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Terrorism / Counterterrorism
White House Defends Progress Against al-Qaida, Affiliates - VOA
Low-Profile Leader of al-Qaeda Cell at Heart of Terrorism Alert - WP
Messages by Qaeda Chief Spur New Look at His Sway - NYT
US Embassy Closures a Window Into Threat Concern - AP
Al Qaeda Wanted Attack to Change Balance of Power in ME - NBC
Al Qaeda on Rise Despite US Support to Yemen - WT
Yemen Security Blitz as Staff Leave - BBC
Yemen on High Alert - UPI
Yemen Again at Forefront of Fight Against Terror - AP
US Evacuates Yemen Embassy - VOA
US and Britain Withdraw Personnel From Yemen - NYT
Drone Strikes Kill Militants in Yemen; Americans Urged to Leave - CNN
US Warns Citizens to Leave Yemen Amid Terror Alert - BBC
UK Orders Embassy Staff Out of Yemen Due to Threat - AP
US Tells Citizens in Yemen to Leave Immediately - Reuters
Westerners in Yemen Take Extra Precautions - VOA
DOD Aids Reduction of Emergency Personnel in Yemen - AFPS
US Military Evacuates Embassy Personnel from Yemen - S&S
Yemeni Government Chides US Embassy Evacuation - WT
US Authorized Series of Drone Strikes in Yemen - WP
Drone Kills 4 Alleged al-Qaeda Members in Yemen - WP
Drone Strike in Yemen Kills 4 Suspected Al Qaeda Militants - LAT
Al-Qaida Ally in Pakistan Labeled Terrorist by US - UPI
US Blacklists Pakistan-Based Insurgent Leader - AP
A Look at Al-Qaida In Arabian Peninsula - AP
Closing Embassies and the Threat from al Qaeda - CSIS Opinion
Have the Terrorists Won? - LAT Opinion
How We Lost Yemen - FP Opinion
Benghazi Attack
US Charges Libyan Militia Leader in Benghazi Attack - WP
US Charges Libyan Militia Leader in Benghazi Attack - NYT
US Has Filed Charges in Benghazi Attack - LAT
First Charges Filed in Benghazi Attack - AP
Why Benghazi (Still) Matters - CNN Opinion
Afghanistan
Leader Says Taliban Will Sit Out 2014 Afghan Election - NYT
Defiant Message Further Dims Afghan Peace Hopes - S&S
Afghan Taliban Leader Mullah Omar Vows No Power Grab - BBC
UN Welcomes Afghan Election Measures - UPI
Pakistan Reaches Out to US, India, Afghanistan - VOA
Senators Call for End to Afghan Helicopter Deal - AP
Egypt
US Senators Press Egyptians to End Crisis - VOA
2 Senators Visit Egypt With Threat on US Aid - NYT
McCain and Graham Push Sides to Seek Reconciliation - WP
Senator McCain Says Egypt Near 'All-Out Bloodshed' - Reuters
McCain on Meeting With the Muslim Brotherhood in Cairo - TDB
Egyptian Government to Say Mediation Failed to End Crisis - Reuters
Egypt Bristles as US Pols Urge Freeing Prisoners - AP
Hagel Continues Dialogue With Egypt’s Defense Minister - AFPS
Fear of Egypt Mediation 'Failure' - BBC
Qatar Says Prisoners Release Key to Resolving Crisis - Reuters
A Muddled Egypt Policy - LAT Editorial
Syria
Defense Experts Question Dempsey’s Views on Syria - McClatchy
Syrian Rebels Capture Key Air Base in Aleppo - VOA
Syria Rebels 'Capture Key Aleppo Airbase' - BBC
Syrian Rebels Seize Air Base Near Aleppo - WP
Al Qaida Groups Lead Syrian Rebels’ Seizure of Air Base - McClatchy
Car Bomb Near Damascus Kills 18; Rebels Take Base - AP
Iraq Warns of Terror Threat in Syria - UPI
Jordan Foils Alleged Syrian Arms Smuggling Attempt - AP
UN Chemical Team Getting Ready to Go to Syria - AP
Crackling Over the Radio, Spotter’s Voice Guides Rebels - NYT
Middle East / North Africa
Rouhani: Iran Ready for 'Serious' Nuclear Talks - VOA
Iran’s Rouhani Urges 'Serious' Nuclear Talks - BBC
Rouhani: Iran Willing to Participate in ‘Serious’ Talks - WP
Iran’s New President Calls for Nuclear Talks - NYT
Rouhani Says Iran Ready to Resume Nuclear Talks - AP
