Real Test of Kandahar Progress May Be in June - Stars and Stripes
NATO: Kandahar Campaign's Fate Not Clear Until June - Reuters
Elders Could Fuel Stability in Kandahar, General Says - AFPS
Lynn Sees Counterinsurgency Success in Afghan Village - AFPS
Air Strike Targets Haqqani Leader - AFPS
'Crucial' Audit on Afghanistan Contractors - Washington Post
U.S. 'Not Tracking Afghan Spending' - BBC News
NATO Chief Pledges to Uphold Afghan Women's Rights - Reuters
Defense Chief Confirms Afghan Militia in Australia - Associated Press
Afghan Raids Net $60M in Heroin - Washington Times
Russia, U.S. Collaborate in Afghan Drug Raid - Associated Press
The Invisible War - Washington Post opinion
Defining Afghan 'Reconciliation' - Washington Times opinion
Pakistan
U.S. Military Reaches Pakistan Flood Relief Milestone - AFPS
Missile Strike Kills 7 Militants in Pakistan - Associated Press
Iraq
U.S. Remains Silent on Tarik Aziz Sentence - Los Angeles Times
Iraqi TV Personality Gives Microphone to the Masses - Washington Post
Iraqi Lawmakers Demand Inquiry of Abuse Claims - Associated Press
Iran
U.S. Prepares New Offer For Iran Nuclear Talks - Reuters
Iran Offers to Resume Nuclear Talks - Associated Press
Iran Ready For Nuclear Talks After November 10 - Reuters
Finland Grants Asylum to Former Iranian Diplomat - Reuters
U.S. Department of Defense
Inquiry Finds U.S. Official Set Up Spy Ring in S. Asia - New York Times
Commandant Spells Out Priorities for Corps - Marine Corps Times
Commandant Vows to Make Corps Lighter, More Mobile - Stars and Stripes
Commandant Sets Marines on Course for Future - San Diego Union Tribune
Army Service Rifles Getting Significant Upgrades - Stars and Stripes
United States
Intelligence Spending at Record $80.1 Billion - Washington Post
Intel Sharing Reviewed on Mumbai Terrorist - Washington Times
U.S. Continues Aid to Nations That Used Child Soldiers - New York Times
Widow to Gitmo Prisoner: You Are a Murderer - Associated Press
Guantanamo Convict Tells Soldier's Widow: "I'm Sorry" - Reuters
U.N. Seeks Release of Omar Khadr - Associated Press
D.C. Metro Plot Suspect Sought to Fight Troops - Washington Post
Trying KSM - Washington Post opinion
United Kingdom
Defending Secrecy, British Spy Chief Goes Public - New York Times
British Spy Chief Goes Public to Make Case for Secrecy - Los Angeles Times
Britain's Spy Master Goes Public - Washington Times
U.K. Spy Chief Defends Secrecy in 1st Public Speech - Associaed Press
U.K. Spy Boss Defends Secrecy, Nukes Key Threat - Reuters
Africa
Somali Militants Grow More Brazen in Attack - Washington Post
Islamist Insurgents Execute Teenagers in Somalia - New York Times
Somali Islamists al-Shabab 'Execute Two Young Women' - BBC News
Southern Sudanese Head South Ahead of Key Vote - Associated Press
ICC Urges Arrest of War Crimes Suspects - Associated Press
U.N. Sends More Peacekeepers to Ivory Coast For Poll - Reuters
Nigeria Rapped for Mass Evictions - BBC News
Nigerian Oil City Evictions to Affect 200k - Associated Press
Guinea Election Hopeful Cancels Tour with Rival - BBC News
Americas and Caribbean
Civilians Falling Victim to Mexico Drug War - New York Times
4 Killed as Gunmen Attack Factory Buses in Ciudad Juarez - Los Angeles Times
A Mexico Massacre in Unfamiliar Place: The Capital - Associated Press
9 Policemen Killed in Ambush in Western Mexico - Associated Press
