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Syria
UN Report on Syria’s Use of Chemical Weapons - UN Full Report
UN: 'Convincing Evidence' of Syria Chemical Attack - VOA
UN Inspectors Cite ‘Convincing’ Evidence of Sarin Attack - WP
Forensic Details in UN Report Point to Assad’s Use of Gas - NYT
Chemical Weapons Clearly Used in Syria, UN Says - LAT
UN Confirms Sarin Attack in Syria - BBC
UN: 'Convincing Evidence' of Syria Chemical Attack - AP
France: UN Report Shows Syrian Regime is `Guilty' - AP
France, US and UK Eye 'Strong' UN Resolution - BBC
Why Is France Pushing So Hard on Syria? - AP
International Meeting Planned to Seek Syria Political Solution - AP
In Public Shift, Israel Calls for Assad's Fall - Reuters
Russia Says May be Time to Force Rebels to Talk Peace - Reuters
Rebels Furious Over Diplomatic Deal on Syria - VOA
HIS Janes: Nearly Half of Syria’s Rebels are Jihadists, Extremists - WT
Turkey Shoots Down Syrian Military Helicopter Flying in Its Airspace - NYT
Turkey Says it Shot Down Syrian Helicopter - AP
How US, Russia Arrived at Deal on Syria - WP
Syrian Army Accuses Turkey of Escalating Tensions - AP
Obama Was Warned of Earlier Chemical Attacks in Syria - WT
Syria: A Chemical Crime, a Complex Reaction - Reuters Special Report
Rumsfeld: 'A Leader Should Be Careful about Drawing Red Lines' - DS Interview
It’s a Two-Step Process on Syria - WP Opinion
Obama's Bait-and-Switch on Syria - LAT Opinion
Obama’s Style on Syria Needs Refashioning - WP Opinion
Syria and the Poisonous Fruit of Wishful Thinking - WT Opinion
What Putin Doesn’t Have to Say About Syria - NYT Opinion
Syria Could Blow Up in Putin's Face - TT Opinion
How Obama Can Win Next Round Against Putin - FA Opinion
Syrian Rebels Turn on Each Other (That's Good) - Time Opinion
Syria’s Humanitarian Crisis - WT Opinion
Iran
Iran Confirms Exchange of Letters With Obama - Reuters
Iran’s Leader Tells US ‘Stop Invading’ Middle East - WP
In Letter to Obama, Rouhani Offers His Views - AP
Iran Wants Role in World Crisis Response - UPI
Israel Calls for New Pressure on Iran - AP
Facebook and Twitter Blocked Again in Iran After Respite - NYT
US Company Shuts Down Iran Opposition Website - VOA
Afghanistan
President Obama to Award Medal of Honor to William Swenson - White House
Afghan President Says No Rush for US Security Deal - AP
UN: Afghanistan Commitment to Human Rights Waning - Reuters
UN Fears 'Deteriorating' Human Rights in Afghanistan - AFP
DDS Carter Meets With Afghan Officials, Notes Progress - AFPS
Afghan Policewomen Say Sexual Harassment Is Rife - NYT
‘Afghan Good Enough’ May Be the Best We Can Hope - TDB Opinion
US Navy Yard Shootings
At Least 13 Dead in Navy Yard Shooting, 14 Injured - WP
Gunman and 12 Victims Killed in Shooting at DC Navy Yard - NYT
Gunman Kills 12 in Navy Yard Spree - LAT
Authorities Try to Determine What Set Off Rampage - WT
Suspect Discharged From Navy in 2011 After Shooting Incident Arrest - WP
Suspect in Shooting Had Problems With the Law - NYT
Washington Navy Yard Gunman 'Obsessed with Violent Video Games' - TT
Investigators: Alexis May Have Picked Up and Used Victims’ Weapons - WT
US Naval Facility Gunman Named - BBC
Debate About Security at Military Posts Likely to be Renewed - WP
Navy Yard Dropped Its Guard, Pentagon Inspector General Says - Time
Obama, Feinstein Reignite Fight for Gun Control after Navy Yard Shooting - WT
Russian Parliament Member Ridicules US Over Navy Yard Shooting - AP
Navy Yard, Yet Another Massacre - WP Editorial
Navy Yard Shooting Highlights Military's Security Flaws - FP Opinion
Don't Jump to Conclusions and Remember Context - CSM Opinion
Navy Yard and Too Much Information - WP Opinion
