In Afghanistan, Plan Sought in Oct. for US Exit - AP
In Kabul, Mullen Promotes US Pullout, Border Defenses - NYT
Mullen Focuses on Afghanistan-Pakistan Border Havens - BBC
US Military Chief Cites Progress Against Haqqanis - Reuters
Chairman Pleased with Progress, Concerned About Corruption - AFPS
Afghans Must Address Corruption, Criminal Networks, Mullen Says - AFPS
12 Police, Child Killed in Southern Afghanistan Suicide Blast - VOA
Afghanistan Car Bombing Kills as Many as 13 - LAT
Suicide Attack in Lashkar Gah 'Kills 13' - BBC
Bomb Kills 11 at Police HQ in Southern Afghanistan - AP
Taliban Leaders May Take Ramadan Break - Reuters
Official: Associate Killed Karzai's Half-Brother - AP
Afghan Governor: NATO Airstrike Kills 4 - AP
Medics Act First, Sort Through Emotions Later - JS
Names of Suspects in Bank Fraud Sent to Afghan Courts - NYT
Politics From a Spray Can in Kabul - LAT
Afghan Media Watchdog Seeks Probe of Reporter Death - Reuters
Pakistan
US Refocused on Covert Strikes in Pakistan - LAT
Mullen Focuses on Afghanistan-Pakistan Border Havens - BBC
Pakistan Imposes Travel Curbs on US Diplomats - VOA
Violence Continues in Pakistan's Karachi; 200 Killed in July - Reuters
Pakistan Says US Missiles Kill 3 Near Border - AP
Iraq
Purchase of US Jets, But Still No Decision on Troops - McClatchy
Kurds Serve Warning as US Withdrawal Nears - Reuters
Syria
Syrian Raid on Hama Kills 80 - VOA
Dozens Killed as Syrian Forces Storm Restive Cities - NYT
Syrian Tanks Storm Epicenters of Protest - WP
Syria Forces Escalate Attacks on Protesters - LAT
Syrians Mark Bleak Ramadan After 80 Killed in Hama - Reuters
Scores Reportedly Killed in Syria by Army Troops - AP
Dozens Killed as Syrian Tanks Storm Hama - Reuters
US, UN Leaders Condemn Syrian Assault on Hama - VOA
Call for UN Security Council Meeting on Syria Crisis - TT
Obama Condemns 'Brutal' Hama Raid - BBC
To Topple Assad, It Takes a Minority - NYT opinion
Libya
Rebels Making Progress in Mountains West of Tripoli - WP
Clash in Benghazi Exposes Cracks in Libyan Rebel Ranks - NYT
Rebels Clash With Gaddafi Loyalists - Reuters
Rebels Say They Unmasked Secret Pro-Gadhafi Group - AP
With Rebels in Charge, Life Returns to Libyan Town - AP
France to Keep Up Pressure on Libya - Reuters
An Arab Spring Shadow - WP opinion
Yemen
Yemen's President Calls for End to Street Protests - AP
Yemen's Saleh Calls for Ramadan Talks to End Crisis - Reuters
Israel / Palestinians
Lebanese, Israeli Troops Exchange Fire on Border - AP
Israel Says Troops Fire Back at Lebanese Soldier - Reuters
Israeli Gov't Opens Dialogue with Protesters - VOA
Israelis Feel Tug of Protests, Reviving the Left's Spirits - NYT
Netanyahu Pressured by Protesters - WP
Doctor: Israeli Troops Kill 2 Palestinians - AP
Israeli Troops Kill Two Palestinians in West Bank - Reuters
Egypt
Egyptian Activists Suspend Sit-in for Ramadan - WP
Judge Says TV Will Show Mubarak on Trial - NYT
Egypt's Prosecutor Summons Mubarak to Trial - AP
Egyptian Judge Outlines Plans for Mubarak's Trial - Reuters
Iran
Iran Will Announce US Hikers Verdict By Next Week - VOA
US Hikers Expect Iran Verdict Soon - LAT
Verdict for 2 Americans in Iran Within a Week - AP
Iran Man 'Pardoned' from Blinding - BBC
Iranian Blinded by Acid Pardons Her Attacker - AP
Middle East / North Africa
Arab Unrest, High Food Prices Cast Pall on Ramadan - AP
Thousands Protest on Morocco King's Allegiance Day - Reuters
Latest Developments in Arab World's Unrest - AP
US Department of Defense
Defense Contractors Set Sights on DOD Despite Cuts - WP
United States
White House, Congressional Leaders Reach Deal - WP
Obama and Leaders Reach Debt Deal - NYT
US Leaders Strike Debt-ceiling Deal to Avoid Default - LAT
Congress Moving Quickly on Debt and Spending Deal - AP
Congressman: Misunderstanding of Islam Continues in the US - VOA
Africa
Somalia Famine: African Union Calls 'Pledging Summit' - BBC
Rains Add Misery to Somalia's Famine Refugees - AP
Somali Women Fleeing Famine Preyed On by Rapists - AP
Somali Legislator Shot Dead by Gunmen - AP
West African Pirates Repelled After Attack on Panama Ships - Reuters
Americas
Drug Kingpin Wanted in US Is Held in Mexico - NYT
Mexico Says a Top Juarez Cartel Figure Captured - AP
Mexico Drug Cartel Suspect Acosta 'Admits 1,500 Killings' - BBC
Venezuela Plans 'to Release 40% of Prisoners' - BBC
Rebels Free Five Kidnapped Colombian Oil Workers - Reuters
Guatemala Nabs Third Suspect in Folk Singer Murder - AP
Asia Pacific
Official: N. Korea Wants Nuke Talks to Resume Soon - AP
S. Korea Wants Progress From N. Korea Before Talks - AP
14 Killed in W. Chinese City on Edge Over Ethnic Tensions - NYT
China: Scores Dead in Restive Xinjiang - WP
China: Unrest in Kashgar, Xinjiang, Leaves 15 Dead - BBC
China Blames Pakistan-Trained Militants for Attack - AP
China Blames Muslim Extremists for Attack in Xinjiang - Reuters
China Imposes Blackout on Train Wreck Coverage - NYT
Philippine Troops Hunt Abu Sayyaf Despite Ramadan - AP
Japan's Post-tsunami Task - WP editorial
Europe
Serbia Calls for Peace in Crisis with Kosovo - AP
NATO Starts Clearing Roadblocks in Kosovo - AP
Police Detain Russian Opposition Protesters - AP
Insanity Ruling Not Likely in Norway Mass Killings - AP
South Asia