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Egypt
Bolton: US Should Back Egyptian Army, ‘Like it or Not’ - WT
EU Suspends Military Sales to Egypt - VOA
EU Suspends Arms Sales to Egypt - BBC
EU Condemns Egypt Violence, Leaves Aid Untouched - AP
Turkey's Criticism of OIC Over Egypt Seen as Split with Arab Allies - VOA
Muslim Brotherhood Leader Badie Set to Face Trial Sunday - LAT
Egyptian Court Orders Mubarak's Release - VOA
Court Orders Mubarak’s Release - WP
Mubarak to Be Transferred to House Arrest - NYT
Egypt Braces for Release of Hosni Mubarak - LAT
Mubarak, Egypt's 'Pharaoh', Ordered Freed From Jail - Reuters
Egypt's Mubarak Faces House Arrest - BBC
Egypt Clashes Drain Hospital Blood Supplies - VOA
In Egyptian Unrest, Media is Battleground - VOA
Egypt Considers Banning Al Jazeera - WT
Everything You Need to Know About US Aid to Egypt - ProPublica R&A
Bearing the Cross in Egypt - WT Editorial
The Case for Cutting Off Aid to Egypt - LAT Opinion
US Intervention in Egypt Not the Solution - WP Opinion
Voice for Democracy and Secularism is Silenced in Egypt - WT Opinion
Saudi Arabia Stirs the Middle East Pot - WP Opinion
Only Egyptians Can Finish What They Started - WT Opinion
Keystone Kops to Egypt’s Rescue - WT Opinion
Syria
Dempsey Says Syrian Rebels Aren’t Ready to Take Power - NYT
Dempsey: US 'Will Not Intervene as Rebels Don't Support Interests' - TT
Dempsey: US Military Action Would Not End Syrian War - WT
Pressure Mounts on Obama Administration to Act in Syria - LAT
Syria Again Challenges Obama’s ‘Red Line’ on Chemical Weapons - WT
Syrian Opposition Says Assad Forces Used 'Poison Gas' - VOA
Syrian Rebels Say Hundreds Dead from Chemical Attack - WP
Scores Killed in Syria, With Signs of Chemical War - NYT
Syrian Activists Claim Deadly 'Toxic Gas' Attack - AP
Reported Syria Attack Tests US Hope to Avoid War - AP
US 'Strongly Condemns' Use of Chemical Weapons - TT
US Spies, Experts: Chemical Weapons Likely in Syria Attack - FP
Russia Questions Claims on Syria Toxic Gas Attack - AP
UN Security Council Calls For Investigation of Syria Chemical Attack - VOA
UN Urges Clarity Over Syria Chemical Attacks - BBC
UN Security Council Wants 'Clarity' Over Alleged Chemical Attack - TT
France, Britain Say UN Must Access Alleged Syria Attack Site - Reuters
Iran Says Syria Govt Not Behind Possible Chemical Attack - Reuters
When Has Syria Used Chemical Weapons? - WP
Deadly Attack in Syria Renews Chemical Arms Claim - AP
Syrian Forces Bombard Damascus Suburbs - Reuters
Ban: UN Divisions Come at Syria's Expense - UPI
The Dangers of Intervention in Syria - CI R&A
Horror in Syria - WP Editorial
US Response to Syria Chemical Weapons - WP Opinion
US Department of Defense
Army, Navy Target Top Brass, Headquarters Spending in Latest Cuts - S&S
Smart-Phones for Soldiers Reach Afghanistan Front Line - WT
Officials Strive to Protect MWR Programs Amid Budget Cuts - AFPS
The Price Gina Gray Paid for Whistleblowing - WP
Erotic Novel Causes a Stir at Guantanamo War Court - AP
Naval Academy Tries More to Deter Sexual Assaults - AP
An Untold Story of American Valor - CNN Book Excerpt
Crises Can Be Averted by Dismissing Toxic Leaders - NYT Opinion
Drones: Actually the Most Humane Form of Warfare Ever - TA Opinion
Air Force Can’t Find Drone Pilot Volunteers - OTB Opinion
US Intelligence Community
Secret Court: NSA Gathered Thousands of Domestic E-Mails - WP
