Afghanistan
Gen. John Allen to Take over Afghan War at High-stakes Time - WP
Focus of Afghan War Shifts Eastward - WP
General Reports Fragile Progress in Afghanistan - AFPS
One Voice or Many for the Taliban, but Pegged to Single Name - NYT
Petraeus Calls for 'Energy-informed' Decisions - AFPS
Helicopter Crew in Braves Persistent Fire to Rescue Pilot - S&S
Poll Says Afghanistan 'Most Dangerous' for Women - BBC
Suicide Bomber Strikes in Kapisa Province - VOA
Bomber Kills Seven in Kapisa Province - BBC
Suicide Attack Kills 8; Mortar Hits Afghan Center - AP
Pakistan
Pakistan Arrests CIA Informants in Bin Laden Raid - NYT
Pakistan 'Arrests CIA Informants in Bin Laden Raid' - BBC
Pakistan Arrests CIA's Bin Laden Informants - Reuters
Pakistani Security Officials Removed Over Videotaped Killing - VOA
Syria
Syrians Vent Rage in Tent Camps on Border with Turkey - LAT
Syria Widens Crackdown on Dissenters - VOA
Syrian Troops Expand Crackdown - WP
Fleeing Syrians Take Refuge Along Border With Turkey - NYT
Syria Calls on Jisr al-Shughour Refugees to Return - BBC
Syria Calls on Refugees in Turkey to Return - AP
Tanks Deploy in East, Syrians Flee Northern Town - Reuters
Iran Denies Role in Syria Crackdown - VOA
Libya
Libya Rebels Edge West at Misrata - BBC
NATO Resumes Airstrikes on Libyan Capital - VOA
NATO Strikes Tripoli, Libyan Rebels Make Gains - Reuters
NATO Members Re-evaluate Contributions to Libya - AFPS
The Libya Puzzle - WP opinion
Yemen
CIA Building Secret Air Base to Target Yemeni Terrorists - VOA
CIA Building Base for Strikes in Yemen - NYT
CIA Planning Drone Strike Campaign Against al-Qaida in Yemen - S&S
Huge Protests Across Yemen Demand Political Change - WP
Officials: Militants Seize Parts of a Yemeni City - AP
Gulf States Vow to Seek End to Yemeni Crisis - Reuters
Iraq
US: Reconstruction Billions 'May Have Been Stolen' - BBC
2 US Soldiers Killed in Southern Iraq - AT
Iraqi Militants Kill 7 at Provincial Offices - NYT
Gunmen Storm Baquba Council, Killing Eight - BBC
Insurgent Attack in Iraq Leaves 9 Dead - WP
Middle East / North Africa
Middle East Christians Facing 'Extremist Atrocities' - BBC
US Envoys Try to Renew Israeli-Palestinian Talks - AP
Hamas, Fatah Fail to Agree on Prime Minister - WP
Fatah, Hamas See New Palestinian Government Next Week - Reuters
UN Charts High Jobless Rate in Gaza - NYT
Israel Holds Drill for Next Gaza-Bound Flotilla - AP
Lebanon Tribunal Likely First Test of New Hezbollah-led Government - VOA
Iran's President Calls for Alliance Against West - AP
Bahrain Ex-Editor Claims Plot Over False Stories - AP
Egypt's Sufis See Islamist Threat After Mubarak - Reuters
Terrorism
Linchpin in Hunt for bin Laden Back with al-Qaida - AP
US Department of Defense
Senate Panel OKs Panetta to be Next Pentagon Chief - AP
US Military Aid to Overseas Allies May Face Cuts - Bloomberg
Innovation, Flexibility Core of Army Success, Gates Says - AFPS
Mullen Discusses Afghanistan, Iraq, 'Don't Ask' on Letterman - AFPS
Boast-busters Expose Fake SEALs - WP
United States
Candidates Show GOP Less United on Goals of War - NYT
Justice Opens Grand Jury on CIA Detainee's Death - AP
Transfers Delay Release of Detainees, Report Finds - NYT
Barack Obama Pledges Support in Rare Puerto Rico Visit - BBC
Obama in Old San Juan - NYT opinion
Africa
India Plans to Scale Back Military in Congo - WP
Obama Calls for Sudan Ceasefire - VOA
Obama Calls for Sudan Ceasefire - BBC
South Sudan Rebel Militia Raid Kills 29, Army Says - Reuters
Somalia PM Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo Vows to Stay - BBC
Young Somali Soldier Killed Qaida Operative - AP
Uganda's Unrest - WP editorial
Americas
Mexico: Ex-Tijuana Mayor Freed but Faces Murder Charge - LAT
Mexico: Ex-Mayor Of Tijuana Investigated In Killing - NYT
Detained Mexican Gambling Magnate Walks Free - AP
American Found Among Mass Graves Victims in Mexico - AP
Brazil Amazon: Sixth Murder Since May Amid Land Rows - BBC
New Che Guevara Diary Published in Cuba - BBC
Asia Pacific
Senate Panel Blocks Funding for Major Military Projects in Pacific - S&S
China Navy Reaches Far, Unsettling the Region - NYT
Beijing Criticizes US for Meddling in S. China Sea Dispute - VOA
North Koreans 'Defect to South by Boat' - BBC
Indonesia Braces for Radical Cleric's Verdict - AP
Army Chief Urges Thais to Vote for 'Good People' - AP
Burma: Government Troops Battle Rebels Near China Border - NYT
Burma Border Clashes Spark Fears of Wider Conflict - Reuters
Woman's Body Found in Papua New Guinea Leader's Home - BBC
Europe
Russian Rights Activist Cleared of Defamation - NYT
Turkey: Kurdish Rebel Leader Warns of Return to Conflict - VOA
Emboldened Kurds Press Demands in Turkey - VOA
Anonymous Members Arrested in Turkey - BBC
Greece Crippled by Protests, Strike over Austerity - AP
Greece Braces for General Strike - BBC
Germany: Bundeswehr Gets More Volunteers Than Expected - DN
Can the Europeans Defend Themselves? - NYT opinion
South Asia
South Asia's Growing Modernity Masks Women's Plight - Reuters
UK MPs Question Future of Aid Money for India - BBC
As India's Growth Slows, Leaders Face Political Headwinds - NYT
Indian Anti-graft Hunger Strike Activist Dies - BBC
Nepal Declared Free of Mines Five Years After Civil War - BBC
UK Says Sri Lanka Must Act on War Atrocity Claims - Reuters
UK Presses Sri Lanka over Channel 4's 'War Crimes' Film - BBC