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Afghanistan
Workshop: Identifying Behavior Cues Before an Insider Attack - S&S
Afghan Police: Suicide Bomber Misses NATO, Kills 5 - AP
ISAF Operations Summary - AFPS
Syria
Activists: Twin Car Bombs Kill 8 in Syria's Golan - AP
UK Man Arrested in Syria Terror Probe - BBC
Assad's Mother Has Fled Syria, US Ambassador Claims - TT
Mali
West African Forces Join French in Mali, Rebel Group Splits - VOA
Faction Splits From Islamist Group in Northern Mali - NYT
Under French Pressure, Key Mali Rebel Group Splits - AP
Mali Army Probes Executions Claim - BBC
Mali Gov't Warns Soldiers Amid Killings Reports - AP
Colonial Ties Cloud Debate Over French Intervention in Mali - VOA
France’s Harsh Dose of Reality in Mali - WP
Malian Army Is Proving No Match for Militants - NYT
Africom Commander Addresses Concerns, Potential Solutions in Mali - AFPS
Good Reasons to Fight Al-Qaeda in Mali - GP opinion
Time for the US to Go to War in Mali - USAT opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Kerry: Iran Must Comply With Nuclear Inspections - VOA
Turkey Aids Iran Through Gold Trade - VOA
Kerry Hopes to Revive Israeli-Palestinian Talks - VOA
Kerry Eyes Mid-East Talks Revival - BBC
Ultra-Orthodox Parties in Tight Spot After Israel Election - VOA
Hamas to Establish Military Academy for Gaza Children - AP
Tribal Movement Wins Jordan Vote - VOA
Loyalists Set to Top Jordan Poll - BBC
Islamists Win Seats in Jordan’s Parliament - AP
Three Killed During Clashes With Iraqi Army in Falluja - Reuters
Egypt: Violence in Tahrir Square on Anniversary of Mubarak's Fall - TT
Violence Flares on Anniversary of Egypt Uprising - Reuters
Egypt Opposition to Rally on Revolution Anniversary - BBC
Egyptian Youths Ready for Another Revolution - WT
2 Years after Egypt’s Revolution, Life Goes On for Mubarak’s Cronies - WP
Europe Urges Citizens to Leave Libya's Benghazi - Reuters
Libya: Dutch, Britons, Germans Warned to Leave Benghazi - AP
Libya: Britons Urged to Leave Benghazi - BBC
Libya's Silence on Oil Deals a Setback for Transparency - Reuters
America's Saudi Arabia Problem - FP opinion
Scent of ‘Germ’ Warfare Raises Fear in the Mideast - WT opinion
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
UN to Investigate Drone Attacks - VOA
UN Panel to Investigate Rise in Drone Strikes - NYT
UN Inquiry Into Drone Killings - BBC
UN Expert Investigates US Drone Killings - AP
UK’s Cameron Outlines Anti-Terrorism Strategy - VOA
Yemen: Arabian al-Qaida's Number 2 is Dead - VOA
No. 2 Leader of Al Qaeda in Yemen Is Killed - NYT
Al-Qaeda Leader 'Dies in Yemen' - BBC
Al-Qaida's No. 2 in Yemen Succumbs to Wounds - AP
Pakistani-American Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison for Terrorism - VOA
Businessman Gets 35 Years For Role in ’08 Mumbai Attacks - WP
India: 35-Year Term Not Enough for Mumbai Plotter - AP
Feds: Ex-CIA Officer Was Leaker, Not Whistleblower - AP
Drones Bring Perpetual War to America - FP opinion
US Department of Defense
Navy Chief Calls for Sharp Spending Cuts - WT
Panetta: DOD ‘Ready’ Against North Korea, Africa Threats - AFPS
Pentagon Lifts Ban on Combat Duty for Women - VOA
Tough Road Ahead to Move Women Into Combat Roles - WT
Panetta: Joint Chiefs Unanimous on Dropping Ban on Women in Combat - S&S
Military Chiefs’ Personal Encounters Influenced Lifting Women’s Combat Ban - NYT
Afghan Bombing Helped Shape Panetta's Views on Women in War - Reuters
Pentagon to Move ‘Expeditiously’ to Lift Ban on Women in Combat Roles - WP
Defense Department Expands Women’s Combat Role - AFPS
Obama Praises DOD for Removing Women’s Combat Exclusion - AFPS
Combat Integration Opportunity to Make Services Better, Leaders Say - S&S
Dempsey: Allowing Women in Combat Strengthens Joint Force - AFPS
