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Afghanistan
Karzai: Afghanistan Ready to Take Over Security - VOA
Afghan Police School Tries to Fix Struggling Force - AP
Karzai: NATO Can Speed Up Handover of Security - AP
Afghan Officials Spar Over 2014 Vote - NYT
Karzai Warns Against Foreign "Interference" in Afghan Election - Reuters
US at a Crossroads Deep in an Afghan No-man’s Land - LAT
US Sees Potential for Wider anti-Taliban Uprising - AP
Video Shows Contractors Drunk, Drugged in Afghanistan - S&S
ISAF Operations Summary - AFPS
Why Isn't Afghanistan a Campaign Issue? - TD opinion
Syria
Seized by Rebels, Town Is Crushed by Syrian Forces - NYT
43 Killed By Airstrikes in Northern Syria, Activists Say - VOA
Syrian Air Strikes on Rebel Towns - BBC
Airstrikes in Syria Kill at Least 43 - AP
Syrian Air Force Pilot Explains Why He Bombed Civilians - WP
Syrian Opponents Consider Truce - BBC
In Syria, Sunni Rebels Besiege Shiite Villages - AP
Why Turkey Won't Go to War - TNR opinion
Among the Snipers of Aleppo - NYT opinion
Libya
Suspect in Libya Attack, in Plain Sight, Scoffs at US - NYT
Libyan Islamist Denies Role in Benghazi Attack - AP
Obama: No Confusion in Response to Libya Attack - LAT
Benghazi Economic Progress Halts Following Attack on US Mission - WP
Deadly Attack in Pro-Gaddafi Town - BBC
Obama’s Great Gaffe - WP opinion
The Libya Lie - NR opinion
Obama’s Chain of Command Unravels Over Benghazi Murders -WT opinion
Obama is Responsible for the Mess in Libya - WT opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Iran-UAE Island Dispute Could Escalate - VOA
Iraq Presses US for Faster Arms Deliveries - AP
Nothing is Simple in Divided Jerusalem - WP
UN Chief: Hezbollah Drone Launch 'Reckless' - AP
Qaeda Leader Reported Dead in Yemen Attack - NYT
Drone Strikes Kill 7 in Southern Yemen - VOA
Yemen Soldiers Killed in Attack on South Military Base - BBC
Yemen Officials: Suicide Attackers Kill 9 Soldiers - AP
Shiite Protests Challenge Saudi Arabia - WP
Saudi Female Religion Police Plan - BBC
Bomb Attack Kills Bahraini Policeman - Reuters
Egypt's Electricity Woes Amplify Economic Frustrations - VOA
Morocco: Ancient Stone Carvings Destroyed by Islamists - BBC
Intriguing New Mideast Peace Proposal - USN&WP opinion
Shariah’s Limits in Egypt - NYT opinion
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
CIA Asks White House to Expand Drone Program - WP
US Offers Rewards for Iran-based al Qaeda Operatives - Reuters
Qaeda Leader Reported Dead in Yemen Attack - NYT
Fort Hood Shooting Victims Want Attack Called Terror - S&S
Fort Hood Suspect Loses Beard Bid - BBC
Bomb Plot Suspect's Father Denies Son's Involvement - VOA
Suspect's Family Shocked at NY Terror Plot - AP
Obama Was Considered Potential Target in NY Attack Plot - AP
Bangladesh to Talk With US About Terror Suspect - AP
Navy to Clean Contaminated Guantanamo Offices - S&S
Navy to Go After Rats, Mold in Gitmo Legal Offices - AP
Al-Qaeda's Ideology Lives On - NR opinion
US Department of Defense
Training Blends Conventional Warfare with Side of Counterinsurgency - S&S
New Littoral Ship Due to Arrive on Thursday - UTSD
Advances Create Vulnerabilities, Cybercom Commander Says - AFPS
Where to Make Defense Cuts - WP opinion
United States
Romney’s Defense Plan - WT editorial
Five Bigger Threats to National Security than Iran - FP opinion
Questions on the Military for the Final Presidential Debate - WP opinion
How to Beat Obama on Foreign Policy - Bloomberg opinion
Africa
Obama Nominates Rodriguez to Lead AFRICOM - S&S
African Governments Urged to Increase Health Investment - VOA
DR Congo Demands Uganda Explain Role in N. Kivu - VOA
Mali Military Intervention Support Growing - VOA
South Sudan Orders Restart to Oil Production - VOA
South Sudan Orders Oil to Flow - BBC
Kenya 'Can Try' Somali Pirates - BBC
Somalis Want AU to Leave Stadium - BBC
Rwanda Joins UN Security Council - BBC
Zanzibar Riots Over Absent Cleric - BBC
Striking S. Africa Miners Heed Ultimatum, Return to Work - VOA
Will the World Go to War to Save Mali? - Time opinion
Americas
Colombia Tries Again to End Drug-Fed War - NYT
Colombia Peace Talks Begin with Hitch - WP
Colombian Peace Talks Launched - BBC
Harsh Rebel Rhetoric as Colombian Peace Talks Open - AP
Mexico: On Soccer Fields, Brief Respite from Killing Fields - NYT
Mexico Authorities Detain Leader of Religious Sect - AP
Chile OKs Extradition Bid for ex-US Navy Officer - AP
Seizure of Ship From Argentina Forces Shake-Up - NYT
Argentina Detains Ex-Governor of Falkland Islands - AP
UK Ambassador's Falklands Apology - BBC
Honduras 'Private Cities' Banned - BBC
Asia / Pacific
Chinese Economy Slows to 7.4 Percent - VOA
China, S. Korea Criticize Japanese Ministers' War Shrine Visit - VOA
China Holds Drills Near Isles Disputed with Japan - AP
China in East China Sea Exercises - BBC
South Korean President Visits Island Shelled by North in 2010 - NYT
N. Korean Defections Raise Questions about Security, Loyalty - VOA
N. Korea Warns of 'Strike' over South Propaganda Leaflets - BBC
Burma-Bangladesh Hydrocarbon Deal Hailed as Model for China Disputes - VOA
Japan: US Military Helps With Okinawa Rape Investigation - AP
Why Japan Can't Get Tough - FA opinion
Europe
EU to Discuss Strengthening Euro; Greeks Strike - VOA
Greek Anti-Austerity Protests Turn Violent - VOA
Greeks Take to the Streets, Some Violently, in Strike Over Austerity - NYT
Greece Hit by New General Strike - BBC
German Party Open to Giving Greece More Time - AP
Leaders Expect Agreement on Aid for Spanish Banks This Year - NYT
Russian Investigators File Charges Against Opposition Aide - VOA
Renowned Turkish Pianist on Trial for Insulting Islam - VOA
Twitter Blocks Germans’ Access to Neo-Nazi Group - NYT
US and Germany are Drifting Apart - WP opinion
Why Russia's Thinkers Celebrate Putin - Newsweek opinion
South Asia
Killings Derail Effort at Grass-Roots Governance in India - NYT
India Minister Denies 'Land Scam' - BBC
India Puts Wal-Mart Deal With Retailer Under Scrutiny - NYT
Pakistani Police Detain Family of Suspect in Attack on Girl - NYT
Bangladesh to Talk With US About Terror Suspect - AP
Pakistan Faces a Reckoning - Bloomberg opinion
Angry Pakistanis Want to Finish Off Taliban - TA opinion