Iraq Violence: Car Bombs In and Around Baghdad Kill 41- BBC
Car Bombs Kill 36 People in Iraq - AP
Son of Former Saudi Crown Prince Named Dep. Defense Minister - Reuters
Militants Shoot Down Army Helicopter in Yemen, 8 Dead - AP
Bahrain Crackdown Draws UN Concern - UPI
Mass Protests on Tunisian Streets - BBC
Israel-Palestinian Peace Talks: Daring to Fail - NYT Opinion
Husan Court-Martial
Trial of Nidal Hasan, Fort Hood Gunman, Opens After Delays - WP
Defendant in Fort Hood Shooting Case Admits Being Gunman - NYT
Hasan Admits to Deadly Fort Hood Shootings - VOA
'I Am the Shooter,' Hasan tells Fort Hood Court-Martial - CNN
Fort Hood Suspect Admits Shooting - BBC
Fort Hood Gunman Meticulously Planned Attack - AP
Witnesses Recount Hasan's Actions Before, During Shooting - S&S
Fort Hood Trial Turns Bizarre as Shooter Grills Witnesses - Fox
Hasan Says He was 'On Wrong Side' in US Army Uniform - S&S
Key Questions About Fort Hood Shooting Trial - AP
The Victims: Stories of the 13 Killed at Fort Hood - AP
The Government's Insult to Fort Hood Victims - DB Opinion
Ft. Hood Was Terrorism, Not Workplace Violence - CST Opinion
Manning Court-Martial
Manning's Max Possible Sentence Cut to 90 Years - AP
Play About Bradley Manning Wins Drama Prize - AP
US Department of Defense
Troop, Civilian Cuts Likely, Pentagon's No. 2 Says - USAT
Ash Carter Orders OSD Agency Cuts ASAP - BD
Hagel Announces Reduction in Civilian Furlough Days - AFPS
Defense Dept. Cuts Mandated Furloughs From 11 Days to 6 - WT
Hagel Orders Furlough Reduction - S&S
Savings, Reprogramming Enable Furlough Reduction - AFPS
Double Standard: Pentagon Hints Change to Allow Women in Ground Combat - WT
Fiscal Year Recruiting Remains Strong Through June - AFPS
Study: Deployments Not Reason for Increase in Military Suicides - S&S
Study: Deployment Factors Not Related to Rise in Military Suicides - NYT
Fort Bragg Soldier Sentenced to Prison for Embezzlement Scheme - FO
The Painstaking Effort to Recover the 'B-files' - S&S
The Real NCIS: Years of Work and No Promise of closure - S&S
Sinclair Court-Martial: Half of Potential Jurors Dismissed - FO
Congress Finally Getting Wise to JIEDDO - AntiWar.com Opinion
Cuts Scuttling the Navy's Surface Ship Comeback - BD Opinion
Strategic Decisions About US Carrier Fleet - ID Opinion
Littoral Combat Ship vs. Iver Huitfeldt-Class - WOTR Opinion
Let Sikh Americans Serve in the Military - WP Opinion
United States
Intelligence Does Little to Boost Image of NSA’s Database - WT
New US Spying Revelations Coming From Snowden Leaks - Reuters
Cape Canaveral Drones Criticized as Costly, Ineffective - OS
Challenges Face Bezos as He Buys Washington Post - AP
Fantasizing Enemies are Friends is a Dangerous Pastime - WT Book Review
Snowden, Manning Exposed Vulnerability of State Secrets - WT Opinion
The Dangers of a Sensationalist Portrayal of Veterans - NYT Opinion
Making Regulations that do More Harm than Good - WT Opinion
US Trade Deficit Slowing Growth, Destroying Jobs - UPI Opinion
Australia
Australia Dissolves Parliament Ahead of September Election - UPI
Africa
Mugabe Reelection: Economists Predict Bleak Future for Zimbabwe - VOA
Mugabe's Party Vows 'Unique Wealth Transfer' in Zimbabwe - VOA
Botswana Urges SADC to Investigate Zimbabwe Election - VOA
Nigeria's Boko Haram Accused of War Crimes - UPI
Nigeria Acts on US Request for Extradition - VOA
Tribal, Rebel Clashes Wreck Areas in South Sudan - WT
Violent and Chaotic, CAR Lurches Toward Crisis - NYT
Congo Soldiers Tried for Depot Blast - BBC
Protesters in Mali's North Demand Prisoner Release - AP
Uganda Clamps Down on Public Protest - BBC