US Department of Defense
Protesting 9/11 Defendants, Sick Defense Attorney Stall Guantanamo Hearing - MH
Acting Air Force Secretary Describes Budget Choices - AFPS
Press Secretary Details Military Aid to Colorado Flood Effort - AFPS
US Department of State
Foggy Bottom and the Fog of War - NYT Debate / Opinion
Benghazi, as Seen From the Grassy Knoll - WP Opinion
US Intelligence Community
Ex-CIA Chief Hayden: Snowden Uproar Demoralizes Cyber Warriors - BD
DIA Director Discusses Roadmap for Future - AFPS
United States
ACLU Urges Government to Rein in Power of the FBI - WP
My Strange, Frustrating Relationship with an American Terrorist - FP
Is Al Jazeera America Simply CNN, Minus Wolf Blitzer? -FP Opinion
United Kingdom
UK Pulled, Reluctantly, Into Debate Over Wearing Full-Face Veils in Public - NYT
Africa
British Military Trainers Deploy to Mali - UPI
Sudan Gives Cold Reception to US Envoy - UPI
Ugandan President Accused of Abusing Army, Misusing Funds - VOA
Donors Pledge $2.7 Billion in ‘New Deal’ for Somalia - VOA
EU in 'New Deal' Pledge for Somalia - BBC
Uganda Suspends Officers Sent to Somalia on AU Mission - BBC
Rwandans Vote in Parliamentary Poll - BBC
Voter ID Card Controversy Mars Cameroon Campaign - VOA
New Meningitis Vaccine a Success in Chad - VOA
The International Criminal Court's Risky Move in Kenya - LAT Opinion
Americas / Caribbean
Mexico Arrests 3rd Suspect in Killing of US Border Patrol Agent - WT
Mexico Kidnappings Highest in 16 Years - ISC
Mexico Battered by Two Deadly Storms - BBC
Brazil Looks to Break From US-Centric Internet - AP
Asia / Pacific
Kerry to Meet with Chinese Foreign Minister - AP
China Presses US on North Korean Talks - UPI
UN Inquiry Decries Widespread Abuses in North Korea - Reuters
UN: North Korea Won't Cooperate With Rights Probe - AP
South Koreans Back at Reopened Inter-Korea Factory in North - AP
Philippines: Helicopters Fire Rockets on Muslim Rebels - BBC
Philippine Forces Free Scores Held by Muslim Rebels - NYT
Philippine Troops Retake 70 Percent of Rebel-Held Villages - AP
Cambodian Parties Agree to Steps in Tense Post-Election Atmosphere - VOA
Cambodian PM, Opposition Hold Second Day of Talks - AP
Cambodian Rivals Edge Closer to Deal Over Disputed Poll - Reuters
Cambodian Protests Spark Travel Warning - UPI
Curfew Imposed as Thai Rubber Protest Drags On - Reuters
Chin Peng, Storied Malaysian Communist Leader, Dies - WP
Europe
Veteran Russian Diplomat Fond of Cigars, Whiskey & Outfoxing US - NYT
Renewed Anti-Government Unrest Persists in Turkey - VOA
Turkey Shrugs Off PKK Initiative - UPI
Contentious Turkish Mosque Project Stirs Sectarian Unrest - Reuters
Germany: Merkel Allies Claim Bavaria Vote Win - BBC
Greece Hit by New Wave of Strikes - BBC
EU Preparing Sanctions for New Member Croatia - AP
Dutch to Purchase 37 F-35 Fighter Planes - Reuters
Middle East / North Africa
Yemen Receives First US Reconnaissance Aircraft - AP
Effort to Rebuild Yemen Snags on Row Over Restive South - Reuters
Israeli Raid in West Bank Kills Palestinian - AP
Israeli’s Netanyahu, Obama to Meet in Washington on Sept 30 - Reuters
HRW: Bahrain Detains, Abuses Children - UPI
In Islamist Bastions of Egypt, Army Treads Carefully, Christians Too - NYT
Egypt Offensive Targets Islamists in Central Town - LAT
Egypt Army Storms Islamist-Held Town - BBC
Libyan PM Says Dialogue, Not Bloodshed Must Stop Oil Protests - Reuters
Obama’s Vague Mideast Policy - WP Opinion
South Asia
After Afghanistan Visit, DDS Carter Flies to Pakistan, India - AFPS
India Looking for Homegrown Surface-to-Air Missiles - DN
Bangladesh: Execution for War Crimes Convict - AP
Bangladesh Islamist's War Crimes Life Sentence Revised to Death - Reuters