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Afghanistan
Karzai Standoff on Security Deal Sows Uncertainty - VOA
Afghan General Warns Over Pact Delay - BBC
US Softens Deadline for Deal to Keep Troops in Afghanistan - NYT
US Embassy in Kabul Defends Itself Against Blistering Fraud Reports - LAT
Two NATO Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan - LAT
UK Soldier Killed in Afghanistan - BBC
Syria
Week-long Aleppo Air Raids Kill More Than 300 - VOA
Syria Keeps Up Deadly Air Offensive in Aleppo - LAT
‘Barrel Bombs’ Bring More Terror, Death to Aleppo - WP
Assad's Secret Oil Lifeline: Iraqi Crude From Egypt - Reuters
Russian Lorries to Remove Syria Chemical Arms - BBC
Russia Sends Vehicles to Aid in Removal of Chemical Weapons - NYT
Obama’s Empty Words on Syria - WP Editorial
Iran
UN Backs Iran Going to Syria Peace Conference - AP
Iran’s Parliament Mulls Changing Country's Capital - AP
US Department of Defense
Army’s New Laser Weapon Can Shoot Down Mortars and Drones - ABC
DOD Looks 25 Years Ahead in Unmanned Vehicle Roadmap - AFPS
Military Competition Shows Off the Latest Robots - CNN
Japan Robot Wins Pentagon Contest - BBC
Military Pension Cuts Now Unsure; Changes Likely - AP
Ryan Defends Cuts to Military Retirement in Budget Bill - WT
Marine Corps Becomes First Service to Pass Inspector General Audit - AFPS
Dustup Over Military Appeals Judge is Delaying Cases - AP
US Intelligence Community
Snowden Says His ‘Mission’s Already Accomplished’ - WP
Snowden: ‘Mission’s Already Accomplished, I Already Won’ - AP
GOP Lawmaker: NSA Spying in US Could Have Prevented 9/11 - WT
Will the NSA Have to Curtail Some Intelligence Tools? - WP Opinion
United States
A Better Model of Military Intervention? - USN&WR Opinion
United Kingdom
Peace Talks in Belfast Fail to Reach Deal - AP
Alan Turing, Enigma Code-Breaker, Wins Pardon - NYT
Royal Pardon for Code-Breaker Turing - BBC
Africa
'Mass Ethnic Killings' in South Sudan - BBC
Marines Positioned to Aid in Possible South Sudan Evacuation - WP
US Moves Marines to Africa as South Sudan Violence Rages - Reuters
US Africa Command Repositions Forces to Increase Flexibility - AFPS
US Moving Forces in Response to South Sudan Violence - S&S
US Senior Official Suggests Further Evacuations Needed in South Sudan - S&S
Canadians, Brits Still in South Sudan City US Evacuated - AP
UN to Vote on Bolstering South Sudan Peacekeeping Force - VOA
UN Seeks to Boost South Sudan Force - BBC
UN Chief Urges Steps to Calm South Sudan’s Conflict - NYT
US Working to Advance South Sudan Talks, End Violence - VOA
African Union Demands Dialogue to End South Sudan Violence - VOA
South Sudan President, Rival Call for Dialogue - VOA
South Sudan's Kiir Says Committed to Talks With Rebel Leader - Reuters
South Sudan Military Vows to Take Back Rebel Areas - VOA
Archbishop and Imam Are United Across Battle Lines in CAR - NYT
Food Aid Distribution Difficult in CAR - VOA
African Union Troops 'Kill' CAR Protester - BBC
AU Peacekeeper Killed in Central African Republic - AP
Nigeria Says 70 Killed in Battle With Islamist Group - Reuters
Nigerian Extremists Abduct Soldiers' Wives, Kids - AP
Nigerian Leader Says Predecessor Harmed National Security - VOA
Nigerian Leader Hits Back at Obasanjo - BBC
South Africa: Israeli Spy Agency Trained Young Nelson Mandela - WP
South Africa: Israeli Mossad Trained Mandela - AP
Americas / Caribbean
Nicaragua Expels Mexican Traffickers - BBC
Nicaragua Returns 18 Fake Journalists to Mexico - AP
Pace of Drop in El Salvador Killings Slows - AP
Chile Caravan of Death: Eight Guilty - BBC
Argentine ex-Leader 'Did Not Bribe' - BBC
Asia / Pacific
Thai Protesters Fail to Halt Party Registrations - VOA
Thai Poll Candidates Evade Blockade - BBC
Despite Protesters’ Blockade, Thai Parties Register for Election - NYT
Burmese Democracy Icon in Tricky Transition to Politics - WP
Burma Urged to Free All Political Prisoners - VOA
North Korea Execution Tied to Clash Over Businesses - NYT
Democracy in Thailand - NYT Editorial
Europe
Russia Buys $3 Billion Worth of Ukrainian Bonds - AP
Russia: Are Putin's Amnesties Political Thaw or PR Stunt? - VOA
Deep Russia-Germany Ties Behind a Prisoner’s Release - NYT
Russia: Kalashnikov Assault Rifle Designer Dies - Reuters
Russian Rifle Designer Mikhail Kalashnikov Dead at 94 - AP
Growing Mistrust Between US and Turkey Played Out in Public - NYT
Clashes as Turkey PM Condemns 'Plot' - BBC
America and the Kurds - UPI Opinion
How Europe Can Help Ukraine - NYT Opinion
Forsaking Friends in Ukraine - WT Opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Attacks Across Iraq Kill at Least 26 People - AP
As Violence Rises, Journalists in Iraq Face Renewed Risks - NYT
Al-Qaida in Yemen Apologizes for Attack on Hospital - VOA
American Gets One-Year Sentence for Spoof Video in UAE - NYT
Hundreds Protest Egypt's Jailing of Activists - VOA
Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt Hunger Strike - BBC
Explosion Kills 14 at Egyptian Police Building - VOA
Deadly Car Bomb Rips Through Egyptian Police Building - NYT
Egypt: Strong Explosion Rocks Police Station - AP
Deadly Blast at Egypt Security Site - BBC
Egypt's Brotherhood Condemns Deadly Blast in Nile Delta - Reuters
Rebel Leader Seeks Separate Government for Eastern Libya - WT
Tunisia Sets Jan. 14 Deadline for New Constitution - AP
The Great US-Israel Rift That Isn't - LAT Opinion
The Mideast’s Unlikely Allies - NYT Opinion
The Government Cracks Down, and Egypt Shrugs - LAT Opinion
South Asia
India-Pakistan: First Kashmir Military Talks in 14 Years - BBC
China Commits $6.5 Billion for Pakistani Nuclear Project - Reuters
Report: Half of Pakistani MPs Do Not Pay Taxes - VOA
Pakistan: Musharraf Treason Trial Postponed - VOA
Pakistan: Security Fears Halt Musharraf Trial - BBC
Pakistan: Bomb Scare Delays Musharraf High Treason Hearing - AP
Accused Indian Diplomat Needs US OK for UN Job - AP
US-India Dispute Puts Spotlight on Diplomats' Domestic Workers - Reuters
$40 Million in Aid Set for Bangladesh Garment Workers - NYT
Pakistan’s Persecuted Christians - NYT Opinion
The Many Indias in Between - NYT Opinion