US Naval Institute Daily - USNI
Afghanistan
Coalition Aims for Afghan Face on War by Spring - S&S
Taliban Have ‘Utterly Failed’ to Regain Ground, General Says - AFPS
US Open to Afghan Peace Deal Including Haqqani - Reuters
Clinton: Afghans Won't Give Up on Taliban Deal - AP
UN: Afghanistan’s Opium Production Set to Spike - VOA
UN Reports Sharp Rise in Opium Production - NYT
Afghan Opium Production 'Soars' - BBC
Bomb Blast Kills 6 Afghan Police, 1 Tribal Elder - AP
4 Kidnapped Afghan Aid Workers Released - VOA
Abducted Aid Workers Freed - WP
The China Factor in Afghanistan - TD opinion
Afghanistan, Pakistan and the US: Repairing Relations - BS opinion
Pakistan
Pakistan PM in Balochistan Development Pledge - BBC
Pakistani Taliban Raise Funds Through Street Crime - AP
Pakistan Governor Escapes Rocket Attack - VOA
Take on Pakistan's Jihadist Spies - FT opinion
Iran
US Accuses Iranians of Plotting to Kill Saudi Envoy - NYT
US Says it Foiled Iran-backed Terror Plot - WP
Iran Plotted to Kill Saudi Ambassador, US Charges - LAT
US Ties Iran to Plot to Kill Saudi Envoy - WSJ
Agents Foil Iranian Terror Plot in DC - WT
Iran Agents 'Planned US Terror Attacks' - BBC
US Charges 2 Iranians over Plot to Kill Saudi Ambassador - TT
US Confronts Iran over Alleged Assassination Plot - TG
US Ties Iran to Plot to Assassinate Saudi Diplomat - AP
Plot to Kill Saudi is a Shift in Iran's Tactics, US Says - LAT
Iran’s Quds Force Implicated in Alleged plot - WP
Suspect in Iranian Terrorism Plot Had Key Connections - WP
US to Pressure Iran over 'Plot' - BBC
How the Iranian Plot Unfolded - CSM
Alleged Plot Uncharacteristically Bold - WP
Mexico Says it Helped US Foil Plot to Kill Saudi Envoy - LAT
Saudi Arabia to 'Take Measures' After Iran Plot - Reuters
Iran Rejects Charge in Plot to Kill Saudi Envoy - AP
Iran Rejects US Allegations of Saudi Envoy Plot - Reuters
Feud Rooted in History for Iran, Saudi Arabia - WP
Low-key Saudi Ambassador Wields High-level Power - WP
Iran vs. Saudi Arabia: In Wikileaks - CSM
Iranian Lashed 74 Times for 'Insult' to Ahmadinejad - TG
Iranian Actress 'Faces 90 Lashes' - BBC
Iranian Leaders Support US Protesters - WP
What Alleged Terror Plot Tells Us - WP opinion
The Iranian-Saudi Cold War Heats Up - FP opinion
US Should Call Iran's bluff - LAT opinion
Israel / Palestinians
Israel Reaches Deal With Hamas to Free Captured Soldier - VOA
Netanyahu Announces Hamas Deal to Free IDF Soldier Shalit - NYT
Israeli PM Announces Deal with Hamas to Free Soldier - WP
Deal Signed to Free Gilad Shalit - BBC
Israel and Hamas Agree Gilad Shalit Release - TT
Israel, Hamas Announce Deal on Captured Soldier - AP
Netanyahu Says Shalit Deal Signed by Both Sides - Reuters
Hamas Steals Abbas Thunder With Prisoner Deal - Reuters
Israeli Cabinet Minister Blasts Prisoner Swap Deal - AP
Israel Spills Few Secrets on Prisoner Swap - Reuters
Shalit Deal: There is a Price for His Freedom - TT
Why Israel and Hamas Agreed to a Prisoner Swap - CSM
Shalit Deal: How the Israeli Soldier will be Released - TT
Israel’s West Bank General Warns Against Radicals - NYT
Mideast Envoys Seek Israeli-Palestinian Talks - AP
US Very Hopeful Israel, Palestinians to Meet Oct 23 - Reuters
Colombia Won't Commit to Palestinian State Vote - AP
Syria
Sanctions Pose Growing Threat to Syria’s Assad - NYT
Security Forces Abduct Thousands in Syria - WT
Heavy Fighting Reported in City of Homs - LAT
Activists: Syrian Security Forces Kill 3 in Homs - AP
Syrian Opposition Must Avoid Splits - Reuters
China Urges Faster Syria Reforms - BBC
China Calls for Bashar al-Assad to Reform - TT
Libya
Qaddafi Forces Give Ground in Sirte - NYT
NATO Says Extent of Resistance in Libya Surprising - AP
Libya NTC Head Jalil Visits Sirte - BBC
High Ranking Gaddafi Officials 'Leading Defense of Sirte' - TT
Egypt
Anger at Egypt’s Military Leaders Grows - VOA
With Clashes, Egyptians Lose Trust in Military Ruler - Reuters
