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Afghanistan
NATO: Afghanistan Drawdown Plans Unchanged - AP
Questions Raised in Deaths of Afghan Children in Coalition Strike - NYT
US Official: CIA Operative Killed in Afghanistan - AP
Suicide Blast Hits US-Afghan Base; 10 Afghans Hurt - AP
Video Shows Drunk, Stoned US Defense Contractors - ABC
ISAF Operations Summary - AFPS
Syria
Hezbollah Offering Direct Help to Syrian Army, Rebels Say - NYT
Strains Among Alawites May Test Assad - WP
Syria Envoy Brahimi Warns Conflict Could Spread - VOA`
UN Syria Envoy Calls on Government to Start Truce - AP
Iran and Turkey Join Syria Peace Envoy in Call for Truce - NYT
Denial Slipping Away as War Rattles Damascus - NYT
Syria's Wealthy Businesses Feel Civil War Squeeze - AP
Jordan Hosts Civil War Refugees at Great Cost - VOA
Rebels Blow Up Oil and Gas Pipelines in Syria - AP
A War Chest for Syria’s Rebels - WP opinion
Libya
Libya Singles Out Islamist as a Commander in Consulate Attack - NYT
Possible US Attack in Libya Faces Opposition - VOA
Clearing the Record About Benghazi - NYT
For Benghazi Diplomatic Security, US Relied on Small British Firm - Reuters
HRW: Detained Gadhafi Fighters Beaten, Executed - VOA
Group: Libya Militias 'Executed' Gadhafi Loyalists - AP
Ten Killed as Former Gaddafi Stronghold Town is Shelled - Reuters
Israel
US Partners With Israel for Exercise Austere Challenge - AFPS
American Troops Arrive in Israel for Defense Drill - NYT
US, Israel to Stage Major Joint Drill - WP
US, Israel to Begin Major Air Defense Exercise - AP
US, Israel to Hold Major Missile Defense Exercise - Reuters
Commander: If Iran Is Attacked, Israel Will Be Hit - AP
Israeli Official: War Will Not Resolve Gaza Problem - Reuters
Israeli Army Calculated Calorie Needs for Gazans - AP
Document on Calorie Figures in Gaza Blockade Stirs Dispute - NYT
Poll: New Israel Centrist Party Could Defeat Likud - AP
Middle East / North Africa
US Must Stay Committed to Middle East, Carter Says - AFPS
EU Imposes Toughest Sanctions Against Iran - VOA
Iran Further Expanding Enrichment Capacity - Reuters
Iran Media Officials Castigate Europe Over Satellite Blackout - NYT
Divided Palestinians Hold Municipal Elections Without Hamas - Reuters
Yemen: Suspected US Drone Strikes Kill 7 Militants - AP
Shell Ignites Arms Depot Near Yemen Military HQ - Reuters
Fuel Chaos a Sign Egypt Needs Reforms - WP
Egyptian Father: Daughter Punished for Not Veiling - AP
Egypt Teacher Fired for Cutting Girls' Uncovered Hair - Reuters
Salafists Blamed for Destroying Pagan Rock Carving in Morocco - Reuters
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
FBI Arrests Bangladeshi Man in Bombing Plot - VOA
Man Arrested in Purported Plot to Bomb New York Fed - WP
Man Held in NYC Plot to Blow Up Federal Reserve - AP
Feds: Suspect Sent 'Cannon Fodder' to Somalia - AP
Iranian Man Pleads Guilty in Saudi Envoy Murder Plot - Reuters
4 Defendants Absent for Start of Wednesday's 9/11 Hearing - S&S
9/11 Defendant Condemns Military Tribunal Process - AFPS
Accused 9/11 Plotter Lectures Military Tribunal - AP
9/11 'Mastermind' in Camouflage for Gitmo Court - AP
Al-Qaeda’s Resurgence - Commentary opinion
US Department of Defense
DOD Augments Stability Operations with Partners, Private Sector - AFPS
