U.S. Plans to Send 1,400 More Marines to Afghanistan - New York Times
Afghanistan Troop Increase Months Before Drawdown - Christian Science Monitor
U.S. to Send 1,400 More Marines to Afghanistan - Voice of America
Marine Unit Deploys About 1,400 Troops to Afghanistan - AFPS
Surge Fails to Reduce Number of Taliban Fighters - Associated Press
Taliban Suicide Bomber Kills Police Official - New York Times
U.S. Suspends 2 Contractors That Failed to Pay Afghans -New York Times
Afghan Suicide Bomber Kills 17 in Bath House - BBC News
Suicide Attack Kills 17 in Southern Afghanistan - Associated Press
Afghans Protest Iran Fuel Truck Ban - Associated Press
Pakistan
MQM Party to Rejoin Pakistani PM Gilani's Coalition - BBC News
Demonstrators Prevent Court Appearance of Alleged Pakistani Assassin - VOA
The Islam That Hard-Liners Hate - New York Times
Government Agrees to Reverse Price Increases - Washington Post
Pakistan's PM Says He Will Roll Back Fuel Price Rises - New York Times
Pakistani PM Woos Coalition Partner With Price Rise Reversal - Reuters
Death of a Liberal in Pakistan - Washington Post editorial
Iraq
Iraq's Sadrists Project New Confidence - New York Times
In Iraq, Apprehension Ahead of Speech by Cleric al-Sadr - Washington Post
It's Iraq but It's Not, Part 1 - New York Times
Iran
Iran Detains American Woman as Spy, Reports Say - New York Times
E.U. Diplomat: Visit of Iran Nukes Is Job for IAEA - Associated Press
E.U. to Reject Iran Offer on Nuclear Sites - Reuters
Korean Peninsula
U.S. Shifts Toward Talks on N. Korea - New York Times
'Useful' U.S., China Meetings on N. Korea - Washington Post
U.S. Envoy Says He Had Productive Talks on Koreas - Associated Press
Two Koreas And U.S. Militaries Lower Alert - Reuters
Analysis: S. Korea Cool to N. Korea Charm Offensive - Associated Press
WikiLeaks
U.S. Cautions People Named in Cable Leaks - New York Times
Cables Make Appearance in a Tale of Sunken Treasure - New York Times
WikiLeaks Gives Dangerous Ammunition to a Tyrant - Washington Post
U.S. Department of Defense
Secretary Gates' News Conference, Press Links - Small Wars Journal
Dempsey Tapped to be Next Army Chief of Staff - Stars and Stripes
Gates wants Dempsey as New Army Chief of Staff - Associated Press
AFRICOM Leaders to Mull Headquarters Location - Stars and Stripes
Pros and Cons of Potential AFRICOM HQ Locations - Stars and Stripes
Gates Orders DOD to Accelerate DADT Repeal - Stars and Stripes
Pentagon Moving to End 'Don't Ask,' Gates Says - Washington Post
United States
Ex-C.I.A. Officer Named in Disclosure Indictment - New York Times
Ex-CIA Officer Charged with Leak to Times Reporter - Associated Press
U.S. Releases Algerian Prisoner From Guantanamo - Associated Press
Iwo Jima Memorial Needs Rescue Mission - Washington Times
United Kingdom
Reports: Police Increase Presence in London - Associated Press
Africa
Ivory Coast Incumbent President Rejects Call for More U.N. Peacekeepers - VOA
Ivory Coast Election Winner Wants Rival Ousted - Associated Press
Ouattara Offers Amnesty if Ivory Coast's Gbagbo Quits Fast - Reuters
Ghana Questions Ivory Coast Military Option - BBC News
Sudan Vote Puts Stability on the Line - Washington Times
Southern Sudan Prepares to Wave 'Bye Bye Khartoum' - BBC News
1 Hand or 2? S. Sudan to Vote on Unity, Split - Associated Press
Sudan Report Finds Oil Transparency Key to Peace - Voice of America
7 Out of 10 Zimbabweans Fear Political Violence - Associated Press
Niger Opposition Leaders Want Election Rolls Corrected - Voice of America
Mali: French Embassy Attack Was Isolated Incident - Associated Press
Tense Calm in Algeria After Riots - Associated Press
Americas
Brazil Police Move into Rio de Janeiro Gang Strongholds - BBC News
Mexican Police Arrest 2 in Tijuana Beheading - Associated Press
Cuba Announces Changes to Its Cabinet - Associated Press
U.N. Chief Appoints Haiti Cholera Panel - Associated Press
Dominican Republic Back to Deporting Haitians - Associated Press
Asia Pacific
China's Stealth Fighter Takes U.S. by Surprise - Los Angeles Times
Gates' China Trip Aims for Lasting Military-to-Military Relationship - AFPS
U.S. to Renew Military Ties With a Rising China - Associated Press
China Confirms President Hu to Visit U.S. - Reuters
U.S. Protests Assault on Envoy in Vietnam - New York Times
Vietnam Media: U.S. Diplomat Shoved Local Official - Associated Press
Laos General and Hmong Leader Vang Pao Dies in Exile - BBC News
Vietnam War 'Secret Army' Chief Dies in U.S. Hospital - Agence France-Presse
Europe
Russians React Badly to U.S. Criticism on Protests - New York Times
German Foreign Minister Fends Off Critics - New York Times
Hungary Admits to a 'Bad Start' in E.U. Presidency - New York Times
Clinton Condemns Belarus Crackdown, Meets Activists - Reuters
Middle East
After Bombing, Egypt Faces Its Sectarian Divide - New York Times
Egypt Christians Mark Mournful Christmas Eve Mass - Associated Press
Al Qaeda Hits Yemen Army Convoy, 10 Killed - Reuters
Palestinians: Israeli Troops Mistakenly Kill Man - Associated Press
South Asia
India to Establish Naval Research Center - Voice of America
Steep Rise in Indian Food Costs Sparks Fears of Global Effects - Washington Post
Media Watchdog Urges India to Protect Journalists - Associated Press