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Afghanistan
US Commanders Give Upbeat War Effort Reviews - AP
Afghanistan: Foreign Troops Should Leave Villages - AP
Envoy Reflects on Taliban, Pakistan Experiences - AFPS
Syria
EU Vows More Pressure on Assad's 'Illegitimate Regime' - Bloomberg
Russia Looks Ahead to a Post-Assad Syria - VOA
Russia's Syria Stance 'Unchanged' - BBC
Russia Seeks to Retain Influence Over Syria if Assad Falls - VOA
US Surveillance Caught Syria’s Chemical Weapons Prep - DR
NATO Says Syrian Scuds Hit 'Near' Turkey - Reuters
As Syrian Rebels Close in, Assad Has Cards to Play - AP
Syrian Rebel Lays Out Hostage Demands, as Case Sullies a Cause - NYT
Syrian Refugees Face Bleak Winter - VOA
Did Russia Just Throw Assad Under the Bus? - FP opinion
Russia's Syria Debacle - Time opinion
US Tries to Keep Islamists Out in Syria - TG opinion
Assad's Playbook Is Now Empty - TA opinion
Obama's Unmitigated Syria Disaster - FP opinion
Please, Don't Intervene in Syria - TNR opinion
Egypt
Egyptians Vote on Constitution - BBC
Egyptians Vote on Islamist-Backed Constitution - AP
Egyptians Vote on Divisive Constitution - Reuters
Vote May Bring New Constitution, But Calm is Unlikely - WP
Egypt Faces Divisive Choice Over Political Future - Reuters
Tempers Rise Ahead of Vote on Egypt Charter - AP
Obama Walks a Fine Line With Egyptian President - NYT
Highlights From Egypt's Draft Constitution - AP
Basic Facts on Egypt's Constitution Referendum - AP
Key Events in Egypt's Revolution and Transition - AP
Can Mohamed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood Be Trusted? - TNY opinion
Iran
New Nuclear Talks with Iran Possible - WP
UN Nuke Agency: Progress on Iran Nuclear Program - AP
UN Agency Expects Deal Soon on Iran Nuclear Probe - Reuters
Iran Negotiator Says Not Optimistic on Nuclear Talks With West - Reuters
Iran Election Laws Under Debate - WP
Middle East / North Africa
Iraq-Kurd Deal Offers Hope, but Challenges Remain - AP
Thousands of Hamas Supporters Rally in West Bank - VOA
Thousands Attend Hamas Rally in West Bank’s Hebron - BBC
Israeli Foreign Minister Quits After Indictment - VOA
Hard-Line Israeli Foreign Minister Resigns - NYT
Israeli Foreign Minister Resigns - BBC
Calvalley Shuts Oil Well in Yemen After Explosion - Reuters
Thousands Mourn Leader of Morocco's Main Opposition Group - Reuters
Tunisia: Ben Ali Relative Arrested - BBC
Tunisia a Better Model for Arab Spring - TN opinion
NATO
Panetta Signs Order to Deploy 400 US Personnel to Turkey - AFPS
Panetta Orders Deployment of US Antimissile Units in Turkey - NYT
US, NATO Sending Two Patriot Missile Batteries to Turkey - S&S
US to Man Patriot Missiles Near Syria - WP
German Parliament Approves Patriots for Turkey - AP
US Department of Defense
Dempsey Warns of Sequestration’s Potential Impact - AFPS
More Effort Needed to Counter IEDs, General Says - AFPS
Study: Wind Blew Deadly Gas to US Troops in Gulf War - USAT
Battaglia Urges Senior Enlisted Leaders to 'Bridge the Gap' - AFPS
United States
26 Dead in Connecticut School Shooting - VOA
Gunman Massacres 20 Children at School in Connecticut - NYT
‘Gunshots and then Silence’ - WP
'Why? Why?': 26 Dead in Elementary School Massacre - CNN
Gunman Kills 26 at Conn. School, Commits Suicide - AP
Obama: 'Our Hearts Are Broken Today' - VOA
Obama Plea After School Shooting - BBC
Obama Faces Calls for Action After Connecticut Shootings - VOA
Obama’s Cautious Call for Action Sets Stage to Revive Gun Debate - NYT