Burundi ex-Rebel Leaves Hiding - BBC
Sierra Leone Expels Charles Taylor Ally - VOA
Massive Fire Guts Kenya's Main International Airport - LAT
Americas / Caribbean
Head of Small Venezuela Opposition Party Shot Dead - AP
Honduras Drug Gang Shootout Kills 17 - BBC
Seventeen Killed in Drug Gang Fight in Honduras - Reuters
Argentina Renews Falklands Claims Against UK - BBC
Brazil: New Chief Named for Military Police in Rio - AP
Brazil: Dozens of Protesters Occupy Rio's Indian Museum - AP
Radio Journalist Shot to Death in Guatemala - AP
Haiti to Hold Parliamentary Elections This Year - Reuters
Study: UN Should Be Accountable for Haiti Cholera - AP
Asia / Pacific
Japan Unveils Biggest Warship Since WWII -VOA
Japan Unveils 'Largest Warship’ Since WW II - BBC
Japan Builds Largest Warship Since WW II - AP
Japan Urges Suspension After US Okinawa Helicopter Crash - BBC
New Leaks Into Pacific at Japan Nuclear Plant - NYT
Japan Govt to Take Bigger Role in Fukushima Clean-Up - Reuters
China, Russia Stage War Games - UPI
China Protest: Tibetan Sets Himself on Fire at Buddhist Shrine - VOA
No Ties? No Problem as China Courts Taiwan's Remaining Allies - Reuters
Taiwan Defense Minister Quits After Six Days - BBC
Taiwan Defense Minister Quits After Less than Week - AP
Philippines Boosts Patrols Amid China Sea Dispute - VOA
Experts: Philippines' Hamilton-Class Ships 'Worthy' - ANN
Roadside Bomb Wounds 7 Troops in South Philippines - AP
S. Korea Approves $6 Million in Aid for N. Korea - AP
Thai Lawmakers Start Debate on Amnesty Bill - AP
Inquest: 6 Killed by Thai Soldiers During Protest - AP
US Criticizes Vietnam Internet Law - BBC
US Denounces Vietnam’s New Limits on Dissent on Internet - NYT
China’s Salami-Slicing Strategy - WT Opinion
Asia Wants US-China Great Power Competition - RCD Opinion
New China Carrier Highlights Surging Navy - TNI Opinion
Europe
Obama 'Disappointed' in Russia's Snowden Decision - AP
Kerry, Hagel to Meet with Russian Counterparts in Washington - VOA
Kerry, Hagel and Russians Will Meet on Issues Imperiling Summit - NYT
Kerry, Hagel to Meet Russian Counterparts - AP
US-Russia Talks Despite Snowden - BBC
Russia Says No Word on September US Talks - UPI
China, Russia Stage War Games - UPI
Russia: Kremlin Critic Moves From Jail to Politics - NYT
Russian Court Trims Oil Tycoon's Jail Term - VOA
German Companies View China, US as Top Cyber Threats - VOA
Norway's Opposition Widens Poll Lead Ahead of September Vote - Reuters
Hungary Gang Jailed for Killing Roma - BBC
Erdogan's Presidential Plans Linked to Turkey's Economic Fortunes - VOA
Court Convictions Deal Blow to Turkey's Military - VOA
Hagel Hosts Azerbaijan’s Defense Minister at Pentagon - AFPS
Malta Refuses to Take in Migrants - BBC
Italy Agrees to Take in Stranded Migrants After Malta Refuses - Reuters
What’s the Point of a US-Russia Summit? - NYT Editorial
Snowden Asylum Shows a Russia Reset Failure - WT Opinion
Expose Russia's Global Spy Network - USAT Opinion
South Asia
Pakistan Reaches Out to US, India, Afghanistan - VOA
India Accuses Pakistan of Killing 5 Soldiers in Kashmir - VOA
Indian Troops Killed in Kashmir - BBC
India Accuses Pakistan of Killing 5 Soldiers Along Border - WP
India Says Attackers in Pakistani Uniforms Killed 5 Troops - Bloomberg
Al-Qaida Ally in Pakistan Labeled Terrorist by US - UPI
US Blacklists Pakistan-Based Insurgent Leader - AP
Attacks Kill 28 People Across Pakistan - AP
Separatists Kill 13 in Southwestern Pakistan - NYT
Pakistan: Karachi Football Blast Kills 11 - BBC
Pakistan: More to Musharraf Legacy than Bhutto, AI Says - UPI
Bangladesh Takes Aim at Grameen Bank - NYT Editorial