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Afghanistan
With Election Day Set, Many Afghans Doubt Vote Will Be Fair - S&S
US Soldier Faces Hearing in Afghan Massacre - VOA
Pretrial Hearing Starts for Soldier Accused of Murdering 16 Civilians - NYT
US Soldier Showed No Remorse After Massacre, Fellow Soldier Says - WP
Prosecutor: Staff Sgt. Bales Had Blood of Massacre Victims On Him - AP
US Soldier in Court Over Massacre - BBC
IED Kills 3 Reservists in Afghanistan - AP
ISAF Operations Summary - AFPS
US Fingerprints on Afghan Corruption - WP opinion
Syria
Observatory: Suicide Car Bomb Kills 50 Syrian Troops - VOA
Bomb Kills at Least 50 Syrian Troops - AP
Deadly Car Bombings Rock Syria - BBC
Syrian Chaos Deepens as Rebel Rivals Fight at Border Crossing - AP
Iraqi Kurdish President Warns Syrian Kurds Over Infighting - Reuters
International Military Intervention in Syria Remains Unlikely - VOA
Peace Envoy Fears Somalia Fate for Syria - Reuters
Libya Helps Bankroll Syrian Opposition - WP
Gunmen in Damascus Kill Brother of Parliament Speaker - NYT
Gunmen Kill Brother of Syrian Parliament Speaker - AP
Syria Shutters Hamas Offices in Break With Group - AP
Russian Foreign Minister Meets Syrian Defector - AP
Syrian Guns 'Hit Israeli Patrol' - BBC
Iran
Netanyahu Says He’d Go It Alone on Striking Iran - NYT
From Sudan to Cyber, Secret War With Iran Heats Up - Reuters
UN: Iran Not Cooperating on Nuclear Weapons Probe - AP
Iran’s Surprise Success: Tourism - WP
Iran's Fake Anger - TC opinion
Middle East / North Africa
US Clears Sale of Missile Defense System to UAE, Qatar - Reuters
US Election Results Could Influence Israel's Parliamentary Vote - VOA
Israel Issues Housing Tenders in East Jerusalem - AP
Israel Advances Plans for 1,213 New West Bank Settlement Homes - Reuters
Turkey Tries ex-Israeli Commanders Over Mavi Marmara Raid - BBC
Turkish Court Tries Israelis in Gaza Flotilla Case - AP
Blair: Iraq's Economy Growing Since Saddam Ousted - AP
Bomb Near Military Base Kills at Least 10 in Iraq - AP
Death Toll From Suicide Bombing Near Baghdad Rises to 27 - Reuters
New Saudi Interior Minister Named - BBC
2 Killed in Bahrain Blasts - VOA
Bombs in Bahrain’s Capital Kill 2 Foreigners - NYT
US Military Delegation Visits Egypt's Troubled Sinai - AP
Egypt: Harassers of Women in Cairo Now Face Wrath of Vigilantes - NYT
New Coptic Pope Says Egypt's Constitution Must Be Inclusive - Reuters
Five Wounded as Rival Militias Battle in Libya - Reuters
Sunni Islamism Replaces Arab Nationalism - JP opinion
Obama's Libya Intervention Is a Failure - NI opinion
Mahmoud Abbas: Terrorist or Scapegoat? - TA opinion
US Department of Defense
Pentagon Official Describes Sequestration’s ‘Devastating’ Impact - AFPS
USN Chief: Partners Needed for Missile Patrols - DN
Fort Hood Shooting Victims Sue Government - AP
Prosecutors Allege Five Women Involved in BG Sinclair Case - FO
DOD Provides Hurricane Sandy Response Update - AFPS
Transcom Transforms for Changing Global Requirements - AFPS
United States
Presidential Race Tight on Eve of Election- VOA
Washington Area Contractors Planning for Sequestration Delay - WP
NYC Officials Rush to House Sandy Victims - VOA
Veterans of Recent Wars Running for Office in Record Numbers - S&S
