U.N. Envoy Says Taliban Realize They Can't Win - Associated Press
Taliban Insurgents Prepare to Attempt `Spectacular' Attacks - Bloomberg
U.S. Medicines for Afghan Soldiers Disappear - Associated Press
Afghan, Coalition Forces Kill Insurgents, Find Caches - AFPS
Suicide Attack Kills 1 Policeman in Afghanistan - Associated Press
Iran Stops Fuel Delivery, Afghanistan Says, Prices Are Rising - New York Times
Pakistan
Pakistan Parties Protest Possible Blasphemy Law Changes - CNN News
Korean Peninsula
China Seen Defusing Korea - Wall Street Journal
South Korean Military Prepares for Largest-Ever Live-Fire Drill - VOA
South Korea Begins New Round of Military Drills - New York Times
South Korea Military Begins Live-fire Drills - Los Angeles Times
S. Korea Holds Massive New Drills After North Attack - Associated Press
North Korea Response Muted to South's Planned Drills - Reuters
N. Korea Says Ready to Fight "Holy War" Using Nuclear Deterrent - Reuters
Kim Jong Il: The Boy Who Cried Nuke? - Los Angeles Times opinion
Iraq
New Iraqi Cabinet Holds First Meeting - Voice of America
U.S. Officials Applaud Formation of New Iraqi Government - AFPS
Iraqi Reactions to a New Government - New York Times
Iraq's North Seen as Next Trouble Spot - Wall Street Journal
Southern Iraqi City Eyes Break From Baghdad - Associated Press
Iraqi Churches Cancel Christmas Festivities - Associated Press
Iran
Prices in Iran Rise after Lifting of Subsidies - Los Angeles Times
Iran Opposition: 'Dark Future' Awaits the Economy - Associated Press
Islam
Crucifying Christians on Christmas - Washington Times editorial
WikiLeaks
WikiLeaks Founder Takes the Offensive - New York Times
U.S. Military Pushes U.N. Back Over Manning Treatment - FOX News
DMA Rescinds Memo on Restricted Access to Documents - Stars and Stripes
Former WikiLeaks Official Writing Tell-All Book - Reuters
U.S. Department of Defense
President Signs 'Don't Ask' Repeal Act Into Law - American Forces Press Service
With Obama's Signature, 'Don't Ask' Is Repealed - New York Times
Obama Signs 'Don't Ask' Repeal Bill - Washington Times
Standing Watch on Christmas - Washington Times editorial
United States
U.S. Senate Ratifies New Arms Treaty With Russia - Voice of America
Senate Approves U.S.-Russia Arms Treaty - American Forces Press Service
Senate Ratifies Nuclear-Arms Pact - Wall Street Journal
Senate Passes Arms Control Treaty With Russia, 71-26 - New York Times
Senate Ratifies New START; Obama Gets 'Reset' with Russia - Washington Times
Obama Hails Senate Vote to Back Russia Nuclear Treaty - BBC News
Senate Ratifies Nuke Pact, Delivering Win to Obama - Associated Press
Kremlin Hails Senate's Approval of Nuclear Treaty - Associated Press
Russian Duma Could Ratify START Within Days - Reuters
Obama Gamble Pays Off With Approval of Arms Pact - New York Times
Feds Boost Security for Holiday Travelers - Washington Times
U.S. Preparing to Hold Some Guantanamo Inmates 'Indefinitely' - VOA
Congress Bars Gitmo Transfers - Wall Street Journal
Vote Hurts Obama's Push to Empty Guantanamo Prison - New York Times
Intelligence Chief Not Briefed on Terror Arrests in Britain - Washington Post
Administration Defends Intelligence Director - New York Times
'Axis of Evil' Spins Closer - Washington Times opinion
Australia
Three Guilty of Plotting Sydney Army Base Attack - BBC News
3 Convicted in Terror Plot on Australian Army Base - Associated Press
Africa
Ally of Ivory Coast's Ouattara Says Force Needed to Oust Gbagbo - VOA
Ivory Coast Opposition Wants Gbagbo Forced Out - Associated Press
U.N. Panel Accepts Ivory Coast Outtara's Envoys - Reuters
International Community May Bolster Ivory Coast Force - Reuters
World Bank Cuts Ivorian Financing as Crisis Deepens - Reuters
French Urged to Leave Ivory Coast - BBC News
Ivorian Army Says Unified For Gbagbo Despite Pressure - Reuters
S. Sudan: A New Nation, to be Born of Scars - Los Angeles Times
U.N. Increases Troops in Somalia by 50 Percent - Associated Press
U.N. Council OKs Big Boost In A.U. Somalia Force - Reuters
Suicide Ignites Clashes in Tense Tunisian Town - Associated Press
Americas
To Root Out Dirty Police, Mexico Sends In a General - Wall Street Journal
Mexico City Leftist Mayor Rules Out Alliances In 2012 - Reuters
Mexico Investigates Report of 50 Missing Migrants - Associated Press
El Salvador Fears Mexico Drug Cartel Violence Overflow - BBC News
Venezuela Opposition Slams "Coup d'Etat" By Chavez - Reuters
Venezuela Bars Foreign Funding for NGOs - Associated Press
Brazil 'Police Gun-running Gang' Busted - BBC News
Bolivia Sends Formal Letter Recognizing Palestine - Associated Press
Argentina Former Leader Jorge Videla Jailed for Life - BBC News
Argentine Ex-Dictator Sentenced to Life in Prison - Associated Press
Salvadoran Sentenced to 30 Years For Cuba Bombings - Reuters
Jamaica Mayor Turned to Drug Baron to Fight Crime - Associated Press
40 People Lynched Amid Haiti Cholera Fears - Agence France-Presse
Asia Pacific
White House Summit For China's Hu Set For January 19 - Reuters
China Speeds Plans to Launch Aircraft Carrier - Reuters
China Bans Use of English in Print, Internet - Voice of America
Thai Rangers Killed In Rebel Ambush - Reuters
Europe
Hungary: Military Pooling Atop E.U.-Presidency Goals - Defense News
After Russian Death, Inquiry Doors Open and Shut - New York Times
Russian Paper to Air WikiLeaks Corruption Material - Reuters
Pro-Kremlin Group Luring Youth With Spy Luster - Reuters
High Security Serb Nuclear Shipment Reaches Russia - Reuters
Belarus: 7 Presidential Candidates Face 15 Years - Associated Press
Summit Lets Turkey Flex Its Diplomatic Muscles - Reuters
Middle East
New Gaza War 'A Question of When, Not If' - BBC News
After Freeze, Settlement Building Booms in Israel - New York Times
Palestinians: Draft on Settlements Ready For U.N. - Reuters
Leaked Cable Stirs Animosities Between Palestinian Sides - New York Times
Jordanians Play Active Role in Al-Qaida - Associated Press
Roadblocks to Mideast Peace - Los Angeles Times opinion
South Asia
Opposition Launches Anti-Corruption Protests in India - Voice of America
U.K. Training Bangladesh 'Death Squad' - BBC News
U.S., U.K. Urged to Stop Training of Bangladeshi Force - Associated Press