Afghanistan
Lt. Gen. John Allen Falls in Line on Afghanistan - WP
Nominee to Run Afghan Fight Backs Drawdown - WSJ
Allen Vows to Slow Drawdown if Conditions Deteriorate - S&S
Allen Vows to Emulate Petraeus' Leadership - AFPS
Allen Endorses Troop Withdrawal Plan - AP
Lieutenant General John Allen Backs Obama Plan - Reuters
Allen Vows to Emulate Petraeus' Leadership - AFPS
Leaving Afghanistan Soon? Not Exactly - WP
Militants' Influx Fuels North Afghanistan Violence - AP
NATO Ends Taliban Siege on Kabul Hotel - WP
Raid by Coalition Forces Ends Attack on Hotel in Kabul - NYT
Kabul Hotel Attack: NATO Helicopters Kill Taliban - BBC
Attackers Kill 10 at Landmark Afghan Hotel - LAT
Taliban Suicide Assault Team Attacks Hotel in Kabul - LWJ
Landmark Afghan Hotel Attacked - LAT
Kabul Police: 10 Afghans Killed in Hotel Attack - AP
Police Search Kabul Hotel After Taliban Attack Kills 10 - Reuters
US Starts New Airlift Operation in Eastern Afghanistan - S&S
Al-Qaeda Leader Captured Dressed as Woman - USAT
ISAF Operations Roundup - AFPS
Former Afghan Bank Chief Faces Charges - VOA
Arrest Warrant For Ex-Afghan Bank Chief Over 'Fraud' - BBC
Petraeus's Unfinished Legacy in Afghanistan - WP opinion
Pakistan
Pakistan Says Stop 'Blame Game' at US, Afghan Talks - Reuters
Pakistan Charges Six Rangers With Murder - Reuters
Syria
Russia Urges Syria to Implement 'Real' Reforms - VOA
Syrians Get an Unexpected Taste of Freedom - NYT
Syrian Protesters Discover New 'Power of their Voice' - WT
Syrian Tanks Shell Villages, Assad Offers Dialogue - Reuters
Libya
Libyan Base Falls to a Rebel Ambush in the West - NYT
Rebels Capture Gaddafi Arms Bunker Near Zintan - BBC
Libyan Rebels Seize Kadafi Arms Depot - LAT
NATO Says it will Keep Pressure on Libyan Government - VOA
Prosecutor Presses Inner Circle on Gadhafi Arrest - AP
Libya Rebels Says ICC Decision Rules Out Gaddafi Talks - Reuters
Obama Adviser Defends Libya Policy to Senate - NYT
Senate Panel OKs Use of Force in Libya - WT
Israel / Palestinians
Palestinian Leader Skeptical of UN Bid - AP
Israel Ramps Up Campaign Against Gaza Aid Flotilla - WP
Advocacy Group Helps Delay Departure of Flotilla - NYT
Gaza Activists Say Flotilla Ship Sabotaged in Greece - AP
Middle East / North Africa
Admiral McRaven: Small Commando Force Should Stay in Iraq - AP
China Opens Oil Field in Iraq - NYT
China Starts Oil Pumping in Iraq - WT
Saudi Forces Withdrawing From Bahrain - NYT
Iran Test-fires Missiles, Shows Secret Silos - WP
Guard Chief: Iran Can Build Longer-range Missiles - AP
Yemen Bombs Anti-government Tribal Area - AP
Egypt: Fresh Clashes Erupt in Cairo's Tahrir Square - BBC
Egyptian Security Forces Clash With Protesters - AP
Protesters, Police Clash in Cairo - WP
Al Qaeda
Final Days of Suicide Bomber Who Attacked the CIA - WP
At End bin Laden Wasn't Running al-Qaida - McClatchy
US Department of Defense
New US Defense Secretary Panetta Faces Many Challenges - VOA
FBI Investigating Mismanagement at Arlington - WP
Guam Buildup Could Cost $23.9B Over Next Decade - S&S
US Spent $11.7M to Fly Dependents Out of Japan - S&S
Senators Quiz McRaven For Top Special Operations Slot - AFPS
