US Naval Institute Daily - USNI
Real Clear World - RCP
Afghanistan
Chairman Optimistic That Afghan Forces Ready by 2014 - AFPS
NATO Says Afghan Children Found Dead After Airstrike - VOA
Afghan Report Blames NATO for Airstrike That Killed Children - NYT
Afghanistan Arrests Preteen Would-be Bombers Months after Pardon - LAT
Soldier's Death Sparks Debate over Arming Medevacs - AP
ISAF Operations Summary - AFPS
Pakistan
Pakistan Political Crisis Deepens As Court Indicts PM - VOA
Pakistani PM Charged with Contempt - WP
Pakistani Prime Minister Indicted on Contempt Charge - NYT
Pakistan Supreme Court Takes Center Stage as Political Player - Reuters
Police Detain American at Pakistani Airport - AP
Pakistan Holds US Man After 'Bullets Found in Baggage' - Reuters
Pakistanis Debate Merits of Hip-Hop - WP
Syria
Syrians Suffer as Government Crackdown Continues - VOA
UN Rights Chief 'Outraged' by Syrian Attacks - VOA
UN Official Rebukes Syria Over Violence - NYT
UN Rights Chief: Crimes Against Humanity Must be Punished - AP
UN: Syria Launched 'Indiscriminate Attack' on Civilians - Reuters
Syria 'Emboldened by UN Inaction' - BBC
UN Says Syria Encouraged by Russia, China Veto - Reuters
Scolded China Takes Syria Diplomacy to Arab League - Reuters
Clinton Sees 'Challenges' for Arabs' Syria Plan - Reuters
Activists: Syrian Rebels Repel Attack on Key Town - AP
Israel
Bombs Target Israeli Officials in India, Georgia - WP
Israel Says Iran Is Behind Bombs - NYT
Iran, Israel Trade Blame over Embassy Attacks - LAT
Israeli Diplomats Attacked in India and Georgia - BBC
Bombers Target Israeli Diplomats in India, Georgia - AP
Israeli Embassy Car Bomb Blamed on Iran - TT
Israel Blames Iran After Attacks on Embassy Staff - Reuters
Iran
Backers of Iran Sanctions Make an Appeal to China - NYT
Asia Key as US, EU Tighten Sanctions Against Iran - Reuters
Attack on Israeli May Hurt Indian Trade With Iran - Reuters
UK Suspect in Iran Missile Plot to be Sent to US - AP
Azerbaijan in 'Spy' Row with Iran - BBC
Iran’s Measure of Desperation - WP opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Bahrain More Divided One Year After Unrest - VOA
Bahrain Activists Hit by Teargas - BBC
Bahrain Serious on Reform but Youth Violence Poses Obstacle - Reuters
Officials: Iraqi Policeman Killed by Insurgents - AP
Egyptian Minister Explains NGO Crackdown, Faults US - WP
Media Rights Group Tells Egypt to Free Journalist - AP
Revolutionary Militias in Western Libya Unify - AP
Tunisia Says It Cracks Islamist 'Terrorist' Unit - Reuters
Minister: Armed Gang in Tunisia Had Al-Qaida Links - AP
US Department of Defense
DOD Budget Leaves Tough Pay, Benefit Decisions for Future Years - S&S
Pentagon Wants to Raise Some Retirees’ Health Fees - NYT
Budget Proposal Requests Smaller, More Modern, Agile Force - AFPS
Navy Takes Bids Online for Old Puerto Rico Base - AP
Stryker 'Kill Team' Trials Left Some Soldiers' Families Deeply in Debt - S&S
Guantanamo Mail Screeners Ordered to Keep Mum - Reuters
United States
Debt will be $1 Trillion Higher in a Decade than Forecast - WP
Military Cuts and Tax Plan Are Central to Obama Budget - NYT
Obama's Budget Focuses on Job Creation - LAT
Budget Proposal’s Tough Cuts ‘Absolutely Necessary,’ Obama Says - AFPS
Obama's New Budget: Higher Taxes for the Wealthy - S&S
Obama Budget is Preview of Election Battle - LAT
Feds: Mich. Militia Members Ready to 'Go to War' - AP
Mr. Obama’s Budget - WP editorial
A Responsible Budget - NYT editorial
Obama’s Budget Games - WP opinion
Obama in Denial - WP opinion
United Kingdom
Britain Releases Militant Preacher - NYT
Radical Cleric Abu Qatada Freed from UK Jail - AP
22-hour Curfew for Abu Qatada as He is Freed - TT
Furor over Release of Abu Qatada - BBC
Britain 'Being Overtaken by Militant Secularists' - TT
Africa
African Villagers Embrace US Role in Hunt for LRA Leader - McClatchy
Somali Government Calls for End to Arms Embargo - VOA
Nigerians Living in Poverty Rise - BBC
Rumblings of Renewed Militancy Continue in Bayelsa, Nigeria - CSM
Nigeria's Sect Boko Haram Says Killed 12 Soldiers - Reuters
Sierra Leone President Forced Out UN Envoy - Reuters
Americas
US Shippers Watch for Progress in Panama Canal Widening Project - WP
Mexico's Defense Secretary Acknowledges Errors in Drug War - LAT
Mexico Sets Tourism Record Despite Drug Violence - LAT
Argentine Union Boycotts UK Ships - BBC
Youthful Challenger Takes on Chavez in Venezuela - AP
Venezuela's Capriles Seeks to Unseat Chavez - Reuters
Analysts: Peru Rebel Capture Won't Dent Drug Trade - AP
Guatemala Says It's Weighing Drug Legalization - AP
Brazil Seeks More Access to China - BBC
Brazil: Rio Strike Ends Before Carnival - BBC
Brazil Newspaper Editor Shot Dead - BBC
UN Security Council Visits Haiti to Review Mandate - AP
UN Security Council Visits Haiti to Assess Security - Reuters
Haiti PM: US State Dept to Send Legal Team - AP
Asia Pacific
China’s Likely Next President Visits US - WP
US to Welcome China’s Xi Jinping Amid High Tensions - LAT
As China’s Xi Visits US, Details Still Under Wraps - WP
China Vice-President in US Visit - BBC
For Xi Jinping, China’s Next Leader, Father’s Past is Sensitive - WP
EU Debt Crisis Tops China Agenda - BBC
Another Tibetan Monk Sets Himself on Fire in China - AP
China Tightens Limits on Imported Shows on TV - AP
US to Resume Talks With North Korea - VOA
US to Meet North Koreans for New Talks - NYT
US and N. Korea Plan Nuclear Talks - BBC
US Envoy to Hold Talks with N. Korea in Beijing - AP
S. Korea Offers Talks With N. Korea on Family Reunions - AP
Indonesia Court Accuses Militant in Bali Blasts - NYT
Indonesia: Trial Opens for Top Suspect in 2002 Bali Bombing - AP
As Burma Opens, China Alliance Starts to Fray - Reuters
The Myth of China as a Harmless Tiger - WP opinion
Europe
Anger, Uncertain Future in Greece Following Austerity Vote - VOA
Greece Faces Further Obstacles in Bailout Deal - AP
Athens Shaken by Riots After Vote for Austerity - NYT
Greeks Clean Up Damage after Riots Engulf Athens over Austerity Deal - AP
Dozens Arrested in Turkey Anti-terror Probe - VOA
Turkish Police Target Alleged PKK Backers - VOA
On Russian TV, It Isn’t All About the Strongman - NYT
South Asia
Turkmenistan's Ruler Wins New Term - VOA
Turkmenistan’s President Re-elected With 97% of Vote - NYT
US to Support UN Rights Resolution on Sri Lanka - AP