Afghanistan
Mullen: Still Waiting on Afghan Drawdown Plan from Petraeus - S&S
Mullen: Pace of Afghanistan Withdrawal Undecided - AP
Costs 'Front-and-Center' for Afghan Drawdown - DODB
Taliban, al Qaeda Pursue Peace Deals - WT
Can Development Win a Counterinsurgency? - Slate
NATO to Build on Lessons of Afghanistan for Future - AFPS
Making Police Recruits Competent is Uphill Struggle - S&S
Petraeus Vows to Keep Civilian Deaths to Minimum - AP
Rodriguez: Afghans Rise Above Taliban's Desperation - AFPS
Combined Force Captures al-Qaida Operative - AFPS
A Poppy Harvest in Helmand, Undeterred - NYT
Success Worth Paying for in Afghanistan - WP opinion
Pakistan
US Military Cuts in Pakistan 'Significant' - BBC
Mullen: Long-term Relationship Vital Between US, Pakistan - AFPS
Intense Fighting on Pakistan-Afghan Border - WP
Pakistani Soldiers Killed in Border Fighting - NYT
Pakistan Gov't Issues Demarche Over Attack - AP
Pakistan Conveys Concern to Kabul After Militant Raid - Reuters
Syria
Syrian Violence Tests US - WSJ
Attack on Central Town of Rastan 'Kills 15' - BBC
Syrian Forces Kill 13 in Besieged Town - Reuters
New Syria Protest Center Sees Unrelenting Attacks - AP
Opposition Calls for Assad's Ouster - WP
Syria's Exiled Opposition Calls on Assad to Resign - Reuters
Libya
House Sets Votes on Resolutions Critical of US Role in Libya - NYT
House GOP Crafts Bill on US Role in Libya - AP
Libya Says Will Replace Energy Chief Who Defected - Reuters
Libya Rebels Are Not Revising Oil Deals - Reuters
For Gaddafi, a Home on St. Helena - WP opinion
Yemen
Yemen's Chaos is Good NHews for Al Qaeda - LAT
Fighting in Yemen Capital Threatens Airport - NYT
Elite Yemeni Families at Center of Clashes - WP
'Thousands' of Tribesmen March on Sanaa - BBC
Yemen Slides Toward All-Out Fight for Power - AP
Yemen Fighting Intensifies, Envoy Brennan in Talks - Reuters
Iraq
Sunni Fears Grow Over Sadr's Resurgence - WP
Iraq Arrests Seen as Effort to Squelch More Protests - NYT
State Blocks Auditor from Iraq Police Training - WT
9 Killed in Series of Explosions in Western Iraq - AP
DOD Works Toward Successful Transition in Iraq - AFPS
Renovation Reality: War Puts Five-Star Dreams on Hold - NYT
Israel / Palestinians
France Enters the Palestinians' Run to September - LAT
French Minister Bids to Revive Middle East Talks - Reuters
Netanyahu: Israel Will Prevent Another Border Breach - Reuters
Ex-Israeli Spymaster Takes Swipe at Netanyahu - AP
Obama's Commitment to Israel - WP opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Latest Developments in Arab World's Unrest - AP
Bahrain Wary of Protests Before Formula One Ruling - Reuters
270 Migrants Are Missing After Accident Off Tunisia - NYT
More than 200 Migrants 'Missing off Tunisia Coast' - BBC
Moroccan Dies of Wounds Sustained in Protests - AP
UN: Qatar Deports Libyan Rape Victim - WP
Libyan Woman Claiming Rape Deported From Qatar - AP
Egypt and the Arab Fall - LAT opinion
Terrorism
Terrorists Target Wrong Company for Drone Revenge - DR
Cyber War
Cyberdefenses Not Ready to Handle 'Electronic Pearl Harbor' - S&S
E-Mail Fraud Hides Behind Friendly Face - NYT
COIN
Can Development Win a Counterinsurgency? - Slate
US Department of Defense
'Rumsfeld Model' for Senior Officer Selection - RAND
Team Building Drove President's Choices, Gates Says - AFPS
Army Judges Weigh Military Trials for Civilians - AP
F-35 JSF Becoming a Target for Cost Cutters - Politico
United States
Nations Want Better Relations with US, Gates Says - AFPS
World
Global War on Drugs a Failure, High-Level Panel Says - Reuters
Africa
Sudan: Nearly 100 Civilians Killed in Abyei, Official Says - Reuters
Civilians Dead in South Sudan Battle - AP
South Africa and Mozambique Join Forces to Fight Piracy - BBC
South Africa: Ex-spy Chief Kasrils Against Secrecy Bill - BBC
Protests in S. Africa Against Xenophobia - BBC
Somalia: Militants Say Suicide Bomber Was Somali-American - AP
Burundi Peacekeepers in Somalia 'Unpaid' - BBC
Ivory Coast President's Forces Accused of Killings - AP
Pro-Ouattara Troops Executed Unarmed Ivorians - Reuters
Americas
Debate Rises Over Death Toll in Mexico Drug War - AP
Mexican Teens Turn to Kidnapping in Drug War City - Reuters
Chavez: We Won't Tolerate Rebels in Venezuela - AP
Brazil Launches Anti-poverty Plan - BBC
Another Rural Activist Killed in Amazon Region - AP
Asia Pacific
China Rejects Gmail Spying Claims - BBC
China Says it's Not Behind Google Email Hacking - AP
Clinton: FBI to Probe China Email Hacking Charges - AP
E-Mail Fraud Hides Behind Friendly Face - NYT
China Closes Festival That Alluded to Jailed Artist - NYT
US Human Rights Envoy Invited Back to North Korea - AP
Japan Prime Minister Survives No-Confidence Vote - NYT
Japan's Prime Minister Survives Vote - WP
Japan PM Survives With Offer to Quit Once Crisis Overcome - Reuters
Europe
Mladic Faces Hague Court on Bosnia Genocide Charges - Reuters
Mladic May Delay Plea to War Crimes Tribunal - Reuters
On the Run, Mladic's World Slowly Shrank - Reuters
Mladic Arrest Revives Dutch Angst Over Srebrenica - Reuters
France's Futuristic "Pentagon" to Open in 2014 - Reuters
Turkey's Opposition Tries to Turn the AK Party Tide - Reuters
E. Coli Outbreak Reaches Deadliest on Record - Bloomberg
E. Coli Strain Was Previously Unknown, Official Says - NYT
South Asia
With Yoga and Fasting, Graft Fighters Shake India - NYT
In India, Keeping Tabs on Politicians - WP