Afghanistan
Cost of War Will Be Big Factor In Troop Reduction - WP
UK General Warns Against Afghanistan Pullout - AP
Taliban Attack in Herat, Far From Their Usual Areas - NYT
Taliban Hit NATO Base, Downtown Herat in Coordinated Attacks - LAT
Insurgents Attack Afghan NATO Base, Downtown Herat - WP
Twin Blasts Hit Western City of Herat - BBC
Suicide Blasts in Normally Calm Afghan City Kill 5 - AP
Afghan Soldier Shoots Dead Australian Mentor - AP
Afghan President Seeks to Limit NATO Airstrikes - AP
Afghan Leader Tells NATO Attacks on Homes 'Not Allowed' - Reuters
Specialist's Sacrifice Spurs Soldiers to Reach Out to Afghan Villagers - S&S
Afghan Central Bank Defends Itself After Critical Report - NYT
Pakistan
Mullen: Pakistan Leaders Want to Cooperate With US - AFPS
Former Pakistani Navy Commando Arrested in Sweep for Attack Suspects - NYT
Former Navy Commando Detained for Karachi Attack - BBC
Pakistan Detains Ex-Navy Personnel After Raid - AP
Pakistan Tells Agencies to Prepare for N. Waziristan Evacuation - Reuters
Pakistani Jets Attack Taliban Hideouts, Kill 11 - Reuters
Israel / Palestinians
Activists Vow New Aid Flotilla to Gaza - VOA
Gaza Activists Warn Israel Not to Block New Convoy - Reuters
Syria
Syrian Crackdown in Central Towns Kills 15 Civilians - VOA
Three Killed as Army Enters Central Syrian Town - Reuters
Video of Tortured Boy's Corpse Deepens Anger in Syria - NYT
Libya
More Defections, Protests in Libya - WP
African Peace Effort Appears a No-go in Libya - LAT
South Africa's Zuma in Libya to Try to Broker Cease-Fire - VOA
Qaddafi and Zuma Meet But Reach No Agreement - NYT
Zuma Says Gaddafi Will Not Quit - BBC
South African President: Gadhafi Ready for Truce - AP
Libyan Rebel: Offensive Against Gadhafi Near - AP
Over 100 Libyan Army Members Defect From Qaddafi - Reuters
Libyan Rebels Distribute Rules on POW Treatment - AP
Yemen
Yemen Fighting Intensifies on More Fronts, At Least 20 Killed - VOA
Yemeni Military Battles Opponents on Two Fronts - NYT
20 Protesters Feared Dead in Yemen - WP
Yemen Warplanes Bomb Islamists Who Seized Town - AP
Yemen Forces 'Kill 20 Protesters' - BBC News
Egypt
Christians Fear Violence as Egypt Redefines Itself - NYT
Egypt Activist Summoned for Criticizing Military - AP
Iraq
2 Americans Are Indicted in Iraq Contract Bribery - NYT
Iran
Inspectors Pierce Iran's Cloak of Nuclear Secrecy - NYT
Israel Minister: Strike on Iran Could Be Necessary - AP
Middle East / North Africa
EU Assures It Backs Religious Freedom in Mideast - Reuters
Latest Developments in Arab World's Unrest - AP
Cyber Warfare
Cyber Combat: Act of War - WSJ
US Department of Defense
Obama Pays Tribute to Troops, Makes Key Appointments - VOA
Obama Taps Dempsey, Winnefeld as Chairman, Vice Chairman - AFPS
Obama Wraps Up Reshaping of National Security Team - NYT
Dempsey Picked to Head Joint Chiefs - WP
Gen. Martin Dempsey to Chair Joint Chiefs of Staff - LAT
Gen. Dempsey Chosen to Head Joint Chiefs of Staff - AP
Dempsey Career Reflects Adaptability, Creativity - AFPS
Winnefeld Mixes Battlefield, Pentagon Expertise - AFPS
'Insourcing' Effort Still Under Fire - WP
Navy Roommates Shared Lives, Now Lie Together at Arlington - BS
United States
Memorial Day Marked by Parades, Flyovers, Flags - AP
Obama Leads Nation in Observing Memorial Day - AFPS
Memorial Day Tributes at Arlington to Iraq, Afghanistan Fallen - S&S
Gates, Mullen Praise Efforts of Troops, Families, Vets - AFPS
Mending State Secrets - WP editorial
Getting Tough on Gitmo - WP editorial
World
Food Prices 'Will Double By 2030' - BBC
Africa
North Sudan Demands South Pull Troops From Two States - VOA
Thousands Flee Sudanese Bombing - WP
North and Southern Sudan Face Off Over Border - AP
North, South Sudan Discuss Abyei as Tension Simmers - Reuters
Sudan Border Strategy May Bring in Ethiopian Peacekeepers - NYT
Sudan's Peaceful Partition, at Risk - NYT opinion
Nigeria: Blasts Hit Vice-President's Hometown, Zaria - BBC
Nigeria Investigates Bombs After Jonathan Sworn In - Reuters
US Engages With an Iron Leader in Equatorial Guinea - NYT
End Near for Zimbabwe's Last White Farmers - VOA
ICC Rejects Kenya Bid to Halt Election Violence Probe - BBC
Domestic Rape in Congo a Rapidly Growing Problem - VOA
Suicide Attack on AU Base in Somalia Kills 3 - AP
Protesting Burkina Faso Soldiers Fire Into Air - BBC
Americas
Brazil Federal Leaders Discuss Amazon Conflict - AP
Spain Indicts Salvadoran Soldiers for Jesuit Killings - BBC
Charges Against 20 in the Killing of 6 Priests in El Salvador in 1989 - NYT
Peru Candidates Trade Poll Barbs - BBC
Peru Candidates Tussle in Debate as Race Tightens - Reuters
Asia Pacific
China: Intensified Demonstrations by Mongolians - NYT
Protests Break Calm in China's Inner Mongolia Area - AP
China's Economy Slows, but Inflation Still Looms - NYT
In Japan, a Culture That Promotes Nuclear Dependency - NYT
North Korea Threatens to Close Hotline With South - NYT
North Korea Threatens to Cut off Hotline With South Korea - AP
Former Thai PM: No Plans to Return to Leadership - AP
US Condemns Conviction of 7 Vietnamese Activists - AP
Which Burma to Engage? - WP opinion
Europe
Serbia's Tadic Says EU Must Act - AP
Serbia Quashing Influence of Nationalists - AP
Lawyer Warns Mladic Will Die Before Trial - VOA
Mladic Appeals Extradition on Health Grounds - NYT
Ratko Mladic Files Appeal Against Hague Extradition - BBC
Mladic Could Be Sent to War Crimes Court in 24 Hours - Reuters
Denmark: Hotel Bomber Found Guilty of Terror - AP
Police Investigator Is Cleared in Death of Russian Awaiting Trial - NYT
Charges for Opposition Protest in Georgia - NYT
Germany 'to Set Energy Example' - BBC
Italy: More Blows to Berlusconi Coalition - NYT
Italy: Berlusconi Loses Key City Votes - BBC
South Asia
India's Economic Growth Slows - BBC
UN Investigator Accuses Sri Lanka of Crimes Against Tamils - VOA