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Afghanistan
Friendly Fire Suspected in Deaths of 5 US Troops in Afghanistan - VOA
‘Friendly Fire’ Strike Kills 5 Special Operations Soldiers in Afghanistan - NYT
Five US Troops Killed in Friendly Fire Strike in Afghanistan - WP
5 US Troops Killed in Possible Friendly Fire Incident, Reports Say - S&S
US Investigates Friendly-Fire Deaths - BBC
‘Friendly Fire’ Long a Problem in Afghan War - S&S
Afghan Poppy Crop Threatening Reconstruction - AP
Next Afghan President to Tackle Ailing Economy - VOA
Breedlove: New Afghan President Will Be Willing Partner - AFPS
Afghan, US Universities Partner to Develop Mining Industry - AFPS
Bergdahl Release
Boehner: Americans 'Less Safe' After Bergdahl Deal - VOA
4 of ‘Taliban 5’ Will Likely Fight Again, US Spies Say - DB
Bergdahl Briefing Fails to Allay Senators’ Doubts - NYT
Hearing Fails to Calm Anger Over Deal to Free Bergdahl - Reuters
Bergdahl Deal Sealed Day Before Swap, Senator Says - AP
Hagel Made Final Call on Bergdahl Swap, Congress Told - ABC
DOD Spokesman: Bergdahl Needs Time, Space for Reintegration - AFPS
Grading the White House on Bergdahl - WOTR Opinion
The White House’s Bergdahl Mess - WP Opinion
Ukraine / Russia / Related Issues
Ukraine's Poroshenko Negotiates with Russia - VOA
Despite Clash in Ukraine, Cease-Fire Talks Advance - NYT
Ukraine Calls for Safe Passage for Civilians - VOA
Ukraine to Let Civilians Leave East - BBC
Russia Welcomes Ukraine 'Corridors' - RFE/RL
Iraq
US Says Iraqi Insurgents Pose Mideast Threat - VOA
For US, Splinter Groups Now a Larger Worry Than al-Qaeda - WP
US Sending More Heavy-Duty Weapons to Iraq, But is it Too Late? - WP
Arms Windfall for Insurgents as Iraq City Falls - NYT
Iraq Prime Minister Calls for State of Emergency - AP
Sunni Militants Drive Iraqi Army From Big City - NYT
Iraqi City of Mosul Falls Under Insurgent Control - WP
Iraqi Militants Seize Mosul in Quest for Islamic State - VOA
Islamic Militants Seize Mosul From Iraq Government Forces - VOA
Insurgents Seize Iraqi City of Mosul as Troops Flee - WP
Militants Seize Iraq's Second City - BBC
Militants Overrun Parts of Key Iraqi City of Mosul - AP
Tens of thousands Flee Iraq's Mosul - BBC
Glimpses of Mosul in Islamist Hands on YouTube - NYT
Iraq Funeral Bombing Kills At Least 20 - RFE/RL
What Does Mosul Attack Mean For Iraq? - RFE/RL Backgrounder
The Return of al-Qaeda - WP Opinion
US Department of Defense
House Panel Votes to Scrap A-10 Warthog - S&S
Services Continue Meeting, Exceeding Recruiting Goals - AFPS
Why POW/MIA Numbers Dropped - USAT Opinion
United States
House Votes to Ensure Speedier Care for US Veterans - AP
Feds Weighing Criminal Charges Related to VA Wait-Time Scandal - S&S
Microsoft Fights US Search Warrant for Data Held Overseas - WP
CIA Cites Officers for Harassment - AP
The Hammer and the Nail: Obama's Diplomacy in Full Effect - UPI Opinion
United Kingdom
Scottish Independence: Final Countdown to Independence Vote - BBC
Scots pro-UK Group Becomes 'No Thanks' - BBC
Dempsey, Service Chiefs Meet With British Prime Minister, Chiefs - AFPS
'Islamic Agenda' at Bradford School - BBC
Australia
Australia Would Ditch the US as an Ally at its Peril - TA Opinion
