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Syria
US, Russia Reach Agreement on Seizure of Syrian Chemical Weapons - WP
Kerry, Lavrov in 'Constructive' Talks on Syria Weapons Agreement - VOA
US-Russia Talks on Syria’s Arms Make Progress - NYT
Kerry Calls Syria Chemical Weapons Talks 'Constructive' - BBC
US-Russia Syria Weapons Talks Reach Critical Stage - AP
Obama Demands ‘Concrete’ Acts by Syria on Chemical Weapons - NYT
Obama Says Syria Deal Must Be 'Verifiable and Enforceable' - Reuters
Consequences Unclear if Syria Breaks Deal - WP
Obama's Larger Syria Strategy in Disarray - AP
Pentagon in Back Seat as Kerry Leads Charge - NYT
Obama Loosens Demands on UN Resolution on Syria - LAT
US 'to Drop Syria Military Threat' - BBC
UN Chief Says Report Will Confirm Gas Massacre - NYT
UN to Confirm Chemical Use in Syria - BBC
UN: Report Will Show Chemical Weapons Use in Syria - NYT
Broader Syria Peace Talks? Chemical Weapons First - AP
France, Britain, US to Meet Monday to Discuss Syria - Reuters
If US Comes Calling, Will Japan Back Syria Strike? - JT
Saudis Shun Diplomacy in Syria Crisis - VOA
Assad's Brother Key to Syria Regime Survival - AP
UN Reports Syria Uses Hospital Attacks as a ‘Weapon of War’ - NYT
Analysts: Syrian Rebels Miss Battlefield Opportunities - VOA
Rebel Groups Sought Sarin Gas Material, Turkish Prosecutors Say - LAT
DOD Dismisses Growing al Qaeda Influence in Syria - TH
Rights Group Details Syrian Massacre - VOA
Syrian Refugee Spillover Into Europe Surges - NYT
Americans Want Diplomacy, Unmoved by Obama Speech - Reuters Poll
NYT Reader Reactions to Putin’s Op-Ed - NYT Summary
Fit For A Novel: US, Russia Differences Over Syria - NPR Interview
Beware Syrians Bearing Gifts - FPRI Opinion
The Folly of Rushing to War - WT Opinion
Why Syria’s Images of Suffering Haven’t Moved Us - WP Opinion
Did Putin Write the New York Times Op-Ed Himself? - WP Opinion
The American People’s Reply to Putin’s Op-Ed - WP Opinion
Afghanistan
Brazen Attack in Herat Expands Taliban's Reach - S&S
DDS Carter Arrives in Afghanistan to Review Retrograde Progress - AFPS
US Seeks to Move More Gear Out of Afghanistan via Pakistan - S&S
US Forced to Take Costly Option in Transporting Military Gear Out - WP
NATO Forces Disassembling Larger Afghan Bases - McClatchy
ISAF Reconsiders Afghan Security Forces Basing Plans - S&S
3 Afghans Die as Car Bomber Targets NATO Troops - AP
Al Qaeda
Attack US, Qaeda Chief Tells Muslims in a Speech - NYT
Al-Qaeda Seeks US Economic Damage - BBC
The al Qaeda Network: A New Framework for Defining the Enemy - AEI Analysis
US Department of Defense
Syria Crisis Underlines Pentagon’s Move to the Back Seat - NYT
VCJCS Winnefeld: Army Should Also Consider Crisis Response Units - AT
Unprecedented Budget Uncertainty Still Holds Sway, Little Says - AFPS
Suicide Prevention Remains Ongoing Battle, Senior Official Says - AFPS
Boeing Poised to be Sole Bidder on Air Force One Replacement - Bloomberg
Is Strategy Really A Lost Art? - SSI Opinion
Intelligence Community
Alleged NSA Post in Austria Becomes State Affair - AP
The Bay of Pigs’ Secrets - WP Opinion
United States
Texas Senators Seek ‘Terrorist’ Label for Fort Hood Shootings - WT
VA's Reputation for Health Care Takes a Thrashing - WP
TSA Agent Arrested for Smuggling Illegal Aliens - WFB
NPR Offering Buyouts to Cut Staff by 10 Percent - AP
The Exceptional Nation - WT Editorial
Obama’s Foreign Policy Legacy - HIJ Opinion
Putin Has a Good Time at Obama’s Expense - WP Opinion
Military Leaders Advise, Civilians Decide - USN&WP Opinion
The Duty to Protect (R2P), Still Urgent - NYT Opinion
An International Commander-in-Chief - WT Opinion
United Kingdom
Gibraltar: Fighting Over the Rock - NYT
Coalition Governing Could Be Britain’s New Normal - NYT
