US Naval Institute Daily - USNI
Real Clear World - RCP
Afghanistan
Analysts Cautious About Chances for Taliban Peace Talks - VOA
NATO: Taliban Chief Has Lost Control of Insurgents - AP
Coalition Limits Details on Troops Killed by Afghans - S&S
Arkansas Family Loses Second Son in Afghanistan - AP
Brother of Slain Former SEAL Dies of Wounds - WP
Two Blasts in Afghanistan Kill 13 - BBC
Video Shows UK Soldiers Allegedly Abusing Afghan Youths - AP
ISAF Operations Summary - AFPS
Avalanches Kill 29 in Northeastern Afghanistan - AP
Romney’s ‘Facts’ About Afghanistan - WP opinion
Pakistan
Pakistan Delays US Envoy's Visit - VOA
Gilani Appears at Supreme Court - BBC
Contempt Hearing for Pakistan's PM Adjourned Until February - Reuters
Reporter Dies in Pakistan, and Taliban Warn Others - NYT
Iran
Panetta: US Presence in Gulf Unchanged by Iranian Threats - AFPS
Panetta: US 'Fully Prepared' for an Iran Challenge - AP
US Military Says Prepared to Deal With Iran Threat - Reuters
Iranian Lawmaker: Obama Proposed Talks; US Denies - AP
Iran Says in Touch With Powers on New Talks, US Denies - Reuters
Israel: No Plans Yet to Strike Iran - WP
Decision to Attack Iran Is ‘Far Off,’ Israel Says - NYT
China's Wen Defends Iran Oil, Warns on Nuclear Aims - Reuters
Iran’s Currency at Low vs. Dollar - NYT
From Iran, a Dose of Normality - WP
Iran Is a Mortal Threat to the US - WSJ opinion
Syria
Syrian Uprising Moves Closer to Capital - VOA
In Syria, Fears of All-Out Armed Conflict Grow - WP
Syrian Government Agrees to Truce With Rebel-Held Town - VOA
Russia Says Foreign Troops Will Not Deploy in Syria - VOA
UN Syria Move Faces Russia Veto - BBC
Russia Vows to Block Western Intervention in Syria - AP
Russia Says Will Stand Firm With China on Syria - Reuters
Iraq
Iraq Violence Up Sharply Since US Troops’ Exit - WP
Allawi: Maliki Risks Splitting Iraq - WP
Sunni-backed Leader: Crisis Tearing Iraq Apart - AP
Gunmen Kill Iraqi Village Elder - BBC
Vacationing in Iraq? Better Get a Visa. - WP
Middle East / North Africa
Russia: Western Support for Arab Revolts Could Cause ‘Big War’ - NYT
EU Report Urges Action on Israel - BBC
Israel Attacks Gaza 'Militants' - BBC
Yemen FM Says No Delay in Presidential Election - AP
Mubarak Trial: Egyptian Army 'Responsible for Deaths' - BBC
Libya Man 'Killed in Detention' - BBC
Algeria Says Kidnapped Governor Returned Home - Reuters
The Case for United Jerusalem - TA opinion
US Department of Defense
US Says al-Qaida Magazine Got Into Guantanamo Cell - AP
Panetta Announces New Measures to Combat Sexual Assault - VOA
United States
Poll Sees Shift in Independent Vote, a Hurdle for Obama - NYT
Pentagon, CIA Sued Over Alleged Meetings with Filmmaker - Reuters
Wikipedia, Google Protest US Antipiracy Proposals - AP
Backers Desert US Anti-piracy Bill - BBC
United Kingdom
UK Scraps Inquiry into Abuse of Terrorism Suspects - AP
UK Border Relaxations 'Shock' MPs - BBC
UK Spied on Russia with Fake Rock - BBC
Africa
Nigeria President's Bungled Fuel Policy Hurts Reputation - LAT
Top Suspect in Nigerian Christmas Bombing Escapes Police - VOA
UN Says South Sudan Peacekeeping Mission Denied Resources - VOA
US Envoy: Sudan Facing Possible Famine - WP
Report Finds Slow Response to Famine - AP
Tourists from 5 Nations Victims in Ethiopia Attack - AP
Five Tourists Killed and 4 Kidnapped in Ethiopia - Reuters
Rwanda Arrests Top Army Officers - BBC
Americas
Mexico’s Drug War Bloodies Areas Thought Safe - NYT
Mexico: False Suicide Reports Shine Light on Tarahumara Plight - LAT
Mexico Army Frees 'Held Children' - BBC
Mexico Smuggling Probe: 4 Kids Show Sexual Abuse - AP
Asia Pacific
China to Require Microblog Users to Register Using Real Names - VOA
Veteran Chinese Activist Charged with Subversion - VOA
China Sentences Activist to 10 Years Over Writings - AP
Chinese Author Details Alleged Torture - WP
Doubts on North Korea From Dead Leader’s Son - AP
Where Koreans Go to Reunify (Hint: It’s Not the Koreas) - NYT
Burmese Government Officials Talk With Kachin Rebels in China - VOA
Japan Told US Military of Radiation Fallout Days Before Public - S&S
Veil of Silence Lifted in Indonesia - NYT
UN Names Cambodia Trial Advisor - BBC
Europe
Russia: US Behind World Problems - WP
Russia: Movement Opposed to Putin Shows Signs of Strain - LAT
France: Facing Elections, Sarkozy Focuses on the Jobless - NYT
Ukraine FM Resigns as Economy Suffers - AP
New Anti-Government Protests in Romania - AP
Tales of Victims in Italian Ship Crash Emerge - AP
Pressed by Europe, Hungary Backtracks on New Laws - NYT
Hungary PM in Battle with MEPs - BBC
Envisioning a Russia After Putin - NI opinion
South Asia
Indian Internet Lawsuit Puts Spotlight on Freedom of Expression - VOA