WP
Iraq Bars US Visit to Iranian Camp - WP
US, Iraq's Maliki Clash Over Killing of Iranians - McClatchy
US Congressman Wants Iraq to Repay US for War Cost - AP
Yemen
Opposition Is Split on How to Reshape Yemen - NYT
Thousands Gather for Rival Demonstrations in Yemen - VOA
Middle East
Two Years After Polls, Ahmadinejad Under New Pressure - Reuters
Shi'ite Cleric Warns Bahrain Nearing 'Abyss' - Reuters
Amnesty International: Saudi Arabia Must Stop Use of Death Penalty - Reuters
NATO
Gates Rebukes European Allies in Farewell Speech - WP
Blunt US Warning Reveals Deep Strains in NATO - NYT
Gates Lashes Out at NATO Allies, Citing Shortfalls - LAT
Gates: NATO Needs to Share More of Alliance's Defense Costs - VOA
Gates: NATO Has Become Two-tiered Alliance - AFPS
Gates: NATO Alliance Future Could be 'Dim, Dismal' - AP
Gates' NATO Speech: Security and Defense Agenda - WP transcript
Talking Truth to NATO - NYT editorial
Obama's Partnership Deficit - WP opinion
US Department of Defense
Study: Sleep Disorders Normal for Post-combat Troops - S&S
DOD Seeks Input From Employers of Guardsmen, Reservists - AFPS
Lawyers for Guantánamo Detainees Allowed to See Leaked Files - NYT
Arlington Cemetery Works to Fix Burial Problems - AP
United States
US Foresees $46 Billion in 2011 Military Sales - AFP
Civil War Buffs to Re-enact 1st US Spy Balloon's Flight - USAT
Africa
Clinton Says Africa Must Fight Corruption to Boost Trade - VOA
Clinton Warns Africa of China's Economic Embrace - Reuters
Thousands Flee in Sudan as North-South Clashes Grow - NYT
Sudanese Border Battles Put Thousands on the Run - VOA
Sudan 'Bombs Southern Oil State' - BBC
Official: 3 Dead From North Sudan Aerial Bombing - AP
Nigeria Arrests for 'Boko Haram' Attacks - BBC
UN Reports on Murder and Rape in Ivory Coast - VOA
More Clashes in Somalia; Minister Is Killed - NYT
Somali Minister Hassan Killed by Niece - BBC
Al Shabaab Rebels Claim Killing of Somalia Minister - Reuters
Americas
Mexican 'Peace Caravan' Demands End to Drugs War - BBC
Mexican Poet's Peace Caravan Arrives in Juarez - AP
2 Guns in Ex-Tijuana Mayor's Home Tied to Murders - AP
Colombia Agrees to Compensate Victims of Violence - WP
Colombia Passes 'Historic' Victims' Law - BBC
Top Lawmakers in Dispute Over Money for Cuba - AP
Asia Pacific
Vietnam Plans Live-fire Drill Amid South China Sea Row - BBC
Vietnam Plans Live-Fire Drill After China Dispute - AP
Ethnic Protests in China Have Lengthy Roots - NYT
Riot in China City After Official Dies in Custody - AP
Europe
US, UK Military Relationship Essential, Mullen Says - AFPS
Europeans Ask US Not to Seek Death Penalty in Cole Bombing - MH
A Nuclear Power Shift in Germany - WP
Serb Leader: We Did Not Hide Mladic - AP
Croatia Given Conditional Approval to Join EU - NYT
Two Major Parties Fight for Votes in Turkey Election - VOA
Spain Arrests Anonymous Hacker Suspects - BBC
Russian Colonel Who Killed Chechen Girl Shot Dead - BBC
Final Days of the Soviet Union - WP historical perspective
South Asia
India Presses Forward Investigations of Mumbai Bombing Suspect - VOA