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Afghanistan
Dempsey Upbeat, Encouraged by Afghan Visit - AFPS
With Insider Help, Assailants in 'Green-on-Blue' Attacks Slip Away - S&S
Crisis in Kabul: Security at US Embassy in Disarray, Diplomats at Risk - WT
Afghan Insurgents Find New Opening for IED Attacks - AP
Taliban Seize Police Force in a Hamlet - NYT
Talking to the Taliban - TNI Opinion
Hurdles to a Deal with Afghanistan - WP Opinion
Safeguarding the Afghan Election - WP Opinion
Syria
Syrian Opposition Urges US to Provide Weapons Fast - AP
US Uses Rebel Supply Lines as It Prepares to Send Arms - Reuters
Syria Lashes Out at US Move to Arm Rebels - AP
Kerry Presses Syrians to Commit to Peace Talks - WP
Al-Qaeda Uses Ice Cream to Try to Win Hearts and Minds - WP
UN's Ban: Syrian Death Toll Hits 100,000 - VOA
Syria Death Toll Rises Above 100,000 - BBC
Assad Endures While the West Looks Weak - DT Editorial
Syrian Refugees: No Way Home - TG Editorial
No Easy Fix to Syria Crisis Now - TG Opinion
Parsing Dempsey’s Syria Advice - USN&WR Opinion
Egypt
Aid Can Keep Flowing, Despite Overthrow, White House Decides - NYT
Contractual Issues Complicate Debate Over Future of Aid to Egypt - WP
Egyptian General Calls for Pro-Military Demonstrations - WT
Violence Feared as Egypt Braces for Rival Protests - VOA
Egypt Braces for Rival Rallies, Army Signals Crackdown - Reuters
Egypt Braces for Day of Rival Rallies - AP
Egyptian Military Seeks to Consolidate Role - VOA
Egypt’s Grab for Authoritarianism - WP Opinion
A Faustian Pact: Generals as Democrats - NYT
Iraq
Dozens Dead in Violence Across Iraq - BBC
Officials: Cafe Bombings, Attacks Kill 42 in Iraq - AP
Bombings and Shootings Kill 28 Across Iraq - Reuters
US Aids Manhunt for Escaped al Qaeda Members in Iraq - TH
Iraq Speaker Warns of Prison Raid Security Fallout - AP
Middle East / North Africa
Kerry, at UN, Discusses Crises in Africa, Syria and Mideast - NYT
US Eases Iran Medicine Sanctions - BBC
US Makes It Easier to Sell Medical Supplies to Iran - Reuters
Hamas Closes News Media Outlets - NYT
In Lebanon, Refugees Turn to Refugees for Help - VOA
UN Criticizes Israel's Plan to Displace Bedouins - AP
UAE Arrests Islamists in 'Crackdown' - BBC
UAE Rape Dispute Points to Wider Islamic Rules - AP
Tunisians Protest After Opposition Leader Assassination - VOA
Second Opposition Leader Assassinated in Tunisia - NYT
Tunisia Opposition Leader Brahmi Shot Dead - BBC
Tunisian Opposition Leader Killed, Party Says - AP
Inching Forward in the Mideast - NYT Editorial
Want Mideast Peace? Get Rid of Hamas - Bloomberg Opinion
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
Report: More Should be Done to Prevent US Money Going to Terrorists - S&S
Hezbollah Will be in Lebanon's Next Government - McClatchy
No, Hezbollah Isn't a 'Stabilizing' Force - Commentary Opinion
Snowden Affair / Related Issues / Fallout
Spy Agencies Under Heaviest Scrutiny Since the ’70s - NYT
Roberts’s Picks Reshaping Secret Surveillance Court - NYT
House Proposal to Curtail NSA in Response to Snowden Fails - WP
US Lawmakers Want Sanctions on Any Country Taking In Snowden - VOA
Merkel Aide Testifies to German Parliament Panel on NSA - AP
Domestic Snoops Win the Day - WT Editorial
Liberty vs. ‘Safety’ - WT Opinion
WikiLeaks
US Court-Martial of WikiLeaks Soldier Winds Down - VOA
US Trial of Manning, WikiLeaks Source, at Final Stage - AFP
Military Prosecutor Portrays Pfc. Manning as Traitor - WP
Prosecutor Casts Manning as ‘Anarchist’ for Leaking Archives - NYT
Prosecutors: Manning Abused His Country's Trust - AP
Prosecutor: Manning 'Betrayed His Country' - BBC
Manning Sought Fame with Leaks, Prosecutor Says - BS
US Department of Defense
Navy Defends LCS Against GAO Report - Bloomberg
Pentagon Spokesman: Public Affairs Must Change With Times - AFPS
