Canada's Exit Highlights Afghanistan Challenges - LAT
Mullah Omar, Headscarves and Bizarre Afghan Peace Talks - Reuters
UN Drops Sanctions Against 14 Ex-Afghan Taliban - AP
UN Sanctions Panel Delists 14 Ex-Taliban Figures - Reuters
Five Civilians Killed in Sangin Blast - BBC
ISAF Operations Roundup - AFPS
6 Afghan Soldiers Killed in Gunbattle in West - AP
A Ban on Costly Afghan Weddings? - WP
Dysfunction and Dread in Kabul - WP opinion
Iraq
Bombs Hit Iraq Holy City During Shi'ite Rite - Reuters
Bomb Kills 2, Wounds 26 South of Iraqi Capital - AP
US Military: US Soldier Killed in Southern Iraq - AP
Rumsfeld "Snowflake" Memos Reveal Struggle to Control Publicity - S&S
Syria
Security Forces Fire on Protesters Across Syria - NYT
Syrian Troops Kill 27 as Protests Intensify in Damascus Area - WP
Security Forces Attack Protesters Across Country - LAT
More Than a Dozen Killed in Protests Against Regime - VOA
Syria Protesters 'Die as Troops Open Fire' - BBC
32 Killed in Syria Protests, Damascus Moves - Reuters
Syrian Security Forces Fire on Rallies; 14 Killed - AP
Syrian Activists Discuss Ways to Oust Assad - AP
Iran Ready to Give Syria $5.8 Billion - Reuters
Libya
US Joins 30 Countries in Recognizing Libyan Rebels - VOA
Libya Rebels Get Formal Backing, and $30 Billion - NYT
US Recognises Libyan Rebel TNC as Legitimate Authority - BBC
US Recognizes Opposition as Legitimate Govt of Libya - WP
US Formally Recognizes Rebel Group as Libya's Govt - LAT
US Formally Recognizes Libyan Rebels as Legitimate Govt - USAT
US Formally Recognizes Libya Rebels - AP
Countries Meet to Discuss Aid to Libya's Rebels - AP
Libya Rebels Gain Legitimacy, Pressuring Qaddafi - CBS/AP
Libyan Rebels Fall Back After Failed Advance - AP
Heavy Clashes Erupt in Western Libya - Reuters
Medic: 10 Libya Rebels Killed in Push for Oil Town - AP
France: Military Action in Libya to Continue During Ramadan - Reuters
UK to Send Four More RAF Tornados to Libya - BBC
Yemen
Massive Drone Strike Hits Qaida Cop Station in Yemen - DR
US Drone Attack Kills 6, Wounds Scores in Yemen - WP
Clashes, Some Deadly, Intensify in Central Yemen - NYT
Al-Qaeda Fugitive in Yemen Gets Away Again - WP
Yemen's Saleh to Stay in Saudi Arabia for Now - Reuters
Israel / Palestinians
Israelis and Arabs March in Jerusalem for Palestinian Statehood - WP
Israelis, Palestinians March for Palestinian State - AFP
Middle East / North Africa
Clinton Eyes Turkey as Model for Arab Reform - AP
Jordanian Police Break Up a Peaceful March With Beatings - NYT
Protesters Attacked in Jordan - AP
Thousands Rally for Political Reform in Bahrain - Reuters
Activist: Bahraini Woman Dies During Protest - AP
Egyptians Rally to Press for Reforms - VOA
Egyptians Extend Protest, Say Army Not Doing Enough - Reuters
Tunisian Forces Disperse Protesters - VOA
Al Qaeda
Bin Laden Was Planning 9/11 Anniversary Attack - Politico
Al-Qaeda Fugitive in Yemen Gets Away Again - WP
Turkey Charges 14 Militants With Anti-US Plot - AP
The CIA's Vaccination Ploy - WP opinion
US Department of Defense
As US Wars Wind Down, Drones Gain New Prominence - Reuters
Fort Hood Suspect's Arraignment Set for Next Week - AP
Ex-official at NSA Gets Year of Probation - WP
No Jail Time in Trial Over NSA Leak - NYT
Obama Wants Military, Not Courts, To Lift DADT - AP
United States
Cartwright: Budget Cuts Could Force a Return to the Draft - S&S
Cyber Threat Grows More Destructive, Lynn Says - AFPS
Republicans Hold Up Vote on Extension of FBI Term - NYT
Default Would Dim American Power - WP opinion
Obama's Communications Gap - WP opinion
Africa
Analyst Welcomes Sudan Darfur Rebel Peace Deal - VOA
Nigerian Military: Some Civilian Leaders Sponsoring Militants - VOA
Islamic Banking Divides Nigerian Religious Leaders - VOA
Somalis Displaced by Drought Hit by Mogadishu Rains - BBC
Misery Follows as Somalis Try to Flee Hunger - NYT
Starving Kenyan Children Trapped Between Two Worlds - Reuters
World's Top Asylum Spot South Africa Plans Crackdown - Reuters
Americas
Mayhem Rivals Border in Mexico's 3rd-Largest City - AP
US Warns of Possible Attacks in Ciudad Juarez - Reuters
12 Police, Bystander Killed in Mexico Ambush - AP
58 Held in Mexico's Biggest Marijuana Farm Bust - AP
7 Dead, 59 Escape in Mexico Prison Fight Near US - AP
Giving Mexico a Hand on Guns - WP editorial
US Extradites Telmo Hurtado to Peru Over 1985 Massacre - BBC
Venezuela's Hugo Chavez: Chemotherapy in Cuba - BBC
Venezuelan Court OKs Case Against Chavez Foe - AP
Asia Pacific
Japan Shutting Down Nuclear Reactor After Malfunction - NYT
Mullen: US-Japan Alliance Serves as Model for Others - AFPS
N. Korea Refugees Fail to Thrive in South - AFP
China Calls on US to Retract Dalai Lama Invite - AP
China Jails 11 Over South China Riots - Reuters
Philippine Colonel Calls for President's Ouster - AP
Europe
Turkey Vows Crackdown in Response to Kurdish Attack - BBC
Turkey Launches Offensive Against Kurdish Rebels - AP
Kurds, Turkish Military Differ on Cause of 13 Soldiers Deaths - Bloomberg
Turkey Charges 14 Militants With Anti-US Plot - AP
Eight Banks Fail EU Stress Test - BBC
Europe's Banks at Risk, Study Finds - WP
Italian Lower House Passes Austerity Package - BBC
Euro Zone Seeks Deal on Greece by Thursday - NYT
Russia: Ahead of Election, Putin the Reformer Steps Up - NYT
2 Top Deputies Resign as Crisis Isolates Murdoch - NYT
Scandalized Britain Ponders Press Reform - AP
South Asia
US-India Nuclear Deal Drifts Dangerously - WP
India Doesn't Let Blasts Derail Pakistan Talks - AP
Death Toll Climbs to 19 in Mumbai Triple Bombings - AP
Detectives Hunt For Clues at Scene of Mumbai Attacks - VOA
Mumbai Blasts: Investigators Look to CCTV for Clues - BBC
Troops Kill Kashmir 'Militants' as Fighting Continues - BBC
South Caucasus