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Afghanistan
Afghan Army’s Turnover Threatens US Strategy - NYT
Suicide ‘Insider’ Attack Kills Six in Afghanistan - NYT
Army Colonel's Memo Foreshadowed Doomed Soldier's Email - TT
Brush with Death for Young Afghan Linked to Bomb - ST
ISAF Operations Summary - AFPS
Mining Contract Details Disclosed in Afghanistan - NYT
Russia Asks Afghanistan for Help with Soviet MIAs - AP
Pakistan
Attacks in Pakistan Prompt Questions of Military Offensive - VOA
Scores of Militants Attack Pakistani Police Station - AP
Teen Shot by Taliban is Now Face of Girls Education Movement - LAT
British Doctors Predict 'Good Recovery' for Pakistani Teen - VOA
UK Doctors Hopeful for Pakistani Girl - BBC
Global Outpouring to Help Pakistani Schoolgirl - NYT
Supporting Pakistanis, Stopping the Taliban - NYT opinion
Syria
US Continues to Send Nonlethal Aid to Syrian Opposition - AFPS
US Says Hezbollah Is Part of Assad's War Machine - AP
Syria Denies Cluster Bomb Allegations - VOA
Syria Rejects Cluster Bomb Claims - BBC
UN Envoy Asks Iran for Help with Syrian Cease-Fire - VOA
Peace Envoy Seeks Iranian Help for Syria Ceasefire - Reuters
Envoy Appeals to Iran Over Syria - BBC
UN Envoy Seeks Pause in Syria for Holiday - NYT
Empty Talk on Syria - WP opinion
Will NATO Fight a Token War for Turkey? - NP opinion
Libya
US Rushes to Help Create Commando Force in Libya - NYT
White House Mulls How to Strike Over Libya Attack - AP
Clinton: 'I Take Responsibility' for Benghazi - CNN
Clinton: ‘Full Responsibility’ for Security at Libya Mission - WP
Clinton Says Consulate Security Her Responsibility - AP
Benghazi Attack Narrative Entangles US Ambassador to UN - WP
US Unhappy With Handling of Benghazi Suspects in April Attack - Reuters
Libya Jail Hit by Mass Breakout - BBC
120 Prisoners Flee in Libyan Prison Break - AP
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
Pretrial Hearings Begin for Alleged Sept. 11 Mastermind - WP
Accused 9/11 Conspirators Appear in Court at Guantanamo - WT
Sept. 11 Case Back Before Guantanamo War Crimes Court - AP
Gitmo Detainees Behave This Time at 9/11 Hearing - AP
9/11 Responder in NY: 'We Want Justice' - AP
Rural NC County Learns of its Role in bin Laden’s Death - TNO
Middle East / North Africa
In Arab World, a Rise of Militant Jihadists - WP
Russia Seeks to Rebuild Influence in Iraq - VOA
Six Killed in North Iraq Violence - BBC
EU Agrees to Impose New Iran Sanctions - Reuters
Iran Sanctions Need Time, UK PM Says - BBC
White House Says Welcomes EU Adoption of New Iran Sanctions - Reuters
Azerbaijan Relishes Role as the anti-Iran - WP
Iran's Secret Plan to Contaminate Hormuz - DS
Israeli Parliament Dissolves for Early Election - AP
Israel: Olmert Plans Comeback to Challenge Netanyahu - NYT
US: Palestinian Status Bid Jeopardizes Peace Process - Reuters
Saudis 'Insulted' by UK Inquiry - BBC
Egyptian Rights Group: No End to Police Abuses - VOA
Egypt Probes Military Rulers for Protest Deaths - AP
New Interim PM Selected in Libya - VOA
Algerian Troops Kill Key Islamist - BBC
A US ‘Reset’ with Israel? - WP editorial
U.S. Policy Empowers Mideast Radicals - JP opinion
The New Egypt - NYT opinion
US Department of Defense
Defense Cuts, Though Unlikely, Have Both Parties Pointing Fingers - S&S
Deployed Soldier Begins Sex Change - AT
Blowback to High-tech Warfare - WP opinion
United States
US Presidential Campaigns Offer Preview of Debate Rematch - VOA
Two Americans Win Nobel Economics Prize - VOA
Initiative Aims to Train 100K Veterans in High-tech Manufacturing - S&S
Former Soldier Pleads Guilty in Ga. Militia Case - AP
General’s 1962 Memo Addresses Nuclear Combat on Cuba - NYT
United Kingdom
Britain Takes a Step Back From EU - NYT
Scotland Seals Terms of Historic 2014 Independence Vote - Reuters
Scottish Referendum Deal Struck - BBC
Scots to Vote on Breaking from Britain - WP
Scots Want More Powers, Not Independence - TG opinion
Africa
No Ibrahim Prize for African Leadership This Year - NYT
Dlamini-Zuma Becomes First Female AU Commission Chair - VOA
Hunt for Notorious Ugandan Warlord Kony Loses Momentum - WT
Secessionist Leader Arrest Raises Tensions in Kenya - VOA
Kenyan Official 'Hacked to Death' - BBC
15 Explosions, Gunfire Heard in North Nigeria City - AP
Conflict Keeps Northern Mali Children from School - VOA
Mali: Girl in Timbuktu Whipped for Speaking to Men - AP
Gunmen Kidnap 6, Including Aid Workers, in Niger - Reuters
Liberia’s CDC Discusses Institutional Building and Reconciliation - VOA
Gunmen Attack Ivory Coast Power Station, Security Facilities - Reuters
Tanzania Church Attack Arrests - BBC
Americas
Colombia Peace Talks Begin Wednesday in Oslo - AP
Colombia, FARC Delay Arrival for Peace Talks in Norway - Reuters
Mexico Raids Seized Campuses, Battle Protesters - AP
Argentina Axes Navy Chief After Frigate Seized in Ghana - Reuters
Argentine Navy Chief Replaced Amid Libertad Row - BBC
Argentine Navy Officers Summarily Executed Inmates - AP
Spanish Activist Jailed in Cuba - BBC
Cuba Sentences Spanish Activist to 4 Years in Car Crash - AP
America Ignores Mexico at Its Peril - FT opinion
Asia / Pacific
Asian Powers Double Defense Spending in a Decade - AP
China Begins Aircraft Carrier Flight Training - AP
North Korea Rebuffs US at Secret Meeting in China - FP
S. Korean Defense Chief Apologizes Over Border Watch - AP
Philippines, Muslim Rebels Sign Preliminary Accord - VOA
Philippine Government Signs Pact With Muslim Rebels - NYT
Peace Plan Signed in Philippines - BBC
Muslim Rebels Ink Philippine Pact as Step to Peace - AP
Burma Bars Islamic Office Opening - BBC
Burma Won't Allow OIC to Open Liaison Office - AP
Malaysian Sentencing Plan for Child Rape Criticized - NYT
Cambodia Mourns Former King Who Shaped Decades of History - VOA
Cambodia's Former King Norodom Sihanouk Dies at 89 - AP
There's More to Asia Than Aging China - SMH opinion
Europe
Europe Taking Google to Task on Data Collection - WP
Putin’s Party Dominates Russian Regional Elections - NYT
Russia: Putin’s Party Sweeps Elections - WP
Portugal Announces Tough Budget - BBC
Portugal's Draft Budget Sticks With Deficit Targets - NYT
Last Suspect Goes on Trial at Yugoslavia War Crimes Tribunal - Reuters
Peace Prize Honoring Favorites Over Accomplishments - WT opinion
South Asia