US Naval Institute Daily - USNI
Afghanistan
Caldwell: Afghan Troops, Police Make ‘Significant’ Progress - AFPS
US to Send 800 More Military Trainers to Afghanistan - WP
Commander: More US Trainers Heading to Afghanistan - AP
CIA Employee Killed in Attack on Kabul Compound - NYT
CIA Base Attacked in Kabul; 1 American Killed - LAT
Two Killed at Kabul 'CIA Station' - BBC
Attack on Kabul CIA Office Kills Agency Contractor - AP
Five Dead in Lashkar Gah Suicide Car Bomb - BBC
Suicide Bomber Kills 2 in Southern Afghanistan - AP
Forces Pressure Insurgents in Eastern Afghanistan - AFPS
Hope and Exasperation at a Kandahar Hospital - NYT
Pakistan
Pakistanis Tied to 2007 Border Ambush on Americans - NYT
Gloves Come Off on Haqqani Network - FP
Shaken by Suicide Bombings, Many Pakistanis Fault US - WP
Pakistan Army Chief Kayani Cancels UK Visit - AP
Top Chinese Security Official Visits Pakistan - AP
Pakistan Vows Support to China in Terror Fight - AP
Israel / Palestinians
Palestinian Statehood Bid at UN to Continue Wednesday - VOA
UN Security Council Considers Palestinian Membership - BBC
UN Council to Take Up Palestinian Bid Wednesday - AP
US, Palestinians Race for Votes at UN Council - Reuters
UN Speech Gives Abbas a Stronger Hand - AP
Turkish Paper Lists Israelis It Says Were in Flotilla Raid - NYT
Israel Accuses Turkish Leader of Incitement - AP
Al-Jazeera Reporter Released From Israeli Prison - AP
Israel: $8 Billion Plan to Address Economic Inequality - NYT
Libya
Fighters Enter Qaddafi Stronghold City as Toll Rises - NYT
Libya Fighters Enter Gaddafi City - BBC
Libyan Interim Government Forces Close In on Sirte - Reuters
Libyans Fleeing Loyalist Town Face Scrutiny - WSJ
Scotland Asks Libya for Help Finding Lockerbie Evidence - NYT
Libyan Justice Minister Says Lockerbie Case Closed - AP
Libya's NTC Says Lockerbie Case Closed - Reuters
Libya Orders State Security Courts Abolished - AP
Libyan Women Train for Military, Hope for Equality - AP
Oil Firm Resumes Libya Operations - BBC
Eni, Total Resume Some Oil Production in Libya - AP
Syria
Syrian FM: West 'Seeks to Break Up' Country - BBC
Syrian Minister Blames West for Crackdown - AP
4 Syrian Soldiers Reported Killed in Escape Attempt - NYT
Syria Forces Storm Refuge for Army Defectors - Reuters
Tanks Storm Restive Town of Rastan - BBC
Syrian Troops Storm Restive Town - AP
Syria Seeks Cutback in Oil Production - WP
Hackers Hit Syrian Government Websites - WT
Iraq
Iraq Signs Deal to Buy 18 F-16 Warplanes - Reuters
Senior Finance Official Assassinated in Iraq - AP
AFN-Iraq ‘Freedom Radio’ Goes Off Air - AFPS
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Social Media Joy at Reform Promise - BBC
Saudi Authorities to Try Woman for Driving - AP
Votes for Women Is Big 'Small Step' in Saudi Arabia - Reuters
Women in Saudi Arabia Have Long Way to Go - TG
Saudi Arabia’s Small Step - WP editorial
Saudi Arabia and Its Women - NYT editorial
Saudi Arabia Denies Women the Vote - WT editorial
Yemen
Yemen President Confirms Support for Transfer of Power - NYT
Yemeni Defense Minister 'Survives Attack' - BBC
Yemen Defense Minister Survives Bomb Attack - Reuters
UN Urges End to Violence in Yemen - AP
Egypt
Egypt’s FM: “Back Treaty with Israel” - AP
Amnesty Urges Release of Egyptian Blogger - AP
