Rodriguez: No Unnecessary Risk in Obama Drawdown Plan - S&S
Rodriguez: 'Indisputable' Progress in Afghanistan - WP
Rodriguez Outlines ISAF's Drawdown, Transition Plan - AFPS
UN Says Afghan Transition Is 'on Track' - AP
US Afghanistan Drawdown Begins Slowly - Reuters
Taliban Again Refute Claims of Peace Talks with West - Reuters
Slow Withdrawal Plan for British Troops - NYT
Taliban Fighters Attack Afghan Police Posts - NYT
NATO Probes Afghan Civilian Deaths Allegations - Reuters
NATO Cargo Plane Crashes, 9 Killed - WP
ISAF Operations Roundup - AFPS
Pakistan
Nuclear-bomb Maker says N. Korea Bribed for Know-how - WP
Pakistan 'Seriously Concerned' Over Cross-Border Attacks - VOA
Taliban Commander Back on the Air in Pakistan - AP
Pakistani Panel Bars Bin Laden Family From Leaving Country - VOA
Iraq
US Troops on Target to Leave Iraq This Year - AFPS
Iranian Envoy Seeks Iraq Ties at `Highest Level' - AP
Iran Waiting in the Wings - FOX
Syria
Syrian Crackdown Underscores New Vulnerability for Regime - WP
Restive City of Hama Tests Will of Syrian Government - NYT
At Least 22 Reported Killed in Flashpoint Syrian City - VOA
Libya
Rebels Seize 2 Towns Near Libyan Capital - VOA
Libyan Rebels Gain Inches Toward Link to Tripoli - NYT
Libyan Rebels Aaid to Advance in West - LAT
In Libya, Rebels Gaining in the West - WP
Libyan Rebels 'Make Desert Gains' - BBC
Libyan Rebels Seize 2 Mountain Towns - AP
Libya: NATO Intensifying Bombing to Aid Rebel Push - AP
Libyan Children Struggle to Cope With Conflict - VOA
Yemen
Yemen Clashes Kill 7 Islamists, 1 Soldier - AP
Israel / Palestinians
Israeli, Turkish Diplomats Try to Heal Rift From Flotilla Raid - NYT
Gaza Flotilla, More Cat-And-Mouse Than Crisis - AP
UN: Israel, Protesters at Fault in Lebanese Border Clash - Reuters
UN Accuses Israel of Excessive Force at Border - AP
Israel 'Angry' at Lebanon Report - BBC
Israeli Tank Hits Roadside Bomb Along Gaza Border - AP
Romania Favors Two-State Solution to Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - VOA
Middle East / North Africa
IAEA Chief Says to Meet Iran FM, Wants Cooperation - Reuters
Egypt Promises to Fire Hundreds of Police Officers - WP
Riots Erupt in Egyptian City Over Police Trials - AP
Egypt Cabinet Approves Draft Parliamentary Vote Laws - Reuters
Egyptians Race to Capture the Spirit of Tahrir Square - LAT
Death of Whistleblower Is Test for Tunisia's New Rulers - NYT
Terrorism
US Tests New Approach to Terrorism Cases - NYT
New Detention Policy in Somali's Case - WP
Interrogation at Sea Skirts Obama Pledge - WT
Somali Arrested by US Sought to Expand Al Shabaab - Reuters
Somali Militants Change Tactics as Drought Worsens - VOA
Somalia Islamists Lift Ban on Aid - BBC
US Adds Body Bombs to Concerns on Air Travel - NYT
Terrorists Look to Implant Bombs in Humans - AP
UK Torture Panel to Study Rendition - AP
Obama's Terrorist 'Catch and Release' Policy - WP opinion
Assimilation's Failure, Terrorism's Rise - NYT opinion
US Department of Defense
Pentagon Wants To Shift $6 Billion To Meet Pressing Needs - IDN
Fort Hood Commander Refers Hasan to Court-Martial - AFPS
Fort Hood Suspect to Face Death Penalty - S&S
Defense Budget: Name (the Price of) that Tune - WP
'Nothing Can be Off Limits' in Budget Talks, Except Military Bands - AP
Court Orders Halt to 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Enforcement - AFPS
Court Ruling Blocks Enforcement of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' - S&S
Scientists Say Pentagon Misleads on Warzone Dust Studies - USAT
United States
GOP Candidates Build Foreign Policy Teams - WP
White House Reverses Policy on Suicide Condolence Letters - AFPS
US Space Politics in State of Flux - WP
Time to Rethink Spy Chief - Politico opinion
What the CIA Needs in David Petraeus - WP opinion
Stop Searching for an Obama Doctrine - WP opinion
United Nations
UN Report Calls for End to Injustices Faced by Women - VOA
International Monetary Fund
Lagarde Pledges to Move Forward with IMF Reforms - VOA
New Leader Stresses Diversity and Respect - NYT
Lagarde to Give China Senior IMF Job - Reuters
World
Study Finds Small Arms Have Serious Impact on Fragile States - VOA
Africa
Challenges Temper Joy on Eve of Founding of South Sudan - WT
South Sudan Capital Sweeps Up, Cracks Down Before Split - Reuters
US Sends High Level Delegation to South Sudan Ceremonies - VOA
S. Sudan: Juba Trying Hard to Be Business-Friendly - VOA
South Sudan Extends the Clout of Its Neighbor Uganda - NYT
UN: Tribal, Rebel Violence Kills 2,300 in South Sudan - Reuters
Jonathan Chooses Continuity With New Nigerian Cabinet - VOA
Somali Militants Change Tactics as Drought Worsens - VOA
Somalia Islamists Lift Ban on Aid - BBC
Americas
Mexico Forests Fall Prey to Crime Mafias - WP
'Mistakes' in US-Mexico Gun Sting - BBC
Venezuelans Ponder Life Without Chavez - AP
Opposition Wants Chavez to Get Better, Lose Vote - Reuters
Colombia Troops Jailed for Deaths - BBC
Asia Pacific
Pakistan's Nuclear-bomb Maker says N. Korea Bribed for Know-how - WP
Japanese PM Under Fire, Vows to Stay in Office - JT
China Censors Web Searches on Jiang Zemin - WP
China Denies Jiang Death Rumours - BBC
China Media Dismiss Reports of Jiang's Death - AP
Red Shirts Warn New Thai Govt to Seek Justice - Reuters
Europe
Russia to Spend $730 Billion on New Weapons - VOA
In Karabakh, the First post-Soviet War - WP
German Leader Criticized for Report of Saudi Tank Deal - NYT
VP Biden Welcomes Cooperation Between Kosovo and Serbia - VOA
Albanian Charged in Frankfurt Airport Shooting - AP
UK Arrest Made in Spain Assassination Attempt - AP