Services Continue Efforts to Open Combat Jobs for Women - AFPS
Military Vows to Put Women in Combat Roles by 2016 - Bloomberg
Lawmakers: Sexual Assault Cases Best Kept in Chain of Command - S&S
Military Censors Christian Chaplain, Atheists Want Punishment - Breitbart
Pentagon Signs $31K Contract for Oil Portrait of Leon Panetta - WS
Heroes, Villains, & Victims: 3 Myths About the Military - FP Opinion
Hagel is Repeating Mistakes of the Past - EWB Opinion
United States
Politics, Money Play Key Role in Obama Ambassador Appointments - VOA
US Prosecutors Launch Largest Ever Hacking Fraud Case - BBC
Dear Hollywood: War Veterans Aren’t Here to Kill You - FD Opinion
Australia
Exercise Shows Cultural Alignment, Different Approaches - S&S
Ospreys Enter the Lineup in Talisman Saber Exercise - S&S
UN ‘Troubled’ by Australia’s New Policy on Asylum Seekers - NYT
Australia's Abbott in Asylum Pledge - BBC
Assange Seeks Seat in the Australian Senate - NYT
US Navy to Recover Bombs From Great Barrier Reef - Reuters
Africa
Kerry, at UN, Discusses Crises in Africa, Syria and Mideast - NYT
Carter Discusses Security Partnership With Leaders in Ethiopia - AFPS
US Concern Over South Sudan Cabinet Sacking - BBC
Kiir Flexes Muscles but Risks Splitting South Sudan - Reuters
Fears Over UN Force in DR Congo - BBC
Guinea Official: Ethnic Clashes Death Toll Hits 98 - VOA
Mali Candidates Pledge Reconciliation - VOA
ECOWAS Confident of Peaceful Mali Election - VOA
Togo Holds Twice-Delayed Parliamentary Vote - VOA
Togo Votes in Long-Delayed Elections - VOA
South Sudan Teeters on Chaos - WP Editorial
Americas / Caribbean
Cartel Violence Escalates in Mexico’s Troubled Michoacan State - WP
Mexican Judge Orders Zetas Cartel Leader to Trial - AP
Colombian Leader Santos Defends Constitutionality of Peace Law - Reuters
OAS Backs Fragile El Salvador Gang Truce - Reuters
Pope Scolds Rich, Demands Social Justice in Visit to Brazil Slum - VOA
Touring Slum in Rio, Pope Urges Young to Fight Against Corruption - NYT
Cholera Outbreak in Haiti Tied to UN Peacekeepers, Report Says - WP
Uruguay President Says Fidel Castro Mentally Sharp - AP
Mexico's 'New' Drug War - LAT Opinion
Asia / Pacific
Chinese Assist in Planning for 2014 RIMPAC War Games - HSA
Japan Concerned by Chinese Military Activity - AP
Japan Defense Report Says Drones, Marines Needed - AP
Japan to Mull Ability to Hit Enemy Bases in Defense Review - Reuters
China's Vice President Urges North Korea's Kim to Enter Talks - Reuters
North Korean Leader Makes Rare Public Appearance - VOA
2 Koreas Fail to Agree on Terms to Reopen Factory Complex - NYT
North Korea Threatens to Put Troops at Factory Park - AP
North Korea to Put Captured US Spy Ship on Display - AP
China Indicts Bo Xilai for Bribery, Corruption - VOA
Philippine Defense Department Bought Wrong Choppers - MT
Obama, Vietnam’s President Discuss Trade, Human Rights - VOA
Obama and Vietnam’s Leader Pledge Deeper Ties - NYT
Obama Talks Rights, Trade With Vietnamese Leader - WT
Cambodia: Shifting Allegiances Shape Tougher Than Usual Election - NYT
Religious Freedom for Vietnam - WT Editorial
On Vietnam: Skipping the Photo Op - WT Opinion
Russia's Military on the March in Asia - TNI Opinion
Europe
A Continent Mired in Crisis Coins Language of Economic Pain - NYT
Driver in Custody After 80 Killed in Spain Train Crash - VOA
Spain Train Crash Driver Faces Probe - BBC
US Chargs Russian with Hacking Nasdaq, Banks Stealing Millions - WT
Human Rights Court: Trial of Russian Oil Tycoon Unfair - VOA
European Court Says Russia Did Not Persecute Ex-Tycoon - NYT
Political Trials in Ukraine, Tajikistan Draw UN Rebuke - Reuters
South Asia
Pakistani Taliban Attack Raises New Fears - VOA
Taliban Claim Deadly Attack on Pakistani Spy Agency - NYT
Under Criticism, US Scales Back Drone Strikes in Pakistan - AP