Internal Pressures Complicate 'Fiscal Cliff' Talks - VOA
CIA Director Reacts to Report Critical of Detainee Interrogations - NYT
Susan Rice’s Worst Week, Again - WP opinion
United Kingdom
Hacker McKinnon Will Not Face UK Charges - BBC
UK Police Say they Won't Charge Hacker - AP
Canada
Canada Cracks Down on 'Fake' Refugees From European Union - Reuters
Africa
'Refugee Numbers Up' in DR Congo - BBC
Mali Intervention Refugee Fears - BBC
S. Africa: Critical Decisions Coming at ANC Leadership Conference - VOA
Ramaphosa Re-enters S. Africa Politics - WP
S. Africa: Spokesman Denies Mandela Hospital Discharge - VOA
Car Bomb Kills Two in Somali Capital - Reuters
Americas
Colombian General Sentenced in the US - BBC
Venezuela: With Chavez Stricken, Elections Become Crucial - AP
Chavez Recovery 'Satisfactory' - BBC
Chavez Recovering After Surgery, Venezuela Government Says - AP
With Chavez Sidelined, Opposition Tests Strength in Venezuela Polls - Reuters
Some Venezuelans See 'Chavismo' Struggles Brewing - AP
Venezuela Furious at Obama's Comments on Ailing Chavez - Reuters
Factbox: Venezuelan Opposition Leader Henrique Capriles - Reuters
Brazil Leader's Popularity Hits High Despite Stalled Economy - Reuters
Guantanamo Says Goodbye to Last Cuban 'Commuters' - AP
Jailed Spaniard May Leave Cuba - BBC
US Govt Study: Haiti Apparel Industry Is Growing - AP
Cayman Premier 'Will Not Resign' - BBC
Defiant Leader of Cayman Islands Under Pressure to Resign - Reuters
Chavez Gone, Who's Running Venezuela? - LAT opinion
Asia / Pacific
Japan Set for General Election - BBC
A Discontented Japan Set to Vote - WP
A Political Pendulum in a Disgruntled Japan - NYT
Final Campaign Push a Day Before Japanese Vote - AP
China’s Communist Party Chief Acts to Bolster Military - NYT
China Defends Flight Over Disputed Islands - VOA
China Submits Islands Row to UN - BBC
Opposition to Labor Camps Widens in China - NYT
South Korea Analyzing North's Rocket Debris - VOA
Boat Carrying 3 North Koreans Drifts South - AP
Thailand Urged to Extend Migrant Worker Deadline - VOA
North Korea, Never Changing - WP opinion
Will China Finally Rethink North Korea? - CNN opinion
Japan’s Model Still Works - WP opinion
Europe
Deeper Eurozone Union 'Agreed' - BBC
After Fighting Markets, Europe Now Prefers Working With Them - NYT
Obama Signs Russia Trade and Human Rights Bill - VOA
Bill Retaliating Against US Moves Ahead in Russia - AP
Russia Retaliates Against US Rights Legislation - Reuters
US Pro-Democracy Groups Pulling Out of Russia - Reuters
Russia Opens New Investigation into Opposition Leader - VOA
Russia Opens New Inquiry Targeting an Activist - NYT
Russia Rejects Blame in Death of Ex-Spy Litvinenko - Reuters
Germany: Prosecutors See Islamist Link in Station Bomb - AP
Germany Suspects Islamist Link in Foiled Bomb Attack - Reuters
New Move to Ban German Far Right - BBC
German Lawmakers Seek to Ban Far-Right Party - NYT
Italy's Left Says Monti Run 'Morally Questionable' - Reuters
Portugal Tired of Playing by EU Rules - WP
A Step Forward in the Euro Crisis - NYT editorial
Russia: Imagining Moscow on a Human Scale - WP opinion
Italy’s Monti Could Throw Europe into Chaos - AP opinion
South Asia
Interior Minister Malik Hails India-Pakistan Ties - BBC
India and Pakistan Seal Accord to Ease Visa Restrictions - Reuters
Rivals India, Pakistan to Make Travel Easier - AP
Threat to Pakistan Church School - BBC
Envoy Reflects on Taliban, Pakistan Experiences - AFPS