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Afghanistan
Afghan Suicide Bomber Kills Dozens of Worshipers - NYT
Afghan Mosque Blast Kills Dozens - BBC
Suicide Bomber Kills 40 at Afghan Mosque During Eid - Reuters
Suicide Bomber Kills 35 in Afghanistan, Official Says - AP
Troops Shot After Taliban Leader's Call - WSJ
Four International Service Members Killed in Afghan Attacks - NYT
2 More US Troops Die in Insider Attack in Afghanistan - S&S
2 US Troops Killed in Insider Attack by Afghan Police Officer - AP
Chief Warrant Officer Killed in Afghanistan Was on 7th Deployment - FO
Army Dog Killed in Afghanistan Joins List of Animal War Heroes - AP
Facing Taliban Threats, Afghan Interpreters Wait for US Visas - WP
New Zealand to Resettle Afghan Translators - BBC
US Soldier Gave Birth While Deployed in Afghanistan - S&S
Media Ignores US Wins in Afghanistan - FP opinion
Syria
Syria Declares Eid Cease-Fire Through Monday - VOA
Syrian Military Declares Holiday Truce, But Will Respond to Attacks - NYT
Holiday Cease-fire Begins in Syria - WP
Syria Army 'to Observe Ceasefire' - BBC
Heavy Clashes at Syrian Army Base, Violating Eid Ceasefire - Reuters
Battle Mars Syria Holiday Truce; Lull Elsewhere - AP
Fighting Ruptures Ragged Syrian Ceasefire - Reuters
Syrian War Boils Over Onto US Allies; Outside Jihadists Rush In - WT
Iran Leader Blames US, Israel for Syria Civil War- AP
Syrian Refugees Struggle in Jordanian Camps - VOA
Saudi Arabia Expels Syrian Consulate Workers - Reuters
Ask Janine di Giovanni About Reporting From Syria - NYT Q&A
Embedded With the Syrian Army - NYT video
Photos: Syrian Rebels Advance in Largest City - AP photos
How to Intervene in Syria - WP opinion
Qatar Embraces Syrian Rebels, But Also Hamas - Time opinion
Timidity Causes Syrian Barbarity - JP opinion
Libya
Clinton: Internet Claim About Libya Attack Proves Nothing - VOA
Panetta: Fuzzy Intel Slowed Libya Response After Attack - S&S
Panetta: Benghazi Intelligence Too Sketchy to Send Troops - WT
Panetta Says Risk Impeded Deployment to Benghazi - NYT
Pentagon: US Knew Too Little to Deploy Troops to Benghazi - Reuters
Secretary, Chairman Respond to Reporters on Benghazi Attack - AFPS
Libya Militia Tensions Hampered Post-Attack US Rescue Effort - S&S
Senate Intel Committee to Hold Hearings on Libya Attack After Election - WP
Obama Knew - WT opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Israeli Officials Asked to Be Silent on Issue of US-Iran Talks - NYT
Iran Said to Nearly Finish Nuclear Enrichment Plant - NYT
UN Monitor Cites Rights Abuses in Iran - VOA
After Fierce Attacks, Gaza Truce Takes Hold - VOA
Israel Right-Wing Parties Join Forces - BBC
Bomb Blast Brings Lebanon's Party Capital to Juddering Halt - Reuters
Officials: Gunmen Kill 2 Policemen in Iraq - AP
Anti-US Rebels Bring Peace to Embattled Yemen Region -McClatchy
Hajj Pilgrims Reflect on Regional Conflicts - VOA
Qatar Embraces Syrian Rebels, But Also Hamas - Time opinion
Relax: There's No Civil War in Lebanon - DS opinion
Hezbollah Prepares for War - Bloomberg opinion
A Kurdish Wedge Between Iraq, Turkey - FA opinion
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
Secret Ops Expand at US Base in Djibouti - WP
UN to Probe Drone Attacks - WP
The Last Moments of a Predator - WP
Memoir of Qaeda Figure May Be Cited in Leniency Plea for Convict - NYT
Cole Suspect Tells Judge of Alleged Guard Abuse - AFPS
Al-Qaeda's Resurgence - YG opinion
A Smarter, Leaner Approach to Homeland Security - WT opinion
US Department of Defense
Official: Army to be Lighter, Leaner, More Agile - WT
Experts Say Sequestration Would Target Civilian Jobs - S&S
Panetta: Defense Alliances Key to 21st Century Security - AFPS
DOD Seeks Ways to Streamline Information Sharing - AFPS
Missile Defense Agency Says it Completed Largest Test in History - LAT
DOD Official Encourages Private-sector Technology Innovation - AFPS
United States
Control of US Senate Up for Grabs - VOA
Both Romney and Obama Avoid Talk of Climate Change - NYT
Ex-SECDEF Gates: Biggest Challenges in US Come From Within - TW
Most Americans Want Less Foreign Involvement, Polls Show - S&S
Intel Community Seeks New Partnerships - AFPS
VA Backlog on Education Payouts at Record Level - S&S
Historian Analyzes Immediate Aftermath of Cuban Missile Crisis - AFPS
Cuban Missile Crisis: How Castro Held the World Hostage - NYT opinion
How JFK Beat Khrushchev in Cuba - MT opinion