Britain Strains Coalition by Dropping Lords Reform - Reuters
Lib Dems 'Rejected by 75% of Voters' - BBC
UK Police: Cyber Crooks Could Have Stolen Millions - AP
United Nations
UN: Child Mortality Rate Reduced by Half - VOA
Africa
Central African Republic President Disbands Rebel Group - VOA
Central African Republic Leader Bans Former Rebel Backers - BBC
EU Praises Somali Government Progress - VOA
Rights Group Accuses Somalia of 'Large-Scale' Abuses - VOA
Somali Crisis: Amnesty Criticizes Evictions in Mogadishu - BBC
US Says Reports of American Militant Death in Somalia 'Credible' - Reuters
Priest in Tanzania Burned With Acid in Another Attack on Clergy - NYT
Tanzania: Priest Hit in Zanzibar Acid Attack - BBC
Tanzania: Roman Catholic Priest Injured in Zanzibar Acid Attack - Reuters
South Sudan Army Kills Almost 100 Members of Small Tribe - Reuters
More Ethiopian Children Surviving - BBC
Guinea's Opposition Considers Protests Over Perceived Flaws in Voter List - VOA
Chief of Guinea Opposition Gives 5-Day Deadline - AP
AFRICOM at 5 Years: The Maturation of a New US Combatant Command - SSI R&A
Causes of Instability in Nigeria and Implications for the United States - SSI R&A
Americas / Caribbean
Mexico Captures Third Man Linked to Killing of US Border Agent - Reuters
Teachers and Police Clash in Mexico - BBC
Protest by Mexican Teachers Ended - NYT
Mexico Police Clear Zocalo of Striking Teachers - LAT
Police End Occupation of Mexico City Center - AP
Venezuelan Food Supply Getting Boost with Colombian Exports - LAT
Argentine Teenage 'Superhacker' Held - BBC
Ex-Bolivian Anti-Corruption Official Denied Bail in US - Reuters
Cartel Car Bombings in Mexico - SSI R&A
Chile: The Pinochet Myth - WP Opinion
Asia / Pacific
China’s Military Tells US Not to Encourage Japan Over Isles - Reuters
Philippines: Aquino Warns Rebels in Besieged City - BBC
Philippines President Visits War-Torn Southern City - VOA
Philippines Vice President Says Rebel Leader OKs Cease-Fire - AP
Bid to End Philippine Rebel Unrest - BBC
Philippine Muslim Rebels Agree to Cease-Fire, Still Hold Hostages - LAT
Troops, Rebels Ignore Ceasefire Calls in Philippine South - Reuters
Philippine Clashes Erupt Despite Truce Effort - AP
Japan: Former US Regulator Says Fukushima Cleanup Complicated - AP
Japan's Newest Rocket Epsilon Lifts Off - Reuters
Cambodian King Urges Rivals to Overcome Stalemate - AP
Malaysian PM Najib Entrenches Race-Based Policies - Reuters
Europe
Turkish Protests Take On a More Sectarian Air - AP
Alleged NSA Post in Austria Becomes State Affair - AP
Croat Authorities Seize Large Quantities of Illegal Weapons - AP
Bulgaria Bus Bomb Accused Face Trial - BBC
German Magazine Said to Glorify Nazis Will End - NYT
Ukraine-Russia: A Tug of War Between East and West - WT Opinion
Middle East / North Africa
40 Years After War, Israel Weighs Remaining Risks - NYT
Oslo Peace Accords Provide Cautionary Tale 20 Years Later - LAT
Two Roadside Bombs Kill 30 at Iraq Mosque - VOA
Iraq: At Least 33 Die in Fresh Spurt of Violence - AP
Deadly Bomb Attack on Iraqi Mosque - BBC
Kuwait Ruler Presses Obama on Guantanamo Detainees - AP
Yemen Minister Seeks Child Bride Law - BBC
UAE Leads Gulf Front Against Egypt's Islamists - AP
Hamas Denies Training Egypt Militant Groups - BBC
Rival Protesters Clash in Egypt - BBC
South Asia
Indian-Kashmir Tourism Ebbs and Flows With Waves of Violence - VOA
India: Death Penalties for Delhi Gang Rape - BBC
Death Penalty for Four Convicted in India Gang Rape - VOA
India: Four Face Death for Delhi Bus Rape - WP
Many Doubt Death Sentences Will Stem India Sexual Attacks - NYT
BJP's Modi Named Indian PM Candidate - BBC
India: Modi’s Anti-Muslim Past Overshadows Future Hopes - WP