US Naval Institute Daily - USNI
Real Clear World - RCP
Afghanistan
Afghan Peace Council to Qatar to Probe Taliban Office - VOA
Afghan Opposition Urges Caution in Taliban Talks - AP
Afghan Soldier Shoots Americans, Killing One - NYT
Insurgents Try to Storm Afghan Government Building - AP
ISAF Operations Summary - AFPS
Pakistan
Ex-Pakistan Envoy to US Denies Memo Link - AP
Bomb Kills 25 in Northwest Pakistan - AP
Deadly Blast at Pakistan Bus Stop - BBC
Bombing Kills 23 in Pakistan's Khyber Region - Reuters
Iran
Sanctions Begin Taking a Bigger Toll on Iran - LAT
US Presses China, Japan, South Korea to Trim Iran Oil Imports - LAT
China Rejects Iran Oil Sanctions - WP
Inspectors Say Iran Is Enriching Uranium at Mountain Site - NYT
Iran 'Enriching Uranium' at Mountain Site - BBC
UN Agency Confirms Iran Nuke Work at Bunker - AP
US Warns Iran over Uranium Plant - BBC
Iran Imposes Death Sentence on Alleged US Spy - NYT
Alleged US Spy Sentenced to Death in Iran - WP
Iran Sentences American Accused of Spying to Death - LAT
Iran Sentences Ex-Marine to Death in CIA Case - AP
US Presses Iran to Release American Sentenced for Spying - VOA
Iran Condemnation after Sentencing US 'Spy' to Death - TT
US Condemns Iranian Death Sentence for American - AP
Iran's Leader Visits Venezuela Amid Tensions - AP
Iran Leader Defends Nuclear Program on LatAm Trip - AP
Iranian, Venezuelan Leaders Rebuff US, Joke About Bomb - Reuters
Iran Too Close for US Comfort - WT
Iran Calls Video Games Part of CIA. Plot - NYT
Iran’s Nuclear Agenda Comes to Our Backyard - WT opinion
Tough Talk on Iran from GOP Candidates - LAT opinion
Syria
Syria Criticizes Arab League Committee Chief's Comments - VOA
Arab League Presses on with Under-fire Syria Mission - TT
Syria Leader to Make Rare Speech - BBC
Embattled Assad to Make Speech on 'Internal Issue' - Reuters
Violence Continues in Syria - NYT editorial
Iraq
Paying the Cost of Security in Iraq - NYT
Analysis: Iraq's Plight Imperils US Goals - AP
Iraq: Baghdad Bombs Target Shi'ite Pilgrims, 16 Killed - VOA
Baghdad Hit by New Deadly Attacks - BBC
Blasts Hit Shi'ite Pilgrims in Iraq, 15 Dead, 52 Hurt - Reuters
Al-Qaeda Affiliate Claims Iraq Attacks - WP
Iraq's PM Maliki: Democrat or Autocrat? - Reuters
Egypt
Egypt: Brotherhood Party Backs Off Demands - WP
Boycott Threat Overshadows Last Stage of Egypt Vote - Reuters
Salafi Leader Offers Egypt Army a 'Safe Exit' - Reuters
Egypt’s Women Find Power Still Hinges on Men - NYT
Blasphemy Trial for Egypt Tycoon - BBC
Middle East / North Africa
Peace Talks Are Discussed in a Session in Jordan - NYT
Israel OKs Harsh Penalties for Illegal Migrants - AP
Libya: Court Seeks News of Gaddafi Son - BBC
Bahrain Jails Protest Policeman - BBC
Libya's Nasty New Friend - LAT editorial
US Department of Defense
Pentagon Tries to Counter Cheap, Potent Weapons - NYT
Official: Strategic Guidance Recognizes US NATO Commitments - AFPS
War Yields Lessons in Preventing, Treating Eye Injuries - AFPS
Trial of US Marine Charged in Iraqi Killings Begins - VOA
Prosecutor: Marine Lost Control of Himself in Major Iraq War Crime - WP
Prosecution: Fatal Assumptions by Marine Led to Killing of Iraqis - S&S
Navy to Let Ousted Ship Captain Get 'Honorable' Retirement - S&S
Virtual Training Expands as Military Evolves - S&S
United States
Daley Out, Lew in as White House Chief of Staff - WP
Has Obama Taken ‘Preemption’ Strategy to Another Level? - WP opinion
Government Employees' Free Speech on Trial - WT opinion
America Abroad - NYT opinion
Africa
3 Killed as Nigerians Strike Against End of Fuel Subsidy - VOA
Nigeria Fuel Protests Turn Violent, Two Killed - Reuters
Police: Sect Kills Nigeria Secret Police Officer - Reuters
Guinea Bissau President Dies in France - Reuters
Americas
US Agents Helped Launder Millions in Drug Proceeds - AP
Police Find 15 Bodies in Western Mexico - Reuters
Mexico Bodies May be Drug Gang Victims - BBC
Mexico Rights Body Suspects Cops in Protest Deaths - AP
Mexico Says 1,500-Barrel Oil Spill Controlled - AP
In Brazil, Officers of the Law, Outside the Law - NYT
Haiti Pres Says Much to Do, Concedes Mistakes - AP
Asia Pacific
China Top Military Paper Warns U.S. Aims to Contain Rise - Reuters
China Trade Growth Slows to 2-Year Lows in December - Reuters
China: More Monks Die by Fire In Protest Of Beijing - NYT
Chinese Rights Lawyer in Remote Jail Denied Visits - AP
US Authorities Probe US-China Commission Email Hack - Reuters
North Korea Diplomacy Picks Up in Beijing - Reuters
North Korea 'in Prisoner Amnesty' - BBC
N. Korea Pardons Convicts as Generals Back Kim - AP
Acquittal of Opposition Leader May Level Field in Malaysia - NYT
Top Dissident to Run for Parliament Seat in Burma - NYT
Burma's Suu Kyi to Run for Parliament - AP
Europe
Renewed Sparring Over Scottish Independence Movement - NYT
UK Police Smuggle Fake Bomb Onto Olympic Site - AP