US Naval Institute Daily - USNI
Real Clear World - RCP
Afghanistan
Security Forces Kill 30 Afghan Insurgents - AP
NATO Copter Makes Forced Landing in Afghanistan - AP
Pakistan
Pakistan Welcomes Renunciation of Any Coup Plans - VOA
Pakistan Information Minister to Quit Amid Political Crisis - Reuters
Car Bomber Kills Soldiers in Pakistan - NYT
Taliban Suicide Bomber Kills 6 Pakistani Soldiers - AP
Iraq
US Keeping Iraq at Arm’s Length With Troops Out - NYT
Iraqi Premier Chides Restive Provinces - WP
Iraq PM Chides Sunni Sections Pushing for Autonomy - AP
Sunni Leader Says Charges Could Reignite Sectarian War - Reuters
Iraq Struggles to Create Jobs and Wealth - VOA
Last Combat Troops Out of Iraq Back at Fort Hood - AP
Iraq Is a Mess. But Leaving Was the Right Call - TNR opinion
Syria
Assad Trades Blame With Protesters for Bombings in Syria - NYT
Syrians Hold Funerals for 44 Blast Victims - VOA
Thousands Attend Funerals for Syrian Bomb Victims - AP
Mourning Syrians Rally for Assad, UN Condemns Bombs - Reuters
Iran
Iran's Navy Begins Drill in International Waters - AP
Iran Rejects US Allegation on Al Qaeda Operative - Reuters
Registration Starts for Iran's Parliamentary Poll - AP
Daughter of Iran's Former President Stands Trial - AP
Yemen
Yemeni Troops Kill 7 Protesters in Sana'a - VOA
'Eight Die' in New Yemen Protest - BBC
Forces Loyal to Yemeni President Fire on Protesters - NYT
Troops Hit Protesters Marching Into Yemen Capital - AP
Yemen's Saleh Vows to Leave, Troops Kill 9 Protesters - Reuters
Yemeni President Says He’ll Leave Country, Head to US - LAT
Middle East / North Africa
Pilgrims, Tourists Descend on Bethlehem for Christmas Celebrations - VOA
Thousands Enjoy Merry Christmas in Bethlehem - AP
Christmas Pilgrims Pray for Peace in Bethlehem - Reuters
Gaza's Hamas Leader Launches Muslim World Trip - AP
Gaza's Thriving Tunnel Imports Unleash Building Boom - Reuters
Bahrain Says to Drop Free-Speech Cases After Protests - Reuters
Egypt Islamists Continue Gains in 2nd Round Vote - AP
Egypt Islamists Take Two-Thirds of 2nd-Round Vote - Reuters
First Freely Elected Tunisian Govt Sworn In - AP
Libya Celebrates Independence Day - BBC
Libya Marks 1st Independence Day in 42 Years - AP
Change in Saudi Arabia - LAT opinion
US Department of Defense
President, First Lady Wish Troops Happy Holidays - AFPS
Marine Returns to USS Arizona to Rejoin Those Lost - AP
Pentagon Finds No Fault in Ties to TV Analysts - NYT
United States
The Internet Spies Who Came in From the Cold - WP
Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus School - WP
Deportation Without Representation - NYT editorial
Africa
60 Killed in Clashes Between Nigerian Security, Boko Haram - VOA
Many Die in Nigeria Sect Clashes - BBC
Clashes Between Sect, Police Kill 61 in Nigeria - AP
Nigeria Sect Clashes Kill at Least 68 - Reuters
Blast Hits Nigeria Church During Christmas Service - BBC
Explosion Rips Through Church Near Nigeria Capital - AP
Nigerian Oil Spill Stretches 900 Square Kilometers - VOA
Oil Interests Push China into Sudanese Mire - WP
Sudan Reports Death of Darfur Rebel Group Leader - VOA
Sudan Army 'Kills' Darfur Rebel - WP
Sudanese Army Kills Leader of Darfur Rebel Group - AP
Darfur Rebel Leader Ibrahim Dead, Sudan Says - Reuters
Sudan Army Blames Darfur Rebel Group for Attack - AP
Grenade Attack Hits Northeastern Kenyan District - Reuters
US Money Transfers to Somalia at Risk - VOA
Somalia Appeals Against US Wire Transfer Closure - Reuters
Americas
Venezuelan Opposition Politician Freed From Prison - AP
Venezuela: Chavez Appoints New Military Intelligence Chief - AP
Cuba's Amnesty 'Disappoints' US - BBC
US Regrets Cuba Failure to Free American Citizen - Reuters
Cuba Wraps Up Dramatic Year of Economic Change - AP
Haiti Tries a Rural Road to Recovery - NYT
38 Haitian Migrants Die When Boat Sinks Off Cuba - AP
Asia Pacific
Asia Pacific Region Faces Rising Costs From Storms, Disasters - VOA
Chinese Activist Charged With Subversion - AP
North Korea to Be at Center of Japan-China Talks - AP
North Korea is Tough Target for US Spy Agencies - LAT
North Korea Hails Late Kim's Son as 'Supreme Commander' - VOA
Kim Jong-il Son Cleared as Top Military Commander - NYT
N. Korea Invokes Founding Leader in Power Transfer to Grandson - WP
Kim Jong Un Named 'Supreme Commander' of N. Korea - TT
Kim Son Called 'Supreme Leader' of N. Korea Military - AP
N. Korea Pointing to Heir's Uncle Playing Key Role - AP
Japan to Ask Burma to Join Bilateral Pact - Reuters
Royalists Step Up to Stifle Criticism of Monarchy in Thailand - NYT
The Dear Leader Is Dead, Again - NYT opinion
Europe
Tens of Thousands Protest Election Fraud, Putin's Rule in Moscow - VOA
Vast Rally in Moscow Streets Is Challenge to Putin’s Power - NYT
Russian Protesters Flood Moscow Streets Demanding Reforms - WP
Tens of Thousands of Russian Protesters Want Putin Out - LAT
Moscow Rally Calls on Putin to Go - BBC
Anti-Putin Protests Draw Tens of Thousands - AP