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Egypt
Amid Objections, Egypt's Interim Leaders Work on Cabinet - VOA
Army Defends Role in Deadly Clashes with Morsi Supporters - LAT
Hopes High in Egypt as Ramadan Begins - WP
Egypt's Anti-Islamists Eye Arab Foreigners with Suspicion - VOA
Egypt Condemns Iranian 'Interference' After Army Ousts Morsi - VOA
US Criticizes Egypt's Arrests of Morsi Backers - USAT
US Warning to Egypt Over Arrests - BBC
Egypt Welcomes US Remarks on Morsi - VOA
Egypt Army to Get Four Fighter Jets from US - TG
USS Kearsarge, USS San Antonio 'Parked Off of Egypt' - S&S
UN Chief Concerned by Egypt Arrests, Warrants - VOA
Egypt Calls for New Look at Morsi Prison Escape in 2011 - NYT
Egypt to Investigate Morsi for 2011 Jailbreak - AP
The Coup that Isn't - WT Opinion
Afghanistan
US Senators Seek Clarity on Afghanistan - WP
US General Cautiously Optimistic about Afghan Military Performance - S&S
US Envoy Confident on Deal with Afghans on Troops - AP
US Officials Downplay 'Zero Option' for US Troops in Afghanistan - VOA
Isolated Afghans Contemplate Exodus - WP
More Waste Uncovered at US Base in Afghanistan - VOA
IG: Trash Burning Still Risks Troops' Health in Afghanistan - S&S
The White Afghan Elephant - WT Editorial
Don’t Abandon Afghanistan - WP Opinion
Syria
New Front Opens in Syria, Rebels Say al Qaeda Attack Means War - Reuters
Al Qaeda Kills Free Syrian Army Commander - Reuters
Opposition Condemns Syrian Rebel Blockade - AP
Rebels Say US Arms Needed, Vow to Control Distribution - Reuters
Syria Opposition: Some in US Congress Delay Arms - AP
Russia Says West Delays UN Probe of Syria Weapons - AP
US Blocks Entry of New Syrian Diplomat - VOA
US Slams Syria Bid for UN Human Rights Council - AP
Obama Fiddles While Syria Burns - WP Editorial
Middle East / North Africa
Centcom Prepares for ‘New Normal’ in Mideast, Central Asia - AFPS
Saudi Arabia Targeting Israel, Iran with Ballistic Missiles - WT
Israeli Military Focuses on Northern Border - AP
Six Powers to Meet to Discuss Iran Nuclear Dispute - VOA
Study: Iranian Nuclear Weapon Could be Ready by 2015 - DDN
Iran Launches National Email Service - VOA
Iraq Hit by Fresh Wave of Violence - BBC
Bomb, Gun Attacks Across Iraq Kill at Least 44 - Reuters
Iraq Attacks Leave 31 Dead, Mostly Security Forces - AP
Attacks on Iraqi Shiites Kill 24, Officials Say - AP
A Peace Process on Hold - WP Opinion
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
Two Guantanamo Detainees Quit Hunger Strike - MH
Feinstein, Durbin Ask Obama to Halt Guantanamo Forced-Feedings - MH
Court Orders US Gov't to Stop Guantanamo Genital Searches - VOA
Dozens of Inmates, Including Terrorists, Flee Indonesian Prison - NYT
CIA, Al-Qaeda's Mastermind, and the Secret Vacuum - AP Opinion
Snowden Affair / Related Issues / Fallout
US Pressing Latin America to Deny Asylum for Snowden - NYT
Snowden Invites Activists, Lawyers to Meeting at Moscow Airport - WP
Snowden Seeks Meeting with Rights Groups - LAT
Snowden Might Meet With Rights Groups in Moscow - NYT
Amnesty Official in Russia Plans to Meet Snowden - AP
Experts Advise Snowden: Fly Commercial - Reuters
China Rebuked by US over Snowden Case - BBC
South American Bloc to Send Tough Message to US - Reuters
US Allies Demand Answers over Spying - BBC