Navy OKs $1B for Missile Called Flawed by Weapons Tester - Bloomberg
DOD Develops Energy Strategy for Future Force - AFPS
Marine Corps: Email on Adopting Bomb-sniffing Dogs is a Hoax - USAT
US Air Force Needs to Get More Cash - AOLD opinion
International Criminal Court
New ICC Chief Prosecutor Discusses Work of Tribunal - VOA
United States
Survey Paints Picture of War-Weary America - CT
Troops and Veterans Left on the Sideline Again in Second Debate - S&S
Anti-military Vibes Reverberate as Thousands of Veterans Head to College - NBC
Bulletproof Glass Distorts the Diplomatic View - WP opinion
Should Industry Face More Cybersecurity Mandates? - NYT opinion
United Kingdom
As Crisis Widens, Fears That Britain Aims to Exit European Union - NYT
Africa
DR Congo Demands Uganda Explain Its Role in DRC Insecurity - VOA
Uganda Blasts New Allegations of Helping Congo Rebels - VOA
Sudan: 660 Dead Since 2011 in Fighting With Rebels - AP
Group: Hunger 'Critical' in Violent Area of Sudan - AP
Peacekeeper Killed, Three Wounded in Sudan's Darfur Region - Reuters
Gold Fields Set to Fire 11,000 Strikers in South Africa - Reuters
Eritrea Calls for Lifting of Sanctions - VOA
Zambia Government Seeks Foreign Investors - VOA
Americas
Colombia Tries Again to End Drug-Fed War - NYT
Colombian Peace Delegates Start Work in Oslo - AP
Colombia, FARC Rebels Begin Peace Talks in Oslo - Reuters
7 Mexico Officials Detained for Links to Cartel - AP
Mexico Charges Drug Gang Investigators With Cartel Ties - Reuters
Mexican Drug Kingpin's Daughter Not Talking to US Officials - Reuters
Mexico Seeks Exhumation of Drug Lord's Parents - AP
Mexico Seeks Allies in Trade Dispute With China - Reuters
Asia / Pacific
China Comes Under Scrutiny in US Presidential Debate - VOA
Analysis: Reality of US-China Ties Lost in Debate - AP
US Ambassador Confirms Meeting With Tibetans in Western China - NYT
China’s Superheated Economy Cools - WP
China's Economic Growth Slows to 7.4 Percent - AP
Philippine President Optimistic About China Ties - VOA
Philippines Accused of Torturing Guard Mistaken for Rebel - AP
Japanese Ministers Visit Controversial War Shrine - VOA
Japanese Politician’s Visit To Shrine Raises Worries - NYT
Japan Angered by Alleged US Rape - WP
US Military Helps With Okinawa Rape Investigation - AP
Vietnam PM Keeps Post as Economic Struggles Continue - VOA
Cambodia, Mourning, Casts an Eye to the Future - NYT
Indonesian Minister's Rape Comments Draw Ire - VOA
US Sees 'Open Channel' With Burma on Human Rights - Reuters
Getting Tough on China - WP editorial
China’s Nobels - NYT opinion
In Burma, Winds of Change - JT opinion
Europe
Russian Opposition Leader Investigated - VOA
Russia Arrests Opposition Leader, Threatening Terror Charges - NYT
Russia Opens Case Against Dissident - WP
Radio Liberty to Expand Online, Cease Russia Broadcasts - VOA
Corruption Rattles Italians’ Already Shaky Trust in Politicians - NYT
Greece Faces Anti-Austerity Shutdown as EU Meets - Reuters
Spanish Police Break Up Major Chinese Crime Ring - VOA
Sweden: US Embassy Evacuated in Stockholm - AP
Russia: Mr. Putin’s Gift to Terrorists - NYT editorial
South Asia
‘Mullah Radio’ Believed to be Behind Attack on Pakistani Schoolgirl - WP