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Afghanistan
Senate Grills Nominee to Replace Allen as NATO, ISAF Commander - S&S
Dunford Foresees Some American Forces in Afghanistan after 2014 - WP
Afghan Command Nominee Vague on Troop Withdrawal Timetable - Reuters
US, Afghanistan Start Talking to Reach Security Pact - AP
Afghan Officials: Pakistan Frees Taliban Detainees - AP
Israel / Palestinians
UN Security Council Holds Emergency Meeting on Gaza Violence - VOA
Casualties Rise in Gaza Battle; Hamas Rockets Target Tel Aviv - NYT
Israel Mobilizes Troops as Hostilities Escalate - WSJ
Signs Mount of Possible Israeli Invasion of Gaza - AP
Israel's Military Begins Calling Up 16,000 Reservists - Reuters
15 Palestinians, 3 Israelis Killed in Intense Air Assaults - WP
IAF Hits 70 Gaza Targets After Rockets Trigger TA Sirens - JP
Hamas Targets Tel Aviv as Part of Rocket Barrage - AP
Israel Intensifies Gaza Air Strikes - VOA
Gaza Missiles Fired at Tel Aviv - BBC
Israel Warns of Escalation After Tel Aviv Missile Firing - Bloomberg
In Israeli Border Town, Rubble and Blood - NYT
UN Says Agency Teacher Killed in Gaza - AP
Egypt Torn Between Allies in Gaza and Treaty With Israel - NYT
US Urges Turkey, Egypt to Encourage Hamas to Deescalate - Reuters
Panetta: Gaza Violence Cause for Concern - VOA
Egypt Shows Support for Gaza Strip - WP
Egypt’s President Balances Hamas Against Israeli Peace - NYT
Gaza: Egypt Shows Support of Hamas - CSM
Egypt PM to Visit Gaza in Support of Hamas - Reuters
Israel to Hold Fire in Egypt Premier's Gaza Visit - AP
Fire Continues During Egypt PM Visit, Despite Ceasefire - Reuters
Iran Condemns Israeli Attack on Gaza Strip - AP
Israel and Hamas Battle on Social Media as Well - AP
Bolder Hamas Tests Alliances in a Shifting Arab World - NYT
Analysis: Israeli Gaza Offensive Looks to Be Brief - AP
Analysis: Hamas Trying to Restore Shattered Morale - JP
Israel's 'Pillar of Defense' Operation at a Glance - AP
Middle East Peace Takes a Beating - LAT editorial
Another War in Gaza? - WP opinion
Time for Mr. Obama to Earn His Peace Prize - WT editorial
Netanyahu's Extremely Risky Gamble - DS opinion
Next for Israel: Know When to Stop - TOI opinion
Will War in Gaza Inflame Arab Spring? - NP opinion
No One Can Win a War in Gaza - FP opinion
Syria
France Raises Issue of Arming Syrian Rebels - VOA
France Pushes Arming Syria Rebels - BBC
France Explores Idea of Arming Syrian Rebels - AP
Turkey Recognizes Syrian Opposition - VOA
Securing Chemical Arms in Syria a Vast Task, Pentagon Says - NYT
UK Charges 2nd Man With Taking Hostages in Syria - AP
The World’s Next Genocide - NYT opinion
Libya US Consulate Attack
US Congress Probes Libya Attack - VOA
Intelligence Committees See Film of Benghazi Attack - Reuters
CIA Deputy: Rice Got Initial Assessment on Libya - AP
Clinton to Testify on Benghazi Attack - WP
Clinton to Testify on Libya Attack - AP
Clinton 'to Testify on Benghazi' - BBC
Petraeus to Testify About Benghazi Attack - VOA
More Questions for Gen. Petraeus About Benghazi - WT opinion
Silencing General David Petraeus - WT opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Iran Ready to Ramp Up Nuke Program - AP
US Navy Rushes Robotic Tools to Clear Mines to Persian Gulf - NYT
Protests Over Gas Prices in Jordan Turn Deadly - NYT
'Gunman' Killed in Jordan Unrest - BBC
Jordan’s Opposition Vows to Hold More Protests - AP
Jordan Police Vow to Strike Those Who Stir Unrest - AP
