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Iraq
Two Arab Countries Fall Apart - Economist
Iraq Crumbling as Militants and Kurds Seize Land - WP
Iraqi Kurds Take Oil City as Militants Push Forward - NYT
ISIS Threatens to Seize More Iraqi Cities - CNN
Hundreds of Iraqis Flee Islamic Militant Advance - AP
Iraq Launches Airstrikes Against Islamist Forces - VOA
Iraq Militants Threaten Move on Baghdad - VOA
Iraq: Government Controls Baiji Oil Refinery - Reuters
Militants Bring Shari'a Law To Iraq - RFE/RL
Insurgents May Have Looted Iraqi Banks - WP
Iraq Heads for Civil War - USAT
The War Obama Once Called ‘Dumb’ Looms Large Again - WP
US Says Clear Breakdown in Iraqi Military Response to Insurgency - Reuters
Collapse of Iraqi Army a Failure for Premier, US Military - WP
Ex-US Commander Defends US Training of Iraq Forces - AP
Fear, Sectarianism Behind Iraq Army Collapse - AP
UN Security Council to Meet on Iraq Crisis - VOA
US Reaction: Obama Looking at All Options to Confront Iraq Insurgency - VOA
White House Weighs Options for Halting Insurgents in Iraq - WP
US Weighing Options for Helping Iraq, Obama Says - NYT
Obama: Iraq Needs Help as Jihadists Advance - CNN
Obama: All Options Open on Iraq - BBC
Obama: US Will Send Fresh Help to Beleaguered Iraq - AP
Senate Raises Possibility of US Airstrikes in Iraq - S&S
White House Examines Drone Usage in Iraq - WP
UK Rules Out Military Action in Iraq - BBC
Americans Being Evacuated From Iraqi Air Base - AP
Rasmussen Sees No Role For NATO In Iraq - RFE/RL
Europe Wary of Iraq Action; Germans Urged to Leave - AP
Russia Sees American ‘Adventurism’ in Iraq Behind Current Conflict - NYT
Iran Concerned by Turmoil in Iraq - VOA
Iraq War Vets Angry, Distraught as Insurgents Gain Ground - MT
Major Players in the Iraq Conflict - S&S Backgrounder
Iraq’s Fate in the Balance - WP Editorial
Iraq in Peril - NYT Editorial
In Extremists’ Iraq Rise, America’s Legacy - TNY Opinion
The Big Burn - NYT Opinion
Who Lost Iraq? - WP Opinion
Maliki's Iraq Disaster - WP Opinion
Who's to Blame for the Iraq Crisis - CNN Opinion
The Army Alone Can’t Save Iraq - NYT Opinion
Afghanistan
Afghan Officials: Taliban Can't Disrupt Presidential Runoff - VOA
Afghan Voters Left With Images of Negative Campaigning - RFE/RL
In Rural Afghanistan, Stability, Not Politics, Matter - VOA
US Quietly Moves Detainees Out of Secretive Afghanistan Prison - Reuters
Boats for Landlocked Afghanistan Sitting in Virginia Warehouse - S&S
Ukraine / Russia / Related Issues
Ukraine President Ready for Talks if Pro-Russia Rebels Lay Down Arms - VOA
Ukrainian Army Waits For Support - RFE/RL
Lavrov: Ukraine's Rebels Ready for Cease-Fire - AP
Pro-Russian Rebels Add Tanks to Arsenal in East Ukraine - Reuters
Rebels Drive 3 Tanks From Russia Into Ukraine, Kiev Says - WP
Ukraine Says 'Russian Tank Incursion' Unacceptable - BBC
US Department of Defense
Plan For Carrier-Based Drones Takes Flak From Lawmakers - LAT
Marines Prepare Modular Force for Future Rife With Conflict - ND
Cyber Policy Chief Shares Perspective on Mission - AFPS
Bergdahl Leaves Germany for the United States - AFPS
Bergdahl to Return to US on Friday, Official Says - NYT
Bergdahl Scheduled to Arrive in Texas on Friday - AP
Bergdahl Explains in Prison Letters Why He Vanished - DB
Amphibious Assault is Not Dead - WOTR Opinion
United States
Kerry to Address Ending Rape as Weapon of War - WP
Senators Press US Officials for Clarity on NSA Legislation - AP
Senate Passes VA Reform with White House Backing - S&S
VA, IG Warn Against Rush of Veterans Into Private Care - S&S
Migrants Overwhelm Border Patrol Housing in Texas - WP
Americans Increasingly See Opposing Party as ‘Threat’ to Nation - TWB
Hillary Rodham Clinton Speaks at CFR in New York - CFR
United Kingdom
Protocol on Sexual Violence in War Launched in London - VOA
Only a Few Will Decide on What Could Be Big Shift for Britain - NYT
Two Charged Under Terrorism Act - BBC
Fully Secret Terror Trial Blocked - BBC
Terror Unit Joins University Inquiry - BBC
Australia
Obama Praises Security Cooperation with Australia - AP
Africa
Nigeria: Slow International Response Contributed to Rise of Boko Haram - VOA
Africa and West Pledge More Support in War Against Boko Haram - Reuters
UK Boosts Nigeria Military Aid - BBC
Gunfire Erupts Along DRC-Rwanda Border - VOA
South Sudan Army Spokesman Says Desertion is 'Normal' - VOA
Former Ivorian President Gbagbo to Stand Trial - VOA
Ivory Coast ex-Leader to Face War Crimes Trial - BBC
Sierra Leone Declares Emergency as Ebola Spreads - VOA
Americas / Caribbean
Venezuelan Politicians Face Arrest - BBC
Brazil World Cup Terror Plan Focuses on Lone Extremists - BBC
Clashes at Brazil World Cup Protest - BBC
Asia / Pacific
China Calls Japan the Aggressor in Flybys Over Sea - NYT
China, Japan Blame Each Other For Jet Encounter - AP
Japan Summons China Ambassador Over Plane Incident - VOA
Philippines Protesters Demand China Withdraw Sea Claim - VOA
UN Weather Agency May Assist North Korea - VOA
No Detail Too Small for Thai Junta - VOA
Thousands of Cambodian Workers Flee Thailand - VOA
Middle East / North Africa
Two Arab Countries Fall Apart - Economist
Obama's Spiritual Adviser Says He Relayed Message From Iran - VOA
Palestinian Premier Says New Government Lacks Power in Gaza - NYT
North African Migrants Risk Their Lives in Mediterranean Waters - VOA
South Asia
US Drone Hits Pakistan for 2nd Time in 12 Hours - NYT
After Lull, US Drone Strikes Kill 13 in Pakistan - AP
US Drone Hits 'Resume in Pakistan' - BBC
Pakistan Condemns US Drone Strikes - VOA
Pakistan: Court Orders Government to Lift Musharraf's Travel Ban - VOA
Court Backs Musharraf’s Bid to Leave Pakistan - WP
India: Political Leaders Denounce Uttar Pradesh Violence - VOA
India Rebuffs 'Simplistic' UN Criticism Over Sex Crimes - VOA
Fourth Woman Hanged in Indian State - BBC
Possible Rape Victim Found Hanging From Tree in India - WP
Another Case of Hanging in Indian State - NYT