US Naval Institute Daily - USNI
Real Clear World - RCP
Afghanistan
Afghan Insurgent Reintegration Effort Works, Official Says - AFPS
NATO: 99% of Reformed Taliban Insurgents Staying Out of Fight - S&S
Afghans, US May Defer Issues in Strategic Deal - AP
Carter Reaffirms US Commitment with Afghan Leadership - AFPS
Karzai Appeals for Calm As Quran Protests Turn Deadly - VOA
Karzai Urges Calm as Six Die in Afghan Koran Protests - Reuters
Afghan Protests Over Burning of Korans Spread for 3rd Day - NYT
Several Killed in Protests over Koran Burning at NATO Air Base - WP
Afghan Protests Spread over Quran Burning; at Least 7 Dead - S&S
Quran Burning Incites Deadly Riots in Afghanistan - AP
Quran Incident Inquiry Underway, ISAF Official Says - AFPS
NATO: Training Should Have Averted Afghan Koran Burning - Reuters
US Commandos Face a New Battlefield: The Courtroom - DR
Amnesty Says Half a Million Afghans Displaced - AP
ISAF Operations Summary - AFPS
Pakistan
US Pushed Ahead With Drone Strikes Despite Pakistani Resistance - Reuters
Deadly Blast Strikes Northwest Pakistan Bus Terminal - NYT
Deadly Blast at Pakistan Bus Stop - BBC
Businessman Testifies on Claim Pakistan Officials Sought US Aid - LAT
Syria
Ghastly Images Flow From Shattered Syrian City - NYT
Army Renews Homs Shelling Amid Pressure on Assad - BBC
Assad Forces Renew Barrage on Syria's Homs - Reuters
Syrian Tanks Push Into Rebel Stronghold in Homs - Reuters
Syria Shelling Kills 74, Including Two Journalists - VOA
2 Journalists Are Among Scores Dead in Syrian Shelling - NYT
UN: Syrian Forces Committing Crimes on Orders From Top - Reuters
Largely Unnoticed, Maarat Numan, Syria, Fends Off a Regime - LAT
American War Reporter Marie Colvin Killed in Syria - AP
Western Journalists Die in Homs - BBC
Calls Grow for Assad Departure after Journalists Killed in Syria - LAT
American Reporter Marie Colvin's Final Dispatches From Homs - NYT
Recalling a Last Dinner With a Journalist Killed in Syria - NYT
Syria's Not Responsible for Those Who Enter Illegally, Group Says -LAT
Analysis: Inside and Out, Divisions Keep Syria in Stalemate - Reuters
'Friends of Syria' to Meet in Tunis - VOA
Opposition SNC Seeks Humanitarian Aid at Syria Confab - Reuters
Syrian Opposition Urges Russia to Back Aid Plan - AP
UN Chief Sending Humanitarian Official to Syria - AP
UN Says Humanitarian Chief to Head to Syria Soon - Reuters
Venezuela Appears to Be Sending Fuel to Help Syrian Leader - NYT
Iran
Iran Defiant as IAEA Talks Break Down - VOA
US Dismay at IAEA Iranian Visit - BBC
White House Chides Iran Over Failure of IAEA Mission - Reuters
Iran Says it Seeks ‘Progress,’ Not Bombs - WP
Khamenei: No Obstacles Can Stop Iran's Nuclear Course - Reuters
Israel: Iran Will Have US-Range Missile in 2-3 Years - Reuters
Iran Research Center Had Key Role in Atom Work, Group Says - Reuters
Russia Warns Against 'Hasty Conclusions' over Iran - AP
Russia Warns Israel Not to Attack Iran - Reuters
In Din Over Iran, Rattling Sabers Echo - NYT
Japan Cuts in Iran Crude Imports Could Be Over 20 Percent - Reuters
What Iranian Elites Think - DS
US, European Security Officials Discount Iran-Al Qaeda Links - Reuters
Getting Iran to Back Down - WP opinion
Iran War Is Not Inevitable - WPR opinion
Iran's Relentless Nuclear Quest - WT opinion
Iraq
Iraq: Deadly Car Bombings Strike Across Baghdad - NYT
At Least 50 Dead in Iraq Attacks - BBC
Iraq Attacks Kill 60, Raise Sectarian Fears - Reuters