Anger Grows at Egypt Military in Christian Deaths - AP
A Top Egyptian Minister Quits in Protest Over Killings - NYT
Finance Minister Resigns to Protest Copts' Slayings - LAT
Egypt Minister Quits over Protest - BBC
Egypt’s Finance Minister Resigns - WP
Islam's War on the Cross - TT opinion
Middle East / North Africa
12 Killed in Slew of Attacks Targeting Iraq Police - AP
Bombs Hit Iraqi Police in Baghdad, 14 Dead - Reuters
UN Rights Office 'Distressed' by Saudi Executions - Reuters
Piracy
UK and US Forces 'Rescue Somali Pirate-held Italian Ship' - BBC
British Marines Free Hijacked Italian Ship Off Coast of Somalia - TT
Somali Pirate's Hostages Freed after Message in Bottle - AP
How Cargo Ships are Taking on Piracy - TT
Five Most Notorious Recent Incidents - TT
Five Notorious Modern Examples - TT
US Department of Defense
Panetta Warns of Budgets Cuts Weakening Military - WT
Panetta Sketches Out Strategy on Cuts - WP
Panetta: Pentagon Cuts will Hit Lawmakers at Home - AP
Army Leadership Discusses Budget Outlook - AFPS
US Army, Marines Join Up to Save Light Vehicle - Reuters
Former DODEA Chief Miles Fired After IG Finds Misconduct - S&S
United States
US Issues World Travel Alert Linked to Iran Plot - Reuters
Terror Trial Opens in Plane Bombing Attempt - WP
Prosecutor: Nigerian in Failed US Airliner Attack Sought ‘Martyrdom’ - VOA
Detroit 'Underwear Bomber' on Trial - BBC
Justifying the Killing of an American - NYT editorial
Obama’s Killing of US Citizens - WT editorial
Are Voters Looking for an Isolationist? - NYT opinion
Africa
Sudan, S. Sudan Step Toward Resolving Border, Oil Disputes - CSM
S. Sudan Worries Could Become Terror Breeding Ground - CSM
Sudan: Three Darfur Peacekeepers Killed - BBC
'Huge' Turnout in Liberian Poll - BBC
Liberia Ends Peaceful Vote, Braces for Results - Reuters
Runoff Expected in Liberia's Presidential Race - LAT
Uganda MPs Suspend All Oil Deals - BBC
Rebel Tuaregs From Libya Organizing in Mali - AP
Somalia: Shelling Shuts Mogadishu Hospital - BBC
Kenya Struggling to Contain Spillover of Somalia's Violence - CSM
Americas
Mexico: US Shared Plot Information From Beginning - AP
Mexico: Central America Migration Drops 70 Percent - AP
Mexican Drug Cartels Reach into Belize - WP
Asia Pacific
China and Vietnam Move to Reduce Tensions in S. China Sea - NYT
China, Vietnam Sign Deal to Resolve Sea Dispute - AP
Chinese Telecom Firm Tied to Spy Ministry - WT
Chinese Workers 'More Assertive' - BBC
South Korean President Visits US - LAT
Nuclear, Trade Issues to Dominate S. Korea's President US Agenda - VOA
South Korea’s Lee Defends Stance on North - WP
Indonesia: Terror Suspect Says He Opposed Bali Bombings - AP
Group: Philippine Army Mislabeled Child Soldiers - AP
Philippines Says No State Honors for Marcos Burial - AP
Burma Frees Dissident; More Prisoners Expected to Follow - NYT
Burma Frees Dissidents but Many Still in Jail - Reuters
Burma to Free More than 6,300 Prisoners - LAT
Burma Frees Prisoners in Amnesty - BBC
Some Burma Political Prisoners Kept in Jail - AP
Skepticism Meets Burma's Prisoner-Release Plan - VOA
Burma Amnesty: Is Real Reform Next? - Time opinion
Europe
Slovakia Rejects Euro Bailout - NYT
Slovakia Votes Down Bailout Move - BBC
Slovakia Rejects Bailout Expansion - WP
Aid Plan Emerges for Europe’s Banks - NYT
Ukraine’s Tymoshenko Jailed for Seven Years - NYT
Ukraine Jails Opposition Politician - WP
Ukraine ex-PM Convicted of Abuse of Power - LAT
Moscow Calls Ukraine's Sentencing of Tymoshenko 'Anti-Russian' - VOA
Ukraine: Concern over Tymoshenko Jailing - BBC
Ukraine’s Soviet-style Show Trial - TT editorial
Russia Drops 'Soft Power' for Arms Buildup - Reuters
Russia's Putin Holds Talks with China's Hu - AFP
No Date Set for Continuing Dialogue Between Kosovo and Serbia - VOA
Serb Diplomat Convicted in US Beating Case - AP
War Crimes Suspect Mladic Hospitalized - VOA
South Asia