Taliban Fighters Appear Quieted in Afghanistan - New York Times
U.S. Troops Battle to Hand off an Afghan Valley - Washington Post
Petraeus: NATO, Afghan, Pakistani Forces to Coordinate More Operations - VOA
Deadly Afghan Year Takes Toll on 101st Airborne - Associated Press
Afghan Leader Orders New Court For Poll Complaints - Reuters
Afghanistan to Look into Missing Medicine - Associated Press
NATO Service Member Killed by Bomb in Afghanistan - Associated Press
Blast in South Afghan City of Kandahar Kills 3 - Associated Press
Turkish Workers Kidnapped in Paktia - BBC News
Pakistan
Petraeus Commends Pakistan's Counterinsurgency - Associated Press
U.N. Suspends Food Aid in Pakistani Tribal Region - Voice of America
Pakistan Bombing Halts Food Aid - BBC News
Thousands Fear Hunger after Pakistan Bombing - Associated Press
Pakistan's Blasphemy Law Seen as Tool of Oppression - Los Angeles Times
Necessity Pushes Pakistani Women Into Jobs and Peril - New York Times
Charting the Data for U.S. Airstrikes in Pakistan, 2004-2010 - Long War Journal
U.S. Predators Kill 6 'Rebels' in North Waziristan Strike - Long War Journal
Pak Intel: Alleged US Missiles Hit Pakistan, Kill 12 - Associated Press
Iraq
Twin Suicide Blasts Strike Western Iraq - Associated Press
Suicide Bombings Kill Up to 17 In Iraq's Ramadi - Reuters
Al-Qaida Threat on Iraq Christians Linked to Egypt - Associated Press
Iraq's Wild Ones Are Mainly Looking to Impress - New York Times
Conflict Metrics: Iraq, Pakistan and Afghanistan
States of Conflict: An Update - New York Times opinion
Iran
Lawyer: Iran Halts Execution of Kurdish Student - Voice of America
Family Fails to Meet Detained Journalists in Iran - Associated Press
Korean Peninsula
Could North Korea be Headed for Collapse? - Stars and Stripes
S. Korea Predicts North will Ramp Up Attacks in 2011 - Christian Science Monitor
Visitors See North Korea Still Stunted by Its Isolation - New York Times
South Korea Must Unite to Survive, says President Lee - BBC News
South Korea's Lee Says Unity Vital to Counter North - Reuters
North Korean Soldiers Boast of Yeonpyeong Island Attack - Los Angeles Times
S. Korea Vows Retaliation if North Attacks Again - Associated Press
WikiLeaks
WikiLeaks' Assange Wins Book Deal - Voice of America
U.S. Department of Defense
Chiarelli: Soldiers Need More Time Home Between Deployments - Huffington Post
Marine Corps Searches for Improved Body Armor - Marine Corps Times
From the Pentagon to the Private Sector - Boston Globe
The 2007 Class of Retiring Generals - Boston Globe
United States
Gibbs: Gitmo Isn't Closing Now - CNN News
U.S. Focusing More on Rail, Hotel Security - Washington Times
Homeland Security Chief Defends Airport Security - Associated Press
Cargo that Flies over United States Doesn't Get Screened - Washington Post
United Kingdom
Nine Charged After U.K. Terror Raid - BBC News
British Police Charge 9 on Terror Offenses - New York Times
Nine Charged After Britain Terrorism Raids - Reuters
Africa
U.S. Presses Sudan, South Prepares for Independence Vote - Washington Times
New Clashes in Central Nigeria After Deadly Friday Bombings - VOA
Christmas Weekend Violence Kills 38 in Nigeria - Associated Press
Religious Clashes Flare In Central Nigeria - Reuters
U.N. Chief Condemns Nigeria Clashes - BBC News
Ivory Coast General Strike Called to Oust Gbagbo - Associated Press
Ivory Coast General Strike Called - BBC News
Ivory Coast's Ouattara Calls For Nationwide Strike - Reuters
Americas
Mexico Says Its Troops Killed U.S. Man, Planted Evidence - Associated Press
A Mexican Drug Lord and Panamanian President's Request - Washington Post
Colombia's Santos is a New Breed of Diplomat - Washington Post
'Colombia Can Play Role that Coincides with U.S. Interest' - Washington Post
Conflict Over Squatters Divides Argentina - New York Times
Venezuela: Chavez Bids Critical Farewell to Adversary Perez - Associated Press
Chavez Uses Decree for Disaster Fund in Venezuela - Associated Press
Asia Pacific
Poverty Breeds New Generation of Filipino Rebels - Associated Press
MILF Doubts Resumption of Peace Talks - Philippine Inquirer
Philippine Rebels Threaten Attacks Despite Talks - Associated Press
Communist Rebels in Mindanao Optimistic About Peace Talks - Philippine Inquirer
Truce broken in Mindoro - Philippine Star
Europe
Hundreds Rally In Moscow Against Ethnic Violence - Voice of America
Protesting Ethnic Strife in Russia - New York Times
Thousands Rally in Moscow Against Ethnic Violence - Associated Press
Former Russian Tycoon Convicted in 2nd Case - New York Times
More Germans say 'Nein' to Islamists - Associated Press
Portugal's Drug Policy Pays Off; U.S. Eyes Lessons - Associated Press
Dutch Clear 5 of 12 Detained Somalis of Terrorism - Associated Press
Police Defuse Package At Greek Embassy In Rome - Reuters
The Putinization of Hungary - Washington Post editorial
Middle East
Israeli Foreign Minister: Peace Is 'Impossible' - Associated Press
Israel, Hamas Trade Threats as Border Tensions Escalate - Voice of America
Israel Again Refuses to Apologize for Attack on Turkish Ship - Voice of America
Ship in Israel Raid Returns to Turkey - New York Times
Israel Won't Attend Racism Conference Fete - Associated Press
Yemen Sets Up Anti-Terror Unit in Al-Qaida Bastion - Associated Press
Preserving Heritage, and the Fabric of Life, in Syria - New York Times
Egypt: State of Emergency - Washington Post opinion
South Asia
Sri Lankan Detainees Pass University Entrance Exams - BBC News