Afghanistan
Report: Afghan Nation-building Programs Not Sustainable - WP
Gates Says NATO Forces Ready for Decisive Blow in Afghanistan - VOA
Gates Says Coalition, Afghans Can Turn Corner in Conflict - AFPS
Obama Thanks Germany for Work in Afghanistan - AFPS
Marines Struggle to Convince Afghans they Won't Abandon Them - S&S
Beheading of Politician Seen as Message from Insurgents - LAT
Leaving Afghanistan - WP opinion
Pakistan
US and Pakistan Authorities Dispute Militant's Death - Reuters
Pakistan 'Failing on Minorities' - BBC
Iraq
As More US Troops Die End of Mission Remains Unclear - S&S
US Plans Private Guard Force for Iraq - WSJ
A Gold Rush, Deep in a City's Sewers - NYT
Syria
Syrian Mutiny, Loss of Town Shows Cracks in Regime - AP
Syrians Brace For Government Backlash Over Killings - VOA
Fighters Shoot Protesters at a Palestinian Camp in Syria - NYT
Assad Brother Plays Big Role in Syria - NYT
EU Allies Seek UN Action on Syria - BBC
Syrian Envoy Resigns on TV, or Perhaps It Was Impostor - NYT
Syrian Ambassador to France Denies Resignation - Reuters
Syrian American Blogger Detained - WP
Libya
NATO Attack Destroys Much of Qaddafi Compound - NYT
NATO Planes Bomb Tripoli for Hours on End - LAT
Daytime Airstrikes Rock Libyan Capital - VOA
NATO Unleashes Blistering Airstrikes in Libya - AP
Obama, Merkel Expect Gadhafi To Leave - VOA
Obama and Merkel Tell Qaddafi to Go - NYT
Gaddafi: 'We Will Not Surrender' - WP
Gaddafi Vows to Fight to the Death - BBC
Obama: Gadhafi Must Step Down as 'Arab Spring' Resumes - AFPS
People in Battle-Torn Libya Facing Critical Shortages - VOA
Libyan Minister Visits Beijing After China Talks With Rebels - VOA
Yemen
Yemen's Interim Leadership Rules out Transition Deal for Now - VOA
Yemeni Leader's Condition Raises Doubts About Rule - NYT
President Reported in Serious Condition, Deadly Clashes Continue - WP
Yemen's Saleh 'Gravely Wounded' - BBC
US Officials: Yemen Leader Heavily Burned in Blast - AP
Israel / Palestinians
France to Pursue Mideast Peace Conference - VOA
France to Move Forward on Mideast Conference - AP
Arsonists Damage and Deface Mosque in West Bank Village - NYT
Mosque Torched in West Bank - WP
Israeli Settlers Suspected of Setting Fire in West Bank Mosque - VOA
Syria Warns of More Marches on Israeli Border - AP
Pro-Syrian Palestinian Group Kills 11 Refugees - Reuters
Middle East
Ahmadinejad Criticizes IAEA Chief - AP
Iran Says No Offer Can Stop It Enriching Uranium - Reuters
Obama Supports Efforts by Bahrain to Ease Crisis - VOA
Bahraini Clerics Accuse Police, Unease Continues - Reuters
Internet
Next Generation Internet Addresses Gets Test Flight - VOA
United States
Poll: Global Support for US Killing of Bin Laden - Reuters
A New Voice of America for the Age of Twitter - NYT
After 40 Years, the Complete Pentagon Papers - NYT
Chicago: A Witness Overshadows a Terrorism Defendant - NYT
Chicago: Jury to Begin Deliberating in Mumbai Attacks Trial - AP
Africa
East Africa 'Faces Food Crisis' - BBC
11 Die in Sect Attacks in Nigeria's Northeast - AP
Deadly Attack on Nigerian Police - BBC
Residents Flee Sudan Flashpoint State Clashes - Reuters
Americas
OAS Promises to Tackle Drug Trafficking and Crime - NYT
Hard to Draw Line on Mexico Border Drug Violence - HC
Mexican Cartels Using 'Narco Tanks' - WP
Monster Trucks on the Road, From Gangs in Mexico - NYT
Mexico: Juarez Top Cop Offers Results by December - AP
429 Bodies Found So Far in 2 North Mexico States - AP
Mexican Police Chief Arrested in Rancher's Killing - AP
Gunmen Kill 11 at Drug Rehab Center in Mexico - AP
Ex-Mexican Governor Arrested in Embezzlement Case - AP
Asia / Pacific
China: Execution in a Killing That Fanned Class Rancor - NYT
EU Team Visits North Korea to Assess Food Aid Needs - VOA
North Korea Test Fired Short-Range Missile Last Week - Reuters
Communist Rebel Attacks Kill 6 in Philippines - AP
Malaysia Considers Amnesty for Illegal Immigrants - NYT
Injustice May Spark Fresh Kyrgyzstan Violence - BBC
Europe
Obama, Merkel Disagree on Libya, Economics - WP
Obama Cites Value of US-German Alliance - AFPS
Obama, Merkel Pledge to Cooperate on Libya, Economy - LAT
Obama Presses Europe, Pledges Help for Greek Crisis - Reuters
Germany Faces Criticism Over E. Coli Outbreak - NYT
EU Sets E. Coli Aid at 150m Euros - BBC
UK Outlines Fresh Anti-Extremism Tactics - AP
NATO-Russia Drill Aims to Prevent September 11 Attack - Reuters
Rector at Muslim University in Russia Is Shot to Death - NYT
Bomb Blast Hits Russian Railway Line in Siberia - Reuters
Georgia Diplomat: Peace Talks with Russia at Risk - AP
Russia and Norway in Arctic Deal - BBC
Serbia: Mladic Out of Hospital, in Regular Prison - Reuters
South Asia