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Afghanistan
Taliban Kill 17 Afghan Soldiers in Once-Quiet Region - NYT
General Mattis Says 20,000 Troops Should Stay in Afghanistan - NYT
Kabul Bank Chiefs Jailed for Fraud - BBC
33 Years: Soviet Soldier Found Living in Afghanistan - BBC
ISAF Operations Summary - AFPS
Syria
Syria Civil War Threatens Cradle of World Cultures - VOA
Kerry Says US Backs Mideast Efforts to Arm Syrian Rebels - NYT
In Qatar, Kerry Gets Mild Lecture on Arming Syrian Rebels - WP
Kerry Highlights Diplomatic Efforts in Syria - VOA
Activists: Syrian Rebels Capture Provincial Governor - VOA
Syrian Planes 'Bomb Rebels in Raqqa' - BBC
Syria Spillover, al-Qaida Strain Iraq Security - VOA
Number of Syrian Refugees Hits 1 Million, UN Says - NYT
Syria’s Education System ‘Reeling,’ UNICEF Says - NYT
Iran
VP Biden: US Not Bluffing on Iranian Nuclear Weapons - VOA
Obama Not Bluffing Over Iran Military Threat - TG
Kerry Concedes Iran Moving Closer to Possessing Nuclear Weapon - CBS
Hagel, Barak Discuss Syria, Iran - AFPS
Mattis: Iran ‘Most Significant Threat’ To Regional Stability - AFPS
Netanyahu: Iran Closer to Nuclear 'Red Line' - AFP
IAEA Demands Iran Access - BBC
Middle East / North Africa
Iraq Reconstruction Failed to Result in Lasting, Positive Changes - WP
Mistakes Made by US in Improvement Projects for Iraq - NYT
Syria Spillover, al-Qaida Strain Iraq Security - VOA
Five Police Die in Iraq Suicide Bomb Attack - BBC
Israeli Bus Line for Palestinians Causes Stir - VOA
Israeli Buses for Palestinians Prompts Accusations of Segregation - WP
Israeli Buses for Palestinians Prompts aAcusations of Segregation - NYT
Yemen Suicide Bomb Attack Kills 12 - BBC
UAE 'Coup Plot' Trial Under Way - BBC
Egypt Security Headquarters Torched - BBC
US Department of Defense
Pentagon Unprepared for Full-Scale Cyberwarfare,Report Warns - WP
Service Chiefs Ask Congress for Fiscal Help - AFPS
Strategic Command: Cuts Could Erode Capabilities - AFPS
Special Ops Chief Hails Restructure, Partnership Progress - AFPS
United States
Senate Committee Approves Brennan as CIA Chief - VOA
Nominee to Lead CIA Clears Hurdle After Release of Drone Data - NYT
Senate Committee Approves Brennan for CIA Post, 12 to 3 - WP
Senate Panel Backs Brennan for CIA - BBC
Belt-Tightening Finally Hits Nukes - WP
UN Rights Advocate Seeks Release of Findings on CIA Detention - WP
Immigration Activists Slam Jeb Bush for Opposing Path to US Citizenship - VOA
Vatican
Cardinals Signal Careful Pace Toward Vote on Pope - NYT
US Catholics in Poll See a Church Out of Touch - NYT
Africa
Sudan: Darfur Rebels Threaten to Disrupt Bashir Visit - VOA
Gunmen Kill 8 in Attacks on Nigerian Bank, Police Station - VOA
Technical Problems Slow Kenya Vote Count - VOA
Voting Monitors Say Kenya Showed Maturit in Balloting - VOA
Kenyan Accused by Rights Court Is Leading Vote - NYT
Kenya Elections: Kenyatta Leads Odinga - BBC
Kenyatta Leads in Kenya’s Election - WP
South Africans Seek Meaning in a Shooting - NYT
Zimbabwe 'Bars' Western Observers - BBC
Guinea Suffering From 'Gridlock Fatigue' - VOA
Senegal to Close Koranic Schools - BBC
Tanzania: New Wave of Albino Attacks Condemned - BBC
Americas
Chávez Dies, Leaving a Bitterly Divided Venezuela - NYT
Venezuelan President Chavez Dead at 58 - VOA
Venezuela’s Chavez Dead: A Polarizing Figure Who Led a Movement - NYT
Hugo Chavez, President of Venezuela, Dies at 58 - WP
Venezuela's Hugo Chavez Dies Aged 58 - BBC
Venezuelan Expatriates See a Reason to Celebrate - NYT
Social Networks: Mourning and Division After Chávez’s Death - NYT
On Social Networks, Mourning and Division After Chávez’s Death - NYT
Venezuela Probes Indigenous Killing - BBC
Spaniard’s Account of Crash that Killed Cuban Dissident Adds to Mystery - NYT
Venezuela’s Chavez: In the End, an Awful Manager - NYT opinion
Asia / Pacific
China Makes Increased Military Spending a Top Priority - WP
Chinese Premier’s Parting Words Include Warning - NYT
China to Give Quality of Life Issues More Priority - VOA
South Korea Warns That North Korea’s Leadership Could Be Target - NYT
UN Resolution to Aim at North Korean Banks and Diplomats - NYT
US Offers Tough New UN Sanctions Against North Korea - WP
US Seeks 'Tough' North Korea Sanctions - BBC
UN to Consider New Sanctions Against North Korea - VOA
North Korea Escalates Threat to Scrap US Truce - VOA
Malaysia: Troops Search Amid Sabah Stand-Off - BBC
Burma Media Law Seen as a Step Backward - VOA
Cambodian Activist Pessimistic as Appeal Hearing Begins - VOA
Former Leader Arrested in Maldives - BBC
Europe
Russia: Moscow Police Arrest Suspect in Attack on Bolshoi Director - VOA
Russian Police Say Dancer and Two Others Confess to Bolshoi Attack - NYT
Russia: Bolshoi Dancer Detained Over Attack - BBC
Russia Marks 60th Anniversary of Stalin's Death - AP
Turkey Renews Focus on Ending Its Long Conflict With Kurds - NYT
Italian Police 'Seize Mafia Assets Worth 450m Euros' - BBC
Maryland Guard Partners With Bosnia for Peace, Security - AFPS
South Asia