Military Takes Top US Confidence Rankings - AFPS
Probe into Leak of 'DADT' Report Fails to Identify Sources - WP
United States
McRaven: Administration Has No Plan for Captured Terrorists - WP
Which Petraeus Will Arrive at the CIA? - WP
Kerry, McCain's Bond Shaped by War - WP
United Nations
UN Climate Panel to Examine Extreme Events - AP
International Monetary Fund
Lagarde Chosen to Head IMF - VOA
Lagarde to Succeed Strauss-Kahn at IMF - WT
Christine Lagarde Named IMF Chief - BBC
Combative New IMF Chief Takes on New Challenge - AP
Washington Backs Lagarde to Head IMF - VOA
Africa
Uganda and Burundi to Get US Drones to Fight Islamists - BBC
Sudan Signs Pact With Opposition Forces - NYT
Sudan Deal to Disarm Pro-Southern Rebels - BBC
China Hosts Alleged War Criminal Sudanese President Bashir - VOA
Sudan's Omar al-Bashir Meets China President Hu Jintao - BBC
China Rolls Out Red Carpet for Sudan President - AP
Sudan to Let Ex-Rebels Join Army When South Secedes - Reuters
UN Concerned at Fate of 7,000 Missing Sudanese - AP
Sudan to Appoint Vice President From Darfur - Reuters
Nigerian Sect Targets Security Forces, Non-Muslim Civilians - VOA
UN Extends 19,000-strong Congo Force - AP
Zimbabwe Energy Minister Acquitted - VOA
UN Court Refers Genocide Case to Rwanda - Reuters
UK Navy: Patrols Reduce HOA Piracy, Battle Not Over - Reuters
Horn of Africa Sees 'Worst Drought in 60 Uears' - BBC
Americas
Mexico President Feels 'Misunderstood' in Drug War - AP
7 Cops Investigated in Slaying of Mexico Police Chief - AP
Colombia Extradites Convicted Trafficker to US - AP
Venezuelan, Like Castro, Has Brother at the Ready - NYT
Venezuela's Chavez Shown on Cuban State TV - BBC
Cuba, Venezuela Put Out New Images of Post-Op Chavez - Reuters
Chavez Back on TV, but Still No Info on Health - AP
Scenarios: Chavez Health Saga Keeps Venezuela Guessing - Reuters
Hugo Chavez, MIA - WP editorial
Ecuador Police Convicted over Rafael Correa Protest - BBC
Asia Pacific
China Rejects US Senate Criticism Over Sea Dispute - AP
Chinese Communist Site Now a Bastion for Capitalism - Reuters
North Korea Scorns South's Offer of Nuclear Talks - DN
North Korea Issues Threat to South Ahead of Joint Talks - BBC
Thurman: Kim Jong Il Provocations Will Continue - S&S
Thurman Wants to Bolster US-South Korean Ties - AFPS
Group: Philippine President Hasn't Improved Rights - AP
In Thailand, Money Can Buy Anything, Including a Vote - Reuters
Khmer Rouge UN Tribunal Centers on Controversial Amnesty - VOA
Khmer Rouge Defendant Challenges Genocide Tribunal - AP
Burma's Suu Kyi Warned Over Plans for Tour - AP
Europe
Russian Military Test-fires New Missile - AP
Challenge to UK Rules on Overseas Torture - AP
Greeks Dig in Their Heels, Protest Against Austerity Measures - VOA
Greece Protest Against Austerity Package Turns Violent - BBC
Violence Flares in Athens - LAT
46 Hurt in Clashes on Eve of Key Greek Vote - AP
Turkey Election: Opposition Boycotts Parliament Oath - BBC
In Turkey, Lawmakers Refuse Oath in Protest - NYT
Chinese Leader's Visit to Germany Ends With Large Trade Deals - NYT
Leaderless in Europe - NYT editorial
South Asia