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Afghanistan
Top US General Visits Afghanistan - VOA
Dempsey Arrives in Afghanistan to Assess Progress - AFPS
‘Too Soon’ For Post-2014 Troop Level Decision, Dempsey Says - AFPS
Joint Chiefs Chairman in Afghanistan for Talks - AP
Afghan Forces ‘In This to Win It,’ Pentagon Spokesman Says - AFPS
Scores Killed in Attack on Afghan Courthouse - VOA
Six Americans Killed in Afghanistan - WP
Afghan Attacks Kill at Least 6 Personnel Attached to Coalition Forces - S&S
Afghan Bomb Kills NATO Personnel - BBC
Fighter Jet Crashes in Afghanistan; Pilot Killed - AP
Former UK Army Chief in Afghan Interpreters Asylum Appeal - BBC
ISAF Operations Summary - AFPS
North Korea
Detecting Shift, US Makes Case to China on North Korea - NYT
North Korea Urges Embassies to Consider Evacuating - VOA
Embassies Stay Amid North Korea Tension - BBC
Latest Tensions Weigh on Ties Between Koreas - WP
N. Korea Clears Military to Attack US With Nukes - AP
US Braces for North Korean Missile Launch - VOA
N. Korea Lacks Means for Nuclear Strike on US, Experts Say - Reuters
North Korea 'Moves Mid-Range Missile' - BBC
Could North Korea Hit Its Neighbors With Nukes? - AP
US, S. Korea Ready to Counter N. Korean Aggression - VOA
Missile Defenders Trained, Ready for Deployment, General Says - AFPS
Nuclear Expert Says North Korea Could Start Reactor in Six Months - VOA
Complex May Close Soon If Pyongyang Keeps Blocking South's Access - VOA
Russia: N. Korea Actions Cut Chance of Nuclear Talks - VOA
Chemical Unit Back in South Korea; Timing Coincidental - S&S
US Embassy: No Reason to be Overly Worried About Being in S. Korea - S&S
Why South Korea Has Already Won - WP opinion
Syria
New Rebel Gains Reported in Southern Syria - NYT
From Lebanon, Rebels Seek Syria’s Achilles Heel - WP
Syria Oil Industry Buckling Under Rebel Gains - AP
Syrian Airstrike Kills at Least 15 in Aleppo - AP
Assad: Turkey Untruthful About Syrian Uprising - VOA
Syrian Leader Warns of ‘Domino Effect’ - WP
UN Says It Is Running Out of Money to Assist Wave of Refugees - NYT
Grave Robbers and War Steal Syria’s History - NYT
Create a Syrian No-Fly Zone - WP opinion
Iran
Iran Nuclear Talks Collapse - VOA
Nuclear Talks With Iran End Without Advances - NYT
Iran Nuclear Talks End; No Progress Reported - WP
No Agreement at Iran Nuclear Talks - BBC
Iran Insists on Nuclear 'Rights' - VOA
Report: Huge Costs, Few Benefits for Nuclear Iran - VOA
North Korea Events Complicate Nuclear Talks With Iran - NYT
20 Years After Attack, Argentina Asks Main Suspect, Iran, For Help - WP
Middle East / North Africa
Kerry Heads Back to Mideast for Fresh Peace Push - AP
20 Killed in Attack on Iraq Election Meeting - VOA
Deadly Bombs Hit Campaign Event in Iraq - NYT
Deadly Blast at Iraq Political Rally - BBC
Palestinians Vent Anger Toward Israel at West Bank Funerals - VOA
UN Agency Suspends Food Aid in Gaza - NYT
Lebanon's Salam Emerges as Likely New Premier - VOA
Sunni Leader Is Named Prime Minister in Lebanon - NYT
Sectarian Clash in Egypt Turns Fatal - AP
Egypt Expects IMF Loan Agreement Soon - VOA
Egyptian Court Drops Lawsuit to Ban Comedy Show - VOA
US Department of Defense
Dempsey: Sequestration Not Yet a National Security Threat - AFPS
Qurans Said to be at Crux of Guantanamo Hunger Strike - MH
Stratcom Broadens Dialogue on Changing Nature of Deterrence - AFPS
Recruiting Remains on Track in Latest Statistics - AFPS
USS Guardian: CO, 3 Others Relieved After Grounding Review - S&S
General Fired Over Alcohol, Sex Charges - AP
Wars on Drugs - NYT opinion
United States
Drone Use remains Cloaked Despite Pledge for More Transparency - WP
Obama Calls on Congress to Pass His Budget - VOA
Kerry Heads to Middle East, Asia - VOA
Half of Americans Fear Losing Guns to Background Checks - VOA
Labor Department Offers Grants to Help Homeless Veterans - AFPS
America the War-Weary - WP opinion
Africa
New Combat Focus for US Africa Command - S&S
Rodriguez, Experienced in Afghanistan, Becomes New AFRICOM Boss - S&S
Some S. Africans Oppose Military Deployment in CAR - VOA
'Thousands Flee' CAR Rebel Crisis - BBC
New CAR Leader Accepts African Transition Plan - VOA
France Tries to Calm Fears Over Mali Pullout - VOA
France Says Mali Elections Feasible, Urges Tuaregs to Disarm - VOA
Kidnappers Target Refugees in Sudan - VOA
South Sudan Resumes Oil Production - VOA
South Sudan Restarts Oil Production - BBC
Ivory Coast Exhuming Dozens of Mass Graves - VOA
Zimbabwe Groups: Election Intimidation Building - AP
UN: Somalia Needs Stronger Judiciary to Fight Sexual Violence - VOA
Guinea-Bissau 'Drug Boss' Faces US Charges - BBC
Burundi Parliament Passes Tough Media Law - VOA
S. Africa: Nelson Mandela Released from Hospital - VOA
Drug Palaces sShow the Challenges of War in Mali - FP opinion
Americas
Mexico Memorial for Drug War Victims - BBC
Argentina Floods Death Toll Rises - BBC
Brazil Opens Inquiry Into Claims of Wrongdoing by Ex-President - NYT
Latin America’s George Washington - WP opinion
Asia / Pacific
Damaged Nuclear Plant in Japan Leaks Toxic Water - NYT
Radioactive Water Leak Feared at Japan Nuke Plant - AP
South China Sea Nations Vary in Approaches to Press Claims - VOA
Hagel Congratulates New Chinese Defense Minister - AFPS
Chinese Overtake Germans as Biggest-Spending Tourists - VOA
Hagel Hosts South Korean Foreign Minister at Pentagon - AFPS
Dempsey to Host South Korean Counterparts - AFPS
Hagel, Carter Welcome Philippine Foreign Secretary - AFPS
Ethnic Rifts Strain Burma as It Moves Toward Democracy - NYT
Europe
US Army's Last Tanks Depart From Germany - S&S
Italy Pardons US Pilot Convicted in CIA Rendition Case - VOA
Italy Pardons US Colonel in CIA Case - BBC
Ukraine Releases Tajik Ex-PM, Will Not Extradite Him - VOA
Serb Church Against Deal with Kosovo Albanians - AP
Portugal PM Seeks Urgent Budget Talks After Court Ruling - BBC
Cyprus President Warns 'Difficult Days Ahead' - VOA
Is Slovenia Next Eurozone Domino? - VOA
South Asia
A Secret Deal With Pakistan on Drones, Sealed in Blood - NYT
Thousands in Bangladesh Rally for Anti-Blasphemy Laws - VOA
Hundreds of Thousands Rally in Bangladesh Amid Shutdown - AP