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Syria
Russia Aims to Hide Role in Stockpiling Syria’s Arsenal - WT
Pentagon Rebuffs Putin’s Claim that Rebels Launched Chemical Attack - S&S
US Total of Syrian Gas Deaths Could Include Bomb Casualties - Reuters
Assad Says He Will Give Up Weapons, With Conditions - WP
Listing Demands, Assad Uses Crisis to His Advantage - NYT
Assad: Syria to Offer Data on Chemical Weapons - AP
Syria Takes First Step Toward Joining CW Treaty - VOA
UN: Syria Sends Letter to Join Weapons Treaty - AP
Kerry Demands Syria Keep Vow to Give Up Chemical Arms - WP
Kerry Insists That Syria Quickly Give Data on Arms - NYT
US Also Seeks Syrian Transparency on Nuclear Research - WP
DIA Chief: Years to Remove, Destroy Syria’s Chemical Weapons - DN
US Chemical Weapons Arsenal Highlights Syria Complexities - AP
WSJ Report: Syria Chemical Weapons Sites Being Dispersed - Reuters
US, Russia in Tough Talks Over Syria's Chemical Weapons - VOA
Tense Talks in Bid for Syria Peace - BBC
US and Russia at Odds as Syria Talks Continue - AP
Key Syria Talks Enter Second Day - BBC
Syrian Envoy Brahimi to Hold Joint Talks With Kerry, Lavrov - Reuters
Report to UN on Syrian Mass Killing Is Expected Within a Few Days - NYT
US Forces Poised to Strike If Syria Diplomacy Fails - VOA
Pentagon: 4 Destroyers, Aircraft Carrier to Remain Near Syria - WT
Hardline Assad Backers Likely Dismayed Over International Diplomacy - VOA
Rebels Say Saudi Arabia Is Stepping Up Weapons Deliveries - NYT
Israel Identifies Value in Trying Diplomatic Route With Syria - WP
Putin’s NYT Op-Ed, Annotated and Fact-Checked - WP
Social Media Erupts Over Putin’s NYT Op-Ed - VOA
Obama Allies Cite PR Missteps in Bid for Syria Hit - AP
US Strategy: Having Lost Sight of the Objective - CSIS Opinion
Obama Doesn’t Get to Say He is Tired of War - WP Opinion
The Fruits of Epic Incompetence - WP Opinion
An Anchorless World - NYT Opinion
Beyond Tomahawks: Defeating Syria from the Air - RCD Opinion
Obama Fails Lincoln Lesson on Syria - USAT Opinion
A Brilliant Mess - NYT Opinion
Syria is No Horse Race - WP Opinion
Did Obama Just Give Assad Legitimacy? - WP Opinion
Doing Red Lines Right - TNI Opinion
How Syria Is Like Iraq - RCD Opinion
Syria's Chemical Weapons Require Boots on the Ground - DO Opinion
No US Military Consensus on Syria - WP Opinion
War Decisions Rightfully Belong to Civilian Leaders, Not Military - WP Opinion
The Pentagon’s Own Road to Damascus - BD Opinion
Where’s the Outrage? - WP Opinion
The Rebel’s US Delivery Man - FP Opinion
Russia, Syria & the US: Parsing Uncle Vlad (NYT Op-Ed) - FT Opinion
Afghanistan
Afghan Militants Strike US Consulate in Herat - VOA
Taliban Insurgents Attack US Consulate in Afghanistan - WP
Raid on US Mission Points to Afghan Security Woes - NYT
Americans Escape Harm in Assault on US Consulate - LAT
Afghan Taliban Attack US Consulate - BBC
Suicide Bombing Kills 2, Hurts Several Near US Consulate in Herat - AP
Attack on NATO Supply Line in Pakistan Kills 1 - AP
US On Pace With Afghan Drawdown - UPI
US Poised to Ramp Up Withdrawal of Gear From Afghanistan - Reuters
IED Trigger Factories Designed to Educate, Save Lives - S&S
Soccer Euphoria Grips the Afghan Capital - NYT
War-Weary Afghans Revel in Soccer Victory - AP
US Department of Defense
Budget Uncertainty Hurting Morale, VFW Warns - AT
US Navy Says Funding Cuts Would Undercut Submarine Readiness - VOA
Deputy Secretary, Joint Chiefs Chairman Begin Overseas Trip - AFPS
As Ground Combat Vehicles Debut, Adaptability is the Buzzword - ND
With Fanfare, Boeing Delivers Last C-17 Cargo Jet to Air Force - AP
Virginia Senators Lobby to Host AFRICOM Headquarters - DN
If Africa Command is Up for Grabs, Tampa Would Go For It - TT
Defense Department Announces Missile Defense Site Study - AFPS
Intelligence Community
Congress Will Rein in Domestic Snooping, Predicts Top US Intel Official - WT
Brazilian Officials Seek Meeting with Snowden in Russia - LAT
Americans Must Sacrifice Some Security to Reform the NSA - TA Opinion
The US-Israel Intel MOU: What We Don’t Know - JF Opinion
United States
Al Qaeda Calls for Attacks Inside United States - Reuters
More US Fiscal Battles Loom - VOA
FBI Plans to Close Offices for 10 Days to Cut Costs - NYT
Decision Looms in AG Holder's Fast and Furious Contempt Case - Fox
Ex-LA TSA Worker Charged, Tied to Anti-US Website - AP
Senate Panel Oks Measure Defining a Journalist - AP
Media Shield Act Moves on to the Full Senate - WP
