Afghanistan
Benefit of 'Economy of Force' Operations Remains Unclear - S&S
Obama Weighed Military and Political Risk for Afghan Plan - Reuters
Officials to Expand Afghan Militia Program - USAT
McRaven Defends Night Raids in Afghan War - S&S
Kabul Hotel Attack Raises Doubts on Afghan Forces - NYT
Kabul Shaken after Deadly Hotel Attack - WP
Afghan Taliban Sends Message with Hotel Attack - LAT
Afghan Officials: Hotel Attack Will Not Affect Security Transition - VOA
Afghan Attack Left Mass of Bodies at Luxury Hotel - AP
2 Journalists Freed by Taliban Return to France - NYT
French Journalists Freed in Afghanistan after 18 Months - BBC
Two Ex-Kabul Bank Officials Arrested - NYT
Fallen Marine Honored With Intelligence Medal for Valor - AFPS
Taliban Talks Bombing - WT editorial
Pakistan
Pakistan Ends US Use of Base for Drone Attacks - Reuters
Six Karachi Rangers Charged with Murder - BBC
Syria
Syria Pulls Its Armed Forces From Some Contested Cities - NYT
US Slaps Syria, Iran for Killing Protesters - WT
Activists Say Syrian Troops Kill 4 in Northern Villages - VOA
Syria Tank Assault Kills 11 Near Turkey Border - Reuters
A Dictator's New Friend - WP editorial
Libya
Obama Defends US Involvement in Libyan Conflict - VOA
Obama Dismisses 'Fuss' about Libya Conflict - WT
France Provides Weapons, Food to Libyan Rebels - VOA
France Says It Gave Arms to the Rebels in Libya - NYT
French Sent Arms to Libyan Rebels - WP
AU Condemns French Libya Arms Drop - BBC
UK Sends Body Armor, Police Uniforms to Libya - AP
Britain Won't Help Arm Libya Rebels - WT
Libya Dismisses Claim of Rebel Push from Mountains - AP
How to Depose Kadafi - LAT editorial
Yemen
Strategic Site Is Captured by Militants in Yemen - NYT
Battle Near Zinjibar 'Kills at Least 21' - BBC
Yemen President Orders Talks on Deal to End Crisis - AP
Yemen VP Says Doesn't Know When Saleh Returns - Reuters
Israel / Palestinians
Gaza Flotilla Organizers: 2nd Ship Sabotaged - AP
Iraq
3 US Troops Killed in Iraq, Adding to Deadly Month - WP
Rocket Attack Kills 3 American Soldiers in Iraq - AP
Iran
Iran Facing New US Sanctions - WP
US Slaps Syria, Iran for Killing Protesters - WT
Egypt
Egypt Unprepared for Sept. Elections - WP
Clashes Ease in Egypt, but Underline Nation's Fragile Condition - NYT
Egyptian Protesters Demand Brutality Trials - LAT
Review Ordered in Death That Sparked Egypt Revolt - AP
US to Resume Formal Muslim Brotherhood Contacts - Reuters
Waiting Game in Tunisia and Egypt - WP opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Tension over Saudi Worker Curbs - BBC
Saudi Religious Police Detained 5 Women for Driving - NYT
Waiting Game in Tunisia and Egypt - WP opinion
Terrorism
CT Strategy Focused on al-Qaeda's Threat to Homeland - WP
White House Unveils Retooled Plan to Hunt al-Qaida - AP
New Counterterror Strategy Reset on 'Adherents' - WT
Obama Adviser Outlines Plans to Defeat Al Qaeda - NYT
US Drone Targets Two Leaders of Somali AQ Group - WP
Jihadist Web Forum Knocked Off Internet - AP
US Department of Defense
Obama Hints at Deeper Cuts to Defense Spending - S&S
McRaven: Special Operations Forces Under Stress - AP
Mullen: Public, Private Efforts Must Help Failed States - AFPS
Cartwright Cites 'Stark Realities' at Conference - AFPS
Comptroller Explains DOD Budget Challenges - AFPS
Ongoing Investigation at Arlington National Cemetery - CNN
Obama, Pentagon Plan Big Send-off for Gates - S&S
United States
Report: Iraq, Afghanistan Wars Cost US Nearly $4 Trillion - VOA
Obama Urges Lawmakers to Seize Moment, Tackle Debt - VOA
Clinton Urges World Democracies to Stand Together - AP
Africa
China Pledges Lasting Friendship with Sudan - VOA
Sudanese Leader Is Welcomed in Visit to China - NYT
Sudan President Bashir Scrambles to Save Regime - LAT
Rival Sudan Forces to Quit Border - BBC
Two Sudans to Create a Buffer Zone - Reuters
South Sudan President Steers Nation to Independence - Reuters
Yet Again in Sudan - NYT opinion
Nigeria Imposes Curfew on Abuja - BBC
Deadly Gunfight in DR Congo Mining Capital - BBC
US Drone Targets Two Leaders of Somali AQ Group - WP
Americas
Mexican Govt: No Evidence Migrants Were Kidnapped - AP
Venezuela Suspends Summit over Hugo Chavez's Illness - BBC
Colombia Condemns Rebel Attack - BBC
Study Suggests UN Force Brought Cholera to Haiti - AP
Asia Pacific
China Supports Global Pariahs, Gets Resources and Criticism in Return - VOA
Amnesty Int'l: China Crackdown on Lawyers Expands - AP
China's 'Red Tourism' Puts the Party Back Into Communism - Reuters
Filipino Leader to Visit China Amid Spratlys Rift - AP
Taiwan Unveils Upgraded Fighter Jet - AP
Ex-Taiwan President Lee Indicted on Graft Charge - AP
US, South Korean Alliance 'Never Stronger,' Sharp Says - AFPS
N. Korea: Kim Cancelled Russia Trip on Security Worry - Reuters
Europe
Britain Faces Mass Strikes as Airports Warn Travelers - VOA
UK Public Workers Strike Over Pensions - BBC
Rough Road Ahead for Greece Despite Austerity Measures - VOA
Greece Passes Austerity Package - LAT
Russian Lawmakers Delay Controversial Rights Bill - AP
Six Moldovan 'Uranium Smugglers' Arrested - BBC
South Asia