Senator Proposes Permanent U.S. Bases in Afghanistan - Associated Press
Air Force Doubles Manpower for Afghan Attacks - USA Today
Napolitano Visits Afghanistan, Focuses on Border Security - AFPS
Homeland Security to Increase Activity, Agents in Afghanistan - Washington Post
U.S. Stepping Up Fight on Afghan Smuggling - New York Times
Fears High Prices Will Push Afghans Back to Opium Trade - Reuters
With Air Force's New Drone, 'We Can See Everything' - Washington Post
A New Aerial Surveillance System - Washington Post graphic
Government: Afghan Violence In 2010 Kills Thousands - Reuters
Several Warnings, Then a Soldier's Lonely Death - New York Times
NATO Service Member Killed in South Afghanistan - Associated Press
U.K.'s Mandate for Action is Finally Exhausted - The Guardian editorial
Pakistan
Major Party Walks Out of Coalition in Pakistan - New York Times
Pakistan Government at Risk after Party Shift - Washington Post
Pakistan PM Loses Vital Coalition Partner as MQM Quits - BBC News
Pakistani Gov't in Dire Straits as Key Party Quits - Associated Press
Pakistan PM Moves to Save Coalition After Ally Departs - Reuters
Iraq
Composition of New Government Setback for Women - McClatchy Newspapers
Iraqi Civilian Deaths Down In 2010 - Reuters
Iraq: December the Least Deadly Month of the Year - Associated Press
2 U.S. Troops Killed in Iraq in Rare Loss of American Lives - Washington Post
U.S. Military: 2 U.S. Soldiers Killed in Central Iraq - Associated Press
Insurgents Are Suspected in 5 Killings in Baghdad - Associated Press
Gunman Kill Christian Woman in Her Baghdad Home - Associated Press
Barren Iraqi Park Attests to U.S. Program's Flaws - Washington Post
Saying Adios in Iraq - Boston Herald editorial
Iran
Top Iran Prosecutor Vows to Charge Opposition Leaders - New York Times
Report: Opposition Leader Ready for Open Trial - Associated Press
Report: Iran's President Fires 14 Advisers - Associated Press
Iran Says It Shot Down Two Drones in Persian Gulf - Reuters
Iran Claims to Down Spy Planes, Offers No Proof - Associated Press
Report: Iran May Commute Woman's Stoning Sentence - Associated Press
Germany Urges Release Of Reporters Jailed In Iran - Reuters
Iran Hangs Seven Convicted Drug Smugglers - Reuters
Iran Snubs Valentine's Day - Associated Press
Rebooting our Iran Policy for 2011 - Washington Times opinion
Should We Help Israel Strike Iran? - Washington Times opinion
Korean Peninsula
North Korea Calls for Better Relations With South - New York Times
S. Korea Leader Talks Tough but Opens Door to Talks - Associated Press
South Korea Tells Pyongyang Door to Dialogue Open - Reuters
S. Korean Activists Rally Against N. Korea Near Border - Associated Press
WikiLeaks
Facing WikiLeaks Threat, Bank Plays Defense - New York Times
Book Review
Edmund Morris's "Colonel Roosevelt" - Washington Post book review
U.S. Department of Defense
War Hero's Tour: A Humble Soldier Adjusts to Fame - Associated Press
Military Recruiting: Are We Passing The Test? - NPR
Transforming Military Might into 21st-century Weapons - Washington Post opinion
United States
Accused Russian Arms Trafficker Says He Rejected U.S. Plea Bargain - VOA
Suspect Russian Arm Dealer Says Rejects Plea Bargain - Reuters
Diplomats Help Push Jet Sales on Global Market - New York Times
Elected Veterans See Opportunities in New Legislative Session - Stars and Stripes
Chewing Gum for Terrorists - New York Times opinion
Australia
PM Vows to Kickstart Flood Recovery - The Australian
Supplies Flown into Queensland's Flooded Rockhampton - BBC News
Australian City Braces for Flooding - Associated Press
Australian Military Flies In Flood Relief Supplies - Reuters
Vatican
Benedict Announces Meeting of Faiths - New York Times
Pope to Hold Peace Summit With Religious Heads - Reuters
Pope Denounces Abuses of Christians - Associated Press
Pope Calls Egypt Church Attack Vile Gesture - Reuters
Africa
Ivory Coast President Has Limited Time to Step Down - Washington Post
African Union Joining West African Effort to Resolve Ivory Coast Crisis - VOA
U.N. to Investigate Ivory Coast Violation Reports - BBC News
Ivory Coast Mass Graves Investigation Launched by U.N. - The Guardian
U.N. Focuses on Human Rights Abuses in Ivory Coast - Associated Press