Secret Court Rebuked NSA on Surveillance of US E-Mail - NYT
NSA Collected Up to 56,000 US E-Mails With No Terror Connection - AP
US Admits Electronic Spying on Americans Was Illegal - TT
What You Need to Know on New Details of NSA Spying - WSJ
Manning Court Martial
Wiki Leaker Manning Gets 35-Year Prison Term - VOA
Judge Sentences Manning to 35 Years of Confinement - AFPS
Judge Sentences Manning to 35 Years - WP
Manning Sentenced to 35 Years in WikiLeaks Case - WT
Manning Sentenced to 35 Years for Pivotal Leak of US Files - NYT
Manning Gets 35 years in WikiLeaks Case - LAT
Manning Sentenced to 35 Years in Espionage Case - USAT
Manning Sentenced to 35 Years in WikiLeaks Case - AP
Manning Given 35 Years for Leaks - BBC
Manning’s Sentencing in WikiLeaks Case Sparks Debate - WT
Manning Case Unlikely to Affect Other Leak Probes - AP
Manning Appeals for Pardon from Obama - TT
Text of Bradley Manning's Letter to President - AP
Manning Supporters Disappointed By Lengthy Sentence - VOA
A Look at Pfc. Bradley Manning's Court-Martial - AP
Manning Could Serve Sentence at Famous Leavenworth - AP
Bradley Manning’s Excessive Sentence - NYT Editorial
Justice for Bradley Manning - LAT Editorial
What Manning Exposed - WP Opinion
Manning Got Off Too Easy - TNI Opinion
Was Manning's Sentence Too Lenient? - TT Video Debate
Hasan Court Martial
Judge Adjourns Hasan Trial After Defendant Calls No Witnesses - WT
Accused Fort Hood Shooter Rests Defense Without Calling Witnesses - VOA
Calling No Witnesses, Hasan Rests His Case - NYT
Hasan Rests His Case Without Calling Witnesses - S&S
Fort Hood Gunman Declines Defense - BBC
Bales Court Martial
Defense Tries to Soften Image of Soldier Who Killed 16 Afghans - NYT
Brother Testifies for Defense in Afghan Massacre - AP
Soldier Who Admitted Massacre Hears From Afghan Survivors - NPR
Bales Faces Afghan Villagers at Massacre Sentencing - AP
United States
Last Nixon Tapes to Be Released Cover Key Period - LAT
Tapes Show Nixon Maneuvering as Watergate Unfolds - NYT
Tapes Reveal Nixon Amid Watergate - BBC
Manning Case Unlikely to Affect Other Leak Probes - AP
In 2009, Snowden Said Leakers “Should be Shot” - L&D
SWAT Cop Says American Neighborhoods Are Battlefields - HP
Will Americans Watch Al Jazeera? - CBS
NASA Looks to the Future, Back at its Past - VOA
US Seeks 15 Years for Fla. Imam in Taliban Case - AP
Pardon Rates Remain Low - NYT Editorial
Asia Pivot: Obama’s Ticket Out of Middle East? - TD Opinion
US vs. Abusive Nations - WP Opinion
Obama’s Foreign Fiasco - WT Opinion
United Kingdom
Chief Warns Over Military Capability - BBC
Close Cameron Aides Asked Paper to Destroy Snowden Data - VOA
British Government Defends Destruction of Snowden Data - WP
British Official Ordered to Stem Leaks from UK Newspaper - AP
Rights Group Wants Answers Over UK Leaks Reaction - AP
New Zealand
New Zealand Law Change Bolsters Spy Agency Domestic Powers - AP
NZ Opposition Leader Quits Ahead of '14 Elections - AP
NATO
No Easy Fixes for NATO - UPI Opinion
United Nations
UN Turns to Twitter and Beyonce for Fundraising - CSM
Africa
Africa is New Kidnap and Ransom Hotspot - KRM
Facebook Wants More Africans Online - BBC
China Will Build Kenya's New Rail Line - CSM
Clash Between Nigerian Police and Boko Haram Kills 9 - Reuters
For Mali’s New President, Corruption Issue Lingers - NYT
Mali President-Elect Vows National Reconciliation - AP
