US Naval Institute Daily - USNI
Real Clear World - RCP
Afghanistan
Director: Agency to Get Aggressive with Fraud, Waste in Afghanistan - VOA
Contractor Crackdown in Afghanistan - WP
US Mulls Transfer of Taliban Prisoner in Perilous Peace Bid - Reuters
Two French Troops Shot Dead by Afghan Soldier, Officials Say - LAT
2 French Soldiers Killed By an Afghan In Uniform - NYT
Afghan-NATO Raids Kill, Capture Taliban Commanders - AP
Afghan, Coalition Forces Partner to Destroy Explosives - AFPS
ISAF Operations Summary - AFPS
Pakistan
Pakistani Officials Acknowledge Closer Ties with China - VOA
Police Surgeon Gunned Down in Pakistan - VOA
Gunmen Kill Prominent Pakistani Police Surgeon - AP
Syria
Syrian Forces Kill 25 as Monitors Visit More Regions - VOA
Dozens of Protesters Killed as Regime Forces Open Fire - TT
Syria Observers Face More Criticism - NYT
Syria Activists Urge Mass Rallies - BBC
Foreign Monitors Energize Syrian Protests - AP
Syrians Plan Friday Protests as Monitors Visit - Reuters
Iran
Iran Warns US Over Strait of Hormuz - Reuters
Iranian Hormuz Oil Threat is Mostly Bluster, Observers Say - S&S
Iran Tweaks Tensions While Avoiding Fight - USAT
Iran Rejects US Warning Against Closing Strait of Hormuz - VOA
US Warns Iran Against Closing Hormuz Oil Route - AP
For Iran, Cost of Closing Strait May Outweigh Gain - AP
Iran Says it Recorded Video of US Aircraft Carrier - AP
Israeli Spy Chief Downplays Iranian Nuke Threat - WT
Iran and the Strait - NYT editorial
The Coming War with Iran - WT opinion
Egypt
Egypt Raids Offices of Nonprofits, 3 Backed by US - NYT
Security Forces Raid Offices of US, Other Democracy Groups - WP
Egyptian NGO Group Offices Raided - BBC
Egypt Raids Foreign Organizations' Offices in Crackdown - LAT
Egypt Forces Storm Charity Buildings Across Country - TT
Egypt Rights Groups Condemn Raids on Their Offices - AP
A Threat to Egypt’s Hopes - WP opinion
Saudi Arabia
US Announces Saudi Arms Deal Amid Gulf Tensions - VOA
US to Sell F-15 Fighters to Saudi Arabia - AFPS
With $30 Billion Arms Deal, U.S. Bolsters Saudi Ties - NYT
US Touts Saudi Arabia Jet Deal as a Security, Economic Boon - WP
US Sells $30bn in Jets to Saudis - BBC
US finalizes deal to sell F-15s to Saudi Arabia - AP
Middle East / North Africa
Settlement Outposts at Root of Jewish Violence in West Bank - LAT
Gaza and Israel: Unlikely Trade Partners - AP
Israeli Air Strike Kills Leader of Al Qaeda Affiliate in Gaza - Reuters
Israeli Airstrike on Gaza Kills 1 Militant - AP
UN Complains to Iraq Over Attack on Dissident Camp - Reuters
Bahrain to Try 5 Police Officers for Torture - AP
US Department of Defense
Civilian Contractors Playing Key Roles in US Drone Operations - LAT
For Troops, Many Happy Returns - WT
Challenging the Navy’s Numbers - WP opinion
United States
No Military Custody for Al Qaeda - WP opinion
Africa
'Air Raids' Kill South Sudanese - BBC
Foreign Aid Worker Killed, Colleague Wounded in Somali Capital - NYT
Somalia: Wounded MSF Worker Dies; 5 Shabab Killed - AP
Partial Results: Congo Legislative Races Close - AP
'Record Year' for Ivory Seizures - BBC
Americas
US Targets Money Laundering Activity for Mexican and Colombia Cartels - AP
Drug War Challenges Costa Rica - WP
Venezuela: US Rejects Chavez Cancer Comments - BBC
Across Brazil, Plummeting Birth Rates - WP
Jamaican Opposition Wins Election - BBC
Jamaica's Opposition Wins Elections in a Landslide - AP
Asia Pacific
Space Plan From China Broadens Challenge to US - NYT
China Warns of Slowing Economic Growth Rates - VOA
China's Factories Falter, Pro-Growth Policies Eyed - Reuters
At Least 8 Dead in Ethnic Fighting in Western China - LAT
US-Trained China Official Behind Blind Activist's Jailing - Reuters
China Executes 12 People in Single Day - AP
At Huge Rally, North Koreans Declare Kim Their Leader - NYT
Ceremonies Cement Kim as 'Supreme' in N. Korea - WT
N. Korea Vows No Engagement With South’s President - NYT
North Korea: 'Expect No Change' - BBC
North Korea Vows No Softening Despite New Leader - AP
N. Korea's New Leaders Lash Out at South Korea and Allies - Reuters
North Korean Refugees Seek Freedom Via Thailand - VOA
Trapped in North Korea - WP opinion
Europe
Russians Rally for Activist in Hopes of Inspiring a Movement - NYT
Russia: Disputed Voting Turns Church, a Kremlin Ally, Into Critic - NYT
Russian Nuclear Submarine Catches Fire - VOA
Russian Firefighters Submerge Nuclear Sub to Control Blaze - NYT
Russian Nuclear Submarine Fire Contained But Not Out - BBC
No Radiation Threat in Fire on Russian Nuclear Sub - AP
Some Crew Still Aboard Burning Russian Nuclear Sub - AP
Civilian Deaths Claimed in Turkish Airstrike -VOA
Turkish Airstrikes Kill Smugglers Mistaken for Kurdish Separatists - NYT
Turkey: Strikes Kill 35 People Mistaken for Rebels - AP
Italian Premier’s Plan to Stimulate Growth in Struggling Economy - NYT
Spain Set to Fire Opening Salvos in Austerity Drive - Reuters
Ukraine Ex-PM Tymoshenko Moved to Jail-Prison Service - Reuters
South Asia
Bill to Create Anticorruption Agency Stalls in India - NYT