US Naval Institute Daily - USNI
Real Clear World - RCP
Afghanistan
Afghanistan to Disband Irregular Police Force - NYT
Afghanistan Sets Ground Rules for Taliban - Reuters
Afghan Leaders Want No Foreign Meddling in Taliban Talks - AP
Pakistan
US Report on Pakistan Strike Reveals Crucial NATO Delays - NYT
Mattis Directs Corrective Actions Following Pakistan Border Incident - AFPS
Pakistan Urged to Share Border-Post Map - Reuters
Pakistan PM Says No Plans to Dismiss Military Chiefs - NYT
PM: ‘No Sack’ for Pakistan Army Chief - BBC
PM Denies Reports Govt Wants to Sack Army, Intel Chiefs - Reuters
Christian on Death Row Cooks Own Meals for Fear of Being Poisoned - TT
Iraq
Iraq’s Political Uncertainty Intensifies - WP
Shiite Cleric Leading Bloc in Iraq Calls for New Elections - NYT
Sadrists Call for New Elections in Iraq - AP
Iraqi Interpreters for US Military in Dangerous Limbo - LAT
Suicide Car Bombing Near Iraq Interior Ministry Kills 7 - VOA
Fatal Bomb Blast at Iraq Ministry - BBC
Five Killed in Latest Baghdad Bombing - NYT
UN and Iraq Reach Deal on Iranian Dissidents - WT
Iraq Agrees to Move Iran Exiles; Rockets Hit Camp - AP
The Lost Opportunity in Iraq - WP opinion
Syria
Observers Urged to Visit Syrian City as Death Toll Rises - NYT
Activists: Syrian Violence Kills 13 in Homs Region - VOA
Syrian Forces Continue Shelling Homs as Monitors Near - VOA
Syria Opposition Says at Least 20 Killed in Homs - LAT
Plea for Help for Homs Amidst Violence - WP
Syria on Course for Showdown with Arab League - TT
Carnage in Homs District as Tanks Open Fire - Reuters
Arab Monitors Head to Syria, Opposition Skeptical - AP
Arab Observers Aim to See Syria's Deadliest City - Reuters
Pope Urges End to Syria Bloodshed - BBC
Syria Refugees Find Sanctuary in Libya - LAT
Iran
Iran's Navy Warns Foreign Copter Away from Drill - AP
Ahmadinejad’s Foray into Fashion - WP
Yemen
Yemeni Leader to Be Admitted Into US for Medical Care - NYT
Military Battle Against Militants in Yemen Kill 9 - AP
Yemeni Women Confront an Uncertain Future - WP
Egypt
Egypt's PM Urges G8 to Help Unlock Promised Aid - Reuters
Egypt Charge 2 Israelis With Smuggling Weapons - AP
Egypt Indicts Israelis, Ukrainian for Smuggling Gun - Reuters
Middle East / North Africa
Israel TV Station’s Troubles Reflect Larger Political Battleground - NYT
Israeli Arab Lawmaker Indicted - AP
Gaza PM in Egypt, 1st Visit Since Hamas Takeover - AP
E. Libya Poll: Political Islam will Closely Follow Democracy - CSM
US Department of Defense
Tale of Costs the Pentagon Can’t Afford - WP
US Navy Says Remains of 1804 Crew Will Stay in Libya - S&S
Don’t Go After Military Pensions - NYT opinion
United States
Tracking with the Shadow Wolves on the Mexico Border - TT
Civil War's 150th Stirs a Trove of Memories - AP
Africa
Nigeria Arrests Bombing Suspects, Concern Over Islamist Group - NYT
Nigerians Flee Cities Fearing More Violence - TT
Nigerians Fear More Church Attacks After 39 Killed -AP
Nigerian Leaders Rapped After Islamists Attack Churches - Reuters
Pope Benedict Denounces Christmas Attacks in Nigeria - VOA
Deadly Nigeria Attacks Condemned - BBC
Sudan: Darfur Rebels Confirm Death of Their Leader - AP
Troops Fire Weapons in Guinea Bissau Capital - VOA
Guinea-Bissau Quells Attempted Coup, Official Says - AP
Americas
Mexico Extradites Suspect in US Consulate Slaying - AP
Mexico: Drug Cartel Security Chief Captured - AP
Mexico Cartel Drug 'Security Chief' Held - BBC
Aide to Top Mexican Drug Boss Guzman Captured - Reuters
Mexican Army: Ally's Arrest Is Blow to 'El Chapo' - AP
Mexico's Cartels Build Own National Radio System - AP
Grim Toll as Drug Trade Expands in Honduras - WP
Colombian Crime-Ring Members Freed After Surrender - AP
Brazil's Economy 'Overtakes UK's' - BBC
Bolivia's Morales Hopes to Build Railway to Peru - AP
Cuba Expands Free-Market Reforms - BBC
Cuba Makes More Reforms to Retail Sector - Reuters
Asia Pacific
China and Japan Agree to New Currency Dealings - NYT
China, Japan Urge Stability on Korean Peninsula - VOA
New North Korean Leader Assumes Another Top Post - VOA
New Signs of Kim’s Ascendance as South Koreans Visit - NYT
S. Korea’s ex-first Lady Meets North’s Kim Jong-un - BBC
New Signs of Ascendance of Kim as South Koreans Visit - NYT
Kim Jong Eun Named Head of Panel - AP
Leading Critic of South Korea’s President Is Jailed - NYT
China Jails Writer for Subversion - NYT
China Imprisons Veteran Activist - BBC
China Official Says Wukan Protest Shows Rights Demands on Rise - AP
Report Condemns Japan’s Response to Nuclear Accident - NYT
Fukushima Accident Report: Disaster Response Failed - BBC
Japan Relaxes Decades-Old Arms Exports Ban -Reuters
Dealing With China’s Troubles - NYT editorial
Central Asia
Deadly Riots Challenge Kazakhstan Stability - AP
Europe
Russia's Putin Risks Losing Touch Amid Protests - Reuters
France Won't Arrest War Crimes Court Spokeswoman - AP
Finland Says Ship Can Sail Again, Without Patriot Missiles - AP
Moldovan Separatist Region Elects New President - AP
South Asia