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Iraq
Transcript of Obama's Remarks on Iraq - BG
Obama: US Considering 'Range of Options' on Iraq - VOA
Obama Says No US Ground Forces for Iraq - S&S
Obama: US Considering 'Range of Options' on Iraq - VOA
Obama Rules Out Ground Troops in Iraq - NYT
Obama Calls Iraqi Militants a Threat to US Interests - WP
Obama: No Combat Troops in Iraq; ‘We Can’t Do it For Them’ - WT
Obama Says He Won't Send Troops to Iraq But Weighing Options - LAT
US Weighs Airstrikes, Obama Says He Won't Send Combat Troops - CNN
Obama: All Options Open on Iraq - BBC
Obama on Iraq: 'The United States Will Do its Part' - USAT
Obama on Iraq Security: We Can't Do It for Them - AP
Obama Weighs US Action in Iraq But Rules Out Combat Troops - Reuters
Obama to Decide on Iraq Strikes ‘in the Days Ahead’ - AFP
Obama Faces Limited Options in Iraq Crisis, Doubts Over Air Strikes - Reuters
Obama Finds He Can’t Put Iraq War Behind Him - NYT
Clinton Urges Caution Over Iraq - BBC
Iraq Militants Make Strides, Shi'ite Cleric Issues Call to Arms - VOA
Iraqi Shiite Cleric Issues Call to Arms - NYT
Top Shiite Cleric Calls on Iraqis to Fight Insurgents - WP
Iraq Cleric Issues Shia Call to Arms - BBC
Iraq May Turn to Iran for Help, Maliki Aide Says - NYT
Pentagon Cannot Confirm Iranian Special Forces in Iraq - Reuters
Iraq's Spiral Into Chaos Exposes Many Weaknesses - S&S
How 800 ISIS Fighters Routed 2 Iraqi Divisions - MT
Iraqi Military Breakdown Fueled by Corruption, Politics - Reuters
Loss of Mosul Threatens Iraqi PM's Hold on Power - AP
Kurds Realize Dream as Baghdad Loses Grip on North Iraq - Reuters
Volunteers Rally to Defend Baghdad Against Insurgents - WP
UN Warns of Rights Abuses in Iraq - NYT
Iraq Reportedly Blocks Social Networks - NYT
China Offers to Help Iraq - Reuters
Reactions to the Turmoil in Iraq From Those Who Served - NYT
Angry and Sad, Vets Watch as Insurgents Undo Sacrifices in Iraq - AP
Obama’s Choice in Iraq - WP Opinion
Why Barack Obama Can’t Get Out of Iraq - Politico Opinion
Avoiding Another Iraq Quagmire - NYT Opinion
Panic Over the ISIS Offensive in Iraq - TNI Opinion
How Iraq Unraveled Since the US Withdrawal - WP Opinion
Iraq's Long Unraveling - TA Opinion
Welcome to the New Iraq War - TNI Opinion
The Battle for Iraq Is a Saudi War on Iran - FP Opinion
Don't Be Sucked Into War in Iraq Again - DO Opinion
Afghanistan
Afghans Worry as US Spending Boom Comes to an End - WP
Afghan Long on Edge of Power Closes In on Center - NYT
Afghanistan Readies for Presidential Run-off - VOA
Amid Security Threats, Afghans Gear Up for Historic Election - Reuters
Afghans Head to Polls Again in Final Test as Taliban Threats Loom - Reuters
Afghans to Choose New Leader Amid Fears of Attacks - AP
5 Big Headaches Facing the Winner of the Afghan Election - WP
For Taliban, Modest Success in Battle, bBut Illicit Business Booms - NYT
Taliban Changing From Religious Group to Criminal Enterprise - Reuters
Pakistan, Afghanistan Seek to Work Through Challenges - VOA
Ukraine / Russia / Related Issues
Russia Has Sent Tanks to Ukraine Rebels, US Says - NYT
US Says Russia Sends Tanks, Rocket Launchers Into Ukraine - Reuters
Ukrainian Forces Regain Control of Port City of Mariupol - VOA
Ukraine Claims Control of Port City - NYT
