Afghanistan
Taliban Storm UK Facility in Kabul - WP
Deadly Raid on UK Kabul Compound - BBC
Militants Kill 8 in Raid on British Compound - LAT
2 Car Bombs Lead Off Taliban Siege of British Office - NYT
Nine Dead in Taliban Assault on British Council in Kabul - Reuters
Karzai, ISAF Condemn Attacks on British Compound - AFPS
UK Sorrow over NZ Soldier's Death - BBC
Afghanistan Bus Accident Kills 35 - BBC
Pakistan
Pakistani Media Group Wields Clout - WP
Suicide Bomber Targets Mosque in Northwestern Pakistan - VOA
Dozens Dead After Bomb Explodes in Pakistan Mosque - NYT
Suicide Bomber Kills at Least 40 at NW Mosque - LAT
Dozens Die in Khyber Mosque Blast - BBC
Iraq
US, Iraq to Discuss Extending Troops - WP
Panetta Sees Progress on Keeping Some US Troops in Iraq - Reuters
Panetta: Iraq Agrees to Negotiate Extended US Presence - S&S
Panetta: Iraqis Want Some US Troops to Stay - WP
Turkey Strikes Kurd Rebels in Iraq for Third Night - Reuters
Syria
19 Killed As Syrian Forces Fire on Protesters - VOA
Syria Said to Fire on Protest in Defiance of Global Rebuke - NYT
New Syrian Protests 'Turn Deadly' - BBC
20 Killed in Syria Despite Assad's Pledge to UN - AP
Syrian Forces Kill 34 Despite Assad Pledge - Reuters
Red Cross Hopes for Detainee Access in Weeks - AP
EU Expands Syria Sanctions, Moves Toward Oil Embargo - Reuters
Britain Downplays Likelihood of Ban on Syrian Oil - AP
Libya
Qaddafi’s Hold in Tripoli in Doubt as Rebels Advance - NYT
Rebels Plan for Post-Gaddafi Era - WP
Pressure Mounts to End War Soon - LAT
Rebels Claim Key Cities in Libya - BBC
Libyan Rebels Say They Control Zlitan - VOA
Battle Rages in Cities Outside Besieged Tripoli - Reuters
Rebels Say Gadhafi's ex-No. 2 Defected - AP
Israel / Palestinians
Deadly Violence Flares in Israel - WP
Israel Reports String of Rocket Attacks from Gaza - VOA
Egypt Decries Israeli Attack that Killed 3 Soldiers - LAT
Egypt Recalls Ambassador to Israel Over Shootings - NYT
Egypt Withdraws Envoy in Israel - BBC
Egypt Recalls its Ambassador from Israel - AP
Israel-Gaza Attacks Stoke Tension With Cairo - Reuters
The Mideast Blame Game - WP opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Analysis: Peril and Promise in Twin Syria, Libya Crises - Reuters
Latest Developments in Mideast Unrest - AP
US Department of Defense
Pentagon May Expand Cyber-Security Program - WP
Pentagon Officials Work With OMB on Budget Guidance - AFPS
Panetta: Any Retirement Changes Won’t Affect Serving Military - AFPS
Vets Groups Blast Military Retirement Proposal - S&S
Unmanned Everything on Sale Now at DC Floor Show - S&S
Army: No Known Case of Body Armor Failing - AP
For Marines at PI, a Woman in Charge - WP
Cut Spending on Soldiers? - WP opinion
The Wrong Way to Help Veterans - NYT opinion
United States
Terrorism Report Arrives with a Whimper - WP
United Kingdom
Lockerbie Bomber Release Defended - BBC
UK Police: Rioters Shot at Unarmed Officers - AP
Africa
UNICEF: 300,000 Kids Risk Death in East Africa - AP
Rwanda Genocide Trials Leave a Mixed Legacy - LAT
Turkey PM in Historic Somali Visit - BBC
Sudan to Allow UN Mission to South Kordofan - AP
Gunmen Shoot Dead Nigerian Police - BBC
Zimbabwe Gives Foreign Firms 14-Day Ultimatum - Reuters
Americas
Colombia Negotiator Flees Threats - BBC
Venezuela Rejects US Criticism in Terrorism Report - AP
Asia Pacific
Chinese Leaders Upbeat About US Economic Strength - VOA
Biden Assures China on Investments - WP
N. Korea to Address POW Remains - WP
N. Korea’s Kim Jong-il Begins Russian Trip - BBC
N. Korean Leader in Russia, Will Meet With Medvedev - AP
US Flood Relief for North Korea Broadens - VOA
Japan PM Drops Plan to Visit US for Summit Talks - AP
Indonesia Reduces Sentence for US Sanctioned Terrorist - VOA
Suu Kyi Meets Burmese President - BBC
Europe
Banks are Dimming Europe’s Outlook - WP
Tymoshenko Trial is Test of Democracy in Ukraine - VOA
Germany's Merkel Urges Serbia-Kosovo Dialogue - AP
Norway Extends Isolation of Confessed Killer - AP
Leading Russia Forward - WP opinion
South Asia