U.S. Afghan Troop Surge Buys Time But Not Victory - Associated Press
New Violence Grips Afghanistan as German Leader Visits - Voice of America
Germany's Merkel Makes Unannounced Visit to Afghanistan - BBC News
NATO Kills 20 Insurgents in Eastern Afghanistan - Associated Press
Twin Attacks Target Afghan Security Forces - Los Angeles Times
Militants Kill Afghan Soldiers - New York Times
Bomb Kills 2 Afghans in Attack in Kandahar - New York Times
Foreign Troop 2010 Toll Hits 700 In Afghanistan - Reuters
In Arghandab, Standing Guard While Government Takes Root - Stars and Stripes
Reassuring Hands: Crew's Urgent Flight Into the Afghan Desert - New York Times
The War's Real Report Card - Los Angeles Times opinion
Pakistan
Pakistan Denies Outing U.S. Spy - Voice of America
Pakistan Says It Didn't Tell Spy's Identity - New York Times
Pakistan Denies ISI Revealed Name of CIA Station Chief - Washington Post
Naming of CIA Agent to Cause U.S.-Pakistan Friction - Los Angeles Times
Pakistan Spy Agency Denies it Exposed CIA Chief - Associated Press
China Counters U.S. Criticism Of Pakistan as PM Ends Visit - Reuters
Korean Peninsula
U.N. Security Council Emergency Meeting to Discuss Korea - Wall Street Journal
U.N. Security Council to Meet Over Korea Crisis - Reuters
China Steps Up Pressure on Koreas - Voice of America
U.S. Envoy Bill Richardson Warns of Korea Tinderbox - BBC News
Seoul Unfazed by North Korea's Threats over Military Drills - Los Angeles Times
Bad Weather Delays Drill by South Korea - Associated Press
South Korea Plans to Proceed with Military Drill - New York Times
South Korea Not Scrapping Drill Despite Threat - Reuters
Iraq
Politics in Iraq Casts Doubt on a U.S. Presence After 2011 - New York Times
Iraqi PM to Name New Cabinet Monday - Voice of America
Parliament Vote Puts Iraq Closer to a New Government - New York Times
Iraq's Main Sunni Bloc to Participate in Government - Washington Post
U.N. Reports Christians Flee Central Iraq in Thousands - BBC News
Grim Xmas for Iraqi Christians as Many Flee North - Associated Press
Iraq Entices Investors to Bid for Power Profits - Associated Press
Iran
Mullen: U.S. `Very Ready' to Counter Iran on Nukes - Associated Press
New Iranian FM: Improving Ties to Islamic Countries a Priority - VOA
Iran Fetes New Foreign Minister Ahead of Nuclear Talks - Los Angeles Times
Sacked Iran FM Unaware He Was to Be Fired - Associated Press
Iranian President Announces Start to Subsidy Cuts - Associated Press
Police in Iran Streets as Subsidies Are Cut - Associated Press
Confirmed: Suspicion of Iran is Universal - Washington Times opinion
WikiLeaks
Swedish Police Report Details Case Against Assange - New York Times
Bank of America Stops Handling Wikileaks Payments - BBC News
Now Comes Don't Read, Don't Tell - Stars and Stripes opinion
U.S. Department of Defense
U.S. Senate Moves to Repeal Ban on Gays in Military - Voice of America
Senate Votes to Repeal 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' - Stars and Stripes
Senate Repeals 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' - New York Times
Senate Repeals 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Policy - Los Angeles Times
Senate Repeals 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' - Washington Times
Senate Votes to Repeal 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' - Washington Post
DADT Repeal: Political, Cultural Fights Remain - Wall Street Journal
President Hails Vote to Repeal 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Law - AFPS
'Don't Ask' Remains in Effect as Gates, Mullen Tackle Plan - AFPS
Navy and Marine Corps Green Revolution - New York Times opinion
Time Magazine's Person of the Year
Person of the Year: SSGT Salvatore Giunta - New York Times
United States
Obama Urges Swift Approval of START Treaty - Voice of America
Arms Control Treaty Proceeds as Language Remains Intact - New York Times
Obama Promises START Treaty Won't Limit Missile Defense - Washington Post
Obama Vows to Press on as Senate Blocks DREAM Act - Voice of America
Defeat of Immigration Measure Reveals Failed Strategy - Washington Post
Dream Act Vote Rebuffs Immigration Policy - New York Times
Dream Act's Failure in Senate Derails Immigration Agenda - Los Angeles Times
Senate Rejects Legalization for Illegal Immigrant Students - Washington Times
Richard Holbrooke, Thirsting for a Role in History - New York Times
So Now it's Terrorism? - Washington Times editorial
Africa
Ivory Coast President Gbagbo Orders U.N. Peacekeepers Out - VOA
Ivory Coast Strongman Orders Out U.N. Force - New York Times
Gbagbo Orders Peacekeepers to Leave Ivory Coast - BBC News
Ivory Coast's Gbagbo Tells U.N. To Leave, Ban Refuses - Reuters
Sudan President Accused of Hiding Billions of Dollars - Voice of America
ICC: Sudan's President Bashir 'Siphoned Off Millions' - BBC News
Prosecutor: Sudan's Al-Bashir Stole Billions - Associated Press
Fighting In Sudan's Darfur Forces 12,000 to Flee - Reuters
Zimbabwe's Mugabe: Party Ready to Regain Dominance - Associated Press
Mugabe Threat to Nationalise U.S. and U.K. Zimbabwe Firms - BBC News
Zimbabwe Health Care, Paid With Peanuts - New York Times
Western Sahara Foes Still At Odds But to Speed Up Talks - Reuters
Americas
Mexican Drug Cartels Find Youths to be Easy Prey - Los Angeles Times
Mexico: Anti-Crime Crusader's Family's Business Torched - Associated Press
Venezuela's Hugo Chavez is Granted Decree Powers - Washington Post
U.S., Venezuela at Odds on Ambassador, Chavez Powers - Associated Press
Bolivia Charges 39 over Alleged Plot to Kill Morales - BBC News
Raul Castro Says Cubans Must Back Economic Reforms - BBC News
Haiti Election Results Could Be Delayed for Weeks - Associated Press
Asia Pacific
Is China (Finally) Building an Aircraft Carrier? - Wired
China Pressed to Account for Uighurs' Fate - New York Times
Europe
Obama Reaffirms Deployment of Long-range Missile Defenses - Washington Times
Russian Military to Participate in NATO Drills Next Year - Xinhua
Moscow Police Arrest 500 to Deter Protests - Associated Press
Lukashenko Dominates Belarus Election Day - Voice of America
Strongman Lukashenko Aims to Win Another Belarus Poll - BBC News
Belarus' Authoritarian Leader Seeks New Term - Associated Press
Belarus: Veneer of Pluralism Emerges with the West in Mind - New York Times
Kosovo PM Named in Human Organ Scandal - Voice of America
Judges Reinstate Travel Ban for Kosovo Ex-Leader - New York Times
Middle East
U.S., Bahrain Discuss Regional Security Issues - Voice of America
U.S. Commander Mike Mullen Reassures Gulf States on Iran - BBC News
Israeli Airstrike Kills Militants in Gaza - New York Times
Israeli Air Strike Kills Five in Gaza Strip - BBC News
HRW: Palestinian Communities Stifled by Israel - Associated Press
South Asia