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Afghanistan
Afghans’ Plan to Release Prisoners Angers US - NYT
US Opposes Planned Release of 88 Afghan Prisoners, Adding to Strains - Reuters
In Afghanistan, It’s Everyone’s Birthday - WP
The Year it Became 'Afghan Versus Afghan' - S&S
Coalition Casualties in Afghanistan Drop in 2013 - AP
Afghan Firing Ranges a Deadly Temptation for Metal Scavengers - LAT
Syria
Shelling of Bus in Northern Syria Caps a Merciless Year - NYT
Syria's Warring Sides Fight for Position Ahead of Talks - VOA
Syria Misses Deadline for Transfer of Deadly Chemicals - VOA
Syria Chemical Deadline 'Missed' - BBC
Syria Blamed for Missed Deadline on Chemical Arsenal - WP
South Sudan
Old Rivalries Reignited a Fuse in South Sudan - NYT
South Sudan Rebels Try to Retake Key Town - WP
Rebels Press Attack on Key City in South Sudan - NYT
South Sudan Rivals to Open Peace Talks - BBC
South Sudan Government, Rebels Set for New Year's Day Talks - Reuters
South Sudan Negotiators Arrive in Ethiopia - VOA
South Sudan Government, Rebels to Talk, Fighting Continues - VOA
Humanitarian Fears Grow Amid South Sudan Violence - AP
South Sudan Rebels Seize Key Town of Bor - Reuters
Chaos in South Sudan - WP Editorial
US Department of Defense
Afghan Deployment Was Beginning of the End for Captain’s Career - S&S
The Rise and Fall of a Female Captain Bligh - Time
Marine Corps Won't Change Pull-Up Training, Despite Failure Rate - S&S
USSOCOM Leads Development of ‘Iron Man’ Suit - AFPS
US Moves Last 3 Uighurs Out of Guantanamo Prison - WP
DOD Announces Transfer of 3 Guantanamo Detainees - AFPS
US Frees Last of Chinese Uighur Detainees From Guantánamo Bay - NYT
US Hails Guantanamo 'Milestone' - BBC
Ex-Governor Says He Discarded Army Report on Guard Officer in Question - MS
This Is What Regret Looks Like To The US Air Force - BI Opinion
These Fast-Acting Response Forces Could Prevent Another Benghazi - WIB Opinion
US Intelligence Community
Ex-NSA Chief Calls for Obama to Reject Recommendations - AT
Apple: We Had No Role in NSA's Alleged iPhone Hack - AP
Snowden, Insufferable - WP Opinion
United States
Transvestites, ‘Erotic Massages,’ and Metadata: DEA’s Colombia Scandal Deepens - FP
Family of American Held by al-Qaeda Tries to ‘Keep Hoping’ - WP
Judge Upholds Search of Passengers’ Laptops - WP
United Kingdom
PM to Scots: We Want You to Stay - BBC
UK Work Controls on Migrants to End - BBC
Africa
DR Congo: 103 Died in Monday's Attacks - VOA
Congo Government: 103 Killed in Violence - AP
Thousands Block CAR Flights in Plea for Help - VOA
DR Congo 'Repulses Terror Attacks' - BBC
UNICEF: Children Brutalized in CAR - VOA
Children 'Beheaded' in CAR Conflict - BBC
France to Sharply Reduce Mali Troops - BBC
UN Destroys 5.7 Tons of Explosives Found in Mali - AP
French Priest Freed After Cameroon Kidnapping - VOA
Americas / Caribbean
Neighbors: Brazil to Help Uruguay Avoid Argentina - AP
Seven Dead in Argentina Heatwave - BBC
Asia / Pacific
US-China Tensions Overshadow 2013 Bid for ‘New Model’ Relations - VOA
Thousands March in Hong Kong in Escalating Battle for Democracy - Reuters
North Korea’s Kim Says Purge of Uncle the ‘Correct Decision’ - WP
