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Afghanistan
Obama Orders DOD to Plan for Full Withdrawal From Afghanistan - S&S
Pentagon Told to Plan a Complete Afghanistan Withdrawal - WP
Obama Tells Karzai He Is Moving Ahead Without Him - NYT
Contingency Plans Begin for Possible Full Afghanistan Withdrawal - AFPS
US Planning Full Afghan Pullout, Obama Tells Karzai - BBC
Obama to Karzai: No Post-2014 Presence Without Signed Security Agreement - VOA
Detainees Held in Afghanistan Pose Quandary for US - WP
Dempsey: Past Year ‘Surprisingly Positive’ for Afghan Forces - AFPS
Eyeing Afghan Exit, US Intensifies Campaign Against Haqqani Militants - Reuters
Pentagon War Budget Request to Follow Afghan Policy Decisions - Reuters
Survey: Afghans Support Central Government, But Path to Peace Unclear - McClatchy
Aid Group Sees Daunting Obstacles to Health Care for Afghans - NYT
Report Paints Grim Picture of Afghan Health System - AP
Afghanistan Medical Crisis 'Deepens' - BBC
Afghan Suicide Bomb 'Kills Nine' - BBC
Afghan Officers Sacked Over Attack - BBC
Obama Letting Afghanistan Slip Away - WP Opinion
Ukraine
Maidan Objects to Quick Formation of Ukrainian Cabinet - WP
Infighting Poses Hurdle to Formation of New Coalition in Ukraine - NYT
Ukraine Not East-West Fight, Says US - BBC
Ukraine Leader Warns of Separatism - BBC
Ukraine MPs: Yanukovych Must Stand Trial - VOA
Fishing for Yanukovych’s Dirty Secrets - VOA
An Unfinished Ukraine Palace and a Fugitive Leader’s Folly - NYT
Ukraine's Younger Generation Seeks New Direction - VOA
European Union Weighs Its Options on Support for a New Ukraine - NYT
Georgia PM Hopes Ukraine Will Choose Europe - VOA
China Reassessing Economic Partnership with Ukraine - VOA
How the West Can Shape Ukraine - NYT Opinion
What the West Must Do for Ukraine - NYT Opinion
Has the West Already Lost Ukraine? - NYT Opinion
Why Russia Won't Interfere - NYT Opinion
Syria
'Israel Jets Hit Hezbollah Missiles' as Syria Strains Grow - UPI
Calls Grow for Syria to Stop Impeding Aid Effort - VOA
Syrian Al Qaeda Group Gives Rival Islamists Ultimatum - Reuters
Jordan Says it Stopped Attempt to Smuggle Weapons From Syria - UPI
Surge in Syria Jihadist Arrests Prompts Security Fears in Europe - VOA
Al-Nusra Front Gives Isis Ultimatum - BBC
With Syria, Diplomacy Needs Force - NYT Opinion
US Department of Defense
Hagel's Budget to Reshape Forces Meets With Strong Opposition - S&S
Chairman Disputes Notion of Declining US Military - AFPS
Dempsey Seeks Feedback From Force on Budget Proposals - AFPS
Counter-IED Organization to Continue at Smaller Size - AFPS
Soldiers Getting New Mountain Climbing Gear From Army - S&S
Few Army Women Want Combat Jobs - AP
Motion to Dismiss All Charges Filed in Sinclair Court-Martial - FO
Naval Academy Sexual-Assault Case Will Move Forward, Lawyer Says - AP
Navy Relieves USS Taylor's Commander After Ship Ran Aground - S&S
A Military Budget to Fit the Times - NYT Editorial
The Defense Budget of a Declining Power - ID Opinion
Army Force Cuts: 3 Truths, 4 Fallacies - BD Opinion
Cutting the Army Will Make It Stronger - CNN Opinion
Opponents of Pentagon-Budget Cuts Just Played the Entire Media - TA Opinion
Hagel Has Opportunity To Build On Successes - LI Opinion
United States
Drones at Work Worldwide, But US Still Lacks Laws - VOA
