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Afghanistan
Amid Afghan Drawdown, US Anti-Drug Efforts Face a Test - WP
IG for Afghanistan Paints Grim Picture of Possible Narco-Criminal State - S&S
Afghanistan Seeks Help in Drugs Fight After Opium Crop Hits Record - Reuters
Karzai Says US Troops Killed Eight Civilians in Afghanistan - WP
Tensions Between Afghanistan and US Increase as Airstrike Kills Civilians - NYT
No Role for SCO in Afghanistan, Russia Says - UPI
Kailua Guardsman Among Those Killed in Afghanistan Plane Crash - HSA
DOD Has New Video of US Soldier Held Captive Since 2009 - S&S
Video Reportedly Obtained of American Prisoner Berghdal - WP
Video Shows US Soldier Long Held by Afghans - NYT
Iraq
Sunni Politician: US Broke Iraq, is Morally Obligated to Fix It - McClatchy
Militants Unleash Wave of Violence in Iraq, Killing Dozens - NYT
Bomb Attacks in Iraq Kill 73 - VOA
At Least 50 Killed in Wave of Bombings in Iraq - LAT
Dozens Killed in Iraq Bomb Attacks - BBC
Bombings Around Iraqi Capital Kill at Least 44 People - AP
Iraqi Army Retakes Western Town Seized by Gunmen - AP
Iraq Draft Budget Intensifies Kurd Oil Export Row - Reuters
Photos Surface of Marines Apparently Violating Corpses in Iraq - S&S
Military Investigates Photos of Marines Burning Bodies - WP
Losing Iraq - WOTR Opinion
Iran
Iran’s Rouhani Makes First Domestic Trip Since Taking Office - WP
Iran's Rouhani Takes on Revolutionary Guards in Detente Drive - UPI
Keep Onus on Iran to Implement Nuclear Accord - VOA
UN Nuclear Agency Board to Meet Next Week on Iran Deal - Reuters
Iranian 'Stole US Jet Blueprints' - BBC
Obama’s Losing Bet on Iran - NYT Opinion
Syria
Syria Says Western Diplomats Have Sought Its Help - WP
Syria Says West in Talks on Security - BBC
Flow of Westerners to Syria Prompts Security Concerns - NYT
UN Chief Urges Syrian Opposition to Join Talks - AP
Saudi-Qatar Rivalry Divides Syrian Opposition - Reuters
UN: ‘Half of Syrians’ in Urgent Need - BBC
Donors to Increase Humanitarian Aid for Syria - VOA
Donors Offer $2.4 Billion to Aid Civilians, but UN Says More Needed - NYT
Benghazi Consulate Attack
Senate Intel Committee: Benghazi Attack Preventable - VOA
Senate Report: Benghazi Attack Was Preventable - WP
Senate Report Finds Benghazi Attack Was Preventable - NYT
Senate Panel Issues Harsh Report on Benghazi Attack - LAT
Senate Panel: Benghazi 'Preventable' - BBC
Intel Committee Report Slams Joint Chiefs Chairman on Benghazi - S&S
Piracy
Maritime Watchdog: Piracy Falls to Six-Year Low - VOA
Global Piracy Hits Lowest Level Since 2007, Report Says - NYT
Report: Global Pirate Attacks Fall to Lowest Level in 6 Years - S&S
'Dramatic Drop' in Somali Piracy - BBC
US Department of Defense
DOD Raises Awareness of Human Trafficking - AFPS
Navy Realigns Carrier Fleet: RR to Replace GW in Japan - S&S
New Navy High-Speed Catamaran to Make 1st Deployment - AP
34 Nuclear Launch Officers Involved in Air Force Cheating Scandal - S&S
Air Force Investigates Cheating on Nuclear Proficiency Exams - WP
Cheating Accusations Among Officers Overseeing Nuclear Arms - NYT
34 ICBM Launch Officers Implicated in Cheating Probe - AFPS
Navy’s No. 2 Civilian Resigns; ‘Inappropriate Relationship’ Cited - S&S
A Top Navy Civilian Leader Resigns Amid Investigation - WP
The Wages of Foolish Wars - Time Opinion
Robert Gates and Why Defense Secretaries are Grumpy - LAT Opinion
Why the Air Force Isn't Trusted with Air Power - WIB Opinion
In Pursuit of the Navy's Next Surface Combatant - USNI Opinion
US Intelligence Community
Congress Balks at Shifting CIA’s Role in Drone War - WP
Report: US Spy Agency Infiltrates Personal Computers Worldwide - VOA
NSA Devises Radio Pathway Into Computers - NYT
Report: NSA Maps Pathway Into Computers - AP
NSA Could 'Spy on Offline Computers' - BBC
US Intelligence Reforms Debated Ahead of Obama Speech - VOA
Congress Could Hold Fate of NSA Phone Data Collection - WP
Obama to Place Some Restraints on Surveillance - NYT
United States
DHS Has Lent Border Drones Hundreds of Times - AP