Tunisian Held in US Embassy Attack Dies in Prison - AP
Tunisian Held Over U.S. Embassy Attack Dies in Hunger Strike - Reuters
US Department of Defense
GOP Senator Outlines $68 Billion in Defense Cuts - AP
Report Targets Military Pay, Benefits for Debt-Deal - S&S
Pentagon Opens Website in Propaganda War With Terrorists - AP
Panetta Orders Military Ethics Review - VOA
Panetta Orders Review of Ethics Training for Military Officers - NYT
Panetta Orders Review of US Military Leaders - WP
More 'Explicit' Details on Scandal as Panetta Orders Review of Ethics - S&S
MacDill AFB Checking its ‘Friends’ After Petraeus Affair - WT
On Thin Ice in the Arctic - LAT opinion
When the Strains of War Lead to Infidelity - WP opinion
Semper Fi, Honey? - NYT opinion
Central Intelligence Agency
Holder Defends FBI’s Handling of Petraeus Investigation - WP
Veteran FBI Agent Helped Start Petraeus E-Mail Inquiry - NYT
Petraeus and the Blackmail Myth - LAT opinion
United States
Petraeus Scandal Illustrates Fragility of Cyber Privacy - DPA
Paula Broadwell’s Drive and Resilience Hit Obstacles - WP
Africa
EU Group Endorses Mali Mission - BBC
France Urges Mali to Step Up Talks With Rebels - AP
M23 Rebels Clash with DR Congo Troops - VOA
DR Congo Fighting Near Goma City - BBC
Rebels Attack Villages in South Sudan, Deploy More Forces - Reuters
MRC Chairman Released From Kenya Prison - VOA
Ebola Claims 2 New Victims in Uganda - VOA
South African Platinum Miners End Strike - VOA
Americas
Mexico Lawmakers Submit Plans to Overhaul Police, Fight Graft - Reuters
Mexico's Top Anti-Drug Prosecutor Resigns - AP
Mexico Lawmaker Introduces Bill to Legalize Marijuana - Reuters
Colombian Rebels Want Constitutional Assembly After Peace Deal - Reuters
Three Held Over Colombia Killings - BBC
Asia / Pacific
Xi Confirmed as China's New Leader - VOA
Changing of the Guard in China - WP
China Unveils New Leaders - LAT
China Anoints Xi as New Leader - BBC
China Names Conservative, Older Leadership - Reuters
China’s New Leader Given Broad Powers - AP
China's Military Pledges Loyalty to New Leader Xi - AP
China's New Party Leader Eschews Predecessors' Rhetoric - LAT
What Will China’s Leadership Team Do? - WP
Promise to Tackle China’s Problems, Few Hints of Shift in Path - NYT
China's New Leaders Could Have Reform Thrust Upon Them - Reuters
2 Tibetans Self-Immolate in Restive West China - AP
Japan on Course for Sixth PM in Seven Years - Reuters
Japan: Okinawa Legislators Protest US Military Incidents - AP
US Expands Counter-terror Training in Cambodia - WP
Panetta in Cambodia for Talks on US-Asia Security - AP
US, Thailand Ink Agreement Focused on Security, Stability - S&S
Philippine Muslim Militant Leader on FBI's Most Wanted List - DPA
Burma Stop Expected to Highlight Obama Asia Tour - VOA
Obama Aides: Burma Visit Not a 'Victory' Lap - AP
Burma Issues Prisoner Amnesty Ahead of Obama Visit - VOA
Burma Prisoner Release Criticized - BBC
Burmese University, Awaiting Obama, Patches Over a Long Neglect - NYT
A Chinese Status Quo - WP opinion
Europe
Another Recession Hits Eurozone - VOA
NATO Welcomes Nordic Air Surveillance of Iceland - AP
Multinational Airlift Wing Reaches 'Full Operational Capability' - S&S
France Tells Germany It Will Slash Deficit - AP
Greeks Pelt German Diplomat in Austerity Protest - NYT
Britain and Spain Trade Blows Over Gibraltar - Reuters
South Asia
A Pakistani Lawyer Takes on the Army and Pays in Bruises - NYT
Pakistani Soldier First Executed in Four Years - BBC