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Afghanistan
Decision on Afghanistan Deployment Nearing, Panetta Says - NYT
Panetta: Admin Deciding on Post-2014 Troop Levels - AP
US to Soon Determine Post-2014 Troop Presence in Afghanistan - Reuters
Germany to Decide on Next Step in Drawdown - Reuters
Influential Afghan Rallies Followers, Stoking Fears - NYT
Afghan Haqqani Faction Would Consider Talks Under Taliban - Reuters
Karzai to Push for Investments During India Visit - VOA
British Soldier Among Those Killed in Afghan Attacks - VOA
4 Rockets Fired on Afghan Capital; 1 Dead - AP
Afghans Find Hope for Justice in Video Testimony at Bales' Hearing - AP
Pakistan Accuses Afghans of Killing Civilians - AP
Syria
Election Over, US Cautiously Mulls Syria Options - Reuters
New Mayhem on 2 Borders as Syrian Opposition Unifies - NYT
United Syrian Opposition Seeks Recognition in Cairo - VOA
Israel Shells Syrian Artillery Battery After 2nd Mortar Attack - WP
Israel Reports 'Direct Hits' on Syrian Target - AP
Violence Flares in Golan Even as Opposition Seeks Recognition - Reuters
United Syrian Opposition Seeks Recognition in Cairo - VOA
Arab League Gives Hesitant Welcome to Opposition Coalition - Reuters
Gulf States Recognize Syrian Opposition - BBC
Mistrust of Syria's Muslim Brotherhood Lingers - Reuters
International Red Cross Launches Syria Appeal - VOA
Iran
Dempsey: US Will Make ‘Measured Response’ to Iranian Threats - AFPS
Iran's Army Drill to Test New Air Defense System - AP
Jailed Blogger Not Tortured Before Death, Iran Says - NYT
The Need for US-Iran Talks - NYT opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Rocket Volley From Gaza Hits South Israel - BBC
Gaza Rocket Attacks Increase Pressure on Israel to Hit Back - AP
Israel Considers Resumption of Gaza Assassinations - AP
Palestinian UN Bid on 29 November - BBC
Palestinians Set Date for UN Bid - AP
Abbas Says Ready to Start Talks With Israel After UN Upgrade - Reuters
Palestinian Aide Discounts Israeli Sanctions Threat - Reuters
Shootout Throws Spotlight on Lebanon's Sectarian Tinderbox - Reuters
UAE Toughens Law on Internet Dissent - Reuters
Egyptian Jihadist Calls To Destroy Sphinx, Pyramids - ARN
Egypt Arrests Fugitive Linked to Red Sea Bombings - AP
Egyptian Groups Reject $4.8 Billion IMF Loan - AP
General Petraeus
Timeline Shows FBI Discovered Petraeus Affair in Summer - NYT
US Congress Demands Inquiry Into Petraeus Resignation - VOA
Lawmakers Want Probe of FBI’s Handling of Petraeus Investigation - WP
FBI Inquiry Into E-Mails Raises Questions on Motives - NYT
US General in Afghanistan Is Linked to Petraeus Probe - NYT
Marine General Investigated for Emails to Petraeus Friend - AP
Identity of Second Woman Emerges in Petraeus' Downfall - Reuters
Petraeus Told Broadwell to Stop Harassing Friend - WP
Petraeus Shocked to Hear of Threatening Emails, Associates Say - AP
David Petraeus: Broadwell Affair Was 'Colossal Mistake' - BBC
Petraeus Ghostwriter ‘Clueless’ to Affair - WP
The Spymaster’s Secret - WP editorial
Get Petraeus Back to Work - WP opinion
Why David Petraeus's Affair Matters - TA opinion
The Siren and the Spook - NYT opinion
Petraeus’s Mysterious Fall - WP opinion
An Honorable Man’s Fatal Flaw - WP opinion
US Department of Defense
Obama Considers Kerry for Job of Defense Secretary - WP
Concern Grows Over Top Military Officers’ Ethics - NYT
Chairman Looks at Changes to US Global Footprint - AFPS
A Son Lost in Iraq, But Where is the Casualty Report? - ST
New York Gets $9.5M From Firm Over Soldier Debt Fraud - AP
United States
Obama, Congress Face Budget Showdown - VOA
