U.S. Sees Progress in Eastern Afghanistan - National Journal
U.S. General: Deal with Tribe in Taliban Bastion - Associated Press
Afghan Tribe Promises Peace for Foreign Aid - Wall Street Journal
U.S. Marines Report Peace Deal with Tribe - McClatchy Newspapers
Agreement in Afghanistan Offers Hope - USA Today
Afghanistan Hopes Tribal Uprising will Bring Peace - The Guardian
U.S.-built Infrastructure is Deteriorating - Washington Post
NATO: No Pause in Afghan Winter Fighting - Voice of America
Violence in Afghanistan 'Had to Get Worse Before it Gets Better' - Daily Telegraph
Judges Set to Rule on Afghan Election Complaints - New York Times
Fleeing Violent Husbands Lands Afghan Women in Prison - Time
Karzai Spokesman to Resign - Washington Post
Afghan Police: 1 Killed, 3 Hurt in Afghan Bombing - Associated Press
The Way Out of Afghanistan - The New York Review of Books opinion
Pakistan
Pakistan's Premier Fights to Save Government - New York Times
Government in Crisis after Coalition Loss - Washington Post
Pakistan PM Gilani in Crisis Talks with Opposition - BBC News
Troubled Pakistan Faces Ruling Coalition Collapse - Associated Press
Main Pakistan Opposition Says Will Not Move Against PM - Reuters
U.S. Official: Pakistan Government Crisis Internal Issue - Reuters
Pakistani President Vows Support For Embattled PM - Reuters
Pakistan: 39 Suspected Insurgents Detained - Associated Press
Iraq
Two Americans Killed in Iraq - New York Times
Iraq And Jordan Agree on Building Oil Pipeline - Reuters
Iran
Iran Invites Some Nations, Not U.S., for Nuclear Tour - New York Times
Iran Invites Nations to Tour Nuke Sites - Associated Press
Iran Invites Ambassadors to Tour Nuclear Sites - Reuters
WikiLeaks: Iran Can Attack Israel With Less Than 12 Minutes Warning - VOA
Iran May Drop Stoning Sentence - New York Times
Report: Iran Jails Nuke Scientist After U.S. Return - Associated Press
Korean Peninsula
Top U.S. Envoy Wants Serious Talks on N. Korea - Associated Press
U.S. Says Hopes For Early Nuclear Talks on North Korea - Reuters
South Korea Stands Firm Against North's 'Adventurism' - BBC News
U.S. Department of Defense
Decision on Europe-based Brigades Expected Soon - Stars and Stripes
White House Picks Special-ops Chief - Associated Press
Army will Evaluate Suspect in WikiLeaks - Washington Times
Defense Dept., Private Industry to Trade Workers for a While - Washington Post
Pentagon Issues Conflict of Interest Rule for Contractors - Washington Post
Former U.S. Official Found Dead in Delaware Landfill - Washington Post
Former U.S. Official's Body Found in Del. Landfill - Associated Press
Navy Captain Is Investigated Over Videos - New York Times
United States
Obama May Bypass Guantánamo Rules, Aides Say - New York Times
What it Took to Get the Defense Spending Bill Passed - Washington Post
WikiLeaks: U.S. Diplomats Help Boeing Sales - Voice of America
Shield Bill a Clear Danger to Free Speech - New York Times opinion
How Little the U.S. Knows of War - Washington Post opinion
Don't Deny Detainees their Day in Court - Los Angeles Times opinion
Australia
Flooding in Australia's Queensland 'to Last Weeks' - BBC News
Australia Flood Death Toll Rises; Rains Cause More Havoc - Los Angeles Times
Australia Rushes Aid to Flooded Areas as Toll Rises - New York Times
Australian Floods Submerge Towns - Reuters
Africa
U.S. Offers Ivory Coast's Laurent Gbagbo 'Dignified Exit' - BBC News
Diplomacy Again Falls Short in Tense Ivory Coast Standoff - New York Times
Africa Heads Offer Amnesty to Ivory Coast's Gbagbo - Associated Press
African Leaders Meet Gbagbo, Urge Him to Go - Reuters
Organizers '100 Percent' Ready for South Sudan Poll - Voice of America
Southern Sudan '100% Ready' for Independence Referendum - BBC News
Nearly 4 Million Sudanese to Vote in Referendum - Associated Press
Nearly 4 Million Sudanese to Vote on Independence - Reuters
Sudan President Bashir to Visit South Before Referendum - BBC News
Sudan's al-Bashir Vows to Accept Referendum Outcome - CNN News
Nigeria's President Sets Out Anti-Terror Plans - Reuters
Africa Migrants Drown Off Yemen as Boats Sink - BBC News
Americas
Out of Prison and into Mortal Danger in Mexico - Los Angeles Times
Official: Mexico's Zetas Drug Gang Had Base in Guatemala - Associated Press
Severed Head Hung From Bridge in Tijuana, Mexico - Associated Press
Colombian Soldiers Accused of Killing 3 Civilians - Associated Press
A Year Later, Haiti Struggles Back - New York Times
Asia Pacific
Japan to Propose Closer Military Ties With S. Korea - New York Times
China 'in Nuclear Power Advance' - BBC News
Japan And South Korea to Discuss Defence Ties And North Korea - Reuters
Europe
Germany Calls Last Conscripts as Army is Reformed - BBC News
France Tries Eight Men Accused of Funding Militants - BBC News
Arrests in Russia Signal Divisions Over Dissent - New York Times
Russia: Pro-democracy Activists Arrested after 'Reset' - Washington Times
Leaked Cables Show U.S.-German Spy Satellite Program - Voice of America
Germany Denies It Plans Secret Spy Project With U.S. - Associated Press
Greece Plans Anti-Migrant Fence At Turkish Border - Reuters
Belarus Releases Detained Presidential Candidate - Reuters
Consequences for Belarus - Washington Post editorial
Middle East
Copts' Anger Escalates in Wake of Egypt Attacks - Los Angeles Times
Bombing Opens Vein of Christian Anger in Egypt - Associated Press
Alexandria Church Bomb: Egypt Police on High Alert - BBC News
Egypt Sees Qaeda Link to Blast; Europe Warns Copts - Reuters
U.S. Renews Mideast Peace Bid After Holiday Break - Reuters
Israel's Labor: We'll Quit if No Progress to Peace - Associated Press
Israel Arrests U.K. Consulate Staff over 'Stadium Plot' - BBC News
Israel Arrests 2 U.K. Consulate Workers in Jerusalem - Associated Press
U.S. Military Aid Is Available for Hire in Yemen - Wall Street Journal
South Asia
Sri Lanka: Tamil Tiger Releases Hit by Rehabilitation Problems - BBC News