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Afghanistan
Combined Force Arrests Weapons Broker in Kandahar - AFPS
Withdrawal of Troops From Wardak Could Mark Tipping Point - S&S
US, Karzai Deal Leaves Most US Commandos in Wardak - AP
Afghan Local Police Member Kills 5 Colleagues - AP
Syria
UN to Launch Syria Chemical Weapons Probe - VOA
UN to Investigate Chemical Weapons Accusations in Syria - NYT
Chemical Weapons Unlikely in Syria Attack, US Official Says - AP
Mosque Blast Kills Senior Syrian Imam in Damascus - VOA
Pro-Assad Cleric Killed in Blast in Damascus - NYT
Top Sunni Cleric, 41 Others Killed in Mosque Explosion - WP
Bombing Kills Top Pro-Assad Sunni Preacher - AP
Assad Vows to Clean Syria of Extremists - AP
UN leader: Syrian Civil War Threatens Cease-Fire With Israel - WP
Syrian Conflict Boosts Number Of Asylum Claims - VOA
Syria’s Refugee Debacle - WP editorial
Middle East / North Africa
Obama to Israelis: 'You Are Not Alone' - VOA
Obama Urges Young Israelis to Lead the Push for Peace - NYT
Obama Urges Israelis to Compromise for Peace - AP
Obama Touches Hearts, Changes Few Minds in Middle East - Reuters
Attempt to Win Hearts Is Tempered by a Challenge to Wary Israelis - NYT
Obama Ending Israel Visit With Symbolic Stops - AP
Obama Tours Symbolic Israeli Sites on Last Day of Visit - Reuters
Obama to Shore Up Ally Jordan on Last Stop in Mideast - Reuters
Islamist Group Says It Fired Rockets at Israel From Gaza - Reuters
New Conviction May Place Hezbollah on EU Terrorist List - WP
Hezbollah Courier Found Guilty in Plot to Attack Israelis in Cyprus - NYT
Sectarian Clashes Kill Three in North Lebanon City - Reuters
Iranian Leader ‘Not Opposed’ to Nuclear Talks - WP
Iraq to Revive Cultural Life to Heal War Wounds - AP
US Invasion of Iraq Cost Me My Country and My Family - WP opinion
A Marine Remembers His Time in Iraq - WP opinion
US Department of Defense
Reports: US Drone Command to Shift From CIA to Military - DPA
US Cancels Part of Missile Defense System - VOA
Pentagon Delays Sending Furlough Notices to Civilian Workforce - AFPS
Pentagon Puts Brakes on Sending Out Furlough Notices, For Now - S&S
Congress Passes Bill to Force Reinstatement of Tuition Assistance - S&S
Top Enlisted Leaders Express Concerns on Budget Issues - AFPS
Air Force Commander Grapples With Servicemember’s Suicide - S&S
Soldiers Continue Recovery From ‘Invisible Wounds’ - AFPS
3 Dead, Including Suspect, in Marine Base Shooting - AP
United States
As New Drone Policy Is Weighed, Few Practical Effects Are Seen - NYT
States Vie to Conduct Commercial Drone Tests - NYT
Officials Still Seek Says to Assess Border Security - NYT
Will $5M Bring Down Tweeting, Rapping US Jihadi? - AP
US Congress Averts Government Shutdown - VOA
US Lawmakers: Cyber Attacks Will Have Consequences - VOA
Drones: Obama’s Nixonian Precedent - NYT opinion
Africa
With Drone Base in Niger, US Gains Key Asset - WP
Central African Republic Rebels Reject Peace Offer - VOA
Purported Draft of Congo-M23 Agreement Leaked - VOA
Mali: US Designates Ansar Dine Foreign Terrorist Organization - WP
Mali: France Says 10 Islamists Killed in Timbuktu - VOA
US Posts Bounty on American Militants in Somalia - VOA
ECOWAS, AU to Meet Over Guinea Bissau - VOA
South African Police Face Accusations of Brutality - VOA
Americas
Kelly Warns of Potential Crime-Terrorism Nexus in Latin America - AFPS
Southcom Chief: Iran Working to Expand Influence in Latin America - AFPS
US Put Off by Venezuela's 'Bizarre' Behavior - Reuters
Venezuelan Police Fire Tear Gas During Clash Ahead of Vote - Reuters
Colombia, FARC Say Peace Talks Make Progress, Still Disagreements - Reuters
Argentina: ‘Dirty War’ Victim Rebuts Pope’s Role in His Capture - NYT
UN Hypocrisy in Haiti - WP opinion
Asia / Pacific
UN to Investigate Rights Violations in North Korea - VOA
UN Panel to Investigate Human Rights Abuses in North Korea - NYT
North Korea Issues New Military Threat Against US - VOA
US Hopeful of Strong Chinese Action on North Korea - Reuters
North Korea Threatens US Military Bases in Pacific - NYT
South Koreans Worry About How to Confront North’s Nuclear Threat - McClatchy
N. Korea Says US Bases in Japan, Guam Within Range of Attack - S&S
North Korea Suspected in Cyberattack Despite China Link - AP
South Korea Misidentifies China as Cyberattack Origin - AP
South Korea Ready for More Cyberattacks; Banks Recover - AP
South Korea Defense Chief Pick Quits in New Humiliation for Park - Reuters
China's New Leader to Meet Russia's Putin on First Foreign Trip - Reuters
On Xi's First Trip, Many Eyes on China's First Lady - VOA
Japan to Ask EU to Maintain Ban on Arms Exports to China - YS
As Pollution Worsens in China, Solutions Succumb to Infighting - NYT
Toll Rises as Sectarian Violence in Burma Spreads to Nearby Villages - NYT
Death Toll Rises to 20 in Burma Religious Riots - AP
3 Australian Ministers Quit Over Leadership Fiasco - AP
Australia's Labor Roiled by Resignations After Failed Leadership Coup - Reuters
Passing Reference in 'Argo' Rankles New Zealand - NYT
Europe
Progress Is Reported in Arms Talks With Russia - NYT
Putin: Russia, China Help Build New World Order - AP
Jailed Kurdish Rebel Calls for Turkey Cease-fire - VOA
Jailed Leader of the Kurds Offers a Truce With Turkey - NYT
Cyprus Leaders Under Pressure to Avoid Debt Default - VOA
Cyprus Faces Stark Ultimatum From Euro Union on Bailout - WP
Cyprus Poses Fresh Euro Crisis as EU Questions Russian Investment - VOA
Mood Darkens in Cyprus as Deadline Is Set for Bailout - NYT
Crisis in Cyprus Threatens EU Role and Legitimacy - AP
For Euro Zone, a Cyprus Exit Would Have Little Impact - NYT
South Asia
Pakistani Refugee Camp Hit by Deadly Car Bomb - VOA
Car Bomb at Pakistani Refugee Camp Kills 13 - AP
Pakistani Officials: US Drone Kills 3 Militants - AP
Bill on Crime Against Women Passes in India - NYT
Italy to Return 2 Marine Murder Suspects to India - AP
Indian Leaders Welcome Return of Italian Marines - AP
Court Lifts Gag Order on India Gang Rape Trial - AP
For Sri Lanka, More Empty Words - NYT editorial