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Afghanistan
Differing Priorities Could Sabotage Security Agreement - WP
An Insider Attack: Trust Cost 2 Lives - AP
Bomb Blast in South Kills 2 NATO Troops - AP
New ISAF Commander Expected to Take Charge Early Next Year - WP
ISAF Operations Summary - AFPS
Life and War in Afghanistan - WP photo gallery
Syria
Syrian Army Weakening as Rebels Advance - WP
Amid Violence, School Hit, UN Says Food Shortages Worsen - NYT
Fighting Surges Around Syrian Capital of Damascus - AP
Mortar Attack on School Outside Damascus 'Kills 29' - BBC
Deadly Mortar Fire Hits Syrian School - WP
NATO to Deploy Defensive Missiles to Turkey - VOA
NATO Backs Defense Plan for Turkey - NYT
NATO Sets Plan to Send Patriot Missiles to Turkey - S&S
NATO Approves Turkey’s Request for Patriot Missiles - AFPS
NATO Approves Turkey Patriot Deployment - BBC
NATO: Patriots Do Not Open Door to Syria No-Fly Zone - WP
UN Chief Warns Syria's Assad on Chemical Weapons - AP
As Syria Unravels, Russia Tries to Bolster Future Position - VOA
Tough Times Ahead for 'Free' Syria - AT opinion
Egypt
Anti-Morsi Protests Continue in Egypt - VOA
Thousands of Egyptians Protest Plan for Charter - NYT
Clashes at Egypt anti-Morsi March - BBC
Egyptians Protest at Morsi’s Palace - WP
Egypt's Morsi Returns to Palace After Mass Rally - AP
Egypt's Mursi Back at Palace After Night of Protests - Reuters
Partnering With Egypt? - WP editorial
Mohammed Morsi's Big Mistake - FA opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Iran Claims Capture of US Drone - VOA
US Navy Denies Iran’s Claim to Have Captured Drone - NYT
Iran Claims US Drone Capture; US Navy Denies Loss - AP
Iran TV Shows 'Captured US Drone' - BBC
Her Demand Met, Imprisoned Iranian Ends Hunger Strike - NYT
UN Fears for Iran Hunger Striker - BBC
Palestinian War Crimes Case Faces Long Road - AP
EU Considers Response to Israeli Settlement Building Plans - Reuters
US Joins EU in Pressuring Israel to Reverse Settlement Plans - VOA
Palestinians to UN: Stop 2 Big Israeli Settlements - AP
1 Dead, 11 Hurt in 2nd Day of Lebanon Sectarian Clashes - Reuters
Young Kuwaitis Challenge Old Guard - WP
Tunisia: Tunis Islamists 'Assault Unions' - BBC
Arab Spring to Take Years to Improve Women's Rights - Reuters
World Bank: Arab World Hit Hard by Climate Change - AP
Iron Empires, Iron Fists, Iron Domes - NYT opinion
The End of Israel's 40-Year Peace with the Arabs - TNR opinion
Technology
The End of the Drone Is Nigh - TT opinion
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
Ex-Aide to Bin Laden, Vital Witness for US, Seeks Sentence - NYT
WikiLeaks
Manning Wants to Go to College, Maybe Run for Public Office - TWB
US Department of Defense
Senate Passes $631 Billion Defense Bill - AP
Panetta Thanks 'Miracle Workers' at Walter Reed in Bethesda - S&S
Military Trains a New Generation of Munitions Experts - NYT
New Judge Appointed in Fort Hood Shooting Case - AP
Leader Engagement Key to ‘Bridging Basics,’ Battaglia Says - AFPS
Officials Praise Nunn-Lugar Threat Reduction Program - AFPS
Defense Intelligence Office Marks 10 Years of Progress - AFPS
United States
White House: 'Fiscal Cliff' Talks Not Dead - VOA
Susan Rice and the Blame Game - WP opinion
The Rice Question - NYT opinion
Africa
Violence Increasing Against Displaced People in E. DR Congo - VOA
Mali Islamic Rebels Reject Terrorism, Agree to Work for National Unity - VOA
Mali Government, Islamists and Separatists Agree on Peace Talks - Reuters
African Leader Aims for Mali Mission in Early 2013 - AP
Mali in Direct Talks with Rebels - BBC
Nigeria's Islamist Extremists Grow More Dangerous - AP
Akufo-Addo Promises Ghana Strong Leadership - VOA
Ghana Police Outline Security Layout for Election - VOA
Americas
Brazil: Rio Arrests 63 Police in Corruption Crackdown - Reuters
Brazil: Dozens of Police Arrested in Rio - BBC
Man Chains Himself to US Embassy in Dominican Republic - Reuters
Asia / Pacific
Dispute Flares Over Energy in South China Sea - NYT
US Seeks Clarification of New China Sea Laws - Reuters
China, India Expand Navies, Regional Interests - VOA
How Crash Cover-Up Altered China’s Succession - NYT
US Army's Exercise in China: 'Very Good, Positive Engagements' - HAS
China's Leaders Pledge to Reduce Pomp and Ceremony - AP
China Investigates Top Provincial Official for Corruption - Reuters
For Mongolia, China's Too Close for Comfort - AP
N. Korea Ignores Warnings, Prepares Rocket Launch - VOA
Clinton Urges Wider Pressure on North Korea - AP
US Ambassador Says N. Korea Missile Launch Threatens Peace - S&S
S. Korea Uncovers New Fake Documents at Nuclear Plants - Reuters
Burma Activist Disappears Says Rights Group - VOA
Death Toll From Philippine Typhoon Passes 270 - AP
Philippines Typhoon Toll Rises - BBC
How Cities Can Save China - NYT opinion
Europe
EU Finance Chiefs Fail to Reach Regulation Pact - VOA
UK Chancellor Rules Out Economic 'Miracle Cure' - BBC
Germany Close to Ban on Far-Right Party - AP
Survey: Greece Seen as Most Corrupt in EU - AP
Ukraine PM Resigns Amid Economic Crisis - VOA
UN War Crimes Court Upholds Bosnian Serb Convictions - VOA
Bosnian Serb Convictions Upheld - BBC
Officials: Serbia's NATO Ambassador Leaps to Death - AP
South Asia
China, India Expand Navies, Regional Interests - VOA
India Vows to Protect S. China Sea Interests - VOA
Indian Official Starts Pulling Up Corruption’s Roots in Mumbai - NYT
International Olympic Committee Suspends India - VOA
IOC suspends India from Olympics - BBC