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Afghanistan
Two Campaigns Skirt Talk of Tough Choices in Afghanistan - NYT
Taliban Dismiss Report That Says Their Bombs Cause Most Afghan Deaths - AP
Al-Qaida in Afghanistan Is Attempting a Comeback - AP
Corps of Engineers Plans Improvements to Dangerous Tunnel - S&S
As World Helps Shot Pakistani Girl, Afghans Ask 'What About Us?' - Reuters
Syria
Blast in Syrian Capital Kills 13 - VOA
Car Bomb Kills 13 in Syrian Capital - AP
Assad Tells Syria Envoy Arms Flows to Rebels Must Stop - Reuters
Arab Official: Chance of Agreeing On a Ceasefire Small - Reuters
Jordanian Soldier Killed in Clash at Syrian Border - AP
A Political Solution Is Needed in Syria - TG opinion
Lebanon
Thousands of Lebanese Mourn Intelligence Official Killed in Blast - VOA
Angry Lebanese Attempt to Storm Government Offices - NYT
Violence Erupts After Funeral Service for Slain Lebanese Official - WP
Clashes Break Out in Beirut After Slain Official's Funeral - Reuters
Protesters Try to Storm Lebanese Govt. After Funeral - VOA
Protesters Try to Storm Lebanese Government - AP
Lebanon Sees Overnight Clashes After Hassan Funeral - BBC
2 Killed in Overnight Clashes in Lebanon - AP
Analysis: Killing of Security Chief Raises Fears for Lebanon - Reuters
US to Help in Lebanon Bomb Probe - BBC
Iran
White House Denies Agreement for Iran Talks - VOA
US and Iran Deny Plan for Nuclear Talks - NYT
US Lawmakers Clash on Iran Talks - VOA
Israel: Obama Admin 'Had Not Informed' Them of Upcoming Talks - WT
France: Iran Seems On Track For Nukes By Mid-2013 - AP
Leftist EP Members Hope to Sway Iran - WT
India Says US Understands Its Need for Iran Oil - Reuters
Ahmadinejad Prison Visit Blocked - BBC
Ahmadinejad Denied Visit to Evin Prison - Reuters
What China Tells Us About Iran - WP opinion
Libya
After Benghazi Attack, Talk Lagged Behind Intelligence - NYT
US ‘Too Slow’ to Act as Drone’s Cam Captured Libya Horror - NYP
Defiant Insider: Benghazi Attack Clearly Planned - WT
Benghazi and Arab Spring Rear Up in US Campaign - NYT
Town Under Siege Is Center of Resistance to New Government -NYT
Deadly Clashes in Gaddafi Bastion - BBC
Fighting Flares for 5th Day in Libyan Town - AP
Recalibrating Benghazi Narrative Before FP Debate? - HA opinion
No ‘Demonstrations’ at the US Consulate in Benghazi - NR opinion
How the Administration Got in Trouble on Libya - WP opinion
Obama Repeats Bush Mistakes in Libya - LAT opinion
The Truth Behind the Benghazi Attack - Newsweek opinion
Why Benghazi Matters - NP opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Oil Price Rises on Middle East Conflict Fears - AP
Major US, Israeli Air Defense Exercise Begins - AP
Civic Duty, Economic Worries Drive Voters in Parts of West Bank - NYT
Emir of Qatar to Be First Head of State to Visit Gaza - Reuters
Palestinians: Israeli Airstrike Kills 2 Gazans - AP
Israeli Forces Clash With Hamas, Kill Two Gunmen in Gaza - Reuters
Protesters, Police Clash in Kuwait - VOA
Kuwait Police Disperse Protesters - BBC
Police in Kuwait Teargas Opposition Protesters - Reuters
Bahrain Detains 3 Activists Near Tense Village - AP
New FJP Leader in Egypt Calls for Sharia Law - JP
Egypt Freezes Assets of Ex-Candidate, Ex-PM Shafiq - AP
Egypt to Discuss $2 Billion Aid From Algeria - Reuters
Hezbollah Loses 'Resistance' Facade - TN opinion
Exposing Islamist Tunisia - NOW opinion
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
Jordan Disrupts Major al-Qaeda Terrorist Plot - WP
Jordan Says 11 Plotted a Series of Attacks - NYT
Jordan 'Uncovers al-Qaeda Plot' - BBC
Jordan Foils Qaeda Plot, Arrests 11 Militants - Reuters
