US Naval Institute Daily - USNI
Real Clear World - RCP
Afghanistan
US to Resume Taliban Talks Once Karzai Blesses Negotiations - WP
Against Odds, Path Opens Up for U.S.-Taliban Talks - NYT
Report: Afghans Will Require Substantial Help After 2014 - VOA
Intelligence Report: Taliban Still Hope to Rule Afghanistan - McClatchy
Taliban: Afghan Talks Won't Mean End to Fighting - AP
Marine Corps Manual Offers Blunt, Revealing Portrait of Afghan War - WP
Marines Probe Video Allegedly Showing Troops Urinating on Corpses - S&S
Video Appears to Show US Marines Urinating on Taliban Corpses - WP
Pentagon to Investigate Apparent Afghan Corpse Desecration - LAT
US Probes 'Body Desecration' Clip - BBC
Marine Abuse Tape May Dent Afghan Peace Talk Drive - Reuters
Terry, Historic V Corps Gear Up for Afghanistan - S&S
ISAF Operations Summary - AFPS
Pakistan
Pakistan’s Army-Civilian Rift Deepens - WP
Pakistan's Prime Minister Fires Defense Secretary - LAT
Secretary’s Ouster in Pakistan Adds to Tension With Army - NYT
Rift Stirs Fears of Military Coup in Pakistan - WT
Pakistan Army Commanders Meet Amid Rising Tensions - AP
Amid Crisis, Pakistan President Travels to Dubai - AP
Efforts Continue to Improve Pakistan Relations, Spokesman Says - AFPS
Pakistan’s Besieged Government - NYT editorial
Iran
Adversaries of Iran Said to Be Stepping Up Covert Actions - NYT
Iran Nuclear Scientist Killed in Car Bombing - LAT
Iranian Nuclear Scientist Killed - WP
Bomb Kills Iran Nuclear Scientist as Crisis Mounts - Reuters
US Denies Role in Iranian Nuclear Scientist's Death - VOA
US Condemns Iran Scientist Blast - BBC
Israeli Military Chief Hints at Anti-Iran Activity - AP
Iran Lacks Avenues for Condemning Hits on Scientists - Reuters
Japan 'to Cut Iran Oil Imports' - BBC
US Wins Japan Support Over Iran Nuclear Program - Reuters
China Resistant to Iran Sanctions - WP
China Balks as Geithner Presses for Iran Curbs - NYT
US-Iran Tensions Easing, Pentagon Officials Say - AFPS
Iran’s Leaders Shut Down Independent Film Group - NYT
Ahmadinejad Denounces Capitalism While in Cuba - AP
On Iran, How Far is Too Far? - LAT editorial
Syria
Qatar PM: Syria Appears Unwilling to Change Course - VOA
Assad Rallies Syrians; Western Journalist Killed - VOA
French Journalist Killed in Syrian Violence - LAT
French Journalist Killed in Syria on Official Trip - AP
Arab Monitors Say Unable to Halt Syrian Killings - Reuters
Second Arab Monitor May Quit Syria Over Violence - Reuters
Russian Ship Stopped Carrying Arms Bound for Syria - AP
Keep the Pressure on Syria's Assad - LAT editorial
Egypt
US Official Meets Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood Leaders - VOA
US Raises Outreach to Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood - AP
Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood Proposes Immunity - WP
Egypt’s Military Is Likely to Retain Some Political Powers - NYT
A Loud Voice for Egyptian Resistance Movement - NYT
Middle East / North Africa
Permission Now Needed to Fly in Iraqi Airspace - AFT
Lebanon Detains Man Suspected of Spying for Israel - AP
Hamas Leader to Visit Iran, Qatar in New Trip - AP
Israel Upholds Limits on Palestinian Spouses - AP
US Department of Defense
Guantanamo Bay Lawyers to Halt Written Communication - WP
Fight Escalates Over Legal Mail at Guantanamo - AP
DOD Officials Discuss India, Egypt, South Sudan - AFPS
Schwartz’s New Reading List Has More than Books - AFT
Heavy Price of Defense Spending Cuts - WT opinion
How the Next 10 Years of Guantanamo Should Look - WP opinion
United States
Official: US Bomb Suspect Met Kosovo Radicals - AP
Fifty Held in Huge ID Fraud Probe - BBC
Shariah in America’s Courts - WT editorial
The Next Immigration Challenge - NYT opinion
World
New Study Ranks Security of Materials That Fuel Nuclear Arms - NYT
Africa
Nigeria Militants Defend Attacks on Christians - BBC
Boko Haram Leader Challenges Nigeria President - AP
Nigeria Sect Leader Defends Killings in Video - Reuters
Pressure Mounts on Nigerian Government Over Fuel Prices - VOA
State Curfew after Nigeria Riot - BBC
Strike Poses Little Risk to Nigeria Oil, for Now - AP
AU Wants to Expand Somalia Mission - VOA
Americas
Mexico Updates Death Toll in Drug War to 47,515, Critics Dispute Data - NYT
Mexican Drug War Deaths at 47,515 - BBC
Mexico Gov’t Sought to Withhold Drug War Death Statistics - LAT
2 Bodies Left at Mexico Mall; Drug Toll at 47,500 - AP
New Guatemala Pres Wants to Regain US Military Aid - AP
Haiti Sees Progress 2 Years After Quake - WP
Ecuador’s Bully - WP editorial
Asia Pacific
Analyst Sees ‘Significant Slowdown’ for China - VOA
Taiwan Vote Lures Back Expatriates in China - NYT
Taiwan Incumbent in Tough Re-election Fight - AP
Greenert: Navy Advances Asia-Pacific Partnerships - AFPS
US Soldiers Still Guarding Gates in South Korea - S&S
N. Korea Reopens Door to Food-for-Nukes Deal with US - WP
New Book Sheds Light on North Korea Dynasty - VOA
Philippines: Muslim Rebels Say Early Pact With Manila Unlikely - AP
Australia to Reduce Burma Sanctions - VOA
Burma 'in Ceasefire with Karen' - BBC
Burma Signs Cease-Fire With Ethnic Rebels - AP
Europe
Germany's Economy Shows Signs of Slowing Down - LAT
German Economy Likely Shrank - WP
European Union Gives Hungary an Ultimatum - NYT
Scotland, Britain Clash Over Independence Vote - VOA