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Afghanistan
Dempsey, US Leaders Discuss Obama’s Afghanistan Decision - AFPS
US Army Boss: Afghan Pullout Talk May Encourage Taliban - BBC
Dempsey Concerned Afghan Forces Will ‘Hedge Their Bets’ - TH
US General: Grim Afghan Future if No Security Pact - AP
Hard Talk Aside, Little Desire by the West to Leave Afghanistan - NYT
Senators Press to Keep Some US Troops in Afghanistan - VOA
NATO Prepared to Withdraw All Troops from Afghanistan - WP
NATO Chief Hopeful Karzai Successor Will Sign Security Pact - TH
NATO Plans for Early Afghan Exit - S&S
NATO Role in Afghanistan May be Limited - UPI
Warlords With Dark Pasts Battle in Afghan Election - NYT
Pakistan Court Orders End to Blockade on NATO Supply Route - LAT
Pakistan to Stop Targeting Militants Who Fight in Afghanistan - McClatchy
Pentagon: Not All Bodies Were Cremated After Attack in Afghanistan - TH
Ukraine
Ukraine's Interim Leaders Propose Yatsenyuk as New PM - VOA
Naming of Interim Government Gets Mixed Response - NYT
Tensions Mount in a Divided Ukraine - WP
Ukraine's Interim PM Faces Daunting Economic Hurdles - VOA
Ukraine Leaders Warn of Tough Steps - BBC
Kerry Warns Russia Against Military Action in Ukraine - WP
East and West Face Off Over Ukraine's Crimea - VOA
Ukraine Warns Against Russian Military Movements in Crimea - Reuters
In Unstable Ukraine, Focus on Crimea - WP
Gunmen Seize Crimean Government Offices - NYT
Gunmen Seize Government Buildings in Crimea - LAT
Government Buildings Seized in Ukraine's Crimea - AP
Crimea Government Buildings Seized - BBC
Germany Concerned About Events in Crimea - Reuters
Poland Says Seizure of Crimea Govt Offices a 'Dangerous Step' - Reuters
Policy Makers Devise Plans to Provide Money to Kiev - NYT
Putin Orders Massive Russian Military Drills Amid Ukraine Tensions - LAT
Russia to 'Uncompromisingly' Defend Rights of Compatriots - Reuters
Russia War Games Over Ukraine Prompt US Warning - AP
Ukraine Summons Russian Envoy, Wants Talks With Moscow - Reuters
'Fence-Sitting' Best Option for Ukraine, Russian Media Says - UPI
Secret Mission to Find Yanukovych Starts Across the Street - WP
Ukraine and the Perils of Division - NYT Opinion
Five Reasons to Listen to Russia on Ukraine - Bloomberg Opinion
Syria
Kerry Sees Syrian Retaliation Against Rivals in Talks - NYT
3,300 People Killed in Syria Rebel Infighting This Year - VOA
Syrian Troops Reportedly Kill More than 150 al-Qaida-Linked Rebels - LAT
Syrian Troops Ambush, Kill at Least 150 Rebels - WP
175 Syrian Rebels Killed in Ambush, Says Army - VOA
Syrian Forces 'Kill Many Rebels' - BBC
Hezbollah Vows Retaliation Against Israel for Airstrike - WP
Hezbollah 'Will Respond to Israeli Border Strike' - BBC
Syria Ships Mustard Gas to Port to Be Destroyed - NYT
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
Guantanamo’s Camp 7 ‘Increasingly Unsustainable,’ General Tells Congress - MH
Is the CIA Better Than the Military at Drone Killings? - DO Opinion
US Department of Defense
Hagel Meets with Troops, Defends Personnel and Compensation Cuts - S&S
Budget Official Describes Pentagon’s Cost-saving Measures - AFPS
Fox: Pentagon Will Plan for Possible Carrier Cut in 2015 - TH
Commanders Say Defense Cuts Have Helped Drug Trafficking - TH
Tough Budget Choices Protect Security Interests, Fox Says - AFPS
Pentagon Budget Cuts Take First Toll in Japan, England - S&S
Proposed Budget Cuts Irk Overseas Servicemembers - S&S
Navy Plans New Future with 32-Ship LCS Fleet - DODB
Split the NSA in Two, Says Security Firm Embroiled in NSA Scandal - TL
Darpa Developing Tech to Detect Counterfeit Microchips in Military Gear - DR
At Last, a Google Glass for the Battlefield - DR
US Army Study Gives Women Taste of Combat Tasks - AP
Army Disqualifies 588 Soldiers from Sensitive Positions after Reviews - USAT
Reports of Sexual Assault in the Military Climbed in FY 2013 - S&S
Air Force Program a Rare Bright Spot in Military’s Sex Assault Fight - S&S
Facebook Group to Servicemembers: Don’t be an Idiot on Social Media - S&S
Is Hagel Tying America's Hands? - WP Opinion
Winners and Losers in the 2015 Budget - DODB Opinion
Hagel Has a Budget Battle Plan - WP Opinion
Hagel's Defense Cuts: The Least Bad Choice - TNI Opinion
How Much Army Is Enough? - USAT Opinion
Who Decides the Army's Future? Active vs. Guard - BD Opinion
Why America Needs an Independent Air Force - WOTR Opinion
United States
Southcom, Northcom Commanders Detail Threats to the Americas - AFPS
YouTube Ordered to Remove Anti-Muslim Film - VOA
Anti-Islam Film Ordered Off YouTube - BBC
