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Afghanistan
NATO Opens Negotiations to Allow ISAF to Stay in Afghanistan - S&S
NATO Starts Own Talks With Afghanistan on Post-2014 Mission Pact - Reuters
NATO Begins SOFA Negotiations with Afghanistan - AFPS
India Begins Training Afghan Commandos as Ties Deepen Ahead of 2014 - Reuters
US Department of Defense
Robert O. Work to be Named Pentagon’s No. 2 Official - WT
US Nuclear Missiles are a Force in Much Distress - AP
‘Zero Dark Thirty’ Leak Investigators Now Target of IG Probe - McClatchy
IG Reports Arlington Cemetery Making Progress - S&S
Navy Fires Destroyer Leaders After Hazing Incident - VP
Cut, Stretch, and Protect: Building the Future Armed Forces - AFJ Opinion
Unmanned Naval Warfare: Retrospect & Prospect - AFJ Opinion
USN: The Warping Effects of an Unbalanced Mind - USNI Opinion
Getting to the Army’s Better Argument - WOTR Opinion
The Army's Mission in 2014: Holding Its Ground - BD Opinion
US Intelligence Community
US Reasserts Need to Keep Domestic Surveillance Secret - WP
US Releases More Documents on Surveillance Origins - AP
German Politician Urges NSA Data Restrictions - VOA
Congress Eyes Spy Review in Surveillance Logjam - AP
NSA Panel Member: Snowden's Leaks Still ‘Treasonous’ - ABC
Bad Times for Big Brother - NYT Editorial
Obama's Hints at Intel Reform Are Window Dressing - FP Opinion
Would Splitting NSA, Cyber Command Even Matter? - DN Opinion
Why Obama Should Pardon Snowden - LAT Opinion
United States
Obama Discusses Surveillance, Iran, Economy at Year-End News Conference - VOA
Foreign Policy Challenges Will Continue in 2014 - VOA
US Astronauts Embark on Spacewalk - VOA
NASA Astronauts Begin Urgent Spacewalking Repairs - AP
United Kingdom
PM Sends Christmas Message to Troops - BBC
Investigation Vow on Lockerbie 25th - BBC
US, Britain, Libya Vow to Pursue Lockerbie Case - VOA
Africa
Political Strife in South Sudan Sets Off Ethnic Violence - NYT
South Sudan Rebels 'Control Key State' - BBC
Why is the US Military in South Sudan? - CSM
US Plane Hit in South Sudan Evacuation Attempt - VOA
US Military Aircraft Hit in South Sudan; 4 Troops Injured - S&S
4 US Troops Injured in South Sudan Evacuation Mission - WP
Attack on US Aircraft Foils Evacuation in South Sudan - NYT
Obama Warns Against Using Military to Gain Power in South Sudan - LAT
Obama Warns South Sudan After US Military Aircraft Attacked - Reuters
AU Calls for Christmas Truce in South Sudan - VOA
Nigerian Islamists Attack Barracks in Volatile Northeast - Reuters
Nigeria Court Sentences Militant to Life for Christmas Bombing - VOA
Somali Parliament Approves New Prime Minister - NYT
South Africa: Boycott in Soweto Carries Echoes of Old Protests - WP
Americas / Caribbean
Mexican President Signs Energy Law - BBC
Honduras: Rival Gangs Keep Death Grip on San Pedro Sula - LAT
Brazil: Now Taking World Cup Bookings, Rio’s Slums - NYT
Venezuela's Maduro Meets With Fidel Castro in Cuba - AP
Cuba President Notes Tone of Recent Relations With US - Reuters
Cuba: Raul Castro Issues Stern Warning to Entrepreneurs - AP
Asia / Pacific
China Denounces Japan Military Plans - BBC
China Lashes Out at Japan's New Defense Plan - AP
China Voices 'Strong Concerns' Over Japan's Military Spending - Reuters
Thai Opposition to Boycott February Vote - VOA
Thai Opposition Party Will Boycott February Elections - NYT
Thai Opposition to Boycott Elections - BBC
Thai Opposition Party to Boycott General Election - AP
UN's Ban Calls for More Funds for Typhoon-Stricken Philippines - Reuters
Kidnapped Taiwanese Released in Philippines - AP
What Happened to the Asia Pivot in 2013? - CFR Opinion
Five Ships of the Chinese Navy You Really Ought to Know About - WIB Opinion
Japan’s New Defense Strategy - WOTR Opinion
Europe
EU Vows Tough Summit With Russia on Ukraine - VOA
With Punishments or Pardons, Russia’s Putin Shows He is in Control - NYT
Pardoned Russian Tycoon is Free to Start Planning His Future - NYT
Turkish Premier Blames United States for Turmoil - NYT
Turkish PM Says Foreign Plot Behind Graft Probe - AP
Turkish Corruption Investigation: Ministers' Sons Charged - BBC
Middle East / North Africa
Iraq: 18 Soldiers Killed During Raid on Rebel Training Camp - NYT
Military Commander, 18 Troops Killed in Iraq - VOA
Bomb Attack Kills Officers in Iraq - BBC
Syria Rebels Take Back Strategic Hospital in Aleppo - BBC
Syria’s Refugees Find School Out of Reach - NYT
Gunmen Kill 3 Soldiers in South Yemen Amid Unrest - AP
Arab League Rejects US Proposal in Mideast Deal - AP
Arab League Slams US Security for Palestine - VOA
Arab Report Slams US Security Ideas for Palestine - Reuters
Israel Plays Down Importance of Alleged Spying by US and UK - Reuters
Morsi to Stand Trial on Role in ’11 Uprising - Reuters
Egypt: Morsi to Stand Trial for Prison Breaks - VOA
Egypt: Morsi to Face Third Criminal Trial - BBC
3rd Trial Set for Egypt’s Ousted Islamist President - WP
Egypt Sends Ousted President to Third Criminal Trial - AP
Tunisia’s Troubled Transition Turns a Corner - VOA
Libya's Political Tensions Appear Headed Towards a Showdown - VOA
Libyan Army Base Is Hit by a Deadly Suicide Bomb Attack - Reuters
What Iranians Say Now About ‘the Great Satan’ - NYT Opinion
For Peace in Syria, Will Assad Have to Stay? - NYT Debate
South Asia
Pakistan: More Deaths and Clashes in North Waziristan - Dawn
Gunmen Kill Pakistani Polio Worker - VOA
Gunmen Kill Anti-Polio Worker in NW Pakistan - AP
Indian Envoy to US Transferred to UN Post - NYT
India Transfers Diplomat to UN in Bid to Defuse Row With US - Reuters