Merkel Appears to Weather Anger Among Germans over Spying - NYT
Report Tells of Broader Microsoft Aid for NSA - NYT
Spooked by NSA, Russia Reverts to Paper Documents - USAT
Russia: Kremlin Returns to Typewriters to Avoid Computer Leaks - DT
US Department of Defense
Freeze Possible on All Promotions, Recruiting, PCS Moves - S&S
DOD Eyes Trimming Danger-Pay; for Some it’s a ‘Slap in the Face’ - S&S
Pentagon Eyes Cuts in Danger Pay - AP
Navy Should Delay Next Carrier, GAO Audit Says - Bloomberg
US Marines in Australia to Reach 1,000 Next Year - BD
Ex-US Official Gets 19 Years for Bribery Scheme - AP
Trial Delayed for Army General Facing Sex Charges - AP
Army Relieves Fort Jackson General - AP
Missing in Action, but Not Forever - NYT Opinion
What's the Future for the Navy's Stealth Drones? - FP Opinion
Is Military Sexual Assault Really an Epidemic? - FP Opinion
United States
Former Agents Call Immigration Plan ‘Huge Waste of Resources’ - WT
Obama's Europe Envoy Questioned on Clinton, Benghazi - AP
Benghazi Talking Points Not Shared with Clinton, Nuland Says - WT
VA Triples Spending on Homelessness Problem - S&S
World
The Dreary World Economy - WP Opinion
Reshaping the World Through Trade - LAT Opinion
Africa
Rare Praise Given to DR Congo on Fighting Torture - UPI
Medical Charity Criticizes UN’s Congo Mandate - VOA
UK Aid Targets Africa 'Food Crisis' - BBC
China Signs $1.1bn Deal with Nigeria - BBC
EU Boosts Aid to 'Deteriorating' CAR - VOA
Ugandan Rebels Attack Eastern Congolese Town - AP
S. Africa: Mandela’s Kin Face Gray Area on End of Life - NYT
S. Africa's Malema Launches Political Group - BBC
Malawi Police Challenge Corruption Report - VOA
Cautious International Support for Guinea-Bissau Ahead of Elections - VOA
Namibia in Grips of Worst Drought In Decades - VOA
Americas
13 Gunmen Killed in Clash With Mexican Soldiers - AP
In Mexican Mayoral Race, Winner Once Declared Dead - WP
Brazil Strikes Block Ports and Roads - BBC
Brazil’s Workers Take to Streets in One-Day Strike - NYT
Asia / Pacific
US-China Military Ties Growing, Pacom Commander Says - AFPS
US Vulnerable to China’s Nuclear-Tipped Submarine-Launched Missiles - WT
US, China to Focus on Economy on Final Day of Talks - VOA
US, China to Discuss Investment Treaty, but Cybersecurity a Concern - NYT
Vietnamese President to Visit Washington - VOA
Dozens of Inmates, Including Terrorists, Flee Indonesian Prison - NYT
Mass Escape from Indonesian Jail - BBC
Indonesian Police Crackdown on Islamist Raids During Ramadan - VOA
Indonesia Army Takes Control of Prison After Riot - AP
Militants Seek Weeks-Long Halt to Thai Violence - AP
Burma Sentences 23 for Violence - BBC
Burma's $8.5 Billion Port Project Facing Hurdles - VOA
Cambodian PM Asks King to Pardon Opposition Leader - AP
China’s Approaching Hegemony - WT Opinion
China's Military Closer to France Than US - ND Opinion
Europe
Russian Whistleblower Posthumously Convicted - VOA
Magnitsky Found Posthumously Guilty in Russian Fraud Case - WP
Genocide Charge Reinstated Against Leader of Bosnian Serbs - NYT
Bosnia: Karadzic Genocide Charge Reinstated - BBC
Kosovo Adopts Amnesty for Minority Serbs - VOA
Romania Moves to Punish Gulag Guards - AP
South Asia
India’s Supreme Court Ruling Paves Way For Cleaning up Politics - VOA