Afghanistan
General Named to Head US Afghan Force OKs Drawdown - AP
US Steps Up Efforts for Talks with Taliban - LAT
US, Afghan Forces Take Mission to Insurgent-filled Mountains - USAT
Afghans Build Security, and Hope to Avoid Infiltrators - NYT
Afghan Govt Says Cenbank Governor on Prosecution List - Reuters
Fearful Afghan Central Banker Quits Post - NYT
Top Afghan Banker Flees Country, Karzai Govt Says - AP
Afghan Central Banker Resigns, Fearing for Life - Reuters
Refugee Group Finds 250,000-plus Afghans Displaced - AP
Is the Taliban Using Girls in Suicide Bombings? - CSM
Ex-contractor to Serve 2.5 Years in Afghan's Death - AP
ISAF Operations Roundup - AFPS
Obama as Risk Manager of Afghanistan War - CSM editorial
Obama's Afghan Numbers - WP opinion
Afghanistan Withdrawal: Sign of America's Decline? - CSM opinion
Pakistan
Pakistan 'Can't Protect Atomic Arsenal from Islamic Extremists' - DT
US: Pakistan Must Show it Wants Afghan Peace - AP
Gunmen Kill Senior Pakistani Taliban Commander - AP
Pakistan Military Denies It Intentionally Targets Afghan Territory - VOA
Pakistan Denies Rocket Attacks on Afghan Border - BBC
US Drones Kill 21 Militants in NW Pakistan - Reuters
Pakistan Saleem Shahzad Murder Inquiry Starts - BBC
Syria
Syrian Activists Meet in Damascus, Seek to End Violence - VOA
Syria Allows Opposition to Meet in Damascus - NYT
Syria Dissidents Meet in Damascus to Discuss Transition - BBC
Syrian Opposition Meet in Damascus - AP
Syria Activists Meet, Call for Change to Avert Crisis - Reuters
Libya
ICC Issues Arrest Warrant for Gadhafi - VOA
International Court Issues Gaddafi Arrest Warrant - WP
Hague Court Issues War Crimes Warrant for Qaddafi - NYT
Court Issues Gadhafi Warrant - WSJ
Arrest Warrant Issued for Gaddafi - BBC
Court Orders Arrest of Gadhafi, Son, Key Aide - AP
International Court Orders Gaddafi's Arrest - Reuters
Eastern Libyans Welcome ICC Charges Against Gadhafi - VOA
Libya Rejects ICC Arrest Warrant for Gaddafi - BBC
Arrest Warrant for Kadafi May Complicate Libya Conflict - LAT
UN: Libya Rebels Have Upper Hand in War on Gaddafi - Reuters
Libya: Hospitals in Rebel-held Benghazi 'Face Crisis' - BBC
Timing Is Questioned in Seeking House Vote on US Role - NYT
Yemen
Yemen Foils Qaeda Attack, Saleh Speech Seen on Tuesday - Reuters
Yemen Islamists Tighten Grip on Southern Cities - AP
Yemen Says It Foils Planned Qaeda Attack in Aden - Reuters
Israel / Palestinians
Analysis: Two Months on, Palestinian Unity Proves Elusive - Reuters
Israel Orders Military to Stop Gaza Aid Flotilla - VOA
Tension Builds as Israel Warns Planned Gaza Aid Flotilla - VOA
Israel Drops Warning to Foreign Journalists on Gaza Flotilla - WP
Israel Rescinds Threat to Reporters on Flotilla - NYT
Activists: Israel Presses Greece to Halt Flotilla - AP
Israel Preparing for September West Bank Violence - AP
Germany: Israel Accepted Swap With Hamas - AP
The Floating Gaza Strip Show - WT editorial
Iran
Iran Unveils Missile Silos as It Begins War Games - NYT
Iran Unveils Underground Missile Silos - AP
2 Women Activists Arrested; Political Prisoners End Hunger Strike - WP
Iranian Filmmaker Reportedly Arrested in Tehran - AP
Middle East / North Africa
Google Chairman Warns of Censorship after Arab Spring - BBC
Bahrain Tries More Medics Accused in Protests - AP
Egyptian Policeman Sentenced to Death for Killing Protesters - LAT
Tunisia Islamists Say Fear Election Delay Planned - Reuters
