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Afghanistan
Blast in Afghanistan Kills 19 En Route to Wedding - AP
Afghan Wedding Party Hit by Bomb - BBC
6 Afghan Police Officers Are Killed in Insider Attack - AP
Six Afghan Police Killed in Insider Attack, Officials Say - Reuters
Marine Killed at Camp Bastion Up for Silver Star - MCT
ISAF Operations Summary - AFPS
Not Losing in Afghanistan - WP opinion
Syria
US Steps Up Support of Turkey Amid Syrian Conflict - WP
As Bombs Fall, Turkey Backs Call for Cease-Fire in Syria - NYT
Turkish Retaliatory Fire Has Killed 12 Syrian Soldiers - Reuters
Syrians Place Booby-Trapped Ammunition in Rebels’ Guns - NYT
Syrian Rebels Bogged Down in Aleppo - VOA
Militant Group Says Was Behind Aleppo Air Defense Base Assault - Reuters
US Considers No-Fly Zone in Syria - VOA
International Peace Envoy Brahimi Arrives in Damascus - VOA
UN Peace Envoy Lands in Damascus - BBC
VOA, BBC Broadcasts Jammed From Syria - VOA
Time Has Come for West to Intervene in Syria - TE editorial
Syria, Israel and Double Standards - TG opinion
Benghazi's Meaning for the Mideast - IH opinion
Lebanon
Lebanon: Beirut Car Bomb Kills 8, Including Intel Chief - VOA
Beirut Assassination Heightens Fears of New War in Lebanon - WP
Lebanon on Edge After Car Bomb Kills Security Chief - Reuters
Blast in Beirut Is Seen as an Extension of Syria’s War - NYT
Syria Blamed for Lebanon Car Bomb - BBC
Lebanon PM Links Car Bomb to Crisis in Syria - AP
Roads Closed Around Lebanon in Protest of Bombing - AP
Two Lebanese Wounded When Army Fires on Protest - Reuters
Libya
Intel Officials: No Evidence of al-Qaida Role in Libya Attack - S&S
GOP Pounces After News of CIA Cable on Libya Raid - AP
US: No Sign Libya Attack Was Planned - WP
CIA Found Militant Links a Day After Libya Attack - AP
Romney Campaign’s Benghazi Misfire? - WP opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Carter Discusses Defense, Security Issues with Iraqi Leaders - AFPS
Gunmen Kill 3 Police, 1 Prison Official in Iraq - AP
Hamas Finds Itself Aligned With Israel Over Extremist Groups - NYT
Israel Takes Control of Ship Heading to Gaza - NYT
Israeli Naval Vessels Take Control of Gaza Boat - AP
West Bank Holds Local Elections - BBC
Palestinians Hold Local Elections in West Bank - AP
14 Soldiers and 12 Insurgents Killed in Battle in Yemen - NYT
Kuwait Parliamentary Election Set for Dec. 1 - NYT
Bahrain: 7 Detained After Deadly Bombing - AP
Bahrain Says It Has Identified Suspects in Police Bomb Attack - Reuters
Tensions Rise Over Egypt’s New Charter - WP
Katatni Elected Egypt FJP Leader - BBC
Why Wissam al-Hassan Matters for the Middle East - WP opinion
A Decades-long War on Women - WP opinion
Obama Trying to Sweet-talk Iran Out of Building the Bomb - WT opinion
Syria, Israel and Double Standards - TG opinion
Benghazi's Meaning for the Mideast - IH opinion
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
First Week of Pre-trial Hearings Wraps Up For 9/11 Suspects - AFPS
Defense Lawyers Say Obama, Bush Declared Sept. 11 Defendants Guilty - S&S
Progress but Few Rulings in Sept. 11 Case at Gitmo - AP
US Jury Convicts Somali National of Supporting Al-Shabab Terrorists - VOA
Canada Judge: Suspect in Iraq Base Attack Can be Extradited to US - AP
Terror Suspects Arrested in Somaliland Lose UK Appeal - BBC
A Biker, a Blonde, a Jihadist and Piles of CIA Cash - NYT
Bangladesh Probing Background of NY Terror Suspect - AP
5 Myths About the bin Laden Raid - WP opinion
US Department of Defense
