Afghanistan Seeks to Disband Some Armed Militias - NYT
Afghan Official: Peace Depends on Pakistan - AP
In One Tense District, Crisis Comes Into Focus - McClatchy
American Troops Go Medieval for Knightly Protection - NJ
Suicide Bombers Kill 4 in Northern Afghanistan - VOA
ISAF Operations Roundup - AFPS
Pakistan
Suspected US Drone Kills 4 Militants in Pakistan - VOA
Timing of US Drone Strike Questioned - AP
Pakistan, US Try to Narrow Differences as Officials Meet - Reuters
Karachi Fighting Claims 34 Lives - BBC
Pakistan Uses Patrols to Calm Karachi - NYT
Picking Up the Pieces in Pakistan - WP
Iraq
Mullen Blasts Iran for Interference in Iraq - AFPS
Iraq Leaders Seek Talks About US Military Trainers - WP
Iraq, US to Discuss Extended Stay for Troops - LAT
US Wants Immunity Deal if Troops Remain in Iraq - VOA
US, Iraq to Discuss Fighter Jet Deal - DN
Mullen Talks Change, Leadership With Troops in Mosul - AFPS
Officials: 4 Killed in Two Bomb Blasts in Baghdad - AP
Heat and Fasting Add to Woes of Iraqis - NYT
Syria
US Seeks Pressure on Syria, but Options Are Few - NYT
UN Mulls Syrian Violence as Government Crackdown Continues - VOA
Syria Forces in Hama Push as Crackdown Continues - BBC
Tanks Converge on Besieged Hama - WP
Syria Tightens Hama Siege, Italy Pulls Ambassador - AP
Syrian Tanks Occupy Main Hama Square, Shell City-Residents - Reuters
Little Cheer in Syria as Ramadan Begins - LAT
Why Arab Leaders are Silent on Syria's Crackdown - CSM
Libya
Killing of General Vexes Rebels in Libya - NYT
US Envoy Says Gadhafi's Fall 'A Matter of Time' - VOA
Libyan Rebels Push Toward Zlitan - VOA
Gaddafi Forces Launch Counter-assault Near Zlitan - BBC
Israel / Palestinians
Israel, US Race to Avert Palestinian UN Bid - AP
Supreme Court Orders Demolition of West Bank Settlement - LAT
Israeli Court Orders Outpost Removed - WP
Egypt
Mubarak on Trial Begins, Transfixing Arab World - Reuters
Mubarak's Trial Begins in Cairo - BBC
Mubarak Trial a 'Decisive Moment' for Egypt - WP
Extraordinary Precautions Taken for Mubarak Trial - NYT
Yemen
As Bleak Ramadan Begins, Yemeni Protesters Cling to Hope - Reuters
US Department of Defense
Obama Nominates Carter as Next Deputy Secretary - AFPS
Carter Picked for No. 2 Pentagon Post - WP
Dempsey Confirmed as Next Top US Military Officer - AFP
Pentagon Seeks a Few Good Social Networkers - NYT
Mullen Stresses Lessons of Jointness - AFPS
Mullen Speaks on Debt Deal, Progress in Iraq - AFPS
Antipsychotic Drug Prescribed for PTSD Ineffective - S&S
Air Force Suspends Ethics Course that Used Bible - WP
United States
Obama Signs Compromise Debt Ceiling Bill - VOA
After Crisis, Attention Turns to Spending Panel - WP
Report Identifies Widespread Cyber-spying - WP
Stalemate in Senate Leaves 4,000 Out of Work at FAA - NYT
Africa
State Department Reassures Groups Aiding Somalia - NYT
Oxfam: Horn of Africa Needs Faster Drought Aid - VOA
UN: Famine Likely to Spread Across Southern Somalia - VOA
UN Declares Famine in Southern Somalia - LAT
Somali Militiamen Prey on Refugees Fleeing Famine - AP
UN: Militants Forcing Somali Migration Along With Famine - VOA
US Eases Sanctions on Al-Shabab to Improve Aid Access - VOA
Kenya Provides Funds to Combat Drought, Famine - VOA
Somalia's Hunger - WP editorial
Four UN Peacekeepers Killed in Disputed Sudanese Town - VOA
Sudan: UN Peacekeepers Killed by Abyei Landmine Blast - BBC
Mugabe's Zimbabwe Land Seizures 'Cost $12bn' - BBC
Eritrea Seeks to Rejoin East African Body - BBC
Ten 'Coup Plotters' Held in Niger - BBC
Liberian Opposition Challenges Electoral Commission's Neutrality - VOA
Americas
HRW: Mexican Military Has Heavy Hand in Drug Cases - NYT
Nine Pollsters Missing in Mexico - BBC
Mexico Police Detain Prison Director, 4 Guards - AP
Man Suspected in Tourist Deaths Arrested in Mexico - AP
Colombia Arrests Leaders of Submarine Cocaine Ring - Reuters
US Coast Guard Unloads Drug Sub Cocaine Haul in Miami - BBC
Panama Canal Undergoes Multi-Billion-Dollar Expansion - VOA
Cubans Set for Big Change: Right to Buy Homes - NYT
Cuba: US Releases More Classified Bay of Pigs Documents -AP
Asia Pacific
Chinese Police Kill Perpetrators of Xinjiang Attack - VOA
Chinese Citizen Activist Latest Free Speech Cause - AP
China Lashes Out at Manila Over Island Claims - AP
S. Korea Investigates Alleged North Korean Spy Ring - VOA
Official: Red Cross Offers Relief Aid for N. Korea - AP
US Assistance Aims at Preventing Conflict in Mekong Region - VOA
Bomb Blast Kills 1, Wounds 12 in Philippines - AP
Thousands of Papuans March for Independence From Indonesia - VOA
Malaysia's 8TV Pulls 'Racist' Ramadan Adverts - BBC
Europe
NATO Sends More Troops to Kosovo After Border Unrest - BBC
NATO Activates Reserve Force for Kosovo - AP
Turkey: More Kurdish Politicians Face Separatism Charges - AP
Russia: Officials Won't Pursue Magnitsky Case - WP
Norway Mass Murderer: Breivik Presents List of Demands - BBC
Italy Moves Toward Face Veil Ban - BBC
South Asia
India's PM Tainted by Corruption - WP
Ten Men Beaten to Death in India - BBC