Afghanistan
Afghan Insurgents Step Up Deadly Attacks on Civilians - NYT
Afghan Official: 20 People Killed by Roadside Bomb - AP
Blast Kills 20, Wounds 12 in Afghanistan's Herat - Reuters
In the War Zone, Time is an Enemy - S&S
ISAF Operations Roundup - AFPS
Pakistan
Pakistan Amends Tribal Laws Said to Fuel Militancy - WP
Pakistan Says It Can Bring Haqqani to Peace Talks - AP
Violence Escalates Across Karachi - BBC
Violence in Pakistani City Kills 33 in 24 Hours - AP
Pakistan ex-MP Killed in Shooting - BBC
Gunfire, Grenade Attacks Kill 10 in Pakistan - AP
Iraq
Panetta Sees Long-term US Relationship with Iraq - AFPS
Bloodiest Day of the Year Won’t Change US Drawdown - S&S
Turkish Jets Bomb PKK Bases in Northern Iraq - VOA
Turkish Warplanes Hit 60 PKK Targets in Iraq - Reuters
Turkey Vows Retaliation for Kurdish Ambush - NYT
Turkey Vows More Strikes Against PKK Targets - AP
Syria
Assad Says Army Assault 'Stopped' - BBC
Assad Says Military Operations Ended; 9 Killed - AP
Syria's Assad Says Military Operations Halted - Reuters
Resistance Transforms a Once Mute Syrian City - NYT
Syrian Activists Report New Raids - VOA
Syria Targets Port for Fourth Day - BBC
Syrian Forces Detain Dozens in Latakia - VOA
Syrian Troops Detain Dozens, 3 Killed in North - AP
Syria Forces Hold Hundreds in Latakia Sports Stadium - Reuters
US Puts Curbs on Syrian Diplomats - WP
Curbs on Syrian Diplomats' US Travel - BBC
UN Rights Chief Likely to Act Against Syria - AP
UN Rights Council to Meet on Syria on Monday - Reuters
Turkey PM Compares Syrian Leader to Gadhafi - AP
Russia to Sell Arms to Syria, Sales Overall to Rise - Reuters
Responding to Syria – WP editorial
Libya
Libya Conflict: Beginning of the End? - BBC
Refugees Flee Oil City as Qaddafi Forces Dig In - NYT
Libyan Rebels’ Advance Stalls in Zawiyah - WP
Rebels Gain Near Tripoli, as Refugees Pour Out - WSJ
Pentagon: Rebels Advance Against Gadhafi Regime - AFPS
Pentagon: Libyan Rebel Advances ‘Significant’ - S&S
Libya's Rebels Vie for Control of Strategic City - VOA
Libya Rebels Fight for Refineries; US Sends Drones - Reuters
Battle for Key Libya Oil Refinery - BBC
Rebels Battle Libyan Forces for Zawiya Refinery - AP
Libya Rebels Battle for Refineries in East and West - Reuters
Libyan Rebels Deny Talking to Gadhafi Aides - VOA
Aid Agencies Finds Libyan Camp Conditions 'Horrific' - VOA
Egypt
Egyptian Civilians Caught in Military Tribunals - VOA
US Concerned by Military Prosecution of Egyptian Activists - VOA
Young Egyptian Activists Sent to Prison - AP
Egypt to Try Ex-Mubarak Aide for Graft - Reuters
Lebanon
Hezbollah Members Indicted in 2005 Assassination - WP
Indictment in Hariri Assassination Is Published - NYT
Hariri Slaying Inquiry Says Calls Pointed to Hezbollah - LAT
Trial Ordered for Hariri Assassination Suspects - BBC
Tribunal Publishes Indictment in Hariri Murder - AP
Hariri Indictment Says Phones Link Suspects to Killing - Reuters
No Smoking Gun in Lebanon's Hariri Murder Case - AP
Justice for Hariri’s Killers - WP opinion
Israel / Palestinians
Israelis, Palestinians Brace for Massive Protests - LAT
Palestinian Reconciliation Stalls Over Statehood - AP
Assad Puts Hamas in Corner Over Syrian Assault - Reuters
Hamas Bans Gaza Students From Studying Abroad - AP
Official: No Israeli Apology to Turkey Over Raid - AP
Middle East / North Africa
Iranian FM: Tehran Ready to Resume Nuclear Talks - AP
Yemeni Opposition Leaders Form National Council - NYT
Saleh's Vow to Return Keeps Yemenis Guessing - Reuters
Bahrain Shiite Opposition Seeks Reform Referendum - AP
Latest Developments in Arab World's Unrest - AP
OPEC
Venezuela, Iran Agree to Boost Dialogue Within OPEC - VOA
US Department of Defense
Amid Melting Ice, Navy Assesses Strategic Demands in Arctic - S&S
Robots Could Save Soldiers’ Lives, Army General Says - AFPS
United States
Charter, Cargo Airlines, Pentagon Target Pilot Safety Rule - AP
United Kingdom
Cameron Ends Bid to Hire Ex-New York Police Chief - NYT
London Police Charge 1,000th Person in Riots Probe - AP
PM Defends 'Tough' Riot Sentences - BBC
2 British Men Given Jail Time for Inciting Riots on Facebook - VOA
America’s Lost Ally - WP opinion
Africa
Britain Says 400,000 Somali Children at Risk of Death - Reuters
Muslim Nations Pledge Help for Somalia - AP
Rising Hunger in South Ethiopia Despite Lush Green - AP
US Group: Evidence Points to 3 Sudan Mass Graves - AP
South Sudan Bank Chief Sacked - BBC
Islamist Threat With Qaeda Link Grows in Nigeria - NYT
US General Sees Nigeria Terror Link - AP
Ivory Coast to Demobilize 10,000 Fighters - VOA
Uganda Police Fire Tear Gas on Opposition Rally - VOA
Activists Question Angola on Rights - AP
Americas
5 Colombian Police Killed in FARC Ambush - AP
Peru's Government Re-evaluates Coca Eradication - AP
Venezuelan Party Picks Presidential Contender - AP
Chavez: Venezuela to Nationalize Gold Mining Industry - VOA
Corruption: Ecuador Police to Take Polygraph - BBC
Clinton Panel Announces Major New Haiti Project - AP
Asia Pacific
US Vice President on Confidence-Building Trip to China – VOA
Cooperation Emphasized as Biden Opens Talks in China - NYT
Biden in China Amid Debt Concerns - BBC
China Appeals to US to Focus on Economic Recovery - AP
Biden: US-China Relations Crucial to Economic Stability - BBC
N. Korea Threatens to Bolster Nuclear Arsenal - AP
Japan’s PM Pushes Nuclear Phaseout - WP
Europe
Gorbachev Calls for Change of Leadership in Russia - Reuters
Russia Shows Off Stealth Fighter - BBC
Germany is Fatigued by Reform - WP
Serbia-Kosovo Talks to Resume in September - AP
UN Prosecutors Seek 2 Separate Trials for Mladic - VOA
Former Kosovo Leader's War Crimes Retrial Opens - AP
Former Ukraine President Slams Ex-PM at Trial - AP
Protest as Spain Readies for Pope - BBC
South Asia
Indian PM Slams Anna Hazare - WP
Indian PM Blasts Hunger Striker - BBC
Standoff Deepens Between New Delhi and Jailed Protest Leader - NYT
Anna Hazare Ends Standoff with India Govt - LAT
India Activist Makes Release Deal - BBC