Eleven Die in Two Mexico Attacks - BBC News
Mexico's Calderon: U.S. Not Doing Enough in Drugs War - BBC News
Argentina Enters New Political Era as Kirchner Dies - Reuters
Argentine Leader Ponders Solo Political Future - Associated Press
Venezuela Business Leaders Attacked at Gunpoint - BBC News
Business Leaders Briefly Kidnapped in Venezuela - Associated Press
Asia Pacific
Clinton: U.S. Committed to 'Getting it Right' in China Relationship - VOA
Clinton Says China is Not an Adversary - New York Times
China Is Said to Resume Shipping Rare Earth Minerals - New York Times
ASEAN to Bring in U.S. as Counterbalance to China - Associated Press
China Crackdown on Dissidents Continues - Washington Post
China Dissidents Under Lockdown as Nobel Tensions Linger - Reuters
Japan And China Leaders to Hold Bilateral Talks - Reuters
China's Rare-earth Power - Washington Post editorial
Vietnam Arrests Bloggers, Sentences Activists - Washington Post
U.S.: North Korean Leadership Transition In Early Stages - Reuters
WFP Chief Says Aid Efforts to North Korea Lacking - Voice of America
Canada to Impose New Sanctions on North Korea - Associated Press
U.S. And Japan Stage Successful Missile-Defense Test - Reuters
Obama Visit to Indonesia Will Include a Speech - New York Times
Indonesia Reviews Disaster Emergency Efforts - Voice of America
Indonesian Tsunami Zone Welcomes Aid Shipments - BBC News
Death Toll From Indonesian Disasters Tops 400 - Associated Press
Elements Slow Aid in Indonesia - New York Times
U.N. Chief: 'Not Too Late' for Burma Elections - Associated Press
Burma Court Hears Suu Kyi Appeal Over Detention - Associated Press
U.N. Secretary-General Says Khmer Rouge Tribunal Plays Vital Role - VOA
Europe
Immigration Backlash Troubles Europe - Voice of America
Britain Asks E.U. to Cut Budget, Adding to Discord Within Bloc - New York Times
E.U. Leaders Back Limited Treaty Change - Reuters
New Strikes After French Pension Vote - New York Times
Serbia's E.U. Aspirations Face Long Road Ahead - New York Times
Serbia Raises Reward For Mladic to 10 Million Euros - Reuters
Italy Seeks Stiffer Sentence for Ex-CIA Official - Associated Press
Russian Military Test-Fires 3 Ballistic Missiles - Associated Press
Middle East
No Progress in Peace Talks Following Palestinian Meeting - Voice of America
Palestinians, Egypt Say Mideast Focus Still on Talks - Reuters
Egypt's FM: No Breakthrough in Mideast Talks - Associated Press
Israel Says Nigeria Weapons Were Headed for Gaza Strip - Associated Press
Don't Aid Hariri Tribunal, Hezbollah Warns - New York Times
Hezbollah's Nasrallah Urges Hariri Tribunal Boycott - BBC News
Lebanon: Hezbollah Calls for Boycott of U.N. Tribunal - Associated Press
Hezbollah Calls on Lebanese to Boycott Hariri Court - Reuters
U.N.-Backed Court Criticises Hezbollah Boycott Call - Reuters
Syria Flouts Lebanon Sovereignty, Arms Militants Says U.S. - Reuters
25 Opposition Activists Go on Trial in Bahrain - Washington Times
Security Tight At Bahrain Trial Of Shi'ites - Reuters
Bahrain Detainees Allege Abuses at Coup Plot Trial - Associated Press
Yemen Leader's Hold on Country Growing Tenuous - Associated Press
Kidnapped Swedish Engineer Freed in Yemen - Associated Press
Mideast Impasse - Washington Post opinion
South Asia
Home for Super-Rich Tests India's Values - New York Times
Obama's India Trip - Washington Post opinion