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Syria
Kerry: UN Report Confirms Assad Forces Used Sarin in Syria - VOA
Kerry Presses UN Security Council to Act on Syrian Arsenal - NYT
Kerry: UN Must Pass Resolution on Syrian Weapons - AP
Syria May Miss First Deadline in US-Russia Chemical Arms Deal - S&S
Putin: Can't Guarantee Syria Will Turn Over Chemical Weapons - LAT
Russia-US: Syria Groundwork Began Months Ago - WP
Could US, Iran Agree On Syria Without Assad? - VOA
US Urges China to Play Constructive Role on Syria - AP
Syrian Civil War 'in Stalemate' - BBC
Syrian Rebel Groups Fight Among Themselves - VOA
Syrian Fighting Pits Rebel Against Rebel - WP
Al-Qaeda-Linked Syrian Rebel Snipers Haunt Christian Town - WT
Syrian Opposition Slams Al-Qaida-Linked Militants - AP
Syrian Rebels Upset With US After Chemical Weapons Deal - Reuters
A Turn of Fortunes as Options Open Up With Syria and Iran - NYT Analysis
Afghanistan
Afghan Air Force Flourishing, ISAF Official Says - AFPS
Afghans to Receive First C-130 Aircraft from US Air Force - S&S
Afghan Politician Defects to Taliban - BBC
Taliban Said to Attack Afghan Police - NYT
Afghans Flock to Colleges, Even as Taliban Loom - AP
Iran
Syria Moves Put Iran 'Red Line' in Question - VOA
Iran Said to Seek a Nuclear Accord to End Sanctions - NYT
Iran's President Seeks 'Constructive Engagement' - VOA
Iran’s President: ‘Gone is the Age of Blood Feuds’ - WP
Iran's Rouhani Dismisses Nuclear Weapons Fears - BBC
Friendly Gestures From Iran Mark a Rhetorical U-Turn - WP
Rouhani Urges World Leaders to Engage With Iran - Reuters
Shocking Testimony About Iran Sanctions - WT
Iran Frees Well-Known Political Prisoner - WP
A Turn of Fortunes as Options Open Up With Syria and Iran - NYT Analysis
Obama May Extend His Hand to Iran's Rouhani at UN - Reuters
Why Iran Seeks Constructive Engagement - WP Opinion (Rouhani)
A Kinder, Gentler Iran? - LAT Opinion
US Navy Yard Shootings Fallout / Related Issues
Capitol Police Probe Navy Yard SWAT ‘Stand-Down’ Charge - WT
Navy Yard Shooting: Capitol Police Swat Team Awaits Answers - BBC
Hagel Reaffirms Department’s Commitment to Personnel Security - AFPS
Hagel Calls for Full Review of All Base Security, Clearance Procedures - S&S
Carter to Lead Panels on Base Security, Personnel Clearance - AFPS
Firm that Vetted Snowden Also Handled Navy Yard Shooter - WP
Officials Probing Whether Workplace Dispute Drove Shooting - WP
US Navy Yard Shooting Highlights Military's Treatment of Mental Issues - VOA
The Threat of a Loner - WP Opinion
The Mass Shooting America Barely Noticed - WP Opinion
US Department of Defense
Pentagon Begins 'Prudent' Prep for Possible Federal Shutdown - S&S
Service Chiefs Detail 2014 Sequestration Effects - AFPS
Military Leaders: Stop Sequestration Before Capabilities Jeopardized - S&S
Sequester: Military Won't Be Able to Fight One War? - BD
Marines Could Go All the Way Down to 120,000 - DO
Strategy, Threats, Resources Must Balance, Winnefeld Says - AFPS
Did the Military Betray President Obama? - WP
Pentagon Computer Network Insecure, Gitmo Defense Counsel Says - MH
Elite Army Units to Stop Taking Controversial Anti-Malarial Drug - AP
Missile Defense System Intercepts Target in Test - AFPS
Vietnam Veterans to Get Silver, Bronze Stars for Khe Sanh Heroism - AP
Obama Declares Sept. 20 National POW/MIA Recognition Day - AFPS
Amphibious Ops in the 21st Century - WOTR Opinion
It’s Time to Think About Strategy - WOTR Opinion
US Intelligence Community
Nominee: DOD Intel Community Faces Challenge, Opportunity - AFPS
Shedding Light on NSA's Snooping - LAT Editorial
United States
FBI’s Comey Focused on Terrorism at Home and Abroad - WP
Benghazi Probe’s Leaders Badgered by House GOP - WP
US Congress Divided as Federal Shutdown Looms - VOA
13 Shot, Including 3-Year-Old, in Chicago Park - WP
