Afghanistan
House GOP, Dems Push to Get US Out of Afghanistan - AP
NATO and Afghan Forces Push Taliban Out of Seized Town - NYT
NATO on Alert for Influx of Foreign Fighters in Southern Afghanistan - CNN
Taliban Seize District in Eastern Afghan Province - BBC
US Soldier Gets 12 1/2 Years in Detainee Death - AP
Hope in Afghanistan - WP opinion
Pakistan
US to Reduce Troops in Pakistan - BBC
Pentagon Says US Reducing Troop Total in Pakistan - AP
Pakistan Trims US Military Mission as Mistrust Grows - Reuters
Pakistani Taliban Strike Again; Suicide Blast Kills 8 - VOA
Israel / Palestinians
Palestinians Accuse Netanyahu of Killing Peace Process - VOA
A Deepening Israeli-Palestinian Abyss - WP
Poll: Israelis Back Netanyahu's Tough Stance in US - AP
Egypt to Open Border With Gaza, in the Face of Israeli Objections - NYT
Egypt's Rafah Crossing Raises Concerns - WP
Netanyahu Fails Israel - WP opinion
Syria
Turkey Calls for Syrian Reforms on Order of 'Shock Therapy' - NYT
Europeans Seek UN Condemnation of Syria - AP
Libya
Kadafi's Government Proposes He Stay as a Figurehead - LAT
Libya Effort Is Called Violation of War Act - NYT
Libyan Gold Rush After Sanctions' End - WP
Qaddafi Reportedly Stashes Billions in Western Institutions - NYT
Global Banks Held Libyan Assets - BBC
Libya's Mountain Berber See Opportunity in War - Reuters
At Odds Over Libya - WP editorial
Yemen
Evasions By Leader Add Chaos In Yemen - NYT
Yemen Troops Fight Tribal Forces, New Turn in Revolt - VOA
Arms Depot Blast Kills 28, Yemen Says - LAT
Blasts Kill 28 in Yemen Amid Widening Clashes - AP
US Orders Nonessential Diplomats to Leave Yemen - AP
US Pulls Diplomats Out of Yemen - BBC
Iraq
Analysis: Iraqis Wary of Decision on US Troops - AP
Sadr Supporters Rally Against US - WP
Al-Sadr Followers Rally in Iraq Against US Troops - AP
Soldier Guilty of Iraq Deaths in Ga. Court Martial - AP
Iran
Spain 'Stops Iran Aircraft Sale' - BBC
Middle East / North Africa
On the Heels of Revolution, Economic Realities Arrive - NYT
G8 Summit to Discuss Arab Unrest - BBC
Arab Uprisings Top Agenda as Obama Attends G-8 - AP
Germany's Merkel Urges Effective Arab Support - AP
U.S. Department of Defense
Task Force Blasts DOD for Mishandling Intelligence Operations - S&S
Army Chief Dempsey Picked to Head Joint Chiefs - AP
Balanced, Versatile Force Key, Mullen Says - AFPS
United States
Parties See Obama's Israel Policy as Wedge for 2012 - NYT
Chicago Trial: Mumbai Plotter Testifies About Training - NYT
Disney Withdraws Navy SEAL Trademark Application - AP
Fixing the Patriot Act - WP editorial
United Kingdom
Obama in London: 'The Time for Our Leadership Is Now' - VOA
Obama Says U.S.-Britain Alliance Is Still Vital - NYT
Shared Values Define US-UK Ties, Obama Tells Parliament - AFPS
Obama, Cameron Discuss Security Aspects of US, UK Ties - AFPS
International Monetary Fund
French Finance Minister Announces Candidacy for Top IMF Job - VOA
The Woman Who Would Lead the IMF - WP
Politicking at the IMF - WP editorial
World
Red Cross: More Aid Needed in Disasters, Conflicts - AP
Africa
AFRICOM in the Congo (Part 1) - S&S
AFRICOM in the Congo (Part 2) - S&S
AFRICOM in the Congo (Part 3) - S&S
Monitors: North Sudan's Occupation of Abyei Was Planned - VOA
UN Warns of Ethnic Cleansing in Sudan Town - NYT
Southern Sudan Pres: 'We Will Not Go Back to War' - AP
Amnesty: Ivory Coast's Ouattara Giving 'Green Light' to Violence - VOA
Somalis Are Told to Stop Bickering or Lose Financing - NYT
Security Council: Somalia Risks Losing Support - AP
Americas
Gang Shootout in Mexico Kills 28 - BBC
Drug Gang Gunfight Kills 28 in Mexican State - Reuters
Asia Pacific
Series of Blasts Leaves at Least 2 Dead in S. Chinese City - NYT
Two Dead in Blasts Near China Government Buildings - Reuters
In China, Kim Jong Il Studies Reforms - WP
China Seen Nudging North Korea's Kim on Economic Reform - Reuters
North Korea's Kim Visits Tech Sites in Beijing - AP
Dalai Lama Rejects Ceremonial Head of State Role - VOA
Central Asia
Report: Tajikistan at Risk of Islamist Insurgency - VOA
Europe
Chasing Riches From Africa to Europe and Finding Only Squalor - NYT
US Says bin Laden Knew of Europe Plot - AP
Riot Police Break Up Opposition Protest in Georgia - NYT
Two Killed in Georgian Crackdown - BBC
Turkey: 7 Injured in Explosion in Istanbul - AP
Serbia: Arrest in Hunt for Ratko Mladic - BBC