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Afghanistan
Even if Foreign Troops Leave Afghanistan, US Has Some Options - Reuters
Karzai Criticizes US Definition of 'Terrorism' - TN
Panjshir Valley Awaits the Next Fight With the Taliban - LAT
Syria
Dozens Are Killed in Syrian Violence - NYT
Syria: Many Dead as Assad Helicopters Pound Aleppo - BBC
Syrian Helicopter Bomb Raids Kill 42 in Aleppo - Reuters
Government Airstrikes Kill at Least 32 in Syria - AP
Syrian Blast Kills Students - VOA
Russia Sends Armored Trucks to Syria to Transport Chemical Arms - Reuters
Don't Get in Bed With Assad - NYT Opinion
Iran
Iran Nuclear Talks Make 'Slow Progress' - BBC
World Powers and Iran Pause Nuclear Talks for Christmas - Reuters
Iran: World Powers Should Avoid 'Troublemaking' - AP
US Will Seek Triggers to Reimpose Sanctions on Iran - Reuters
US Department of Defense
Kauai Missile Defense Facility Powering Up - HSA
First Shots Fired on Military Compensation - TH
Fox Talks Readiness, Sexual Assault, Opportunity, ‘Top Gun’ - AFPS
US Intelligence Community
A Spy World Reshaped by Edward Snowden - TWB
Yes, Edward Snowden Is a Traitor - TD Opinion
United States
Battle of the Bulge Veterans 'a Vanishing Breed' - RE
John Eisenhower, Military Historian and Ike's Son, Dies at 91 - AP
Obama, Hagel Mark Passing of John S.D. Eisenhower - AFPS
Widow Weeps Over Returned Remains of Husband Killed in Korean War - LAT
World
Why the Elites are Rising Up - WP Opinion
Africa
Fears Grow of Civil War in South Sudan - VOA
Fears Grow of Civil War in South Sudan as Rebels Seize Town - Reuters
'Atmosphere of Fear' in South Sudan - BBC
An Unlikely Pair at the Center of Fighting in South Sudan - WP
Obama Warns of Possible Military Action in South Sudan - AP
Americans Evacuate South Sudan Town as Fighting Continues - VOA
Americans Evacuated From South Sudan - NYT
South Sudan: British Plane to Resume Evacuation - BBC
Brits, Canadians Still in South Sudan City US Evacuated - AP
Envoys Head to South Sudan as Fighting Continues - VOA
Uganda Denies Troops Supporting South Sudan Leader - VOA
Nigeria Boosts Christmas Security Against Islamist Attacks - Reuters
Official: Mozambique Plane Crash Intentional - VOA
Mozambique Plane Crash 'Intentional' - BBC
Americas / Caribbean
Report: CIA Helped Colombia Kill Rebel Leaders - AP
CIA 'Helped Colombia FARC Attacks' - BBC
Cuba Calls for Better US Relations - BBC
Police: 3 Gang Suspects Fatally Shot in Jamaica - AP
Asia / Pacific
Antigovernment Protesters Vow to Block Elections in Thailand - NYT
Thailand: Protests Shut Down Central Bangkok - VOA
Thailand: Protesters Try to Block Election Sign-Up - AP
Thailand: Protesters Block Poll Stadium - BBC
3 Bombs Explode in Southern Thailand, Injuring 27 - AP
China Says Carrier Tests in South China Sea Going Well - AP
China Wants More Party Bosses Reprimanded for Ignoring Graft - Reuters
Crackdown Stymies China Church's Christmas Meeting - AP
North and South Korea Exchange Faxes Threatening to Attack Each Other - WP
Europe
Freed Former Russian Oil Tycoon Speaks in Germany - WP
Russian Dissident Says He Will Stay Out of Politics - NYT
Khodorkovsky: Russia Still Has Political Prisoners - VOA
Strategy Remains Elusive for Ukraine Opposition - NYT
Ukraine: Kiev Anti-Government Protest Draws 100,000 - AP
Ukraine Opposition Pursues Protest - BBC
Turkish Minister Offers Resignation Over Scandal - AP
Turkey: Police Fire Teargas, Water Cannon at Istanbul Protesters - VOA
Deal on Czech Coalition Govt to Be Signed Jan. 6 - AP
Bulgaria, Unready, Is Poor Host to Syrians - NYT
Insights Into Democracy, Refined in a Russian Prison - NYT Opinion
Middle East / North Africa
US Accuses Islamic Activists of Giving Millions to al-Qaeda - WP
Al Qaeda Branch in Yemen Regrets Hospital Attack - NYT
Warning of Fresh Threat from al-Qaeda in Iraq - BBC
Reports of NSA Spying Renew Israeli Focus on Pollard - WP
Israel Demands End to US Spying - VOA
Israeli Ministers Demand End to US Spying - AP
Bomb Explodes on Israeli Bus, No One Hurt - VOA
Police Blame Palestinian Militants for Israel Bus Blast - AP
Israel: Rocket From Gaza Hits Israel; No Injuries - AP
Domestic Concerns Drive Oman's Newly Assertive Foreign Policy - Reuters
Egypt Jails Leaders of 2011 Uprising - VOA
Egyptian Activists Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison - NYT
Egypt Sends Three Pro-Democracy Activists to Prison - WP
Egypt Jails Three Leading Activists - BBC
Tension Rises at Egyptian Universities - NYT
Libya: Truck Bomb Near Benghazi Kills 13 - VOA
Libya's First Suicide Bomb Kills Seven - BBC
Suicide Bomber Kills Seven Outside Libya's Benghazi - Reuters
Dark Days in Egypt - NYT Editorial
Syria: A War that Can’t be Won - WP Opinion
South Asia
Pakistani Army Launches Offensive Near Afghan Border - Reuters
Indians Push to Tame Hindu-Muslim Rioting with New Bill - WP
India: New Party to Form Delhi Government - BBC
Indian FM Downplays US Diplomatic Spat - VOA
Bangladesh Police Charge Factory Owners in Deadly Fire - VOA
Bangladeshi Factory Owners Charged in Fire That Killed 112 - NYT