Hope for Peace Arises in one Afghan District - Washington Post
Afghan Taliban Attack Sangin Truce Talks Elder - BBC News
Reintegrated Taliban Fighters Allowed to Join Local Police - Stars and Stripes
Taliban Benefits as Afghans' Anti-drug Efforts Stall - Washington Times
Afghan Peace Council Visiting Pakistan - Washington Post
Afghan Leader Complains of Foreign Interference - Associated Press
Teamwork, Reintegration Weaken Taliban in Northern Afghanistan - AFPS
Afghan Police Officer Killed by Blast in Downtown Kabul - New York Times
DLA Extends No-bid Afghan Food-supply Contract - Washington Post
Pakistan
Pakistani Governor Killed in Islamabad Shooting - Voice of America
Killing of Governor Deepens Crisis in Pakistan - New York Times
Pakistani Governor Spoke Out Against Religious Extremism - Washington Post
Slain Pakistani Governor Opposed to Blasphemy Law - Washington Times
With Killing of Governor, Pakistan's Government in Turmoil - Los Angeles Times
Assassination Points to Pakistani Extremists' Mounting Power - Washington Post
Pakistani Governor Who Opposed Blasphemy Law Slain - Associated Press
Pakistan Crisis Deepens as Governor Shot Dead - Reuters
Salman Taseer Funeral: Pakistan Security Tight - BBC News
Pakistani Scholars Say Mourning Slain Governor Risky - Reuters
Glimpses of Slain Governor's War on Religious 'Fanatics' - New York Times
A Brave Man Killed - New York Times editorial
Pakistan Was Deadliest for Reporters Last Year - New York Times
Al-Qaida in Pakistan - United Press International opinion
The Real Blasphemy - Los Angeles Times opinion
Iraq
Resurgent Turkey Flexes Its Muscles Around Iraq - New York Times
Iran's Foreign Minister in Iraq to Cement Ties - Associated Press
Spain to Probe Iraq Camp Deaths - BBC News
Iran
Iran Confirms Invitations to Tour Nuclear Sites - Voice of America
Iran to Let Countries Visit Nuclear Sites, Not U.S. - Associated Press
Iran Nuclear Invitation Draws Western Skepticism - Reuters
Malware Warfare Made Us All Safer - Washington Times opinion
Islam
New Year Brings Worries for Muslim Women - New York Times
When Muslims Kill Christians - Washington Times editorial
Korean Peninsula
U.S. Envoy in Seoul for Talks on Korea Crisis - Voice of America
U.S. Envoy Praises Coordination With South Korea - Associated Press
U.S. Looks to China as Talks Begin on North Korea - Reuters
South Korean Military Vows to Toughen Ranks - Voice of America
Japan to Propose Closer Military Ties With S. Korea - New York Times
Han: A Complex Feeling Tugs at Koreans - Los Angeles Times
Professional Reading
What They Are Reading: 'A Question of Command' - New York Times
U.S. Department of Defense
Navy Relieves Enterprise Captain for 'Poor Judgment' - AFPS
Capt. Owen Honors Relieved of Navy Command - Washington Post
Aircraft Carrier Captain Removed Over His Role in Videos - New York Times
Videos get USS Enterprise Captain Ousted - Washington Times
Navy Firing over Videos Raises Questions of Timing - Associated Press
If He is a Problem, then We Have a Problem - USNI Blog opinion
Army Relieves 172nd Infantry Brigade Commander - Stars and Stripes
United States
Bigger U.S. National Guard Deployment Along Mexican Border - Washington Post
Obama Aides Lean Against Bypass of Guantánamo Rules - New York Times
Netanyahu Calls for Release of Spy Pollard - Washington Post
Netanyahu Seeks Pardon for Imprisoned Spy Pollard - Washington Times
Israeli PM Appeals to U.S. to Free Convicted Spy - Associated Press
Netanyahu Asks Obama to Pardon Jailed Israeli Spy - Reuters
Citizenship for Babies Looms as Immigration Fight - New York Times
15-Year Sentence for 1968 Hijacking - New York Times
Australia
Floods Take Toll on Australia Economy - New York Times
Queensland City Rockhampton Hitting Flood Peak - BBC News
Australia Floods Cause "Catastrophic" Damage - Reuters
General Picked to Oversee Australia Flood Response - New York Times
Africa
U.S.: Ivory Coast Leader Has Little Time Left for 'Dignified' Departure - VOA
Ivory Coast Leader Softens Position in Crisis - New York Times
Gbagbo Seeks Recount in Talks on Ivory Coast Stalemate - Voice of America
Ivory Coast Crisis: Gbagbo to Negotiate 'Peaceful' End - BBC News
Gbagbo Commits to Talks But Ivorian Deadlock Remains - Reuters
Security Forces Kill 1 in Ivory Coast Attack - Associated Press
Analysis: Ivory Coast Military Op a Big Stretch - Associated Press
Sudan's Bashir Pledges to Aid South If it Secedes - Voice of America
Sudan's Leader Visits South Ahead of Independence Vote - New York Times
Sudan President: I'll Support South if It Secedes - Associated Press
South Sudan Welcomes Bashir Reassurance - BBC News
New Security Measures Follow Nigerian Bombing - Voice of America
Nigeria Ex-Military Ruler Picked For Presidency Bid - Reuters
Rwanda Rebel Mbarushimana's Extradition to ICC Upheld - BBC News
Crew Uses Safe Room to Foil Somali Pirate Attack - Associated Press
Anonymous Activists Target Tunisian Government Sites - BBC News
Americas
Venezuela: Chavez Warms to U.S. Suggestion of New Envoy - Associated Press
Venezuela: Chavez Floats Stone, Penn, Clinton For U.S. Envoy - Reuters
State Dept. Responds to Repression by Hugo Chavez - Washington Post editorial
Gunmen Kill 3 in Mexico, Including 13-Year-Old Boy - Associated Press
Mexican Police Detain Head of Death Saint Church - Associated Press
Guatemala: Bomb Caused Bus Fire That Killed 6 - Associated Press
Cash-Strapped Cuba Moves Ahead With Job Cuts - Reuters
Haiti Presidential Runoff 'Impossible' This Month - Associated Press
Asia Pacific
Japan to Propose Closer Military Ties With S. Korea - New York Times
Police Officers Killed in Rare Burst of Gun Violence in China - New York Times
China Media Report Mystery Stealth Fighter Photos - Associated Press
Stateless Minorities Struggle for Recognition, Services in Thailand - VOA
Philippine Communist Ka Bart Caught as Truce Ends - BBC News
Philippine Raid Captures Communist Rebel Commander - Associated Press
Slain Filipino Official Caught Suspect on Camera - Associated Press
Europe
Security Increased Around European Coptic Churches - Voice of America
Europe Ups Security for Copts Amid Online Threats - Associated Press
Turkey Frees 23 Suspected Militants - New York Times
U.S., Russia Plan More Anti-hijacking Exercises - Associated Press
Middle East
Anti-Christian Drumbeat Loud Before Egypt Attack - Associated Press
Christians Demonstrate in South Egypt - Associated Press
Israel Challenges Account of Palestinian Woman's Death - New York Times
Fall of Palestinian Leader Shows President's Power - Associated Press
Young Gazans Rage at Hamas and Israel - New York Times
Indictment Could Damage Lebanon's Hezbollah - Associated Press
Kuwait Lawmakers Gather on Fate of Prime Minister - Associated Press