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Afghanistan
New Study Casts Doubt on West's Afghan Plan - AP
US Military Presence in Afghanistan Uncertain After 2014 - VOA
NATO Head: Afghan Security Pact After Elections - AP
US Report Says Planned Cuts to Afghan Forces Threaten Stability - Reuters
Syria
US, Allies Agree on Aid for Syrian Rebels - WP
UN Security Council to Vote on Syria Aid Resolution Saturday - Reuters
Syrian Rebels Sought to Bolster Coalition’s Case in Peace Talks - NYT
Mutiny Leaves in Doubt Future of US-allied Rebels in Syria - McClatchy
Syria Brokering Local Cease-fires as US-backed Talks Falter - WP
HRW Accuses Syria of Using Cluster Bombs - UPI
Deadly Blast Rips Through Syrian-Turkish Border Post - VOA
Strategic Despair in Syria - WP Opinion
Iran
US Expected to Keep Oil Embargo Regardless of Iran Nuclear Deal - VOA
Iran and 6 Powers Agree on Terms for Nuclear Talks - NYT
Iran Nuclear Framework 'Agreed' - BBC
Iran’s Most Sensitive Uranium Stockpile Shrinks - Reuters
Iranian General: Iran Showing 'Flexibility' on Nuclear Issue But No Optimism - UPI
Next Iran Nuclear Talks to be Held March 17 - VOA
Iran’s Judiciary Closes a New Pro-Government Newspaper - NYT
Ukraine
Brief Truce Gives Way to Day of Trauma in Ukraine - NYT
New Fighting Shatters Truce in Kiev - WP
Scores Killed in Deadly Ukraine Day of Protest - AP
Ukrainian Defense Ministry Not Taking SecDef Hagel's Phone Calls - S&S
EU Talks With Government, Opposition in Ukraine Continue - VOA
EU Imposes Sanctions Despite Russian Criticism - NYT
Ukraine Sanctions Imposed Amid Clashes - BBC
Ask a Question About the Crisis in Ukraine - NYT Video
How Ukraine Can Be Saved - NYT Opinion
“Three Amigos Summit”
US, Canadian and Mexican Leaders Wrap Up One Day Summit - VOA
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
Al-Qaeda 'Fosters Younger Leaders' - BBC
Guantánamo Detainee Pleads Guilty in 2002 Attack on Tanker Off Yemen - NYT
Relative of 9/11 Hijacker Pleads Guilty at Guantanamo Bay - WP
Guantanamo Prisoner Pleads Guilty - BBC
Latest Shoe Bomb Threat Linked to Al-Qaeda's Yemen Affiliate - Reuters
US Department of Defense
Army Historian Says Report on Afghan Battle Altered to Absolve Faulty Gun - WT
Hagel Orders Shakeup of MIA Accounting Mission - AP
Plan to Move Base Highlights US Problem on Okinawa - AP
US Troops Equipped With Inferior, Antiquated Weapons - WT Opinion
United States
Foreign Policy Critics Want Obama to Chart More Proactive Position - WT
NSA Explores Options for Vast Telephone Record Database - WP
Contracting Giant KBR Accused of Muzzling Whistleblowers - WP
‘Obama Doctrine’ Flounders as Syria and Kiev Crumble - WP Opinion
United Kingdom
New Chief of the General Staff Appointed - GOV.UK
Africa
Nigeria’s Boko Haram Threatens Oil Refineries, Muslim Clerics - VOA
Nigeria Boko Haram Crisis: Emir's Palace Burnt in Bama - BBC
115 Killed, 1,500 Buildings Razed in Nigerian Town - AP
Nigeria's Central Bank Head Ousted - BBC
Nigeria President Jonathan Not Condoning Graft, Says Adviser - VOA
UN's Amos Calls For More International Troops to CAR - VOA
UN Urges Reinforcements for Central African Republic - AP
Americas / Caribbean
Mexico ‘Profoundly Concerned’ at Latest US Border Killing - WP
Mexico Criticizes Fatal San Diego Border Shooting - Reuters
Venezuela Opposition Denounces 'Brutal Repression' - AP
Venezuela Protesters, Troops Clash, Death Toll at Six - Reuters
Venezuela Opposition’s Lopez 'to Stay in Custody' - BBC
Maduro Threatens to Expel CNN for Venezuela Coverage - Reuters
Argentina Seen Becoming a Narcotics Transit Hub - UPI
Consortium Says Panama Canal Work Resumed - AP
Brazil: World Cup 2014 Gets Security Boost - BBC
Haitian Dictator May Be Charged With Human Rights Crimes, Court Says - NYT
Haiti Court Urges Further Probes on Duvalier Trial - AP
Asia / Pacific
US Army Chief of Staff Meets Top Chinese Generals - AP
China Campaigns to Win Hearts and Minds in Taiwan - VOA
China Urges Obama to Cancel Meeting With Dalai Lama - Reuters
N. Korea: China Working Nuclear Channels in Pyongyang - UPI
Koreas Hold Reunions for Separated Families - WP
Amid Hugs and Tears, Korean Families Divided by War Reunite - NYT
Philippines Near Pact to Boost US Troop Presence, Aquino Says - Bloomberg
No Sign Thailand Protests Will Abate as Economic Toll Rises - VOA
Sanction North Korea’s Wallet - WP Opinion
Europe
Anti-Putin Protesters Face Verdict After 'Show Trial' in Russia - Reuters
Germany Arrests Three Suspected Auschwitz Guards - BBC
EU Launches Energy Talks with Georgia - VOA
Greek Far-Right Faces New Crime Sase - BBC
Middle East / North Africa
Kerry, Abbas Meet for Second Day in Peace Talk Push - VOA
Kerry 'Determined' to Get Middle East Peace Deal - AP
Iraq Offers Reward for Jihadists - BBC
Mortar Attack Against Iraqi Town Kills at Least 22 - AP
Lebanon's Salam Gives 'Strong' Support to UNIFIL - UPI
Yemen: Drone Strike Didn’t Comply With Rules Set by Obama - WP
Yemen: US Drone Strike in Dec May Have Killed Dozen Civilians - AP
Egypt Extends Crackdown on Its Critics to Journalists - NYT
Al Jazeera Journalists Trial Adjourned in Egypt - VOA
Al-Jazeera Reporters in Egypt Trial - BBC
Egypt: Al-Jazeera Journalists Plead Not Guilty - AP
Egypt: ‘High Threat’ of Terrorism in Sinai, London Warns - UPI
South Asia
Pakistan-Taliban Talks on Verge of Collapse - VOA
Pakistani Airstrikes Target Militants in Tribal Areas - NYT
Pakistani Jets Pound Militant Hideouts - WP
Use of Acid Attacks for Punishment Persists in Pakistan - VOA
Muzzling Speech in India - NYT Editorial