Afghanistan
Drawdown Plans Leave an Ambiguous Military Mission - S&S
Gates: Obama Had 'Wide Array of Options' for Reduction - AFPS
France to Withdraw Hundreds of Troops From Afghanistan - VOA
ISAF Operations Roundup - AFPS
Photos with Dead Afghans Stirred Pride, Soldier Testifies - McClatchy
Bicycle Bomb Kills 10 in Northern Afghanistan - AP
Attack on Logar Hospital Kills 15 - BBC
15 Dead in Car Bombing in Eastern Afghanistan - AP
How to Leave a War - NYT opinion
The Endgame in Afghanistan - WP opinion
What the War is Missing: A Sense of Desperation - WP opinion
Victory Fragile as Mission Winds Down - EJ opinion
Pakistan
In Pakistan, Pro-American Sentiment is Rare - WP
Pakistan's Military Rejects Phone Report on Bin Laden's Links - VOA
Pakistan Army Rejects Report on Bin Laden's Cell-Phone - Reuters
'Militant' Group Denies Bin Laden Link - BBC
Syria
Rejecting Offer of Dialogue, Protesters Return to the Streets - NYT
Protest Draws Largest Numbers Since Start of Uprising - WP
Attacks on Syrian Protesters Leave a Reported 20 Dead - LAT
Protesters, Security Forces Face Off in Syria - VOA
Deadly Protests Erupt Against Bashar al-Assad - BBC
15 Die as Syrians March Demanding Assad's Ouster - AP
Libya
House Spurns Obama on Libya, but Does Not Cut Funds - NYT
House Rejects Obama's Policy, Stops Short of Cutting Funding - WP
House Rebukes Obama but Won't Halt Funds for Libya - AP
US House Sends Obama Message of Discontent on Libya - Reuters
Libya's Western Front Joins the Battle - LAT
Rebels Arm Tripoli Guerrillas and Cut Resources to Capital - NYT
Diplomats Draw Up Plans for Post-Gadhafi Libya - AP
Libya Rebels 'in Secret Talks' with Tripoli Underground - BBC
Red Cross Ferries Displaced, Prisoners From Libyan Capital - VOA
Libyan Rebels Held by Gadhafi Returned to Benghazi - AP
Top Footballers Defect in Libya - BBC
Sarkozy Criticizes US Complaints on Libya, NATO - WP
Sarkozy Rebuts Gates's Remarks on Libya Strikes - NYT
Sarkozy Lashes Out at US over Libya Mission - WP
Sarkozy Slams Gates as Bitter Retiree - DN
How Obama Can Help Libya - WP opinion
Yemen
Security Forces Clash With Protesters at Funeral Procession - NYT
Medics: Yemeni Forces Open Fire at Funeral - VOA
Car Bomb Kills 3 Security Personnel in South Yemen - AP
Yemenis Pray for End to Deadlock as Blast Rocks Aden - Reuters
Yemen Blacklists 43 Opponents for Pipeline Blasts - Reuters
UN Council Voices 'Grave Concern' About Yemen - Reuters
Israel / Palestinians
Ahead of UN Vote, Effort to Restart Mideast Talks - NYT
With a Bit of Land Restored, Villagers End Campaign - NYT
US Warns Against New Gaza Flotilla Plans - Reuters
Middle East / North Africa
Turkey Aligns with West on Regional Turbulence - AP
Iran's Political Struggle Hits Theaters - WP
Nasrallah: Hezbollah Men 'Spied for CIA' - BBC
Hezbollah Says CIA Recruited Members to Spy - AP
France to Build High-speed Rail Line in Iraq - BBC
Hard-line Sunni Voice Gains Audience in Bahrain - AP
Egypt's Free Speech Tug-of-war - WP
Egypt: Mubarak Supporters Clash With Opponents in Cairo - AP
Egyptians Injured in Clashes Over Mubarak's Fate - Reuters
Egypt's Brotherhood to Fire Members Joining Other Parties - Reuters
Tunisia Joins International War Crimes Court - Reuters
Latest Developments in Arab World's Unrest - AP
Al Qaeda
Terror by Any Other Name: Osama Eyed Name Change - AP
WikiLeaks
Assange Builds New, Less-Confrontational Legal Team - Reuters
US Department of Defense
Military Court Upholds Gitmo War Crimes Conviction - AP
Guantanamo Detainees See Legal Progress Reversed - WP
Arlington Records Found in Private Storage Prompt Investigation - S&S
Obama Visits Fort Drum, Thanks First to Deploy - AFPS
United States
President Announces an Initiative in Technology - NYT
Obama's New Push for High-tech Innovation - WP
Obama's Growing Trust in Biden Reflected in Call on Troops - NYT
Intelligence Spending, Still Buried Deep in Budget - WP
Accused Seattle Attackers Wanted Media Attention - AP
Hacked Memos of State Police in Arizona Are Released - NYT
Crime Lord Returns to Boston to Face Raft of Charges - NYT
Rethinking 'the Long War' on Terrorism - WP opinion
United Nations
Amid Criticism, UN Food Agency to Elect Chief - NYT
UN Food Agency to Elect New Chief - AP
IAEA Head Sees Wide Support for Stricter Atom Safety - Reuters
Africa
Michelle Obama Defends Husband on Africa - AP
Zimbabwe Diamond Exports Approved Over Objections - NYT
Kimberley Process: Zimbabwe Diamond Sale 'Approval' Row - BBC
Zimbabwe PM Aide Arrested; Called Mugabe a 'Liar' - AP
Zimbabwe Police Arrest Tsvangirai Ally - BBC
Life Sentences in Rwanda Genocide Case - NYT
Former Rwandan Women's Minister Sentenced to Life - BBC
UN: Some 170 Women Raped in Attack on Congo Villages - Reuters
UN: '170 Attacked' in Congo Mass Rape - BBC
Somalia: 'Foreign Air Raid' Targets Kismayo's al-Shabab - BBC
Americas
Mexico: Army Takes Over in Parts of Tamaulipas State - SAEN
Mexican Ex-Presidents Lead Debate on Legalizing Drugs - Reuters
Mexico Discovers 117 Migrants Hidden in Truck - AP
Venezuelans Speculate on Chavez's Absence - LAT
Chavez's Odd Silence Raises Questions in Venezuela - AP
Haitians Hunker Down in 'Transitional' Shelters - AP
US Man Charged in Haiti Sex Case - BBC
Asia Pacific
China Warns N. Korea Against New Attacks - DN
US Calls for Calm Over South China Sea - VOA
US 'Stands by Philippines' Amid South China Sea Tension - BBC
US, Philippine Navies to Train Near Disputed Waters - DN
Released Chinese Artist-Activist Ai's Associates Freed - Reuters
US: No Decision on Food Aid to N. Korea - AP
Freed Vietnam Dissident to Wage Democracy Fight - AP
Burma Struck by Series of Blasts - BBC
'Safety Myth' Left Japan Ripe for Nuclear Crisis - NYT
Europe
US Extends Emergency Order in Western Balkans - VOA
EU Leaders Agree on Second Bailout for Greece - VOA
EU Tells Hard-up Greeks to Unite - BBC
EU Leaders Give Conditional Go-Ahead to Croatia Entry - Reuters
Former Prime Minister Goes on Trial in Ukraine - NYT
Ex-Ukraine PM Accuses Yanukovich of 'Mock' Trial - Reuters
Azerbaijan and Armenia Fail to End Enclave Dispute - NYT
Armenia, Azerbaijan Talks Produce Little Progress - AP
South Asia