Afghanistan
ISAF Operations Update - AFPS
4 Killed in Attack on Tanker Depot in Afghanistan - AP
Gunman Kills Afghan Woman Working for Government - AP
US Contracts to Get Money Away from Insurgents - WP
Pakistan
Security Guards, Driver of Abducted American Held - CNN
Chinese 'Saw Bin Laden Raid Helicopter' - BBC
Pakistan Let China See Crashed US 'Stealth' Copter - Reuters
Suspected US Drone Strike Kills 4 in Pakistan - AP
Iraq
Dozens Killed as Wave of Violence Strikes Iraq - VOA
Wave of Attacks in Iraq Leaves at Least 68 Dead - NYT
Scores Killed in Attacks Across Iraq - WP
Attacks Raise New Concerns about US Pullout - LAT
Wave of Violence Hits Iraq Cities - BBC
Bombs Tear Through 17 Iraqi Cities, 63 Killed - AP
US Servicemembers Not Attacked, but Mission Targeted - S&S
Bombings Bear Signs of al-Qaida in Iraq, General Says - AFPS
Syria
Syrian Tanks Roll Through Port City - VOA
Syria Orders Thousands into Stadium in Latakia Crackdown - LAT
Syrian Tanks Shell Latakia as Death Toll Reaches 31 - Reuters
US Unable to Confirm Reported Syrian Naval Shelling - Reuters
Turkey Warns Syria to Stop Crackdown - NYT
Turkey: Bloodshed in Syria Must Immediately Stop - AP
Press Rap 'Arab Silence' on Syria - BBC
Libya
Libyan Interior Minister Flies to Cairo in Apparent Defection - VOA
Libya’s Security Chief Arrives in Cairo - NYT
Top Libyan Official Defects to Egypt - WP
Libyan Minister 'Lands in Egypt' - BBC
Libya Rebels in Zawiyah Threaten Supply Line to Tripoli - NYT
Gaddafi Isolated Amid Setbacks - WP
Libya Rebels Fight for Key Towns – BBC
Rebels Say Tripoli Encircled; US Says Scud Fired - Reuters
Gadhafi Forces Try to Block Libyan Rebel Advance - AP
Rebels Say Tripoli Encircled; Gaddafi Defiant - Reuters
US Officials: Gadhafi Fires First Scud Missile - AP
Egypt
Judge Adjourns Mubarak Trial, Stops Live TV Broadcasts - VOA
Judge Ends Broadcast of Mubarak at Trial - NYT
Judge in Mubarak Trial Bans TV Coverage - LAT
Trial Reopens for Caged Mubarak - WP
Judge Ends Mubarak Trial Broadcast - AP
Egypt Deploys Soldiers to North Sinai - NYT
Egypt Troops Raid Sinai Militant Hideouts, Kill 1 - AP
Israel / Palestinians
Israeli Aircraft Hit Gaza, 5 Reported Wounded - AP
Abbas Makes Arab Aid Appeal, Sees Risk to UN Bid - Reuters
UN: Palestinians Flee Refugee Camp in Syria - AP
Palestinians 'Flee Syrian Camp' - BBC
Israel Announces New Building in West Bank - WP
Israel OKs 277 New Homes in West Bank Settlement – AP
Netanyahu Faces Israeli Parliament Over Protests - Reuters
Iran
Russian Senior Official in Tehran to Discuss Nuclear Talks - VOA
Russian Official in Iran to Revive Nuclear Talks - VOA
Iran Says to Issue Verdicts on U.S. Hikers Soon - Reuters
Middle East / North Africa
Tunisia Police Battle Protesters - BBC
Tear Gas Fired on Lawyer Protest in Tunisia - AP
Latest Developments in Arab World's Unrest - VOA
Al Qaeda
Al-Qaida Chief Urges Attacks on 'Criminal' America - AP
US Department of Defense
Iraq Medals of Honor All Posthumous - WP
Drones Descend on Washington - AP
United States
Iranian National in US Sentenced in Plot to Ship Goods to Iran - VOA
US Releases CIA Documents on Bay of Pigs Invasion - AP
Scammers Pretend to Solicit Donations for Veterans - S&S
True Cost of Afghanistan, Iraq War Anyone's Guess - McClatchy
A War Tax? It’s Still Not a Bad Idea - WP opinion
World
The Phantom State Menace - NYT opinion
Africa
China Pledges $55 Million in Famine Aid for Horn of Africa - VOA
Militia in Somalia Bars Food Aid, Rights Group Says - LAT
UN Food Agency on Stolen Somali Aid Allegations - AP
Crumbling Church Offers Safe Haven for Somalia's Hungry – VOA
South Sudan Offers Somalia Troops - BBC
UN Urges Inquiry Into Sudan 'War Crime' Reports - Reuters
Nigeria Police Kill 'Car Bomber' - BBC
Police Surround Uganda Opposition Leader's Home - VOA
Anger as Ivory Coast Destroys Illegal Settlements - Reuters
Cuts, New AFRICOM Focus Could Affect HIV Programs - S&S
Americas
4 Mexican Navy Personnel Kidnapped by Drug Gangs - AP
Grenade Attack in Mexico Kills 1, Wounds 3 - AP
Colombian Rebel Leader Seeking Asylum in Venezuela - AP
Venezuela: Chavez Seeks to Contain Voter Angst Over Economy - Reuters
Venezuela: Chavez Foes Reject Military's Political Meddling - AP
Argentina's Fernandez Hand Strengthened by Primary - Reuters
11 People Dead After Clash Over Land in Honduras - AP
Asia Pacific
China: Xi Jinping Called Pragmatic, Low-key - WP
Second Tibetan Monk Immolates Himself - NYT
US to Deny Taiwan New F-16 Fighters - AFT
US, South Korea to Begin Ulchi Freedom Guardian Exercise - AFPS
S. Korea, US Begin Annual Military Drill – KT
North Korea Denies South’s Hacking Claims - AP
Japan Gives Visa to Convicted Former Thai Leader - NYT
Indonesian Survivor of Mob Attack by Muslims Is Sentenced - NYT
Victim of Indonesian Mob Attack Sent to Jail - AP
Indonesia Mob Victim: No Justice for Minorities - AP
Rivals Suspected in Attack on Filipino Governor - AP
Europe
After Riots, British Leaders Offer Divergent Proposals - NYT
4 Soldiers Killed, 7 Wounded in Russia's Caucasus - AP
Alleged Military Coup Plotters Stand Trial in Turkey - DN
Turkey Signs Deal To Buy Six CH-47 Copters - DN
South Asia
Singh Promises 'Strict Action' to Fight Indian Corruption - VOA
Indian Activist Detained Ahead of Hunger Strike - AP
Former Fighter Turns Candidate in Sierra Leone Elections - Reuters
Sri Lankans Besiege Govt Office Over 'Grease Devils' - Reuters
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