Panetta Warns of Sequestration Consequences - AP
Statue Honoring Special Forces Unveiled in NYC - AP
Classified Information Plays Central Role in Both 9/11, WikiLeaks Cases - AFPS
VA Man Gets 18 Months in Jail for Harassing Navy Pilots with Lasers - DP
Cyber Pros Earn Kudos at Chief Information Officer Awards - AFPS
2 Sailors to be Punished in Colombia Prostitution Scandal - AP
The Defense Secretary’s Warning - WP editorial
United States
US Airport Security Staff Sacked after TSA Probe - BBC
US Reviewing Guidelines for Use of Force by Border Agencies - LAT
Skydiver's Feat Could Influence Spacesuit Design - AP
Jockeying Begins for Cabinet Positions With the Election Weeks Away - NYT
Obama's Incredible Shrinking Foreign-Policy Advantage - FP opinion
New Commander in Chief Must Lead on National Security - WT opinion
Africa
Obama Nominates New Chief for US Africa Command - VOA
African Leaders Prepare for Military Intervention in Northern Mali - VOA
Mali's President Calls for Swift Ouster of Islamists - AFPS
Mali Meeting on Islamist Crisis - BBC
Analysts Say Somalia Progress Might Not Translate to Mali - S&S
UN to Target DR Congo Rebel Group - BBC
New Fighting in Sudan's Darfur Region, Several Killed - Reuters
South Sudan's Vice President Dismisses Talk of Military Coup - Reuters
Nigeria Military: Sect Member at Senator's Home - AP
Kenya Tells Separatist Group: Surrender or Face Arrest - Reuters
Somalia: 'Al-Shabab Weapons Seized in Puntland' - BBC
Fleeing Conflict, Somali Refugees Strain Ethiopia - VOA
AU Agrees to Leave Somali Stadium - BBC
Somali Pirates Free Ship After Nearly 2 Years - AP
South Africa to Spend $100 Billion for Jobs - NYT
South Africa Gold Miners 'End Strike' - BBC
Americas
New Arrests Over Dominican Republic 'Sect' - BBC
Protests in Panama Duty-Free Zone - BBC
Cuba: Fidel Castro Health Rumor Mill Continues to Churn - WP
Asia / Pacific
US Aircraft Carrier Cruises Disputed Asian Seas - AP
US Imposes Curfew on All American Troops in Japan - VOA
US Troops in Japan Hit with Curfew After Alleged Rape on Okinawa - S&S
Alleged Assault Results in Curfew for U.S. Forces in Japan - AFPS
N. Korea Threatens Violent Response to Propaganda Campaign - NYT
N. Korea: Kim Jong-un's Nephew in Rare Interview - BBC
US Open to Thais Inviting Burma to Observe Cobra Gold - AFPS
US Invites Burma to Military Drills With Thailand - BBC
Burma Army May Get Invite to US-Thai Exercise - AP
Europe
Euro Crisis Fuels Pro-Independence Movements - VOA
Basque Revival Widens Spanish Divide - FT
European Leaders Take Partial Step Toward Stabilization - VOA
Europe Agrees to Banking Regulator - WP
Serbian and Kosovan Leaders Meet - BBC
Russia Opposition Picks Leaders - BBC
Russia: Pussy Riot Member Takes Case to European Court - VOA
Kurdish Rebels Blow Up Iranian Gas Pipeline in Turkey - BBC
9 Killed in Clashes in Southeast Turkey - AP
Far-Right Protesters Storm French Mosque - AP
South Asia
Doctors: Pakistani Girl Shot by Taliban Is Able to Stand - VOA
Pakistani Schoolgirl Shot by Taliban Is Showing Progress - NYT
Malala Yousafzai: Pakistan Girl 'Standing With Help' - BBC
Wounded Pakistani Girl Now Able to Stand, But Battling Infection - LAT
‘Malala Moment’ May Have Passed in Pakistan, as Rage Over a Shooting Ebbs - NYT
Pakistani ex-Army, Intel Chiefs Face Legal Action - AP
Pakistan to Dress Down As it Heats Up - WP
1 Dead, 2 Wounded in Shooting in Indian Kashmir - AP
Indian Gov't to Pay Subsidies to Poor in Cash - AP
Bangladesh Probing Background of NY Terror Suspect - AP
A Decades-long War on Women - WP opinion