U.N. Peacekeepers Focus on Reported Ivory Coast Abuses - Reuters
U.N. Peacekeepers Come Under Threat in Ivory Coast - Associated Press
West African Leaders to Pressure Gbagbo Again - Associated Press
Ivory Coast: Ouattara Ally Calls for Force - Associated Press
Ivory Coast: Don't Count on Foreign Troops, Gbagbo Tells Rival - Reuters
Prosecutor Confirms Accusation Against Sudan Leader - New York Times
Sudan's South Anticipates Independence, Problems - Los Angeles Times
Rights Unclear for Sudanese if Divided by Border - Associated Press
Mali Tackles Al Qaeda and Drug Traffic - New York Times
Nigeria: Questions Surround Latest Bomb Attack - Associated Press
Violence Shows Christian, Muslim Split in Nigeria - Associated Press
Nigeria's MEND Rebel Group Denies Responsibility for Bomb Blast - Bloomberg
Nigerian Militant Group Says Not Behind Abuja Bomb - Reuters
Zimbabwe 2011 Election May Be Postponed - Reuters
Visitors Snap Up 100 Trillion Zimbabwe Bank Notes - Associated Press
Desperate Act Leads to Unrest in Tunisia - Associated Press
Somali Pirates Seize Algerian-Owned Ship Off Oman - Associated Press
Americas
Drug Violence in Mexico Hit New Level of Brutality in 2010 - Dallas Morning News
Mexican Cartel Announces 1-Month Truce - Associated Press
Mexico Border City Has Record Drug Killings in '10 - Associated Press
Ciudad Juarez Residents Flee Mexico's 'Dying City' - Associated Press
Mexico Plan to Save Violent Border City Is Lacking - Associated Press
Mexico Plans Immigration Shake-Up - Associated Press
Without Ambassadors, U.S.-Venezuela Tensions Grow - Associated Press
Chavez and ClintonSshake Hands Amid Diplomatic Tension - BBC News
Former Marxist Guerrilla Sworn in as President of Brazil - Los Angeles Times
Dilma Rousseff Sworn in as Brazil's New President - BBC News
Rousseff Sworn In as Brazil's New President - Associated Press
Ecuador: Migrants Who Denounce Corruption Can Stay - Associated Press
Cardinal Says Cuba Will Free Prisoners as Promised - Reuters
Haiti's Independence Day Marked by Protests - Associated Press
Asia Pacific
China Quietly Extends Its Footprints Deep Into Central Asia - New York Times
When Innovation, Too, Is Made in China - New York Times
Russia-China Oil Pipeline Opens - BBC News
China's Naval Ambitions - New York Times editorial
Why China's Missiles Should Be Our Focus - Washington Post opinion
How to Stay Friends With China - New York Times opinion
Europe
French Spy Service Bulks Up - Associated Press
Europe's Young Grow Agitated Over Future Prospects - New York Times
Belarus Ejects European Watchdog Agency - New York Times
Authoritarian Belarus Throws Out Vote Monitors - Washington Post
Russia: Kremlin Critic Nemtsov And Two Others Jailed - Reuters
Russia Grounds All Tu-154Bs After Fatal Fire - BBC News
Russia Orders Halt to Tu-154B Flights After Fire - Reuters
Middle East
Church Bombing is Latest Assault on Mideast Christians - Los Angeles Times
Fatal Bomb Hits a Church in Egypt - New York Times
Christians Clash with Police in Egypt - Washington Post
Angry Copts Attack Vehicle Carrying Egypt's Top Muslim Clerics - VOA
Egypt Tries to Calm Outrage Over Deadly Bombing at Mass - New York Times
Egypt Calls for Calm as Church Bombing Toll Rises to 25 - Los Angeles Times
Fears of Religious Clashes Grow after Egypt Bombing - Agence France-Presse
Probe of Egypt Church Bomb Focuses on Local Group - Associated Press
Egypt Detains 17 After Deadly Blast, Al Jazeera Says - Bloomberg
Egypt Holds Seven For Questioning After Church Blast - Reuters
Egypt's President Calls for Unity After Church Bombing - BBC News
Egypt Churchgoers Return to Services After Bomb - New York Times
Worshippers Back in Egyptian Church Hit in Attack - Associated Press
Palestinians to Appeal to U.N. with Anti-settlement Resolution - Los Angeles Times
Israeli PM Wants Nonstop Talks With Palestinians - Associated Press
Tear Gas Kills a Palestinian Protester - New York Times
Israeli Troops Kill Palestinian in West Bank - New York Times
Israeli Troops Kill Palestinian Man at Checkpoint in West Bank - Washington Post
Israeli Troops Kill Palestinian At West Bank Checkpoint - Reuters
South Asia
'Five Maoist Rebels' Shot Dead in Eastern India - BBC News
Sri Lanka to End Use of Its Colonial Name Ceylon - Associated Press