13 Wounded as Gunmen Open Fire in Chicago Park - NYT
US to Seek Reduced Sentences in Drug Cases - WP
Colorado Flood Death Toll Rises - BBC
The Real Questions About Benghazi - WT Opinion
Africa
State Department Mum on Entry Visa for Sudan’s President - WP
US and Allies Target Hezbollah Financing, Ties in Africa - Reuters
At Least 87 Killed in Militant Attack in Nigeria - VOA
Nigeria: Scores Dead in Boko Haram Raid - BBC
As Oil Thieves Bleed Nigeria, Report Says, Officials Profit - NYT
DR Congo Government, Rebel M23 'Chat' in Public - VOA
South Africa Police 'Lied Over Mine Shootings' - BBC
Kenyan Fears Over ICC Witness Claims - BBC
Reconciliation Challenges Ahead for Mali President - VOA
Swaziland Electoral Group Rejects ‘Sham Vote’ Criticism - VOA
Americas / Caribbean
Biden's Mexico Visit Likely to Focus on Trade, Not Spying - LAT
68 Buried in Mexico Mudslide; Storms Death Toll Rises to 97 - LAT
Mexico Storms Death Toll Rises to 97 - BBC
Hard-hit Mexico Struck Again by Manuel, Now a Hurricane - WP
Police Officer Arrested in Mexico Bar Kidnappings - AP
Honduras Seizes Assets of Suspected Drug Gang, Including Zoo - Reuters
Venezuela Says U.S. Bans Maduro From Flying Over Puerto Rico - Reuters
Jailed Former Peru President Fujimori 'to Release Memoirs Online' - BBC
Asia / Pacific
US Generals Double Down on Pacific Pivot Despite Budget Woes - ND
First Rotational US Army Unit to Deploy to South Korea - AFPS
US, Chinese Foreign Ministers Meet Ahead of UN General Assembly - VOA
US Investigation Spotlights China's Princelings - VOA
Kennedy Appears Before Committee Prior to Confirmation as Ambassador to Japan - VOA
Caroline Kennedy, Japan Envoy Nominee, Praised by Dems, GOP - USAT
SE Asia Braced for Powerful Typhoon - BBC
Cambodian Opposition to Boycott Parliament Opening - AP
Europe
NATO Chief Urges Europe to Spend More on Defense - S&S
EU, Singapore Conclude Far-Reaching Trade Deal - VOA
Russia’s Putin Gives Critics His Attention, But Little More - WP
Russia: Putin Warns Ukraine Over Europe Ambitions - VOA
Azerbaijan Signs New Gas Deals With Europe, Snubs Russia - VOA
Russia 'Seizes' Greenpeace Ship in Arctic - BBC
EU Policeman Shot Dead, 2 Injured in Kosovo Ambush - S&S
European Union Officer Killed in Kosovo - NYT
Which Way Now? Many Possible Outcomes in German Election - AP
Who's Who in Germany's Election - AP
Greek PM Condemns Neo-Nazi 'Poison' - BBC
Greek Killing Raises Fears of Extremism - NYT
Middle East / North Africa
Iraq's Violence Spirals Out of Control - VOA
Envoys Urge UN Probe of Massacre at Iranian Exile Camp in Iraq - LAT
Door to US May Close for Iraqis Who Aided Troops - NYT
Attacks on Yemen Army 'Kill 30' - BBC
Qaeda Militants Kill Dozens of Troops in Yemen - AP
Arabs Target Israel at UN Nuclear Meet Despite U.S. Warning - Reuters
New Palestinian Authority Govt Carbon Copy of Old - LAT
Bahrain Opposition Boycotts Talks - BBC
Bahrain Opposition Defies Ban on Meeting Diplomats - AP
US Readies New Mideast Hub for Medevacs Post-Afghanistan - S&S
Egyptian Troops Move Against Islamist Stronghold - AP
Egyptian Forces Raid Pro-Morsi Town - BBC
Senior Egyptian Police Officer Is Killed in a Raid on Islamists - NYT
Egypt Says Officer Killed in Clash With Islamists - AP
Hagel Assures Libyan Defense Minister of US Support - AFPS
Tunisia's Ruling Islamists Agree to Transition Negotiations - Reuters
Tunisia Says CIA Warned of Politician Murder - AP
Libya: Militia Refuses to Transfer Gaddafi Son - BBC
South Asia
Pakistan’s Peace Bid With Insurgents Runs Into Trouble - WP
US Eyes Co-Development of Anti-Tank Missile With India - Reuters
US, India to Be Partners on World Stage, DDS Carter Says - AFPS
Arrests Over India 'Honor Killings' - BBC
War-Scarred Sri Lankan Tamils See Hope in Election - AP
Sri Lankan Polls Monitor, Party Workers, Attacked in North - Reuters