North Korea Claims Strength After Removal of 'Filth' - AP
North Korean Leader Hails Purge of Uncle - BBC
North Korean Leader Says He Wants Better Ties With South - NYT
South Korean Lawmakers Condemn Japan War Shrine Visit - VOA
Japanese Minister Follows Abe in Visit to War Shrine - Reuters
Thai PM Seeks Reconciliation Despite Threat of More Protests - VOA
Thai PM Returns to Bangkok as Protest Showdown Looms - Reuters
Indonesian Anti-Terror Squad Kills 6 Suspects - AP
Burma Releases More Political Prisoners - VOA
Europe
Russia: Putin Plays Down Terror Fear in New Year’s Eve Address - WP
Russia: Putin, After Silence, Condemns Twin Bombings in Volgograd - NYT
Russia Bombings Raise Fears of Sochi Olympics Terrorist Attack - Bloomberg
Ethnic Russian Recruits to Insurgency Pose New Threat Before Olympics - Reuters
Russia's Putin Vows to Fight Terrorists Until Destroyed - VOA
Russia’s Putin Vows to 'Destroy Terrorists' - BBC
Police, Troops Heavy in Bomb-Hit Russian City - AP
Russia's Putin Meets Volgograd Bombing Victims - Reuters
Russia: Security Paramount Issue for Sochi Games - VOA
Romania and Bulgaria Controls Lifted - BBC
Latvia Becomes 18th Country to Adopt the Euro - AP
Latvia Caps Years of Austerity with Eurozone Membership - VOA
In Latvia, a New Year Also Rings In the Euro - NYT
Turkish President Urges Respect for Rule of Law - AP
Russia: Terror and the Sochi Games - WP Editorial
Middle East / North Africa
US Works on Outline for Israel-Palestinian Peace Deal - WP
Kerry to Press for ‘Framework’ Accord to Keep Mideast Peace Effort Moving - NYT
Kerry Seeks Framework for Mideast Peace Talks - AP
Kerry to Push for Solutions as Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks Intensify - Reuters
Poll: Israelis, Palestinians Back Two-State Deal - AP
Iraq: Bombs Across Baghdad Kill at Least 15, Clashes Continue in Anbar - Reuters
Maliki Asks Sunnis to Stay in Iraqi Parliament - WP
Iraqi PM Calls on Rivals Not to Quit Parliament - AP
Movement on Deal to Implement Iran Nuclear Accord - AP
Iran Says Nuclear Deal to Be Implemented in Late January - Reuters
Iran Hard-Liners Join Team of Nuclear Negotiators - AP
Diplomat Back in Iran After Exile in the US - NYT
Jordan Assumes UN Security Council Chair as Conflicts Persist - VOA
Egyptian Security Forces Arrest Brotherhood Leader's Son - Reuters
Egypt's Top Prosecutor Detains Al Jazeera Journalists for 15 Days - VO
Egypt Says 3 Journalists Will Be Held 15 More Days - NYT
Al Jazeera Reporters Face 15 Days in Egypt Jail - BBC
Egypt: Al-Jazeera Journalists' Detention Renewed - AP
Egypt: Gunmen Blast Natgas Pipeline in Sinai - Reuters
Egypt Seizes Brotherhood, Islamist Leaders' Assets - AP
Egypt Security Forces Arrest Brotherhood Leader's Son - Reuters
Inside The Surge An Interview With Prof Peter Mansoor - MOI Interview
More Guns Will Not Save Iraq - NYT Editorial
Pluralism Key to Real Change in Arab World - VOA Opinion
My Jewish State - NYT Opinion
Iran: A Nuclear Blind Alley for the US - LAT Opinion
Egypt’s Counterrevolution - NYT Opinion
South Asia
Pakistan's Musharraf Set for Treason Trial - VOA
Pakistan's Musharraf Set for Treason Trial - BBC
Lawyers Claim Fraud as Pakistan's Musharraf Goes on Trial - Reuters