Ukrainian Forces Retake Control in City Held by Rebels, Official Says - LAT
Ukrainian Army Retakes Key City - WP
Ukrainian Forces Win Back Port City - BBC
Bombers Come to Europe as Tensions Simmer Over Ukraine - S&S
EU, Russia, Ukraine Agree to Discuss Kiev's EU Trade Deal - Reuters
US Department of Defense
Bergdahl Begins Next Phase of Recovery in San Antonio - AFPS
Former Taliban Captive Bergdahl Back on US Soil - LAT
Bergdahl Back in US for Treatment - NYT
Focus Remains on Bergdahl’s Health, Well-being, Spokesman Says - AFPS
As Taliban Captive, Bergdahl Asked Parents to Reserve Judgment - VOA
United States
Obama’s Odds With Congress: Bad to Worse - NYT
United Kingdom
At Global Summit, Kerry Joins Call to End War Sexual Violence - VOA
Kerry Joins Angelina Jolie in Deploring Sexual Violence in War - NYT
UK Wartime Sexual Violence Summit Ends on Hopeful Note - AP
Australia
Hagel Discusses Defense Cooperation With Australia’s PM - AFPS
Australia-US Defense Deal: What it Means - TI
Australia's US-China Balancing Act - TD Opinion
Australia Struggles to Balance China Ties With US Alliance - WPR Opinion
World
The Lack of Major Wars May Be Hurting Economic Growth - NYT Opinion
Containing Democracy - WP Opinion
Africa
Obasanjo: Some Abducted Nigerian Schoolgirls May Never Return - VOA
UN Chief Urges Cease-Fire and Talks in Mali - AP
UN Peacekeepers Need to Expand Further in Mali's North: UN's Ban - Reuters
Somali Militants Impose Female Dress Code - BBC
Americas / Caribbean
Costa Rica President: Democracy Must Prevail in Region - VOA
Nasty Campaign Done, Colombia Vote Hinges on Peace - AP
Colombia's FARC Rebels Hope World Cup Fosters 'Reconciliation' - Reuters
‘Flying Away’ from Colombia’s FARC Rebels - WP
Brazil Police Detain 11 in World Cup City - AP
Jamaica Rethinks Marijuana Laws - BBC
Asia / Pacific
China Says Will Never Send Military to Oil Rig Spat with Vietnam - VOA
Formal Arrest of Chinese Rights Lawyer Announced - NYT
China Arrests Rights Lawyer Who Fought Labor Camps - AP
South Korea Building Naval Base on Island Attacked by North - S&S
South Korea Calls on US Military to Keep Servicemembers in Line - S&S
Thailand Junta Lifts Nationwide Curfew - BBC
Thailand Junta Lifts Curfew - Reuters
Burma: Vote to Retain Suu Kyi Election Ban - BBC
Turning the Asia Pivot Into an Obama Doctrine - DO Opinion
Fixing the US Rebalance to the Asia-Pacific - TD Opinion
Fighting Religious Intolerance in Burma - WP Opinion
Europe
Greece Wars With Courts Over Ways to Slash Budget - NYT
Italy PM Renzi Says Will Not Accept Party 'Anarchy' on Reforms - Reuters
Middle East / North Africa
Iraq's Implosion Could Redraw Middle East Boundaries - Reuters
Building Nuclear Weapon Would Take Years, Not Months, Iran Says - NYT
US Says Talks With Iran Focused on Nuclear Security, Not Iraq - Reuters
Activist Group: Jihadists Besiege Syrian City - AP
4 Suspected Al-Qaida Militants Killed in Yemen - AP
Three Israeli Teenagers Said to Be Kidnapped in West Bank - NYT
Israel Scours West Bank for Teens Feared Abducted - AP
Egypt Asks YouTube to Remove Sexual Assault Video - BBC
Tunisia to Hold Legislative Elections First - AP
Al-Qaida Claims Attack on Tunisian Minister Home - AP
South Asia
Pakistan, Afghanistan Seek to Work Through Challenges - VOA