Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
US Naval Institute Daily - USNI
Real Clear World - RCP
Afghanistan
Obama Administration Defends Withdrawal Timeline - VOA
Afghan Authorities Say Airstrike Kills Civilians - VOA
NATO Strike 'Kills Afghan Family' - BBC
Inquiry Ordered Into Deaths of Afghan Family - NYT
NATO Sees No Evidence of Civilian Casualties - AP
Taliban Deny Poison Attacks on Girls' Schools - BBC
Pakistan
Frustrations Grow as US and Pakistan Fail to Mend Ties - NYT
Pakistan’s Power Crisis May Eclipse Terrorist Threat - WP
Panetta: Pakistan’s Jailing of Doctor ‘Unhelpful’ to US Relations - AFPS
Pakistan: US Missiles Kill 5 Militants in NW - AP
Syria
UN Security Council Issues Condemnation of Syria Attack - NYT
UN Security Council Blames Syria Massacre Partly on Govt - VOA
Security Council Blames Syrian Govt in Civilian Massacre - WP
Syria Massacre Toll Passes 100 - BBC
Syrian Government Denies Blame for Houla Massacre - VOA
Syria Denies Responsibility for Deadly Attack - WP
Rebel Syrian Army Calls for Retaliation - CNN
UN Observer Chief Stresses Suffering of Syrians - AP
Diplomacy on Syria Gathers Pace - BBC
Egypt's Brotherhood Urges Foreign Action in Syria - Reuters
McCain: Don't Count on Russia to Force Out Assad - AP
Russian FM: Both Sides in Syria to Blame - AP
UK’s Hague: Syria 'Risks Civil War' - BBC
Massacre May Spark Civil War in Syria - Independent opinion
Iran
Iran Will Continue Enriching Uranium to Higher Grade - NYT
US Officials Among Targets of Iran-linked Assassination Plots - WP
Iran Rejects Link to Alleged Coup Plots in Bahrain - AP
Iran Parliament Re-elects Conservative as Speaker - AP
Egypt
Egypt to Announce Presidential Poll Result on Monday - Reuters
Top Egyptian Vote-Winners Stress Cooperation - VOA
Egyptian Is Counting on Worries of Elites - NYT
Brotherhood's Success in Egypt Polls Masks Setback - Reuters
Corrupt Mubarak Aide Imprisoned - BBC
Egypt’s Step Toward Democracy - WP editorial
Egypt's Election Hands Liberals a Pivotal Voice - TN editorial
Middle East / North Africa
Ex-Israeli Intel Chief Says Peace Talks are Doomed - WT
Turkish Court Charges Israeli Military Members - AP
Yemen: Army Retakes Most of Al-Qaida Stronghold - AP
Millions in Global Aid for Iraq Sits Unspent - AP
Mass Protests Held in Morocco - BBC
US Department of Defense
Panetta Warns of ‘Disastrous’ Automatic Defense Cuts in January - S&S
Panetta: Looming Cuts Would be ‘Disastrous’ - WT
Ex-Obama Aide’s Think Tank Hits Defense Budget - WT
West Point Is Divided on a War Doctrine’s Fate - NYT
United States
Obama to Honor Fallen Troops on Memorial Day - AP
Almost Half of New Veterans Seeking Disability Benefits - AP
Rolling Thunder Still On Mission for POW/MIA Remembrance - WT
Rolling Thunder on Parade - WP photos
This Memorial Day - NYT editorial
Remembering War’s Casualties - WP editorial
How Should the U.S. Support Returning Veterans? - NYT opinion
The VA’s Shameful Betrayal - NYT opinion
New Zealand
US, New Zealand Mending Frayed Military Ties - AP
Vatican
Vatican Confirms Pope's Butler's Arrest - VOA
Africa
African Union Troops Secure Somali Aid Corridor - Reuters
Rwanda 'Backing DR Congo Mutiny' - BBC
Mali Tuareg and Islamist Rebels Agree on Islamist State - BBC
Blast Rocks Kenyan Capital - Reuters
Americas
Q&A: Mexico’s Presidential Election - WP
Colombia's FARC Rebels to Free Frenchman on Wednesday - BBC
Lies, Damned Lies and Cuban 'Diplomacy' - MH editorial
Asia Pacific / Central
Brother of Blind Chinese Dissident Returns Home - VOA
Dissident Concerned for Brother After Return to Chinese Village - NYT
Watching Dissidents Is a Booming Business in China - AP
Another Ousted China Party Chief Challenges Case Against Him - Reuters
'China's Twitter' Adopts New Code - BBC
Tibetan Men in 'First Self-immolations in Lhasa' - BBC
Tibet Capital Sees First Anti-China Self-Immolations - Reuters
North Korea Says Severe Drought Threatens Crops - AP
How China Can Change - WP opinion
US on a Collision Course with China? - CT opinion
Europe
Opposition in Huge Georgia Rally - BBC
Merkel's Lead Over German Opposition Slumps - Reuters
Shares in Spain's Bankia Plunge on Bailout Plan - AP
Greek Journalists on Strike to Protest Pay Cuts - AP
Fresh From Defeat, Serbia's Tadic Poised for PM - Reuters
A Bank Run Europe Cannot Stop - TE editorial
South Asia
India PM in Historic Burma Visit - BBC
Sri Lanka North 'Not Just For Tamils' - BBC
Bangladesh Indicts Islamic Leaders for War Crimes - AP
Legislature in Nepal Disbands in Failure - NYT