U.S. Military, Civilian Officials Claim Progress in Afghan War - Washington Post
Critical Assault by Allies Begins Near Kandahar - New York Times
In Afghan South, U.S. Faces Frustrated Residents - New York Times
Attacks Hit Kandahar, Killing 2 Afghan Civilians - Associated Press
Blasts Hit Southern Afghan City, At Least One Dead - Reuters
Gates Weighs Afghanistan and Leaks - New York Times
In Afghanistan, the Exit Plan Starts With 'If' - New York Times
On the Front Lines of Saving Lives - Washington Post
NATO Service Member Killed in Southern Afghanistan - Associated Press
Tea in Kabul - New York Times opinion
Miss the Middle Ages? Try Afghanistan - Los Angeles Times opinion
Pakistan
Government Critics Cite Pakistani Cabinet's Bulk - Washington Post
Voting Starts In Pakistan's Karachi After Violence - Reuters
Pakistan Flood Victims Going Into Debt to Rebuild - Associated Press
Iraq
Sunnis in Iraq Allied With U.S. Quitting to Rejoin Rebels - New York Times
Iraq PM to Visit Iran - Voice of America
Iraqi PM Seeks Neighbors' Support to Stay in Power - Associated Press
Seven Iraqis Arrested In September Army Base Attack - Reuters
Rush-Hour Baghdad Bombings Kill 1, Wound 5 People - Associated Press
Iran
Ahmadinejad Endorses New Nuclear Talks With West - Associated Press
Iranian Official Calls for Trial of U.S. Hikers - New York Times
Iranian American Released from Prison in Iran - Los Angeles Times
American Freed in Iran Says He Is Innocent - Associated Press
Iran Orders Hand Amputation of Confessed Thief - Associated Press
Borderline Threat - Washington Post editorial
United States
Foreign Policy: Big Ideas, Little Action - Washington Post opinion
United Kingdom
Hard-Hit British Heartland Braces for Cuts - Associated Press
Africa
African Nations Vow LRA Crackdown - BBC News
Sudan Rebukes U.N. Over Border Buffer Zone Plan - Reuters
Somalia Surprise: Working Gov't, No Gunfire - Associated Press
Somalia: Charity Calls for Hostage Release - BBC News
S. Korea: Somali Pirates Abduct 43 Sailors Off Kenya - Associated Press
Niger Sources: Two Officers in Military Government Arrested - VOA
Zambia Probes China Mine Shooting - BBC News
Mugabe: 2011 Zimbabwe Elections to End Coalition - Associated Press
Americas and Caribbean
Mexico: Where Cartels Rule, Police Tread Warily - Los Angeles Times
Six Killed In Gun Attack In Mexican Border City - Reuters
Wife Gives 2nd Statement on Mexico Border Lake Shooting - Associated Press
In Mexico, Scenes From Life in a Drug War - New York Times opinion series
From Risky Jobs to Jobs at Risk in Chile - Washington Post
Asia Pacific
21 Are Killed in Explosion at China Mine - New York Times
Chinese, Japanese Stage Protests Over East China Sea Islands - VOA
Thousands in China, Japan Rally Over Island Claims - Associated Press
Going Long Liberty in China - New York Times opinion
Once Dynamic, Decline Leaves Japan Disheartened - New York Times
Lawmakers Sow Disillusion in Indonesia - New York Times
N. Korea Threatens '1,000-Fold' Increase in Weapons - Associated Press
U.N. Chief Says He's Frustrated Over Burma - Voice of America
Europe
French Protesters Rally Over Pension Reform - Voice of America
France Hit by New Mass Protests - BBC News
Fuel Shortages as French Strike Again - Associated Press
Germany: Merkel: 'Multiculture has Failed' - BBC News
Germany: Merkel Says German Multiculturalism Has Failed - Reuters
Jailed Basque Separatist Urges Permanent Truce - Reuters
Dutch Terrorism Suspect Renounces Radicalism - Associated Press
Junior Partner Quits Kosovo Coalition, Vote Looms - Reuters
Middle East
Israel: New Date Sought For Paris Peace Summit - Reuters
Palestinians Weighing Alternatives to Peace Talks - Associated Press
Turkish PM: Israel Must Apologize for Raid on Flotilla - Voice of America
Israeli PM: Talks Resume on Swap for Held Soldier - Associated Press
Israeli Air Strike Kills 2 Militants In Gaza Strip - Reuters
Palestinians Say 1 Dead in Israeli Strike in Gaza - Associated Press
U.S. Terror War in Yemen Frustrated by Politics - Associated Press
South Asia
Report: FBI Warned Ahead of Mumbai Attacks - Voice of America
U.S. Had Warnings on Plotter of Mumbai Attack - New York Times
Scout in Mumbai Attacks was DEA Informant - Washington Post