Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
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BBC - CNN World - CSM World - LAT World - NYT World - WP World - VOA
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Afghanistan
US, Afghanistan Hold Talks on Troop Jurisdiction - LAT
France Says Afghan Officials to Meet Taliban Near Paris - Reuters
Blast Hits US Compound in Afghan Capital - AP
Blast in Afghan Capital Kills One, Wounds 15 - Reuters
Afghanistan Mine Kills 10 Girls - BBC
Blast Kills 10 Afghan Girls Collecting Firewood - Reuters
Big Decision on Afghanistan - NYT editorial
Syria
Danger Rising that Extremists Could Seize Chemical Weapons - WP
Syrian Vice President: Both Sides Losing in War - AP
Syrian Warplanes Bomb Palestinian Camp in Damascus - VOA
Syrian Airstrike Kills Palestinian Refugees and Costs Assad Support - NYT
Damascus Refugee Camp 'Attacked' - BBC
UN Chief Alarmed by Escalating Violence in Syria - Reuters
Syrian VP Says Neither Side Can Win War - Reuters
Egypt
First Round of Voting Spurs Dispute in Egypt - NYT
Egyptians Appear to Support Draft Constitution - WP
Egypt Referendum Count Under Way - BBC
Egypt's Islamists Aim to Build on Constitution Vote - Reuters
Egyptian Rights Groups Ask for Referendum 'Restage' - VOA
Egypt: Next India or Next Pakistan? - NYT opinion
Muslim Brothers vs. the Liberal Street - Newsweek opinion
In Egypt, the Elite vs. the Unwashed - TS opinion
Middle East
Iran Says It Got 2 More US Drones in Past Missions - AP
Iran Media: Son of Ex-President Released on Bail - AP
Fort Bragg Troops Look Back on Role in Iraq War - FO
Iraq Attacks Kill at Least Nine - BBC
Blast Kills 5 in Disputed Area in Northern Iraq - AP
Israel’s Foreign Minister Steps Down, Predicts Comeback - WP
Blast Shakes Lebanese Border Town Near Israel - Reuters
Kuwaiti Protesters Blocked From Rallying Outside Parliament - NYT
Libya 'to Shut Southern Borders' - BBC
Is Iron Dome Anti-Peace? - JP opinion
Where's the Outrage Against Hamas? - MH opinion
US Department of Defense
Pentagon Front-Runner Has Strong Obama Ties - AP
United States
Killing of US School Children Sparks Gun Control Discussion - VOA
‘These Tragedies Must End,’ Obama Says - NYT
High Court Fight Looms Over Right to Carry a Gun - AP
Obama Expected to Name Kerry as Secretary of State - NYT
On Foreign Policy, Kerry is Obama's Good Soldier - AP
Workers Say Charity Gave Little Money to Veterans - AP
United Kingdom
‘Fiscal Cliff’? Britain Has Already Jumped - WP
Africa
S. Africa's Zuma Vows Change at Party Conference - VOA
Leadership Meeting in S. Africa Confronts Bitter ANC Divisions - NYT
South Arica: Zuma Opens Key ANC Congress - BBC
S. Africa: COSATU Pressures ANC to Better Working Conditions - VOA
South Africa Police Foil ANC Meeting Bomb Plot - Reuters
Troops Mass in Fought-Over City, Raising Fear of New Violence in Congo - NYT
'Refugee Numbers Up' in DR Congo - BBC
Kenya: Nairobi Hit by Grenade Attack - BBC
South Africa Since Mandela - NYT opinion
Americas
Colombia, Rebels Hope Rising Trust Can Yield Peace - AP
Venezuela: Chavez Party Extends Poll Wins - BBC
Chávez Party Wins Venezuela Vote Amid Uncertainty - NYT
Chavez Allies Sweep Venezuela Vote, But Capriles Holds Seat - Reuters
Chavez Allies Sweep Venezuela Gubernatorial Vote - AP
Chavez's Cancer May Put Venezuela Devaluation on Hold - Reuters
Charges Filed in Paraguay Clash - BBC
Paraguay Farmers Charged Over Land Killings - AP
Asia / Pacific
Pacific Troops Play Santa in World’s Longest-Running Humanitarian Mission - S&S
Japan's Governing Party Resoundingly Ousted in Shift to Right - VOA
Opposition Takes Japanese Parliament - WP
Japan Election Returns Power to Old Guard - NYT
Japan's Next PM Piles Pressure on BOJ, Vows to Resolve China Row - Reuters
After Landslide, Abe Says Japan Has Difficult Road - AP
Japan's Next PM Abe Must Deliver on Economy, Cope With China - Reuters
Japan's Abe Warns on Road Ahead - BBC
Chinese Bloggers Blast Japan Poll; Gov't Does Not - AP
China Plans on Continuity in Economic Policy in 2013 - NYT
Chinese Leaders Promise Reform, Spending if Needed - AP
North Koreans Mark Kim Jong-il Death - BBC
North Koreans Mourn Kim Jong Il 1 Year Later - AP
Aid Workers May Have Been Target in Philippines - AP
Burma Health Care Broken Under Military Rule - AP
Europe
US Navy, Air Force in Europe Retain Four-Stars - S&S
Russia Opens New Investigation into Opposition Leader - VOA
For Spaniards, Having a Job No Longer Guarantees a Paycheck - NYT
Russia: Putin Turns Back Clock - WP opinion
South Asia
Pakistan Battles Militants Following Airport Attack - VOA
Car Bomb Kills 17 People in Market in Pakistan - AP
Deadly Attack on Pakistan Market - BBC
Why India Will Displace China - Bloomberg opinion