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Afghanistan
Karzai: Afghan Government Should Lead Peace Talks - AP
ISAF Operations Summary - AFPS
Mali
Timbuktu Retaken, France Signals Plans to Pull Back in Mali - NYT
In Mali Conflict, Jihadists Play Star Role - WP
US Official: Mali Intervention 'Could Take Years' - AP
French Forces Seize Control Outside Timbuktu - VOA
French-Led Troops Enter Timbuktu - BBC
France: Mali Military Enters Town of Timbuktu - AP
Italy Backs Off on Military Assistance in Mali - AP
Modern France At War - Flickr slideshow
Syria
Israel Warns of Possible Pre-emptive Chemical Weapons Strike in Syria - AP
UN Envoy to Syria Expected to Deliver Bleak Assessment of Situation - WP
Russia 'Never Supported' Syrian Government - VOA
France Urges Syrian Opposition to Stop Extremists - AP
Syrian Troops Battle Rebels in Oil-Rich East - AP
Consequences of US Inaction in Syria are Clear - WP editorial
Egypt
Protests Grow on Fifth Day of Unrest in Egypt - NYT
More Clashes in Egypt Despite State of Emergency - VOA
Egypt in Show of Defiance Against Islamist Leader - AP
Egypt Protests Defy Night Curfew - BBC
Egypt Army Chief Warns State Could Collapse - AP
Army Says Political Tussle Taking Egypt to Brink - Reuters
For Morsi, Soccer Ruling Turns Old Supporters Into Angry Opponents - WP
Egypt's Opposition Spurns Talks With Islamist Leader - Reuters
Masked 'Black Bloc' a Mystery in Egypt Unrest - AP
White House Condemns Violence in Egypt - Reuters
Is Morsi a Two-Faced Manipulator? - DS opinion
Why Is Obama Bragging About Egypt? - Commentary opinion
Iran
Kissinger Says Iran Nuclear Crisis Close - BBC
Yemen Seizes Boat Filled With Arms Possibly From Iran - NYT
Large Arms Shipment Intercepted Off Yemen, Iran Eyed as Source - Reuters
EU's Ashton Tells Iran to Stop Execution of Activists - Reuters
Iran Jails Journalists for Foreign Cooperation - VOA
Iran Arrests 14 Reporters Over 'Foreign Contacts' - AP
Iran Says It Sent a Monkey Into Space - NYT
Middle East / North Africa
Israeli Finance Chief Expects Cuts to Defense Spending - Reuters
Fatal Shootings of Unarmed Palestinians Raise Concerns - WP
Israel Approves Plan to Transfer Some Bedouin - AP
Israel: Sharon Brain Scan Shows Response to Stimuli - NYT
11 Yemen Soldiers Killed in Car Bombing - AP
Libya: British Embassy in Tripoli Aware of Potential Threat - BBC
Libya: Reports of Threat Against UK’s Tripoli Embassy - AP
Libya Denies Quick Trial and Execution for Qaddafi Spy Chief - NYT
Algeria Pipeline Attack Kills Two - BBC
The Arab World's Useful Idiots - JP opinion
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
US Plans to Establish Spy Drone Base in North Africa - NYT
US Plans to Add Drone Base in West Africa - WP
Office Working to Close Guantánamo Is Shuttered - NYT
At Guantanamo, Minor Mystery as Audio, Video Feeds Cut at Hearing - WP
Military Court to Resume 9/11 Pre-Trial Hearings - DPA
Calls from Islamists Grow for US to Free ‘Blind Sheik’ from Prison - WP
Lawyer Fired in 9/11 Case at Guantanamo - AP
The Morality of Torture - WP opinion
US Department of Defense
Okinawans Petition Tokyo to Remove all Ospreys and Close Futenma - S&S
Sailors Back Home as Minesweeper Remains Stuck on Reef - S&S
DOD to Begin Review of Family, Military Community Programs - AFPS
Women in Ground Combat - TAI opinion
United States
Obama to Call for Sweeping Changes to Immigration Laws - WP
Senators Call Their Immigration Plan a ‘Breakthrough’ - NYT
Hope on Immigration - WP editorial
Does Obama Want a Deal on Immigration? - WP opinion
Plugging ObamaLeaks - WP opinion
United Kingdom
British Queen Not Likely to Follow Dutch Example - AP
Once More Unto the Breach for Britain - NYT opinion
Should the EU Stick Together? - NYT opinion
World
Governments Fall Short in Fighting Defense Corruption - Reuters
Africa
Nigeria Condemns New MEND Threat - VOA
Suicide Bomber Kills Two Near Somali Presidential Palace - Reuters
Zambia Will Maintain Country’s Stability, Says Official - VOA
Americas
Mexico Missing Band: Bodies Found in Nuevo Leon Well - BBC
Mexico: Surviving Band Member Leads Police to Bodies - AP
Mexican Church Sparks Debate on Forgiving Killers - AP
A Frantic Struggle for Victims of Fire in Brazil - NYT
No Alarm, Only 1 Exit in Brazil Nightclub Fire - AP
Four Held Over Brazil Club Fire - BBC
Venezuela Oil Company to Free Up More Dollars - AP
Cuba's Castro Assumes CELAC Presidency - AP
Guatemala ex-Ruler to Stand Trial - BBC
Guatemala Ex-Dictator to Stand Trial on Genocide - AP
Asia / Pacific
US Envoy Urges North Korea to Scrap Nuke Test Plan - AP
Google Releases Detailed Map of North Korea, Gulags and All - WP
Japan PM Says Open to Summit With China to Help Economic Ties - Reuters
China Urged to Face Philippines at UN Tribunal - AP
China Denies Weapons Transfers to Burma's Wa Rebels - VOA
China’s ‘Trial of the Century’ Is Just a False Alarm - NYT
Hong Kong Journalists Protest Proposal to Restrict Information - VOA
Pollution Off the Index Again in China's Capital - AP
China Appoints New Tibet Governor, Hardline Policies to Remain - Reuters
Vietnam Subversion Trial Opens in Phu Yen - BBC
Philippine Dictatorship Victims to Be Compensated - AP
Filipino Activist Convicted of Offending Catholics - AP
New Bird Flu Case Raises Fears in Cambodia -VOA
Europe
Russian Court Postpones Magnitsky Hearing - VOA
Russia Moves to Prosecute A Lawyer Who Died in Jail - NYT
Greek Minister Eyes 2014 Recovery - BBC
Should the EU Stick Together? - NYT opinion
South Asia
India, Bangladesh Take Steps to Deny Criminals Safe Havens - VOA
India Gang Rape Suspect to Be Tried as Juvenile - VOA
Protesters in India Demand Death for Rapists - AP
Pakistani Chief Justice Presses Military on Detainees - WP
Policeman Escorting Pakistani Polio Team Killed - AP
Bangladesh Police and Protesters Clash Over War Crime Trials - BBC