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Afghanistan
Restarting Talks with Taliban Key to US Exit - WP
Karzai, Zardari Pledge to Reach Peace Settlement - VOA
Afghanistan and Pakistan Aim for 'Peace in Six Months' - BBC
Helmand was Safer Before UK Troops Arrived, Karzai Says - S&S
US Military Suspends Ban on Afghan Airline - NYT
US Reverses Ban on Afghan Airline it Tied to Drug Smuggling - S&S
British Troops Use Mini-Drones to Find Targets on the Battlefield - LAT
ISAF Operations Summary - AFPS
Troops get up early to watch the Super Bowl, Kabul style - S&S
Syria
Assad Can Avoid Trial by Leaving, Coalition Says - NYT
Syria Opposition Leader al-Khatib Urges Assad to Negotiate - BBC
Syrian Government Bombs Aleppo District, Killing 16 - VOA
In Israel Raid, Syria Options Severely Constrained - AP
Assad Accuses Israel of Destabilizing Syria - BBC
Iran: Israel Will 'Regret' Aggression Against Syria - VOA
Syrians Executed for Collaborating With Assad Forces - Reuters
Syrian Americans Travel to War’s Edge - WP
Biden’s Proposal for Syria - WP opinion
It's Time to Intervene in Syria - NYT opinion
International Players Fiddle While Syria Burns - IT opinion
After Assad, Chaos? - NYT opinion
Preventing Reprisal Violence After Assad - Guardian opinion
Iran
US, Allies Ready More Anti-Mine Drills as Iran Tensions Simmer - Reuters
Top Iranian Politicians Exchange Accusations - NYT
Israeli Expert: Iran Could Have Bomb in 4-6 Months - AP
Iran Seeks 'Authentic' Bilateral US Nuclear Talks - BBC
Iranian FM: Nuclear Talks to Resume in Kazakhstan - VOA
Iran Arrests Official Implicated in Prison Deaths - AP
Pro-Ahmadinejad Former Iranian Prosecutor Arrested - Reuters
Iran's Ahmadinejad in Egypt on Historic Visit - Reuters
Iran’s Ahmadinejad Offers to Go to Space - BBC
Middle East / North Africa
Suicide Bomber Strikes in Iraq - VOA
New Bomb Attack in Iraq Kills 19 - BBC
Iraq; Suicide Bomber Kills 4 North of Baghdad - AP
Suicide Bomber Hits Iraq Army Checkpoint, Three Killed - Reuters
Israelis Unhappy With US Study of School Textbooks and Palestinians’ - WP
Panetta, Dempsey to Testify on Libya Attack - AP
Egypt Opposition in Muddle Over Call to Oust Mursi - Reuters
Egyptian Man's Police Beating Reignites Outrage - VOA
US Urges Egypt to Control Police - BBC
Morocco Islamists Warn of Unrest - AP
CIA Has History of Getting Mideast Wrong - NPR opinion
Israel’s ‘Gatekeepers’ Break Their Silence - WP opinion
Taming Terrorism in North Africa - Politico opinion
North Africa Still Better Off Without Gaddafi - Telegraph opinion
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
Memo Cites Legal Basis for Killing US Citizens in Al Qaeda - NYT
Senators Demand Secret Memos on Targeted Killing - WP
Report Says 54 Countries Helped C.I.A. After 9/11 - NYT
Missteps Define US Strategy in Africa - WP
Turkey Says it Knew Terrorist Attack on US Embassy Was Planned - AP
France: 4 Detained Suspected of Extremist Links - AP
Hearing for Accused USS Cole Bomber Continues, Despite Delays - AFPS
Judge: Rip Out Guantanamo Microphones to Prevent Eavesdropping - Reuters
Should We Still Fear al-Qaeda? - CNN opinion
Taming Terrorism in North Africa - Politico opinion
US Department of Defense
DOD Leaders: Budget Deadlock Could Spark Readiness Crisis - AFPS
GAO: DOD Needs Policy to Ensure Confidentiality for Sex Assault Victims - S&S
United States
Kerry Begins Work as Secretary of State - VOA