When the Bullets Flew, ‘They Didn’t Care That I Was a Woman’ - NYT
USS Guardian Likely to Remain Stuck for a Couple More Weeks - S&S
Newly Cleared Gen. Allen Remains Candidate to Lead NATO - S&S
Fort Hood Shooting Suspect Wants Death Penalty Out - AP
“The Generals”: Blunt Critique of Army’s Leadership Culture - S&S book review
Women in the Battlefield - NYT editorial
A View From the Infantry - WT opinion
Casting a Shadow of Doubt on Female Fighters - WT opinion
Lynch: Women in Combat ‘Good News’ - WT opinion
United States
Kerry Testifies at Senate Confirmation Hearing - VOA
At Confirmation Hearing, Kerry Offers Pragmatic Views of World - WP
Kerry Links Economics to Foreign Policy - NYT
Kerry Tackles Questions on Iran, Syria, Hagel - AP
In Desert Outposts, Border Agents Keep Watch - NYT
US Lawmakers Unveil New Gun Control Bill - VOA
Senator Unveils Bill to Limit Semiautomatic Arms - NYT
More Answers Needed from John Kerry - USN&WR opinion
What Hillary's Farewell Letter Should Say - DS opinion
You Too Can Write a Foreign Policy Speech - Atlantic opinion
Spreading Gun Hysteria - WT opinion
United Kingdom
Britain Could Be on Path to EU Exit - VOA
Britain’s PM Defends Decision to Seek Vote on EU - NYT
Cameron Outlines Anti-Terrorism Strategy - VOA
Cameron Guts European Power - Guardian opinion
Africa
Africom’s Fast-Reaction Force Ready to Go from Colorado - WT
Africom Works to ‘Go Far’ With Partners, General Says - AFPS
UN Plans to Use Spy Drones Over Eastern Congo - AP
Somalia: Al-Shabab Threatens to Kill Kenyan Hostages - VOA
Zimbabwe Orders Diamond Fraud Probe as Election Looms - Reuters
Zambia Opposition Leader Denies Party Violence - VOA
Americas
Colombia Peace Talks Take a Break, No Major Advances Reported - Reuters
Colombia: FARC Says Peace Talks Accelerating - BBC
Absent but Omnipresent, Venezuela’s Chavez a Powerful Symbol - AP
Cuba Confirms High-Speed Internet - BBC
Mexican Drug Boss Sentenced to Seven Years in US Prison - Reuters
Mexico's Legal Soul Search After Frenchwoman Freed - AP
Human Rights Failures in Mexico - WP opinion
Asia / Pacific
Analysts: North Korea Serious About New Nuclear Test - VOA
China Urges Resumption of Six-Party Talks on North Korea - VOA
Kim Threat Shows No Change in North Korea - WT
US: North Korea Nuke Test Plan 'Provocative' - AP
North Korea Warns South Over UN Sanctions - BBC
North Korea Turns Its Ire on the South - NYT
Envoy: South Korea's Park Open to Dialogue with North Korea - AP
What's the Threat? North Korean Rhetoric, Reality - AP
North Korea's Secret Prison Camps Exposed by Google - TT
Experts Suggest South Korea Fortify Economic Ties with China - S&S
UN to Consider Validity of China's Claim Over Disputed Islands - Reuters
China, Japan Move to Cool Down Territorial Dispute - Reuters
Japan Gives Letter to China's Xi in Island Dispute - AP
China Arrests Tibetan in New Tactic Against Self-Immolation - VOA
Chinese Graduates Say No Thanks to Factory Jobs - NYT
Trial of China's Bo Xilai Opens Next Week - Reuters
10 More China Officials Sacked in Sex Tape Scandal - AP
Philippines Aims to Drill in South China Sea - VOA
US Envoy Apologizes for Ship’s Grounding in Philippine Coral Reef - NYT
The Five Stages of North Korean Provocation - WP opinion
Europe
Russia: 12 Suspected Militants Killed in Chechnya - AP
Ukraine Signs $10 Billion Shale Gas Deal with Shell - VOA
Turkey Approves Court Reform, Addressing Kurdish Demand - Reuters
Europe, Beware of Islamist Backlash - Commentator opinion
South Asia
Pakistan Holds Hundreds Without Charge Under Controversial Law - VOA
Murder in Pakistan Sparks Anger at Country's Elite - AP
Pakistan’s Premier Intervenes in Fire Inquiry - NYT
India Rape Trial Starts With Renewed Ban on Media Coverage - NYT
Indian Women Given Kitchen Knives, Chili to Fend Off Rapists - Reuters
India’s Next Revolution - NYT opinion