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Afghanistan
UK Army Head in Taliban Attacks Warning - BBC
3 NATO Troops Killed in Afghanistan Blast - VOA
3 NATO Troops Killed, Civilians Wounded in Kabul Suicide Bombing - S&S
3 Coalition Soldiers Killed in Attack on Convoy in Kabul - NYT
Syria
US Aid to Syria Stops at the Border - WP
Ambush Kills Dozens of Syria Rebels - BBC
Syrian Troops Ambush and Kill Dozens of Rebels - AP
UK Party Leaders Unite for Syria Appeal - BBC
South Sudan
Rifts in Liberation Movement Fuel Crisis in South Sudan - WP
South Sudan Agrees to Ceasefire to End Violence - VOA
Leaders Say South Sudan May Be Closer to Peace Pact - NYT
South Sudan Government Agrees to Truce - BBC
South Sudan Offers Olive Branch to Rebels, Releases Prisoners - Reuters
South Sudan Government Agrees to End Hostilities - AP
South Sudan Rebels Wary of Truce - BBC
Government Forces Defeat Rebels in Oil State Capital - Reuters
South Sudan Unrest Sees Food, Fuel, Phone Airtime Run Short - VOA
US Department of Defense
DOD Blueprint Sees Bigger Role for Robot Warfare - CSM
From MRAP to Scrap: US Military Chops Up $1 Million Vehicles - LAT
Marines: Most Female Recruits Don't Meet New Pullup Standard - NPR
Military Sex Assault Reports Jump More than 50 Percent this Year - AP
Officials Praise Decision on Futenma Facility - AFPS
US Intelligence Community
Judge: NSA Collection of Phone Data is Lawful - WP
NSA Phone Surveillance Is Lawful, Federal Judge Rules - NYT
NSA Surveillance Lawful, Judge Says - BBC
NSA Phone Surveillance is Legal, NY Judge Rules - AP
This Week, Mass Surveillance Wins - NYT Editorial
Is the NSA's Spying Constitutional? - TA Opinion
For Surveillance Program, a Lifeline and Limbo - Politico Opinion
What the NSA Review Group Decided - WP Opinion
United States
US Might Welcome Up to 2,000 Syrian Refugees - WP
Americans Favor Not Isolationism But Restraint - LAT Opinion
Africa
Hollande Wants Bigger UN Role in Central African Republic - Reuters
Few Voters in Nigerian State Amid Islamic Uprising - AP
Nigerian Extremist: Allah Says We Must Decapitate - AP
Blast Kills at Least 8 at Somali Tea Shop - VOA
Deadly Bomb Attack Rocks Restaurant in Somalia’s Capital - NYT
Mali Ex-Leader in High Treason Probe - BBC
Zimbabwe's Envoy to Australia 'Claims Asylum' - BBC
Zimbabwe's Ambassador to Australia Seeks Asylum - AP
The Central African Republic Needs Help - WP Opinion
Americas / Caribbean
Colombia Military Kills 10 FARC Rebels - BBC
Venezuelan President Promotes Military Rebels - AP
Venezuelans Angered by Delay in Inflation Report - AP
Indigenous Brazilians Flee Rioting - BBC
Deadly Floods Hit South-East Brazil - BBC
Don’t Trash Colombia’s Democracy - NYT Opinion
Asia / Pacific
Japan: New Tensions Cloud Deal for Okinawa Base - NYT
Japan: Opponents to Fight New US Military Base on Okinawa - AP
1 Dead, 3 Wounded in Thailand Protest Shooting - VOA
1 Protester Killed in New Thai Political Violence - AP
Five Questions You Want Answered About Thailand's Political Tumult - CSM
China Formalizes Labor Camp and One-Child Reforms - VOA
Suu Kyi's Party to Contest 2015 Burma Elections - AP
Provocative Act in Japan - WP Editorial
US Allies Sell Defense Technology to China - TD Opinion
The Awkward State of US-China Relations - LAT Opinion
Europe
Political Turmoil Threatens Turkey's Government, Economy - VOA
Turkey's PM Erdogan Vows to Fight On - BBC
Turkey: Army Will Not Get Involved - BBC
Turkish Riot Police Clash With Demonstrators - AP
Car Bomb Reportedly Kills at Least Two in Southern Russia - VOA
Car Bomb Kills Three in Southern Russia - Reuters
Detained Greenpeace Activists Leave Russia After Receiving Amnesty - VOA
Ukraine Police Allege Opposition Ties to Reporter's Attackers - Reuters
Bosnian Police Arrests Seven War Crimes Suspects - AP
Montenegro Newspaper Offices Targeted in Blast - AP
Middle East / North Africa
Lebanon: Bomb in Beirut Kills Politician, Critic of Syria and Hezbollah - NYT
Assassination Fuels Fear of More Instability in Lebanon - LAT
Lebanon: Beirut Blast Kills Former Ambassador to US, 4 Others - WP
Lebanon: Beirut Blast Kills Top Sunni Politician - BBC
Car Bombing Kills Pro-Western Lebanese Politician - AP
Lebanon: Death Toll in Beirut Blast Rises to 7 - AP
Hamas on Defensive as it Loses Regional Support, Allies - VOA
Iraq Troops Arrest MP in Deadly Raid - BBC
6 Killed as Iraqi Troops Arrest Sunni Lawmaker - AP
World Powers, Iran to Resume Nuclear Talks on December 30 - Reuters
Officials: Iran Talks Hit Bump Over Enrichment - AP
Shells Kill 13 at Yemen Funeral - BBC
Artillery Hits Funeral Tent in Yemen, Killing 13 - AP
Yemeni Tribesmen Blow Up Pipeline in South - Reuters
Bahrain: 2 Policemen Wounded by Homemade Bomb - AP
Muslim Brotherhood Supporters Defy Egyptian Crackdown - NYT
Four Killed, Scores Wounded in Clashes Across Egypt - Reuters
Egyptian Police Kill 3 in Clashes With Protesters - Reuters
Three Killed in Fresh Egypt Clashes - BBC
Egypt Protesters Set Fire to Campus - BBC
Libya Holds Four American Military Personnel for Hours - NYT
Libya Briefly Takes Into Custody, Detains 4 US Military Personnel - LAT
4 US Military Personnel Released in Libya - VOA
Libya: Protesters Rally Against Interim Parliament - AP
Drive-By Shooting in Eastern Libya Kills Officer - AP
Libya's Hariga Port to Resume Exports Within Days - Reuters
The Ongoing Barbarism in Syria - Commentary Opinion
Yemen's Wars Intensify - UPI Opinion
South Asia
India Finds New Methods to Punish US Diplomats - NYT
India Steps Up US diplomatic Row - BBC
India Seeks Possible US Tax Violations as Stand Hardens in Row - Reuters
India: Delhi’s Crusading New Leader Is Sworn In - NYT
India's Benchmark Year for Women’s Issues - VOA
Indian Woman 'Raped by Two Gangs' - BBC
India's Modi Says Shaken to Core by Gujarat's Religious Riots - Reuters