Pakistani Scientist Loses Appeal on Shooting Conviction - Reuters
3 Ways Obama, Romney Are Same on Foreign Policy - USN&WP opinion
A Romney-Ryan Foreign Policy - NR opinion
Flip-Flopping on Foreign Policy Is a Virtue - FP opinion
World
Climate Change Could Alter Eating Habits - VOA
World Stocks Mixed Before US Vote, China Congress - AP
Africa
ECOWAS to Explore Dual Strategy Against Mali Militants - VOA
Minister: Important Steps Made in Mali Talks - AP
Rights Groups: No Justice on South Sudan's Death Row - VOA
South Sudan Expels UN Rights Officer - NYT
Senior US Diplomat Sees Hope in Somalia - VOA
State Dept. Official Visits Somalia Amid Signs of Recovery - NYT
US Expects Ugandan Peacekeepers to Stay in Somalia - Reuters
Female Foreign Minister for Somalia - BBC
Rwandans Kill DR Congo soldier - BBC
Mass Arrests in Nigeria Over Biafra Protest - BBC
Marikana Mine Killings: South African Police 'Planted Weapons' - BBC
Johannesburg Jail Van Blast: South African Officer Held - BBC
Ethiopia Presents New Islamic Council - VOA
Rainy Season Ravages Nigeria - VOA
Americas
Colombia: Dutch Rebel Arrives in Havana for Peace Talks - AP
French, Brazilian Defense Ministers Discuss Planes - AP
Nicaragua Sandinistas Widen Local Control with Poll Wins - BBC
Sandinistas Win Most Municipal Races in Nicaragua - AP
Presidential Hopefuls Exit in Chile Cabinet Shuffle - Reuters
Haiti Appeals for Emergency Aid - BBC
Asia / Pacific
China Relentlessly Harries Japan in Island Dispute - AP
As China Awaits New Leadership, Liberals Look Provincial Party Chief - NYT
China’s President Seeks Influence Long After He Leaves Power - WP
China Ramps Up Congress Security - BBC
China Rebuffs UN for Criticizing Tibet Unrest - VOA
China: Death Penalty Over Mekong Murders - BBC
China Sentences 4 Mekong Smugglers to Death - AP
Dead China Briton 'Had Spy Links' - BBC
Taiwan to Buy 2 Frigates From US - DN
US: Recent Upgrades in S. Korea Bot Preparations for War - S&S
S. Korean Fighter Jets to Fly Nonstop to Alaska Drill - TC
South Korea Extends Nuclear Probe, Risks Power Shortfall - Reuters
US and Japan Begin Huge Military Drill, Minus Key Part - NYT
Japan: Okinawans to Get Access to US Bases Furing Emergencies - S&S
Philippines Muslim Rebel Chief Pursuing Peace After Decades of War - VOA
Gunmen Free Filipino Mayor From 7 Months in Jungle - AP
Charity Says Threats Foil Medical Aid in Burma - NYT
New Leadership in China - WP editorial
How Important Is China's Power Shuffle? - TT opinion
Europe
Leaders Assess European Economies During Asia-Europe Summit - VOA
Europeans Losing Faith in Their Parliament - NYT
Russia: Putin Dismisses Defense Minister - BBC
Putin Dismisses Russian Defense Minister After Scandal - Reuters
Russia: Putin Fires Defense Minister in Wake of Scandal - AP
Ethnic Tension Drives Russian Crackdown on Rubber-Bullet Guns - NYT
Ukrainian Election Officials Call For Partial Vote Recount - VOA
Greece: More Austerity Despite Strikes, Dissent - NYT
Greece Braced for 48-hour Strike - BBC
South Asia
UN Imposes Sanctions on Pakistan-Based Haqqani Network - AP
Pakistan’s Haqqani Network Hit With UN Sanctions - Reuters
Top Pakistani Generals and Judges Trade Barbs - NYT