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Afghanistan
Taliban Leader Says Insider Attacks Will Increase - AP
Two British Deaths in Afghanistan - BBC
ISAF Operations Summary - AFPS
Syria
Bleary-Eyed Troops Fight a Building at a Time in Syria - NYT
UN Envoy Expects Syrian Government to Observe Holiday Truce - VOA
Envoy Announces Tentative Cease-Fire in Syria, But Doubts Remain - NYT
Assad 'Agrees to Eid Ceasefire' - BBC
Islamic Militant Group in Syria Rejects Truce - AP
Fighting Erupts Near Damascus Ahead of Truce Deadline - Reuters
Russia: Syrian Rebels Have US-Made Anti-Aircraft Weapons - VOA
Russia Says Syrian Rebels Have US-Made Missiles - AP
US Says Not Supplying Stinger Missiles to Syrian Rebels - Reuters
Foreign Fighters Worry, and Boost, Syrian Rebels - AP
UN War Crime Investigators Seek Access to Syria - Reuters
Iraqi Shiites Brace for Violence Amid Syria Fears - AP
Syria Spreads Its War - WP editorial
Lebanon
Lebanon Fights for Calm as Syria War Rages - VOA
Clinton: Syria May Exploit Instability in Lebanon - Reuters
Libya
E-mails Show State Named Militant Group on Night of Consulate Attack - WP
White House Told of Terrorist Attack on Libya Consulate Within Hours - AP
E-Mails Offer Glimpse at What US Knew in First Hours After Attack - NYT
Clinton Says Facebook Post About Attack Not Hard 'Evidence' - Reuters
Egypt: Suspect in Libya Consulate Attack Killed - AP
Benghazi Consulate Attack Suspect Dies in Cairo - BBC
Tunisia: Reported Libya Consulate Attack Suspect Arrested - AP
Tunisian Man Investigated by US for Role in Benghazi Attack - Reuters
Libya Forces 'Capture Bani Walid' - BBC
Libyan Forces Now Control Restive Town, Officials Say - NYT
Where Were the Marines? - WT opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Largest US-Israel Military Drill Under Way - AP
Israel-Gaza Violence Escalates, 4 Palestinians Killed - VOA
Israel Says 79 Rockets Fired at It From Gaza - Reuters
Four Palestinian Militants Killed in Israeli Airstrikes - NYT
Deal 'Calms Israel-Gaza Fighting' - BBC
Lull in Fighting Between Israel, Gaza Militants - AP
Egypt Brokers Informal Israel/Gaza Truce - Reuters
Jerusalem's Secular Israeli Minority Showing Life - AP
Too Early to Tell Whether Iraq Effort Created Ally, General Says - AFPS
Iraq: Attacks Kill 12, Including Schoolboy - AP
Iran Reports Arresting 50 on Money Trading Violations - NYT
Making Space for Arab Entrepreneurs - NYT
Tunisia Jails Salafist Leader in US Embassy Attack for 1 Year - Reuters
Hajj: The Pilgrimage to Mecca - WP photo gallery
How Blaming the West Hides a War on Women - WP opinion
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
CIA Veteran Transforms US Anti-Terror Policy - WP
Shifting Mood May End Blank Check for US Security Efforts - NYT
Panetta: US Cannot Let al-Qaida Hide in North Africa - AP
Countering al-Qaida in Mali Requires Regional Cooperation - AFPS
US: New Sentence Imposed in Bomb Plot From 1999 - NYT
US: Convicted Terrorist Sentenced in Millennium Plot - AP
US: Terrorism Suspect Threatens to Boycott His Trial - NYT
US Department of Defense
Carter: Army to Apply Lessons Learned to New Challenges - AFPS
Future Army Forces Must Be Regionally Aligned, Odierno Says - AFPS
Air Force Plans New Hypersonic Flight After Failure - AP
'Chesty' Puller Now Stands Guard at Marine Corps Museum - FLS
United States
Shifting Mood May End Blank Check for US Security Efforts - NYT
CIA Veteran Transforms US Anti-Terror Policy - WP
State Dept. Weighs Size of Marine Embassy Force - MCT
Brazen Gangsters Show How Cybercrime Pays - WT
Getting Off the Road to Sequestration? - WP opinion
Spies and Co. - NYT opinion
United Kingdom
Parliament Questions Former BBC Chief’s Role - NYT
Savile Inquiry Widens to Hospitals and Others at BBC - NYT
Africa
Military Factory Bombed in Sudan’s Capital - AP
Sudan Blames Israel for Blast at Arms Factory - VOA
Sudan Accuses Israel Over Blast - BBC
African Union Reinstates Mali Ahead of Military Action - Reuters
AU Says Mali War Plan to Be Ready Within Weeks - Reuters
Mali Suspension From AU Lifted - BBC
Countering al-Qaida in Mali Requires Regional Cooperation - AFPS
France Gives Burkina Faso Planes to Tackle Mali Islamist Threat - Reuters
Multinational Force Makes Somalia a Safer Place - WT
Gold Now Top Conflict Mineral in Congo - AP
Nigeria’s Ruling Party Praises, Challenges Elections - VOA
Inside Central African Republic’s Silent Health Crisis - VOA
Equatorial Guinea Urged to Probe Lawyer's Disappearance - VOA
Somaliland Reporter Assassinated - BBC
Restoring Hope to Somalia - WP opinion
Americas
Argentine Seized Ship Crew Return Home - BBC
Argentine Ship's Crew Arrives Home From Africa - AP
Arrest of Brazil Financier Puts Focus on Small Banks - NYT
Hurricane Sandy Makes Landfall in Southern Cuba - AP
Could Drug Decriminalization Save Brazil’s Slums? - WP opinion
Asia / Pacific
Defense Leaders: North Korea Remains Threat to Peace - AFPS
N. Korea’s Leader Still a Mystery After Nearly a Year - Reuters
Panetta: US, South Korea Strengthen Alliance - AFPS
Panetta: US, S. Korea Alliance Strong Against North’s Provocations - S&S
Japan Confirms Talks with China on Island Dispute - VOA
Orient Shield Promotes US-Japan Readiness, Interoperability - AFPS
Japan: Tokyo Governor to Form New Party - BBC
Navy Reviews Liberty Policy for Personnel in Japan - S&S
China Names New Military Chief of Staff, Officers - AP
Chinese Flock to Government Jobs - WP
Chinese Police Offer Cash for Tips on Immolators - AP
Bo Xilai’s Family Complains of Chinese Gov’t Obstacles To Defense - WP
China Ends Nuke Plant Ban Set After Japan Disaster - AP
Sectarian Violence Spreads in Burma - VOA
The China Collision - WP editorial
Europe
Russian Opposition Figure Says Abductors Threatened Children - NYT
Russia Demands Expulsion of Reporters, Envoys Over UN Leaks - Reuters
Greece 'To Get Bailout Extension' - BBC
Greece Says It Has Been Given More Time on Austerity - Reuters
Greek Doctors Offer Message to Poor: You Are Not Alone - NYT
Italy’s Berlusconi Says No Plans to Stand - BBC
Hungary's Far-Right Party Gains as It Targets Roma - Reuters
South Asia
Indian States Compete for Investment - WP
India Risks Backlash Hurrying Through Overdue Welfare Reform - Reuters
Pakistani Death Squads Spur Desperate Voyage to Australia - Reuters
Attack on Schoolgirl Fuels Conspiracy Theories in Pakistan - WP
How Blaming the West Hides a War on Women - WP opinion
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