Latest Developments in Arab World's Unrest - AP
Terrorism
After Bin Laden, Militants Flood Net With Threats - Reuters
US Department of Defense
Lessons from the Gates War Room - WP
Gates' Tenure Successful, Contradictory - WT
Gates: MRAPs Save 'Thousands' of Troop Lives - USAT
Army to Soldiers: Take Concussions Seriously - AT
Optics Added for Entry-level USMC Rifle Training - MCT
Supreme Court Deals Devastating Blow to Feres Doctrine Opponents - S&S
Bethesda Medical Prepares for Walter Reed Arrivals - AFPS
Defense Department, Services Monitor Arctic Melting - AFPS
Most DOD School Buildings Below Military Standards - S&S
United States
US Expands Human Trafficking Blacklist - AP
Human Trafficking: Scourge Needs Greater Attention - WP editorial
US Foreign Policy: War Fever Subisdes - LAT opinion
Obama's Illusory 'Peace Dividend' - WT opinion
Rage Against the TSA Machine - LAT opinion
Africa
UN Approves Troop Deployment in Sudan - NYT
Sudan: UN Authorizes Peacekeepers for Abyei - BBC
UN Council Approves Ethiopian Troops for Abyei - Reuters
Confusion as Sudan President Arrives Day Late in Beijing - LAT
Sudan President Arrives in China After 1 Day Delay - AP
Delayed Sudan Leader Omar al-Bashir Arrives in China - BBC
China Says Sudan Split on Agenda as Bashir Visits - Reuters
Eastern Zimbabwe Plantations Face Grim Future - VOA
Mauritania, Mali Military Attack Al-Qaida Base in Sahel - VOA
Nigeria Boko Haram Islamists 'Bomb Maiduguri Drinkers' - BBC
Somalia: Increase in Refugees Fleeing to Kenya - BBC
Islamic Banking Controversy in Religiously-divided Nigeria - CSM
Americas
Mexican Priest: Mass Kidnapping of Central Americans - LAT
Priest: 80 Migrants Kidnapped in Mexico - AP
Gunmen Kill Police Chief Inside His Mexico Office - AP
Venezuela: Allies Say Chavez Is Improving After Surgery - AP
Venezuela Opposition Demand Info on Chavez's Health - Reuters
Venezuela NGO Urges Mediation to End Prison Revolt - AP
Peru: Prosperity Brings Remarkable Change to Lima - LAT
Bolivia Moves to End Dependence on Foreign Seed Firms - BBC
Clashes after Argentina's River Plate Club Relegation - BBC
Chilean Begins as UN Peacekeeping Chief in Haiti - AP
Uruguay: President Mujica Backs Military Rule Inquiries - BBC
Asia Pacific
Southwestern Chinese City Leading Red Revival - WP
China Warns Britain Against 'Finger-pointing' - DT
China's Wen Calls for Greater Democracy, Reforms - Reuters
Museum in DC Focuses on Human Rights Abuses in China - WP
China's Claim on Sea Leads Neighbors to Strengthen US Ties - S&S
South China Sea Disputes Could Lead to War in Asia - Reuters
Philippines Local Disputes Complicate Peace Talks with Separatists - VOA
Long-Awaited UN Tribunal Opens in Cambodia - VOA
Top Surviving Khmer Rouge Leaders Go on Trial - AP
Cambodia: KR Leader Leaves Court, Sign of Wrangling to Come - NYT
Suu Kyi Sees Burma Parallels With Arab Spring - Reuters
Europe
Finance Minister Calls for Reforms to Bolster Russia's Power - NYT
Russian Officer Convicted of Treason - VOA
Officer Who Exposed Russian Spies Is Sentenced in Absentia - NYT
Russian Convicted of Treason in Sleeper Agent Case - BBC
Former Russian Spymaster Convicted of Treason - LAT
Russian Officer Guilty of Betraying Spy Ring in US - AP
Bosnia Flounders as Powers Argue - NYT
Greece: Papandreou Urges MPs to Back Austerity Plan - BBC
Greece General Strike: Unions Act Amid Cuts Debate - BBC
South Asia