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Syria
Experts Predict Syria Fighting May Escalate - VOA
Key Syrian Rebel Groups Abandon Exile Leaders - NYT
Largest Syrian Rebel Groups Reject Moderate Leadership - WP
Syrian Rebel Groups Form Islamic Alliance - LAT
Islamist Bloc in Syria Rejects National Coalition - VOA
Islamists Reject Syria Coalition - BBC
Foreign Weapons Sent to Rebels in Syria Worry Iraq - AP
US, Russia Closer to Deal on UN Syria Resolution - WP
Russia Expects Syria Resolution in Next 2 Days - AP
Inside the Syria Chemical Weapons Talks - WT
UN Chemical Weapons Inspectors Back in Syria - VOA
Assad Says He Doesn't Rule Out US Attack - AP
UN Wants Help for Lebanon's Syrian Refugee Challenge - AP
UK Pledges £100m in Aid for Syria - BBC
Russia’s Foreign Minister on Syria - WP Interview
For the UN, Syria Is Both Promise and Peril - NYT Opinion
Iran
Iran, US Talked Big, Now Take it Slow - VOA
Obama, Iranian President Open Door to Better Relations - WP
Nuclear Question Likely to be Key Issue in Iran-US Talks - LAT
Rouhani Says He Has No Problem Meeting Obama, Later - WP
Rouhani: Iran Has Right to Peaceful Nuclear Program - VOA
Iran Wants Nuclear Deal 'in Months' - BBC
Iran Shows New Urgency to Revive Nuclear Talks - AP
World Powers Set to Test Iran on Nuclear Dispute - AP
Iran’s Leader, Denouncing Holocaust, Stirs Dispute - NYT
Ailing Father in US Asks Iran Leader to Free Son - AP
Can Rouhani or Obama Deliver On Any Deal? - WP Opinion
Rouhani Charts Cautious Course in UN Debut - VOA Opinion
Rouhani Sees a Nuclear Deal in 3 Months - WP Opinion
Dealing With Iran: Get Ready For a Wild Ride - LAT Opinion
Reaching Out With Dishonor - WT Opinion
Afghanistan
Negotiations Continue on Agreement to Chart Future US-Afghan Partnership - AFPS
With Afghans in Lead, FOB Sweeney Fades into Memory - S&S
Generals Seen as Trying to Impede Afghan Hospital Inquiry - Bloomberg
Australian Army Faulted in Soldiers' Slaying - AP
Afghan Women Caught Between New Rights, Old Customs - WP
US Department of Defense
Military Officials Investigated Over ‘Lost’ MOH Nomination - McClatchy
Fort Bragg Colonel Killed in Accident Was Using Different Parachute - FO
Carter Details Security Reviews in Navy Yard Aftermath - AFPS
FBI Releases Video of 'Delusional' Navy Yard Shooter - VOA
CCTV Shows Navy Yard Gunman's Attack - BBC
Investigators: Navy Yard Shooter’s Weapon Shows Troubled Mind - S&S
FBI: Navy Yard Gunman Said Electronic Brain Attacks Drove Him - NYT
Poor Oversight of Air Force Academy Artifacts, IG Report Finds - S&S
Why The Army Wants To Ban Tattoos - BD Opinion
The Soldier and the State Go Public - FP Opinion
United States
US State Department Issues Global Threat Warning - BBC
US Sees Direct Threat in Attack at Kenya Mall - NYT
US Senate Begins Votes on Temporary Government Funding - VOA
The Impact of a Government Shutdown - WP
Poll Shows Disapproval of Threat of Government Shutdown - NYT
US Signs Landmark Arms Treaty at UN - VOA
Arms Treaty Now Signed by Majority of UN Members - NYT
NSA Chief Defends Collecting Americans’ Phone Records - WP
NSA Spied on Martin Luther King, Documents Reveal - BBC
'Obama's Favorite General' Lost Security Clearance Amid Stuxnet Probe - S&S
