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Afghanistan
Afghanistan-Pakistan Border Tensions Flare Amid Bombardment Claims - VOA
ISAF Operations Summary - AFPS
Syria
Activists Say 20 Killed in Syria Explosions - VOA
3 Explosions Rock Central Aleppo - AP
Petraeus Suspected Foreign Fighters in Iraq Might Turn to Syria - FP
Syria Berates Hamas Chief, an Old Ally, on State TV - NYT
Syrian Shells in Lebanon Stokes Fear of Broader Conflict - Bloomberg
Senior Hezbollah Chief 'Killed in Syria' - BBC
Syria’s Kurds Plan for Post-Assad Life - WP
No Syria Solution in Sight at UN General Assembly - AP
Assad Rejected Leaders' Bid for Peace in Syria - Reuters
Iran's Ahmadinejad Says Syria Crisis May Engulf Region - Reuters
Official: Iraq Searches Syria-bound Iranian Plane - AP
Jordan Charges 4 with Trying to Enter Syria - AP
Iran
Netanyahu Appears to Be Shifting Israel’s Policy Toward More Sanctions - NYT
Israeli Premier to Visit Europe, Discuss Iran - AP
Iran Engaged in ‘Severe Clampdown’ on Critics, UN Says - NYT
Iran May Still be Years Away from Any Nuclear-Armed Missile - Reuters
Iran’s President Ties Recent Drop in Currency to US-Led Sanctions - NYT
Iran Rial: Ahmadinejad Blames Slide on 'Enemies' - BBC
Iran’s Master of Iraq Chaos Still Vexes US - NYT
Purported Saddam Aide: Iraq's Invasion Helped Iran - AP
Iranians Attack French Embassy Over Prophet Film - AP
War with Iran: More Likely From Obama or Romney? - WP opinion
Libya
US Tracking Killers in Attack on Libya Mission - NYT
Libyans Say Little Being Asked About Attack - WP
Pentagon Eyed Al Qaeda Early as Attacker on US Consulate - WT
US Had Early Indications Libya Attack Tied to Organized Militants - Reuters
Added Security in Libya Was Rejected, GOP Says - NYT
US, Libyan Investigators Not Working Together on Consulate Attack - AP
Libya Yet to Work Out US Cooperation in Benghazi Probe - Reuters
Middle East / North Africa
White House Widening Covert War in North Africa - AP
Iraqi Training to Continue Uninterrupted, DoD Press Secretary Says - AFPS
Pentagon Finds Funding to Continue Iraq Training - AP
Iraq Tells Turkey to Stop Pursuing Kurdish Rebels Over Border - Reuters
Bahraini Protesters and Police Clash After Funeral - Reuters
In Egypt, Freedom Up for Debate - USAT
Rights Group Urges Egyptian Police, Military Accountability - VOA
Egyptian Police Mimic the Old, Critics Say - NYT
Rights Group: Egypt Must Tackle Legacy of Abuse - AP
Crowd Backs Tunisia 'Rape' Woman - BBC
Human Rights Activist Arrested by Algerian Police - AP
US Department of Defense
Pentagon Spending: Is it Enough? - AP
Pentagon Eyed Al Qaeda Early as Attacker on US Consulate - WT
Marines Experiment Puts Women on Infantry Course - USAT
New Software Uses Smartphone Camera for Spying - WT
Obama Bogging Down the Military Vote - WT editorial
United States
DHS ‘Fusion Centers’ Portrayed as Pools of Waste - WP
Inquiry Cites Flaws in DHS Counterterrorism Offices - NYT
Border Patrol Agent Killed in Arizona - WP
2 US Border Agents Shot, 1 Killed, Near Major Drug Corridor in Arizona - Fox
Border Agent's Killers at Large - USAT
US Border Patrol Agent Shot Dead in Arizona, Another Wounded - Reuters
US Agent Shot Dead Near Mexico Border - BBC
Obama Waives Sanctions on Countries that Use Child Soldiers - FP
Answers Wanted on OMB Promise to Cover Defense Layoff Costs - WT
High Stakes for First Presidential Debate - VOA
Third Victim Dies in Fla. VFW Shooting - AP
Must-Ask Questions for the First Presidential Debate - WP opinion
Things Obama Won’t Say - WT opinion
United Kingdom
Lawyers Seek to Block Muslim Cleric’s Extradition to US - NYT
Terror Suspects Bid to Stop Extradition to US - AP
World
A Dangerous New World of Drones - CNN
Africa
Islamic Sect Says No Peace Talks With Nigerian Government - VOA
Attack at Nigerian College Leaves at Least 25 Dead - NYT
Students Among the Dead in Attack on Nigerian School - VOA
Attackers Kill Students in Northeast Nigeria - AP
Nigeria Attack Town Under Curfew - BBC
Somalia: Kismayo on Edge as AU Forces Patrol City Streets - VOA
Somalia: Blast as Troops Patrol Kismayo - BBC
Somali Militants Hit Kismayu as African Troops Move In - Reuters
Islamists Execute Man Before 600 in North Mali - AP
Court Rules Zimbabwe Too Broke to Hold By-Elections - VOA
South Africa Mine Firms Rap Strikers - VOA
Ivory Coast General Goes on Trial - BBC
Ivory Coast Holds First Trial Over Post-Election Violence - Reuters
Americas
Latin America Economies 'to Slow' - BBC
Mexico Cartel May Have Targeted CIA - AP
Mexican Drug Cartel Leader Captured w/ Fast and Furious Weapons - TDC
Pablo Escobar T-Shirts a Hit in Mexico Drug War States - Reuters
Venezuelan Vote a High-Stakes Affair for Chavez Allies - Reuters
Venezuela: Defense Minister Attacks Chavez Opponent - AP
Chavez Calls for Pre-Dawn Turnout at Venezuela Vote - Reuters
Closed Consulate May Limit Venezuelan Votes in the US - NYT
Colombia Unveils Tax Reform to Create Jobs, Close Loopholes - Reuters
Brazil: Alarm Grows in São Paulo as More Police Officers Murdered - NYT
Brazil Vigil Marks Jail Massacre - BBC
Asia / Pacific
Chinese Ships Re-Enter Disputed Waters - VOA
China: Arrests Over Hong Kong Ferry Collision - BBC
Quarrel Between Japan, S. Korea May Destabilize Region - WT
Philippines, Muslim Rebels Close to Peace Deal - AP
Ex-Philippine President Runs for Mayor of Manila - AP
Unrest Tarnishes Drive to Tap Indonesia's Gold Riches - Reuters
Malaysia: Court Backs Right to Print a Newspaper - NYT
Burma Working to Change Image - VOA
China Needs Its Own Dream - NYT opinion
It's Not 'China Bashing' If It's True - FP opinion
South Korea: Asia's Other Rising Naval Power - TD opinion
Europe
Georgia’s President Saakashvili Concedes Defeat - VOA
Georgia’s President Concedes Defeat in Parliamentary Election - NYT
Georgia Votes Opposition In - WP
Georgian President Concedes - WT
US and Russia Hail Georgian Vote - BBC
Russia's Lavrov Says 'Reset' With US Cannot Last Forever - Reuters
Spanish Regions Agree to National Deficit Plan - NYT
Erdogan Sets Stage for Turkey's Future - VOA
Italian Outrage After Germany Closes File on 1944 Nazi Massacre - DPA
Germany Halts Plan to Shoot Live Pigs for Paramedic Training - DPA
'Problems' at EU Nuclear Plants - BBC
Hope for Georgia - WP editorial
South Asia
The Road to the Schoolhouse Proves Perilous for India’s Young - NYT