Exceptional? You Bet. - WP Opinion
JFK vs. the Military - TA Opinion
Benghazi’s Unanswered Questions - WT Opinion
United Kingdom
Terror-Arrest Charges at Record High - BBC
Australia
Australian Politician Seeks to Take Over Labor Party - NYT
Australia's Election, the US Alliance & the Pivot - RCD Opinion
Canada
Ex-Canada PM: New Documentary Better Than 'Argo' - AP
United Nations
UN: 6.6 Million Children Under 5 Died Last Year - NYT
Africa
Somalia: Al-Shabab Militants Kill American Who Cut Ties with Group - VOA
American Jihadist Believed to be Killed in Somalia - WP
American Jihadist Believed Killed by Former Allies in Somalia - NYT
American Jihadi 'Killed in Somalia' - BBC
Somalia: Mogadishu Evictions Led to 'Abuses' - BBC
Uganda ‘Encouraged’ With DR Congo, M23 Peace Talks - VOA
UN Deployment of Surveillance Drone in Congo Delayed - Reuters
Vigilante Groups in Liberia Serve as Shadow Police Force - VOA
Zimbabwean Women Protest Low Number of Cabinet Slots - VOA
Americas / Caribbean
Mexican Teachers Clash with Police - BBC
Venezuela Creates Council to Fight Economic 'Sabotage' - Reuters
Hundreds Arrested in Chile Clashes - BBC
Honduras Grants Land to Indigenous Group - NYT
Hard Truths Out of Cuba - WP Opinion
Asia / Pacific
One Year On, Island Dispute Still Roils Japan & China - TAI
Japan's Abe: Better Defenses Needed Due to 'Provocations' - VOA
Chinese Ships Remain Just Outside Waters of Japan-Run Islands - S&S
China Military Tells US Not to Encourage Japan Over Isles - Reuters
Philippines-China Tensions Foreshadow Upcoming ASEAN Meet - VOA
New Clash in the Philippines Raises Fears of a Wider Threat - NYT
Philippine Muslim Rebels Attack 2nd Province - VOA
Philippine Troops Repulse Muslim Rebels' Attack on 2nd Town - AP
Philippine President Warns Rebels to End Standoff - AP
Top China General Orders Navy to Speed Improvement - AP
China Navy Chief Says Operational Aircraft Carrier Few Years Away - Reuters
China Defends Law Criminalizing Online Speech - VOA
China: Death Penalty for Xinjiang Attackers - BBC
China Nixes Full Democracy for Next Hong Kong Leader - AP
China Calls for Exchange of Offices With Taiwan - AP
Taiwan Steps Up Anti-Corruption Work - VOA
North Korea Reactor 'Nearing Operation' - BBC
US Scolds North Korea on Yongbyon Nuclear Reactor - Reuters
Population of North Korea’s Gulag Has Shrunk, Experts Say - WP
Abducted South Korean Back from North - BBC
South Korean Fisherman’s Escape From North Confirmed - NYT
Bomb Found in Cambodian Capital Ahead of Election Protest - Reuters
Dutch Apology for 1945-49 Indonesia Killings - BBC
North Korea Sees Weak US Resolve on Syria - 38N Opinion
America's Inadequate ASEAN Approach - TNI Opinion
Europe
US Trade Officials Try to Curb Europe’s Expectations - NYT
Russia: Opposition Leader Asserts Problems in Moscow Race - NYT
Russian Pressure Moves Ukraine Closer to the West - VOA
Belarus Court Keeps Russian Potash Chief in Detention - Reuters
Defection Hurts Polish Premier Amid Protests - NYT
Ex-CIA Station Chief Seeks Italy Pardon for Egypt Rendition - BBC
France to Release Rwanda Genocide Suspect - BBC
Bulgaria Bus Bomb Accused Face Trial - BBC
EU Could Punish Croatia Over Extradition Row - VOA
For Turkey’s Leader, Syria’s War Worsens Problems at Home - NYT
Turkish Police Use Tear Gas as Protests Resurface - Reuters
The Ukrainian President and European Values - UPI Opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Iran Says to Work 'Closely' with UN Nuclear Watchdog - VOA
Iran Says Date Could Be Set for Nuclear Talks at UN Meeting - Reuters
Israel: Iran Wants Nukes Even Under New President - AP
China Urges Respect in Iranian Nuclear Row - UPI
In Iran, Victims Recall Horrors of Chemical Weapons - WP
Egypt Accuses Gaza's Hamas of Training Egyptian Militants - VOA
In Sensitive Case, Egypt Acquits Alleged Killers of 2011 Protesters - VOA
Egypt Extends State of Emergency - BBC
AQ’s Zawahri Condemns Crackdown on Egypt's Brotherhood - Reuters
In Libya, Unrest Brings Oil Industry to Standstill - NYT
Algerian Army Siege Role Questioned - BBC
Who Will Be Left in Egypt? - NYT Editorial
The Cult of Sisi in Egypt - NYT Opinion
South Asia
Pakistan, India Spar in Worst Border Violence in Years - WP
Pakistani’s Iron Grip, Wielded in Opulent Exile, Begins to Slip - NYT
India: Delhi Gang Rape Trial Sentences Due - BBC
4 Men to Be Sentenced in India Fatal Gang Rape - AP
Rape Trial Puts Focus on India's Death Penalty Paradox - Reuters