John Kerry Takes the Helm at State - WP
Reporting for Duty, Kerry Pledges to Protect Diplomats - NYT
Former FBI Official Questioned on Abuse of Intelligence-Gathering Tools - WP
Napolitano Touts US Border Security Gains Despite More Arrests - Reuters
John Kerry, Finally Where He Belongs - WP opinion
Miniaturization of US Foreign Policy - FP opinion
Are ObamaLeaks an Impeachable Offense? - WP opinion
United Kingdom
IRA Supergrass 'Abandoned by Security Services': Claim Rejected - BBC
Africa
Missteps Define US Strategy in Africa - WP
Two Senior Islamists Captured in Northern Mali - VOA
France Arrests Suspected Islamist Militants in Mali Rebels Probe - Reuters
Mali Rebels, Now Aiding French, Say They’re Holding Militants - NYT
Rage Over Bad Governance Fuels Nigeria Islamists - Reuters
In South Africa, Rare Support for French Intervention - VOA
South Africa Police Arrest Alleged M23 Rebels - AP
South Africa Police Arrest 19 Suspected Congolese Rebels - Reuters
Pirates Seize French-Owned Tanker Off Ivory Coast; Hold 17 Aboard - NYT
French Tanker Hijacked Off Ivory Coast; 17 Held - AP
Uganda: Group Tracking LRA Sees Defections Weakening Rebels - S&S
Activist to Petition ICC Over Alleged Uganda Atrocities - VOA
South Sudan Fails to Withdraw Troops From Sudan Border - Reuters
Red Cross Launches Appeal for Mozambique Flood Victims - VOA
Declaring Victory in Mali: France Does It Right - NP opinion
S. Sudan: ‘How to Build a Country From Scratch’ - NYT opinion
Americas
Hand of US Is Seen in Halting General’s Rise in Mexico - NYT
America's Expanding Drug War in Latin America - AP
Mexico Vigilantes Injure Two Tourists in Guerrero State - BBC
Mexico: Gas Leak Caused State Oil Company Blast - AP
Colombian ELN Rebels Say They Seized Two Foreigners - BBC
Why Venezuelan Prisoners Sew Mouths Shut - Atlantic
Two Killed, Four Injured in Ecuador Pro-Government Rally - Reuters
Cubans Vote on New Legislature - AP
Asia / Pacific
S. Korea Envoy Says N. Korea Nuke Test Seems Imminent - AP
US, South Korea Begin Naval Exercises - VOA
US Soldiers Accused of Sexually Harassing Korean Woman on Subway - S&S
Burma Reaches Deal with Kachins - BBC
Peace Talks Start Between Burma and Rebels - NYT
Hit Man in Bench Murder Plot Pleads Guilty in Philippines - S&S
Unpacking North Korea's Nuke Test - FP opinion
Europe
Spain’s Ruling Party Faces Confidence Crisis - VOA
Spain's PM Mariano Rajoy Pledges to Battle On - BBC
France: 4 Detained Suspected of Extremist Links - AP
Carter Visits Turkish Defense Leaders, US Patriot Battery Troops - AFPS
Europeans Await Report on Bus Blast in Bulgaria - NYT
Serb Children Hurt by Blast in Flashpoint Kosovo Town - Reuters
Children Injured in Kosovo Blast - BBC
Russia: Dealing With the Real Putin - NYT opinion
Obama Learns You Can't Appease Putin - MT opinion
South Asia
Afghanistan / Pakistan: Karzai, Zardari Pledge to Reach Peace Settlement - VOA
Afghanistan and Pakistan Aim for 'Peace in Six Months' - BBC
Pakistani Girl Shot by Taliban Doing Well after Surgery - VOA
Pakistan Plans Park Where bin Laden was Killed - AP
India Enacts Tough New Rape Laws - VOA
Kashmir Girl Band Breaks Up After Threats - AP
Bangladesh Jails Islamic Party Leader to Life - AP
Sri Lankan Leader Seems to Reject Greater Autonomy for Tamils - NYT
Sri Lanka Leader Rules Out Autonomy for Tamils - AP
In India, Impelled to Action - WP editorial