US Naval Institute Daily - USNI
Real Clear World - RCP
Afghanistan
19 Dead, Dozens Wounded in Afghan Suicide Attack - VOA
Deadly Attack on Afghan Funeral - BBC
Suicide Bomber Strikes Funeral in Northern Afghanistan - NYT
Bomb Kills 20 at Afghan Funeral - WP
Suicide Bomber Attacks Funeral, Kills Parliament Member - LAT
Suicide Bomber Strikes Afghan Funeral, Killing 19 - AP
Suicide Bomb Kills at Least 20 in Northern Afghanistan - Reuters
Gunman Opens Fire on NATO Troops in Afghanistan - AP
Afghanistan Sets Ground Rules for Taliban Talks - AP
Training Stepped Up for Afghan Special Forces - AP
Ex-Army Major Gets 5 Years for Taking Bribes from Defense Contractors - CST
Obama's Muddled Thinking on Afghanistan - Commentary opinion
Pakistan
US Prepares for a Curtailed Relationship With Pakistan - NYT
Opposition Pakistani Politician Draws Huge Karachi Crowd - VOA
Mass Turnout for Pakistan's Imran - BBC
Former Pakistani Cricketer Bowls Over Political Crowd - LAT
Pakistani Politician Khan Gains Momentum - CNN
Imran Khan: I Have the Opposition on the Mat - TT
Cricket Star Khan's Rally Shows His Growing Political Power - Bloomberg
Pakistani Cricketer Draws Over 100,000 to Rally - AP
Pakistani Police Kill 2 Militants in Standoff - AP
Iraq
Biden Calls Iraqi Leaders, Urges Dialogue to Resolve Political Crisis - VOA
US Urges Dialogue Over Iraqi Crisis - Reuters
Iraqi Political Parties Seek to Resolve Crisis - Reuters
Iraq Arrests 4 Security Officials Following Baghdad Bombings - McClatchy
Suicide Attacker Kills 7 at Baghdad Checkpoint - AP
Suicide Bomber Kills 6 Outside Iraq Ministry - Reuters
UN, Iraq Agree on Camp Ashraf Resettlement Plan - AP
Mortars Hit Iranian Dissident Camp in Iraq - Reuters
A Troubled Farewell in Iraq - TE editorial
The Plight of Iraq's Minorities - TG opinion
From Iraq’s Guardian to its Counselor - WP opinion
Syria
Syrian Opposition Urges Arab Observers to Go to Homs - VOA
Arab Mission to Syria to Visit Homs Tuesday - Reuters
Head of Arab Mission Reaches Syria Amid More Unrest - Reuters
More Arab Observers Due in Syria - BBC
Syrian Opposition Calls on UN to Back Peace Plan - TT
Syrian Opposition Calls for UN Role to End Crisis - AP
Pope Urges End to Syria Bloodshed - BBC
13 More Deaths Reported in Syrian Unrest - CNN
Syria Doctors Risk Lives to Secretly Treat Protesters - LAT
Iran
Iran Says Ready to Expand Military Links with Iraq - AFP
Iran Denies US Accusation of Harboring Al-Qaida Financier - VOA
Iranian Woman to Face Death by Stoning or Hanging - AP
Yemen
Yemenis Denounce Protester Deaths - BBC
Yemenis Rally, Denounce Killing of Protesters - AP
Yemen Leader Urges Truce After Troops Kill Protesters - Reuters
Egypt
Prominent Egyptian Blogger Freed From Detention - AP
Egypt's Military Rulers Study Plan to Speed Up Vote - Reuters
Egypt Deports 93 Ethiopians Before Reaching Israel - AP
Will Egypt's Christians Seek U.S. Refuge? - VM opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Bethlehem Celebrates a Peaceful Christmas - VOA
As Christmas Arrives, Crisis for Mideast Christians - CSM
Hamas Leader Leaves on Tour of Arab Nations to Seek Support - NYT
Girl's Plight Deepens Israel Debate on Zealot Jews - Reuters
Libyans Clash With Former Regime Loyalists, 2 Dead - AP
Libya to Include Rebels in Military From January - Reuters
A Lesson for Israel in the French-Turkish Row - JP editorial
US Department of Defense
Obama Makes Christmas Calls to Servicemembers - AP
Lockheed Lands Up to $980 Million US Missile Shield Deal - Reuters
Future Drone Pilots May Fly Four Warplanes at Once - Reuters
Comprehensive Soldier Fitness Program to Equip Troops Mentally - LAT
A Military Base 'on the Brink' - LAT
United States
‘Anonymous’ Hacking Network Attacks US Security Think Tank Stratfor - AP
Hackers 'Steal US Data in Christmas-Inspired Assault' - TT
Hackers Hit US Security Company - BBC
Younger Veterans are Trained, Tested and Jobless - TU
Decades Later, a Cold War Secret is Revealed - AP
Africa
Christmas Day Bombings Sweep Nigeria, At Least 39 Dead - VOA
Deadly Nigeria Attacks Condemned - BBC
Churches Are Hit in a Series of Bombings Across Nigeria - NYT
Christmas Mass in Nigeria Rocked by Bombing - LAT
Coordinated Bomb Attacks Across Nigeria Kill at Least 40 - TT
39 Killed in Nigerian Church Attacks - AP
Islamists Kill Dozens in Nigeria Christmas Bombs - Reuters
Nigerian Blasts Mar Pope's Christmas Peace Appeal - AP
Recent Attacks by Radical Muslim Sect in Nigeria - AP
Sudan Reports Death of Darfur Rebel Group Leader - VOA
Top Darfur Rebel Ibrahim Killed - Reuters
Sudan’s Government Says Powerful Rebel Leader Is Dead - NYT
Sudan Says it Has Killed Darfur's Rebel Leader - LAT
Sudan Army Kills Leader of Main Darfur Rebel Group - AP
Powerful Darfur Rebel Chief Dead, Sudan Says - Reuters
Years Before, Darfur Rebel Served Sudan Leaders - AP
Pope Calls for Africa Famine Help - BBC
Americas
Mexico: Drug Cartel’s Security Chief Captured - AP
13 Found Dead in Truck in Eastern Mexico - Reuters
Brazil Takes Centuries-Old Foe: Corruption - CSM
Paraguay, Stuck in Siesta Mode, Awaits Lugo's Exit - AP
Cubans Celebrate Christmas Ahead of Pope's Visit - AP
End US Regime Change Plans in Cuba - MH opinion
Asia Pacific
A Village in Revolt Could Be a Harbinger for China - NYT
China Activist Given 10 Years' Jail for Subversion - AP
Japan, China Look to Trade Talks, Debt Buys - Reuters
Japan Asks China For Help on North Korea - VOA
North Korea Expected to Be Focus of Japan-China Meeting - NYT
Japan's PM Reaches Out to China on North Korea - AP
Japan Urges China to Help Keep North Korea in Check - Reuters
N. Korean Power-Behind-Throne Emerges as Neighbors Meet - Reuters
Kim Jong Il's Son Strengthens Power With New Post - AP
Analysis: Caution Mutes US Response to North Korea - AP
China Needs to Play By Trade Rules - WT editorial
Can Japan, Russia Transform Asia? - TD opinion
Europe
Russia Opposition Activist to Be Held 10 More Days - AP
Putin Spokesman Dismisses Russian Protests - TT
Moldovan Rebel Region Votes in Presidential Run-Off - Reuters
Russia Won't Get Fooled Again - FP opinion
The Next Russian Revolution? - NYT opinion
Putin’s Children - NYT opinion
South Asia