Don't Reinvent the Russian Bear and Chinese Dragon - UPI Opinion
America's History of Abandoning Friends - WIB Opinion
Putting the Steele Into Intelligence Reform - KOW Opinion
United Kingdom
UK Troops' Mental Health 'Resilient' - BBC
Killers of British Soldier in London Sentenced, One to Life in Prison - LAT
World
Commercial Spyware Raises Privacy Concerns - VOA
A World Corruption Police - NYT Opinion
Africa
South Sudan Recalls Top Envoys Amid Conflict - VOA
Civilians Flee as Violence Worsens in South Sudan - NYT
Hospitals, Patients Attacked in South Sudan, MSF Says - VOA
MSF: South Sudan Work 'in Jeopardy' - BBC
Parts of South Sudan Barren, UN Mission Says - UPI
Traveling Sudanese President Ruffles Rights Feathers - UPI
CAR Militia Leader Arrested in Congo Brazzaville - VOA
CAR Violence Hurting Neighbors, WFP Says - UPI
France Debates CAR Intervention - UPI
Fury at Nigeria Military Over Attack - BBC
DR Congo: Actor Ben Affleck Testifies Before Congress as an African Expert - VOA
France Blocks Rwanda Extraditions - BBC
Suicide Car Bomb Kills Eight in Somali Capital - Reuters
Zambia Minority Lawmakers Demand New Constitution - VOA
Americas / Caribbean
Mexico President Sees No Swift Extradition of Kingpin Guzman - Reuters
Fresh Charges for Mexican Cartel Boss 'Shorty' Guzman - BBC
Hundreds March for Sinaloa Cartel Boss in Mexico - AP
'Free Shorty': Hundreds March for Jailed Mexican Drug Lord - Reuters
Mexico Files Gun Charge Against 'El Chapo's Aide - AP
To Party or to Protest? In Venezuela, that is the Question. - WP
Venezuela Accuses Intelligence Officers of Killing 2 - NYT
5 From Domestic Spy Agency Arrested in Venezuela - AP
Venezuela Protests 'Have Killed 50' - BBC
Brazil / World Cup: Rio Police Train in Crowd Control - BBC
Protests Roil Peruvian Tourist Region of Cuzco - AP
Amnesty: Jamaica Panel Needs to Be Strengthened - AP
Asia / Pacific
In Final Speech, US Ambassador Slams China on Rights - VOA
US Ambassador Urges China to Respect Human Rights - AP
US Envoy Tells China, Japan to Lower Temperature in Sea Row - Reuters
Uighur Group Slams China's Charges Against Intellectuals - VOA
China Charges Scholar With Inciting Separatism - NYT
China Says Decision on New Air Defence Zone Depends on Threat - Reuters
China Mekong Dam Project Generates Growing Controversy - VOA
US-South Korea Relations Strengthened by North's Actions, Report Says - S&S
North Korea Releases Video of Missionary From South Accused of Spying - Reuters
With US Military Shrinking, Japan's Abe Seeks Allies in Southeast Asia - Bloomberg
Thai Corruption Agency Hears Charges Against PM - VOA
Thai PM Faces Graft Charges as Standoff Slips Out of Control - Reuters
Thai PM to Hear Negligence Charges - BBC
Thai Protest Leader Says Willing to Talk With PM - Reuters
US Says Concerned With Thailand Violence, Calls for Restraint - Reuters
China’s Uncharged Prisoners - WP Editorial
Central Asia
Moderate Islam? Look to Central Asia - NYT Opinion
Europe
Russia to Expand its Worldwide Military Presence - AP
US Urges Georgia to Align with EU, NATO - AP
Turkey's President Signs Controversial Judiciary Law - VOA
Turkish Leader Disowns Trials That Helped Him Tame Military - NYT
Middle East / North Africa
Obama Plans Personal Role in Middle East Peace Bid - NYT
Kerry Opens Door to Extended Talks for Israeli-Palestinian Deal - VOA
Hezbollah Vows Retaliation Against Israel for Airstrike - WP
Israel Takes Risk With Airstrike on Hezbollah - AP
Hezbollah 'Will Respond to Israeli Border Strike' - BBC
Rights Group: Israeli Troops Used Excessive Force - AP
US-Lebanese Engagement Remains Important, Official Says - AFPS
For Iraqi Soldiers, Battle with Islamists Looks Like ‘a Mess’ - WP
Egypt: Generals Now in Power, Muslim Brotherhood Says - UPI
Egypt Court Sentences 26 to Death - BBC
FM: Arab Spring Will Fail Unless Tunisia Transition Succeeds - VOA
Morocco-France Torture Row Escalates - BBC
Morocco Halts Judicial Accord With France in Spat - AP
Morocco Suspends Judicial Cooperation With Ally France - Reuters
Hurt Iran's Hawks, Not Its People - NYT Opinion
Tunisia: How the State Went to War with Ansar al-Sharia - WOTR Opinion
South Asia
Pakistan Court Orders End to Blockade on NATO Supply Route - LAT
Pakistan to Stop Targeting Militants Who Fight in Afghanistan - McClatchy
India Infrastructure Splurge Too Late for This-Or Next-Government - Reuters
Kashmir: Indian Soldier Shoots Five Colleagues Dead - BBC
Indian Army Soldier in Kashmir Kills 5 Colleagues, Himself - AP
2 Missing Indian Navy Officers Found Dead in Sub - AP
India Navy Boss Quits Over Submarine Accident - BBC