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Afghanistan
US Paying Price for Focus on Size of Afghan Forces - WP
Al-Qaida in Afghanistan Attempting a Comeback - AP
6 Afghan Police Killed in Insider Attack - VOA
Insider Attack Kills 6 Afghan Police in Helmand Province - AP
As Afghan Forces Kill, Trust Is Also a Casualty - NYT
Afghan President Condemns Blast That Killed Wedding Guests - VOA
Syria
UN Envoy Opens Syrian Truce Talks - BBC
Syria Envoy Presses Damascus for Ceasefire - Reuters
Yemen-Style Power Transfer Not Suitable for Syria - Reuters
Lebanon
Tensions High in Lebanon After Deadly Bombing - VOA
After Attack, Lebanese Opposition Calls for New Government - NYT
Anti-Syria Group in Lebanon Wants to Sack Government - WP
Lebanese PM Suspects Assassination Linked to Bomb Plot - Reuters
Lebanon Set to Bury Bomb Victims - BBC
Iran
US Officials Say Iran Has Agreed to Nuclear Talks - NYT
White House Prepared to Meet One-On-One With Iran - AP
US Says Willing to Meet With Iran on Nukes But No Talks Set - Reuters
White House Denies Agreement for Iran Talks - VOA
US Rejects Iranian Talks Report - BBC
Iran Rejects Guilty Plea in Saudi Ambassador Plot - AP
Middle East / North Africa
11 Killed and 48 Hurt in Baghdad Market Blasts - NYT
Eleven Killed in Attacks in Iraq - BBC
Bombs in Market, Shootings Kill 17 in Iraq - AP
Twin Iraq Blasts Kill Eight in Baghdad Shi'ite District - Reuters
Israel Seizes Pro-Palestinian Activist Ship off Gaza - VOA
Israel Seizes Activist Ship en Route to Gaza Strip - NYT
Israel Intercepts Gaza-Bound Boat - BBC
Church Appeal on Israel Angers Jewish Groups - NYT
Mixed Results Amid Low Turnout in Municipal Elections in W. Bank - NYT
West Bank Vote Held to Help Plug Palestinian Democracy Gap - Reuters
Fatah Fails to Win Strong Nod in West Bank Vote - AP
Activists: Israel to Build in East Jerusalem - AP
Kuwait Opposition to Boycott Vote, Calls for Protests - Reuters
Twitter Gives Saudi Arabia a Revolution of Its Own - NYT
Rights Group: Yemen Security Forces Raid Hospitals - AP
New Poll: Egyptians Turning Toward Iran, Want Nuclear Weapons - FP
Katatni Elected Egypt FJP Leader - BBC
Libyan Turmoil Persists Year After Gadhafi Death - AP
Confusion in Libya Over Fate of Former Gaddafi Spokesman - Reuters
Gaddafi Aide 'Captured in Libya' - BBC
Morocco Denies Pagan Rock Carving Destroyed by Islamists - Reuters
Connecting the Dots in Libya - NYT opinion
CIA Documents Supported Rice’s Description of Benghazi Attacks - WP opinion
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
US Targets Top al-Qaida Operatives in Iran - VOA
Al Qaeda Warns Hollande Against French Hostage Rescue - Reuters
Five Myths About the bin Laden Raid - WP opinion
Bin Laden's Driver - NYT opinion
US Department of Defense
Romney’s Proposal for More Military Ships Draws Skepticism - NYT
Marines Train for Next Benghazi - TPE
USS Enterprise Makes Final Port Stop in Naples, Italy - S&S
United States
Final US Presidential Debate to Be Held Monday - VOA
Obama and Romney Hit the Final Stretch - WP
Church Appeal on Israel Angers Jewish Groups - NYT
The Opiate of Exceptionalism - NYT opinion
Africa
Suspected Militant Attacks in Nigeria Leave 23 Dead - VOA
Nigeria 'Militant Commander' Held - BBC
Nigeria Military: Sect Member at Senator's Home - AP
Nigerian Army Arrests Boko Haram Member at Senator's Home - Reuters
Bakassi People Mourn Homeland in Nigeria - VOA
UN to Target DR Congo Rebel Group - BBC
Congo Rebels Call for Negotiations With Kinshasa - AP
Kenya Tells Separatist Group: Surrender or Face Arrest - Reuters
Americas
Amid Drug War, Mexico Fights Wave of Common Crime - AP
Guatemala Shooting Raises Concerns About Military’s Expanded Role - NYT
Colombian Soldiers Killed by FARC - BBC
Argentina Evacuating Navy Ship Seized in Ghana - AP
Argentine Leader Orders Evacuation of Ship Seized in Ghana - Reuters
New Protest Over Panama Land Law, But No Violence - AP
Cuba's Elections: Grassroots Democracy or Sham? - AP
Don’t Tell Dad, I’m Going to Cuba - NYT opinion
Asia / Pacific
China Is Wary of US Candidates’ Tough Talk - NYT
China-Korea Tensions Rise After Failed Venture - NYT
China Urges Restraint as Tensions Mount Between Two Koreas - Reuters
Tibetan Burns to Death in Protest Against China - VOA
Another Tibetan Sets Himself on Fire in China Protest - AP
With Nuclear Plants Idled, Japan Will Find Kyoto Pledge Hard to Fulfill - WP
Military Outreach Seen as New Step in Engaging Burma - VOA
Europe
Pro-Independence Parties Win Elections Throughout Europe - VOA
Russia Stages Missile Test, With Putin Taking the Helm - NYT
Putin Flexes Muscle in Big Test of Russia's Nuclear Arsenal - Reuters
London Protesters Bash Britain's Austerity Drive - AP
Spain’s Premier Hopes to Avoid Electoral Setback - NYT
Spanish Government Faces Key Vote - BBC
In Greece, Austerity Frays Bonds of Civility - NYT
The Fight for a Greece for Greeks Alone - WP
Italian Workers Rally Against Job Losses, Spending Cuts - Reuters
France: Tensions Flare Over Proposed Church Sale to Muslim Group - WP
Far Right Protesters Storm French Mosque - AP
Police in Azerbaijan Arrest Dozens of Opposition Activists - Reuters
Meet Europe’s Far-Right Groups - WP opinion
South Asia