U.S. Launches Direct Mideast Peace Talks - Voice of America
Rivals in Middle East Fast-Track Talks - Wall Street Journal
Middle East Talks Begin with Work Plan - Los Angeles Times
Netanyahu, Abbas Seek 'Framework' - Washington Times
Settlements in West Bank Are Clouding Peace Talks - New York Times
Hebron Could be Powder Keg as Peace Talks Begin - Los Angeles Times
Hamas Among Intractable Issues in Mideast Talks - Associated Press
Experts Fear Mideast Talks Are Too Ambitious - New York Times
Israel and Palestine: A True One-state Solution - Washington Post opinion
Afghanistan
Gates: More Casualties Expected, Allied Strategy Will Work - Voice of America
Gates Says U.S. Making Progress in Afghan War - Associated Press
Afghanistan Now Has Forces, Resources, Petraeus Says - AFPS
Gates, Karzai Discuss Way Ahead in Afghanistan - AFPS
Petraeus: U.S. To Start NATO Talks on Afghan Transition - Reuters
Afghanistan Gains Come at High Price, General Says - AFPS
U.S. Withdrawal from Iraq Looms Over Afghan War - Voice of America
Taliban in Financial Trouble, General Says - AFPS
2 U.S. Troops Die in Afghanistan - Associated Press
Air Strike Targets Senior Insurgent Leader - AFPS
Deaths Disputed in Afghan Airstrike - Wall Street Journal
Afghan Leader Condemns Air Strike as Gates Arrives - Reuters
Karzai Calls Aide's Arrest Reminiscent of Soviet Times - Washington Post
Depositors Panic Ove Bank Crisis in Afghanistan - New York Times
Afghans Pull Money from Troubled Kabul Bank - Los Angeles Times
Bank Crisis: Karzai Urges Afghans Not to Panic - Washington Post
Karzai Kin Asks U.S. to Bolster His Bank - Wall Street Journal
Afghanistan Assures Bank Customers Amid Graft Fears - Reuters
Our Distracted Commander in Chief - Washington Post opinion
Pakistan
Pakistani Officials Caution Against Large Outdoor Religious Ceremonies - VOA
Police: Attack on Pakistan Minority Mosque Kills 1 - Associated Press
Bomb Kills 1 Police Officer, Wounds 3 in Pakistan - Associated Press
Pakistan Taliban Take Responsibility For Bombings - Reuters
U.S. Military Boosts Pakistan Aid Capabilities - AFPS
Objective in Pakistan is to Help, Mullen Says - AFPS
Pakistan Gets IMF Relief, Tightens Security - Reuters
Iraq
After Iraq War, Uncertainty and Seemingly Mixed Messages - Washington Post
Iran
Security Forces in Evidence Ahead of pro-Palestinian Rallies - Los Angeles Times
Attackers Strike Home of Iranian Opposition Leader - New York Times
Iran Stoning Lawyer Reunited With Family - Associated Press
United Nations
Security Council to Hold Summit on Peace - Associated Press
United States
New Yorkers Want Islamic Center Moved, Poll Finds - New York Times
Justice Department Sues Arizona Sheriff - Washington Post
Justice Dept. Sues Sheriff Over Bias Investigation - New York Times
Justice Dept. Sues Arizona Sheriff - Washington Times
U.S. Sues Arizona Sheriff in Civil Rights Probe - Los Angeles Times
Africa
Mainstream U.S. Media Criticized for Ignoring Developments in Africa - VOA
Sudan's North-South Faultline Worries About War - Associated Press
Sudan Referendum Body Agrees Post to End Deadlock - Reuters
Rape Victims in Congo Raid Now More Than 240 - New York Times
Mozambique Calm After 2 Days of Deadly Food Riots - Associated Press
Mozambique Riots Spotlight World Food Price Spike - Associated Press
Uganda Court Charges 2 Over Deadly Twin Bombings - Associated Press
S. Africa to End Amnesty for Illegal Zimbabweans - Associated Press
Americas and Caribbean
Calderon Acknowledges "Central Threat" of Drug Cartels - Washington Post
Calderon: Violence Price Worth Paying in Drug War - Associated Press
Gun Battle in Northeastern Mexico Leaves 25 Dead - Los Angeles Times
Soldiers Kill 25 in Mexico Gunbattle - Associated Press
Drug Shootout With Army Kills 25 In Mexico - Reuters
Drug Gangs Prey on Migrants In Risky Mexico Journey - Reuters
Massacre Survivor: Victims Refused Narco Work - Associated Press
Ecuadorean Survivor Urges Migrants to Avoid Mexico - Associated Press
Chavez Defends His Record on Crime In Venezuela - Reuters
Election Official: Chavez Breaking Campaign Rules - Associated Press
Salvador Bans Gang Membership After Bus Massacre - Associated Press
5 Police Officers Killed by Road Bomb in Colombia - Associated Press
Despite Embargo, Cuba A Haven For Pirated U.S. Goods - Reuters
Asia Pacific
North Korea Appears Ready to Extend Dynastic Rule - New York Times
U.S. to Send Flood Aid to North Korea - Voice of America
U.S., S. Korea to Hold Further Naval Drills - Associated Press
China Census Highlights Growing Rights Awareness - Associated Press
Journalist Murders in Indonesia Attributed to Low Standards - Voice of America
Central Asia
Suicide Car Bomber Wounds 25 Police In Tajikistan - Reuters
Europe
Book Sets Off Immigration Debate in Germany - New York Times
U.S. Officers Take Up Posts at Paris Airport - Associated Press
Paris Mosque Slams Burger Chain's Muslim Outreach - Associated Press
Serbia Confiscates $256 Million of Crime Property - Associated Press
Muslim Cleric Calls For Beheading Of Dutch Politician - Reuters
Middle East
U.N. Atom Chief Invited Israel to Mull Joining NPT - Reuters
Turkish Action Film Depicts Israeli Raid - New York Times
Wiesenthal Worked for Israeli Spy Agency, Book Alleges - New York Times
Group Promotes Egypt's Spy Chief for President - Associated Press
Egypt TV Show Stirs Debate Over Muslim Brotherhood - Associated Press
South Asia
A Kashmir Hospital Is Witness to Conflict - New York Times
Muslims Use Facebook, YouTube in Kashmir Fight - Associated Press