US Foreign Policy: The Timbuktu Question - NYT opinion
Five Big Lies About US Foreign Policy - FP opinion
The US Should Withdraw from UNESCO - NR opinion
Scaling Back the American Empire - TG opinion
Obama Debate Condescension Poor Mask for Cowardice - WT opinion
United Kingdom
Cambridge Spies: MI5 Diaries Revealed - BBC
UK Spy Diaries Offer Glimpse of Cold War Life - Reuters
UK Spymaster's Diary Shows Trans-Atlantic Tension - AP
Briton 'to Admit' US Weapons Charges - BBC
Police Prepare ‘Arrest Strategy’ as BBC Sexual Abuse Case Grows - NYT
Africa
UN: Military Operation May Be Needed In Mali - VOA
AU Lifts Mali Suspension, Discusses Military Intervention - VOA
Algeria Accepts Last-Resort Mali Intervention - Reuters
NATO Fires on Fishing Boat Off Somalia After Being Attacked - S&S
Counterpiracy Flagship Comes Under Fire Off Somalia’s Coast - AFPS
Uganda Reviews Somali Operation - BBC
Zanzibar Unrest Reflects Anger Along Swahili Coast - Reuters
Official Silence in Israel Over Sudan’s Accusations of Air Attack - NYT
Sudanese to Report Israel to UN Over Blast - BBC
Nigeria's Oil Losses Revealed - BBC
Britain Criticized For Rwanda Aid Donation - VOA
S. Africa Mines, Workers Reach Agreement - VOA
Ethiopia to Introduce Mobile Banking - VOA
Americas
Mexico's Drug Lords Ramp Up Their Arsenals - Time
Eight Bodies Found Dumped in Mexico City Suburb - Reuters
Mexican Drug Kingpin's Daughter Pleads Not Guilty to Fraud - Reuters
Colombia Region Sees Emerald Rush - BBC
Sentencing Begins in Brazil Corruption Trial - AP
Cuban Missile Crisis: How Castro Held the World Hostage - NYT opinion
Asia / Pacific
Hidden Riches for Chinese Leader’s Family - NYT
Chinese Premier's Family Has Massive Wealth - Reuters
Chinas Censors Move with Unusual Speed on Wen Jiabao Revelation - WP
China Blocks Web Access to NY Times After Article - NYT
China Blocks NY Times’ Web Site After Report on PM’s Wealth - WP
New York Times Blocked in China Over Wen Jiabao - BBC
New Leaders of Military in China Announced - NYT
Now Military Corruption Scandal Clouds China Succession - Reuters
Reward Posters Part of China's Immolation Crackdown - VOA
China Resumes Nuclear Power Plant Construction - VOA
China’s Parliament Expels Bo Xilai - BBC
China Paves Way for Prosecuting Disgraced Politician Bo Xilai - Reuters
China Wants to Stop Profiteering at Temple Sites - AP
Few Responsible for Wrongdoing, Marine General in Japan Says - S&S
Japan: Tokyo’s Firebrand Governor Quits to Form New National Party - NYT
US Diplomat Chides Japan Over Revolving-Door Politics - Reuters
S. Korea Postpones Rocket Launch Due to Gas Leak - AP
UN Concerned About Outbreak of Violence in Western Burma - VOA
UN Rights Expert: Endemic Discrimination in Burma - VOA
Death Toll Tops 100 in Burma Ethnic Violence, Official Says - AP
Philippine Official: $121K for Car Thief's Head - AP
Indonesia: Muslim Charities Fundraise Online for Eid Sacrifice - WP
Asia's New Age of Instability - TNI opinion
The U.S.-China Cyber Trade War - FP opinion
When North Korea Collapses - Stratfor opinion
Europe
EU Expresses Concern About Russia Treason Law - VOA
Leftist Leader Charged in Russia - BBC
Russia Charges Opposition Leader With Riot Plot - AP
Russian Opposition Leader Charged With Plotting Riots - Reuters
Russian Police Kill Alleged Assassins Who Targeted Muslim Cleric - VOA
Ukraine Blames 'Foreign' Forces in Russian Activist's Disappearance - VOA
Russian Officials Accused of Abduction - WP
1 in 4 Spaniards Out of Work at End of Q3 - AP
Spain's Economic Slide Hits Latin American Immigrants Hard - VOA
Berlusconi’s Retreat Upends Political Field in Italy - NYT
Belgium Investigates Murder of Exxon Executive - Reuters
Looters Strip Bulgaria of Ancient Treasures - AP
Polish Prime Minister Tusk's Winter of Discontent - TE editorial
Turkey's War on Journalists - TA opinion
South Asia
India: Women Fight Back Against Witch-Branding in Rajasthan - NYT
Does Indian Anti-Graft Crusader Have Solutions? - AP
Sunni-Shia Divide Threatens Pakistan - Reuters
Violence, Discrimination Against Women Rises in Pakistan - VOA
Activist Girl's Dad Vows She'll Return to Pakistan - AP
Pakistani Girls: In the Taliban’s Sights - IHT opinion
India, Pakistan Move Toward Detente - TNI opinion
Drones Are Not the Root of Pakistan's Problems - Dawn opinion
India’s Need for Reform - WT opinion
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