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Afghanistan
Panetta Lands in Brussels for Afghan-Focused NATO Meetings - AFPS
NATO May Hold Mid-2013 Summit to Mark Afghan Handover - Reuters
NATO and Afghan Forces Kill 25 Insurgents - AP
ISAF Operations Summary - AFPS
Syria
Government Airstrike Destroys Damascus City Block - VOA
Jihadists and Islamists Clash in Syria - VOA
Russia, Arab League Push for Syria Conflict Talks - AP
Russia Proposes Direct Syria Talks - BBC
Russia Calls for End to Syrian Crisis - VOA
Armenia Struggles to Absorb Christian Refugees from Syria - WP
Middle East / North Africa
Diplomats: Iran Starts Upgrade of Nuclear Site - AP
UN Report May Show Slower Growth in Iran Nuclear Stockpile - Reuters
Major Powers to Make 'Substantial and Serious Offer' to Iran - Reuters
Iran 'Set Up Bahrain Militant Cell' - BBC
Germany Charges 2 With Selling Iran Drone Motors - AP
Bomb Targets Fuel Oil Pipeline in Northern Iraq - AP
Lebanese Ex-Minister and Syrian Official Accused of Death Plot - NYT
Lebanese, Syrian Officials Indicted in Bomb Plot - AP
Women Sworn In On Saudi Council - BBC
To Block Gaza Tunnels, Egypt Lets Sewage Flow - NYT
Egyptians in Port City Reject President’s Effort to Mollify Them - NYT
Egypt's Military Signals Impatience With President - AP
Egypt Rights Groups Allege Rising Police Brutality - AP
Libya Debates Banning Gadhafi Associates from Public Life - VOA
Reforming Egypt - WP opinion
US Department of Defense
Services Cite Sweeping State-by-State Spending Cuts - USAT
Secretary Notifies Congress DOD Preparing for Furloughs - AFPS
Pentagon Issues Furlough Notice as ‘Sequester’ Budget Cuts Approach - WP
Pentagon Braces for Automatic Cuts - VOA
If Sequestration Triggers, Furloughs Begin in Late April - AFPS
Panetta Issues Message to DOD Workforce on Sequestration - AFPS
DOD Civilian Furloughs Planned; What it Means For You - S&S
Mabus: Automatic Defense Cuts Could Break Ship, Aircraft Contracts - S&S
US Reviewing Whether SEAL Divulged Secret Raid Details - Bloomberg
Gen. Allen Retiring from Military; Cites Family Health Issues - S&S
President Accepts Allen’s Request for Retirement - AFPS
Panetta Salutes General Allen’s Service, Leadership - AFPS
Pentagon Revamps Approach to Industrial Base, Official Says - AFPS
New Medal to Retain Place in Order of Precedence - AFPS
Fine Print: A Way Out for Defense - WP opinion
United States
Kerry: Mandatory Budget Cuts Would Hurt US Foreign Policy - VOA
Kerry Makes Case for Foreign Aid - WP
White House Tactic for CIA Bid Holds Back Drone Memos - NYT
US Works to Head Off Cyber Threat - VOA
White House Promises to Step Up Action in Trade-Secret Cases - WP
FAA Seeks Public Input in Shaping of Drone Test Site Policy - SNS
Majority Say Illegal Immigrants Should Be Deported - Reuters
Jesse Jackson Jr Guilty of Fraud - BBC
How Not to Weed Out Spies - WP opinion
Who Will Mind the Drones? - NYT opinion
The Vatican
Pope May Call for Early Conclave - VOA
Pope Considers Speeding Up Succession Process - NYT
Africa
French General Urges EU to Equip 'Impoverished' Mali Army - Reuters
Nigeria Government Ordered to Pay for Human Rights Violations - VOA
Bomb Kills Three in Nigerian Islamist Stronghold - Reuters
Nigerian Pirates Demand $1.3 Million for Kidnapped Sailors - Reuters
South Sudan Holds Opposition Figures Without Charge - Reuters
France Urges Cameroon Evacuation - BBC
Zambia Seizes Chinese-Owned Mine - BBC
9 Suspected Pirates Detained by Dutch, EU Forces Off Somalia - S&S
Kenya's Muslim Youths Hope for Peaceful Elections - VOA
Kenya's Chief Justice 'Threatened' - BBC
S. Sudan Bishop's Humanitarian Efforts Awarded by UN - VOA
Americas
Human Rights Watch Faults Mexico Over Disappearances - NYT
HRW: Mexican Authorities Participated in Civilian Disappearances - WP
HRW: Mexico 'Colluded in Disappearances' - BBC
Mexico Vigilante Group Says It Kills 1 in Clash - AP
Brazil, Russia Move Closer to Arms, Technology Deals - Reuters
US Lawmakers Meet With Jailed American in Cuba - AP
Venezuela: Chávez Family ‘Encouraged,’ Bolivia Leader Says - NYT
Bolivia's Morales Says Was Unable to See Chavez in Venezuela - Reuters
Grenada Opposition Sweeps Into Power - BBC
Ecuador Follows the Chavez Model - WP editorial
Asia / Pacific
Experts: Chinese Have Hacked Most of Washington - WP
Chinese Army Rejects US Report on Cyber Hacking - VOA
China Says Army Is Not Behind Attacks in Report - NYT
Japan’s PM Says China’s Need for Territory is ‘Deeply Ingrained’ - WP
Chinese Plan to Kill Drug Lord With Drone Highlights Military Advances - NYT
Protesting China: 2 Dead in Latest Tibetan Self-Immolation - VOA
Spy Agencies Scrounge for Details on North Korean Nuclear Test - Reuters
South Korea Faces Quandary Over Potential Probe of Abuses in North - WP
South Korea Brushes Off North's 'Final Destruction' Threat - VOA
Japan Posts Worst-Ever Monthly Trade Deficit - VOA
Japan’s Pragmatic Turn - WP opinion
Europe
Trial Offers Rare Look at Work of Hezbollah in Europe - NYT
Lawyer: Cyprus Suspect Says He's in Hezbollah - AP
Britain's PM Suggests Using Foreign Aid Cash for Military - Reuters
Russian Lawmaker Resigns Over Property Scandal - VOA
Russian Official Quits Over US Condos - WP
Ukraine Prosecutor Accuses Ex-President in Journalist Death - VOA
Ukraine Ex-Leader Accused Over Death - BBC
Thousands of Greeks Rally in Anti-Austerity Strike - VOA
Greek Workers Walk Out in Fresh Austerity Protest - NYT
Bulgaria's Cabinet Quits Amid Protests - VOA
Wooing Russia - WP opinion
South Asia
UK’s Cameron Calls Colonial-Era Massacre in India ‘Shameful’ - NYT
In India, UK’s Cameron Offers Near-Apology for Massacre - WP