Afghanistan
Obama, Karzai Discuss Afghan Transition - VOA
US Senate Panel Questions Success of Nation-Building in Afghanistan - VOA
Amb. Crocker Warns of Risk if the US Abandons Afghanistan - NYT
Progress in Afghanistan Called Hard But Not 'Hopeless' - WP
Amb. Crocker: Afghans to Need Support after US Pullout - WT
Ambassador Nominee Crocker Says Afghanistan Not Hopeless - AP
Gates: US Wants 'Joint Bases' in Afghanistan - WP
What We're Buying in Afghanistan - TNY
Haqqani Terrorists Threaten US Withdrawal from Afghanistan - WT
Pakistan Militant Group Vows to Escalate Fight in Afghanistan - Reuters
Afghan Official: 9 Killed in Wedding Party Attack - AP
Army Seeks Social Media Gurus to Save Afghan War - DR
Low Hopes for Afghanistan - WP opinion
Testing the Afghan Exit Ramps - WP opinion
Pakistan
Suspected US Missile Strikes Kill at Least 20 in Pakistani Tribal Region - VOA
US Drone 'Kills 15' in Pakistan - BBC
Clash Kills 8 Pakistan Troops, 10 Militants - AP
Syria
International Community Turns Up Pressure on Syria - VOA
New Move to Condemn Syria in UN - NYT
Western Powers Push UN Syria Vote - BBC
UN Considers Revised Condemnation of Syria - AP
Reports of Syrian Defections Signal Further Splits - VOA
Syrians Flee to Turkey, Telling of Gunmen Attacking Protesters - NYT
Hundreds in Syria Flee to Turkey, Fearing Army Assault - BBC
Syrian Forces Converge on Rebellious Northern Town - AP
Syrian Envoy to France Denies Resignation - NYT
Syrian Ambassador to France Denies Resigning - BBC
In Syria, the Death of Tourism - WP
Libya
Silence in Tripoli after Bombardment - WP
NATO Plans for Libya Without Gadhafi - VOA
Western and Arab Talks to Focus on Libya 'End-Game' - Reuters
NATO Endorses Decision to Extend Libya Operation - AFPS
Gates Calls for More NATO Allies to Join Air Campaign - LAT
Gates Calls on NATO Allies to Do More in Libya - AFPS
Gates Presses US Allies to do More Against Libya - AP
Senators Unveil Tough Resolution on Libya - AP
White House Says it Will Answer Congress on Libya - AP
Gadhafi Forces Attack Libyan Port City of Misrata - VOA
Gaddafi Investigated over Use of Rape as Weapon - BBC
Gadhafi Investigated Over Use of Drugs for Rapes - AP
Anticipation in Tripoli as Net Tightens on Gaddafi - Reuters
Yemen
US Is Intensifying Secret Campaign of Yemen Airstrikes - NYT
Militants Said to Gain Ground in South Yemen - LAT
Yemeni Activists Threaten to Launch Presidential Council - WP
Yemen's Opposition Aims To Strip President of Power - NYT
Yemen's Interim Leader Urged to Start Power Transition - VOA
Yemeni Parties Deny Talks Report - BBC
Tribesmen Seize Part of Yemen's 2nd Biggest City - AP
Fighting Turns Southern Yemen Town Into 'Hell' - Reuters
Preventing Chaos in Yemen - WP editorial
Iraq
US Soldier Killed on Patrol in Iraq - WP
Iran
Iran to Move its Most Sensitive Nuclear Equipment to Bunker - WP
Iran Says It Will Speed Up Uranium Enrichment - NYT
Iran to Triple Higher-Enriched Uranium Production - VOA
Revolutionary Guard Praises Idea of Nuke Testing - AP
EU Accuses Iran of Deepening Nuclear 'Defiance' - Reuters
Middle East / North Africa
In Saudi Arabia, Royal Funds Buy Peace for Now - NYT
World Bank Seeks to Curb North Africa Handouts - Reuters
Mullen: US, Egypt Maintain Strong Military Bond - AFPS
Tunisia Postpones Election, Possibly Aiding New Parties - NYT
Tunisia Announces Election Delay - BBC
Will Mubarak's Trial Unite or Divide Egypt? - NYT opinion
Terrorism
Bin Laden Trove of Documents Sharpen US Aim - AP
Bin Laden Deputy Issues Eulogy Video - VOA
Qaeda No. 2 Delivers Video Eulogy to Bin Laden - NYT
Al-Qaeda Video Raises Questions - WP
Bin Laden's No. 2: Muslims Will Destroy America - AP
Bin Laden Documents Sharpen US Aim - AP
US Seeks Help from Egypt in Recapturing Terrorists at Large - WT
US Department of Defense
Future Wars Seen as Longer, Deadlier - WT
Lynn: US Must Prepare for Future Warfare Trends - AFPS
Panetta Sees 'Difficult Choices' Ahead to Curtail Spending - Bloomberg
Panetta will Deal with a Pentagon Bureaucracy that Gates Mastered - TH
Inside the Ring: Panetta and Defense Spending - WT
V-22 Vertical Aircraft Gets Rave Reviews - TH
Cost of Fuel is Major Expense for US Military - TD
One Army, Two Failures - S&S
Case Against ex-NSA Manager Narrows - WP
US Intelligence Community
Spooks Get New Workout Routine... for Their Minds - DR
United States
US Can't Justify its Drug War Spending, Reports Say - LAT
Lynn Cites Importance of Programs to Prevent Conflict - AFPS
Africa
Hedge Funds 'Grab' Africa's Land - BBC
UN Report Warns of Regional 'Ethnic Cleansing' in Sudan - AP
Americas
Suspicion and Disunity Impede Effort to Fight Drug Violence - NYT
Mexico: Former Tijuana Mayor Charged in Weapons Case - WP
Mexico Returns Former Mayor to Tijuana to Face Arms Charges - LAT
After Years of Rumor, Tijuana Mayor Faces Charges - AP
Mexico Gunmen Kill 11 at Torreon Drugs Clinic - BBC
Peru's President-elect Humala Eyes Stronger US Ties - BBC
Colombia Condemns Murder of Land Activist Ana Cordoba - BBC
Aide's Quitting Casts Doubt on Brazil's New President - NYT
Elite Police Force Arrives in Northern Brazil - AP
Asia Pacific
China Aircraft Carrier Confirmed by General - BBC
Report: General Confirms China's Aircraft Carrier - AP
Aggrieved Chinese Face Swift Police Repression - VOA
Scatological Mockery of Chinese Official Brings Swift Penalty - NYT
North Korea Reportedly Test-fires Missiles - CNN
Europe
NATO, Russia Clash Again on Missile Defense Plan - AP
Italian Police in Massive Swoop on Mafia Suspects - BBC
Greece 'Needs Further Assistance' - BBC
South Asia
South Asia's Energy Quest Could Reshape Region - WP
In India, Dynamism Wrestles With Dysfunction - NYT
India's Anti-Corruption Activists Renew Pressure on Government - VOA