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Afghanistan
Afghan Probe Into Bank Scandal Plagued by Interference - WP
Afghan Politics Hampers Kabul Bank Collapse Investigation - AP
At the Mercy of Afghanistan's Warlords - BBC
An Ending: US Closes Forward Operating Base Tillman - WP
Special US Envoy to Afghanistan, Pakistan Steps Down - VOA
Marc Grossman Resigning Afghan-Pakistan Post - WP
Pentagon Moving Quickly on Allen-Kelley Investigation - S&S
Afghan Women: Caught Between Modernity, Tradition - WP
Afghan Girl's Beheading: Two Arrested in Kunduz Province - BBC
ISAF Operations Summary - AFPS
Syria
US Weighs Bolder Effort to Intervene in Syria’s Conflict - NYT
Explosions in Damascus Kill At Least 34 - VOA
Two Car Bombs Kill 45 in Syrian Capital - WP
As Opposition Coalition Meets, More Violence Kills Dozens - NYT
Deadly Blasts Shake Damascus Suburb - BBC
Twin Car Bombs Near Damascus Kill 34 - AP
Rebels’ Arsenal Has Up to 40 Antiaircraft Missile Systems - WP
NATO Visits Turkey to Look at Possible Patriot Missile Sites - AP
Clashes Between Syrian Kurds, Rebels Worry Turkey - VOA
Clashes Between Arab Rebels, Kurds Complicate Opposition Effort - WP
Syrian War Clouds Turkish Plan to Clear Land Mines - AP
Syrian Govt Finds Rare Friends in Latin America - AP
Israel / Palestinians
UN Poised to Offer Palestinians ‘Non-Member Observer’ Status - WP
Palestinians Certain to Win Recognition as a State - AP
US, Israel Look to Limit Impact of UN Vote on Palestinian Authority - NYT
Palestinians Hope to Gain Leverage From UN Bid - AP
Palestinians Say UN Bid is Last-Ditch Peace Effort - AP
Support Mounting for Upgraded UN Status for Palestinians - VOA
Strong European Support for Palestinian Statehood Move - Reuters
Palestinian Vote: UK May Abstain - BBC
Germany to Abstain in UN Vote on Palestinian Status - Reuters
Hamas Chief Revives Talk of Reuniting With PLO - NYT
Despite Ceasefire, Israel-Gaza War Continues Online - DR
Israel Seizes 2 Gaza Boats Near New Offshore Limit - NYT
The Palestinians’ UN Bid - NYT editorial
After the UN Vote - WP editorial
Hamas Wins the Media War - WP opinion
Egypt
Opponents Blame Muslim Brotherhood for Leader's 'Overreach' - VOA
Egypt Crisis Raises Fears of 'Second Revolution' - AP
Egypt Now Risking a Constitutional Crisis - WP
Panel Drafting Egypt’s Constitution Vows Quick Finish - NYT
Egyptian Courts Intensify Resistance to President - WP
Egypt Courts in anti-Mursi Strike - BBC
President Morsi Holds Forth on ‘Planet of the Apes’ - WP
US Embassy in Cairo Goes Rogue on Twitter - WP
How U.S. Can Shape 'New' Egypt - LAT opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Iran: Uranium Enrichment to Be Speeded Up - AP
Iran: New Submarines and Warships, Says Self-Sufficiency in Defense - WP
US Overseeing Mysterious Construction Project in Israel - WP
Two Bombs Kill 28 People in Iraq Shi'ite Cities - Reuters
Car Bomb Kills 6 South of Iraqi Capital - AP
UK and Kuwait to Announce Security Partnership - BBC
‘The Conundrum that is Qatar’ - WP
Saudi Arabia Diplomat Shot Dead in Yemen - VOA
Saudi Arabia Diplomat Shot Dead in Yemen - WP
Gunmen in Yemen Kill Saudi Arabia Army Officer - AP
Yemen Offers Reward to Catch Killers of Saudi Diplomat - Reuters
Saudi Arabia King Health Fears Calmed After Back Operation - BBC
Saudi Arabia King Seen on TV Amid Health Questions - AP
Libya: Benghazi Violence Beyond Control of City’s Powerful Militias - NYT
Protesters Shut Down Western Libya's Main Oil Refinery - Reuters
Tunisians Wounded in Job Clashes - BBC
Algeria Hopes Voter Apathy Won't Spoil Local Elections - Reuters
UN Envoy: No Settlement in Sight for W. Sahara - AP
Libya US Consulate Attack Fallout
Fight Over Susan Rice Holds Political Risks for White House - WP
Senate Dems Rally for Rice Against GOP Opposition - AP
Moderate Republican Senator Expresses Concerns About Rice - WP
Big Issues Are Lost in Focus on Libya Talking Points - NYT analysis
The Ridiculous Attack on Susan Rice - Slate opinion
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
Judicial Watch Obtains Records Detailing Assassination of US Terrorist - JW
Family of Yemeni Killed by US Drone Wonder Why Not Taken Alive - McClatchy