Early Morning Attacks Across Baghdad Kill Dozens - AP
Timeline: Deadliest Attacks in Iraq in Last Year - Reuters
Middle East / North Africa
Israeli Court Invalidates a Military Exemption - NYT
Hamas Irons Out Dispute Over Palestinian Unity - AP
Palestine Securities Exchange a Bright Spot in Equities - NYT
More Than Drones Needed to Fight Yemen's al-Qaida - VOA
McCain Urges Libyan Militias to Join National Army - AP
Tunisia, Egypt Islamists Signal Bigger Religion Role - Reuters
Egypt: Verdict on Mubarak Set for 2 June - BBC
Egypt: Mubarak Verdict Set for June 2 - WP
US Department of Defense
Guantanamo Detainee Reaches Plea Deal - WP
Pentagon: US Citizens With Terrorism Ties Can Be Targeted in Strikes - NYT
It's Time to Make Special Operations a Separate Service - USN&WR opinion
Can the Military do More to Avoid Offending Muslims? -LAT opinion
United States
Security Plans Idle for Chemical Plants - WT
Summit Seeks to Ease Re-training for Troops Entering Workforce - S&S
Suspect in Capitol Bomb Sting Waives Court Hearing - AP
US Judge Orders Moroccan Held for Capitol Plot - Reuters
NYPD 'Spied On' Newark Muslims - BBC
Supreme Court Takes Up Stolen Valor Case - NYT
Scott Ritter’s War Against Himself - NYT
Exporting Democracy, Importing Trouble - NP opinion
Australia
Australian Prime Minister Calls Leadership Vote - NYT
Gillard Calls Leadership Ballot - BBC
Africa
US, African Forces Mitigate Terror Group’s Impact - AFPS
World Leaders Meeting in a Script All Too Familiar to Somalis - NYT
World Leaders Discuss Somalia's Future - BBC
UK's Cameron: World Must Help Fragile Somalia - AP
Al-Shabab Loses Key Somali Town - VOA
Somalia Militants Lose Key Town - BBC
Kenya Refocuses Fight Against Al-Shabab - VOA
US Envoy Says No Soldiers to Nigeria - AP
Obasanjo in Senegal Peace Mission - BBC
Nigeria Ex-Leader Meets With Senegal Government - AP
Malian Airstrike Hits Civilians, Killing 1 - AP
Britain Could Make Somalia Much Worse - TG opinion
Dodging Bombers in Sudan - NYT opinion
Americas
Mexico Arrests Riot Prison Guards - BBC
Chile-Peru Border Mine Scare Ends - BBC
EU Report Says Nicaragua Vote Lacked Transparency - AP
Venezuela: New Surgery for Chavez Roils Election - WP
Chavez Surgery Rocks Venezuela Ahead of Election - Reuters
The Battle to Unseat Chavez - GP opinion
Asia Pacific
Tibetans Mark Solemn New Year Amid Standoff With China - VOA
Mainland Chinese Flock to Hong Kong to Give Birth - NYT
Chinese City Severs Ties After Japanese Mayor Denies Massacre - NYT
Philippine’s Arroyo Denies Election Fraud Charges - NYT
Philippines' Arroyo Pleads Not Guilty to Fraud - AP
Europe
Russia: Thousands Back Putin's Presidential Bid in Moscow - NYT
Russia: Tens of Thousands Attend Pro-Putin Rally in Moscow - AP
Russia: Putin Praises Moles for Stealing US Nuclear Secrets - Reuters
Estonians Held on Allegations of Spying for Russia - AP
Greek Credit Downgraded Even With Bailout - VOA
Growing Air of Concern in Greece Over New Bailout - NYT
EU Threatens to Suspend Subsidies to Hungary - NYT
In Germany, a Limp Domestic Economy Stifled by Regulation - NYT
Germany: Relatives Seek Closure After Neo-Nazi Killings - NYT
President of Abkhazia Survives Assassination Attempt - NYT
South Asia
India Plays Down Evidence of Iran Link to Bomb Attack on Israelis - WP
Avalanches Hit Indian Kashmir; 3 Soldiers Killed - AP
UN Body Bars Sri Lanka Diplomat Maj Gen Shavendra Silva - BBC