US to Expand Rules Limiting Use of Profiling by Federal Agents - NYT
A City Finds Beds for All Its Homeless Veterans - NYT
As Federal Government Evolves, Clerks Edge Toward Extinction - WP
A Disappointing Internet Decision - NYT Editorial
United Kingdom
Osborne: Reform EU or Face UK Exit - BBC
Irish Republican Corey Released From Jail - BBC
Africa
South Sudan Forces, Rebels Clash in Upper Nile - VOA
US Hearings to Gauge Response to South Sudan - UPI
Sudan-South Sudan: British Diplomat in Khartoum to Discuss Peace - UPI
WFP Aims to Help 400,000 Displaced in South Sudan - VOA
Uganda Leader Says Helping South Sudan Fight Rebels - Reuters
UN Troops Fired Warning Shots to Protect South Sudan Compound - Reuters
CAR Still Chaotic, UN Rights Office Says - UPI
UN Stresses CAR Disaster Warning - BBC
CAR's Sectarian Divide: What's Behind It? - VOA
African Envoy Feingold Headed to Fragile DR Congo - UPI
Kenya Mall Attack Trial Begins - VOA
Kenya's Westgate Siege Trial Starts - BBC
Kenya's Ruto Excused From ICC Trial - BBC
Nigerian Council Investigates Alleged Hit Squads - AP
Official: Politics Behind Deadly Nigeria Bombing - AP
Islamic Court Tries Nigerian 'Gays' - BBC
Americas / Caribbean
Mexico Faces Obstacle in Curbing Vigilantes Fighting Drug Gang - NYT
Mexico Government Faces Vigilante Monster It Created - AP
Vigilantes Clash With Mexican Troops - BBC
Mexico Vigilante Leader Wants Cartel Bosses Dead, Not Captured - Reuters
Some Mexico Vigilantes Cooperating With Government Forces - LAT
Mexico Cops Hold Man in Killing of Activist's Son - AP
Hagel Reaffirms Bilateral Relationship With Colombia - AFPS
Colombia: Court Halts Sacking of Bogota Mayor - BBC
Venezuela's President Shuffles Economic Team - AP
El Salvador Ruling Party Leads in Presidential Poll - Reuters
US Collegians on Baseball Diplomacy Tour in Cuba - AP
Asia / Pacific
Chinese Inexperience a Factor in Warships' Near-Miss - Reuters
China Confirms Hypersonic Missile Carrier Test - VOA
China Awash in Money, Leaders Start to Weigh Raising the Floodgates - NYT
Chinese Communist Party School Official Caught up in Sex Scandal - VOA
US Lawmaker Opposes Advanced Nuke Tech for South Korea - AP
US Prevented South Korea Air Strike on North, Says Robert Gates - IINSTP
In Thailand, No Shortage of Support for Reform - VOA
Thousands March Against Thai Leader in 3rd Day of Protests - NYT
Thailand Polls to Proceed Amid Protests - BBC
Turning Point in Thailand - WP Editorial
Japan Mulls Aircraft Carrier Future? - TD Opinion
Europe
Call for EU to Tackle Extremism - BBC
EU Mulls New Ways to Counter Extremism - UPI
Sochi Fans Concerns About Terrorism in Russia, But It's Long Been a Target - S&S
Turkey Acts Against Jihadists - VOA
Ukraine Court Bans Protests in Central Kyiv - VOA
Ukraine Court Bans Protests, Stoking Fears Crackdown - AP
Ukraine: Tymoshenko's Daughter Speaks Against Police Abuse - UPI
Middle East / North Africa
Kerry Plays Down Spat With Israeli Defense Chief - AP
Israel Apologies for Kerry Criticism - BBC
Senior US, Israeli Defense Officials Meet, Stress Strong Relations - UPI
Hamas Training Fighters of Future Across Gaza - NYT
Trial of Suspected Hariri Assassins Set to Begin - AP
Lebanon: Hill Hariri Trial Bring Justice, or Just More Vengeance? - WP
Bahrain Crown Prince Meets Opposition on Ending Political Deadlock - VOA
Bahrain Opposition, Future King Hold Rare Meeting - AP
Egyptian Constitutional Referendum Goes into Second Day - WP
Egyptians Count Ballots After Vote for New Constitution - VOA
Egyptian Election Official Says Turnout High - AP
Egypt's Christian Minority Rally Behind Charter - AP
Libya Officials in Talks Over El Sharara Protest Threat - Reuters
Mixed Results for Mideast Democracy - NYT Editorial
John Kerry's Bicycle Diplomacy in the Middle East - LAT Opinion
South Asia
Rising Sectarian Violence Raises Fears About Pakistan - WP
Danish Tourist Gang-raped, Beaten in New Delhi - VOA
Danish Tourist Says She Was Gang-Raped in India - NYT
India: Arrests After Gang Rape of Danish Tourist - BBC
Talibanized Pakistan? - UPI Opinion