Ex-Army Translator Gets 25 Years in Taliban Weapons Sting - Reuters
US Citizen Gets 25 Years in NY Taliban Case - AP
ATF 'Lost 420m Cigarettes' in Churning Investigations - BBC
US Border Agency to Amend Use-Of-Force Practices After Killings - Reuters
Poll Finds Obama’s Approval Rating Matches 2-Year Low - NYT
Trouble at the Core of US Foreign Policy - WP Editorial
Obama’s Diplomatic Outreach, to Americans - WP Opinion
AP Leak Case Has Many Lessons - WP Opinion
Africa
Kenya: Nairobi Mall Death Toll Expected to Rise - VOA
Alleged Mastermind of Kenya Attack: Study of Contradictions - WP
Foreign Experts Join Kenya Clue Hunt - BBC
France Pushes for UN Action on Central African Republic - Reuters
Nigeria Leader Urges International Cooperation to Defeat Terrorism - VOA
Tensions Rise Over Divisions in Nigeria’s Ruling Party - VOA
Nigerian Senate to Investigate Security Force Killings in Abuja - VOA
Sudanese President Cancels UN Address - WP
Sudan Fuel Row Sparks Deadly Unrest - BBC
Charles Taylor Appeal Verdict Due in The Hague - BBC
Americas / Caribbean
Colombia's Santos: Support of Venezuela, Cuba Key to Peace Talks - Reuters
Colombia Investigates Uribe Brother's Militia Ties - AP
Prominent Mexicans Urge Government to Decriminalize Marijuana - Reuters
Venezuela’s Maduro Says 'Plot' Forced Scrapping of UN Trip - AP
Venezuela Cuts Red Tape on Imports - BBC
Peru: UK Drugs Women Pleas 'Not Enough' - BBC
Six Strangled in Salvadoran Prison - BBC
Asia / Pacific
China-Japan Dispute Lingers, 1 Year After UN Fight - AP
South Korea to Pursue Relations with North, But There Are Limits - S&S
South Korea Seeks Stealth Jet Edge While North's MiGs Age - Reuters
Battle Drags on Between Philippine Troops and Muslim Rebels - LAT
Philippines: Nur Nephew Surrenders; 114 MNLF Rebels Charged - PS
Execution of Chinese Street Vendor Sparks Online Outcry - VOA
Japan: Attempts to Link Fukushima, Hiroshima Upset Some - AP
Europe
NATO-Russia Counter-Terror Drill Provides Key Communications Link - S&S
EU Inspectors Investigate Gibraltar Dispute - BBC
Russia: Putin Signals Lighter Charges For Greenpeace Arctic Protests - VOA
Russia: Putin Defends Seizure of Activists’ Ship, Questions Piracy Charges - NYT
Russia: Putin Accuses Greenpeace Activists - BBC
Suicide Bomber Kills Three Police in Russia's Chechnya - Reuters
Thousands March in Greece Over Rapper Killing - Reuters
Middle East / North Africa
At UN, Encouragement But Few Details on Mideast Talks - WP
US Says Israelis, Palestinians Aim for Final Deal - AP
Israeli-Palestinian Talks to Intensify, Greater US Role - Reuters
Syrian Conflict Takes a Toll on Palestinian Aid - AP
UN Wants Help for Lebanon's Refugee Challenge - AP
Egypt Minister Says Relations With US Unsettled - AP
Egypt Closes Newspaper Linked to Muslim Brotherhood - LAT
South Asia
Death Toll Rises to 327 in Pakistan Quake - VOA
Toll in Quake in Pakistan Rises Past 300 - NYT
Hundreds Dead in Pakistan Earthquake - BBC
Remote Area Hampers Pakistan Quake Relief Effort - VOA
Rescue Workers Struggle to Help Pakistan Quake Victims - AP
Indian Policemen Killed in Kashmir Attack - BBC
Police: Rebel Attacks Kill 6 in Indian Kashmir - AP
Militants in Kashmir Raid Crossed From Pakistan - Reuters
Fed Up in Bangladesh - NYT Editorial