Deficit Cutters Set their Sights on Pentagon's Budget - AP
Obama’s Cabinet: Who’s In, Who’s Out? - WP
States Petition to Secede From Union - CBS
US Election: Unhappy Americans Ask to Secede from US - BBC
US to Be World’s Top Oil Producer in 5 Years, Report Says - NYT
US to Overtake Saudi Arabia in Oil Production - Reuters
US Re-elected to UN Human Rights Council Seat - AP
Washington Steps Back From Policing Indian Lands As Crime Rises - NYT
Obama Vows to Improve US Veterans' Access to Education, Benefits - VOA
Prospects Improve for US Immigration Reform - VOA
Rethinking the ‘Just War,’ Part 1 - NYT opinion
Rethinking the ‘Just War,’ Part 2 - NYT opinion
United Kingdom
Radical Cleric Abu Qatada Wins Deportation Appeal - VOA
Abu Qatada Wins Appeal Against Deportation - AP
Vaz Urges Action Over Radical Cleric Qatada case - BBC
New IRA Faction Claims Northern Ireland Killing - AP
Scandal Sidelines More BBC Executives - WP
2 Executives Step Aside at BBC as Turmoil Deepens - NYT
New BBC Head Vows to 'Get a Grip' - BBC
Australia
Clinton Arrives in Australia for Defense Meetings - AP
Panetta Set to Visit Australia, Focus on Rotational Deployments - S&S
Australian Leader Orders National Inquiry Into Child Sex-Abuse Claims - WP
Africa
Heavy Casualties Reported in Ambush on Kenyan Police - VOA
Cattle Rustlers Kill Police Officers During Ambush in Kenya - NYT
More Kenyan Police Bodies Found - BBC
Sierra Leone Ritual Murder Fears Rise Ahead of Elections - VOA
Sierra Leone Leader Rebuts Corruption Charge Before Vote - Reuters
Guinea Promises to Continue Corruption Fight Despite Killing - VOA
Americas
New Strategies Needed in Drugs Fight: Mexico, Central America - Reuters
LatAm Leaders Call for Review of US Legal Pot Vote - AP
After Mexican Soldiers Become Outlaws - WP
25 Hurt in Colombia Attack Blamed on Rebels - AP
Former Lula Aide Jailed in Brazil - BBC
Former Brazilian Presidential Aide Gets 10 Years - NYT
Top Aide to Brazil's Lula Gets 10 Years for Corruption - Reuters
Brazil: 31 Dead Over Weekend in Sao Paulo - AP
Honduras: 5 Cops Allegedly Slain by Fellow Officer - AP
Argentina Seeks Ship Dispute Help - BBC
Nicaragua Begins Talks With IMF Over New Financial Aid Deal - Reuters
Asia / Pacific
Panetta Heads to Asia, As Administration Makes Strategic ‘Pivot’ - WP
Panetta’s Asia-Pacific Trip Seeks to Broaden Rebalance - AFPS
Dempsey Confers With Crucial Pacific Allies - AFPS
China Discusses Leadership Transition Online - VOA
Signs of Wrangling in China Over Top Military Post - NYT
China Warns Dalai Lama on Tibet - BBC
China Slams Dalai Lama; Tibetans Self-Immolate - AP
Dalai Lama Wants Thorough Probe Into Tibet Deaths - AP
2 More Tibetans Dead After Fiery Anti-China Protests - VOA
China: Beijing’s Velvet-Glove Security Force - WP
‘Social Risk’ Test Ordered By China for Big Projects - NYT
Satellite Imagery Shows N. Korea Missile Activity - AP
N. Korea Has Better Harvest But Faces Shortages - AP
UN Peacekeepers on Track to Leave East Timor - AP
Europe
European Austerity Protests Far From Revolution - Reuters
Putin Suggests Some Flexibility on Russia’s Anti-Dissent Laws - Reuters
Ukraine Opposition Warns Yanukovich, Vows to Free Tymoshenko - Reuters
Lenders View Greece's Austerity Favorably - VOA
Greece to Get 2 More Years but Delay to Bailout - AP
Greece's Far-Right Party Goes on the Offensive - Reuters
Dutch Coalition Revamps Unpopular Austerity Plan - AP
Dozens Arrested in Croatia Anti-Corruption Sweep - AP
Angry Turkish Secularists Plant Their Flag at Trial - NYT
South Asia
Afghanistan’s Karzai to Push for Investments During India Visit - VOA
Pakistan Accuses Afghans of Killing Civilians - AP