United Nations
Outgoing UN Rights Chief Deplores International Indifference to Atrocities - VOA
World
Summit: Ending Wartime Sexual Violence - RFE/RL
High-Profile Conference to Draw Attention to Sexual Violence in War - NYT
Africa
US House Sub-Committee to Hold Hearing on Boko Haram Wednesday - VOA
Nigeria Boko Haram Crisis: '20 Women Abducted' in North - BBC
Suspected Boko Haram Insurgents Attack Cameroon Village - VOA
Leading Kenyan Muslim Cleric Shot Dead - BBC
Prominent Muslim Cleric Killed in Kenya - VOA
E, African Bloc Threatens S. Sudan's Feuding Sides With Sanctions - Reuters
Mali Rebel Groups Sign Truce Accord in Algeria - AP
Mali PM Warns of Islamist Threat Within Tuareg Rebels - Reuters
Many Congo Mines 'Warlord Free' - BBC
Americas / Caribbean
Illegal Child Immigrants Fleeing Central America for US - VOA
Colombia Says It Has Begun Peace Talks With Rebels - NYT
Colombia in Preliminary Peace Talks With ELN Rebels - Reuters
Colombia and ELN to Hold Peace Talks - BBC
Colombia, No. 2 Rebel Group Announce Peace Process - AP
Factbox-Colombia's Left-Wing Guerrillas the ELN - Reuters
Dozen Corpses Found in Pickup in Gang-Ridden Mexican State - Reuters
6 Killed in Mexico City in Apparent Drug Gang Revenge Attack - AP
Brazilian Police Clash with Subway Strikers as World Cup Nears - VOA
Asia / Pacific
US Cyberfirm: China Military Continues Hacking After US Indictment - VOA
China, Vietnam Take Sea Dispute to UN Chief - VOA
China Takes Oil Rig Dispute to UN - UPI
Vietnam Urges China to Withdraw Oil Drilling Rig - AP
Maps Offer Minimal Basis to Assert Sovereignty in S. China Sea - VOA
China Pushes Assimilation to Calm Xinjiang Unrest - VOA
Singapore Alleges Shipping Company Helped N. Korea Smuggle Arms - VOA
North Korean Defector’s Low-Tech Tactics Make Him ‘Target Zero’ - Bloomberg
Thailand Military Junta Lifts Curfew in 20 Provinces - AP
Europe
After Ukraine, US Trains More Special Forces in Eastern Europe - Reuters
Germany’s Merkel Backs Juncker After EU Talks - BBC
Russian Action Creates New Paradigm in Europe, Breedlove Says - AFPS
Kosovo Opposition May Form Government - RFE/RL
Kosovo Opposition Says Uniting to Thwart Thaci Bid for New Term - Reuters
Middle East / North Africa
For US, Splinter Groups Now a Larger Worry Than al-Qaeda - WP
US, Iran Hold 2nd Day of Nuclear Talks - VOA
Iran Questions Nuclear Deal Deadline as Talks 'Hit Wall' - Reuters
Assad Tops List of Syria War Crimes Suspects Handed to ICC - Reuters
Israel Elects Hard-Liner Rivlin as Next President - VOA
Israel MPs Elect Rivlin as President - BBC
Rivlin to Succeed Peres as Israeli President - WP
Israeli Parliament Elects Rivlin as President to Succeed Peres - NYT
Sisi Vows to End Egypt Sex Assaults - BBC
Egypt’s Inaction on Sex Attacks Stirs Fury - NYT
Libyan Renegade General Agrees to Ceasefire During Election - Reuters
The Return of al-Qaeda - WP Opinion
Arm Syria’s Opposition - NYT Opinion
South Asia
Pakistani Forces Repel Another Karachi Attack - VOA
Taliban Hit Airport Again After Pakistani Airstrikes - NYT
Pakistani Taliban Launches New Attack on Karachi Airport - WP
Pakistan: Fresh Attack Near Karachi Airport - BBC
Pakistan Strikes 'Kill 15 Militants' - BBC