NY Man’s Trial Included Warrantless Surveillance - WP
Vets Benefits Bill Clears Initial Senate Hurdle - AP
Hired to Fight Pirates, but Doomed by Boredom - NYT
Don’t Just Do Something. Sit There. - NYT Opinion
NATO
Despite Cuts, NATO Still Accounts For Most of World’s Military Spending - S&S
United Kingdom
British Police Arrest ex-Guantanamo Detainee - WP
Britain Arrests Ex-Detainee Freed by US - NYT
UK Police Arrest ex-Guantanamo Detainee Over Syria - AP
Alleged Hyde Park Bomber Goes Free - BBC
Kirk Wants Better Scottish Independence Referendum Debate - BBC
Australia
Activists Demand Closure of Australia's Manus Center - UPI
Africa
Dozens Killed in Nigeria School Attack - VOA
Islamist Militants Blamed for Deadly College Attack in Nigeria - NYT
Students Killed in Nigeria School Raid - BBC
Dozens of Students Killed in Nigerian School - AP
African Force Defends Security Role in CAR - UPI
South Sudan: Patients Shot Dead in Hospital Beds - AP
Ghana’s Economy ‘Not in Crisis’ - VOA
Americas / Caribbean
El Chapo’s Arrest Unlikely to Break Mexican Cartel - NYT
Mexico's 'Shorty' Guzman Faces New Organized Crime Charges - BBC
'El Chapo' Not Likely to Be Leaving Mexico Soon - AP
Mexican Drug Kingpin Guzman Dodges US Extradition for Now - Reuters
US Expels Venezuelan Diplomats in Tit for Tat Move Over Unrest - VOA
US Expels Venezuelan Diplomats - BBC
Crude Weapons Fuel Unrest in Venezuela - NYT
Asia / Pacific
Kerry Says There is No Let Up in US Asia Pivot - VOA
Chinese Upset by Washington Over Tibetan Affairs - UPI
China Mulls Holiday for Japan’s WWII Defeat - BBC
South Korea Committee to Prepare for Reunification with North - VOA
North Korean Naval Boat Crosses Disputed Sea Boundary with South - Bloomberg
North Korea 'Violates' South Korea's Border - BBC
As Tearful Korean Reunions End, More Seem Unlikely - AP
Threat of Increasing Thai Violence Opens Way to Fresh Talks - VOA
Thailand: Gunfire by Night Becomes New Norm in Downtown Bangkok - Reuters
North Korea’s Atrocities - NYT Editorial
Europe
Surge in Syria Jihadist Arrests Prompts Security Fears in Europe - VOA
Russian Opposition Leaders Get Jail Terms - NYT
Italian Parliament Backs New PM - BBC
Turkey PM Says Recordings Fabricated - VOA
Opposition Calls for Investigation of Turkish PM - AP
Middle East / North Africa
Iraqi Leaders Unequivocal on Reported Iran Arms Deal - Reuters
US Presses Iraq on Iran 'Arms Deal' - BBC
No Military Request From Iraq, Iran Says - UPI
Bombings and Shootings Kill 26 Around Iraq - Reuters
Israel: Clash Erupts on Temple Mount - BBC
Egypt Names Mahlab New Prime Minister - VOA
Egypt Appoints New Prime Minister - WP
Egypt Names Industrialist and Minister as Premier - NYT
Egypt Minister to Form New Cabinet - BBC
UN Has 'Deep' Concerns About Libyan Violence - UPI
France’s Hollande Steps in to Calm Row with Morocco - VOA
Iraq: Genocide in Fallujah - UPI Opinion
Mocking Obama's Iran Policy - UPI Opinion
South Asia
Pakistan Plans Military Operation Targeting Extremist Groups - WP
Pakistan Bombs Militant Area as Officials Weigh Wider Offensive - NYT
Pakistan Air Strikes Against Militants in Tribal Areas - BBC
Pakistan Launches New Strikes Near Afghan Border; Warns Militants - Reuters
Report: Pakistan Has Highest Infant Mortality Rate - VOA
Sri Lanka Denounces Push to Open War Inquiry - NYT