Egypt Gas Pipeline Attacked Again - BBC
Militants Attack Egyptian Gas Pipeline to Israel - AP
Middle East / North Africa
Mideast Upheaval: Turkey Offers Itself as an Answer - NYT
Lawyer for Hikers Freed by Iran Denies Abuse Claims - NYT
US Congressmen Pledge Support for Tunisia Election - AP
US Department of Defense
Pentagon Extends Program to Defend Cyber Networks - S&S
Remains of WWII Vet Being Repatriated from Bosnia - S&S
DC’s Largest Free Military Career Fair Slated for Tuesday - S&S
The Pentagon Budget and the Deficit - NYT editorial
United States
Congress Again Manages to Prevent Government Shutdown - S&S
Senate Approves Stopgap Budget Bill -WP
Senate Agrees to Deal to Avert Government Shutdown - NYT
Gates Starts to Say What He Really Thinks - WP
Decade after Anthrax Attacks, Worry Over Stockpile - AP
Man in Pentagon Shooting Faces New Charge at Jail - AP
Fake W.Va. Army General Gets 2 Years in Prison - AP
Washington Monument: Rappelling Inspection Next Up - AP
President’s Foreign-Policy Failures Increase - WT opinion
United Kingdom
Six Accused of Plotting Terrorism in England - NYT
6 Men in UK Court over Alleged Terror Plot - AP
3 IRA Dissidents Arrested, 2 Bomb Alerts in Ulster - AP
Australia
Australia Will Allow Women to Serve in Combat - NYT
Australia Lifts Female Combat Ban - BBC
United Nations
The Turkish Tussle at Turtle Bay - FP
Scuffle at the United Nations Ends in an Apology to Turks - NYT
Few Talking After Shoving Match at UN Assembly - AP
Ready, Set, Walk Out! Protesting Ahmadinejad at UN - Reuters
WHO: Iran, South Asia Worst for City Air Pollution - AP
UN Foundation Launches Mobile Application - AP
Africa
Talks over DR Congo Poll Violence - BBC
South Africa May Block Dalai Lama Visit to Tutu - AP
Americas
Drug Trafficking Greatest Threat to Latin America Today - UN
Paper, Bloggers Stunned by Mexico Killing - AP
Mexico Rejects Video Call to Exterminate Cartel - AP
Mexican Drug Lord's Wife Has Twins in LA County Hospital - LAT
Is Colombia Losing War Against Rebels and Drugs Gangs? - FOX
Colombians Seize $2m FARC Drug Submarine - BBC
Cuba Seeks Normalization With US - AP
Bolivia Halts Work on Amazon Road - BBC
Bolivia President Suspends Construction of Highway - AP
Chile Suffers 3rd Major Blackout In as Many Days - AP
Jamaica's Departing PM Meets With Cabinet Members - AP
Asia Pacific
China Scales Back Military Ties With US Over F-16s - AP
US Ambassador to Beijing Admired, Reviled - AP
Red Alert: Cyber-Espionage in China - WP
Blunt Talk From China Ex-Premier Stirs Reform Pot - Reuters
Two Tibetan Monks Set Themselves on Fire in Protest - NYT
Militants Kill 6, Wound 5 in Philippine Attack - AP
Powerful Typhoon Hits Philippines - BBC
Amnesty: Most Casualties in S. Thailand Civilian - AP
Amnesty: Insurgents Commit 'War Crimes' in S. Thailand - Reuters
Indonesian Police Say Church Bomber Was Wanted Man - AP
Europe
Mixed Reaction to Talk of Bolstering Europe Bailout Fund - NYT
Russia: Putin May Bring Tougher Tone with US - WP
Russian President Ousts Finance Minister - NYT
Russia Finance Minister Resigns - BBC
The Genius of Vladimir Putin - WP opinion
Putin’s Reset - WT opinion
Trial of Ukraine Ex-PM Resumes, Pressure From West - Reuters
Charges Filed in Norway Terror Plot - AP
5 Algerians Arrested in Spain for Terror Links - AP
South Asia