Terror Plotter Jose Padilla Wins Resentence Delay - AP
Russia: Red Square Bomb Plotter Gets 15 Years in Jail - AP
Investigators Said to Question How Detainee Died of Overdose - NYT
WikiLeaks
WikiLeaks Suspect Expected to Testify - WP
US Department of Defense
Winnefeld Discusses Defense Strategy, Budget Link - AFPS
Costliest Jet, Years in Making, Sees the Enemy: Budget Cuts - NYT
New Drone Loaded on Aircraft Carrier for Next Phase of Testing - LAT
Pentagon Leaders Testing New Decision-Making Process - DN
In Suicide Epidemic, Military Wrestles with Prosecuting Troops - McClatchy
Women Already Proven in Combat, Lawsuit Says - S&S
Battaglia Discusses Resilience Program at Air Force Event - AFPS
Tomodachi Registry Monitors Japan-posted Troops, Families - AFPS
Summit Will Look at Servicemembers' Misbehavior in Japan - S&S
The Commander in Chief - UPI opinion
United States
US Corporate Chiefs Seeking Deal on 'Fiscal Cliff' - VOA
Senate Amendment Allows More Marines at US Consulates, Embassies - TH
Lawmakers Angry Over Elusive VA Spending Data - S&S
US Dominates List of ‘500 Most Influential Muslims’ - WP
The Double Standard in Sex Scandals - WP opinion
United Kingdom
Blair Urges Britain to Retain Place in European Union - NYT
BP Temporarily Banned From New US Contracts - BBC
Day of Reckoning for Cameron and British Press - Reuters
A Look at Scandals Involving UK Media - AP
Africa
DR Congo Government Accuses M23 of Scores of Murders - VOA
DR Congo M23 Rebels 'Will Leave Goma' - BBC
Congo Rebels, Facing Ultimatum, Begin Retreat From Seized Land - NYT
Congo Rebels Begin Slow Retreat From Masisi - AP
Congo Rebels Keep Hold on Towns They Pledged to Leave - Reuters
Uncertainty Takes Toll on Civilians in Eastern DR Congo - VOA
UN Threatens Sanctions Against DR Congo Rebels - AP
Battle in Eastern DR Congo - WP photo gallery
UN Chief Recommends 'Offensive Military Operation' in Mali - Reuters
Ethiopia Promises Support to Rebuild Somalia - VOA
Why Charcoal May Endanger Somalia's Hope for Peace - Time
Ivory Coast Has New Cabinet, Security Challenges Remain - VOA
Americas
Syrian Govt Finds Rare Friends in Latin America - AP
Colombia Pulls Out of World Court - BBC
Venezuela Judge on Trial Refuses to Enter Court - AP
Brazil's Congressional Cash-For-Votes Trial Ends - AP
Argentina 'Dirty War' Case Begins - BBC
Bolivian Prosecutor: American's Probe Still Open - AP
American Held in Cuba Takes Aim at Impasse - NYT
Asia / Pacific
US Declines to Label China Currency Manipulator - VOA
China: A Party’s Over, but Nostalgia Lingers - NYT
China: New Chongqing Scandal as Past Victims Await Redress - WP
Chinese Police Plan to Board Ships in Disputed Seas - Reuters
Young Tibetan Dies by Self-Immolation in China Protest - VOA
Tibetan Protests Against Chinese Rule in New Phase - AP
Philippines Will Not Stamp New Chinese Passport - AP
How China's State Newspaper Got Fooled' by The Onion - WP
North Korea Joke Slips Over China's Great Firewall - AP
N. Korea Speculation Overshadows S. Korean Rocket - AP
Sources: North Korea Replaces Defense Minister - AP
Japan's New Restoration Party Seeks More Defense Spending - Reuters
US Suspends Embassy Account on Vietnam Website - AP
Burmese Copper Mine Protest Grows - VOA
Burma Cracks Down on Mine Protest; Dozens Hurt - AP
Japan’s Nuclear Mistake - NYT opinion
How China's State Newspaper Got Fooled' by The Onion - WP opinion
Europe
Russia Hopes Climate Change Maximizes Arctic Shipping - VOA
Russia’s Putin Set to Visit Turkey After Break in Travel - AP
Debt Deal Marks 'New Day' for Greece - VOA
Italy Bracing for Transportation Strike - AP
UN Court to Deliver Judgment in Kosovo Retrial - AP
Spat with Neighbors Sours Albanian Century Party - AP
South Asia
Special US Envoy to Afghanistan, Pakistan Steps Down - VOA
Marc Grossman Resigning Afghan-Pakistan Post - WP
Pakistan's Courts Push to Limit Media Criticism - VOA
A Not-So-Firm Deadline on a New Government in Nepal - NYT
Police Arrest Bangladesh Factory Officials - VOA
Bangladesh Fire Protests Rage, Supervisors Arrested - Reuters
Disney, Wal-Mart, Sears Used Bangladesh Factory in Fire - AP