US Calls Malian Government to Task - UPI
Swearing-in Set for Zimbabwe's Mugabe - VOA
Zimbabwe's Mugabe Due to be Sworn In - BBC
Zimbabwe’s Mugabe Prepares for Lavish Swearing-in Ceremony - TT
Clashes in Central African Republic Kill at Least 10 - Reuters
Swedish Politician Shot in Somalia - BBC
Somali Gunmen Kill Swedish Politician, Wound Woman - AP
In Southern Africa, Small Farmers Fight for Recognition - VOA
Strike Risk Rises as South Africa Wage Talks Stall - VOA
Cameroon Closes Border After Shooting Incident - VOA
Americas / Caribbean
Captures Bring More Fear Than Relief at Mexico Border - TT
Brazil: Rio Olympics a Shame Says Mayor - BBC
Protesting Farmers and Truckers Roil Colombia - AP
Chile Ex-Army Chief Quits Electoral Post - AP
Chile OK's Extradition of Argentine Judge - AP
Peru Coffee Growers Clash With Police in Protests - Reuters
St Lucia PM: US Suspends Assistance to Police - AP
Some Big Help for Mexico’s Big Oil - WP Editorial
Asia / Pacific
Uneasy Partners Japan, S. Korea Join US Air Drills - AP
N. Korean Prison Camp Survivors Tell UN Panel of Rights Abuses - WP
Bo Xilai Trial Begins in China - VOA
Bo Xilai Goes On Trial in China - BBC
China: Bo Xilai Goes on Trial, Culmination of Dramatic Fall - Reuters
Tension Rises for Trial of Ex-Party Leader in China - NYT
Bo Xilai Trial a Test for China Corruption Crackdown - VOA
China: At Trial, What Will Bo Xilai Do? - WP
Factbox: Main Players in China's Bo Xilai Scandal - Reuters
China Urges Rapid Formation of New Cambodian Government - VOA
UN Envoy Blames Burmese Government for Lack of Security - VOA
UN Rights Envoy Says Mob Attacked His Car in Burma - Reuters
Heightened Concern in Japan Over Fukushima Nuclear Leak - VOA
Japan Nuclear Watchdog May Raise Leak to 'Serious' - AP
Thai Court Convicts 2 Iranians for Bomb Plot - AP
Indonesian Prison Escape Fugitives Number 100 - UPI
A Trial That Reveals China's Dark Side - TI Editorial
How the US is Encircling China with Military Bases - FP Opinion
Europe
Hagel, Danish Defense Minister Discuss Continued Cooperation - AFPS
Greece Bailout Talk Intensifies - BBC
ECB, Germany Play Down Talk of Third Greek Bailout - VOA
Italy's PM Meets Center Right, Fails to Resolve Problems - Reuters
Projects Stall As Georgia's Saakashvili Prepares to Step Down - VOA
Moscow’s Rogue Candidate - WP Editorial
How Putin Lost Ukraine - MT Opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Despite Loss of Influence in Egypt, Brotherhood Branches Strong - WT
Israeli, Palestinian Police May Patrol Together - WP
In Lebanon, Neighbor’s War Feels Like Its Own - NYT
Iran: Another Nuclear Official to Be Replaced - NYT
Jordan Revamps Cabinet in Push to Speed Up Economic Reform - Reuters
Yemen Moves Ahead with Diplomatic Outreach - UPI
Yemen: Government Issues Public Apology for Wars - NYT
Yemen Apologizes to Separatists Over '94 Civil War - AP
Old Order 'Remnants' Flex Muscle in Tunisian Politics - VOA
The Threat and Value of Saudi Arabia - NYT Debate
Iran a Bright Spot in a Bleak Middle East? - VOA Opinion
South Asia
As ISAF Pulls Back on Social Media, Afghans Jump In - S&S
Pakistan Accuses India of Killing Officer, Wounding Soldier - VOA
US Sanctions Pakistani School for Ties to al Qaeda - WT
Pakistanis Bust Terrorists’ Telecoms Hub - WT
India Needs an Early Election - Bloomberg Editorial
India Faces a Major Crisis - TOI Editorial