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Afghanistan
In Pakistan, Hagel Links Protecting Supply Routes With Continued Aid - S&S
Life Along the Afghan Ring Road - BBC
Afghan Protection Law Failing Women, UN's Pillay Says - UPI
US Department of Defense
Lawmakers Expedite Process to Get Defense Bill Before Year End - S&S
Navy Secretary Expands Review of Supply Contracts - NYT
Techies, Uncle Sam Wants You For The US Army - WP
Pa. Police Probe '68 Death of Marine ID'd in 2012 - AP
Naval Academy Chief Discusses Sexual Assault Case - AP
Newspaper Confirms Former Air Force Academy Cadet's OSI Account - TG
US Intelligence Community
US Intelligence Agencies Reportedly Monitor Online Games - VOA
Spies Infiltrate a Fantasy Realm of Online Games - NYT
US and UK 'Spy on Virtual Games' - BBC
United States
Agencies Collected Data on Cellphone Use in ‘Tower Dumps’ - AP
ATF Uses Rogue Tactics in Storefront Stings Across Nation - MJS
18 Los Angeles Sheriff's Deputies Arrested in Federal Jail Investigation - Fox
John Kerry's High-Wire Diplomacy - LAT Opinion
United Kingdom
Lee Rigby Murder Trial: Michael Adebolajo 'a Soldier of Allah' - BBC
Defendant in UK Soldier Killing: I Love al-Qaida - AP
Border Force 'Neglecting Duties', Say MPs - BBC
Canada
Canada Plans Claim That Would Include North Pole - AP
World
The New Space Race - LAT Opinion
Africa
US Air Force to Begin Flying Peacekeepers to Troubled CAR - S&S
US to Airlift African Troops to Central African Republic - WP
US to Fly AU Peacekeepers into CAR - BBC
French Troops Disarm CAR Rebels Following Brief Shootout - VOA
French Army Battles Militias in CAR Capital - Reuters
Intervention Best Hope for CAR, EU Says - UPI
Nile Talks Highlight Ethiopian, Egyptian Split - VOA
S. Africa: After Mandela, a Test at the Polls for His Party - NYT
South Africa After Mandela - LAT Editorial
Americas / Caribbean
Mexico President's Poll Rating Down in 1st Year - AP
Eight Bodies, Some Dismembered, Found on Mexican Highway - Reuters
Venezuela's Maduro Bolstered by Election Results - AP
5 Dead as Argentine Police Strikes Inspire Mobs - AP
Colombia: Bogota Mayor Banned From Office - BBC
Mayor of Colombia's Capital Ordered Removed - AP
Brazil Tries to Ease Fears of World Cup Violence - AP
4 Honduran Police Sentenced in Students' Killings - AP
Think Again: Mexican Drug Cartels - FP Opinion
Asia / Pacific
North Korea's Public Purge Signals Leadership Transition - VOA
Purge Sends Chilling Message to N. Korea's Elite - AP
What Does Purge Say About North Korea's Stability? - BBC
Public Ouster in North Korea Unsettles China - NYT
US Veteran Held in N. Korea Gives Details of Detention - WP
US Veteran Held in N. Korea Says Statement Was Coerced - AP
Philippines and Muslim Rebels Move Closer to Final Peace Deal - NYT
Philippine Power-Sharing Deal Hailed - BBC
Thailand Protest Continues Despite PM's Call for New Election - VOA
Thailand: Bangkok Protesters Demand Reform - VOA
Thailand PM Yingluck Calls Election - BBC
Thailand Election Possibly by Early February - UPI
Singapore Riot: PM Urges Restraint - BBC
US Calls for Release of Nobel Laureate Liu Xiaobo - AP
What's an ADIZ? - FA Opinion
Europe
Russia: Without Notice, Putin Dissolves a News Agency - NYT
Russian News Agency Closed Down - BBC
Putin Dissolves State News Agency, Tightens Grip on Russia Media - Reuters
Russia: Putin Amnesty May Free Greenpeace 30 - BBC
Ukraine President Backs Call for Talks With Opposition - WP
Party: Ukraine Police Storm Opposition Headquarters - VOA
Ukraine Police Move on Opposition - BBC
Ukraine’s Moves Against Protesters Raise Tensions - NYT
German Coalition Hangs On a Vote by One Party - NYT
EU Extends Hand to Armenia - UPI
Kurdish Militants Free Abducted Turkish Soldiers - VOA
Ukraine’s Protests Should End With Negotiated Settlement - WP Editorial
Middle East / North Africa
A Rare Middle East Agreement, on Water - NYT
Syria Army Retakes Key Motorway - BBC
Syrian Army Captures Key Town - AP
Iran, World Powers Talk Nuclear Deal Details - VOA
Palestinians Accuse Kerry of 'Appeasing' Israel over Iran - VOA
Israel to Allow Building Materials Into Gaza - NYT
Iraq: Baghdad Blast Kills 11 - VOA
Iraq Forces Clash With Gunmen in Syria Border Area - NYT
UN Calls on Iraq to Locate 7 Iranian Dissidents - AP
Yemen Authorities Searching for al-Qaida Defense Ministry Attackers - UPI
Egypt to Hold Mid-January Constitutional Referendum - Reuters
Rights Group Frets Over Egypt's Tolerance for Dissent - UPI
Egypt Puts Brotherhood Leader on Trial, Students Protest - Reuters
Leader of Egypt's Brotherhood Appears in Court - VOA
Egypt Brotherhood Leader Denies Inciting Violence - AP
Rein in Militias, Human Rights Watch tells Libya - UPI
UN to Check Libya Uranium Stockpiles - BBC
Iran: A Breakthrough Agreement at Risk - NYT Editorial
What to Do About Syria - LAT Editorial
EU Parliament to Visit Iran Without Preconditions - UPI Opinion
South Asia
Hagel Warns Pakistan of US Aid Losses Over Drone-Strike Protests - WT
Hagel Holds Talks with Pakistani Prime Minister - VOA
US Defense Chief Meets Pakistan PM - BBC
Visiting Pakistan, Hagel Seeks to Shore Up Alliance - NYT
Hagel Meets With Senior Pakistani Leaders - AFPS
India’s Civil-Military Dysfunction - TI Opinion
The Beast in India's Midst - NYT Opinion