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Afghanistan
Suicide Bomber Attacks Afghan Mosque, 40 Dead - VOA
Suicide Bomber Kills Dozens at Mosque in Afghanistan - WP
Suicide Bomber Kills Dozens of Worshipers in Afghanistan - NYT
Afghan Mosque Blast Kills Dozens - BBC
Suicide Attack Kills 41 at Afghan Mosque - AP
Taliban Claim Afghan Attack that Killed 2 US Troops - AP
ISAF Condemns Faryab Mosque Bombing - AFPS
British Ministers: Women's Rights Key to Stable Afghanistan - VOA
Syria
At Least 5 Killed, Over 30 Injured in Damascus Bomb Blast - VOA
Syrian Protesters Emerge Amid Clashes, Bombing During Cease-Fire - NYT
Bombing, Battles Mar Syria Truce - WP
Car Bomb Shatters Syrian Truce - BBC
Car Bombs, Violence Mar Syria's Shaky Truce - AP
Winter’s Approach Adds to Crisis as Refugee Population Swells - NYT
Saudi Cleric Calls for 'Urgent' Action to Stop Syria Bloodshed - Reuters
A Hard Line Against Syria - WP opinion
Syria's Ceasefire for Pessimists - Time opinion
Libya
CIA Operators Were Denied Request for Help During Benghazi Attack - Fox
US Administration Rejects New Claim About Libya Attack - AP
Kudlow and West: Why Didn't Washington Send Help? - NBC
Panetta: Critics ‘Monday Morning Quarterbacking - CBS
Egypt Seizes Libyan Weapons, Suspects as Terrorist Influence Spreads - McClatchy
Making Revolution Work - NYT editorial
Petraeus Throws Obama Under the Bus - WS opinion
Middle East / North Africa
US, Israel Hold Joint Military Exercises - VOA
Britain Says Opposed to Strike on Iran 'at This Moment' - Reuters
Iranian Dissidents Win Sakharov Prize - BBC
European Union Gives Rights Award to Convicted Iranians - NYT
Iran Currency Traders Face Pressures, Operate Underground - WP
Car Bomb Explosion, Gunmen Kill 4 People in Iraq - AP
A Circus Comes to Gaza, Minus Lions and Ladies - AP
Egypt Activists Try to Stop Holiday Sex Harassment - AP
Muslim Hajj Pilgrimage Enters Final Stage - VOA
Muslim Pilgrims Stone Devil in Symbolic Hajj Rite - AP
Time to Hit Iran's Revolutionary Guard - NYP opinion
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
Report: US Expanding Anti-Terror Operations in Djibouti - VOA
US: Europe Should Label Hezbollah as Terrorist Organization - WP
Indicted Imam to Receive New Prosthetics in US Jail - Reuters
The Risks of Relying on Drones - WP opinion
US Department of Defense
Big Army Goes SF - FP
Soldiers Test Their Skills Walking on Virtual Battlefields - KCS
Lockheed Sees "Great Progress" on F-35 Fighter - Reuters
Pentagon Failing to Develop Airships, Aerostats - UT
Experts Say Sequestration Would Target Civilian Jobs - S&S
DOD Funds Study of Omega 3 Benefit in Reducing Suicides - AFPS
Former Aviano Wing IG Pleads Not Guilty to Sex Assault - S&S
United States
Clinton Told Obama Won’t Leave Until Successor in Place - WP
In Veteran-Heavy States, Military Issues are Magnified - AP
Colleges Offer Veterans Classes to Ease Transition to Academic Life - AP
Stavridis: Arctic Presents Opportunities, Risks, Challenges - AFPS
Cast Defends Timing of bin Laden Raid Movie - AP
US Satellite Plans Falter, Imperiling Data on Storms - NYT
DC Area Braces for Collision of Hurricane and Nor’easter - WP
Forecasters Predict East Coast Landfall for Storm - NYT
When are Cyberattacks Acts of War? - WP opinion
United Kingdom
Arms Dealer Shipped 80,000 Guns - BBC
UK Man Illegally Sold Guns to Nigeria - BBC
BBC Faces Criticism over Pedophilia Allegations - VOA
Investigation Of BBC Host Examines Dropped Cases - NYT
Britain's 'Desert Rats' Celebrate El Alamein's 70th - Reuters
Africa
8 Killed in Clash at DR Congo's Virunga National Park - VOA
DR Congo Rebels Kill Park Rangers - BBC
Noted Women’s Rights Activist in Congo Eludes Group of Gunmen - NYT
Somalia's Al-Shabab Weakened - VOA
DR Congo Revises Land Policy - VOA
Challenges Face Journalists Covering Events in Sierra Leone - VOA
Americas
Mexico’s Drug Lords Ramp Up Their Arsenals with RPGs - Time
Venezuela Official Defends Candidates' Moves - AP
Cop Gives Up in Honduras Slay Case Behind Protests - AP
Panama to Drop Plans for Land Sales Amid Protests - AP
Cuban Anti-Castro Activist Dies - BBC
Asia / Pacific
China Blocks and Criticizes Investigation Into Premier - NYT
No Longer Immune, Former Top Chinese Politician Faces Inquiry - NYT
New Wave of Tibetan Self-Immolations Hits China - VOA
China: Bo Xilai Criminal Inquiry Starts - BBC
China Expels Bo From Legislature, Set for Trial - AP
Obtaining Financial Records in China - NYT
US Learning to Say 'Sorry' in Japan After High-Profile Incidents - S&S
Dozens Are Killed in Myanmar as Sectarian Violence Flares Again - NYT
Burma Revises Down Death Toll in Sectarian Violence - Reuters
UN Warning Over Burmese Violence - BBC
China’s Censors Strike Again - WP editorial
US Learns Hard Lessons of Asia Pivot - AT opinion
Europe
Russian Authorities Charge Opposition Leader Udaltsov - VOA
Leftist Leader Charged in Russia - BBC
Russian Dissenter Charged - WP
Italy's Berlusconi Guilty of Tax Fraud - VOA
Italy’s Berlusconi Sentenced in Tax Case - BBC
Italy’s Berlusconi Found Guilty of Tax Fraud - NYT
New Player Shakes Up Ukraine Before Sunday Vote - VOA
Boxer-Turned-Politician Shakes Up Ukrainian Elections - NYT
In Ukraine, Ruling Party Likely to Wobble Way Toward Win - WP
Greek Opposition Rejects New Cuts but Won't Force Poll - Reuters
FBI Tip Leads French Police to Wanted US Mogul - AP
Legal Issues Cast Doubt on Return of Christians to Turkey's Southeast - VOA
South Asia
India’s Plague, Trash, Drowns Garden City - NYT
Indian Foreign Minister Resigns - BBC
Pakistani Activist, 15, Recovering at ‘Encouraging Speed’ - NYT
Shot Pakistani Girl's Father Happy for 'Miracle' - AP
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