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Afghanistan
Clinton: US Committed to Afghanistan Despite Deadly Attacks - VOA
ISAF Adds Precautions to Counter Insider Attack Risks - AFPS
Commander: Troops Safer Against Insider Attacks - AP
ISAF Troops Step Back as Afghans Become Face of Security - AFPS
Northern Ireland Lessons Offered to Afghanistan - VOA
Karzai Says 2014 Afghan Elections Will Be on Time - AP
ISAF Operations Summary - AFPS
Ending the Afghan War - WP opinion
Syria
Turkey Renews Syria Strikes After Deadly Cross-Border Shelling - VOA
Turkey Strikes Back for 2nd Day After Shelling Kills 5 Civilians - NYT
Turkey Resumes Strikes in Syria - WP
Turkey Renews Strikes on Syria - BBC
Scores Killed as Car Bombs Strike Syria - VOA
Cajoling, Drugging and More as Rebels Try to Draw Defectors - NYT
Pro-Assad Media Gives Government View of Syrian Conflict - VOA
Iran
Iranian Police Clash With Protesters After Currency Plunges - VOA
Tensions Over Currency Spark Clashes Between Protesters, Security - WP
Violence and Protest in Iran as Currency Drops in Value - NYT
Ex-US Defense Chief Says Hit on Iran Would be Disastrous - VP
Libya
Sensitive Documents Left Behind at American Mission in Libya - WP
State Department Opens Libya Consulate Attack Probe - AP
Obama Faces New Libya Questions - BBC
Middle East / North Africa
Rift Grows Between Israeli Leaders Over Relations With US - NYT
Devout Israeli Jews Moving to Arab-Jewish Cities - AP
HRW Report Details Gaza Prison Abuse, Torture - VOA
Rights Group Criticizes Hamas-Run Justice System in Gaza - NYT
Suspected US Drone Said to Strike in Yemen - AP
Four Qaeda Militants Killed in Yemen US Drone Strike - Reuters
US Concerned After Bahrain Upholds Health-Care Workers’ Jail Terms - WP
US Citizen Sentenced to Life in Iraqi Prison - AP
New Egyptian TC Channel Pitches Strict Vision of Islam - WP
2 Christian Boys Held in Egypt on Charges They Defiled a Koran - NYT
Egypt Struggles to Pay Oil Bill - NYT
Crowd Backs Tunisia 'Rape' Woman - BBC
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
Book: Obama Hoped to Try bin Laden, if Captured - AP
Intelligence Effort Named US Citizens, Not Terrorists - AP
France: Bill Targets Overseas Militant Training Camps - BBC
UK Lawyer: Extremist Wanted by US is Depressed - AP
UK: Private Terrorism Prosecution Rejected - BBC
Al-Qaeda's Dead? Hardly - FP opinion
NATO
NATO’s Secretary-General Discusses Afghanistan, Libya - LAT
US Department of Defense
Top Military Officer Tells Troops to Ban Together to Endure Changes - KS
Submarine Force Makes Public Case for New Sub - TD
Why Camouflage Uniforms Aren’t Uniform - WP
Official Describes Joint Information Environment - AFPS
Debate Over Military Voting Heats up - DP
United States
House Vets Chair Says VA Has ‘a Leadership Void’ - S&S
Nation's Heroes Gather to Remember Fallen Comrades - S&S
United Kingdom
FS Hague Issues Warning About Global Cybercrime Danger - BBC
Northern Ireland Lessons Offered to Afghanistan - VOA
Africa
US Expands Military Operations in Africa - VOA
Nigeria Makes Arrests Over Student 'Massacre' - BBC
Nigeria Police Make Arrests After College Massacre - Reuters
Sudan: Ambush Kills Darfur Peacekeepers - BBC
Rights Group Alleges Violations by S. Sudan Forces - VOA
Civilians 'Abused' in South Sudan - BBC
UN to Weigh Mali Intervention Plan - WP
Mali Islamists Execute Man in Timbuktu - VOA
Mali Islamists Kill 'Murderer' - BBC
South African Inquiry into Miners' Deaths Stalls - VOA
More Than 60 Inmates Escape From Liberian Prison - AP
Americas
Fears Abound Ahead of Close Venezuelan Elections - AP
Venezuela's Chavez Fights Young Rival in Re-election Bid - Reuters
Son of Embattled Mexico Ex-Governor Found Dead - AP
Brazil: Lula Aide 'Led Corruption Scheme' - BBC
Colombia's Santos Recovering Well - BBC
Argentina Naval Ship in Ghana Seized Over Loans Default - BBC
Argentina: Police Fury at Pay Cuts - BBC
Has Mexico's Drug War Accomplished Anything? - TA opinion
Is Venezuela’s Chavez on the Brink? - WFP opinion
Asia / Pacific
Carter: Regional Prosperity at Heart of Asia-Pacific Strategy - AFPS
China Vows to Continue Patrols Near Disputed Islands - VOA
China Boats Sail to Islands Amid Talk of Bank 'Pullout' - BBC
Vietnam's Trade With China Flourishes Despite S. China Sea Tensions - VOA
Taiwan Politician in China Visit - BBC
US Waives Visa Requirements for Taiwanese - VOA
Balloons Carry anti-South Korea Message Across DMZ - S&S
Pesticides Threaten Thailand’s Reputation as Food Exporter - VOA
Suu Kyi: Burma Must Develop Its Own Democracy - VOA
Philippines Ex-President Is Arrested in Hospital on New Charges - NYT
Philippine Court Orders ex-President Arrested for Plunder - BBC
Internet Law in Philippines Takes Effect, Raising Fears - NYT
Europe
Europe’s Nuclear Reactors Need Repair or Upgrades - NYT
US: Immigrant Stole Military Technology for Russia - AP
US 'Cracks Russian Hi-Tech Plot' - BBC
Russia Denies Involvement in US Smuggling Network - Reuters
Ivanishvili Backtracks on Call for Georgian President's Resignation - VOA
Georgian Politician Rescinds Call for President to Quit - NYT
Greece Predicts It Will Reach New Funding Deal - VOA
Unemployment Rises in Spain With No Relief in Sight - VOA
Netherlands: Prosecutors Seek to Strip War Criminal of Profits - AP
Spain Says Arrested Man Planned University Attacks - AP
Hackers Strike Against Swedish Websites - AP
Georgia Speaks Its Mind - NYT editorial
South Asia
India to Announce More Reforms - BBC
Russia, Pakistan Stress Ties Despite Scrapped Trip - AP