Al-Qaida in Afghanistan Is Attempting a Comeback - AP
Al-Qaida's No. 2 in Yemen Says in Audio He's Alive - AP
Piracy
World Sea Piracy Falls to Lowest Level Since 2008 - AP
US Department of Defense
Nearly 30 Percent of Recent Combat Vets Treated by VA Have PTSD - S&S
United States
Obama, Romney Prepare for Final Debate - VOA
Obama, Romney Take on the World in Final Debate - WP
Benghazi and Arab Spring Rear Up in US Campaign - NYT
Two Campaigns Skirt Talk of Tough Choices in Afghanistan - NYT
Tight US Race Surprises Many Observers Abroad - WP
Former US Presidential Candidate McGovern Dies - VOA
George McGovern Dies; Lost 1972 Presidential Bid - AP
As Iraq, Afghan Wars End, Private Security Firms Adapt - AP
The Foreign Policy Debate We Should Be Having - WP opinion
Real Questions for the Foreign Policy Debate - Bloomberg opinion
Presidential Mitt - NYT opinion
Castro, Crisis & Lessons for Obama - MH opinion
Can Romney Offer 3rd Way on Intervention? - NYT opinion
The Opiate of Exceptionalism - NYT opinion / analysis
Africa
West Africa: Agencies Assess Humanitarian Needs in the Sahel - VOA
Suspected Militant Attacks in Nigeria Leave 23 Dead - VOA
Nigeria 'Militant Commander' Held - BBC
Guinea-Bissau Troops Kill 6 Gunmen in Failed Coup Attempt - VOA
'Six Die' in Guinea-Bissau Attack - BBC
Americas
Colombian Soldiers Killed by FARC - BBC
Colombian Prostitute to Publish Book on Secret Service Sex Scandal - ABC
In Guatemalan Tourist Haven, Corruption Case Is Talk of the Town - NYT
Soldiers' Arrest Marks Shift in Guatemala - AP
Argentina Orders Sailors to Evacuate Ship Seized by Ghana - BBC
Cubans Head to the Polls; High Turnout of Voters Likely - AP
Cuba: Castro Attacks Ill Health 'Lies' - BBC
Cuba: Exhibit A in Debate Over Castro’s State - NYT
Cuba: Castro Publishes Article Criticizing Health Rumors - AP
Clintons Land in Haiti to Showcase Industrial Park - AP
Asia / Pacific
S. Korea Prepares to Evacuate DMZ Citizens After Threat - Bloomberg
South Korea Bars Leaflet Drop Over Border With North - NYT
South Korea Blocks Leaflet Launch - BBC
Japan's Okinawa Assembly Protests Rape - AP
Japanese Exports to China Fall - BBC
Many Urge Next Leader of China to Liberalize - NYT
China's New Leaders Face Tough Economic Choices - AP
China Leftists Urge Parliament Not to Expel Bo Xilai - Reuters
Tibetan Burns to Death in Protest Against China - VOA
Chinese Villagers Clash With Police Over Pollution - AP
Vietnam Prime Minister Admits Mismanaging Economy - AP
Friendly Thailand Stares Down the Barrel of Rising Gun Crime - Reuters
Land Battles Surface in Burma as Reforms Unfold - AP
Burmese Leader: Foreign Investment Bill to be Finalized in 'Days' -VOA
Burma Leader Holds Milestone 1st Press Briefing - AP
Obama's China Policy a Massive Failure - RCW opinion
Europe
Putin Flexes Muscle in Big Test of Russia's Nuclear Arsenal - Reuters
Russia: Security Forces Kill 49 Militants in N. Caucasus Operation - VOA
Russian Forces Kill 49 Rebels in North Caucasus Strike - NYT
Mixed Poll Results for Spain PM - BBC
Voting Favors Spain’s Leader in Home Area - NYT
Crisis, Separatism Dominate Spanish Elections - AP
Spain's Rajoy Gets Mixed Message in Regional Votes - Reuters
Golden Dawn Party Rises in Greece - WP
Greek Premier Throws Deputy Out of Party - AP
Protesters, Police Clash in Greece Over Gold Mine - AP
South Asia
The Scariest Little Corner of the World - NYT
India Says US Understands Its Need for Iran Oil - Reuters
India Needs to Dig Deep to Keep Lights On - Reuters
India: UK High Commissioner Meets Modi - BBC
As World Helps Shot Pakistani Girl, Afghans Ask 'What About Us?' - Reuters